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All of the bacteria in this picture could fit on the period at the end of this sentence.
ᏂᎦᏓ ᎥᏳᎩ ᏗᏂᏱᏙ ᏥᏓᏥᎶᏍᏗ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏗᎦᎸᏗ ᎠᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏍᏆᏗᏍᎬ.
This picture has been made much bigger so you can see the bacteria.
ᎤᏔᏂᏗᎨ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᎸ ᏓᏥᎶᏍᏛ ᎣᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᏣᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎤᏳᎦ ᏗᏂᏱᏙᎢ.
Bacteria are almost everywhere.
ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎠᏁᎰ ᎥᏳᎩ ᎠᏂᏱᏙ.
They live in the soil.
ᎦᏙ ᎠᏁᎰ.
They live in the water.
ᎠᎼ ᎠᏁᎰ.
They live on animals and plants.
ᏅᎩ ᏗᏂᏅᏌᏗ ᏃᎴ ᎠᏤ ᎠᎾᎢ ᎠᏁᎰᎢ.
They break dead things down into soil.
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏧᏂᎵᏬᏨ ᎦᏓ ᎾᏅᏁᎰᎢ.
Asmeret points to some trash near the trail.
ᎠᎵᏰᎾ ᏩᏎᎯ ᎠᏗᏅᏓ ᎦᎳᎨᏴ ᎤᏃᎯ ᎾᎥᏂ.
She doesn't like to find trash in the woods.
ᎨᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏳᏰᎸᎰ ᎤᏩᏛᏗ ᎠᏗᏅᏓ ᎠᏙᎯ.
Trash takes a long time to decompose.
ᎪᎯᏓ ᏓᏟᏰᎵᏙ ᎤᎪᎰᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏗᏅᏓ.
This is a paper bag that someone left in the woods.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎦᏅᏙᏗ ᎣᏂᏴ ᎩᎶ ᎠᏙᎯ.
This is the same bag after one month.
ᎯᎠ ᎤᏐᏱ ᎦᏅᏙᏗ, ᏧᏅᏓ ᎣᏂᏴ.
After one year, the bag has decomposed.
ᏑᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎣᏁ, ᏂᎦᏓ ᎤᎪᏐᏅ ᎦᏅᏙᏗ.
But some trash never decomposes.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᎦᏓ ᎠᏕᏅᏓ ᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᏍᎩ ᏱᎩ.
This glass bottle will not become soil for thousands of years.
ᎯᎠ ᎤᏁᏍᏓᎳ ᎫᎦ ᎨᏍᏗ ᎦᏓ ᏱᏂᏓᎦᎵᏍᏔᎾ ᏰᎵ ᎢᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏓ.
Everything that is living will die one day.
ᏂᎦᏓ ᎡᎾᎢ ᏓᎦᎵᏬᏥ ᎯᎸᎢᏴ.
Decomposers will break it all down into soil.
ᎤᎪᏏᏓ ᎢᏗᎬᏁ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎦᏓ ᏂᏗᎬᏁᎵ.
Can you imagine this forest without decomposers?
ᏱᏤᎵᏌ, ᏙᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏙᎯ ᎧᏂᎩᏓ ᏱᎩ ᎤᎪᏏᏓ ᎢᏯᏅᏁ?
Now you've seen how a soil scientist like Asmeret looks at the woods.
ᏃᏗ ᎭᏕᎶᎰ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬ ᎠᏙᎯ ᎦᏓ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᎵᏰᎾ.
She sees soil and decomposers everywhere.
ᎠᏐᏩᏘᏍᎪ ᎦᏓ ᏃᎴ ᎤᎪᏏᏓ ᎢᏯᏅᏁ ᏂᎬᎾᏛᎢ.
She wonders about what she observes in the soil.
ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎪ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬ ᎦᏙᎯ.
Asmeret is always asking questions.
ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎠᏛᏛᎮᏍᎪ ᎠᎵᏰᎾ.
In the spring when the ground gets soft enough to turn, our family start putting in our garden.
ᎪᎨᏱᏨ ᎦᏙ ᏩᎾᎯ ᏱᏄᎵᏍᏔᎾ ᎦᏓᎷᎪᏗ, ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᎣᏣᎴᏂᏍᎪ ᎣᏥᏫᏒᎥᏍᎬᎢ.
The peas are always planted first.
