Makoons o-gii-nandawaabandaanan omakizinan. Gii-wanisin. Bezhig makizin gii-wanisin. Gii-kiikaji. Gii-wii-izhaa agwajiing. Agwajiing gii-kisinaa. Gii-pi-noodin. Makoons gii-wii-kiiwose. Gaawiin o-gii-kashkitoosiin.

O-gii-nandawaabandaan wiigiwaaming. O-gii-nandawaabandaan michisag. Gaawiin atesinoon. O-gii-nandawaabandaan ishpiming apabiwining. Gaawiin atesinoon. O-gii-nandawaabandaan adoopowining. Gaawiin atesinoon.

O-gii-kagwejimaan owiijiiwaaganan. "Niiji, gigii-waabandaan na nimakizin?" "Gaawiin, niiji," gii-ikido wiijiiwaagan. Wiijiiwaagan o-gii-nandawaabandaan. O-gii-nandawaabandaan agwajiing. Gaawiin o-gii-mikansiin.

Makoons gii-segizi. Gii-gichi-zegizi. Gii-kisinaa. Gii-wii-pimose. O-gii-waabandaan animosh obimikawewin. Gii-pimose. O-gii-nandawaabamaan o-dayan. Gaawiin o-gii-mikawaasiin. O-gii-nandawaabandaan miinawaa.

Makoons gii-izhaa agwajiing. Gii-pimose. O-gii-waabamaan o-dayan. Animosh gii-pi-izhaa wewiib.

Animosh o-gii-pimiwidoon gegoo. Mii'iwe Makoons gii-waabandang. Animosh o-gii-odaapinaan omakizin! "Gaawiin! Ninday!" gii-ikido Makoons. Makoons gii-pimibatoo. Animosh gii-pimibatoo.

Makoons gii-segizi. Mii'iwe o-gii-noondawaan owiijiiwaaganan. "Makoons! Ningii-mikaan!" Wiijiiwaagan o-gii-mikaan i'iw makizin. Animosh o-gii-pagidinaan apabiwining. Makoons gii-paapi.

Ikidowinan (Vocabulary)

• Makoons: (A name, meaning Little Bear)

• o-nandawaabandaan: he/she looks for (it)

• omakizinan: his/her moccasins

• gii-wanisin: it was lost

• bezhig: one

• gii-kiikaji: he/she was cold

• gii-wii-izhaa: he/she wanted to go

• agwajiing: outside

• gii-kisinaa: it was cold (weather)

• gii-pi-noodin: the wind came

• giiwose: to hunt

• gaawiin o-gii-kashkitoosiin: he/she couldn't do it

• wiigiwaaming: in the lodge/house

• michisag: on the floor

• apabiwining: on the chair

• ishpiming: up high

• adoopowining: on the table

• o-gii-kagwejimaan: he/she asked him/her

• wiijiiwaagan: a friend/partner

• niiji: my friend

• gii-segizi: he/she was scared

• gii-gichi-zegizi: he/she was very scared

• gii-wii-pimose: he/she wanted to walk

• animosh: dog

• animosh obimikawewin: dog's track/trail

• o-gii-pimiwidoon: he/she moved/brought it

• o-gii-odaapinaan: he/she took it

• ninday: my dog

• gii-pimibatoo: he/she ran

• o-gii-noondawaan: he/she heard him/her

• ningii-mikaan: I found it

• i'iw makizin: that moccasin

• gii-paapi: he/she laughed

• gaawiin o-gii-mikansiin: he/she did not find it

• o-gii-nandawaabamaan: he/she looked for him/her/it (animate)

• gaawiin o-gii-mikawaasiin: he/she did not find him/her/it (animate)

Gagwedwewinan (Comprehension Questions)

1- Aaniin gaa-wanitood Makoons?

2- Awenen gaa-odaapinang omakizin?

3- Awenen gaa-mikang i'iw makizin?

English Translation

Little Bear Lost It

Little Bear was looking for his moccasins. One moccasin was lost. He was cold. He wanted to go outside. It was cold outside. The wind blew. Little Bear wanted to go hunting, but he couldn't do it.

He looked in the house. He looked on the floor. It wasn't there. He looked up high on the chair. It wasn't there. He looked on the table. It wasn't there.

He asked his friend. "My friend, did you see my moccasin?" "No, my friend," his friend said. His friend looked. He looked outside. He didn't find it.

Little Bear was scared. He was very scared. It was cold. He wanted to walk. He saw the dog's tracks. He walked. He looked for his dog. He did not find him. He looked again.

Little Bear went outside. He walked. He saw his dog. The dog ran up to him quickly.

The dog brought something. That's when Little Bear saw it. The dog had taken his moccasin! "No! My dog!" Little Bear said. Little Bear ran. The dog ran.

Little Bear was scared. That's when he heard his friend. "Little Bear! I found it!" His friend found the moccasin. The dog put it on the chair. Little Bear laughed.