TR'AN SOGHLUQ CHOGHLUGGUY GHO'IN XIDIDHITL'IGHANH
(The Old Woman Who Killed Herself Because of the Fox)

Recording:  anl0761b. Length:  5:15.
Told to John Deacon.

1. Tr'ansoghluqtr'i'neni'idhit.
   old womandearit is saidshe lived
   'A dear old woman, they say, lived somewhere.'

2. Ts'anyixidhidoghiluq.
   thenthereshe's livingpoor thing
   'She lived there.'

3. Yixiteyiɬxon'idoyhts'in',teduqon'alyayh.
   therewatertooshe fetcheswatershe carries pl. up bank
   'She always carried up water for herself.'

4. Axaxiɬdiknonxi---nonxu'oyhtuxxiɬdiditthe'yiɬni'iɬtriɬ,xiyetr'anxidaɬtayh.
   thenshe washeswhenthenher headtooshe wetsin itold womanshe bathes herself
   'Every day she washed her head and took a bath.'

5. Xididits'iɬiɬt'et.
   she keeps herself cleancontinuously
   'She kept herself clean all the time.'

6. JD: mhm

7. Diyixxiyiɬxits'iɬɬogot.
   her housethencleantruly
   'She always kept her house clean too.'1

8. Ts'anyuxudzdit'anh.
   thenthusshe does
   'She always did all this.'

9. Xiyiɬsanhtuxxiɬdingittheghxiɬdi(k)ɬe(gg)ghu,ɬeggidiɬ'anhuxutiyghiluqxiɬdi.
   thensummerduringthendown by waterthenfishforfishshe's working onthose thingspoor thingthen
   'The poor dear fished in the summertime down by the river.'

10. Xeyts'in'tuxchechedigathtl'enhts'ixiyiɬ,nughiniyghun'.
    autumnduringagainshe set snarethenrabbitfor
    'In the fall she always set snares for rabbits.'

11. Uxutiyyiɬaxaxeɬedzxiɬdidhido.
    those thingstooby means ofwellthenshe lives
    'By these methods she lived well.'

12. Yixxiyozrdhido.
    houselittleshe lives
    'She lived in a little house.'

13. Ndaxinegixits'ilxi---yuxudzgetiyɬogo.
    hownicecleanallverytruly
    'How nice and clean it all was.'

14. Xeɬedzdixidili'anh.
    wellshe keeps it
    'She kept it very nice.'

15. Axaxiɬdidithitinh.
    thenit froze up
    'Then it froze up (outdoors).'

16. Ditithitinhengithegh,tinhyititldaq.
    it started to freezeout on watericeit started to run
    'As it started to freeze up out on the water, the ice started running.'2

17. Yiɬdax.
    it's running
    'The ice was running.'

18. Texon'idoyhyitongo,srixno'ɬogodhido.
    watershe fetcheswhilecreektrulyshe's living
    'She kept fetching water while she was living by the creek.'

19. Ts'anyuxudzdit'anh,degyuxudzdingit'axiyiɬniynetonhdi.
    thenallshe's doingaround herethusshe isthenwhen ice stopped
    'She was doing all this just doing everything and then the ice stopped running.'

20. Łetsingyuxudzxethdlatyitsrixno'.
    rough icejustbecametherecreek
    'There was ice sticking up all over on that creek.'

21. Axaxiɬdik,chetexontithiyouxuxiyiɬɬogo,godo'oghxits'ixizronche"itsa'a,"vazrnedi.
    thenagainwatershe started to fetchsuddenlytrulyherejust over theretowardsevidentallygrandmotherwhen it said
    'She was fetching water again when suddenly something right over there said, "grandmother."

22. Yixigidentlninghxiyiɬxizrolchedo'oghxizrolchechoghlugguyq'i'edoyhdi.
    thereshe glancedthenevidentlyjust over thereevidentlyfoxwhen it's walking around
    'She looked around there and there was a fox walking around.'

23. Choghlugguyq'uɬzrolchenh,yuxudz yeggilegiqxiq'iy.
    foxwhiteevidentlyactuallypaperthat which looks like
    'It was a white fox, pure white like paper.'

24. "Siyiɬ gitiɬghoɬgila.
    club mego ahead(focus)
    "'Club me, go ahead.'