ᎤᎾᏨᏓᎵ ᎠᏎ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎠᎬᏱ ᏗᏫᏍᏗ ᎨᏐᎢ.
The smaller children make holes with a stick and drop a dried up pea into each one.
ᏧᎾᏍᏗᎧᎨ ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᎪᏍᏓᏯ ᎠᏓ ᎬᏗ ᏓᏂᏔᎴᏍᎪ Ꮓ ᎤᏂᏖᎸᏅ ᎤᎾᏨᏓᎵ ᏐᏉᎭ ᏓᏂᏔᏁᎪᎢ ᏓᏔᎴᏒᎢ.
With the sun and rain, the peas start to peek through the earth.
ᏓᎦᎵᏍᎬ ᏃᎴ ᏓᎦᏍᎬ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎾ ᎦᏙᎯ ᏗᎾᎪᏘᏍᎪ ᎤᎾᏨᏓᎵ.
Little fingers push through to reach for a string to hold onto.
ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᏰᏌᏛ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᎾᏅᎪᎪ ᎠᏍᏘ ᏧᏂᏂᏙᏗ.
When the peas come in, they are so sweet we pick and eat them right there.
ᎾᎯᏳ ᎤᎾᏨᏓᎵ ᎠᎾᏓᏛᎥᎦ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎤᏂᎦᎾᏍᏓ, ᏙᏣᏓᎩᏍᎪ ᏃᎴ ᎭᎾᏊ ᏙᏥᏯᎩᏍᎪ.
We start tomatoes early, helping them along until it gets warm enough to put them in the ground.
ᎤᏂᏁᎫᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᎦᏔ ᏍᏉ ᎢᎬᏱᏊ ᏙᏥᏫᏍᎪ, ᏙᏣᎪᏎᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᎠᎦᎾᏬᎲᏍᎬ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎩᎳᏃ ᎦᏙ ᏫᏙᏥᏰᎲᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ.
Every night we cover the seedlings and wait until it is warm enough during the day to set them out for sunshine.
ᏧᎵᏏᏅᏓ ᏙᏧᏒᎥᏍᎪ ᏗᏓᎨ ᏗᏰᎲᏍᏓᏅ Ꮓ … ᎰᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᎪ ᏳᎦᎾᏬᏒ ᏙᏥᎦᎵᎯᏍᏗᏍᎪ.
The tomatoes are as big as softballs and some are smaller than walnuts.
ᏩᎾᏗᎳᏍᎦᎶᏗ ᏥᎾᏕᏆᎳ ᎢᏗᎩᏓ ᎤᏂᏁᎫᎯᏍᏗ ᏃᎴ ᎢᎦᏛ ᏩᏥᎾᏚᏍᏗᎧᎸ ᏎᏗ ᏥᏂᏚᏍᏗᎧᎸ ᎨᏒᎢ.
They are sweet and tart at the same time.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏂᎦᎾᏍᏓ ᏃᎴ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ.
Some have an acid taste that almost stings our tongues.
ᎢᎦᏓ ᏧᎾᏦᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ Ꮎ ᏍᎩᏅ ᎭᎴᏉ ᏂᏙᎩᏨᏍᎪ ᏦᏥᏅᎪᎢ.
There are all kinds of peppers in our garden.
ᎣᎩᎶᎨᏒ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᎤᏂᏥᎸ ᏙᎦᏛᎯᏍᏗ.
Grandpa always tries the hottest kinds, even some from South America.
ᎠᎩᏚᏓ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎠᏎ ᏓᏁᎶᏗᏍᎪ ᎤᎾᏗᎴᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎢᎦᏛ ᏍᏆᏂᏯ ᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᏧᎦᎾᏮ ᏗᏳᎾᏓᎴᏅᎯ.
The peppers grow in a rainbow of colors: purple, yellow, green, red, orange, and white.
ᏚᏅᏉ ᎳᏛᎢ ᏚᎵᏏᏫᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᎵᏏᏫᏒ ᎤᏂᏥᎸᎢ: ᏕᎷᎨ, ᏓᎶᏂᎨ, ᎠᏤ, ᎩᎦᎨ, ᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨᎢ ᏃᎴ ᎤᏁᎦ.
The sweet peppers are crisp and watery and they taste and smell like summer.
