Introduction-E

ningauruluata uqautilluniuk nunalinnginninginni
qulittairunnarniarniraq&uniuk.
Her “awful son-in-law” is telling her that before they arrive in the settlement, she will
be able to remove her caribou parka.
nukangik siniliqqammirmatik uirngaliqtuksaugaluamut
Because her younger sisters were long since sleeping and though she is now sleepy,
Kublu numaasuujaq&uni uqaqpuq,
Kublu, quietly sad, said,
“irngutaaktuq tavva parnagiaqanngittiarluta qimuksiriaqaratalu
“Grandchild, I wish that we could take off without having to make such preparations
aullaarunnaqta qulittaariaqanngiannuglutalu.”
and without going by dogteam and … marvellously … without having to wear caribou
parkas.”
ningaurulua qariarmii&&uni anunik miqsarami qiturngani
Her “awful son-in-law” was sewing the dog harnesses on the workbench; looking at his
child
sakirulumaaqtani qiviaramiuk uqautilluniuk,
whom he called “awful father-in-law,” he said to her,
“innattiaruvit unikkautijunnaraluaqtagit qanuimmat taimanna
“If you go to bed well, I can indeed tell you the story about
aullaaqpagunniirnikuujariaksanginnik.”
how they stopped having to travel like that (which is something we didn’t know).”
Kublu unikkaaqtuarujjaulluni sinnaksaqpakkami ningaurulua
Because she was (habitually) told a story to fall asleep when her “awful son-in-law”
siniktaumanngittaraangat innaqtikautigilluni
was not going on a sleep-over, she went to bed right away,
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