| 涩ax涩axt蓹n M蓻na胃ey. |
| Menathey is a young boy who gets into a lot of mischief. |
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| n蓻 茮am蓻s k史 q史ox史omi拧 h蓻ga 拧蓻 tans 蕯i ta q蓻xs, Sosan. |
| He lives in Squamish with his mother and his older sister, Sosan. |
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| hoy k史 t蓻w拧蓻ms 蕯i 胃o qaqs蓻m k史 t虛ot虛gatas 膷i膷uy 蕯at蓹 qaqs蓻mawt虛x史. |
| After school, he goes with his friends to play at the Friendship Centre's gymnasium. |
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| 蕯蓻涩t蓹n k史 h蓻h蓻w 蕯i 膷蓻t ga t蓻w拧蓻m k史 nama涩. |
| There the boys first have a snack and then they do mathematics for half an hour. |
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| t蓻w拧蓻m k史 t虛蓹t虛m蓻蕯蓻m. h蓻涩 蕯a 蕯蓻蕯a前usx史蓹s. |
| Sometimes they do algebra in their workbooks, but usually they play mathematical games. |
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| h蓻涩 xatk虛史a蕯蓹m 蕯a 蕯蓻蕯a前usx史as. |
| Menathey's favorite game is "Set". |
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| h蓻涩 k史 x史ots 茮a蕯ay 蕯i x史ot 膷嫂g蓹t. |
| He enjoys finding patterns faster than anyone else! |
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| h蓻涩 saystom tut蓹mtami拧, 茮蓻蕯蓻茮k史a蕯蓹m 蕯i 茮iq蓻tas ta p虛a蕯蓹膷 n蓻 ta qaqs蓻mawt虛x史. |
| What the boys like the most is playing basketball in the Centre's gym. |
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| mos k史a ta p虛a蕯蓹膷s ta qaqs蓻mawt虛x史. piy蓻nx史蓻gast蓹m ta 膷i膷uy. |
| There are four basketball hoops in the gym, which allows each group of players to use just a fraction of the court. |
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| h蓻涩 k史a M蓻na胃ey x史ot 茮蓻茮ay 蕯i x史ot titol. |
| Menathey is the shortest boy in his group, but he is very fast. |
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| x史蓻t k史o xa茮s k史 膷嫂g蓹ts nam kespal. x史蓻t k史o ti tutami拧. |
| He tries to hard to be as good a player as his best friend kespaul, who is the biggest boy on the team. |
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| ti k史as蓹m 茮蓻茮x史蓻staw涩 蕯ak史 k史als蓹m qat岫� qax qaym嫂x史 蕯i xa茮蓻t k史as q蓹m胃ot蓻t. |
| A big half court basketball tournament will happen on Aboriginal Day and the boys want to enter it. |
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| t虛ax蓹may蓻 k史ak史 膷i拧蓻taw涩 蕯i hoy k史ot 膷蓻涩ay蓻 蕯a 蕯anot蓹m sk史o qam蓻ts. |
| Each team must have six players, but only three players are allowed on the court at one time. |
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| 胃iy蓻tsay蓻 k史ot q蓹mq蓹ms M蓻na胃ey. |
| There are only five boys in Menathey's group of friends. |
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| ta:q k史a g蓹tas蓹m gay蓻tas k史 q蓹m胃ot. 蕯i q史als蓹m t虛axmay蓻. |
| The boys start talking about who they might ask to be their sixth player. |
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| q史ay K蓻spal, "拧o蕯otst蓹m k史 xaxa涩, 蕯i 茮a蕯ay, 蕯i 膷嫂g蓹t k史 t虛ot虛t岫可浭斏檓. |
| Kespaul says, " We need somebody who is tall, fast, and a good shooter." |
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| 蕯i:mot hot k史a tut蓹mtami拧. g蓹t sa ga? |
| All the boys agree, but they cannot think of anyone to join their team. |
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| 胃o k史a h蓻wt M蓻na胃ey. h蓻w k史a t虛o...s蓹m. |
