think of the sun.
I can play in the sun.
The sun is warm.
I am happy in the sun.
Sh�� j��honaa'���� baa nits��skees.
Sh[��,][��,]'g���� naashn��e [l-]eh.
J��honaa'���� bits'��n��[l-]doi.
Sh[��,][a,]'j[i,]' shi[l-] h��zh[��,].
[Illustration]
I think of my horse.
I like to ride my horse in the wind.
Shi[l-][��,][��,]' baa nits��skees.
N��yol bii' shil[��,][��,]' nashiy��ego shi[l-] y��'��t'����h.
[Illustration]
I think of the deer.
I think of the birds.
Sh�� b[i,][i,]h baa nits��skees [l-]eh.
Sh�� ts��dii baa nits��skees [l-]eh.
[Illustration]
I look at my flag.
I think of my school.
Shi dah na'at'a'�� n��sh'[��,].
Sh�� '��lta' baa nits��skees [l-]eh.
[Illustration]
I think of my big sister.
My big sister and I go to school.
Sh��d�� baa nits��skees.
Sh��di d���� sh�� '����n��ilta'.
[Illustration]
I can go to school.
I go to school every day.
I like my school.
'����n��shta'go bee haz'[��,].
T'���� '��kw����j[��,] '����n��shta'.
'����n��shta'��g���� shi[l-] y��'��t����h.
My school is far from my home.
My school is off the reservation.
I will go to school five years.
I will learn.
I will learn many things.
'����n��shta'd���� '���� shighan doo deegh��n�� da.
Naabeeh�� bik��yah bits'[��,][��,]di '����n��shta'.
'����n��shta'go 'ashdla' n��doohhah.
'��hwiideesh'����[l-].
L[a,]'��g���� '��hwiideesh'����[l-].
[Illustration]
I may learn to be a carpenter.
A carpenter uses a saw.
A carpenter builds houses.
Tsin nehech'iishgo t'��adoo le'�� bee '��daal'[��,][��,]j[��,] daats'�� '��hwiideesh'����[l-].
Kin '����[l-][��,][��,]nii tsin bee nihech'iish�� choyoo[l-]'[��,].
Tsin niyiich'iishii kin '��deile'.
[Illustration]
A painter uses a brush.
A painter paints houses.
I may learn to be a painter.
Da'adleesh��g���� '���� bee da'adleesh�� chodayoo[l-]'[��,].
Da'adleesh��g���� kin deidleesh [l-]eh.
Kin deidleesh��g���� daats'�� nish[l-][��,][i,] doolee[l-].
[Illustration]
A farmer lives on a farm.
A farmer lives in the country.
I may learn to be a farmer.
K'ee'd��dl��h�� d��'��k'ehgi bighan.
K'ee'd��dl��h�� k��yah bii' k����hat'[��,].
K'����'d��lgh����j�� daats'�� '��hwiideesh'����[l-].
[Illustration]
I may learn to take care of cars.
Chid�� baa '��h��y[��,][��,]j�� daats'�� bihwiideesh'����[l-].
[Illustration]
I may learn to cook.
Ch'iy����n '��l'[��,][��,]j�� daats'�� b��hwiideesh'����[l-].
[Illustration]
I may learn to mend shoes.
K�� '��n����l'��n�� daats'�� nish[l-][��,][i,] doolee[l-].
[Illustration]
My sister may learn to be a housekeeper.
Sh��d�� sh[��,][��,] '���� kin baa '��h��y[��,][��,]j�� '��hwiidoo[l-]'����[l-].
[Illustration]
My sister may learn to sew.
Shilah daats'�� '���� n��da'a[l-]kad doolee[l-].
[Illustration]
My sister may learn to be a waitress.
Shilah sh[��,][��,] '���� da'ad[��,][��,] g��ne' nda'aka' y��hwiidoo[l-]'����[l-].
[Illustration]
My sister may learn to help sick people.
My sister will learn to do the work she likes.
Sh��d�� daats'�� '���� din�� bitah dahoneezgai��g���� y��k�� 'an��lwo' doolee[l-].
Sh��di sh[��,][��,] naanish t'���� bi[l-] y��'��t'����h��g���� y��hwiidoo[l-]'����[l-].
[Illustration]
I look at my flag.
Shidah na'at'a'�� n��sh'[��,].
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My flag means my home.
My flag means my father and mother.
My flag means my sisters and brothers.
Shidah na'at'a'�� kwii nighan shi[l-]n�� nahalingo sh�� '��t'��.
Shidah na'at'a'�� shim�� d���� shizh��'�� bi[l-] 'ahee[l-]t'��ego baa nits��skees.
Shidah na'at'a'�� '���� shilahk���� d���� sik'is���� bi[l-] 'ahee[l-]t'��ego baa nts��skees.
[Illustration]
My flag means the sheep and the lambs.
My flag means the sun and the corn.
Shidah na'at'a'�� dib�� d���� dib��y��zh�� biniiy�� '��t'��.
Shidah na'at'a'�� j��honaa'���� d���� naad[��,][��,]' biniiy�� '��t'��.
[Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration]
My flag means my school.
My flag means I can go to school.
Shidah na'at'a'�� '����n��shta' biniiy�� '��t'��.
Shidah na'at'a'�� '���� '����n��shta' yee has'[��,].
[Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration]
[Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration]
My flag means I can learn many things.
My flag means I can learn to do the work I like.
Shidah na'at'a'�� '���� l[a,]'��g���� '��hwiideesh'��a[l-]go yee has'[��,].
Shidah na'at'a'�� '���� naanish t'���� shi[l-] y��'��t'����h sh[��,][��,] b��hwiideesh'��a[l-]go yee has'[��,].
[Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration]
[Illustration]
I think of my country.
Shik��yah baa nits��skees.
[Illustration]
I think of the things I have in my country.
I think of the things I can do in my country.
My country is good.
Shik��yah biih t'��adoo le'�� h��l��n��g���� baa nits��skees.
Shik��yah biih t'���� bee sh�� haz'[��,][��,] sh[��,][��,] baa nits��skees.
Shik��yah '���� y��'��t'����h.
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