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In the next pool, Littlefish saw a small fish that seemed to be stuck to a rock.
ᏔᎵᏁ ᏗᎦᏁᎲ ᏭᎷᏣ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎤᎪᎮ. ᏅᏲ ᏥᎦᏯᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏄᏍᏕ.
He was not afraid as he was when he started his journey, so he swam up to it ad said, "Hello, I'm called Littlefish and I've never seen a fish like you."
ᎨᏍᏗ ᏯᏍᎦᎢᎮ ᏥᏄᏍᏕ ᎠᎬᏱ ᏣᎴᏂᏍᎨ ᎠᏂᎩᏍᎬ, ᎾᎥᏂ ᏭᎷᏤᎢ, "ᏏᏲ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎬᏉᏎᎰ ᏃᎴ ᎨᏍᏗ ᎯᎸᎯᏳ ᏥᎪᎥ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ."
"Hello Littlefish." replied the new fish through rounded lips, "I am called Hogsucker by the Cherokee people. I cling to rocks and clean them."
"ᏏᏲ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ." ᎤᏛᏁ ᎠᏤᎯ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᏗᎦᏌᏆᎸ ᏚᏁᎦᎸ ᏗᎬᏗ, "ᎠᏯ ᏓᎶᎨ ᎬᏉᏎᎰ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ. ᏅᏲ ᏥᏓᎣ ᏃᎴ ᏕᏥᏅᎦᎵᏍᎪ."
"It is very nice to meet you, Hogsucker, but I have been swimming for a long time and still have a long way to go. I must swim on. Goodbye, Hogsucker."
"ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎩ ᏥᏕᎾᏦᎯ, ᏓᎶᎨ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏰᎵ ᎪᎯᏓ ᎦᏓᏬᏍᎬ Ꮟ ᎤᏓᏅᎯᏓ ᎠᏇᏅᏍᏗ. ᏕᎾᏓᎪᎲᏳ ᏓᎶᎨ."
Many days and nights passed as Littlefish met new friends on his journey.
ᏰᎵ ᏧᏙᏓᏆᏓ ᏃᎴ ᏧᏒᎯᏓ ᏧᎶᏐᏅ ᏰᎵ ᎢᏯᏂ ᎠᏂᏤ ᏧᎵᎢ ᏚᎾᏦᏎᎢ ᎠᏂᎩᏍᎬ.
He did not notice that as he swam on the stream grew larger and faster.
ᎨᏍᏗ ᏳᏪᎵᏌ, ᎠᏓᏬᏍᎬ ᎡᏉᎯᎨ ᏃᎴ ᎦᏣᏄᎵᎨ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎨᎢ ᎨᏴᎢ.
One day when the stream merged with a larger creek, Littlefish entered it without much fear at all.
ᏐᏉ ᎢᎦ ᏚᎾᏦᏒ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏴᎢ ᏃᎴ ᎤᏔᏂᏗᎨ ᎨᏴᎢ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏭᏴᎴᎢ ᏫᏥᎢᎦ ᏯᏍᎦᎢᎲᎾ.
As he swam up to a big fish and said, "Hello, I'm called Littlefish and you look like me."
ᎡᏆ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏭᎷᏤᎴᎢ, "ᏏᏲ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎬᏉᏎᎰ ᏃᎴ ᎠᏯ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏤᏣᎧᏃᏗ."
The big fish looked at him from one end to the other, and said, "Why do they call you Littlefish?"
ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᎪᎵᏰᎡ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎡᏆ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᏃᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎ, "ᎦᏙᏃ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎯᎨᏦᏎᎰ?"
You are just as big as me
ᎠᏯ ᎾᏆᏔᏅ ᏂᏣᏛᎾ.
"Then you must also be a Littlefish," replied Littlefish.
"ᎠᏎᎩᏍᏉ ᏂᎯ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ," ᎤᏛᏁ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ.
"No, you are mistaken."
