DUYEPE’A SADEE’        LITTLE BOY’S DOG
Duyepe’:	Gagu’? Haga nea sadee’?
Little Boy:	Maternal Grandmother, where is my dog?
Gagu’:	Gai ne u bu’i. Maitengahti buikua’.
M. Grandmother:	I have not seen it. Go and look outside.
(Duyepe’ maitengahtun do’aihwam bee sadee’a waikikuandu’i. U waikineitsi, bitusen gahni gupa ya’ihki.)
(Little boy exits outdoors to look for his dog. He looked outside, then returned to the house, and entered.)
Duyepe’:	Gagu’, emmen dezo’woiha ne yaaki mubii dukangu.
Little Boy:	Maternal Grandmother, I brought your hat, it was under the car.
(Been Gagu’an dezo’wioha u utu’bi’de.)
(Little boy hands the hat to his grandmother.)
Gagu’:	Ennen dugu tsaandetsi, duyepe. Enneha emme sadee’ da’odanei’?
M. Grandmother:	You must be a nice little boy. Did you go and find your dog?
Duyepe’:	Gai, ne maitengahku u buiki’ihni neesunga’.
Little Boy:	No, I thought I saw him outside.
(Bitusem maitengahtu sewe daaga do’aihwa. Dease sewe daaga bitusen gahni gupa ya’ibide.)
(Little boy exits the house one more time. Just as soon as he leaves the home, he enters again. He finds something else, and brings this to his grandmother.)
Duyepe’:	Gagu’ iki ma’i basigoo’ ne maitengahku ma da’odanei’, gahni maa’nangwahku.
Little Boy:	Maternal Grandmother, here is some wild potatoes. I found these outside, on the other side of the house.
Gagu’:	Ennen dugu tsaandetsi’, duyepe’. Enneha emme sadee’ da’odanei’?
M. Grandmother:	You must be nice little boy. Did you find your dog?
Duyepe’:	Ne sadee’a gai da’ota. Ne maitengahku noha’ u buikwa.
Little Boy:	I didn’t find my dog. I did see my dog outside, earlier.
Gagu’:	Gagu’, dahwe deka’kuandu’i. Nawaso’hai!
M. Grandmother:	Grandson, let’s go and eat. Hurry up!
Duyepe’:	Maiku.
Little Boy:	Okay.
(Duyepe maitengahtun do’aihwatsi, gaipai’yunde bitusen gahni gupa nawa’si ya’ihki.)
(Little boy took his grandmother by the arm and led her outside.)
Gagu’,	Gagu’ ne tso’ape buiki! Maitengahku u buikua!
Little Boy:	Maternal Grandmother! Maternal Grandmother, I saw a ghost! Come and look outside!
(Duyepe’ been Gagu’am beeda ma’ngu u tsai’chi, maitengahtu u tsa’nga’hwa.)
(Little boy exits the house, as soon as he is outside, he is frightened and runs back into the house.)
Gagu’:	Haga’?
M. Grandmother:	Where (at)?
(Buhipeha seahkanden gaba’andi tsitsugahka.)
(Child points to some bushes.)
Duyepe’:	Enneha u nangahka?
Little Boy:	Can you hear that?
Gagu’:	Haa’, ne u buika.
M. Grandmother:	Yes, I can see it.
(Duyepe’ gai suka hebizhoo’am beedai tsape’a. Un Gagu’ ukuhti bunni’ki’nna.)
(Little boy is reluctant to let his grandmother’s arm go. Maternal Grandmother goes to and looks into the bushes.)
Gagu’:	Gimai’!
M. Grandmother:	Come here!
Duyepe’:	Gai!
Little Boy:	No!
Gagu’:	Gimai’, Gagu’.
M. Grandmother:	Come here, grandson.
(Ubidaangu, ukuhtun date’ki, been Gagu’ waga’ndu. Ubidaangu ukuhti guhu’yaagi’nna. Wihyu bee sadee’a buichi tsaan neesungahtee’gi.)
(Little boy walks cautiously to his grandmother and the bushes. Slowly he peeks over the shrubs and with relief and happiness, he finds... his dog!)
Duyepe’:	Nea sadee’! Nea sadee’!
Little Boy:	My dog! My dog!
Gagu’:	Emme sadee’ puppies ba’i.
M. Grandmother:	Your dog has puppies!