śi ul-l-i-m-al ewəlt śikəńśa tɔŋχa alt wan-na kalt wŭj-l-i-l-a tɔŋχa. imŏsa pŏraj-na mɔś χŏti mɔś mŏla χŭw ul-l-i-l-a. wan u-l pa χŭw u-l pa nemŏsa χŏl ănt es-l-a. jaj-l-al jŏχt-ə-l-i-l-ə-t pa jaj-l-al tŭta ătti sɔrńeŋ χɔmtep ewəlt il jăχ-l-ə-t, nŏχ jăχ-l-ə-t, lŭw pelaj-ə-l ănti wan-l-ə-t. itta wɔs kuśa rŭś-na tŭta lel-l-aj-ə-t pa niŋ-ə-l wan-na ănt es-l-aj-ə-t. “niŋ-em năŋ pil-en-na jŏχi χŏn-l.” nu śikəńśa, jaj-l-al tŏχi jina pa ewəl-l-ə-t ătti, niŋ-ə-l wan-na pa tŏχi śi ăn măn-l-ə-t ătti. “śiti lŭw jɔχ-ə-l jăməs tăj-l-a. mŭŋ lŭw-el jăm sŏχ-na, jăm mŏsaj-na tăl-l-ew pa śit-l-al tăj-man ul.”

DP быть-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД от DP DP only short-ЛОК spirit взять-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-NONPST ПАС DP однажды время-ЛОК story как что длинный жить-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-NONPST-ПАС short быть-NONPST and длинный быть-NONPST and ничего где НЕГ release-NONPST-ПАС старший:брат-МН-3ЕД прибыть-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-NONPST-0-3МН and старший:брат-МН-3ЕД там DP golden stairway от down идти-NONPST-0-3МН вверх идти-NONPST-0-3МН 3 в:направлении-0-3ЕД НЕГ видеть-NONPST-0-3МН тот город хозяин русский-ЛОК там сидеть-NONPST-ПАС-0-3МН and женщина-0-3ЕД short-ЛОК НЕГ release-NONPST-ПАС-0-3МН женщина-1ЕД 2ЕД товарищ-2ЕД-ЛОК homewards flee-NONPST МЕЖД DP старший:брат-МН-3ЕД to:there indeed and believe-NONPST-0-3МН DP женщина-0-3ЕД short-ЛОК and to:there ФОК НЕГ идти-NONPST-0-3МН DP так 3 мужчина-0-NONPST хорошо have-NONPST-ПАС 1МН 3-АКК/ДАТ хороший прятать-ЛОК хороший что-ЛОК тянуть-NONPST-ЕД.1МН and так-МН-3ЕД have-КОНВ быть

While they were living, he took her in the night. The tale goes on for a short or a long time. They lived long or short, she was not allowed to go anywhere. Her brothers arrived, the brothers went up the golden stairway there, went down, they came to see after her. The Russian city man had them sit there, but he did not let them near to his wife. “My wife will run away home with you.” The brothers believed this really and did not go to his wife. “The husband takes good care of her. We will bring him good hides, good clothes, and he will wear them.”

isŭkliji li-l-a, śikəńśa itta pŏr-niŋ-ə-t măn-ti pit-l-ə-t. pŏr-niŋ-ə-t măn-l-ə-t, śikəńśa itta sawəs χuj nŏχ lɔj-ə-l. tŏχi jŏχət-l pa śikəńśa sawəs χuj ătti ăt-l-al ăntam-ə-t. pŭt-l uže ăntam, ăsa liw-ə-m. śikəńśa numəs-ij-ə-l: “pa jis-na năŋ-en pa śir-na leśat-l-ə-m.” itta sawəs χuj jăŋχ-ə-l, kimət pun-l sup-ə-l kimət χătl pa wan-l-ə-lli. wŭl pańńiŋ iki wel-ə-l, jŏχi tu-l-li, ittam śikəńśa wŭ-l-li, śiti ătti lăsk-ə-l-li. a sam măn-l. śikəńśa itta pŏr-niŋ-ə-t alem-ə-l-a pa śikəńśa pŏr-niŋ-ə-t χɔt tu-l-a. pŏr-niŋ-ə-t śikəńśa ătti măksaj-en ătti pańńiŋ pŭt śikəńśa tup jets-ə-ti kum-ə-l ănta, numəlta śŏχəl wŭs ewəlt itta sawəs χuj śikəńśa ătti krucɔk wer-l pa isŭkliji nŏχ tal-l-ə-lal.

