“tăm χŏj taś, iśm-ə-s-li, neŋχ-et sawi-man tăj-l-a, χŏj taś?” a śi taś sawi-ti neŋχ-et law-ə-l ănti: “tăm ɔχ-ti wɔj-ŋən, mŭw χɔr ik-eŋən taś.” “uj, năŋ, ɔχsar iki law-i-li-j-ə-l, năŋ śăχa jălta l'al' ji-l pa taś-ə-ŋ wɔs χuj, law-ə-l, l'al'-l'i ji-l. tăm ătti ɔχ-ti wɔj-ŋən χŏśa, mŭw χɔr-ŋən χŏśa l'al'-l'i ji-l pa itta mŭŋ χŏś-ew χɔt χălewət ti jŏχət-l pa śiti al law-a-tən, năŋ śiti law-a-ti, năŋ-en iśm-ə-l-li: χŏj taś? śiti law-a-ti: tăm ɔχsar ik-eŋən χɔr mŭs ik-eŋən taś.” “aχa. śiti ki śiti. śiti law-l-uw.” “law-a-ti: śi neŋχ-eŋən taś. mătti kălaŋ χɔr-a-ti.” kat χuləm kălaŋ χɔr-em-ə-s-ə-t pa śikəńśa uχəl-l-al jɔwəl-s-aj-ə-t. ɔχsar iki măn-man wŏj-ə-ŋ pŭl menm-ij-ə-l, law-i-li-j-ə-l, sămχ-ə-l wŏj-na u-l.

this who herd ask-0-PST-SG.3SG person-PL tend-CVB have-NONPST-PAS who herd [but] DP herd tend-NMLZ.IMPF person-PL say-0-NONPST DP this croak-NMLZ.PF animal-DU land male old:man-DU herd INTJ 2SG fox old:man say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST 2SG then ahead war come-NONPST and herd-0-PROPR town man say-0-NONPST war-TRANS come-NONPST this DP croak-NMLZ.IMPF animal-DU to land male-DU to war-TRANS come-NONPST and DP 1PL to-1PL house tomorrow to:here arrive-NONPST and so NEG say-IMP-DU 2SG say-IMP-PL 2SG-ACC/DAT ask-0-NONPST-SG.3SG who herd so say-IMP-2PL this fox old:man-DU male cow old:man-DU herd INTJ so if so so say-NONPST-1PL say-IMP-PL DP person-DU herd which reindeer draw-IMP-PL two three reindeer draw-INCH-0-PST-0-3PL and DP sled-PL-3SG toss-PST-PAS-0-3PL fox old:man go-CVB fat-0-PROPR morsel tear:off-FREQ-0-NONPST say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST heart-0-3SG fat-LOC be-NONPST

этот кто herd спросить-0-ПРОШ-ЕД.3ЕД человек-МН tend-КОНВ have-NONPST-ПАС кто herd [но] DP herd tend-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ человек-МН сказать-0-NONPST DP этот croak-НМЛЗ.ПРФ животное-ДВ земля male старик-ДВ herd МЕЖД 2ЕД лиса старик сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST 2ЕД тогда вперед война прийти-NONPST and herd-0-ПРОПР город мужчина сказать-0-NONPST война-TRANS прийти-NONPST этот DP croak-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ животное-ДВ к земля male-ДВ к война-TRANS прийти-NONPST and DP 1МН к-1МН дом завтра to:here прибыть-NONPST and так НЕГ сказать-ИМП-ДВ 2ЕД сказать-ИМП-МН 2ЕД-АКК/ДАТ спросить-0-NONPST-ЕД.3ЕД кто herd так сказать-ИМП-2МН этот лиса старик-ДВ male корова старик-ДВ herd МЕЖД так if так так сказать-NONPST-1МН сказать-ИМП-МН DP человек-ДВ herd который олень draw-ИМП-МН два три олень draw-ИНХ-0-ПРОШ-0-3МН and DP sled-МН-3ЕД toss-ПРОШ-ПАС-0-3МН лиса старик идти-КОНВ толстый-0-ПРОПР morsel tear:off-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST сердце-0-3ЕД толстый-ЛОК быть-NONPST

