Captikʷł 2 Story 15

Captikʷł 2

Intermediate Nsəlxcin Stories

by Sʕamtíc̓aʔ (Sarah Peterson) with LaRae Wiley and Christopher Parkin

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sn̓k̓lip čc̓q̓mists iʔ n̓k̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s

naqs łəkʷəkʷʕast sn̓k̓lip čxʷaxʷíst l̓ aʔ čc̓l̓c̓al̓. k̓łnixlm̓s swit sčut, "c̓q̓minəl̓x uł łn̓sʕasʕát." sn̓k̓lip n̓stil̓s, "ixíʔ st̓ixʷlm̓." n̓q̓aʔíl̓sm̓s. x̌min̓ks ksmipnúiʔs swit aʔ čtiʔxʷkʷúnm̓. łnixlm̓s aʔ čqʷl̓qʷil̓t uł ʔaw̓típiʔs aʔ čn̓čnilx. kakíčiʔs c̓skʕáknaʔ, čc̓q̓mists iʔ n̓k̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s. uł łčk̓łkʷin̓čsts l̓ sk̓ʷƛ̓usts.

łə wikn̓tm̓ sn̓k̓lip t c̓skʕáknaʔ, n̓x̌ilmn̓tm̓ uł yal̓t. t̓qʷčinmn̓tm̓ t sn̓k̓lip, "ixíʔ in̓čá in̓nak̓ʷúl̓mn̓, lut anwí !" n̓stil̓s sn̓k̓lip čaʔkʷ čniłč n̓c̓aq̓mnúsm̓ c̓x̌ił t c̓skʕáknaʔ. n̓k̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓usm̓ uł ʔisk̓ʷlm̓s k̓a nwist. čut c̓x̌ił t c̓skʕáknaʔ, "c̓q̓minəl̓x uł łn̓sʕasʕát." iʔ n̓k̓ʷƛk̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s łn̓sʕasʕát laʔkín̓ kiʔ nw̓tn̓min̓s. n̓stil̓s sn̓k̓lip, "x̌əx̌stmamn̓ !" uł nixʷ t̓iʔ x̌l̓x̌il̓sts.

ʔasíl̓ iʔ yutl̓x čt̓əxʷtilx uł wiksəl̓x sn̓k̓lip. way̓ ixíʔ ksnáq̓ʷmiʔsəl̓x iʔ n̓k̓ʷƛk̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s mi xʷuy̓stsəl̓x k̓l̓ snixʷám̓. itlíʔ ʔisk̓ʷlm̓s sn̓k̓lip iʔ n̓k̓ʷƛk̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s k̓a nwist. iʔ yutl̓x čt̓uxʷt čyəxʷmn̓čut uł c̓l̓xłtim̓ iʔ n̓k̓ʷƛk̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s t sc̓uʔc̓uʔxán̓s. iʔ yutl̓x t̓əxʷtilx čʕ̓ay̓ʕ̓ay̓nčút.

ʕ̓ay̓m̓t sn̓k̓lip. taʔlí ʕ̓ay̓m̓t ! iwá kl̓klnwixʷ k̓l̓ yutl̓x, nax̌m̓ł kc̓q̓c̓aq̓əq̓ál̓qʷ uł t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷlwis. n̓qʷʕay̓míl̓s naʔł qʷʕásqiʔ čapsíw̓s. wiksəl̓x sn̓k̓lip čqəčqičl̓x čt̓k̓ʷək̓ʷlwis. n̓qʷʕay̓míl̓s ʕ̓ay̓nčút uł čut, "tałt kiʔ x̌əx̌stmamn̓. səčn̓čw̓čwikstx səčknm̓qinx." qʷʕásqiʔ čut, "lut akstq̓aʔíl̓smnm̓. ixíʔ yʕat swit čmc̓stis."

sn̓k̓lip k̓łnixlm̓s čqʷaʔqʷʔál̓ uł tk̓itl̓xm̓s. sn̓k̓lip čut, "čxʷuy̓x k̓laʔ. ʕ̓ac̓n̓t axáʔ x̌əx̌ásaʔt skʷəkʷusn̓t aʔ c̓ʕac̓stn̓." paʔsmís n̓qʷʕay̓míl̓s. x̌min̓ks kswíkiʔs iʔ skʷəkʷusn̓t. nax̌m̓ł qʷʕásqiʔ x̌aʔn̓tís lut ksk̓aʔtmíʔis sn̓k̓lip. n̓qʷʕay̓míl̓s łat̓mn̓čút k̓l̓ sn̓k̓lip uł siw̓s, "k̓aʔkín̓ iʔ skʷəkʷusn̓t ?" sn̓k̓lip c̓ut, "čk̓ałáłxaʔx mi ʕ̓ac̓x̌m̓túłtmn̓."

