大象传媒

Maa Poksskaaksini iikatsiskiiwa. 
Small Number is a young boy who gets into a lot of mischief.

Itsstsoapii ami aakaitapissko. 
He lives in a big city.

Ihpokitaopiimii oksissta kii ami onssta, Mattsowookstaksini. 
He lives with his mother and his older sister Perfect Number.

Nato鈥檏iiksistsiko鈥檚i maa Poksskaaksini itaitapoowa ami Niitsitapiiwa Otsitaohkannohpi鈥檃awa. 
Twice a week, after school, he goes with his friends to the Aboriginal Friendship Centre.

Ohpokoomiiwa amiksi otakaiksi. 
He goes with his friends.

Ai鈥檛to鈥檛osaawa itai鈥檔aksooyiiyaawa, kii ita鈥檖o鈥檛simmiaawa amiisti naapiookstaksini. 
When they get there they have a snack, then they work on mathematics.

Anno鈥檏o鈥檛akohsini niitaisama鈥檖o鈥檛akiyaawa. 
Half an hour they work.

Toksskaistsi ita鈥檖o鈥檛simiaawa okstakiaapo鈥檛aksini kii maa Poksskaaksini ikaiyahssikahtsi 鈥淪et鈥�.
Sometimes they work on math games. Small Number likes to play 鈥淪et鈥�.

Iikaittaami鈥檛sima otaikkamohkooniisi nitsipo鈥檛akohto鈥檖iaawa. 
He enjoys finding patterns.

Ohkanaisskitsimiwa otsikohtsimaiksi. 
He always beats his friends!

Amiiksi saahkomaapiiksi isstohkannaitaami鈥檛simiaawa ki鈥檛sa鈥檏omootsiisini. 
What the boys like the most is playing basketball.

Itawaakomootsiiyaawa ami itawaakomootsiiyo鈥檖a. 
They play at the Centre鈥檚 gym.

Niisoo amistsi itaisapohkomio鈥檖istsi. 
There are four basketball hoops in the gym.

Amiiksi sahkomaapiksi akohtsiinaksissitapiiyaawa ami itawaakomootsiiyo鈥檖i. 
The boys use a fraction of the court.

Naa Poksskaaksini isstohkanaikkaksiiwa amiiksi otohpokakomootsimaiksi kii iksikkamsiiwa. 
Small Number is the shortest boy in his group, but he is very fast.

Iikaiyikakima mahkohkitsiissto鈥檛sikammssii amii otsitsowa鈥檖akkaawa Omahko鈥檛aksskaksini kianniya isstohkanaikkammsiiwa. 
He tries hard to be as good a player as his best friend Big Circle, who is the biggest boy on the team.

Niitsitapiiksi otsitaiksisstsikomato鈥檖iaawa otsiitsitapiikoanso鈥檞aawayi aakitomahkakomootsiiyo鈥檖a ki鈥檛sa鈥檏omootsiisini kii amiiksi saahkomapiksi aista鈥檡aawa mahkitsinnsa. 
On National Aboriginal Day there will be a basketball tournament and the boys want to enter it.

Amiiksi akaakomootsiiksi naoao aakanistsitapiya iitomanistohkimmaiksi kii niooksaitapiiksi aakaisstsooksasiya. 
Each team must have six players but only three players play at once.

Naa Poksskaaksini naamanistsiitaapi aakohpokohkimmamiiwa. 
There are only five boys in Small Number鈥檚 group of friends.

Amiiski saahkomapiksi ihtsitomatapiipo鈥檡iyaawa ami otaakamohpiaawa mahkohkitohsaapanistsiitapiihpiaawa. 
The boys start talking about who they might ask to be their sixth player.

Maa Omahko鈥檛aksskskaksini itaniiwa, 鈥淎akksstsinaapssapio鈥檖a maa matapii isspitaawa, ikammsiwa kii aohkinnohkommiwa.鈥� 
 Big Circle says, 鈥淲e need somebody who is tall, fast, and a good shooter!鈥�

Amiiksi saahkomapiksi ihkaanaisapiitsiiyaawa kakitsaissksini鈥檓iayaawa ami itsitooma otaakkamohpiaawa. 
All the boys agree, but they can鈥檛 think of anyone to join their team.

O鈥檛oahkiassini maa Poksskaaksini ami oksissta otsitohkoissksino鈥檏a otssohtsissii kii otsinsspapsini. 
 When Small Number comes home his mom notices that he is quieter than usual.