25. Ngo,ngits'iditatlaɬdi.
    wellyour blanketwhen I will be
    'I (want to) be your blanket.'

26. Ngogetiyngits'idigits'idingit'a.
    wellveryyour blanketno goodit is
    'Your blanket is really no good.'

27. Siyiɬ gitiɬghoɬ.
    club me
    'Club me.'

28. Sughun' tthiteɬch'iɬts'ingits'iditatlaɬdi,"yiɬne.
    you will skin meyour blanketwhen I'll beit told her
    'You can skin me and I'll be your blanket," it told her.'

29. JD: hmm

30. Yitoyiggyiggiydigite'yuxudzngiyixniygheqonhts'iyuxudzngi'eghq'utithitritxiyiɬ.
    right awaythather waterjustdownshe put it downjustoutsideshe started to hurry aroundthen
    'Right away she set down the water and hurried around there.'

31. Ngi'eghxizrolcheyuxudzdadzdixaghlingidhtritryozriɬchetdi,iyaxayuxudzyentlghoɬ.
    outsideevidentlyjustlike thisthis longsticklittlewhen she tookitwithjustshe started to try to club it
    'Right there on the ground she grabbed a little stick about this long and tried to club it with it.'

32. Yiniɬghoɬiyyuxudz.
    she tried to club ititjust
    'She tried to club it.'

33. Vik'odzq'iyethtl'etth.
    away from herit's fighting
    'It was fighting to get away from her.'

34. Goyuxudzyitiɬghuɬxiyiɬchegideghchentilugguyh,yiq'atl'oghxizro.
    herejustshe'll hit itthenagainawayagainit's runningmissing itonly
    'She kept hitting at it but it ran away.'

35. Yoghxiɬghutidltl'itth.
    on herdarknessinshe worked hard
    'In the darkness of night she worked.'

36. Degyuxudz yeg,xogh entlniqts'inuxodhiɬyuxudz.
    around hereactuallyshe got tiredtime is passingjust
    'She got very tired.'

37. Goimk'iyitiɬghoɬiy.
    herealmostshe clubbed itit
    'She would almost hit it.'

38. Yuxudzgits'idzcheidiyiɬntiditrikts'i,ngi'inchechevandelzim'.
    justdifferent wayagainby itselfit started to go fastoveragainit zipped
    'And it would just run back around the other side and zip by her again and again.'

39. Xidigaɬxizrolcheyuxudzyoghnigitathdluqdi,"ngits'iditatlaɬdi,singilax,"yiɬnets'in'.
    finallyevidentlyjustat herwhen it started to laughyour blanketwhen I'll bekill mehe told her
    'Then it finally started laughing at her, telling her "'I'll be your blanket, kill me."

40. Uxuxiyiɬngiyixviqigitl'eldiggighdiniq.
    suddenlybelowher bootlaceit was untied
    'Suddenly her bootlace was untied.'

41. Kula!
    poor thing
    'The poor thing.'

42. Yuxudzdiqigitl'eldon'iɬchidhts'iyuxudzenganyuxudz,srixno'enganxizrolcheyuxudz,ginet'uqxiq'ididiyoqdieyggiychoghlugguy.
    justher bootlaceshe didn't tie upjustacrossjustcreekacrossevidentlyjustit flewlooks likewhere it happened to itthatfox
    'She didn't even tie up her bootlace and right across that creek the fox went just as if it were flying.'

43. Enganyuxudzyiq'i.
    acrossjustafter it
    'She went across after it.'

44. Ngongitthe xits'iyuxudzngidugguvithq'idzyuxudzxidltluxeyggiychoghlugguy.
    wellfrom downjustupbankonjustit jumped upthatfox
    'And the fox leaped from the shore up onto the cutbank.'

45. Eyggitr'ansoghluqchecheyuxudzngu'o yit.
    thatold womandearagainjustright there
    'The dear old woman went after it there.

46. Xits'iyuxudzyineɬtl'itthts'ingidugguchexidltlux.
    towards itjustshe charged itup thereagainit jumped up
    'She charged after it up the bank where it had jumped.'

47. Nginiggyuxudztthik'uyuxudzyik'oyuxudz yegniɬgidi(ngh),
    ngiyixiyitongoviqigitl'eldiggighdiniq.
    ust into woods just away from her actually here and there down meanwhile her bootlace it was untied \glt 'It went back into the woods keeping away from her, while below her bootlace was untied.'

48. Nginiggyuxudz yegyiq'ixiyiɬxizro---nginiggxizrolcheyuxudzndadzxizrolcheyuxudzdidlangchuxdenithitik.
    back upactuallyafter itthenback upapparentlyjusthowapparentlyjustsprucebigit fell over
    '(She went) back into the woods after it where there was a big spruce tree that had fallen over.'