ᎤᏂᎦᎾᏍᏓ ᎤᏂᏥᎸᎢ ᏃᎴ ᎤᏂᏍᏓᎦᏴᎯᏓ, ᎠᎹ ᎤᏂᏁ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏃᎴ ᎪᎨ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎦᏫᏒᎢᏍᏗ ᏱᏩᏥᏍᏓᎩᏌ.
Granddad always tries the hottests kinds, even some from South America.
ᎠᎩᏚᏚ ᏍᏊ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᏓᏁᎶᏗᏍᎪ ᎤᎾᏗᎴᎩ ᏥᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ, ᏍᏆᏂᏯ ᎤᎦᎾᏮ ᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᏗᏳᎾᏓᎴᏅ.
We love our big summer garden, but no body likes to pick green beans on hot summer days!
ᎣᎩᎨᏳᎯ ᎡᏆ ᎪᎨ ᎣᎩᏫᏒᏅᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎨᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᏳᎸᏉᏙᎢ ᎠᏂᏤ ᏚᏯ ᏧᏓᎩᏍᏗ ᎤᏗᎴᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎪᎨᎢ!
Hot summer days are for swimming!
ᎠᏓᏬᏍᏗ ᏥᎨᏐ ᎪᎨ ᎤᏗᎴᎩ ᏥᏓᏙᏓᏇᎪ!
At the base of a large mountain was a small pond.
ᎤᏅᏓᏒ ᎾᎥᏂ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎹ ᎦᏁᎮᎢ.
Many fish lived in the pond.
ᏍᏈᏍᏓ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎠᏁᎮᎢ ᎠᎹ ᎦᏁᎲ.
The fish had many names, but the Cherokee people called them Rainbow Trout.
ᏍᏈᏍᏓ ᏚᎾᏙᎡ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᏎᏃ ᏧᏂᎶᎸᏗ ᏓᏃᏎᎮ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ.
Most of them looked the same, except for one small fish.
ᏫᏥ ᎢᏯᏂ ᎤᏐᏱ ᏗᎨᎦᏃᏗ ᎨᏎ, ᏐᏉ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ Ꮳ.
All the other fish called him Littlefish.
ᎠᏂᏐ ᎠᏂᏣᏗ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎠᏃᏎᎮ.
The fish all lived happily in the small pond … except for Littlefish.
ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎠᏁᎮ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏣᏗ ... ᏣᏉᏲᎪ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ.
The larger fish always bossed him around.
ᎤᎾᏔᏂᏗᎨ ᎠᏂᏣᏗ ᎠᎾᎵᏍᎦᏰᎬᏍᏔᏁᎮ.
When Littlefish swam near the top of the pond they would say, "Don't swim near there Littlefish, the Kingfisher bird will fly by and scoop you up!"
ᎠᎼ ᎦᏚᎢᏣ ᏳᏓᏬᎠ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏂᏪᏎᎮ, "ᏤᏍᏗ ᎭᎾ ᏯᏓᏬᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᏣᏠᎯ ᏓᎦᏃᎯᎸᏍᏔᏂ ᏃᎴ ᏓᏣᎾᎩᏍᏔᏂ!"
When Littlefish swam near the side of the pond, they would say, "Don't swim there Littlefish, the raccoon family will grab you and gobble you up!"
ᏃᏗ ᎠᏍᏛᎢ ᎢᏣ ᏳᏓᏬᎠ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏂᏪᏍᎨᎢ, "ᏤᏍᏗ ᎭᎾ ᏯᏓᏬᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎬᎳ ᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᏓᎨᏣᎾᎩᏏ ᏃᎴ ᏓᎨᏣᏯᎪᏂ!"
"Don't swim there Littlefish; you are beneath us and too small to see. We may squash you."
"ᏤᏍᏗ ᏎᎾ ᏯᏓᏬᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ; ᎨᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᏨᎪᏩᏘ ᏣᏍᏗᎩ. ᏴᏨᏯᏤᏍᏛᏓ."
Littlefish thought to himself, "They only say these things because I am so small and they are so big."
ᎤᏓᏅᏖᎴ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ, "ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎬᏪᏎᎰ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ."
"I do not like being a little fish."
"ᎨᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏯᎩᏰᎸ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏯ."
One day while swimming around beside a large rock he noticed a small hole through which pond water flowed.
