Historia de un Rey
(The Story of a King
(Cuisnahuat, 1976)

	1) 	a:xa:n katka se: re:y,  ki-piya se: i-te:lpu:ch-tsin.
   		now BEFORE a king, him-have a his-son-DIMIN.

   	2)	ke:n nemi i-se:l-tsin  ne i-te:lpu:ch-tsin, re:y ki-tasuhta, ki-tasuhta.
   		since is his-alone-DIMIN the his-son-DIMIN, king him-love, him-love.
  
   	3)	ki-kuw-ilia ne i-sapatus de oroh, ki-kuh-ki ne i-sapatus de oroh.
   		him-buy-APPLIC the his-shoes of gold, it-buy-PRET the his-shoes of gold.

   	4)	pero, kenemeh tesu m-a:wiltia ka afuera, mu-chih-ki entristesér.
   		but, since no REFLEX-play in outside, REFLEX-do-PRET sadden.

   	5)	ne: i-se:l-tsin  ki-piya-t;  pe:h-ki  kukuya,  pe:h-ki kukuya.
   		there his-alone-DIMIN him-have-PL; begin-PRET to get sick, begin-PRET to get 			sick.

   	6)	k-ilwia ne i-na:n, ma: t-i:na-kan ne reynah, k-ilwia ne i-na:n,"ti-yu-t ti-yawi-t         		ti-pa:xa:lua ne:pa ka ku:h-tan".
   		him-say the his-mother, let's we-say-IMP PL the queen, him say the his-mother, 			"we-go-PL we-go-PL we-walk there in woods".

   	7)	"ti-yu-t  ti-yawi-t a ver su ti-mu-chiwa  alegrá chupi."
   		"we-go-PL we-go-PL to see if you-REFLEX-do rejoice some."

   	8) 	pwes yah-ke-t, ki-wi:ka-k.
   		well go-PRET-PL, him-take-PRET.

   	9)	ne:pa  ka se: yanurah, ahsi-ke-t chan se: anciano, chan se: xu:re:-tsín.
   		there in a plain, arrive-PRET-PL at an old man, at an old man-DIMIN.

         	10)	ne: nemi ne xu:re:-tsín; k-ilwia, "xi-kalagi, señora, xi-kalaki", k-ilwia.
   		there is the old man-DIMIN; her-say, "IMP-enter, señora, IMP-enter", her-say.

	11)	ki-maka-k pal mu-ta:lia pak se:  tru:suh-tsín; "xi-mu-ta:li", k-ilwia.
   		her-give-PRET for REFLEX-sit on a block-DIMIN; "IMP-REFLEX-sit", her-say.
 
   	12) 	ne reynah bi:dah ki-mati ka ki-chih-ke-t atendér.
  		the queen good it-know that him-do-PRET-PL attend.

	13) 	mu-chih-ki alegrár.
		REFLEX-do-PRET rejoice.

   	14)	pwes, k-ilwia ne xu:re:-tsín,"ne mu-te:lpu:ch-tsin kukuya, kukuya".
   		well, her-say the old man-DIMIN, "the your-son-DIMIN sick, sick".

   	15) 	"e:he", k-ilwia, "kukuya".
   		"yes", him-say, "sick".

   	16)	"muchi ne doctores panu-tiwi-t a ver asu ki-pahtia-t; tesu weli-tiwi-t, tesu 				 weli-tiwi-t."
   		"all the doctors pass-PERT-PL to see if him-cure-PL; no can-PERF-PL, no can-			PERF-PL."
 
   	17) 	"haika ha tesu pah-ti."
   		"therefore that no remedy."

   	18)  	pwes k-ilwia ne xu:re:-tsín, "ne  mu-te:lpu:ch-tsin ki-chiwa falta se:yuk kosah".
   		well her-say the old man-DIMIN, "the your-son-DIMIN it-do lack another thing".

   	19)	"ma: m-a:wilti wan mas pipil-tsi-tsín, yu mu-chiwa algegrár."
   		"that REFLEX-play with more boy-PL-DIMIN, go REFLEX-do rejoice."

   	20) 	"xi-tehchiya", k-ilwia, "te: xi-yu, xi-tehchiya".
   		"IMP-wait", her-say, "no IMP-go, IMP-wait".

   	21)	"yawi-t-a wi:ts-et ne nu-pila:-wan-tsi-tsin, yu-t m-a:wiltia-t."
   		"go-PL-now come-PL the my-son-PL POSS-PL-DIMIN, go-PL 
   		REFLEX-play-PL."
 
   	22)	pews ne:pa ka tiyu:tak wi:ts-et.
  		well there in afternoon come-PL.

   	23)	k-al-i:ka-t ne ye:y pipil-tsi-tsín se: in-mih-mich-in-tsi-tsín, wan  ne  se:yuk k-al-i:ka 		se: i-tapahsul ne wi:lu-tsin mareño.
   		it-DIR-carry-PL the three boy-PL-DIMIN a their-PL-fish-ABSOL-PL-DIMIN, and 		the other it-DIR-carry a its-nest the bird-DIMIN mareño.

