Senjecas - Chapter 9b - The Tasks

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

• Sulzi walked into the darkness behind the dark warrior and soon her eyes grew accustomed to the dim candlelight.
• When she refused to eat, he led her to a cot and bade her get some sleep.
• "When Mother returns in the morning from her journey she will show you the tasks to be performed while she sleeps.
• Do not disappoint her."
• Sulzi fell asleep immediately and awoke only when roughly shaken by the matron.
• "Get up, girl! You have slept all night and all day. It is time to work.
• Your first task is to fix my supper that I may eat each evening before I leave."
• Sulzi arose and followed the matron to the hearth.
• Beside it there stood a gigantic cauldron filled with peas and lentils.
• "When you have separated the peas from the lentils you can make peasoup with parsley.
• Then you can sweep the cavern, clean the hearth and lay a new fire.
• All will be completed and in order when I return in the morning."
• Faint with hunger and perplexed over the tasks, Sulzi watched the matron leave for her night ride, then sank to the floor by the hearth.
• As she sorrowed over her situation, her hand strayed to the wedding gift still hanging around her neck and she thought of home.
• She was soon aware of a warmth, then a glow coming from the amber pendant.
• She took it off and held it in her hand.
• Ever so slowly the amber disappeared, freeing the entrapped bee.
• The bee tried it wings, then flew to her lips.
• "Do not eat of the food of this place," it warned her.
• "Each day I will feed you with honey and it will sustain you.
• I am going now for help in your task.
• Begin the cleaning and leave the peas and lentils to us." And he flew away.
• Refreshed by his food she began her work.
• She and the bees were well done before dawn and she wandered down by the shore.
• Stepping into the water she took off her dress and washed it in the sea.
• As dawn broke she heard the return of the matron and ran quickly back to the cavern.
• The matron was surprised to find that all was completed and in order.
• She called Sulzi to her and said, "You managed to finish your task today.
• Go to your cot and rest. We will see tomorrow if you can manage."
• Each evening the matron would rise, eat her peasoup and give Sulzi her daily tasks.
• Then she would mount her silvern car and fly off to begin her nightly journey.
• And every night the bees would return, feed Sulzi, and help her accomplish her tasks.
• And when she had finished, she would walk along the shore, wash the dirt of the tasks from her dress, and bathe before the matron's return.

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