Crossing the River

Read by June Johnson

This story is about counting bears who want to cross the river.
You will be counting by twos. Can you count by twos from 2 to 12?

Malukʷi da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi dadukʷa x̌a wa.

Wənqəli da wa.

“Ǧʷixʔidəʔasm̓aʔənc law̓iła?” waƛap̓i da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi.

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Mukʷi da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi dadukʷa x̌a wa.

Lix̌i da wa.

“Ǧʷixʔidəʔasm̓aʔənc law̓iła?” waƛap̓i da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi.

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Q̓əƛ̓okʷi da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi dadukʷa x̌a wa.

Wədastuwi da wa.

“Ǧʷixʔidəʔasm̓aʔənc law̓iła?” waƛap̓i da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi.

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Maʔłgʷənokʷi da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi dadukʷa x̌a wa.

C̓axc̓əʔisi da wa.

“Ǧʷixʔidəʔasm̓aʔənc law̓iła?” waƛap̓i da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi.

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Nəqokʷi da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi dadukʷa x̌a wa.

K̓ʷənqi da wa.

“Ǧʷixʔidəʔasm̓aʔənc law̓iła?” waƛap̓i da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi.

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Maʔłəgiʔokʷi da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi dadukʷa x̌a wa.

Kələmi da wa.

“Ǧʷixʔidəʔasm̓aʔənc law̓iła?” waƛap̓i da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi.

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“Ǧilaga λuwən, duxʷwidəx̌ʷla yəx̌ ga hiłomala law̓iłəlas lax̌ ga wax̌,” dənx̌k̓ali da wəq̓es.

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Lasǧəmxdax̌ʷi da maʔłəgiʔokʷi ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi. Lax̌əwiłdax̌ʷi lax̌a walas t̓ik̓əsi. “ʔOlak̓ala hiłomala!” n̓ikdax̌ʷi da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi. “Ǧilakasl̓a wəq̓es.”

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Q̓əyudap̓a

1. Masus ʔola q̓oλəł lax̌a wəq̓es?

2. C̓əmxʔidas x̌a “?”

3. Ǧʷixʔidam̓as q̓a x̌a wałdəm “wəq̓es”?

4. Gənsi da ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi lax̌əwiłəla lax̌a t̓ik̓əsi?

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Ǧʷaǧʷix̌sʔalux̌ da nuyəmbidu ƛax̌a ƛ̓iƛ̓aʔi ʔəx̌ex̌sdəxdax̌ʷe qis lawiłəle x̌a wa.

 

Husaƛəs x̌a ƛ̓aʔi, galabənd lax̌ malukʷ.

Ǧʷixʔidam̓as husa lax̌ maʔłəgiʔokʷi 2 lax̌ 12?

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The books on this website are based on the 1st edition (2019) of the Lik'wala version of the Strong Readers series; © Strong Nations Publishing Inc. all rights are reserved and no reproduction of any kind is permitted.

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