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"How far do we have to go?" | "ᎲᎦ ᎢᏳᏓᏅᎯᏓ ᏫᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ?" |
"I'm almost ready," said his mom | “ᏃᏗ ᎠᏆᏛᏅᎢᏍᏔᏃᏂᏗ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᎤᏥ |
"We had better hurry along" | “ᎢᎩᏅᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᏃᏉ" |
"I see the other birds leaving" | "ᎦᏳᎳ ᎠᎾᏂᎩ ᎠᏂᏐᎢ ᏥᏍᏆ" |
"We can't stay here very long." | "ᎨᏍᏗ ᎪᎯᏓ ᎩᏁᏓᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎭᏂ.” |
"Buddy, you must stay close to us For a very hard trip it will be." | "ᏧᏓᏏ, ᎾᎥᏂ ᎯᏃᎯᎵᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏰᎯᏍᏗ ᏫᏓᏗᎶᏏ.” |
But in all the excitement A limb, Buddy did not see. | ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏳᎪᎭ ᎤᏩᏂᎦᏢ. |
Buddy flew right into the limb | ᎤᏩᏂᎦᏢ ᏭᏭᏓᎸᏤᎢ |
Then went falling to the ground | ᏃᏗ ᎦᏙ ᏭᏅᏥᎴᎢ |
And he hit it so very hard that his head went round and round. | ᏍᏓᏯ ᏭᏅᏥᎴ ᎤᎸᏔᎵᏕᎾ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ. |
When he looked up, they were all gone | ᎤᏔᎷᎾ, ᎤᎾᏂᎩᏐᏅ ᎨᏎ. |
"Oh come back!" he cried and cried | “ᏗᏤᎾ!” ᎤᏦᏱᎴᎢ |
But no one was there to hear him | ᎠᏎᏃ ᎨᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᏳᏛᎦᎾ |
He looked with teary eyes so wide. | ᏧᏌᏬᎸ ᏚᎧᎵᏤ ᏗᎦᏙᎵ. |
I'm afraid to be alone, he thought | "ᏥᏍᎦᎢ ᎠᏋᏌ ᎨᏒ" ᎤᏪᎵᏎ. |
"For winter will be here soon" | "ᎪᎳ ᏓᎦᎷᏥ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎾ." |
"Everyone will be warm down south" | "ᏂᎦᏓ ᎤᎦᏃᏮ ᏩᏁᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏐᎢ." |
Then, a dark cloud passed over the moon. | ᏃᏗ ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎤᎧᎲᏛ ᎤᎶᏎ ᏅᏙ ᎠᎬᏱᏣ. |
"I will have to try to walk there" | "ᏗᎨᏃ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏓᎦᏂᎩᏏ." |
"I cannot stay here and freeze" | "ᎨᏍᏗ ᎭᏂᏉ ᎬᏯᏓᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ ᏃᎴ ᏱᏥᎾᏬᎩ." |
As he walked he tried to be brave | ᎠᎢᏒ ᎠᏁᎸᏗᏍᎨᎢ ᎤᏍᎦᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏒᎾ. |
But felt lost in all the trees. | ᎠᏎᏃ, ᎠᏙᎯ ᎤᎴᎿᎴᎢ. |
As the night closed in the dark he began to feel the cold. | ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁ ᎤᏒᎯ ᎧᎾᏬᎨ ᏃᏉ |
"I'll wait until it is morning, then I'll go," he thought, feeling bold. | “ᏑᎾᎴ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᏓᏥᎦᏘᏗ" ᎾᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏪᎵᏎ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏯᏍᎦᎢᎲᎾ. |
But when the morning came again He knew he could not fly | ᎠᏎᏃ ᏑᎾᎴ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᎾ ᎠᎧᏔᎮᎢ ᎫᏩᏟᏫᏛᏗ ᏱᎨᏒᎾ. |
His wing felt like it was broken. | ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎵᏓ ᏥᎨᏐ ᎪᏯᏛᎢ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎮ. |
He shook as the wind blew by. | ᎤᏩᏃᏪᎢ ᎤᏃᎴ ᎤᎶᏎ. |
The wind began to blow so hard | ᏍᏔᏯ ᎤᏃᎸᏁ |
And he felt like he should find some nice tree that he could stay with. | ᏃᏗ ᎠᎩᏩᏛᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏅᏗ ᏧᎬ ᏥᏯᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏗ. |
"I know trees are good and kind." | “ᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᏕᏧᎬ.” |
"No! No! You cannot stay with me." | ᎭᏕᏬ! ᎭᏕᏬ! ᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏯ ᎬᏍᏆᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏗ ᏱᎩ .” |
