Yokt p'ses'm'k etutci mutc-ithasuski‛tit w'skitapyik, nit el-ithamot; w'nimi‛tonya elkwiu m'teaulinwâk'n'k w'niswititwa kisi‛to-w-aptem'nya elmalkak alokek; w'ktcitci‛tonya ikwewatmo‛tit; yohot w'lithatmowâk'n milan weswekautinya w'skitk'mikwuk. W't-iyokonya nisumatidcihi; "teketc pemlak'wik k'wipetinya naka tan etutci tokiyaye‛kw, mosa w'sami wiwisake‛kw k'tapskapinya; mosa na panakwesike‛kw teki-yaka m'tintakwi Ketckikila‛sis; tcika-te mosak nemdcesike‛kw, kenok-lo medc-te k'sankewusinya tekiu not'we‛kw mekweyit miku m'tintakw; aptc tcika-te nit mosak panakwesike‛kw; medc-te k'piskikweyinya teki not'we‛kw asakwakw t'l-intakw. Nit naka todciu k'nektem'nya k'wotiwa naka wiuniu k't-alapinya."

Ewasiswit sespethaso; etas-metetakw'sit Ketckikila‛sis etas-te amiktekwho; akwontc k'tci-epitwit w'kelhumwan: "skowas nitsekes teki not'wukw Apal'kamutc." En w'sankwusinen tekiu atututetc madce-w'spasloket madce-kwihit (wespastakw'sit naka wespasloket); katama askowasiu. Nit wedci amiktekw'hit; nit-te na k'tci-epitwit, et'li-muskasi‛tit ketul-te w'skitk'mikw, kenok-lo w't'li-m'saknasinasp'nik tesakwiu kinatkwekusit pitceyit k'siw'sk. Nit el-tesmo‛tit katama kisi-penekwesiwiyik, skat widcokemamok.

Passamaquoddy Texts — Part 52

Nit-lo petciyeyat elkwiu etas-lintowâk'n sipsis'k w't'lintowatm'nya naka mikwiyik-li m'saknawusiyik; hahadciu wedc'wau; w'skitkumikok wedcwauyak, petci k'ti-pesetek kis'k wedcwauyak, kenok-lo katama sipkiklem'nya. Eli-maskelmat.

Passamaquoddy Texts — Part 52

But yellow or red, young or old, after a few days they are very weary of star land to which they had been taken (one had taken them), and they wish very much to return to earth. And something happened so as make them hurry all the more to be able to return (to earth). The star husbands, being absent all day hunting, say to them: "This flat rock, the big stone, you must not lift it up;" as before, they obey. (But) the younger one, so soon as the star husbands have gone away, seeks the flat rock to open it; she very much wishes to see the hole inside; then, as she raises it, what she sees is wonderful; the sky is there above the earth where they had been (had lived); furthermore, they see where they used to be when they were young, the lakes, woods and rivers. When the older woman sees this,--they almost break their hearts when they look at it.

Passamaquoddy Texts — Part 52