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Ksaad sʔcteʔ so jɨ̃dlɨ̃d. So hɛɛs schuu hrëëy phũl nköm so. ʔɨ̈ʔ swleew phũl dchɛs thɛ̃ɛ̃n giik nɔk hwyrëëy. Dǝd mjälɨ̃d jɛt sbããk hwɨ̈j so. Syhrëëy süw ʔic so hpuup scɔʔ. Hwɨ̈j so hrëëy clör so skĩ thɛ̃ɛ̃n sǝsklïïk mhäyrëëy.
[ksäːd̥̚ sᵊʔcteʔ soɲɨ̰ɗlɨ̰d̥̚ soɦɛːs scʰuː hɾe̤ːj pʰṵl̥ nko̤m̥ so ʔɨ̤ʔ suleːw pʰṵl̥ dcʰɛs tʰɛ̰ːn̥ ŋiːk̚ nɔk̚ hwiɾe̤ːj ɗǝd̥̚ mᵊɲä̤lɨ̰d̥̚ ɲɛt̚ sɓä̤ːk̚ hwɨ̤ɲ̥ so siɦɾe̤ːj sṳw ʔic̚ sohpuːp̚ scɔʔ hwɨ̤ɲ̥ so hɾe̤ːj clo̤r̥ so skḭʔ tʰɛ̰ːn̥ sǝskli̤ːk̚ mɦä̤jɾe̤ːj]
Ksaad sʔ- cteʔ so=j<ɨ̃d>lɨ̃d. So hɛɛs s- chuu hrëëy phũl nköm so. Exist COUNT-possum 3s=<REL>lazy. 3S want CAUS-afraid frog COM friend 3s ʔɨ̈ʔ sw- leew phũl dchɛs thɛ̃ɛ̃n giik nɔk h<w> <y> rëëy. TEMP COUNT-night COM fog 3p wait LOC <LOC><CAPT>frog.Dǝd m- j<ä> lɨ̃d jɛt s- bããk hwɨ̈j so.Sy- hrëëy süw ʔic so=h<p>uup scɔʔ. COUNT-frog feel.watched thus 3s=<INCH>watch bush.But AGEN-<AGEN>lazy NEG CAUS-hide tail 3sHwɨ̈j so hrëëy clör so skĩ thɛ̃ɛ̃n s~ s- klïïk m- h<ä> <y> rëëy.tail 3s frog see 3s and 3p PLUR~CAUS-die AGEN-<AGEN><CAPT>frog
"There was a lazy possum. He wanted to scare frogs together with his friends. One foggy night they waited by the road. But the lazy one didn't hide his tail. A frog felt like he was being followed so he started watching the bushes. The frogs saw him and killed all the frog-catchers."
This tale works on a couple levels. On the one hand, it's about being careful and says that if you aren't careful, your laziness will hurt you and your friends. But it is also a reminder of the wars of resistance they fought against the Kikxotians, hidden in animal language so that it is easier to pass off as just being an old story. There's a similar story, often told by the ktek ("tribespeople") in which a ryiid ("parakeet") sees the possum's tail and warns the frogs. This is used to further explain why the people of the interior don't like the coastal dwellers.