“Whose herd is this?” he asked the people guarding the herd, “whose herd?” And the people guarding the herd answered, “It’s the herd of the snake and old man mammoth.” The old fox said: “War will come to you, the old man from the rich city will come in war. War will come to the snake and old man mammoth and to us. It will come here tomorrow. Don’t talk like before. Say the following, if you are asked whose herd it is. Say, ‘It’s the herd of the old fox and the old bull.’” “Aha. Fine. That’s what we’ll say.” “Say that this is the herd of those people. Skin a few reindeer.” They skinned two or three reindeer and threw them on the sled. Old man fox went and tore of off the fatty pieces, ate, his heart was covered with fat.

itta jŏχi măn-l pa śikəńśa ɔm-el imi law-i-li-j-ə-l: “χŏti jik-ij-el paŋij-el, mŏla wel-s-ə-n?” “nemŏsa, law-ə-l, wel-m-em ănta. i kŭrəŋ wɔj ma mŭsməl-s-ə-m, śiti măn-ə-s.” itta ij amp păl law-i-li-j-ə-l: “ănta, ma jăχ-l-ə-m.” itta amp păl-iji măn-l, śi măn-l, śi măn-l, śi măn-l. măn-t-al ewəlt ătti amŏla tăχaj-na jŏχət-l pa śikəńśa ătti aj χɔt-iji ul-m-al. χɔt-iji ul-m-al pa χɔt-ə-l ătti wan-m-al uw-ə-l pelək pŭs-l-ə-lli, wan-m-al tăj-l-ə-lli pa ătti, ij imi χuj-ə-l ut'śa śikəńśa imŏsaj-na χul-l-ə-lli pa ătti ăt-l ij iki χălśa śi ji-t-al śat-l. śi jŭχ-ə-t mŏlaj-ə-t ăsa ler wŏs-i telna ijulti măns-ə-t-al śat-l. imŏsaj-na ti et-l pa kŭl. ti et-l pa śikəńśa itta iki law-ə-l, iki pela law-i-li-j-ə-l ănti: “ar neŋχuj, ar-l-al wɔj-l-al wel-i-li-s-ə-m pa năŋ-en itta prɔχɔdimɔst' tăχa, law-ə-l, ănta ul-ti pit-l.”

DP home go-NONPST and DP mother-3SG woman say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST how boy-DIM-3SG Palchik-3SG what kill-PST-0-2SG nothing say-0-NONPST kill-NMLZ.PF-1SG not:be one elk animal wound-PST-0-1SG so go-0-PST that one dog ear say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST not:be 1SG walk-NONPST-1SG that dog ear-DIM go-NONPST DP go-NONPST DP go-NONPST DP go-NONPST go-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG from DP what place-LOC arrive-NONPST and DP DP small house-DIM be-NMLZ.PF-3SG house-DIM be-NMLZ.PF-3SG and house-0-3SG DP see-NMLZ.PF-3SG door-0-3SG half open-NONPST-0-SG.3SG see-NMLZ.PF-3SG have-NONPST-0-SG.3SG and DP one woman man-0-3SG alone DP one-LOC hear-NONPST-0-SG.3SG and DP thing-3SG one old:man from:where FOC come-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG hear-NONPST DP tree-0-PL what-0-PL all root root-PROPR with everything tear-0-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG hear-NONPST one-LOC to:here come:forth-NONPST devil to:here come:forth-NONPST and DP that old:man say-0-NONPST old:man towards say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST DP many person many-PL-3SG animal-PL-3SG kill-0-IMPF-PST-0-1SG and 2SG-ACC/DAT DP [passage] place say-0-NONPST NEG be-NMLZ.IMPF start-NONPST

