Kirijini Jarrakarlani 299 Kirijini Jarrakarlani Juwakirimi: Marguerita Kerinaiua Jiyikiringirri yimanka: Ancilla Puruntatameri © 1996 Nguiu Nginingawila Literature Production Centre Nguiu Bathurst Island, Via Darwin N.T. 0822 ISBN 1 86363 169 0 TIWI Book No. 299 Year 3 Nyirra kitirika jipapurti kapi tingata, jikurungumi tingati, kiyi juwuntiyi pajipajuwu, kiyi jirikijika pajipajuwu kapi tingata. Karri kiringarra wurlini api awuta kakirijuwi jarrakarlanuwi papi pinirimi kapi yangamini, kiyi pirripapurti kuriyuwu kapi tingata. Ngarratuwu nginaki ngini kirijini jarrakarlani, api yintuwu yinirima. Ninkiyi yipirtangaya awinyirra winga. Kiyi yipapirraya kapi winga. Api pakinya yipakilinga waranga. Yipamanyirra purinjirringa angi nyirra jikarlawurti. Awunganuwanga yipamanyirra wawungini. Ninkiyi yuwunyayi pwanga, api yipamanyirra. Api yimi ngatawamiya ngini, "Arramikuwani nimarra awujingimi kangi ngiya purrakurninga ngini ngiya ngimpapirraya kapi winga," yimi awarra kirijini jarrakarlani. Nyirra warnarringa jiyikirimi malurani ngini jaluwa yuwujingimani. Papi yimi kapi marlani, api yimi ngini, "Ngiya waya janawurti, api awungarra arnapa ngimpamuwu." Ninkiyi, yipirtangaya awinyirra mirripaka. Api yimi ngini, "Arrami awungarruwu mirripaka," yimi. Api awarra kirijini jarrakarlani yipakurluwunyi awuta martapawi wutayirrima wupila kuriyuwu. Api karri awuta martapawi pirripakurluwunyi awarra kirijini jarrakarlani api pirimi ngini, "Nginayi kirijini jarrakarlani, api ngawurrapa," pirimi. Api karluwu putuwunga pili ngarra kalikalini. Ninkiyi yipakurluwunyi awinyirra mirripaka, api kalikalila yimi. Ninkiyi yipingarti yilaruwu kapi winga. Ngarra kukunari yimi, pili waya yirriwini ngarra purnikapa. THE LITTLE SEA TURTLE The female turtle came up to the beach. She dug in the sand and lay her eggs. Then she covered the eggs with sand. Six months later, the baby turtles hatched. They made their way out on the sands. This little turtle came last. He heard the sea. He went down to the sea. But first he climbed a rock. He passed a tree that had a lots of roots. Also he passed a lizard. Then he found a spider. Then he passed him by. So he said to himself, "Somebody is talking in my ear." "I will go down to the sea," said the little turtle. The sun made him dizzy. Then he went round and round. He went to the shade, so he said, "I am tired, but I will stay here." "Then he heard the sea. But he said, "Maybe that's where the sea is," he said. So the little turtle saw lot's of seagulls. They were flying high, so when they saw the little turtle, they said, "Let's eat the little turtle." They couldn't catch him, because he ran fast. Then he saw the sea, so he kept going faster and faster towards the sea. Then he swam into the sea. He was happy because his body was cool.