As the Maple snubbed her nose. | ᎱᎵᏍᎦᏴᏍᏔᏁᎢ ᏧᏩᎩ. |
"Not a broken bird in my limbs." | “ᏣᏲᎪ ᎤᏲᏨ ᏥᏍᏆ ᎠᏯ ᏗᏆᏤᎵ ᏚᏩᏂᎦᏢ." |
"I'm too pretty as you know." | "ᏙᏳ ᎠᏉᏚᎯ ᎯᎧᏔᎭ.” |
"Yes, you are right," he said | “Ꭵ, ᎤᏙᏳᎯ,” ᎤᏛᏁ |
"I guess I would mess up your looks," | "ᎠᏎᎩ ᎤᏲ ᏱᏂᎬᎦ ᏤᏣᎧᏃᏗ " |
"I will ask someone else for help." | "ᎩᎶ ᏄᏓᎴ ᏱᏥᏔᏲᏏ ᎠᎩᏍᏕᎸᏗ” |
"I feel cold…." he shook and shook and shook. | "ᏥᎾᏬᎦ ... " ᎤᏩᏃᏪ. |
"I'll ask that big strong oak tree, I'm sure he'll have some room," he said. | “ᎤᏟᏂᎩᏓ ᎠᏓᏯ ᏧᎬ ᏓᏥᏯᏛᏛᏂ ᎨᎵᎠ ᏳᏣᏅᏓ,” ᎤᏛᏁ |
"Oh no! You cannot stay with me." Big oak began to turn his head. | “ᎭᏕᏬ, ᎭᏕᏬ! ᎨᏍᏗ ᎬᏍᏆᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏗᏱᎩ.” ᎤᎦᏔᎲᏎ ᎡᏆ ᎠᏓᏯ. |
"You see, I must stay looking strong" | “ᎠᏆᏟᏂᎩᏓ ᏨᏆᎧᏃᏗ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ" |
"Can't be bothered with a bird" | "ᎨᏍᏗ ᏥᏍᏆ ᎬᏆᏕᏯᏙᏗ ᏱᎩ" |
Of course, not a broken one. | "ᎾᏍᎩᏃ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᎵᏍᏔᏅ." |
"All would laugh if they heard." | "ᏂᎦᏗ ᏱᎬᏆᏓᎰᏓ.” |
Now whatever will I do? | “ᏃᏉ ᎦᏙ ᏓᎦᏛᏁᎵ?” |
"For no one will let me stay" | "ᎨᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᏳᏚᎵ ᎠᎩᏍᏕᎸᏗ" |
The snow is coming down so fast | "ᏍᏈᏍᏓ ᏃᎴ ᎦᏣᏄᎳ ᎫᏘᎭ" |
He began to fall and sway. | ᎦᏅᏥᏙᎮ ᏃᎴ ᏚᏙᎨᏍᎨ. |
"I am much too tired and too cold to keep trying to go on." | "ᎤᏙᏳ ᏓᎩᏯᏪᎦ ᏃᎴ ᏥᎾᏬᎦ ᎨᏍᏗ ᎬᏆᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎠᏇᏅᏍᏗ." |
"I cannot find a place to stay and wait, until winter is gone." | "ᎠᏆᏦᎩ ᎠᏆᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏗ ᏃᎴ ᎠᎩᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗ, ᎪᎳ ᎠᏂᎩᏍᎬ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ." |
Oh yes you can! said a voice | “ᏰᎵᏉᏗ ᏱᎾᏛᎦ!” ᎤᏛᏁ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ |
It came from a cedar tree | ᎠᏥᎾ ᏧᎬ ᏗᏧᏓᎴᏁ |
"You can stay as long as you like If you care to stay with me." | “ᎮᎵᏍᎬᏉ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᏱᎬᏍᏆᏂᎪᏓ ᏱᏣᏚᎵ ᎠᏯ ᎬᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗ.” |
I'm not very pretty at all, and my limbs are not so strong. | ᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏉᏚ ᏱᎩ ᏓᏆᏂᎦᏢ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏧᏟᏂᎩᏓ ᏱᎩ. |
But we will do the best we can, and stay until winter is gone. | "ᎠᏎᏃ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏱᏂᎾᏛᎦ ᎭᏂᏉ ᎮᎮᏍᏗ ᎪᎳ ᎦᎶᏐᏅ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ." |
Buddy could not believe his ears | ᎨᏍᏗ ᎭᏩ ᏱᎩ ᎮᎵᏍᎨ ᏧᏓᏏ |
"Oh, you look just fine to me." | “Ꭳ, ᎣᏍᏓᏗ ᏤᏣᎧᏃᏗ.” |
And there he stayed until spring with the nicest, kindest tree. | ᎭᎾᎾ ᎡᎮᎢ ᎪᎨᏱ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎤᏙᏳ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᏧᎬ. |
When mom and dad came back again he told them what he had done and seen | ᎤᏥ ᏃᎴ ᎤᏙᏓ ᎱᏂᎷᏣ ᏚᏃᎯᏎᎴ ᏄᏛᏁᎸ ᏃᎴ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᎪᎲ |
Look! Other trees had lost their leaves, but this one was forever green. | Ꮒ! ᏗᏐᎢ ᏕᏧᎬ ᏚᏂᏲᎰᏎᎴ ᏧᏆᎶᎦ. ᎯᎠᏃ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎢᏤᎯ. |
The end | ᎠᏍᏆᏓ |