DP home идти-NONPST and DP мать-3ЕД женщина сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST как boy-ДИМ-3ЕД Palchik-3ЕД что убить-ПРОШ-0-2ЕД ничего сказать-0-NONPST убить-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-1ЕД not:be один elk животное wound-ПРОШ-0-1ЕД так идти-0-ПРОШ тот один собака ear сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST not:be 1ЕД идти-NONPST-1ЕД тот собака ear-ДИМ идти-NONPST DP идти-NONPST DP идти-NONPST DP идти-NONPST идти-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-3ЕД от DP что место-ЛОК прибыть-NONPST and DP DP маленький дом-ДИМ быть-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД дом-ДИМ быть-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД and дом-0-3ЕД DP видеть-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД дверь-0-3ЕД half открыть-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД видеть-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД have-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД and DP один женщина мужчина-0-3ЕД alone DP один-ЛОК слышать-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД and DP вещь-3ЕД один старик from:where ФОК прийти-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-3ЕД слышать-NONPST DP дерево-0-МН что-0-МН весь root root-ПРОПР с everything рвать-0-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-3ЕД слышать-NONPST один-ЛОК to:here come:forth-NONPST черт to:here come:forth-NONPST and DP тот старик сказать-0-NONPST старик в:направлении сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST DP много человек много-МН-3ЕД животное-МН-3ЕД убить-0-ИМПФ-ПРОШ-0-1ЕД and 2ЕД-АКК/ДАТ DP [passage] место сказать-0-NONPST НЕГ быть-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ начать-NONPST

He came home and the mother said: “Son Palchik, what did you kill?” “I didn’t kill anything,” he said. “I wounded an elk, but it got away.” Then Dog Ear said: “No, I’ll go.” Dog Ear went, went, and went. He went along and then came to some sort of place, there was a little house. There was a little house, he opened the door and looked, an old woman was lying there. Suddenly he could hear an old man coming from somewhere. He could hear him tearing trees out by their roots. Suddenly a demon appeared. He appeared there and he said to the old man: “I have killed many animals and you will not get rid of me.”

that horse-0-PL very strike-NONPST-0-SG.3SG kill-NONPST-0-SG.3SG draw-NONPST-0-SG.3SG hide-PL-3SG dry-NONPST-0-SG.3SG dry-NONPST-0-SG.3SG fresh with one horse water pull-NMLZ.IMPF-TRANS leave-0-NONPST fire tree bring-NMLZ.IMPF what-TRANS INTJ DP that horse hide-0-PL that leave-0-NMLZ.PF horse-0-3SG-LOC horse hide-PL-3SG sit-NONPST-PL.3SG town-LOC FOC bring-NONPST-SG.3SG town street along horse hide-PROPR sled with go-NONPST shout yell-LOC INTJ who from horse hide must-NONPST SBJV buy-IMP-PL buy-IMP-PL [those] stupid what 1PL rot-0-NMLZ.PF horse hide fresh horse hide where bring-NONPST-PL.1PL how horse hide what make-NONPST-PL.1PL DP walk-0-NONPST DP walk-0-NONPST-LOC one horse hide take-0-NMLZ.PF not:be toss-PST-0-SG.3SG to:here topple-PST-0-SG.3SG homewards go-0-PST think-FREQ-0-NONPST younger:brother-1SG-LOC 1SG deceive-PST-PAS-0-1SG perhaps Maxim-LOC 1SG 3-ACC/DAT say-0-NONPST take:care-NONPST-SG.1SG axe-0-3SG sharpen-NONPST and DP think-FREQ-0-NONPST say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST lie-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG from woman-3SG say-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG lie-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG from neck-0-3SG piece-LOC cut-0-NONPST-SG.1SG night-3SG go-NONPST-0-1SG DP much horse-1SG very:much find-0-PST axe-0-3SG prepare-NONPST-0-SG.3SG sharpen-NONPST-0-SG.3SG younger:brother-3SG DP speech-0-PL hear-PST-0-SG.3SG recognise-0-PST-SG.3SG DP recognise-0-PST-SG.3SG arrive-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-PST to:there elder:brother-0-3SG [and] money-0-PL see-0-PST what-LOC DP DP old woman where lie-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST lie-NMLZ.IMPF place-3SG what all investigate-PST-0-SG.3SG younger:brother-3SG DP this as [sofa] DP lie-0-NONPST bed-3SG from lie-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST

тот horse-0-МН очень strike-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД убить-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД draw-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД прятать-МН-3ЕД dry-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД dry-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД fresh с один horse вода тянуть-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-TRANS оставить-0-NONPST огонь дерево принести-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ что-TRANS МЕЖД DP тот horse прятать-0-МН тот оставить-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ horse-0-3ЕД-ЛОК horse прятать-МН-3ЕД сидеть-NONPST-МН.3ЕД город-ЛОК ФОК принести-NONPST-ЕД.3ЕД город street вдоль horse прятать-ПРОПР sled с идти-NONPST кричать yell-ЛОК МЕЖД кто от horse прятать must-NONPST СОСЛ buy-ИМП-МН buy-ИМП-МН [those] stupid что 1МН rot-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ horse прятать fresh horse прятать где принести-NONPST-МН.1МН как horse прятать что делать-NONPST-МН.1МН DP идти-0-NONPST DP идти-0-NONPST-ЛОК один horse прятать взять-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ not:be toss-ПРОШ-0-ЕД.3ЕД to:here topple-ПРОШ-0-ЕД.3ЕД homewards идти-0-ПРОШ think-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST younger:brother-1ЕД-ЛОК 1ЕД deceive-ПРОШ-ПАС-0-1ЕД perhaps Maxim-ЛОК 1ЕД 3-АКК/ДАТ сказать-0-NONPST take:care-NONPST-ЕД.1ЕД топор-0-3ЕД sharpen-NONPST and DP think-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST лежать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-3ЕД от женщина-3ЕД сказать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-3ЕД лежать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-3ЕД от neck-0-3ЕД piece-ЛОК резать-0-NONPST-ЕД.1ЕД ночь-3ЕД идти-NONPST-0-1ЕД DP много horse-1ЕД very:much найти-0-ПРОШ топор-0-3ЕД приготовить-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД sharpen-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД younger:brother-3ЕД DP speech-0-МН слышать-ПРОШ-0-ЕД.3ЕД recognise-0-ПРОШ-ЕД.3ЕД DP recognise-0-ПРОШ-ЕД.3ЕД прибыть-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-ПРОШ to:there старший:брат-0-3ЕД [and] money-0-МН видеть-0-ПРОШ что-ЛОК DP DP старый женщина где лежать-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST лежать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ место-3ЕД что весь investigate-ПРОШ-0-ЕД.3ЕД younger:brother-3ЕД DP этот as [sofa] DP лежать-0-NONPST постель-3ЕД от лежать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST

He slaughtered the horses, finished them off, skinned them, dried the fresh skins. One horse remained to transport water, to transport firewood. He brought these horse-skins to the city on the remaining horse. He rode along the streets of the city with the horse-skins and yelled: “Hey, who needs horse-skins? If you need them, buy them.” “What, you fool? Where should we put rotten horse-skins, raw horse-skins? What should we do with them?” As long as he went on, they did not buy a single skin, so he threw them out there, toppled them over. He rode home. He thought: “My brother Maxim has deceived me. I’ll take care of him.” He sharpened an axe, thought, and said: “While he’s sleeping,” he said to his wife, “while he’s sleeping, I’ll chop his neck, I’ll go over at night. So many horses gone.” He got the axe ready, sharpened it. His brother sensed these words, guessed them. The older brother had gone there, had seen the money and had found out where the old woman slept, where her bed was. The younger brother slept on the couch, like I do, she slept on the bed.