   	24) 	"ah, xi-k-ida, mamáh", k-ilwia ne piltsin-tsín.
   		"oh, IMP-it-see, mama", her-say the boy-DIMIN.

	25)	"ini ha ni-k-neki-skiya ma: nu-pal, ésto."
   		"that what I-it-want-COND that my-POSS, that."

   	26) 	mu-chih-ki algegrár ne piltsin-tsín.
   		REFLEX-do-PRET rejoice the boy-DIMIN.
	27)	k-ilwia ne xu:re:-tsín, "xi-k-ida, ka mu-chiwa alegrár, k-ita ne wi:lu-tsi-tsín".
   		her-say the old man-DIMIN, "IMP-it-see, that REFLEX-do rejoice, it-see the bird-		PL-DIMIN".
 
   	28)	k-ilwia ne i-teh-te:lpu:ch-tsin, "ini yu anmu-amigituh".
   		him (=them)-say the his-PL-son-DIMIN, "this go your pl.-little friend".

   	29)	"yu-t an-yawi-t, yu yawi anmu-wan, pal mu-chiwa dibertír, yu yawi anmu-wan."
   		"go-PL you pl.-go-PL, go go your-with, so REFLEX-do have fun, go go your-with."

   	30) 	"tesu ha pal an-ki-su:ma-t."
   		"no that for you pl.-him-hit-PL."

   	31) 	"anmu-amigituh."
   		"your pl.-little friend."

   	32) 	pews ya:h-ke-t.
   		so go-PRET-PL.

   	33)	ne:pa ya:h-ke-t teh-te:n ne la:guh.
   		there go-PRET-PL PL-edge the lake.

   	34)	ka ne:pa, ka ne:pa ki-te:mua-t se: in-michin-tsin wan ne se:yuk ne i-tapahsul ne wih-		wi:lu-tsín.
   		in there, in there it-seek-PL a their-fish-DIMIN and the other the its-nest the PL-			bird-DIMIN.

   	35) 	pero ki-ahsi-ke-t se:, ki-ahsi-ke-t.
   		but it-find-PRET-PL one, it-find-PRET-PL.

   	36)	mu-chih-ki alegrár ne piltsin-tsín, ne prínsipe ma: t-i:na-kan, mu-chih-ki alegrár.
   		REFLEX-do-PRET rejoice the boy-DIMIN, the prince let's we-say-PL IMP, 			REFLEX-do-PRET rejoice.

   	37) 	pews mu-kwep-ke-t.
   		so REFLEX-return-PRET-PL.

   	38)	k-ilwia ne i-na:n, "xi-k-ida, xi-k-ida, n-al-wi:ka se: nu-wi:lu-tsin".
   		her-say the his-mother, "IMP-it-see, IMP-it-see, I-DIR-take a my-bird-DIMIN".

	39) 	"ini ha ni-k-neki-skiya katka, ni-m-a:wiltia."
   		"this what I-it-want-COND BEFORE, I-REFLEX-play."
 
   	40) 	"ini ha ni-mu-chiwa falta katka."
   		"this what I-REFLEX-do lack BEFORE."

	41) 	"ne nu-sapatus n-yu ni-k-tamu:ta."
   		"the my-shoes I-go I-it-throw."

   	42) 	"n-yu ni-nemi deskalsoh ke:n-a nemi-t nu-amigitus", k-ilwia.
   		"I-go I-be barefoot just-like are-PL my-little friends", her-say.

   	43)	ki-tamu:ta-k ne i-sapatiyas de oroh, ki-a:n-ki ne i-na:n.
   		it-throw-PRET the his-little shoes of gold, it-pick up-PRET the 
   		his-mother.

   	44)	"tehemet ti-yawi-t-a", k-ilwia ne xu:re:-tsín, "x-a:-kan, pero te: xi-k-el-ka:wa 			cualquier  rato xi-wa:la wan ne mu-te:lpu:ch-tsin ka ni:kan nemi-t ne i-amigitus pal 		m-a:wiltia".
   		"we we-go-PL-now", her-say the old man-DIMIN; "IMP-go-IMP PL, but no IMP-			it-forget any time IMP-come with the your-son-DIMIN that here are-PL the his-little 		friends for REFLEX-play".

   	45) 	"ini ha-ne ki-chiwa falta ne mu-te:lpu:ch-tsin". 
  		"this that i-do lack the your-son-DIMIN".

         	46)	pews “ kenemeh i-te:ku se: re:y, miki-k ne re:y.
         		well as his-father a king, die-PRET the king.

   	47)	ne piltsin-tsín kenemeh ta:ka-t-a, yaha naka-k de re:y.
   		the boy-DIMIN since man-ABASOL-already, he remain-PRET as king.

