Repljana 1

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1 (VZh) When you were little, you probably went out as a cowherdess –

kato

little f sg adj

2sg pres aux clt

go sg f L.part I

surely adv

with

hes

govedàrka

female.cowherd sg f

говедарка

2 (VZh) did you go out here around –

go sg f L.part P

interr clt

2sg pres aux clt

here adv

along

3 (a) [0:04] Oh, I did, I did! I went out with the cows, and we also had oxen.

go sg f L.part P

1sg pres aux clt

go sg f L.part P

1sg pres aux clt

with

cattle pl n

with

ox pl m

have 1pl impf I

4 (a) [0:08] And one gored me. I was taking them to pasture, out to the meadow,

and

acc 1sg clt

gore 3sg aor P

one sg m adj

nom 1sg

acc 3pl clt

pasture 1sg pres I

and

meadow acc sg f def

5 (a) [0:11] to graze, and he gave a shake to ward off the flies.

and

comp

acc refl clt

pasture 3sg pres P

nom m 3sg

nod 3sg aor P

keep 3sg pres I

acc refl clt

from

fly f

6 (a) [0:14] He gave a shake and whoops! There I was up on his horns!

nod 3sg aor P

and

nom 1sg

disc

horn m def

dat m 3sg clt

acc refl clt

climb 1sg aor P

7 (a) [0:16] [And] I was [just] a child.

nom 1sg

1sg pres cop clt

child sg n

8 (VZh) Gave a shake [how]? With his tail?

nom m 3sg

with

tail m def

interr clt

nod 3sg aor P

9 (a) [0:18] A child! No, with his horns, his horns. Eh! His horns were this [big]!

child sg n

not

with

horn pl m

horn pl m

ost

horn pl m

dat m 3sg clt

thus adv

3sg impf cop

10 (a) [0:21] I was a child, a schoolgirl, and this neighbor of ours was there too,

nom 1sg

1sg pres cop clt

child sg n

pupil f sg

disc

with

hes

hes

neighbor f def

dat 1pl clt

3sg impf cop

11 (a) [0:25] we were family, in fact. [There] were two of us, [just] kids, just this big.

and

family f

1pl pres cop clt

1pl impf cop

two f an.num

child pl n

ost

so.big pl adj

1pl pres cop clt

12 (a) [0:31] And the ox took me up and carried me across – I didn't dare

and

acc 1sg clt

grasp 3sg aor P

ox m def

and

acc 1sg clt

carry 3sg aor P

nom 1sg

neg

dare 1sg pres I

13 (a) [0:34] start to cry, [for fear] that he'd drop me and poke me with his horns.

comp

cry 1sg pres I

fut

acc 1sg clt

leave 3sg pres P

and

fut

acc 1sg clt

with

horn pl m

poke 3sg pres P

14 (a) [0:37] So I stayed quiet. The water was very high, it had rained a lot.

jà

nom 1sg

аз

mirùjem

keep.quiet 1sg pres I

disc

water sg f

3sg impf cop

large f adj

some.kind sg n adj

precipitate 3sg aor I

валя

dɤ̀š

rain m

дъжд

15 (a) [0:41] And just like that, the ox carried me across the water and left me.

nom m 3sg

disc

and

across

water acc sg f def

acc 1sg clt

carry 3sg aor P

and

acc 1sg clt

leave 3sg aor P

ox m def

16 (a) [0:45] "What happened? What happened?" And I didn't dare

and

nom f 3sg

dat refl clt

disc

what sg n interr

happen 3sg aor P

what sg n interr

happen 3sg aor P

nom 1sg

neg

dare 1sg pres I

17 (a) [0:48] speak up for fear that he'd – that he – So I kept calm.

comp

acc refl clt

inform 1sg pres P

that conj

comp

neg

inf

comp

acc 1sg clt

keep.quiet 1sg pres I

мирувам

18 (a) [0:51] [and] said “I don’t know what happened.” But I didn’t tell her

say 1sg aor P

not.know 1sg pres I

what sg n interr

happen 3sg aor P

and

dat f 3sg clt

neg

tell 1sg pres I

19 (a) [0:54] that – that this ox had struck me here under my arm.

that conj

that conj

acc 1sg clt

kill sg m L.part P

ox m def

here adv

under

armpit acc sg f

20 (a) [0:56] So, OK, we went up from [there]. We were going up along that road.

hort

hort

come 1pl pres I

dat refl clt

from.below adv

nom 1pl

from.below adv

come 1pl pres I

this sg n med

road sg m

21 (a) [1:00] And when I touched [myself], it was wet here in my armpit! It hurt,

when conj

touch 1sg aor P

disc

dat 1sg clt

wet sg n adj

here adv

under

armpit acc sg f

hurt 3sg pres I

acc 1sg clt

22 (a) [1:05] but I said, “Well, it’s not so much, just a bit wet.” But then – “Oh, my God!”

