us jis-na, i kŭl iki u-s. χŭli-l-a, χɔt-l χŭl-eŋ χŭl-eŋ. i nemŏsa neŋχuj ... χɔt-l. imŏsaj-na ătti turəm ewəlt jăχt-ə-l, kŭt ewəlt śikəńśa kurɔpatka jŏχət-l. kurɔpatkaj-ə-l-na ińśəs-l-a: “iki, iki, năŋ mŏla-ji χɔt-en χŭl-eŋ?” lŭw law-ə-l: “ma ătti im-em sem-li păl-li, i ăn werit-l χɔt-l ătti.” “năŋ ătti χălewət pa jŏχət-l-ə-m, im-en jŏχət-l-ə-m mŏsa wel-i. i jŏχət-l-ə-m pa śikəńśa χɔt-en ătti jămsiji leśat-ti pit-l-em.” itta kŭl iki, śi kurɔpatka măn-l. kurɔpatka măn-ti jŭpi-na śikəńśa itta kŭl iki wŭ-l-li im-el, lăp resk-ə-l-li. lăp resk-ə-lli pa śikəńśa śi lajləs-l, śi lajləs-l. itta kurɔpatkaj-ə-l sij-ə-l wek ăntam. be-PST time-LOC one devil old:man be-PST get:dirty-NONPST-PAS house-3SG dirt-PROPR dirt-PROPR [and] nothing person … house-3SG one-LOC DP sky from walk-0-NONPST middle from DP Kuropatka arrive-NONPST Kuropatka-0-3SG-LOC ask-NONPST-PAS old:man old:man 2SG what-TRANS house-2SG dirt-PROPR 3 say-0-NONPST 1SG DP woman-1SG eye-CAR ear-CAR [and] NEG can-NONPST house-3SG DP 2SG DP tomorrow and arrive-NONPST-0-1SG wife-2SG arrive-NONPST-0-1SG what kill-IMP.SG [and] arrive-NONPST-0-1SG and DP house-2SG DP well prepare-NMLZ.IMPF start-NONPST-SG.1SG that devil old:man DP Kuropatka go-NONPST Kuropatka go-NMLZ.IMPF behind LOC DP that devil old:man take-NONPST-SG.3SG woman-3SG closed strike-0-NONPST-SG.3SG closed strike-0-NONPST-SG.3SG and DP DP wait-NONPST DP wait-NONPST that Kuropatka-0-NONPST noise-0-3SG forever not:be A long time ago there lived a demon. He was filthy and his house was filthy, filthy. Once Kuropatka came flying along through the sky. Kuropatka asked him: “Old man, old man, why is your house filthy?” And he answered: “My wife is blind and deaf, she can’t clean the house.” “Tomorrow I will come again. Kill you wife before I return. I will come again and clean your house really well.” This Kuropatka left. After Kuropatka had left the demon took his wife and killed her. He killed her and waited. For a long time no Kuropatka came. imŏsaj-na jŏχət-l kurɔpatka. kurɔpatka jŏχət-l, kurɔpatka law-ə-l: “nu, χŏti im-en wel-s-en?” tăm-el law-ə-l: “im-em wel-s-em, ittam χɔt-em leśat-i.” itta kurɔpatka jŭχ tăj-na, sumət tăj-na nŏχ lat-em-l pa law-ə-l: “ma χɔt-en ăn leśat-l-em, năŋ χɔt' im-en wel-s-en. tăm jiləp mŭw, tăm ătti sŏχ-ə-ŋ mŭw, jiləp ɔms-an-ti pŏraj-na năŋ kŭl-ə-t stŏb isŭkliji ăntam-ə-t u-s-ə-t tăta.” itta śikəńśa kŭl iki juχl-ə-l alem-ə-l, kurɔpatku wel-ti wŭtśi-l-li. ńɔl-l-al, juχəl-l-al kăs-t-al ewəlt kurɔpatka purl-ə-nt-l, măn-l kămən lapət ńurəm wŭlti i ăt-l kŭl ik-el śiti-ji talti-ji χiś-l. one-LOC arrive-NONPST Kuropatka Kuropatka arrive-NONPST Kuropatka say-0-NONPST INTJ how woman-2SG kill-PST-SG.2SG this-3SG say-0-NONPST woman-1SG kill-PST-1SG that house-1SG prepare-IMP.SG that Kuropatka tree top-LOC birch top-LOC up sit-INCH-NONPST and say-0-NONPST 1SG house-2SG NEG prepare-NONPST-SG.1SG 2SG [although] woman-2SG kill-PST-SG.2SG this new land this DP hair-0-PROPR land new sit-FREQ-NMLZ.IMPF time-LOC 2SG devil-0-PL [that] everything not:be-0-3PL be-PST-0-3PL here DP DP devil old:man bow-0-3SG lift-0-NONPST [Kuropatka.ACC] kill-NMLZ.IMPF want-NONPST-SG.3SG arrow-PL-3SG bow-PL-3SG seize-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG from Kuropatka fly-0-FREQ-NONPST go-NONPST each seven glade through [and] thing-3SG devil old:man-3SG so-TRANS empty:handed-TRANS remain:behind-NONPST Suddenly Kuropatka came. Kuropatka came and said: “Well, did you kill your wife?” He said: I killed my wife, now clean the house.” Kuropatka flew to the top of the tree, to the top of the birch and said: “I won’t clean your house, even if you have killed your wife. When the new earth, the grassy earth appears again, let none of you devils be here.” The demon took his bow and wanted to kill Kuropatka. By the time he found a bow and arrow Kuropatka had flown off. He flew through seven glades and the demon remained there with empty hands.