everything есть-NONPST-ПАС DP тот Por-женщина-0-МН идти-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ начать-NONPST-0-3МН Por-женщина-0-МН идти-NONPST-0-3МН DP тот Sawas мужчина вверх стоять-0-NONPST to:there прибыть-NONPST and DP Sawas мужчина DP think-МН-3ЕД not:be-0-3МН pot-3ЕД [уже] not:be весь есть-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ DP think-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST and время-ЛОК 2ЕД-АКК/ДАТ and way-ЛОК приготовить-NONPST-0-1ЕД тот Sawas мужчина идти-0-NONPST два.ОРД fish:trap-3ЕД piece-0-3ЕД два.ОРД день and видеть-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД большой burbot старик убить-0-NONPST homewards принести-NONPST-ЕД.3ЕД DP DP взять-NONPST-ЕД.3ЕД так DP бросать-0-NONPST-ЕД.3ЕД [но] [сам] идти-NONPST DP тот Por-женщина-0-МН lift-0-NONPST-ПАС and DP Por-женщина-0-МН дом принести-NONPST-ПАС Por-женщина-0-МН DP DP liver-2ЕД DP burbot pot DP only закончить-0-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ время-0-3ЕД not:be сверху доска opening от тот Sawas мужчина DP DP [hook] делать-NONPST and everything вверх тянуть-NONPST-0-МН.3МН

They ate everything up and the Por women decided to go out. The Por women went out, old man Sawas stood up. He went there, but they were gone. The pot was also gone, they had eaten everything. He thought: “Fine, the next time I’ll deal with you differently.” The next day old man Sawas went out to check on the second fishtrap. He caught a big, old burbot, brought it home, took it and three it. He himself went out. The Por women grabbed it and carried it home. At the Por women’s place the pot with the burbot had hardly begun to boil, some time passed, old man Sawas made a hook from above and pulled the whole liver up through an opening in the boards.

śi ila-ji ji-s. mitχuj pa mel'esnik-ŋən kim et-l-ə-ŋən pa wan-l-ə-llən jina pa śi lŏw kim et-ə-s. lŏw kim et-ə-s pa jiŋk jiś-ti măn-l. lin śi lŏw χŏśa măn-l-ə-ŋən pa jălta wan-l-ə-llən, mŏla lŭw wer-l. śi lŏw-en jiŋk χŏśa măn-ə-s pa jiŋk jińś-ə-s pa śikəńśa părta măn-l. părta măn-l pa wan-l-ə-llən χŏləś tăχa măn-l śi lɔw-en. părta jŏχət-l pa śikəńśa lŏw χɔt-ə-l-na lăŋ-ə-l. lin pŭrəś imi χŏśa măn-l-ə-ŋən pa law-l-ə-ŋən ătti: śi lɔw-ən mɔs-l min-emən nŏχ wŭ-ti-ji” a pŭrəś imi law-ə-l: “mŏla śir-na niŋ ătti nŏχ wŭ-l-lən. śi lŏw nŏχ wŭ-l-lən ki, niŋ kŭl-na śi wel-l-aj-tən. nu, law-ə-l, pa ila-ji ji-l, χŭnti pa, law-ə-l ătti, jiŋk jiś-ti mănt-al-na śi pŏraj-na niŋ tup werit-l-ə-llən wŭ-ti-ji pa i pelək-na măn-ti-ji. i pelək-na pit-l-ə-tən ki, lŭw kŭl-na ănt mŏśat-l-aj-tən.

