Title: Halq'eméylem / Story: Baby Bears

hal: spepáth
english: bears

hal: spá:th
english: bear

hal: Li kw'e shxwe'is kw'e sq'eq'élems ye... yoyes, li kw'e Qwols Qo, li kw'etha kw'e statset.
english: Where we used to stay, up in Harrison lake, it's a logging camp.

hal: O tl'o qe se tu tatel lets'e swayel, osu xwe'i i:mex te... swiyeqe, osu me... mi kwelates te emémel spath.
english: We were at home one day, a man came walking into camp, packing two little bears.

hal: Ats'el emémel yutl'lolem.
english: They were real small.

hal: Ikw'etem the tals
english: Their mother must have discarded them

hal: Os elh e me t'ekw'stexwes. O kwa su tl'os talhimelh xolhémet yutl'olem.
english: So he took them home. So WE had to look after them.

hal: Osu eystexwes kw'es iwolemstexwes te sta:xwelh tutl'o ememel spath
english: The little bears liked playing with the children.

hal: Osu tu ewetes kw'es ste'astexwtset kw'es alhtelestexwtset yutl'lolem, Skw'a:y kw'es qoqes li te lepot.
english: We didn't know how to feed them. They can't drink from a cup.

hal: O qe se tu la tssat te lolts'e... lolts'e xwelitem le kwutes kw'e shxwelamalas ye... qoqestemet ye melumesmes...
english: So I sent one man to get some calf-milk bottles ..

hal: ...e kw'e e it hokwex... hokwex kw'es ilhtelestexwtset yutl'etl'elom.
english: ..which we used to feed the little things

hal: Osu tu xwe la me o tl'eltl'el yutl'olem kw'es is te shxwe'itset.
english: They just got used to staying with us.

hal: Losu tl'o xwe i tl'o te sta:xwelh stl'ils kw'es iwolems.
english: They just liked to play with the kids.

hal: Osu eystexwes yutl'etl'elom kw'es, thel seltl'o, thel mimele, th'oth'eq'wetes te slex̲xels. Osu li tetha kw'es iwolems wiyoth.
english: They liked to suck on my eldest daughter's toes. They were always playing there.

hal: O se tu la qelqélexw kw'ses ulh me tu xwa hikw yut'lolem.
english: We didn't like them anymore 'cause they were getting too bossy.

hal: O se tu atl'qeylt, atl'qeylt xwelaltes leq se lo stl'eltl'el kw'es lis e kwe' s'atl'q.
english: We put them outside so they could get used to it.

hal: Osu kwekwcham yutl'olem, tl'is kw'es mis kwetxwilem.
english: They were squealing because they wanted to come back in the house.

hal: Kw'ay kw'es itettset osu tu me o xwa kwtaxwt. Su le me ax̲eth sq'o te sta:xwelh.
english: We couldn't sleep, so we let them in. So they just went to bed with the kids.

hal: Osu eystexwes kw'ses la xixkw'om yutl'olem. Li tetha kw'es iwolems. Yoth kw'es ew iwolems li te qo.
english: They liked swimming. They were playing there. They liked to play in the water.

hal: Osu la qelqélexwes te siyamtset.
english: Our boss didn't like them anymore.

hal: Osu olhstem yutl'etl'elom le qesu le xwehi::welestem.
english: He put them in a boat and took them upriver.

hal: Is tw'a eletse kw'ses kwatem.
english: I don't know where they let them go

hal: Osu le.. set ulh me... me selolhmet, me ayeles teli tetha.
english: We moved from there, we left that place.

hal: Ewe lis i hith kw'es e la q'olthet thutl'o siyam qesu, ewlh li o te lalemtset kw'es olmetsels yutl'etl'elom.
english: It wasn't very long, he came back, they were both waiting at the house.