PALATJA TJILKAMAṮA
LURITJA

TJILKAMAṮATJARRA
Helen Gillen munu Nanette Sharpelu walkatjunutja. 
Thomas Stephens Japangartilu pitja palyaṉu.
© YIPIRINYA SCHOOL COUNCIL Inc,
PO BOX 2363, ALICE SPRINGS, NT, 0871. 
1989

Nyangatja tjilkamaṯa wima. Paluru tjuninguru pakaṉu maḻu nguwanpa, tjilkatjilka wiya.

Paluru puḻkarringanyi ngula ko maama palumpangku watjaṉu tjilkamaṯa kutjupa tjuṯaku. Ka tjilkamaṯa tjuṯangku tjapinu, "Ngurra kutjupanguru nganaṉa nyakuntjaku ananyi?"

Tjilkamaṯa tjuṯangku ngurra kutjupanguru ngalya ananyi tjilka ungkuntjaku.

Tjana wankarrangku ungu tjilka tjanampa.

Ka tjilkamaṯa wima paluru mantjinu tjilka munu tjilkamaṯa puḻka tjuṯa anu ngurrakutu

1  Nyanagtja tjilkamaṯa wima. Paluru tjuninguru pakaṉu maḻu nguwanpa, tjilkatjilka wiya.
2  Paluru puḻkarringanyi ngula ka maama palumpangku watjaṉu tjilkamaṯa kutjupa tjuṯaku. Ka tjilkamaṯa tjuṯangku tjapinu, "Ngurra kutjupanguru nganaṉa

nyakuntjaku ananyi?"
3 Tjilkamaṯa tjuṯangku ngurra kutjupanguru ngalya ananyi tjilka ungkuntjaku.
4 Tjana wankarrangku ungu tjilka tjanampa.
5 Ka tjilkamaṯa wima paluru mantjinu tjilka munu tjilkamaṯa puḻka tjuṯa anu ngurrakutu

TJILKAMAṮATJARRA
1    Nyangatja tjilkamaṯa wima. Paluru tjuninguru pakaṉu maḻu nguwanpa, tjilkatjilka wiya.
2    Paluru puḻkarringanyi ngula ka maama palumpangku watjaṉu tjilkamaṯa kutjupa tjuṯaku. Ka tjilkamaṯa tjuṯangku tjapinu, "Ngurra kutjupanguru nganaṉa nyakuntjaku ananyi?"
3    Tjilkamaṯa tjuṯangku ngurra kutjupanguru ngalya ananyi tjilka
     ungkuntjaku.                                                                       
4    Tjana wankarrangku ungu tjilka tjanampa.
5    Ka tjilkamaṯa wima paluru mantjinu tjilka munu tjilkamaṯa puḻka tjuṯa anu ngurrakutu
Helen Gillen munu Nanette Sharpelu walkatjunutja.
Thomas Stephens Japangartilu pitja palyaṉu.
ABOUT PORCUPINES
1   This is a baby porcupine. It has just emerged from the belly like baby kangaroo, without spines.
2   After it grew a bit its mother told the other porcupines. The other porcupines asked, "Should we all come to look at the little one?"
3   Porcupines came from all over the place to give the little one spines.
4   They all gathered around to give their spines.
5   After that the little porcupine had spines and the big porcupines returned to their homes.
JULY 1989
AUTHORS - HELEN GILLEN & NANETTE SHARPE
ILLUSTRATOR - THOMAS STEPHENS JAPANGARTI