Verbs & Nouns Story 1 – Jamie Wilson 1

Shke’iiwi Nwiijkiwenh

Ngoding mewinzha shki-biboon giizis giizhgad ngii zhaa wiiji nwiijkiwenhyag.

Ngii-zhaamin zhooshkwaadegamigong miinwaa ngii-zhooshkwaadewag biindig miinwaa

zhooshkjiwaaganag shkweyaang aw kinoomaagegamig.

Iw gii shkwaa pangishmo miinwaa ngii-gwajiwag.

Ngii-bmosen dawewgamigong ge naajmiijmewag miinwaa mnikwewag.

Ngii giishpnanaan bkwezhigaans miinwaa zaaw-doodooshaboo.

Nwiijkiwenhyag giishpnanaan waashkabang miinwaa minwaagmig mii dash ngii-bmosen

nwiigwaaming.

Aw mikanan dbiknaagwad onji naanind waaskonechganan gawii-nakiimgatsii.

Ngii-zegzimin.

Gchi-geskaa giinwiind gii noondwaa gaashiin’i mbiigziiwin. Ndi-noogshkaamin miinwaa ndi-

noondwaamin.

“Gii gaazhaag na?” kida nwiijkiwenh Ocean.

“Ndi gnabach” kida nwiijkiwenh Sky.

Jaanmendam aw kina wiya miinwaa niin kida “Ndi-ndawendaanmin mkawaan gaazhaag

aw niiskaadad!”

Ndi-noondwaamin nawaj bangii’mbiigziiwinan.

Bangii’mbiigziiwinan aw maajiiyaazo giizhik-mtigoog besho pagjigewnish kikwaabik.

Aw Gaazhaag gii maa ngoji.

Ndi-maajtaamin gii ndawwaabmaan miinwaa wmoon’aan gooning.

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“Ndi mkaajigaazo gaazhaagens pagjigewnish-kikwaabikong” kida Sky.

Gaazhagens gii ozaawmingaazo miinwaa aapji gwaji.

Ndi-debibizhmin gaazhaagens miinwaa ngii-bmosen nwiigwaaming.

Ndi gnoonaan ngitziimag miinwaa ggwedwe “Gshki’ewzi niin gnawenmaan na?

Gaazhagens aw akina nzhikewzi.”

Ngitziimag kida “….”

Ngii nsaanendam gaaw wiya gwiinwaabmaa maaba gaazhaagens.

Aanwi ngii mnowaangozi gaaw wiya ndawenmaan gaazhaagens onji mkaajigaazo shke’iiwi

wiijkiwenh.
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My New Friend

Once long ago on a cold January day I went out with my friends.

We went to the arena and we skated and sledded on the hills behind the school.

We had a lot of fun but it started getting dark and we were cold so we walked to the store for

food and hot drinks.

I bought cookies & tea and my friends bought candy and hot chocolate.

Then we were going to my house to watch a movie, relax and be warm.

We left the store and the roads were dark because some of the lights did not work.

We were scared when we heard a small noise. We stopped and listened.

“Was that a cat?” asked my friend Ocean.

“I think so” said my friend Sky.

This worried everyone, and I said “We need to find it! The weathers getting bad.

We listened for more little noises.

The little noises led us to a group of cedar trees near a garbage can.

The cat was here somewhere.

We started looking, digging through snow.

When Sky screamed “I found him! He was in the garbage! “

The kitten was orange and he was very cold.

We caught the kitten and went to my house.

He was friendly. I talked to my parents about the kitten we found and asked
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“Can I keep him? The kitten is all alone.

My parents said I could keep him if nobody came for him in a week.

I felt sad, nobody missed this kitten.

But I was also happy nobody wanted the kitten because I found a new friend.