T06

In the past, in the... , in the old days, when our ancestors were still living, (humanize the animals in the translations -default thing to do in English)

kopeni te to ... konewokaeni enjorichꞌo no viochkonini .

then they were telling the story of the past, when the animals were still people.

ene naechjisꞌo to kuento kopeni te to ... ꞌchanewokrichꞌiji to sorariono .

Then came the man who was transforming people, he transformed them.

ene tyutekpuiji ema ma viya tekyerikriꞌi muekyechwokpo .

And there already was a jaguar, they always tell about the jaguar, that there were his nephews, the foxes. | ‎‎Es el tigre, nos contaban, tenía sus sobrinos los zorros.

ene etoripo to ꞌchini , naechjisꞌonve eno to ꞌchini , to ... enjooꞌiji no tacheranovionriꞌi to ... manjeꞌe ... to chuye .

The fact is that the foxes were tricksters.

to chuye eto pikarowkooꞌijiro eto .

They met him, their uncle the jaguar.

tokpookuꞌiji ema ... eto to tapiaariꞌi to ꞌchini .

and asked "Uncle, uncle, uncle,

ene " napiaru , oo ... napiaru , napiaru ,

where do you come from ?"

ooyo piosꞌo

And they met again the... the... the jaguar was coming and the foxes were playing in the lake.

ene narotoworeji eto to ... eno ... mm... takepriꞌojnopuiji / eto ꞌchini ene eto to chuyono tyutsarekonriꞌiji te to kogiúreku .

And they took what they were eating. What they carried was the....really, the.. the cheese(Sp), the cheese.

ene naveꞌpuiji eto to nanikriꞌi to nomgiene eto to jeꞌchugne to ... to keso , to giesu .

And they had him taste it.

ene naemsampuiji .

"Eat, eat this, uncle", said his nephews.

" pnigia pnigia pjoka , napiaru " tajichpuiji eno ... eno no ... no macheranoviono .

He ate the cheese.

manikpuiji eto to giesu .

And they said: "Is it good, uncle?"

ene " tyuunisi ... ti- ... tyuunisi napiaru " najichriꞌi

"It's good." (answers the jaguar)

" tyuunisi "

"Good. Go and take it all at once, because we cannot carry it."

Bueno , pyana jveꞌa pita pjuena viti wo waatoꞌo to vioma

What they were looking at was just the the reflection of the moon on (the surface of) the water, it is only that they were looking at.

chu to ... etochujcha naemꞌooꞌi to takunaraꞌi to ... to koje te to une et- ... etochujcha naemꞌooꞌi .

And they pushed him, who was their uncle, on the shoulder.

ene nopjugiekchopuiji ema ma napiaariꞌi eno .

He went into the water.

tyompuiji te to ꞌune .

And it wasn't long before he was back to the surface.

ene wichꞌo tayereeꞌi taepuekojnopuiji .

But because they were tricksters, they tied him to heavy sticks.

ene ... ene to nakitemraꞌwo eno naettichopuiji to tyjitakoriono .

They knocked him down another time.

naewtojkowrepuiji

He went under the water and stayed long. The jaguar came close to drowning.

tyompuiji tyerepuiji te to ꞌune , tyaneꞌipuiji teegia eto to ꞌchinitata .

And oh, he saw them too in the um... in the water:

ene komo timuiko tomuire te to ... manjeꞌe ... te to ꞌune :

and the fish, all the fish he was seeing, he called them.

ene to jimono , tamutu to jimono taemꞌooꞌi eto taechꞌopuiji .

"Come, fish, do me a favor and free me of these ties."

" yare jimo pkátajigianu jvestisnanu jmani nittitiꞌono "

And it is said that all the fish that were in the water were setting him free.

ene to tavechtikporipuiji tamutaeji to ... jimono to etjogne te to ꞌune .

And the jaguar was just about to die (lit. and the jaguar was close to dying).

ene tyaneꞌipuiniji tepenoyre eto to ꞌchini .

because he had swallowed water (lit. he had filled himself with water).

chu twoyekworipo to une .

They managed to loosen one tying rope, the jaguar then floated.

ene trotowo to ( navechti ...) tavechtikpuiji to etopi manjeꞌe taettitiꞌooꞌi taepuekpuiji to ꞌchini .

and he threw up (water), he threw up, they say.

ene tyoꞌkopuiji tyoꞌkopuiji .