ᏐᏉ ᎢᎦ ᎡᏆ ᏅᏯ ᎤᎵᏗᏨ ᎠᏓᏬᏍᎬ ᎤᎪᎮᎢ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏔᎴᎦᏒ ᎠᎹ ᎦᏁᎲᎢ ᏫᎦᎶᏍᎨᎢ.
He swam closer and watched leaves and small twigs float down the hole.
ᎾᎥᏂᎨ ᏭᎷᏤᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏚᎦᏙᏍᏔᏁᎢ ᏧᏆᎶᎦ ᏃᎴ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏧᏩᏂᎦᏝᏅ ᏫᏓᏳᎢᏅᏍᎨᎢ ᎠᏔᎴᎦᏒ.
He listened to the water as it flowed through the hole and wondered where the water, leaves, and twigs were going.
ᎤᏛᎦᏍᏔᏁ ᎠᎹ ᏫᎦᎶᏍᎬ ᎠᏔᎴᎦᏒ ᏃᎴ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᎴ ᎭᎾ ᏫᏗᎦᎶᏍᎬ ᎠᎹ, ᏧᏆᎶᎦ ᏃᎴ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏧᏩᏂᎦᏝᏅ.
As he swam closer still he heard a large fish yell.
ᎾᎥᏂᎨ ᏭᎷᏣ, ᏅᏛᎦᏁ ᎡᏆ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏧᏪᎷᏁ.
"Don't swim there Littlefish!"
"ᏤᏍᏗ ᎭᎾ ᏱᏣᏓᏬᎡᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ!"
"The current is strong and you may be pulled down into the hole!"
ᎤᏟᏂᎩᏓ ᎠᏟᏰᎵ ᎠᎹ, ᏓᏣᎾᏌᎾᎩᏏ ᎠᏔᎴᎦᏒᎢ!
He turned to swim away, but it was too late.
ᎭᏂᏣ ᏫᏛᏓᏬᎢᏎᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎣᏂᏱ ᎨᏎᎢ.
The current of the water was too strong and Littlefish closed his eyes as it pulled him through into a smaller pool.
ᎤᏟᏂᎩᏓ ᎨᏎ ᎨᏴᎢ ᎠᎹ, ᏚᎧᏔᏍᏔᏁᎢ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏭᎾᏌᎾᎩᏎ, ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᏗᎦᏁᎲ ᏭᎸᏥᎴ.
He swam around until he found the entrance he came through.
ᎤᏓᏬᎡ, ᎤᏩᏛ ᏧᎶᏒ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ.
But the water was flowing too fast for such a small fish to swim against.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎦᏣᏄᎵ ᏫᎨᏰᎢ ᎠᎹ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎭᏂᏣ ᏭᏓᏬᏍᏗ.
He heard his mother's voice, "Littlefish, Littlefish, are you okay? I cannot fit through to come and get you, but you are a strong Littlefish and will find your own home some day."
ᎤᏛᎦᏁ ᎤᏥ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬ, "ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎣᏏᏉᏧ? ᎨᏍᏗ ᏫᎬᎩᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ ᏫᎬᎾᎩᏍᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏣᏟᏂᎩᏓ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᏃᎴ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏘᏩᏛ ᏨᏌ ᏣᏁᎳᏗᏍᏗ ᎯᎸᎢᏴ."
"You will be okay Littlefish, so swim on, swim on."
"ᎣᏏᏉ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᎭᏓᏬᏣ, ᎭᏓᏬᏣ."
"I love you."
"ᎬᎨᏳ."
"Littlefish, swim on."
"ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᎭᏓᏬᏣ."
He tried to yell back to her, but his tiny voice disappeared in the roar of the water.
ᎤᏁᎸᏔᏁ ᏫᏄᏪᏎᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎡᏝᏪᎯ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎨ, ᎠᎹ ᎤᏃᏴᎬ ᏭᎵᏛᏓᏁᎢ.
Littlefish swam slowly around the pool for several days.
ᏰᎵ ᏧᏙᏓᏆᏓ ᎤᏓᏬᎢᏙᎴ.
One day he realized the pool seemed smaller.
ᏐᏉ ᎢᎦ ᎤᏕᎶᎰᏎ ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎹ ᎦᏁᎲ.
He wondered why.
ᎦᏙᏃ ᎤᏪᎵᏎ.
He remembered that when the rain didn't come for a few days, the water level would drop.