n̓qʷʕay̓míl̓s čłat̓pmn̓čút čk̓aʔítət uł t sn̓k̓lip čkʷniʔútyaʔn̓tm̓. čn̓c̓l̓xʔusn̓tm̓ uł ʔisk̓ʷlm̓łtm̓ k̓a n̓wist. łə ʔisk̓ʷlm̓s, čut, "c̓q̓minəl̓x uł łn̓sʕasʕát." iʔ n̓k̓ʷƛk̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s łn̓sʕasʕát laʔkín̓ kiʔ nw̓tn̓min̓s.

sn̓k̓lip kʕay̓n̓čútm̓s n̓qʷʕay̓míl̓s uł siwn̓tm̓, "pn̓kin̓ kiʔ aʔ čwikstxʷ iʔ skʷəkʷusn̓t l̓ sx̌l̓x̌ʕal̓t ?" áłiʔ way̓ łwkəkiʔst sn̓k̓lip, itlíʔ qičl̓x t aʔ čc̓l̓c̓al̓. qʷʕásqiʔ q̓ʷl̓iwm̓ tk̓aʔslús t sp̓y̓qałq uł łn̓t̓k̓ʷt̓k̓ʷusəs n̓qʷʕay̓míl̓s. łwikm̓ n̓qʷʕay̓míl̓s uł ʕapnáʔ c̓x̌ił t sp̓y̓qałq iʔ sn̓k̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s.

sn̓k̓lip kičs kw̓sw̓sxnups l̓ n̓čwixtn̓s. iʔ pəptwínaʔxʷ mut čtaʔstís iʔ słiqʷ naʔł sp̓y̓qałq t taʔmín̓s. siwn̓tm̓ t sn̓k̓lip, "k̓aʔkín̓ asn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt ?" kw̓sw̓sxnups čut, "xʷuy̓y̓əl̓x k̓l̓ snixʷám̓. iʔ sqilxʷ ktr̓qmisəl̓x sn̓k̓lip iʔ n̓k̓ʷƛk̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s."

sn̓k̓lip naʔc̓n̓tíl̓sm̓s tl̓ naq̓ʷm̓łtsəl̓x iʔ n̓k̓ʷƛk̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s ixíʔ pul̓sts kw̓sw̓sxnups. c̓iqʷs uł x̌čmn̓čut t síp̓iʔs. wikʷs iʔ sqil̓tks uł ixíʔ taʔn̓tís iʔ słiqʷ naʔł sp̓y̓qałq l̓ taʔmín̓. ixíʔ iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓s kaʔ łčy̓ʕap iʔ sn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔts, n̓qʷʕay̓míl̓s naʔł qʷʕásqíʔ, nax̌m̓ł lut suxʷsəl̓x sn̓k̓lip.

itlíʔ łəkʷəkʷʕast, sn̓k̓lip-stm̓tímaʔ siw̓s iʔ sn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔts uč čaʔkʷ xʷuy̓stm̓ k̓l̓ aʔ čnixʷám̓. q̓ʷiłtm̓səl̓x k̓aʔ čnixʷám̓, nax̌m̓ł ny̓ʕay̓p yəxʷmisəl̓x. áłiʔ ny̓ʕay̓p n̓mamúsəs iʔ xəxiw̓xw̓tm̓.

łə y̓ʕapəl̓x k̓aʔ čnixʷám̓ iʔ sqilxʷ wiksəl̓x iʔ smam̓ʔím̓ čyəxʷmistsəl̓x iʔ pəptwínaʔxʷ. uł ʕ̓ay̓ʕ̓ay̓pmísəl̓x lut ksx̌il̓stsəl̓x. x̌litsəl̓x sn̓k̓lip-stm̓tímaʔ n̓xiʔm̓ l̓ aʔ čnixʷám̓.

əčtxʷaxʷárłtsəl̓x sn̓k̓lip iʔ sn̓k̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s l̓ aʔ čnixʷám̓. sn̓k̓lip łə kskm̓n̓tis iʔ sn̓k̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s, c̓l̓xn̓tis uł xʷt̓pn̓čut k̓l̓ tk̓m̓tkniłxʷ.

n̓k̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓usəs n̓qʷʕay̓míl̓s iʔ n̓k̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s uł ʔisk̓ʷlm̓s čniłč iʔ n̓k̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s k̓a nwist. łə ʔisk̓ʷlm̓s čus, "c̓q̓minəl̓x uł łn̓sʕasʕát." iʔ n̓k̓ʷƛk̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s łn̓sʕasʕát laʔkín̓ kiʔ nw̓tn̓min̓s.

k̓ʷƛ̓n̓tis kw̓sw̓sxnups iʔ síp̓iʔs uł t̓qʷčin̓, "k̓aʔkín̓ iʔ smam̓ʔím̓ aʔ kstm̓tímaʔ t sn̓k̓lip !?" itlíʔ n̓tr̓qpn̓čut sn̓k̓lip. qʷʕásqíʔ naʔł n̓qʷʕay̓míl̓s c̓aʔc̓aʔáx.

łxʷuy̓stsəl̓x kw̓sw̓sxnups iʔ síp̓iʔs uł łlʕaʔn̓tís l̓ sqil̓tks. uł łxʷlal̓ iʔ stm̓tímaʔsəl̓x.

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