Otsitaisopowahtsiisakkaiyi, 鈥淚ikiaapiwa?鈥� 
鈥淲hat happened?鈥� she asks.

Aiyisstsiwatsi ami Poksskaaksini otomahtaipoiysai manistohkoyihpiaawa. 
She listen to Small Number鈥檚 answer.

Aiksistsistsiwatsi ami Poksskaaksini, ami okskistaa itsistsikksskiaakiiwa: 鈥淚kksooksiwa? Isspitaawa? Kii ikohkinnohkommiwa? Aahkammitsstsi鈥檖a annahkiaya aiyakssksino鈥檞a?鈥� 
After listening to Small Number his mother smiles, 鈥淕ood? Tall? Fast? And a good shooter? I think we both know a person like that!.鈥�

Ai鈥檛appssapiiwa ami onnssta Mattsowookstaksini Maanaiksista鈥檖o鈥檛simma amistsi otsinakiapo鈥檛aksini, oksstakiapo鈥檛aaksini. 
She looks at his sister Perfect Number who is just finishing her math homework.

鈥淣a鈥檃a, kitsikakomimma!鈥� 
鈥淚 love you, mom!鈥�

Maa Poksskaaksini anniwa kii attatto鈥檛o鈥檡iwa mii oksistaa. 
Small Number says and he hugs his mom tightly.

Maa Mattsowookstaksini aiyssammiwaaiksi skaisoimmitsitakiiwa. 
Perfect Number looks at them, very puzzled.

Nii mattsiksistsiko maa Poksskaaksini itannistiiwa amiksi otakkaiksi, 鈥淎hkonnsopohtsisataawa naa ninssta Mattsowookstaksini?鈥� 
The following day Small Number says to his friends, "Why not ask my sister, Perfect Number?鈥�

鈥淜ii, akiikoan!鈥� Maa Omahko鈥檛aksskaksini, oisskitsipahp nitsikkammohpi. 
鈥淏ut she is a girl!鈥� says Big Circle, feeling his heart beating a bit faster.

鈥淎a kitsimaani akiikoan kii ikksipitaawa, ikksikammisiiwa, kii iikohkinohkomii!鈥� Amiksi saahkomapiksi ni鈥檛sikkakoisskayaawa. 
鈥淵es, she is a girl but she is also tall, fast, and a good shooter!鈥� the boys respond in one voice.

鈥淣aa Mattsowookstaksini kammitsinaako鈥檓o鈥檛siisi aakitsitsstsipa naatsipii amiksi isstakomootsiiksi kii mataakitsstsipa iisistsikoowa!鈥� 
鈥淲ith Perfect Number playing with us,鈥� continues Small Number, 鈥渨e can have twenty different teams on the court and nobody is ever going to get tired!鈥�

Maa Omahko鈥檛aksskaksini aksstsiksskinniwa. Kii itaniiwa, 鈥淭sa akanistakkohto鈥檖a moitsihka okstakiisinaakiatsistsi? 
Big Circle scratches his head and he says, 鈥淗ow can you calculate things like that?鈥�

"Kii nitsitohkannaikkammssa, nitaakstsinaawako鈥檓o鈥檛si nimataako鈥檔o鈥檞aissiko鈥檖ihpa.鈥� 
鈥淎nd, since I鈥檓 the best player, I have to play all the time!鈥�

鈥淜ianni kamaakanistsiisi, aakohkotsikaksikippitapiiyi amiksi aipo鈥檛akomo鈥檛siiksi kii kitsikakkomimmo鈥檏a!鈥� 
鈥淚n that case, we can have ten different teams on the court鈥� And she likes you too!鈥�

Maa Poksskaaksini aisskiyimmiwa kitsiistapokksskasiiwatsiiwa mii Omahko鈥檛aksskaksini, issko鈥檏iitakkiwa. Miiksi otakkaiksi itahkannaomatapikkohsi鈥檛akiiyaawa. 
Says Small Number as he runs away from a very angry Big Circle while their friends start laughing.

Tsa nitssksinimma naa Poksskaaksini kamitsinaakomo鈥檛siisii nii onnssta Mattsoowookstaksini kii niiksi otakkaiksi naatsipii amiiksi ihkanohkiimaiksi aakohotaakomo鈥檛siiyi aipo鈥檛ako鈥檓o鈥檛siisa? 
How does Small Number know that if Perfect Number were to play with him and his friends, they would be able to have twenty different teams on the court during the tournament?