ᎤᏩᏅᏓᏕᎢ ᏰᎵ ᏎᎦ ᏳᎦᎾᏅᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎡᎳᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᎠᎹ.
When the next rain came, the pool would fill up again.
ᏔᎵᏁ ᎱᎦᎾᎾ, ᎭᎧᎵᎨ ᎠᎹ ᎦᏁᎲ.
Littlefish thought of what his mother had said, and although he was scared, he decided to swim on.
ᏭᏓᏅᏖᎴ ᏄᏪᏎᎸ ᎤᏥ, ᏁᎳᎩᏃ ᏣᏍᎦᎢᎮ, ᏫᏥ ᏭᏓᏬᎥᏍᏗ ᏚᏭᎪᏔᏁᎢ.
He faced the water flowing downstream, closed his eyes, and although he was scared, he decided to swim on.
ᎨᎢᏗᏣ ᏫᎨᏴ ᏭᎧᏔᏁᎢ, ᏚᎧᏔᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᏭᏅᎪᏤᎢ ᎠᎹ ᎦᏁᎲ.
Littlefish remembered what the big fish had said to him, so …
ᏭᏩᏅᏓᏕᎢ ᏄᏪᏎᎸ ᎡᏆ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ...
He didn't swim too close to the top of the water.
ᎨᏍᏗ ᎦᏚᎢ ᎾᎥᏂ ᏳᏓᏬᎠ.
He didn’t swim too close to the side of the water.
ᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᏛᎢ ᎾᎥᏂ ᏳᏓᏬᎠ.
He didn’t swim too close to the bottom of the water.
ᎨᏍᏗ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎭᏫᏂ ᎾᎥᏂ ᏳᏓᏬᎠ.
After a while, Littlefish found himself in a pool of water where he saw a strange looking fish with many bumps on his head.
ᎪᎯᎢᏴ, ᎤᎪᎮᎢ ᎤᏓᎴᏨ ᏗᎧᏃᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᏍᏈᏍᏓ ᏚᏣᎡᎢ ᎠᏍᎪᎵ.
He was afraid, but he swam up to the new fish and said in his tiny frightened voice, "Hello, I am called Littlefish and I've never seen a fish like you."
ᎠᏍᎦᎢᎮ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᎥᏂ ᏭᎷᏤ ᎠᏤᎯ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏃᎴ ᎤᏍᎦᎣᏅ ᎤᏬᏂᏎ, "ᏏᏲ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎬᏉᏎᎰ, ᎨᏍᏗ ᎯᎸᎯᏳ ᏥᎪᎥᏱᎩ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ."
The larger fish swam slowly up to him and said in a gravelly voice, "Hello Littlefish, the Cherokee people call me Knottyhead."
ᎤᏍᎦᏃᎵ ᎾᎥᏂ ᎤᎷᏤ ᎤᏔᏂᏗᎨ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᎡᎳᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏬᏂᏎ, "ᏏᏲ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᎤᎬᏍᏕᎵ ᎬᏉᏎᎰ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ."
"I am a bottom feeder and have seen many different kinds of fish."
"ᎠᎼ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎦᎵᏍᏓᏯᎲᏍᎩ ᏃᎴ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏗᏥᎪᎥ."
Littlefish replied, "It is very nice to meet you, Knottyhead."
"ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎩ ᏕᎩᎾᏦᏒᎢ ᎤᎬᏍᏕᎵ," ᎤᏛᏁ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ.
"I would like to stay and hear of all the different fish you have seen and met but this pond is too small for both of us, so I must swim on. Goodbye, Knottyhead."
"ᏲᏎᎢ ᎬᏇᏓᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏎ, ᏲᏎᎢ ᎬᏆᏛᎦᏍᏙᏗ ᎢygᎡᏎ ᏄᎾᏓᎴᎲ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏕᏣᏙᎥ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏍᏗᎩ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎩᏂᏴᏍᏗ ᎠᎹ ᎦᏁᎲ, ᏫᏥ ᏫᏓᎦᏓᏬᎢ. ᏕᎾᏓᎪᎲᏳ ᎤᎬᏍᏕᎵ."
In the next pool of water he saw an odd looking fish.
ᏔᎵᏁᎢ ᎠᎹ ᎦᏁᎲᎢ, ᎤᏓᎴᏨ ᏗᎧᏃᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎤᎪᎮᎢ.