| When Menathey comes home, his mom notices that he is quieter than usual. |
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| "膷嫂m膷x史?" nat蓹m k史a tans. |
| "What happened?", she asks. |
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| toxtoxost k史 ga ta tans k史蓹nas 膷嫂m 蕯a x史ots nonpegan蓹m. qas蓹m k史 ga tans. "膷嫂g蓹t? xaxa涩? 茮a蕯ay? 蕯i 膷嫂g蓹t k史 t虛ot虛t岫可浭斏檓?" |
| After listening to Menathey's explanation, mom smiles: "Good? Tall? Fast? And a good shooter? |
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| tox史n蓻x史拧ot k史蕣nas g蓹t. |
| I think we both know a person like that! |
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| k史蕣tas ga ta q蓻xs M蓻na胃ey, Sosan. 膷蓻蕯蓹t k史a hoho前ux史as k史 t蓻w拧ems. |
| She looks at Menathey's sister Sosan, who is just finishing her math homework. |
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| x史ot k史ot 膷虛蓻q虛t虛 M蓻na胃ey. 蕯i p虛蓻t岫縪stas tans. "xa茮nom蓻膷 nat k史a." |
| "I love you, mom!" yells Menathey and hugs his mom tightly. |
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| 膷嫂m膷蓻 涩蓻w j蓻蕯蓻h蓻w, hoteg蓹n k史a Sosan. |
| Sosan looks at them very puzzled. |
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| q史al k史a ga qat岫� q蓻y, "膷嫂m ga tat岫� q蓻x, Sosan?" nat蓹m M蓻na胃ey. |
| The following day Menathey says to his friends, "why not ask my sister, Sosan?" |
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| sa涩t虛x史蕯it!! nat蓹m k蓻spal. x史otot nuk史前蓻m k史 茮uk史蓻nas. |
| "But she's a girl!" says Kespaul, feeling his heart beating a bit faster. |
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| "sa涩涩t虛x史蕯it, 蕯i x史蓻t xaxa涩, 蕯i 茮a蕯ay, 蕯i 膷嫂g蓹t k史 t虛ot岫縬蓻n蓹m." hot蓻w k史a ta tut蓹mtami拧. |
| "Yes, she is a girl but she is also tall, fast, and a good shooter!" respond the rest of the boys in one voice. |
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| h蓻w 蕯i mots蓹m Sosan k史 qam蓻ts. x史蓻ts蓹m x史a 膷蓻mas 蕯i qay蓻w拧t. 胃蓹m拧蓻s蓹m k史ums 膷嫂膷拧itaw涩 蕯i x史a 膷蓻mas蓹m 蕯i qay蓻ws拧t. |
| "With Sosan playing with us," continues Menathey, "We can have twenty different teams on the court and nobody is ever going to get tired!" |
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| x蓻q史os蓹m k史a K蓻spal. "膷嫂mga胃 ho胃ot 蕯a k史蓻n? 膷嫂n蓻涩蕯it 蕯ak史 x史蓻t 膷嫂g蓹t. xa茮 k史at岫� han蓹m 蕯ot qam蓻t pay蓻." |
| Kespaul scratches his head and says: "How can you calculate things like that? And, since I'm the best player, I have to play all the time!" |
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| "op蓹nay蓻拧t蕯it 膷嫂膷拧蓻taw涩..... nigi 蕯it xa茮nom蓻s!" hot k史a M蓻na胃ey. 膷蓻t k史a ga 前嫂茮 涩aga胃ot. x史蓻t k史o xa涩蓻t k蓻spal. qasm蓻t蓹m k史o 蕯ak史 q蓹mq蓹ms. |
| "In that case, we can have ten different teams on the court....And she likes you too!" says Menathey as he runs away from a very angry Kespaul while their friends start laughing. |
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| gay蓻涩tan膷: 膷嫂m ga toxnigit M蓻na胃ey ga q蓹mt蓻gas Sos蓹n q史alsa ga 胃蓹m拧蓻 k史 膷嫂膷拧itaw涩? |
| Question: How does Menathey know that if Sosan were to play with him and his friends, they would be able to have twenty different teams on the court dduring the tournament? |
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