A Voice from the Eastern Door

Watonkária’ks Ne Ohwhará:ne

The Hungry Caterpillar

1. Ken’nika’nhonsá:’a A small egg

2. Onerahtà:ke tká:ien. It is lying on a leaf

3. Tekiohsontá:kara’as. It is a dark night

4. Awentatokenhtì:ke It is Sunday

5. Wa’tewani’nhónhsia’ke. The egg did break

6. Ken’niiaká:’a ohwhará:ne ontitáhko A small caterpillar did come out

7. Ioráhkote átste. It is sunny outside

8. É:so watonkária’ks ne ohwhará:ne. The caterpillar is very hungry

9. Tontáhsawen ne ohwhará:ne akakhwíhsake. The caterpillar started to look for food

10. Awentataón’ke Monday

11. Ón:ke It ate

12. Ne sewà:ia ne sewahió:wane. 1 apple

13. Shé:kon watonhkária’ks. It is still hungry

14. Ratironhia’keronòn:ke Tuesday

15. Ón:ke ne tewà:iake ne tsioianátshon. It ate 2 pears

16. Soséhne Wednesday

17. Ón:ke ne áhsen niwà:iake ne wíhson. It ate 3 plums

18. Okaristiiáhne Thursday

19. Ón:ke ne kaié:ri niwà:iake ne ken’niiohontésha. It ate 4 strawberries

20. Ronwaia’tanontaktónhne Friday

21. Ón:ke wísk niwà:iake ne otsínekwar niwahiò:ten It ate 5 oranges

22. Entákta Saturday

23. Ón:ke teiona’taratsikè:tare It ate cake

24. Kanennio’kóhare An ice cream cone

25. Teionon’onserahiò:tsis Pickles

26. Tsí:s Cheese

27. Awenhetsha’kó:wa Bologna

28. Ka’nhióhare otsikhè:ta A lollipop

29. É:ri tewà:ia Cherry pie

30. Awenhétsha A hot dog

31. Ken’niwá:’a teiona’taratsikè:tare A cupcake

32. Onon’onserakáhte Watermelon

33. Thí o’karahsnéha That night

34. Wa’ohsiahontanón:wake It had a stomach ache

35. Awentatokenhtì:ke Sunday

36. Ohwhará:ne The caterpillar

37. Ón:ke ne skaneráta ne kaneráhtase It ate one new leaf

38. Onta’karí:tate. It is now better

39. Í:iah tewatonhkária’ks nón:wa. It is not hungry now

40. Í:iah ken’tetsiaká:’a ne ohwhará:ne It is not a little caterpillar

41. Kahwharowá:nen It is a big caterpillar

42. Ióre’sen It is fat

43. Ontsi’nahkón:ni ne onkià:tarahkwe. It made a nest, a cocoon

44. Tehiahiakserá:ke nikarì:we’s 2 weeks length of time

45. Tho kaià:ti It is in there

46. Thó:ne ó:nen Then now

47. Ón:ke ne iokia’taráhkwen. It ate its cocoon

48. Wa’kakahrón:ten ne wakia’taráhkhwa It made a hole in its cocoon

49. Ia’ká:reke tsi niió:re iahontitáhko. It pushed until it got out

50. Ió:skats ne tsiktsinón:nawen iahón:ton. It had become a beautiful butterfly

 

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