A Voice from the Eastern Door

Wentón:nis Ne Tewatsirókwas

1. Tsi ia’tewatshéntho At sunset

2. Ken’niiaká:’a tewatshirókwas wa’akennákerate. A little firefly was born

3. Wa’tewatenerahontshákwarihte It stretched out its wings

4. Wa’tká:ten tsi niió:re taiora’karahonhákie tsi tkaronhiá:te. It did fly into the darkening sky

5. Wentón:nis ne tewatsirókwas The firefly is lonely

6. Wa’tewani’tonhkwarikhón:ne It flashed its light

7. Iakoia’tíhsaks ne onákia’ke tewatsirókwas It searched for other fireflies

8. Kí:ken tewatsirókwas ontkáhtho tkaháhserote This firefly saw a light

9. Eh nia’kákie It flew towards it

10. Né:k tsi í:iah ó:ia tewatsirókwas té:ken But it was not another firefly

11. Né:k ne oháhsera It was just a light

12. Né:k ne ohahseratokénhti tkà:niote It was just a candle.

13. Né:k ne teiakoio’ákstha oháhsera It was just a flashlight

14. Né:k ne iehahserénhas It was just a lantern

15. Tewatsirókwas ontkáhtho tóhkara nikahahserá:ke The firefly saw several lights

16. Eh nia’kákie It flew towards them

17. Né:k tsi í:iah ó:ia tewatsirókwas té:ken But it was not another firefly

18. È:rhar eh ítewe’s tánon…takò:s…. tánon tsistékeri A dog, cat and owl are roaming

19. Aotikà:ra teiaóien ne oháhsera Their eyes are reflecting the light

20. Kí:ken tewatsirókwas ontkáhtho tkaháhserote This firefly saw a light

21. Eh nia’kákie It flew towards it

22. Né:k tsi í:iah ó:ia tewatsirókwas té:ken But it was not another firefly

23. Né:k ne kà:sere aoháhsera. It was just a car’s headlight

24. Tewatsirókwas ontkáhtho é:so oháhsera na’tekahahserá:ke The firefly saw many lights

25. Eh nia’kákie It flew towards them

26. Né:k tsi í:iah ó:ia tewatsirókwas té:ken But it was not another firefly

27. Wahtatákwas Fireworks

28. Teiohswáthe It is bright

29. Teiohstarathénion ahsonhthèn:ne It is shining in the night

30. Nó:nen akwé:kon shahthí:ken, When all was quiet

31. Tewatsirókwas wa’thá:ten tsi niwahsón:tes The firefly flew through the night

32. Wa’tewani’tonhkwarikhòn:ne It did flash its light

33. Tewatkahthónnions It is looking around

34. Wéhsaks á:re It is searching again

35. Thó:ne ó:nen ne wentón:nis tewatsirókwas Then now the lonely firefly

36. Ontkáhtho tsi nahò:ten wéhsakskwe It saw what it was searching for

37. Skanèn:ra tewatsirókwas A group of fireflies

38. Tekonnóiaks ne aotiháhsera They are flashing their lights

39. Ó:nen ne tewatsirókwas Now the firefly

40. Í:iah tesewentón:nis í:iah nonwén:ton. It was never again lonely

 

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