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When Loche [a kind of fish, also called a burbot] was a man,

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Mister and Misses Loche had big family.

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After breakup, all the fish go up the Peel [River], 

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as far as headwater:

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whitefish, herring, coney, jackfish, sucker, lots of fish.

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All the fish and their family go, they camp here and there,

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travelling all together.

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Men [that is, fish who are men] swap and tell each other stories.

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Womens too, tell each other what they will do when everything is over.

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Little ones have fun running and stopping

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to see different kinds of fish or birds or plants.

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They’re careful they don’t get hurt or hurt anybody.

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But Loche stayed behind.

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He lived by the creek with his family.

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Mother Loche stand at the shore with her family,

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wishing she could be amongst those travelling up the river.

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She see her husband sleeping; she push him. 

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He open his eyes: “Let’s go, our children wants to go.”

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“We’ll go when I’m ready.

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I worked all the winter. This is the only time I rest.”

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She walk away. He hear her mumbling saying:

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“He mean we’ll go when it’s cold, on short days?

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My children will be cold.

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They wouldn’t have fun and see other animals.

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It will be dark and slushy and short days.”

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Mother Loche was very unhappy.

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Leaves turning yellow, leaves falling.

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One morning, bright and early, father Loche jumped up.

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“OK, OK, lets go! We’ll go up the river.” 

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Loche swims hard among the broken ice,

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ahead of his children and wife.

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They travel upstream, among the slush,

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going from creek to creek to creek.

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Finally, they arrive at the headwaters, where they stay for a while.

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It is spring time and now it is time to come back down again.

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This story is telling us we have to be up early and do our work.

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Summertime, when the sun is up all day, we could do lots.

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We could make dry fish, pick berries and do sewing.

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It’s no good to sleep all day.

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It’s good when you get up early.

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You could do lots in one day.

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You have lots to do when the sun is up high.

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Thank you very much.