"ᎭᏗ ᏔᎵᏓᏍᏗᏍᎭ."
"Look at our shadows on the bottom of the creek."
"ᎾᏂᏚᏍᏗ ᏕᎩᎾᏓᏴᎳᏛ ᎠᎼ ᎭᏫᏂ."
"They are very big!"
"ᎢᏧᎳ ᎢᏁᏆ!"
"Look at all the fish around us."
"ᎾᏄᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏣᏗ ᏂᎬᎾᏛᎢ."
"See how the smaller ones swim along the side, not too close, not too deep, and not too high."
"ᎠᏂᏲᏟᎨ ᎠᎹᏱ ᎠᏍᏛᎢ ᎠᎾᏓᏬ, ᎥᏣ ᎾᎥᏂ, ᎥᏣ ᎭᏫᏂ, ᏃᎴ Ꮳ ᎦᏚᎢᏣ."
They do not swim in the middle where the fast water flows. That is where the big fish swim and that is where we are now!"
ᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏯᎾᏓᏬᎠ ᎦᏣᏄᎵ ᎨᏴᎢ ᎠᎹ, ᎭᎾᎾ ᎠᎾᏓᏉᏍᎪ ᎠᏁᏉᎯᎨ ᎠᏂᏣᏗ, ᎭᏂ ᏥᎾᏓᏬ ᏃᏉ!"
As he swam on, Littlefish though about what the big fish had said.
ᏫᏥ ᎢᏣ ᏭᏓᏬᎠ ᎤᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᏣᏗ, ᎤᏓᏅᏖᎴ ᏄᏪᏒ ᎡᏆ ᎠᏣᏗ.
He saw many different fish of all shapes, sizes, and colors.
ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏚᎪᎮ.
Suddenly a small fish came by and said, "Hello Bigfish," and swam on.
ᎩᎳᏈᏴ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎱᎶᏎ ᏃᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎ, "ᏏᏲ ᎡᏆ ᎠᏣᏗ," ᏃᏗ ᏫᏥᎢᏣ ᏭᏓᏬᎡ.
Littlefish realized that somewhere along his journey he had grown into a large fish and that he was no longer afraid.
ᎩᎳ ᎤᏕᎶᎰᏎ ᎤᏂᎩᏏᏗᏒ, ᎡᏆ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁ ᏃᎴ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏯᏍᎦᎢᎮ.
One day, as he swam in the large creek, it started to rain.
ᏐᏉ ᎢᎦ, ᎤᏔᏂᏓ ᎨᏴ ᎠᏓᏬᏍᎬ, ᎤᎴᏅᎮ ᎠᎦᏍᎬ.
And with the rain, the creek grew deeper and the water flowed faster.
ᏃᎴ ᎠᏛᏍᎨ ᎨᏴᎢ, ᎭᏫᏂᎨ ᏃᎴ ᎦᏣᏄᎵᎨ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᎨᏴᎢ.
Littlefish thought about the stream that had brought him to the creek.
ᏭᏓᏅᏖᎴ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏴ ᏭᏘᏃᎸ ᎤᏔᏂᏗᎨ ᎨᏴᎢ.
The rain caused the stream to rise, and, now it would be deep enough for him to swim up stream.
ᎤᎦᏅᎾ ᏄᏪᏂᏌᏁ ᎤᎵᏌᎵᏓᏁ ᎨᏴ, ᏰᎵᏉ ᎠᏍᏛᎩ ᎨᏎ ᏦᎩ ᎢᏣ ᏭᏓᏬᎥᏍᏗ.
On his way, he saw Hogsucker, Crawdaddy, Mud Dog and Knottyhead.
ᏩᏓᏬᎢᎡ ᏚᎪᎮ ᏓᎶᎨ, ᏥᏍᎪᎩᎳ, ᏧᏩ ᏃᎴ ᎤᎬᏍᏕᎵ.
He waved to them with his fin and swam on.