but

say 1sg aor P

disc

neg

3sg pres cop clt

so.much adv

disc

wet sg n adj

mother voc sg

23 (a) [1:07] I said, “My arm’s [all] bloody!” And she said, “What happened to you?

arm sg f

dat 1sg clt

from

blood sg f

say 1sg aor P

nom f 3sg

disc

what sg n interr

dat 2sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

24 (a) [1:12] What’s with you?” And I said, “Well, this ox gored me. See what it is?

what interr

dat 2sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

say 1sg aor P

disc

ox m def

acc 1sg clt

gore sg m L.part P

ost

what sg n interr

dat 1sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

25 (a) [1:14] It’s [all] wet here.” So I kept going till I got home –

wet adv

here adv

nom 1sg

dat refl clt

hort

hort

and

home sg m

26 (a) [1:17] we lived just right up there. And just when I showed up at the gate –

nom 1pl

here adv

live 1pl impf I

above adv

and

when conj

acc refl clt

appear 1sg aor P

gate acc sg f def

27 (a) [1:23] the oxen were coming in – I began to cry; that’s how I felt.

ox m def pl

enter 3pl pres I

nom 1sg

grasp 1sg aor P

comp

cry 1sg pres I

thus adv

dat refl clt

acc 1sg clt

28 (a) [1:28] I felt sorry for myself that - that this ox

pity sg f

acc 1sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

that conj

that conj

acc 1sg clt

ox m def

29 (a) [1:29] could have – could have killed me, that I could have died that day.

will sg m L.part

comp

acc 1sg clt

comp

acc 1sg clt

kill 3sg pres P

comp

perish 1sg pres P

this sg m med adj

day sg m

30 (a) [1:32] And my mother stood there in the yard –“Why are you crying, why are you crying?”

and

mother f sg

dat 1sg clt

stand 3sg pres I

thus adv

yard sg m def

why interr

cry 2sg pres I

why interr

cry 2sg pres I

31 (a) [1:37] I couldn’t speak, I [just] cried. I couldn’t [do anything].

nom 1sg

dat f 3sg clt

neg

can 1sg pres I

say 1sg pres P

cry 1sg pres I

and

neg

can 1sg pres I

32 (a) [1:40] “So why are you crying? What’s the matter?” [she said] “Are you sick?

disc

why interr

cry 2sg pres I

what sg n interr

dat 2sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

sick sg f adj

interr clt

2sg pres cop clt

33 (a) [1:41] What happened? Did somebody beat you? What is it?”

what sg n interr

dat 2sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

beat 3sg aor I

interr clt

acc 2sg clt

someone sg m

what sg n interr

dat 2sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

34 (a) [1:43] And I couldn’t tell her what it was, that the ox had gored me.

nom 1sg

dat f 3sg clt

neg

can 1sg pres I

say 1sg pres P

what sg n interr

dat 1sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

that conj

acc 1sg clt

ox m def

gore sg m L.part I

35 (a) [1:47] [Finally] I said, “Well, this ox picked me up and carried me…”

say 1sg pres P

disc

ox sg m

acc 1sg clt

grasp 3sg aor P

and

acc 1sg clt

transfer 3sg aor P

36 (RA) Oh my heavens!

lele

excl

леле

37 (a) [1:51] She (= mother) had made me this new shift out of some hemp-like fabric.

nom f 3sg

dat 1sg clt

make sg f L.part P

shift acc sg f

new acc sg f adj

from

from

hemp sg n adj

fabric n sg

disc

38 (a) [1:56] If it hadn’t been new, then I could have been pierced [through]

if conj

neg

3sg pres aux clt

sg f L.part cop

new sg f adj

nom n 3sg

cond

dat refl clt

acc 1sg clt

can pres imprs

pierce sg n L.part P

39 (a) [1:58] here in the ribs. But this – this [new fabric] blocked it a bit

here adv

rib n def pl

and

nom n 3sg

and

nom n 3sg

stop sg n L.part P

little adv

40 (a) [2:02] in the armpit. So I said, “Well, the ox gored me.”

and

and

under

armpit acc sg f def

and

say 1sg aor P

disc

ox m def

acc 1sg clt

gore 3sg aor P

41 (a) [2:06] And my father took an iron pitchfork and beat the ox,

father sg m

dat 1sg clt

take 3sg aor P

pitchfork acc sg f

iron acc sg f adj

and

go 3sg aor P

and

dat refl clt

ox acc m sg

beat 3sg aor I

42 (a) [2:10] he beat it [so bad] that he nearly pulverized it. But he didn’t keep it long

beat 3sg aor I

beat 3sg aor I

all adv

acc m 3sg clt

pulverize 3sg aor P

but

acc m 3sg clt

neg

3sg pres aux clt

keep sg m L.part I

much adv

43 (a) [2:12] [after that]; he sold it. “By God,” he said, “I’ve got children!”