And they (the nephews) had been fooling him, they left (lit. no one was there), they were just laughing a lot.

ene eno no tkitemonriꞌi najina nakekorojirichjicheji .

And the nephews kept on harassing him.

ene makoviookure takoviookureworeji eno no tacheranovionriꞌi .

Then 'They are tricksters', that's what the jaguar thought again.

enechu " eno pikaronriꞌi eno ", ene takewreji eto .

He looked again for the monkey, for the monkey.

matankowrepuiji ... ja ema ma ꞌiyokuna , ema ma ꞌiyokuna .

People say that there was a man that had a garden, there was a corn field, there was a corn field.

emjaaꞌiji ma ꞌchane tkésane ( to s- mogiji ), etjo mógiji , etjo to sponiji .

And the monkey got hungry.

ene tekꞌopuiji eto to ꞌiyo .

He talked to them (the scarecrows).

jmaro tajichpuiji

‘I am asking you for corn, I want to eat, I am hungry", they say he said.

" nyosiokviyre to sponi , nnikyore , nekꞌopo ", tajichpuiji .

And the farmer gets tired, um... like we do if we have a field, we have to scare the birds away (lit. there is our scaring the birds away), we do like that, like that we scare the birds away.

ene ema ma tkesaneeꞌi tvitapuiji to ... manjeꞌe ... kuti pjoka to vjicho te to wakesane etjo pajareewokovi vkoꞌe ene , ene pajareewokovi

They shape it, they make their scarecrows, like that they put hats.

etjo naemespepioko nanoko to naepko naepkorora , ene najoscho .

And the wind makes it (a scarecrow) move.

ene taevivikriꞌi to ... manjeꞌe ... to tektikwo .

And for the parrots, and he used to do it like that too in the old times,

ene tayeꞌe to chora , ene eneji majichriꞌi mamuire manokpuiji to kopeni .

um... they were making honey, they were making honey and there was still much wax to gather.

manjeꞌe ... tmopuikono , tmopuikono ene etjorichꞌo ꞌchopemuri to mopji to nakuumutko

And from that (wax), they were making something like tar (i.e. melting it), they shaped it like a man (lit. made the shape of a person), like these statues that they have made.

ene etiji muepiakriꞌi ema kuti mbrea , eto manokpo to k taemꞌiiꞌi ma ꞌchaneriꞌi , kuti jmani estatua to majichriꞌi .

and they put a hat on it.

ene majoschopuiji eto .

After that, they said "good".

takepuiji eto , " tyuri " majichpuiji .

"I am hungry, give me something" (said the monkey to the scarecrow).

" nekꞌopo , pijrokanu ".

It did not pay attention.

to ... wo taechariꞌi

The man who had the farm, he was resting in his house.

ema ma ꞌchane tkésane , ema tnarakooꞌi te to mapeno .

And it (the scarecrow) did not answer.

ene eto wi taecha

"Now I am going to hit you", they tell he said.

" juiti neꞌoviyretcha " tajichpuiji .

The wax cannot hear anything.

to wo tas tasamuimꞌi eto mopjiiꞌi eto .

He got closer, because the monkey was really hungry.

tapuchpuiji te to mrakapo tekꞌooꞌi to ꞌiyo .

"Why don't you answer me?" it asked.

" taa takoyemo to wi pjikpanriꞌi @" tajicho .

He hit it, his hand got stuck in it (lit. it encompassed his hand).

mueꞌopuiji eto , taekoropuiji to tawupe .

He shouted, he shouted, right ?

tpioorikpuiji , tpioorikpuiji ene .

‎‎Immediately after, he shouted (at his uncle):

ꞌnuujiji mapiookopuiji ema :

"If only this uncle of mine could come here, he would be better with the king's daughter as a wife,

" oni makꞌeeꞌini jmakni napiaru jeꞌwo ema maapoꞌoriꞌini mayenina psukro machicha ma rey ,

the king, that daughter of his is beautiful.

ma rey psukro machicha tyuunanaji

they want her to be my future wife

nawooꞌo to nyenoyooriꞌi .

And for me, she is not a good match, but for him, mi uncle, she is a good match."

ene nuti wi noopoꞌo ematseni jmakro napiaru ema maapoꞌo ema .

