Grade / LVL
Language
Grade 4
Mi'gmaw
August 4, 1980
Date Created:
Date Updated:
February 23, 2026
Topics
Myths, Story, Fantasy and other tales, Classic
Description
Translation: the boy and his pets - Translated by A.Metallic for the Mi’gmaq Listuguj Curriculum Development 1988
Original Illustrations From Nursery Tales by Samuel Low Company, Kenosha, Wiscosin 1999
Formats available
Booklet, Letter half - (8.5x5.5) - 8.5x11, Scan/Archives
NOTE
Please note that not all formats are available at the moment - it's a work in progress.
Note that the documents are created and translated for immersion only, Mi'gmaw being prioritized.
On this page you can find the rough translation in english and/or french.
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Mi'gmaw
Language translated:
Text:
TA’PIT MUSIGISG AQ UGTUE’MJI’TL By
Mi’gmaq Listuguj Curriculum Development Copyright 1988
Listuguj Mi’gmaq Curriculum Development
Original Illustrations from Nursery Tales by Samuel Low Company, Kenosha, Wisconsin
1
Newt’jgeg me’ sa’q lpa’tuj teluisit Ta’pit Musigisg,eliet gjigang. Ta’pit amgwes nemitoq gjigan na telgi’g. Llgowaqn na
al gwilg. Gaqi pepgwa’sit, lpa mu wen getu’ aqase’walagul Ta’pital. gewising aq
gispnet. Mu geitug ta’n lies, muta mu wen
nenuagul ula gjigang. Ge’s etli atlasmij na pejinpat.Na newte’jit ji’nm, mesiget, etl we’jiatl gigjiw ga’qanigtug. Nepalitl.
2
Welm’toq ji’nm wigit ula wenji’guomg. Negm na alsusit ta’n telgi’g gjigan. Na aqase’wa’latl Ta’pital ugjit apoqonmuan mesegilitl, gatu mesegit mu gesalagul Ta’pital.
3 Ta’pit iga’lut mujga ge’gwe’g tlinpan ta’n pugwelgig apigji’jg etl mawiejig. Na Ta’pit pegwateluatl gajuowjl. Mu pegije’nug gajuowj gaqi jigltesguaji apigji’jg.
4 Lpa ne’gaw mesegit gitnmeiwatl Ta’pital. Ta’n maw mesgi’g aq ta’n maw metue’g llgoqaqan ignmuaj Ta’pital.
5 Lupugwann na alsutgl ula Saqamaw ta’n Ta’pit elugowatl. Jijuaqa na eliet apaqtug, ali ntuisget. Newte’jgeg na’gwe’g, gesmnaq maja’sig, Saqamaw telimaji witapaq: “Gisi tepa’tutoqs’p natgoqwei ula lapugwanigtug. Naji ntuisgetultoqs’p.”
Na Ta’pit tepa’latl ugtue’mji’jml. Pewatg na apaja’tugsin natgoqwei gelu’lg.
6 Mesegit me’ wijei tel gitnmeiwatl Ta’pital. Ta’pit mu gesatmug ta’n teleiuj. Glapis gisita’sit ugsmugwan. Ta’pit maja’sit pas mu genegg eliegw. Tepaw etlinqa’sit. Glapis gisita’sit apaja’sin. Mu oqo geitug ta’n lies.
7 Na ula lapugwan ta’n Ta’pit ugtue’mji’jml teppininitl, naqa’s’g Ingling. Ula maqamigew, lpa wajuaq apigji’jg.
Na Saqamaw gepta’latl gajuowjl lapugwanigtug.Elege’witl naji nmiatl aq ignmuatl gajuowjl.
8
Smtug gajuowj poqji gtanaji apigji’jg. Pugwelgig mesnaji aq igtigig jipaqita’jig aq wesmultijig. Mu pegije’gnugweg mu nemiawt apigji’j ta’n telgi’g elege’wa’gi.
9
Elege’wit welta’sit ta’n ingmuj ula gajuowjl. Na nemisg’gl munte’ji’tl waju’aqal wisawsuliewei.
Elege’wit teluet: “Ula Ta’pit nma’tu wisawsuliewei.”
10
Glapis gatu apaja’s’g ula lapugwan.Wisawsuliewei tepteg. Ta’pitewei. Ta’pit welta’sit. Na tujiw Saqamaw poqji gesitelmatl Ta’pital.
11
Saqamaw apoqonmuatl Ta’pital. Gegnua’tuatl Ta’pital ta’n tli anottew ugsulieweimm. Weja’tegemgeg, Ta’pit mu ewle’jigw.
12
Ta’pit gisi ji’nmji’juiteg, na malie’wit. Saqamaw ugtusl malie’wijig. Malglit teluisit. Malglit gesalatl Ta'’ital aq megite’lmatl. Ta’pit etli alsusit ula gjigan.
Weja’tegemgeg Ta’pit, Malglit aq unjanji’juaq welo’ltijig.