ᎤᏩᏓᎷᏯᏛ ᎬᏗ ᏚᏲᎵᎴ ᏃᏗ ᏭᏓᏬᎡ ᏫᏥ.
Finally, he came to the small pond at the base of the large rock.
ᏎᎦᏨ, ᏭᎷᏤ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎹ ᎦᏁᎲ ᎡᏆ ᏅᏯ ᎤᎵᏗᏨ.
He found the entrance and yelled, "Hello mother! It is Littlefish."
ᎤᏩᏛᎮ ᏩᏴᏍᏗ ᏃᎴ ᏭᏪᎷᏁ, "ᏏᏲ ᎩᏥ! ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎭᏂ."
"Can you hear me?"
"ᎭᏛᎩᎠᏧ?"
"I would swim back up to see you, but I'm too big to fit through."
"ᏳᏫᎬᏩᏙᎯᏙᎴ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏱᏮᎦᏥᎶᎢ ᎠᏔᎴᎦᏒ."
"I have traveled far."
"ᏰᎵ ᎤᏓᏅᎯᏓ ᎠᏆᏂᎩᏓ."
"I have seen and met many different fish along the way and now I must swim back because I am too big for this pond."
"ᏰᎵ ᎢᏯᏂ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏕᏥᎪᏩᏔ ᏗᎦᏓᏬᎢᎡ, ᏃᏗ ᎭᏇᏅᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏆᎸ, ᎨᏉᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏁᎲ ᎠᎹ."
"Now that I know where you are, I will come back and visit you."
"ᏃᏉᏗ ᏥᎦᏔ ᎢᏴ ᎬᏩᏛᏗ, ᏛᏥᎷᏥᏗ ᏛᎬᏩᏔᎰᎵ."
"Goodbye mother, I love you."
"ᏕᎾᏓᎪᎲᎤᎢ ᎩᏥ, ᎬᎨᏳ."
As Littlefish swam on, he heard a distant voice coming from behind him out of the opening beside the large rock.
ᏫᏥ ᏩᏓᏬᎢᎡ, ᎾᎨᎢᏴ ᎣᏁ ᎢᏣ ᏅᏲ ᎭᏫᏂᏣ ᎤᏛᎦᏁ ᏂᏗᎦᏪᏍᎬ.
"I love you Bigfish. Swim on, swim on…"
"ᎬᎨᏳ ᎡᏆ ᎠᏣᏗ. ᏫᏥ ᏩᏓᏬᏣ, ᏫᏥ ᏩᏓᏬᏣ…"
Wendy woke up early one morning.
ᎠᎬᏱ ᏑᎾᎴ ᎤᏰᏤ ᎤᏃᎴ.
She washed her face, brushed her teeth, and began choosing clothes to wear.
ᎤᎬᏍᏉᎡ, ᏕᎦᏅᏙᎬ ᏚᏅᎦᎸᎮ, ᏃᏉ ᏚᎭᏯᎴ ᏧᎿᏬᏍᏗ.
She looked outside and saw the sun shining.
ᏙᏰ ᎢᏣ ᏫᏚᎧᎾᏁ, ᎤᏕᎶᎰᏎ ᎠᎦᎵᏍᎬ.
She put on green shorts and a blue and white striped tank top.
ᎢᏤ ᎤᎵᏑᏫᏓ ᏧᏍᏆᎳ ᏗᎦᏅᏌᏗ ᎤᏑᎳᏁ ᏃᎴ ᏌᎪᏂᎨ ᎤᏁᎦ ᏧᎶᎳᏗ ᏧᏍᏆᎳ ᏗᎪᎭᏯᏗ ᎤᎿᏬᎡ.
When she stepped outside, the sun was shining, but it was very cold and she started to shiver.
ᏙᏱ ᏭᎷᏣ ᎠᎦᎵᎮ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏴᏣ ᎨᏎ ᏃᎴ ᎤᏩᏃᏪ.
Wendy went back into the house and put on her snowsuit.
ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᏭᏴᎴ ᎤᏃᎴ ᏃᎴ ᎫᏘᏍᎬ ᎠᎿᏬᏍᏗ ᎤᎿᏬᎡ.
But … she could not ride her bicycle, and after a while she was too hot in the suit.
ᎠᏎᏃ ... ᎨᏍᏗ ᎫᏩᎩᎸᏙᏗ ᏱᎨᏎ ᏔᎵ ᎩᎦᏆᏘ, ᏃᎴ ᎪᎯᎢᏴ ᎦᎴᏴᏍᎨ ᏚᏄᏮ.
She went back into the house and put on her dress that looked like a watermelon and the hat that matched.
ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᏭᏴᎴ ᎠᏌᏃ ᎱᎿᏬᎡ, ᎬᎩᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᎧᏃᏗ ᏃᎴ ᎠᎵᏍᏇᏔᏬ ᎠᎾᎵᎪᎲᏍᎩ.
It started to rain and the wind blew her hat in the puddle.
ᏃᏗ ᎱᎦᎿᏁ ᏃᎴ ᎦᏃᎸᎥᏍᎨ, ᎠᎹ ᎦᏁᎲ ᏭᏃᎸᏔᏁ ᎤᎵᏍᏇᏔᏬ.
Wendy sighed.
ᎤᏓᏁᏙᏔᏁ ᎤᏃᎴ.
It didn't seem to be a very good day she thought.
ᎨᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎢᎦ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏪᎵᏎ ᎤᏃᎴ.
She went back into her house and looked into her closet again.
ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᏭᏴᎴ ᏃᎴ ᏭᎦᏛᏁ ᏧᎿᏬ ᏧᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗ.
"What kind of day is it?" she thought.
"ᏙᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ?" ᎤᏪᎵᏎ.
All of a sudden she had an idea.
ᎩᎳᏈᏴ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᎴ.
She knew just what to wear.
ᎠᎦᏔᎮᎢ ᎢᏧᏍᏗ ᏧᎿᏬᏍᏗ.
This time when she stepped outside … she was wearing her scarf and boots.
ᎯᎪᎯᏗ ᏙᏱᏨ ᏭᎷᏣ ... ᎠᎵᎬᏓᏃᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᏯᏤᎢ ᏃᎴ ᎢᎾ ᎢᏗᎦᏘ ᏚᎳᏑᏞ.
"It's a Wendy day!"
"ᎤᏃᎴ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏎ!"
One day a little Cherokee boy planted an apple seed in his backyard.
ᏌᏊᏃ ᎢᎦ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏧᏣ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎤᎦᏔ ᎤᏫᏎᎢ ᎣᏂᏗᏜ ᏧᏪᏅᏒᎢ.
The boy watered the seed and kept the weeds away.
ᎾᏃ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎠᎹ ᎦᏁᏁᎮᎢ ᎤᎦᏔ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏄᎸ ᎧᎾᏍᏕᎸᎩᏍᎬᎢ.
One morning a seedling appeared.
ᏌᏊᏃ ᏌᎾᎴ ᎤᎵᏍᏚᎩᏒᎩ.
The little boy said, "Look at you!"
ᎾᏃ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏥᏪᏎᎴᎢ, "ᏂᎯᎾᎲ!"
"Once you were just a seed, now you are an apple tree."
"ᏌᏊ ᎢᏳᏩᎬᏘ ᎤᎦᏔᏊ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᏃᏊᏃ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᎢᎩ."
He put a sign around the tree, so no one would step on it.
ᏗᎦᏃᏣᏢᏍᎩ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎤᏩᏕᏯᏍᏔᏁᎢ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ, ᎥᏍᎩᏃᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎤᎳᏍᏓᏒᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
In no time at all, the seedling grew branches and more leaves.
ᎩᎳᏊ ᎢᏴᏃ, Ꮎ ᎤᎦᏔ ᏚᏩᏅᎦᏢᏅᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎪᏗ ᏧᎦᎶᎦ ᏚᏛᏎᎢ.
