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Since he was his only one, the king loved him, he really loved him.

Ne nemi ne shuretzin. Kilwia: Shikalaki Señora, shikalaki, kilwia.

There there was an old man; he said, "come in, Señora, come in".

"I'm going to be barefooted just like my friends are", he said.

In the nights he is sleeping.

He was seeing what his wife was doing.

"But since I was there, I would be trying to."

She went. She knew where her daughter was.

Aj, ne nusiwapiltzin! Nikan timiktuk, pero nikan nemi ne nuchichiwal. Nikan yu kisa ne muchichiwal amor!

"Oh, my daughter, you have died here, but here is my gourd, your gourd of love is coming to come up here."

"Oh, my daughter, here is your gourd."

But as the Nanahuatzin was there, the youngest child, he saw what their grandmother was doing.

He told his brothers, "my grandmother is screwing you; you're not eating".

He went by and saw that she was sharpening her teeth, she was sharpening her teeth.

But in this case, once there was a smart man who held that what they came to do in our town was too much.

Kunij inaket los tres pwes yek (ne) tay tikchiwtuk pero bien naja nikneki shikchiwa nuwan ne jwabor (juabor), shinechilwiti siquiera kan nemi ne plumas? Kan nakak ne ujumiu? Pal niyaw nikita kan nemi.

Then the three said, "well, what you have done is all right, but I want you to do me a favor". "Show me, at least, where the feathers are, where the bones were left, so I can go see where they are".

Kunij inaket los tres pwes yek (ne) tay tikchiwtuk pero bien naja nikneki shikchiwa nuwan ne jwabor (juabor), shinechilwiti siquiera kan nemi ne plumas? Kan nakak ne ujumiu? Pal niyaw nikita kan nemi.

Then the three said, "well, what you have done is all right, but I want you to do me a favor". "Show me, at least, where the feathers are, where the bones were left, so I can go see where they are".

The three came to where the feathers and bones were that the dog had not eaten.

Today, the 13th of July and St. Anthony's day, I am here in my house together with my friend who comes from far away. He likes to hear stories about what has taken place in my town.

Today I'm going to tell him that there is an old man here who himself has told me that his mother and his father are there in the arch. (There is a natural rock-arch very near Santo Domingo de Guzmán.)

So when he was hungry, he said to himself, "finally I know where my father is, where my mother is".

"Oh, there's a lot of bread."

Nuamikuj ikustuj na nikchiwa kontar cuentos de cosas ke chiwki suceder nin tik nutechan, an nikchij kontar una cosa ke nutatanoy nechiwki kontar Ya nechilwij ka nin tik tutechan kaj de mala suerte kimutiat, kisa se animal ke yejemet kilwiat "Tzuntekumat". Yajika nutatanoy nechchiwki akonsejar kaj te ma ninejnemi tayua porke tamutiat.

My friend likes me to tell him stories about the things that have taken place in my town. Now I'm going to tell him something that my grandfather told me. He told me that in our town unfortunately one can be frightened. There's a creature they call the "skull". So, my grandfather advised me not to walk at night because they terrify you.

Señor, kilwij kalijtik. Uni tinemi?

"Señor", she said from inside, "is that you?"

Nikan ninemi, señor. Tay tikneki?

"Here I am, señor, what do you want?"

"On the sly I tied her up with my belt and I'm bringing her here to see if it's true that it's not you."

Tayika te? Naj nin (ni)nemi, mas bien nisekmiki.

"Sure, I'm here, but I'm cold."

Therefore, now, I told my friend so that he will know that the "skull" exists and that the Siguanaba exists, for whoever is not brave will be frightened.