sell 3sg aor P

acc m 3sg clt

disc

say 3sg aor P

comp

acc 2sg clt

kill 3sg pres P

disc

child pl n

send 1sg pres I

44 (a) [2:16] (I have two brothers); and he said, “If [it’s going] to kill you [kids] –

have 1sg pres I

and

two m an.num

brother pl m

disc

say 3sg aor P

comp

acc 2pl clt

kill 3sg pres P

45 (a) [2:19] Why do I need an ox that’s going to kill my child?

for

what sg n interr

dat 1sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

dat 1sg

ox sg m

comp

dat 1sg clt

kill 3sg pres P

child sg n

46 (a) [2:21] So he sold it, but he beat it a lot [first].

and

acc m 3sg clt

nom m 3sg

sell 3sg aor P

but

acc m 3sg clt

much adv

beat 3sg aor I

47 (a) [2:24] And then there’s no doctor here. So mother and I slept through the night

and

then adv

pres neg exist

doctor m sg

here adv

and

mother f sg

dat 1sg clt

sleep 1pl aor P

48 (a) [2:28] and early the next morning she took me to the paramedic in Dolni Lom

and

morning sg n def

early adv

disc

Dolni.Lom sg m place

paramedic sg m

nom f 3sg

acc 1sg clt

take 3sg aor P

there adv

49 (a) [2:32] and the doctor there cleaned [the wound] and tied a bandage on it,

and

acc 1sg clt

wash 3sg aor P

tie.up 3sg aor P

acc 1sg clt

there adv

with

bandage m sg

doctor m sg

50 (a) [2:34] and I got over it. She didn’t take me [there] again.

and

dat 1sg clt

pass 3sg aor P

neg

3sg pres aux clt

acc 1sg clt

take sg f L.part I

already adv

51 (a) [2:37] But we suffered, we had a hard time. Children nowadays live [much better].

but

suffer pl L.part I

1pl pres aux clt

torment pl L.part I

1pl pres aux clt

acc refl clt

now adv

child pl n

live 3pl pres I

52 (VZh) But isn’t the ox [generally] a mild-tempered [beast]?

nom m 3sg

neg

3sg pres cop clt

interr clt

gentle sg m adj

ox sg m def

53 (a) [2:42] Well, yes, he’d never gored anyone before, he was [generally] mild-tempered.

disc

adrs

nom m 3sg

neg

3sg pres aux clt

gore sg m L.part I

never adv

nom m 3sg

sg m L.part cop

gentle sg m adj

54 (a) [2:44] [I don’t know] what happened this time, maybe he tried to ward off flies?

but

then adv

why interr

thus adv

from

fly f

interr clt

acc refl clt

defend 3sg aor P

55 (a) [2:47] You [couldn’t really] say that he [actually] gored me …

nom m 3sg

acc 1sg clt

neg

3sg pres aux clt

gore sg m L.part I

comp

say 2sg pres P

56 (VZh) Maybe it was some of these …

comp

neg

3pl pres aux clt

pl L.part cop

from

this pl adj

57 (a) [2:49] … that he –

comp

да

acc 1sg clt

аз

58 (VZh) … gad- gadflies? What kind of flies are those? These flies [that] –

[...]

gadfly pl m

interr clt

what.kind pl adj

3pl pres cop clt

this pl adj

fly pl f

hes

this pl adj

fly pl f

59 (a) [2:52] Well yes, it was flies, right. Those – the ones

disc

disc

from

fly pl f def

disc

disc

this pl f med adj

this pl f med adj

60 (a) [2:54] that sting oxen and make them run about, that –

rel

acc refl clt

go.mad 3pl pres I

ox m def pl

rel

61 (VZh) Uh huh.

əmhəm

bkch

62 (a) [2:56] that bite them. And so he didn’t –

rel

bite 3pl pres I

and

then adv

nom m 3sg

acc 1sg clt

neg

3sg pres aux clt

63 (a) [2:58] he didn’t really gore me. He just gave a shake and there I was,

neg

3sg pres aux clt

acc 1sg clt

gore sg m L.part I

only

dat refl clt

thus med adv

nod 3sg aor P

and

nom 1sg

excl

64 (a) [3:01] up on his horns. What happened, how it happened, how I – ?