The boy was so proud.
ᎾᏃ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎬᎢ.
"Look at you!"
"ᏂᎯᎾᎲ!"
"Once you were just a seed, now you are an apple tree."
"ᏌᏊᏃ ᎢᏳᏩᎬᏘ ᎤᎦᏔᏊ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᏃᏊᏃ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᎢᎩ."
"You are beautiful!"
"ᏦᏚᎯ!"
The little tree was not so beautiful, but because the little boy loved the tree so much, the tree felt beautiful.
ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᏝᏃ ᏙᏳ ᎤᏬᏚᎯ ᏱᎩᏎᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎤᎨᏳᏎᎢ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ, ᎤᏬᏚᎯ ᎡᎵᏍᎨᎢ.
Still a few days later the boy found the little apple tree sad and droopy.
ᎯᎸᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏄᏒᏢ, ᎤᏍᏗᏃ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎤᏩᏛᎮᎢ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᎤᏲ ᎤᏓᏅᏖ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏩᏅᎦᏢ ᏚᏁᏃᏛᎢ.
"What's wrong little tree?" the boy asked.
"ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ, ᎦᏙᏊᎢ?" ᎤᏓᏛᏛᏁᎢ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏧᏣ.
"What good is an apple tree that makes no apples?" asked the little tree.
"ᎦᏙᏃ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎬᏩᏟ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᏒᎦᏔᏃ ᎾᎾᏓᏛᏍᎬᎾ?" ᎤᏓᏛᏛᏁᎢ Ꮎ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ.
The boy replied, "When we are big we will both be able to do lots of things!"
ᎠᏧᏣᏃ ᎢᏄᏪᏎᎢ, "ᏃᏊᏃ ᎢᎩᎾᏔᎾ ᏂᎾᎵᏍᏔᏅᎢ, ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᎦᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ!"
Yet as he walked away, he saw the tree still looked sad.
ᎤᏂᎩᏌᏃ, ᎤᎪᎮᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏲ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᎢ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ.
That night as the tree slept, the boy tied a big red apple on a branch of the little apple tree.
ᎾᎯᏳᏃ ᎤᏒᎯ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᏂᎦᏟᎮ, ᎠᏧᏣᏃ ᏒᎦᏔ ᏚᎧᏁᏞᎢ ᎥᎿ ᎤᏩᏅᎦᏢᎢ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ.
The next morning, the boy went to check on his friend.
ᎤᎩᏨᏓᏃ, ᎠᏧᏣᏃ ᏩᎦᎦᏛᏁ ᎤᎵᎢ.
"Look at you!"
"ᏂᎯᎾᎲ!"
"You have a big red apple," he said.
ᎤᏔᎾ ᎩᎦᎨ ᏒᎦᏔ ᏂᏨᏅᏓ," ᎤᏓᏙᏎᎴᎢ.
The little apple tree said, "You have cared for me and loved me."
ᎤᏍᏗᏃ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᏄᏓᏪᏎᎴᎢ, "ᏍᏆᎦᏎᏔᏁᎢᏃ ᎠᎴ ᏍᎩᎨᏳᏒᎢ."
"I would like you to have my first apple."
"ᏯᏆᏚᎳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᏣᎩᏍᏗ ᎢᎬᏱᏃ ᏒᎦᏔ."
"Thank you," the boy said.
"ᏩᏙ," ᎤᏓᏙᏎᎴᎢ Ꮎ ᎠᏧᏣ.
And he took a great big bite.
ᎤᏔᎾᏃ ᎤᏓᏍᏕᏎᎢ.
"Delicious!"
"ᎤᏖᏗ!"
As the seasons passed, the boy and the apple tree grew …
ᏓᏓᏁᏟᏴᏎᎬᏃ, ᎠᏧᏣᏃ ᎠᎴ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᏓᎾᏛᏍᎨᎢ ...