While the jaguar was walking, he heard the call.

to ( mapuik ...) tapuikororojiwo to ꞌchini tasampuiji to tpiooriiko

"But who could it be ?" (that is shouting, thought the jaguar)

" najtse pnokniiꞌi

He went on and then suddenly (without lasting), he ran fast.

tyompuiji komo wi tayere tyjunopooꞌo .

He reached him.

makopayakpuiji .

"What are you doing, nephew ?" (asked the jaguar).

" taa pemtone nchera

What... On time, uncle, come, free me, take me, take me out of this.

taa " a tiempo napiaru yare , pewachokanu , jveꞌanu , jverakakanu te pjoka .

They want me to marry the daughter of the king.

n- nawooꞌo to timyenochononyoriꞌi psukro machicha ma rey .

I am not a good match, right, you, uncle, are a good match.

nuti wi noopoꞌo jeꞌwo piti napiaru piuupoꞌo .

He freed him, his hand got stuck in it (lit. it encompassed his hand).

muewachokpuiji , tekoropuiji eto .

The man um... was still boiling a pot (of water) to throw it on the monkey.

ene ma ꞌchane manjeꞌe makoriꞌchokrichꞌiji to mametsi to muewsosꞌoyre eto ꞌiyo .

When he came back, this was another one (the jaguar instead of the monkey).

ene to tchoopuiji eto ponaripuiji .

"You too he saw you too are a pest, because you always take my pigs, my ducks, my young bull", he said.

" aa... piomuire muemꞌopuiji , piomuire pyuukoraꞌi chu jveꞌno eto nyeꞌe smoru , nyeꞌe pato , to nyeꞌe wáchaꞌe " majichpuiji .

Just then he threw the hot water.

enerichiji muewsokpuiji eto tijromgiene .

"ouch, aw..." (shouted the jaguar)

" soo ... wa ..." takepuiji to ꞌchini

After that, the jaguar got into the woods, he had pulled himself out (of the wax scarecrow).

tsiojkopuiji eto tvemtajkopuiji

And it removed the hair from his testicles.

ene ... tavemakuꞌagiopuiji to tagiono .

He had been sick for one or two months, he was not looking for food anymore.

etnapka koje , apinapuka koje te takojmawriꞌi , wipo ttanuchapo .

By then he hated his nephew, the monkey.

ene takotichopuiji eto to ... to tacherariꞌi , to ꞌiyo .

He fooled him too.

tomuire manjeꞌe tkitemraꞌi .

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In maybe one month, he has met his other nephews.

to oynapuka to koje , tarotojnopuiji no pomri na- macheranovionriꞌi .

"Don't you know the house of the monkey?" he (the jaguar) asked.

" wo aemoti to m- makopenooꞌi ma ꞌiyo @" majicho ...

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"We know it, let's go." (said the foxes)

, vyana .

Let's see. They showed it to him. "It's here."

a ver naemechpuiji " ene te pjoka ."

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Then it was almost midday, it was 11:30AM.

ee ... ene tyaneꞌipuiji to ttuprigyore , las onsepuka , eto onse i media .

‘Maybe he is here, at home.’

ene makñojoripka te pjoka mapenoriꞌi .

"He is not (at home), he is at work.

majina , te muemtone jmakni .

Wait for him, uncle, now at 12AM he will arrive."

pkuchokachujcha , napiaru , juiti te las dose titekpapo jmakni .

And it's midday, when it's midday.

ene ttuprigi , man ... te ttuprigi .

Well (Sp.), so(Sp.), um… he had waited.

Bueno , entonse , manjeꞌe makuchookoripuiji .

And… because at midday there is always some work to do in our field.

ene to ... jicho to ttuprigi ꞌmuiriji to tajpuka to vkemtoneriko teꞌ to vésane .

We go and meet at 12 (at home).

viokpo te to ttuprigi .

It arrived, um… he heard it.

takepripuiji manjeꞌe masampuiji eto .

He was coming whistling. "hwee" he made while coming.

tissisiokwopriꞌiji : " fff " tajichporipo

Then on the way he said "ha!". He was happy the… the jaguar.

hh tyuusamreji ema , ma ... to ꞌchini

And truly, the monkey was suspicious.

ene jeꞌchuraꞌi , ene techpopokwooꞌi eto to ... to ꞌiyo