But did you know, from this day on - a legend it may well be - But once a year at a certain time we honor the evergreen tree. | ᎯᎧᏔᎮᎢᏧ, ᎯᎪ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎴᏂᏍᎩ - ᎧᏃᎮᏓᏉ ᏱᎩ - ᏐᏉ ᎢᎦ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒ ᎢᏓᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎢᏤᎯ ᏕᏧᎬ. |
Look at the tall trees, says my father. | ᏗᏣᎧᏅᎦ ᎢᎾ ᎢᏗᎦᏔ ᏕᏈᎬᎢ, ᎠᏗᎭ ᎡᏙᏓ. |
They are redwood trees. | ᎩᎦᎨᏃ ᎠᏓ ᏥᏕᏈᎦ. |
They have been alive for thousands of years. | ᎠᎴ ᏌᏊ ᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᎾᏕᏘᏯ ᏂᏗᏈᎪᎢ. |
They are called Giant Sequoia. | ᏧᏔᎾ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᏓᏃᏎᎰᎢ. |
Where did the name come from? | ᎭᏢᏃ ᏧᏓᎴᏁ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏚᏙᎠ? |
It came from the name of a Cherokee Indian man who was alive when the United States was new. | ᎠᏣᎳᎩᏃ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏁᏙᎮ ᎠᎹ ᏰᏟ ᎢᏤ ᏂᎨᏎ ᎾᎾᏃ ᏧᏓᎴᏁ. |
This Sequoyah must have been famous, we say. | ᎯᎢᏃ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏓ ᎨᏎ, ᎢᏓᏗᎰ. |
He must have fought bravely and led his people well. | ᏧᎵᏨᏯᏍᏗ ᎤᏟᎳ ᏓᏘᏁᎬ ᏧᏤᎵ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ. |
He must have been as tall and as strong as these trees. | ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎯᎢᎾ ᎢᏗᎦᏘ ᏕᏈᎬ ᏧᏔᏂᎩᏓ. |
Yes, my father says, but not as you might think. | ᎥᎥ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬ ᎡᏙᏓ, Ꮭ ᏍᎩᏂ ᏣᏓᏅᏖᎢ. |
This man called Sequoyah was crippled. | ᎯᎢᎾ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᎠᏲᎤᏟ ᎨᏎᎢ. |
He was born in eastern Tennessee in the 1760s, the son of a Cherokee woman and a white man he never knew. | ᎤᏕᏅᏃ ᎧᎸᎬᎢᏗᏟ ᏖᎾᏏ ᎦᎵᏆᏚᎢᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏑᏓᎵᏍᎪᎯ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒ, ᎤᏥᏃ ᎠᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᏓ ᎠᏲᏩᏁᎦ ᏱᎨᏎ. |
For much of his life, Sequoyah was nobody famous. | ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᎪᎯᏗ ᎤᎴᏂᏙᎴ Ꮭ ᏧᏓᏃᏣᎵ ᏱᎨᏎ. |
He was a metalworker who could turn iron into chisels and drills and Georgia silver into forks and spoons. | ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᎦᏅᎦᏩᎶᏍᎩ ᎨᏎ ᏗᎦᏁᎦᎳᏫᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏔᎴᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᎪᏢᏍᎬ. Georgia ᎠᏕᎳ ᎤᏁᎦ ᏗᏗᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏴᎩ ᏕᎪᏢᏗᏍᎬ. |
Sequoyah was not a chief, but he loved his people like one. | ᏍᏏᏉᏯ Ꮭ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏰᎨᏎ ᎠᏎᏍᎩᏂ ᏚᎨᏳᏒ ᏧᏤᎵ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ. |
He wanted them to stand as tall as any people on earth. | ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎢᎾ ᎢᏗᎾᏘ ᏧᎾᎳᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏴᏫ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᎮ. |
He did not want them to disappear in the white man's world. | Ꮭ ᏳᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᎤᎾᎵᏛᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏂᏲᏁᎦ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏙᏗ. |
He did not want their Cherokee voices to fade away. | Ꮭ ᏳᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᏗᏁᎬ ᎤᏍᎪᎸᏍᏗ. |
When he was fifty, they say, he decided to capture the people's voices in writing. | ᎯᎩᏍᎪᎯ ᏳᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᏥᎨᏎ, ᎠᎾᏗᏍᎬ, ᏚᏭᎪᏔᏅ ᏧᏂᏰᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏬᏪᎶᏗ ᎢᏗᏬᏂᏍᎬ. |
But Sequoyah, they tell us, knew no English and couldn't read -- not even the letter A. | ᎠᏎᏃ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ, ᎠᎾᏗᏍᎪ, Ꮭ ᎠᏲᏩᏁᎦ ᎪᎵᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᏱᎨᏎ ᏝᏍᏊ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᎠᏲᏩᏁᎦ ᎤᎪᎵᏰᏗ. |
But that didn't matter to Sequoyah. | ᎠᏎᏃ Ꮭ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᏳᏗᏅᏖᏔᏁ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ. |
"I will invent writing for our people," he said. | "ᏓᏥᏩᏛᎯ ᎢᏗᎬᎾᏗ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᎠᏯ ᎢᎩᏠᏯ ᎢᏗᏴᏫ," ᎤᏛᏁᎢ. |
Everyone laughed. | ᏂᎦᏗᏃ ᎬᏩᏰᏍᏔᏁ. |
"Writing will make us strong." | "ᏱᏗᏙᏪᎵ ᎤᏝᏂᎩᏓ ᏱᏂᎬᎦ." |
No one believed him. | Ꮭ ᎩᎶ ᎰᏩ ᏰᎵᏍᎨ. |
Sequoyah began drawing hundreds of symbols, one for each word. | ᏍᏏᏉᏯᏃ ᎤᎴᏅᎮ ᏓᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏗᎬᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᏗ, ᏌᏊ ᏗᏟᏍᏙᏗ ᏌᏊ ᎢᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ. |
He scratched them on slats of wood and filled his cabin with shingles of writing. | ᏧᏒᏓᎷᎩᏃ ᏓᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᏗᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᎤᎧᎵᎡ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏅ. |
"He is crazy," the people jeered. | "ᏄᏓᏅᏛᎾᏛ," ᎠᎾᏗᏍᎨ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ. |
They feared his signs were evil. | ᏓᏂᏍᎦᎢᎯ ᏧᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏅ ᎤᏐᏅᎢᏃ ᎠᏁᎵᏍᎨ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏚᏟᎶᏍᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏬᏪᎸ. |
"We should teach him a lesson," the neighbors hooted. | "ᎡᏕᏲᎲᎦ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏓᏅᏕᏙᏗ," ᎠᎾᏗᏍᎨ ᎾᎥ ᎢᏳᎾᏓᎵ. |
They saw no use for writing. | ᏝᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏗᎬᏙᏗ ᏱᎦᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏚᏟᎶᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏚᏬᏪᎳ. |
"Let's burn down his cabin," they cried. | "ᎢᏓᎪᎲᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏁᎸᎢ," ᎠᏎᎯᏅ. |
"We have to make him stop." | "ᎡᏓᎴᏫᏍᏙᏙᏗ ᎠᎾᏗᏍᎨᎢ." |
So they burned his cabin down and turned his writing into smoke. | ᎰᏩᏃ ᎤᎾᎪᎲᏍᏔᏁ ᎤᏓᏁᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏅ ᏚᎪᏁ. |
But Sequoyah learned a different lesson. | ᎠᏎᏃ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᎤᏕᎶᏆᎡ ᏄᏓᎴ ᎢᏳᏛᏁᏗᎢ. |
Sometimes disaster happens for a reason. Sometimes it says: "Follow a different path." | ᎢᎴᎯᏳᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏃᏒᎾ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪ, ᏄᏓᎴ ᎢᎦᏛᏁᏗ ᎠᏰᎸᏐᎢ. |
Sequoyah, they say, gave up drawing a different symbol for each word. There were just too many marks and squiggles for anyone to remember. | ᏏᏍᏉᏯᏃ ᏚᏓᏲᏎ ᏕᎪᏪᎵᏍᎨ ᏗᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏈᏯᏃ ᎨᏎ ᏗᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏈᏯ ᏗᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᎢ. |
Instead, they tell us, he invented letters to spell out the sounds of the language. | ᏃᏊᏃ ᎤᎴᏅᎮ ᏚᏃᏴᎬ ᏗᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᏕᎪᏪᎵᏍᎬ ᎠᏴ ᎢᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏣᎳᎩ. |
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