Shkodedaabanens gii Shkitood (The Little Engine That Could)
Story by Watty Piper. Translation by Francis Fox and Howard Kimewon.
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| Tkweshkwig |
shkodedaabanens |
gii shkitood. |
| Meet |
the little engine |
that could. |
| Maampii |
bi jibizo |
miskozi |
-shkodedaabanens. |
| Here |
comes |
the red |
little engine. |
| Maampii |
bi ji-bizo |
odamnowaganag. |
| Here |
come |
dolls. |
| Maampii |
bi ji-bizo |
odamnowansan. |
| Here |
come |
toys. |
| Kchi-bizo, |
kchi-bizo, |
kchi-bizo . . . |
| Chug along, |
chug along, |
chug along . . . |
| Zagapswaa, |
zagapswaa, |
zagapswaa. . . |
| Puffing smoke, |
puffing smoke, |
puffing smoke. . . |
| Maampii |
zaagewebizowag. |
| Here |
they come from behind the hill. |
| Gdaki' |
ebizowag. |
| They |
go up the hill |
| Aashiish-maajii! |
|
Shtaa ta haa! |
| Oh no! (the girls would say) |
|
Oh no! (the boys would say) |
| Shkodedaabanens |
baataashin |
noongwa. |
| The train |
is stuck |
now. |
| Maampii |
bi ji-bizo |
kchi- |
shkodedaaban. |
| Here |
comes |
a big |
train. |
| Daa |
naadamaw ina? |
| Will |
he help? |
| Kaa! |
Zaam |
damtaa. |
| No! |
Because |
he's busy. |
| Maampii |
bi jibizo |
gete-shkodedaaban. |
| Here |
comes |
an old train. |
| Daa |
naadamaw ina? |
| Will |
he help? |
| Kaa! |
Gaye shkitosii. |
|
Zaam |
gikaa. |
| No! |
He can't. |
|
Because |
he's too old. |
| Maampii |
bi ji-bizod |
giizawaanzo |
miinwa |
giizhigowaanzo |
shkodedaabanens. |
| Here |
comes |
a maize (yellow) |
and |
blue |
little train. |
| Daa |
naadamaw ina? |
| Will |
she help? |
| Enh! |
|
Egaachiinh, |
daa |
gojitoon igo. |
| Yes! |
|
Small |
will |
try |
| She's small but she'll try. |
| N'daa |
shkitoon igo |
enendamoyaanh. |
|
N'daa |
shkitoon igo |
enendamoyaanh. |
| I |
can |
I think. |
|
I |
can |
I think. |
| Kchi-bizo, |
kchi-bizo, |
kchi-bizo... |
| Chug along, |
chug along, |
chug along... |
| N'daa |
shkitoon igo |
enendamyaanh. |
|
N'daa |
shkitoon igo |
enendamyaanh. |
| I |
can |
I think. |
|
I |
can |
I think. |
| Zagapswaa, |
zagapswaa, |
zagapswaa... |
| Puffing smoke, |
puffing smoke, |
puffing smoke... |
| Shpeming |
aayaad! |
| The top |
she's at! |
| Hoowah! |
Niishin! |
Giizawaanzo |
miinwa |
giizhigowaanzo |
shkodedaabanens! |
| Hurray! |
Good! |
The maize (yellow) |
and |
blue |
little train! |
| Hurray for the little blue engine! |
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