DP вечер-TRANS прийти-ПРОШ Mitkhui and Melesnik-ДВ из come:forth-NONPST-0-3ДВ and видеть-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ДВ DP and horse из come:forth-0-ПРОШ horse из come:forth-0-ПРОШ and вода drink-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ идти-NONPST 3ДВ ФОК horse к идти-NONPST-0-3ДВ and from:behind видеть-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ДВ что 3 делать-NONPST DP horse-2ЕД вода к идти-0-ПРОШ and вода drink-0-ПРОШ and DP назад идти-NONPST назад идти-NONPST and видеть-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ДВ to:where место идти-NONPST DP horse-2ЕД назад прибыть-NONPST and DP horse дом-0-3ЕД-ЛОК войти-0-NONPST 3ДВ старый женщина к идти-NONPST-0-3ДВ and сказать-NONPST-0-3ДВ DP DP horse-0-2ДВ must-NONPST 1ДВ-АКК/ДАТ вверх взять-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-TRANS [но] старый женщина сказать-0-NONPST что way-ЛОК 2ДВ DP вверх взять-NONPST-ЕД.2ДВ DP horse вверх взять-NONPST-ЕД.2ДВ if 2ДВ черт-ЛОК ФОК убить-NONPST-ПАС-2ДВ МЕЖД сказать-0-NONPST and вечер-TRANS прийти-NONPST когда and сказать-0-NONPST DP вода drink-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ прийти-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-3ЕД-ЛОК ФОК время-ЛОК 2ДВ only can-NONPST-0-ЕД.2ДВ взять-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-TRANS and один half-ЛОК идти-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-TRANS один сторона-ЛОК fall-NONPST-0-2ДВ if 3 черт-ЛОК НЕГ получить-NONPST-ПАС-2ДВ

Night fell again. Mitkhui and Melesnik went outside and looked–the horse really did come out. The horse came out and went to drink water. They went after the horse, they watched from afar what it was doing. The horse went to the water, drank water and came back. It came back and they watched where the horse was going. It came back and went into the stable. They went to the old woman and said: “We must take this horse.” But the old woman said: “How will you take it? If you take the horse the demon will kill you. When night falls again when it goes out to drink water only then will you be able to take it and cross to the other side. If you make it to the other side, the demon will not catch you. He can’t go on water.”

śikəńśa itta pŏlnəri nŏχ purl-ə-l pa śikəńśa turəm aś-en χŏśa nŏχ jăŋχ-ə-l pa śiti śiti ul. “reχ wɔś-ti ew-et, law-ə-l, pŏsəχ-l-am lapət pŏsəχ ăsa liw-ə-m-ə-t. χŏti-ji, law-ə-l, lit-l? wer-ti-ji wer-ti-ji ma χŏti wer-ti?” itta turəm aśi śikəńśa lŭw pelaj-ə-l kerl-ə-l: “pa śiti χŏti śiti śi?” lŭw pa itta wɔt-ti wer-l pa śikəńśa ătti “as kŭtəp-na ăsa isŭkliji at χăl-l-ə-t.” itta śikəńśa itta lapət ewi śikəńśa nik lel-l-ə-t, măn-ti pit-l-ə-t. śi χɔrpi tewən, itta tewən-ni ji-l. as kŭtəp kem-na jŏχət-l pa śilta tak wɔt χɔj-ə-l pa śikəńśa isŭkliji śikəńśa śi itta isŭkliji χăl-l-ə-t. śikəńśa itta pŏlnəri śiməś ăj-ə-ŋ-na, piś-ə-ŋ-na jus telna śiti-ji măn-l ari-man mɔś-man, itta ewi-l-al ăsa χăl-l-ə-t.

DP тот grouse вверх летать-0-NONPST and DP небо отец-2ЕД к вверх идти-0-NONPST and так так быть berry собиратть-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ girl-МН сказать-0-NONPST young:animal-МН-1ЕД семь young:animal весь есть-0-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-0-МН как-TRANS сказать-0-NONPST хотеть-NONPST делать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-TRANS делать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-TRANS 1ЕД как делать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ тот небо отец DP 3 в:направлении-0-3ЕД turn-0-NONPST and так как так DP 3 and DP wind-TRANS делать-NONPST and DP DP Ob середина-ЛОК весь everything OPT умереть-NONPST-0-3МН DP DP тот семь girl DP riverwards сидеть-NONPST-0-3МН идти-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ начать-NONPST-0-3МН DP любить quiet тот quiet-TRANS прийти-NONPST Ob середина после-ЛОК прибыть-NONPST and тогда [так] wind catch-0-NONPST and DP everything DP DP DP everything умереть-NONPST-0-3МН DP тот grouse such luck-0-ПРОПР-ЛОК [wealth]-0-ПРОПР-ЛОК road с так-TRANS идти-NONPST sing-КОНВ tell:tale-КОНВ тот girl-МН-3ЕД весь умереть-NONPST-0-3МН

Then the wood grouse flew up and came to the heavenly father, that’s how it was. “The girls who gathered berries,” it said, “ate all of my seven nestlings. What am I to do?” Then the heavenly father turned to it: “How so?” He then made a wind: “Let everybody in the middle of the Ob die.” The seven girt down in the boot and got ready to push off. It was quiet, a stillness prevailed. They went as far as the middle of the Ob, sat down in the boat and got ready to push off. It was quiet, a stillness prevailed. They got as far as the middle of the Ob and then a strong wind arose and they all died. The wood grouse was happy and content and went along the path with songs and tales. The girls had all died.

