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3. The Killing of the Bull
Lawrence Mithlo

(3.1)
K'adi N1a'ts7liibind1ayee'igh33'7, nd4 doob1]g0laadan1'a7, g0l9n1'a.

(3.2)
'!koo T0b1jishchin4] bim1] '1yii[nd7n1'a.
"Shim1, k'adi '1ghahy1 N1a'ts7li bind1ayee'7gh33'7 naagh17 bich'88diy4shdz1."
goo[nd7n1'a.
'!koo hich'88'ihaadz1n1'a.

(3.3)
'!7 n1a'ts7li7 dooha'sh9 baaj0ya'le'1t'4dash9 sit9n1'a.
D1dzi[gash9 'I[ch'3go dees'9go sit9n1'a.

(3.4)
Han1'ansh9 bich'8nj7]y1n1'a.
'!sh9 jiisd1n1'ago 'a'11[n1'a.
"Ha'gohee 'aa7 n1a'ts7li7 sishx4n1?"
j7]z8go jichago jiisd1n1'a.

(3.5)
N1go, d1h1gohndii, [7ghe'naa'indil4 kaah7[ghon1'a.
"'Iy1ab22 nchago s7nd1?"
goo[nd7n1'a.

(3.6)
N1go, T0b1jishchin4] '1nd7n1'a:
"'Aa7 N1a'ts7li7 bind1ayee'igh33'7 nd4 doob1]g0laada7 ha'y1goda [a' hish[11 sishx4 ]s8'7; dooha'y1go [a' hosh[1 h1t'4da7 bigee hishcha."
yii[nd7n1'a.

(3.7)
N1go [7ghe'naa'i'ndil47 T0b1jiishchin4] '1yii[nd7n1'a:
"'&y22] d99n 'i[dag4 ']'1]go d1s7 bij47 si'37 '1zh8 n1ha'ishnd77[.

!koo k'adi n[d00ndiigo, '1d77d77 'id1h4go ']'1]7 'n[ghee.

!koo, 'aaee ]n[ghogo, d1dz22sh9 bij47 naahihnd1daa[.

'!koo, bij477 'i[nd7y1 'ij0nsigo, d77d77 d1s7'iyah4go ']'1]7 'n[ghee."
goo[nd7n1'a.
G0zh=go kaohndiin1'a.

(3.8)
'!kogo:
"K'adi, 'h2'1['9! Koy1 'n[ghee!D1'1n[dishnd77 d7k'eh d1'1kaay1!"
'1ndil47 goo[nd7n1'a.

(3.9)
N1go T0b1jiishchin4]:
"'!h2h, d1'1kaa."
goo[nd7n1'a.

(3.10)
N1go 'id1h4go ']'1]7 'oo[ghon1'a.
N1a'ts7lin7 sit97 d1s7bit['1sh9 nj7[ghon1'a.
N1go d1dz22sh9 bij477 naahihnd1n1'a.
D1s7'i[nd7y1 'ij00sin1'a.
N1go bich'3n1shdii[ghon1'a.
D1s7'iyah4go ']'1]7 'ija[ghon1'a.

(3.11)
N1a'ts7lin7 bidee7 ']'1]n7 '1kaa yeenaan1gadz99sn1'a.
T11n 'i[dag4 ']'1]n7 d77k'eh naisndiln1'a.
D1s7'ik4y3, d99n ']'1]7 hik'4n11godeesch'7n1'a.
Jiist97 d1goch'88 '1h11n4y1 ts1deest[izhn1'a.

(3.12)
'!koo d77d77 'i[d= nd4 doob1]g0laada7 n11jiyeesx9n1'a.

(3.13)
'!koo T0b1jiishchin4] bim1] yaan1dz1n1'a.
"N1a'ts7li bind1ayee'igh33'n7 n11z4[h9."
yii[nd7n1'a.

(3.14)
N1go Isdz1n1dleesh4], 'i[4]z8go
"'Ih4hee!"
nd7go, naan1'azhishn1'a.