Senjecas - Chapter 6b - The Wolf

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प)								nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ɔ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
प	ब	फ	भ	म़	म			त	द	थ	ध	ल़	ल			च	ज	स	स़	र	न			क	ग	क़	ग़	ह	य			स्व	स्य			इ ई पि पी	ए एै पे पै	अ आ प पा	ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ	ओ औ पो पौ	उ ऊ पु पू			पं	पऺ	पॅ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = 1st person singular/plural	ABL = ablative suffix	COL = collective	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	PRV = privative prefix	SUP = supine
2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	LAT = lative suffix	PST = past	TRZ = transitivizer
3 = 3rd person	ADV = adverb	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	LOC = locative suffix	REV = reversive	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	Q = interrogative particle	YNG = young
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	QUOT = direct quotation
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	EP = epenthesis	IND = indicative	PP = patient (past) participle	RPR = recent perfective
V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	PRF = perfect	SBJ = subjunctive

Text

• He handed the reins to his brother and walked down the rise to the shore, javelin in hand.
• The wolf crouched and waited, not removing his burning gaze from the approaching youth.
• Coming within two hundred paces of the monster, Nestu took aim
• and hurled his javelin at the center eye, hoping to pierce through to the brain
• and thus end the encounter before it could begin.
• The wolf saw the javelin as it flew through the air and knew its destination.
• Quickly he leapt aside, but not quickly enough, for the javelin,
• although not reaching its intended target, lodged in the wolf's left flank.
• With a howl of rage he turned to pull out the javelin
• but only succeeded in breaking off the ashen haft.
• Dropping the haft as if it were a burning ember, he lunged at the youth seeking his throat.
• A quick leap to the right removed Nestu from the wolf's path
• but the wolf's right shoulder met his and knocked him to the ground.
• The wolf spun around and only an upraised shield prevented those fangs from embedding themselves in Nestu's throat.
• The shield, however, did not prevent the wolf's paw, though wounded, from gouging a huge gash in Nestu's right thigh.
• With the wolf's attention on removing the shield and exposing the throat,
• Nestu clenched the wolf's throat with his right hand and squeezed with all his strength.
• His breath cut off, the wolf reared up, lifting Nestu to his feet.
• Standing upright Nestu felt confidence return and throwing aside his shield, he reached under the wolf to grab his wounded thigh.
• Holding the wolf with his hands, he raised him above his head.
• Squeezing ever harder, Nestu cut off his breath of life with his right hand and the source of his strength with his left.
• As the overhead sun shone down upon them, the wolf gave a final throe and was still.
• He dropped the carcass to the ground, staggered, and fell to the ground.
• Through the haze of encroaching unconsciousness he saw his brother riding down the rise to him
• and, as he slipped into the darkness, felt his arms lift him up and carry him away.
• When he opened his eyes, the sun was just sinking below the land.
• Athnor had lit a fire and was sitting patiently beside it.
• He had already covered the thigh wound with crushed mistletoe berries
• and bound it with a sinew from the wolf's thigh.
• "What do we do now, brother?" At the sound of his voice, Athnor came over to him.
• "For the night we can sleep on it," he replied. "I will tend the fire tonight.
• From the top of the rise I saw an oak grove with enough branches on the ground to keep the fire going all night.
• It was there that I found the mistletoe with which to treat your wound.
• For now, eat some cakes and drink some mead.
• Sleep and in the morning we will make further plans.
• Morning is always wiser than evening."
• And so, despite the throbbing of his thigh, Nestu fell asleep.

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