They both grew tall and strong.
ᎢᏧᎳᏃ ᎢᏗᎾᏘ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᏟᏂᎩᏓ ᏄᎾᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ.
Once again the boy went to the tree.
ᎠᏧᏣᏃ ᏏᏊ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᏩᏥᎷᏤᎸᎢ.
"Look at you!"
"ᏂᎯᎾᎲ!"
"Once just a tiny seed, now you are an apple tree."
"ᏌᏊ ᎢᏳᏩᎬᏘ ᎤᎦᏔᏊ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᏃᏊᏃ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᎢᎩ."
"You are beautiful!"
"ᏦᏚᎯ!"
The apple tree was beautiful …
ᎢᎦᏃ ᎤᏬᏚᎯ ᎨᏎᎢ Ꮎ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ...
Pink blossoms covered it from tip to top.
ᎩᎦᎨ ᏧᏍᎪᎸ ᏧᏂᏥᎸᏍᎩ ᎤᏄᏝᎡᎢ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ.
Butterfiles, birds, and honey bees came to visit.
ᎧᎹᎹ, ᏥᏍᏆ, ᎠᎴ ᏩᏚᎵᏏ ᎠᏂᏩᏛᎰᎯᎲᎢ.
And when the pink blossoms fell off …
ᏃᏊᏃ ᎩᎦᎨ ᏧᏂᏥᎸᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏥᎸᏙᏎᎢ ...
… yellow apples took their place.
... ᏓᎶᏂᎨᏃ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎤᎾᏓᏛᏁᎢ.
So many yellow apples, the branches bowed from the weight.
ᎤᎾᏥᏍᏈᏍᏛᏃ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎤᎾᏔ, ᏚᏩᏅᎦᏢᏃ ᏚᏓᎨᏒᎢ ᏚᏘᏌᏕᎢ.
Once again the boy said to the tree, "Look at you!"
ᏏᏊᏃ Ꮎ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ, "ᏂᎯᎾᎲ!"
"You were once just a seed, now you are a big apple tree."
"ᏌᏊ ᎢᏳᏩᎬᏘ ᎤᎦᏔᏊ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᏃᏊᏃ ᎤᏔᏅ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᎢᎩ."
The apple tree replied, "Yes, I am a big apple tree now and these yellow apples are very grad, but I will never forget my first apple, the one the Creator made red ..."
ᏒᎦᏔ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, "ᎥᎥ, ᏃᏊᏃ ᎠᏇᏆᏨᎢ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎢᏈᎬᎢ ᎯᎠᏃ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᏒᎦᏔ ᎠᏃᏍᏓ ᎠᏎᏃ Ꮭ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏱᎦᏥᏴᎨᏳ Ꮎ ᎢᎬᏱᎢ ᏒᎦᏔ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᏝᏅᎯ ᎩᎦᎨᎢ ᎢᏳᏩᏁᎸᎢ ..."
"… just to show how much I am loved."
"... ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᎯ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎩᎨᏳᏒᎢ."
There was a blue bird named Buddy, as happy as he could be - he was helping his mom get ready.
ᏌᎪᏂᎨ ᏥᏍᏆ ᏧᏓᏏ ᏧᏙᎢᏓ ᎡᎭᎢ, ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᎨᏎᎢ - ᎠᏍᏕᎵᏍᎨᎢ ᎤᏥ ᎠᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬ
They were going south, you see.
ᏧᎦᏃᏮ ᏗᏁᏏᏎᎢ.
"This is my first trip South I can hardly wait to know OH!"
“ᎩᎳ ᎠᎬᏱ ᏓᎨᏏ ᏧᎦᏃᏮ ᏗᏣ ᎠᏮᏅᎦ ᎠᏆᏕᎶᎰᎯᏍᏗ Ꭳ!"
"Is it very far down there?"
"ᎢᎾᏧ ᏫᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ?"