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Yup'ik RavenStorytelling in the Yup’ik Immersion Classroom

Sample Mini-Stories

5. Muluk’uuryulriik The Two That Wanted Milk

This is good story for the beginning of the year when students need a refresher from the summer on using the word muluk’uuq ‘milk’, an everyday vocabulary word used during lunch. Anderson and Marsh (1998) had a section with some grabbing stories.

Una qanemciuguq: Muluk’uuryulriik.

This is a story: The Two That Wanted Milk.

Enem iluani,keglunertangqertuq.

Inside the house, there is a wolf.

Enem iluani tan’gaurlurtangqertuq-llu.

Inside the house, there is also a boy.

Tan’gaurluq muluk’uumek tegumiartuq.

The boy is holding a carton of milk.

Keglunrem teguleraa muluk’uuq tan’gaurlurmek!

Wolf grabs the milk from the boy!

Tan’gaurluum teguleraa muluk’uuq keglunermek!

The boy grabs the milk from wolf!

Keglunrem teguleraa muluk’uuq tan’gaurlurmek!.

The wolf grabs the milk from the boy!

Tan’gaurluum teguleraa muluk’uuq!

The boy grabs the milk from wolf!

Keglunrem teguleraa tan’gaurluq!

The wolf grabs the boy!

Ii-la-i!

So scary!

Enem iluani...
Enem iluani...
Inside the house...
Enem iluani...
Enem iluani
Inside the house...
Enem iluani...

Enem iluani...

Inside the house...

Tan’gaurlurtangqertuq.

Tan’gaurlurtangqertuq.

There is a boy.

Using arms, make a roof shape over your head. Using hand, show the height of boy being a little below shoulder.
Muluk’uuq

Muluk’uuq

The milk

Teguleraa!

Teguleraa!

He grabbed him/her!

Hold a school size milk carton. Make grabbing motion with arms.
Ilai-i!

Ilai-i!

So scary!

   
Make a scared facial expression with hands on the side of your face.  

1. Tuntuvak Taqukaq-llu The Moose and the Bear
2. Piipiq ‘The Baby’
3. Kuskaq Avelngaq-llu Cat and Mouse
4. Kegluneq Maqaruaq-llu Wolf and Rabbit
5. Muluk’uuryulriik The Two That Wanted Milk
6. Piipiq Ellamun Anvailegmi Before Baby Goes Outside
7. Nacarraam Aciani Under the Hat
8. Neryugtuten-qaa? Do You Want to Eat?
9. Aataq Qenertuq Dad is Angry
10. Catangqerta Yaassiicuaraam Iluani? What is Inside the Little Box?

 

 

 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction What is TPR Storytelling?
Total Physical Response The Natural Approach General Steps of TPR Storytelling
My Classroom: First and Second Grade Sample Mini-Stories References
Additional Resources Project (pdf)  
 

 

 

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