ńŏχəm-l-ə-t ńǟwrem-l-al am-el jupi-na, waχl-ə-l luw-el, ompi al-li-l-ə-t. śiti śi ńŏχəm-l-ə-t am-el jupi-na. ǟj jik-ə-l lǟw-ə-l: “am-e, am-e, juw-a jŏχi. na, jiŋk-en jińś-i” am-el lǟw-ə-l änti: “kukuk, kukuk. mǟ män-s-ə-m, män-s-ə-m”. śi jik: “mǟ jŏχi än ji-l-ə-m”. śiti ńŏχəm-s-ə-t ńǟwrem-l-al am-el jupi-na ǟr χătl, ǟr ǟt, kew-ə-t χuwat-na taŋχa, juχ-ə-t χuwat-na, wăj-l-al χăś ari-s-ə-t, kur-l-al χăś wur-ri ji-s-ə-t pǟ χäta ńŏχəm-l-ə-t, śita wur suk-ə-t χiś-l-ə-t. wek kussi kukuk imi ńǟwrem-l-al läsk-ə-s-li. iśi ewəlt teχəl än wer-ə-l, ńǟwrem-l-al sam änt eŋm-ə-l-l-ə-lli. a tuŋ ǟr χuwat-na śi ewəlt wurti ńar sem eŋəm-ta pit-ə-s. lǟw-l-ə-t, śi ńar sem-ə-t iti kukuk ńǟwrem wurət ol-t-el.

бежать-NONPST-0-3МН ребенок-МН-3ЕД мать-3ЕД за-ЛОК beg-TR-0-NONPST 3-АКК/ДАТ dipper lift-ИМПФ-NONPST-0-3МН так ФОК бежать-NONPST-0-3МН мать-3ЕД за-ЛОК маленький boy-0-3ЕД сказать-0-NONPST мать-ВОК мать-ВОК прийти-ИМП homewards МЕЖД вода-2ЕД drink-ИМП.ЕД мать-3ЕД сказать-0-NONPST DP kukuk kukuk 1ЕД идти-ПРОШ-0-1ЕД идти-ПРОШ-0-1ЕД DP boy 1ЕД homewards НЕГ идти-NONPST-0-1ЕД так бежать-ПРОШ-0-3МН ребенок-МН-3ЕД мать-3ЕД за-ЛОК много день много ночь камень-0-МН вдоль-ЛОК DP дерево-0-МН вдоль-ЛОК сапог-МН-3ЕД прочь рвать-ПРОШ-0-3МН нога-МН-3ЕД прочь blood-TRANS прийти-ПРОШ-0-3МН and где бежать-NONPST-0-3МН там blood piece-0-МН remain:behind-NONPST-0-3МН forever for cuckoo женщина ребенок-МН-3ЕД бросать-0-ПРОШ-ЕД.3ЕД as от nest НЕГ делать-0-NONPST ребенок-МН-3ЕД сам НЕГ расти-0-TR-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД [но] тот много вдоль-ЛОК DP от красный fresh глаз расти-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ начать-0-ПРОШ сказать-NONPST-0-3МН DP fresh глаз-0-МН as cuckoo ребенок blood быть-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-3МН

The children ran after their mother, called to her, held out dippers. That is how they ran after their mother. The youngest son said: “Mama, mama, come home, drink water.” But the mother said: “Coo-coo, coo-coo, I’ve left, I’ve left.” And the son: “I won’t go home.” So the children ran after their mother many days and nights, over rocks, over trees, their shoes tore completely, their legs were stained with blood. Where they ran, red traces remained. The cuckoo rejected her children for good. From this time on she does not build a nest, nor does she raise her children herself. And on that path red eyes started to appear. They say it is as if the red eyes were the blood of the cuckoo’s children.