It was dark brown and seemed to be covered in mud.
ᎤᏬᏗᎨ ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎨᏎᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏌᏬᏚ ᎤᏓᏅᎵᏰᏓ ᏄᏍᏕᎢ.
The strange new fish walked along the bottom of the stream on four legs.
ᎤᏓᎴᏨ ᎠᏤᎯ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᏅᎩ ᏕᎦᏅᏌᏛ ᏕᎬᏗᏍᎨ ᎡᏙᎲ ᎠᎼ ᎡᎳᏗ.
Littlefish was afraid but swam up to it anyway and said, "Hello, I am called Littlefish and I have never seen a fish like you."
ᎠᏍᎦᎢᎮ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᎥᏂ ᏭᎷᏤ, "ᏏᏲ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎬᏉᏎᎰ ᏃᎴ ᎨᏍᏗ ᎯᎸᎯᏳ ᏥᎪᎥ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ."
"Hello Littlefish, I am called Mud Dog by the Cherokee and I am not a fish, I am a large salamander."
"ᏏᏲ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᏧᏩ ᎬᏉᏎᎰ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᏃᎴ ᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎠᏯ, ᎠᏯᏃ ᎤᏔᏂᏓ ᏚᏪᎦ."
Littlefish said, "Hello Mud Dog."
"ᏏᏲ ᏧᏩ," ᎤᏛᏁ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ.
"It's very nice to meet you, but I must swim on."
"ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎩ ᏥᏕᎾᏦᎯ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏫᏥ ᏩᏆᏓᏬᏍᏗ."
"Goodbye."
"ᏕᎾᏓᎪᎲᏳ."
So Littlefish swam on to the next pool where he heard a tiny voice say, "Hello."
ᏔᎵᏁ ᏗᎦᏁᎲ ᎠᎹ ᏭᎷᏤ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᏃᏗ ᎤᏛᎦᏁ "ᏏᏲ" ᎠᏗᏍᎬ.
He was startled by the voice.
ᎤᏍᎦᏍᏓᏁᎴ ᎤᏛᎦᎾ ᏓᏬᏂᏍᎬ.
He looked around until he saw a red fish emerge from under a rock.
ᎤᎧᏖᏃᎴ ᏎᎦ, ᎤᎪᎮᎢ ᎩᎦᎨ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏧᏅᎪᏤᎢ ᏅᏲ ᎭᏫᏂᏣ.
This strange fish had fins in the front that resembled the beak of a bird and crawled along the bottom of the stream on legs like a centipede.
ᏍᎩᎾᎾ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏚᏩᏓᎷᏯᏛᎢ ᏂᏚᏩᏁ ᎠᎬᏱᏣ, ᏥᏍᏆ ᎧᏴᏌᏛ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏂᏚᏍᏕᎢ ᏃᎴ ᎭᏫᏂ ᎠᎹᏱ ᎠᏓᎾᏏᏂᏙᎮ ᏧᎦᏃᏣ ᏤᏕᎦᏅᏌᏙ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.
Littlefish was kind of afraid, but swam up to it and said, "Hello, I'm called Littlefish and I've never seen a fish like you."
ᎦᏲᏟ ᎠᏍᎦᎢᎮ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᎥᏂ ᏭᎷᏤ, "ᏏᏲ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎬᏉᏎᎰ ᏃᎴ ᎨᏍᏗ ᎯᎸᎯᏳ ᏥᎪᎥ ᏱᎩ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ."
The red fish with the strange fins replied, "Hello Littlefish, the people of the mountains call me Crawdaddy."
ᎤᏓᎴᏨ ᎩᎦᎨ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏚᏩᏓᎷᏯᏛ ᎢᏧᏩᏂ ᏄᏪᏎ, "ᏏᏲ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᏥᏍᏆᎸᎾ ᎬᏉᏎᎰ ᏚᏅᏓᏒ ᎠᏁᎯ."
"You are mistaken, I am not a fish .. I am a crustacean."
"ᏣᎵᏓᏍᏓ, ᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎠᏯ...ᎠᎩᏯᏍᎦᏟ."
"Very nice to meet you Crawdaddy, but I must swim on," said Littlefish.
"ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ ᏥᏕᎾᏦᎯ ᏥᏍᏆᎸᎾ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏫᏥ ᏩᏆᏓᏬᏍᏗ," ᎤᏛᏁ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ.