Niwakashææ'ö 01.17


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01.17.01

Thsa'akwahtêti' he Kanyutae' Úáte' shökwatwëtehtani ökwanöhsút ne hunöhkwa', ne' ne hëni'tyôtak síkwá së watôtha' kanöhsút, ne' wa'ákë' ne' ukwényô aahsnëhtakwanô' ne kaëtakô.

When we moved to Lake Avenue our landlord's wife, who lived three houses away, told my mother she could have a mess of greens from her garden.


01.17.02

Thusnye'ö ne ha'ni.

My father spoke up.


01.17.03

Waë', "Ne' ta'aö ëshenëhtawi'hô', ne' kaiôni te'eyëö's ëyekhönyánô' kës.

He said, "It's no use to give her greens, she can't cook.


01.17.04

Nae te'eyëö's kwa' ëyenëhtuwae'hô'."

She wouldn't even know how to clean them."


01.17.05

Wa'úhë't wa'éyö' ne yeö unëhtuwae'hö' ta'enëhtêô' usyôní ëyekhönyáne'.

The next day the landlady brought a big pot of greens down, all cleaned and ready to cook.


01.17.06

Uæhtak kuteë'ö ne nu'yë.

My mother was so embarrassed.


01.17.07

"Uskás nae, ne' thë'ë ta'tesatöëtsúni wésu' ëhsatyuu'tát," waë' ne ha'ni.

My father said, "I did you a favor. Look how much work I saved you."


01.17.08

Hu'káé' thsiyökhiyö'sé n-únë wáyathsi'kwáthu' ökhiyatwëtehtáni ne ökwanöhsút.

One day the landlord and his wife dropped in while we had guests at the table.


01.17.09

Wáyathsi'wáê' atekhwaahkwa'ke wáyathsi'wáê' khu ne ha'ni, ne'hu wai êni' shô, "Ne' nô íwí tasesnye't ne' te'eyëö's ëyekhôni' ne sanöhkwa'!"

They looked at the table and looked at my father, and then said "We thought you said she couldn't cook!"


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