49. Iyxiɬdiyuxudziyyiq'ididltluxts'iyidotithghaɬtluxgochoghlugguygodit'anh.
    itthenjustiton itit jumped upover itit jumpedthisfoxthisit's doing
    'The fox leaped up onto it and jumped over it.'

50. Iiiy,eyggitr'ansoghluqcheyuxudzyeɬ---yineɬtluxcheidedig,vitatlaxyan'inedhinhts'in'.
    geethatold womandeeralsojustshe jumpedagainshe herselfI'll catch itonlyshe thinks
    'Gee, the dear old woman also jumped it herself, only thinking now I'll catch it.'

51. Uxuxuyiɬxizrolchengiyixiviqigitl'elyuxudzgitthe'yuxudzvidinthitth'ixts'iyuxudz.
    suddenlyapparentlybelowher bootlacejustlimbsjustit got wrapped aroundjust
    'But down below her bootlace got wrapped around a limb.'

52. Yoyeghidit'iqdi.
    when she fell into the air
    'She tripped and fell.'

53. Ngiyixgitthe'chuxdadzdingit'ayuxudz,vogh'eɬtitsdi.
    belowlimbbigthis wayit isjustwhen it impaled her
    'She was impaled on a big limb.'

54. JD: kula

55. Ngiyixiyuxudzvidilaxayuxudzxidithiq'isr.
    down therejusther bloodwithjustit's red
    'Under the tree (the ground) was red with her blood all around.'

56. Yityuxudznighetlaqhingovoghyiggidiɬdalzresrhingongi'eghediyuxudzdiɬyan'axaimedzdixet'a.
    therejustshe hungmeanwhilebelow herbloodit's gushingwhenoutsideall aroundjustbloodonlywithlots ofit is
    'While she hung there below her the blood poured down until the ground was completely covered with blood.'

57. Eyggiychoghlugguyyoghnigitathdluq.
    thatfoxat herit started to laugh
    'The fox started to laugh at her.'

58. "Xidayngits'iditatlaɬ?
    howyour blanketI'll be
    "'How could I be your blanket?'

59. Ngidisnedi"sidhiɬgha"ngidisnedi"ngidenagh,"yiɬnets'i,ngiyixiyuxudzyidilyeq'itithighith.
    when I tell youkill mewhen I tell youyou insteadit told herbelowjusther bloodinit started to roll around
    'When I told you "kill me," (I was really telling you) you (kill yourself) instead," it said to her as it started rolling around in her blood.'

60. Yidilyeq'i'idighathxiyiɬ.
    her bloodinit's rolling aroundthen
    'It was rolling around below in her blood.'

61. Xidigaɬxizrolcheyuxudzdidiq'asrdi.
    finallyapparentlyjustwhen it's completely red
    'Finally it turned red.'

62. Q'odetvividxizrotr'alts'ixiluq'uɬxiyozr,hingonginevicha'checheabout this long,vicha'chetxiluq'uɬ.
    recentits stomachonlylittle bitit's whitelittlewhileback thereits tailtooits tailtipit's white
    'Except for a little white on its stomach and the very tip of its tail too a place about this long on its tail-tip was white.'

63. Hingoyuxudzdiɬyexidoɬtanh.
    meanwhilejustbloodinhe covers himself
    'All this time it just lay there in the blood.'

64. "Gogideditast'aɬts'in"'ne.
    hereI'll beit says
    "'This is the way I'll be," it said.'

65. "Go dadzxiq'atn'atr'ansoghluqdad(z)diselax,"vidaghsne'.
    like thisI want(focus)old womandearthusyou do to meI told her
    "'The dear old woman has done for me just what I wanted her to do, just what I told her to do.'

66. Getiyyuxudzgits'i dist'ayuxudz.
    veryjustI don't like it, am sick of itjust
    'I'm just completely changed into something else.'3

67. Sidagyuxudztiluq'uɬ,ts'isidagdithiq'isrts'ixiq'an'achedividaghsne' ",neɬogot.
    justmy coatit will be whitemy coatit's redI want(focus)againI told herhe saystruly
    'My coat was to be white and I wanted a red coat so I told her that," it said then.'

68. Ts'anyitots'iyitidixinlu'on'.
    thenthenthereit ended
    'That is all.'

Notes

1. xits'il 'clean (house)' below
2. Patches of ice, from build-up along the shore, started to flow down the river.
3. This is Kari's 1985 free translation. Did Belle mean that the fox was sick of its previous color?