0 Story.
1 The life of the black-throated diver and the sparrow at the time of the earth's creation.
2 Along the sandy shore of the Ob, the wife of the black-throated diver began to carry iron tent poles, began to pull up her tent fabric made from baize.
3 The wife of the sparrow went there to carry her twig tent poles, began to pull up her tent fabric made from tree bark.
4 The wife of the black-throated diver said: "We met today, we both are good, let us live in the same tent together!"
5 Mrs. black-throated diver sets up her iron tent poles on one side, Mrs. sparrow sets up her twig tent poles on the other side.
6 The wife of the black-throated diver sets up her tent fabric made from baize on one side, the wife of the sparrow sets up her tent fabric made from tree bark on the other side.
7 They went into the tent.
8 Our two men are hunters.
9 It could be heard that the black-throated diver elder is coming, it could be heard that [he] is bringing young fishes.
10 It could be heard that behind his comrade comes the sparrow elder, it could be heard that he is bringing worms.
11 The black-throated diver elder entered the tent.
12 "Hey", [he] said, "our two good wives have settled to live together."
13 After his comrade the sparrow elder entered the tent, sat down in his place.
14 The black-throated diver elder said to his wife: "Bring in some fish for your two friends!"
15 Then Mrs. black-throated diver grabbed a cup from the inner tent, which she held with her foot, she went out, scooped out a few young fishes, went inside, pushed (them) in front of the sparrow elder.
16 The sparrow elder is not satisfied with the cup filled with young fishes, he stuck his nose up: "I don't eat these poor things, my friend; my throat is small."
17 The sparrow elder said to his wife: "Bring some food in for your two friends now!"
18 Mrs. sparrow took her bark cup, went outside, filled her bark cup with worms, went inside, pushed (them) before the black-throated diver elder.
19 The black-throated diver is not satisfied with the cup full of worms, he sticks his nose up.
20 He said: "My friend, I don't eat (these)."
21 He pushed the cup full of worms toward the door. Friend, there is your cup!
22 The black-throated diver elder said: "Tomorrow let us settle in different tents, lets live like that! We don't even eat one another's food."
23 That was all.