sčətxʷəd ʔi tiʔiɬ k̓ʷəčəldiʔ– Bear and Rabbit
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tut̕ilib, tiʔiɬ k̓ʷəčəldiʔ ʔə tiʔiɬ sgʷas st̕ilibs. tul̕ʔqʷic tiʔiɬ st̕ilibs. tut̕ilib ʔə tiʔiɬ st̕ilibs. tubixʷid tiʔiɬ šaw̓šaw̓ ʔal tiʔiɬ st̕ilibs ʔuqʷiʔaac tiʔiɬ sq̓axʷ ʔi tiʔiɬ st̕əs. ʔəsʔistəʔ ti sgʷaʔs st̕ilibs ʔə tiʔiɬ k̓ʷəčəldiʔ. ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ kʷi gʷəsʔəst̕əs.
“Rabbit sang his song. His song was from downstream. He sang his song. He shook the bones as he sang. He called out for the ice and cold weather. That was Rabbit’s power song. He wanted it to be cold.