   	48)	ikuka ki-elna:mik ne i-amigitus, k-ilwia, "nah", k-ilwia, "na ni-k-elna:miki ne nu-			amigitus ka ti-ya:h-ke-t ti-pa:xa:lua-t ka ne:pa ka orillas, ka i-teh-te:m-pan ne 			la:guh".
   		then it-remembered the his-little friends, it-say, "I", it-say, I  him[=them]-remember 		the my-little friends that we-go-PRET-PL we-walk-PL in there in banks, on its-PL-		bank-LOC the lake".
 
   	49) 	"n-yu n-al-in-nu:tsa."
   		"I-go I-DIR-them-speak."

   	50) 	k-al-in-nu:ts-ki.
   		them-DIR-them-speak-PRET.

   	51) 	"a:xa:n", kin-ilwia, "naha ne re:y, xi-k-ida-kan".
   		"now", them-say, "I the king, IMP-it-see-PL IMP".

   	52) 	"ni-k-elna:mik ka an-ehemet an-nu-amigitus."
   		"I-it-remembered that you-pl. you pl.-my-little friends."

	53) 	"haika ha ni-mitsin-nu:tsa." 
   		therefore that I-you pl.-speak."

   	54) 	"n-yu ni-mitsin-maka se: pwestoh, se: kargoh."
   		"I-go I-you pl.-give a position, a post."

   	55)	"taha  ti-yu  ti-naka  de ministro, taha  se:yuk ministro, wan taha se:yuk 				ministro."
   		"you you-go you-remain as minister, you another minister, and you another 			minister."

   	56)	kin-maka-k  pwestoh ne prínsipe ne se:yuk  pih-pi:pil-met, kenemeh tah-ta:ka-met-a.
   		them-give-PRET position the prince the other PL-boy-PL, as  PL-man-PL-already.

   	57) 	axta ni:kan ahsi-k ne tu-ka:suh.
   		to here arrive-PRET the our-story.

The Story of a King
(Historia de un Rey)

   		(1) Once there was a king; he had a son. (2) Since he was his only one, the king loved him, he really loved him. (3) He bought gold shoes for him, he bought gold shoes. (4) But, since he didn’t play outside, he became sad. (5) They had him there all alone; he began to get sick, he started to get ill. (6) His mother – we mean the queen – his mother said, “Let’s go take a walk there in the woods”. (7) “Let’s go see if you won’t cheer up a bit.” (8) So they went; she took him. (9) There on the plain they arrived at an old man’s house, a little old man.
		(10) There, there was an old man; he said, “Come in, señora, come in.” (11) He gave her a block of wood to sit on; “sit down”, he said. (12) The queen felt good that he attended them. (13) She was happy. (14) “Well”, the old man said, “your little son is sick, he’s sick”. (15) “Yes”, she said, “he’s sick”. (16) “All the doctors have come to see if they could cure him; they haven’t been able to, they haven’t been able”. (17) “So, he doesn’t get better”. (18) Then, the old man said, “Your son needs something”. (19) “Let him play with other boys, he will cheer up”. (20) “Wait”, he said, “don’t go”, “wait!”. (21) “My boys are going to come soon, they’re going to play”. (22) And towards the afternoon they come. (23) The three boys brought some little fish, and the other brought a nest of the mareño bird. (24) “Oh, look mama”, said the little boy. (25) “That’s what I wish were mine, that there”. (26) The little boy was happy. (27) The old man told her, “Look, he’s happy to see the little birds”. (28) He said to his sons, “This is going to be your friend”. (29) “You’ll go and he’ll go with you; he’ll go with you to have a good time”. (30) “He’s not here for you to hit him”. (31) “He is your friend”. (32) So they went. (33) They went there to the shores of the lake. (34) There, over there, they looked for some fish and the other one for a bird’s nest. (35) And they found one, they found it. (36) The little boy was happy; we mean the prince was happy. (37) Then, they returned. (38) He said to his mother, “Look, look, I brought a little bird”. (39) “That’s what I wanted, to play”. (40) “That’s what I was missing”. (41) “I am going to throw my shoes away”. (42) “I’m going to be barefoot just like my friends are”, he said. (43) He threw away his golden shoes; his mother picked them up. (44) “We’re going now”, said the old man; “You go too, but don’t forget, come anytime with your son; here are his friends to play with”. (45) “That’s what your son needed”.
		(46) Then, since his father was a kind, the king died. (47) The little boy, since now he was a man, became the king, he became king. (48) Then he remembered his friends; he said, “I”, he said, “I remember my friends, how we went to walk there on the shores of the lake”. (49) “I’m going to call them.” (50) He called them. (51) “Now”, he said, “I am the king, look!”. (52) “I remembered you, that you are my friends.” (53) “That’s why I called you”. (54) “I am going to give you a position, an office”. (55) “You will be a minister, you will be another minister, and you will be yet another minister”. (56) The prince gave an office to the boys, since they were men now. (57) That’s how far our story goes.