IV. CHEMESH SILYICHIWE---WE TELL ANIMAL STORIES

IV. CHEMESH SILYICHIWE---WE TELL ANIMAL STORIES

A collection of animal stories from the book Mulu'wetam: The First People. A variety of different stories having to do with different animals and their tales.

20 different animal stories from the book Mulu'wetam: The First People, told by Roscinda Nolasquez.

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Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Songs and Dance, Stories
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People page 114-115. This is an animal story also known as "Bedtime Stories" about Juncoe birds singing, flying, and asking a Coyote to join them. When Coyote does, something unexpected happens.
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Songs and Dance, Stories
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 114-119, about a coyote going hunting and gathering small animals to put in his old basket. As he was hunting a flood came, so he climbed up a tree, then birds offered him help, only to trick coyote.
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Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program
Category
Animals, Stories
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 120-123. The story is about Coyote went hunting and took his daughter, eventually killing her. Then his daughter turns to a ghost.
Image 8-29-23 at 11.23 AM.jpg Coyote and the hen
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Stories
Summary
A animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 122-125. Coyote tries to capture and eat a hen, but the hen makes an escape which causes an unexpected twist for the coyote.
Image 8-29-23 at 11.46 AM.jpg Coyote and the cat
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Stories
Summary
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 126-127. Coyote wants to eat the cats and tricks them into letting him into their home while their mother is gone.
Community
Cupa Cultural Center, Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program
Category
Animals, Language Learning, Stories
Summary
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People, on page 128-129. This story is about how the birds' were in church with their priest Mockingbird, they were praying, then coyote arrives. This story may be part of the creation story after they morn Mukut.
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Language Learning, Stories
Summary
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 128-131, the story is about Coyote who is always hunting, and he is looking for something good to eat. Also the story describes why he has certain characteristics. Audio: Roscinda Nolasquez
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Language Learning, Stories
Summary
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 130-132. A story about Coyote hunting, he comes across a squirrel and the squirrel hides in her burrow with her children. The crows see everything and Coyote tries to dig up the squirrels.
Image 8-29-23 at 1.27 PM.jpg IX. When Coyote was Growing UP
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program
Category
Animals, Stories
Summary
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 132-135. Coyote and his mother are hunting, his mother his teaching the younger coyote how to do certain things to help him survive and hunt.
Image 8-30-23 at 10.02 AM.jpg.Coyote and the Rabbit
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Stories
Summary
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 135-137. Coyote is going around looking for food, he finds a jackrabbit and tries to chase him.
Image 8-30-23 at 10.41 AM.jpg Coyote and the Wolf
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program
Category
Animals, Stories
Summary
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 136-141. Coyote is out hunting, then he encounters a wolf. A fight begins between the two animals and the results of the fight do not end well.
Image 1-18-23 at 12.59 PM.jpg The Fox And The Cat
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program
Category
Animals, Language Learning, Stories
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 140-143, is a story about a cat and a fox arguing about who is better. Then eventually hunters come to try and hunt the fox. Incuded: Full story audio and sentence by sentence audio w/illustration's.
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, History and Current Events, Language Learning, Plants and Ethnobotany, Stories
Summary
This is a story about how Fox was greedy and went back for one more chicken. A raccoon eats his chicken while he was gone. Dog wakes up and chases him. He returns to find his meat is gone.
Image 8-30-23 at 11.10 AM.jpg XIV.The Fox and the Rabbit
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Stories
Summary
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 144-147. Fox was hunting, on his outing he encounters different animals.
Title page: The swallows_Image 2-2-23 at 10.54 AM.jpg
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Language Learning, Stories
Summary
A animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 146-147, is about swallows flying and building their nest. Then the swallows began to sing a song and another swallow started to argue about not singing the right song. Audio: Roscinda Nolasquez
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Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Language Learning, Stories
Summary
A animal story in Mulu'wetam on page 148-149, is about a strong wind that was blowing. Then ducks came flying and laughing, the wind got angry and blew the to the ducks to the ground. But the ducks kept laughing and flew away. Audio: Roscinda Nolasquez
XVII.The Noisy Cheetmal title page pic.
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Language Learning, Stories
Summary
A animal story in Mulu'wetam on page 148-149. is about a noisy cheetmal bird that is being loud. The many other birds around her don't like her being so loud and they get mad and tell her to be quiet. Audio: Roscinda Nolasquez
XVIII. The Dove Title Image 2-8-23 at 10.54 AM.jpg
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Language Learning, Songs and Dance, Stories
Summary
A animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 150. This story is about two doves, one who is working and the other who is crying. Then the working doves asks the other to stop crying and sing. Audio: Roscinda Nolasquez, Song on sentence 16.
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Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Language Learning, Songs and Dance, Stories
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 150-151, is about wood rats building their houses in the water. Then they looked at each other, and one said "let's sing." So the wood rat began to sing.
XX. The Linnets Title.Image 2-8-23 at 1.42 PM.jpg
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, Language Learning, Stories
Summary
An animal story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 150. This story is about the linnet birds gathering materials to make their nests, then one linnet bird starts to sing a song. Audio: Roscinda Nolasquez, song starts on sentence 17-18.