and

horn m def

dat m 3sg clt

what sg n interr

happen 3sg aor P

what interr

happen 3sg aor P

what interr

acc 1sg clt

65 (a) [3:05] He left me [there], he took me across; there was a lot of water. And she wondered,

leave 3sg aor P

acc 1sg clt

transfer 3sg aor P

acc 1sg clt

water sg f

big sg f adj

3sg impf cop

nom f 3sg

acc refl clt

wonder 3sg impf I

66 (a) [3:08] this friend of mine (named Anna), she wondered how

this sg f med adj

comrade sg f def

dat 1sg clt

Anna sg f name

acc refl clt

call 3sg pres I

nom f 3sg

acc refl clt

wonder 3sg impf I

what sg n interr

67 (a) [3:11] we were going to cross the water, because it had rained and the water was high

fut

pass 1pl pres P

water acc sg f def

that conj

precipitate sg n L.part I

rain sg m

and

water f def sg

big sg f adj

68 (a) [3:14] So he carried me through the water and left me [there].

and

nom sg m

acc 1sg clt

carry 3sg aor P

across

water acc sg f def

and

acc 1sg clt

аз

òstai

leave 3sg aor P

оставя

69 (a) [3:17] He didn’t gore me, he didn’t [do] anything. Like a person [would],

neg

3sg pres aux clt

acc 1sg clt

gore sg m L.part I

neg

3sg pres aux clt

acc 1sg clt

nothing sg n

person sg m

70 (a) [3:19] he [just] picked me up and dropped me. But while he was waving me about

gràbnu

snatch 3sg aor P

грабна

and

acc 1sg clt

leave 3sg aor P

but

but

how inter.rel

acc 1sg clt

wave m 3sg L.part P

71 (a) [3:22] he struck me under one of my arms. And so –

nom m 3sg

dat refl clt

acc 1sg clt

under

armpit acc sg f def

kill m 3sg L.part P

under

one acc f def adj

and

72 (VZh) [What] other [animals did you have]? What did you used to tend the most?

and

other sg n adj

what sg n interr

keep 2pl impf I

most

much adv

73 (a) [3:28] Well we tended …

disc

this sg n med adj

1pl pres aux clt

dat refl clt

keep pl L.part I

74 (VZh) Sheep?

òfci

sheep pl f

овца

75 (a) [3:30] … sheep and oxen, that’s …

sheep pl f

and

ox pl m

and

this sg n med adj

76 (VZh) Uh huh.

əhə

bkch

аха

77 (a) [3:32] … that’s what we kept. There weren’t so many donkeys at that time.

this sg n med adj

1pl pres aux clt

keep pl L.part I

donkey pl n

exist impf neg

some.kind sg n adj

78 (a) [3:34] Now, we’ve bred [some] donkeys and so now we keep donkeys.

now adv

donkey pl n

breed 1pl aor P

now adv

keep 1pl pres I

donkey pl n

79 (a) [3:37] Since the state-owned farms came about, everybody [has] donkeys [laughter].

from

what sg n interr

become 3sg aor P

economy sg n

each sg m adj

donkey n sg

80 (a) [3:41] And cows. Some people kept cows, some kept oxen, some kept sheep.

cow pl f

thus adv

someone sg m

cow pl f

someone sg m

ox pl m

keep 3sg impf I

sheep pl f

81 (a) [3:44] So there was my grandfather with the sheep, [up] there

and

dat refl clt

there adv

ost

grandfather sg m

dat 1sg clt

with

sheep pl f def

there adv

82 (a) [3:47] at his summer pasture, at the pen in the meadow. And we’d go up to them,

pen f def

dat refl clt

meadow acc sg f def

pen sg m

and

dat refl clt

go 1pl pres P

acc 3pl

83 (a) [3:51] grandma [and I]. She would cook food for him up there –

grandmother f

dat 1sg clt

and

nom f 3sg

acc m 3sg

dat refl clt

dat m 3sg clt

boil 3sg pres P

84 (a) [3:53] beans, potatoes, soup – whatever there was [laughter],

beans m

potato m

soup f

what sg n interr

pres exist

85 (RA) [laughter]

[ ... ]

86 (a) [3:58] Granny’d cook it up for him. And I [sometimes] went

cook 3sg pres P

dat m 3sg clt

disc

grandmother f

and

nom 1sg

dat refl clt

go 1sg pres P

87 (a) [4:00] and took them bread, and oh, [they were] happy, Granny and Granddad,

and

dat 3pl clt

carry 1sg pres P

bread sg m

excl

nom 3pl

joyful pl adj

grandmother f

dat 1sg clt

grandfather sg m

dat 1sg clt

88 (a) [4:04] they come [to meet me] because I bring them bread, bring them food. [laughter]

come 3pl pres I

that conj

dat 3pl clt

carry 1sg pres I

bread sg m

carry 1sg pres I

dat 3pl clt

food sg n

89 (RA) [laughter]

[...]

90 (a) [4:11] They were overjoyed [to see] me – such joy! “Sleep over [here with us],

and

joyful pl adj

rejoice 3pl pres I

dat 1sg clt

acc refl clt

joy f

excl

adrs

dat refl clt

sleep sg imv P

91 (a) [4:15] and go back in the morning!” “Oh Granny,” [I’d say] “but they told me

and

tomorrow adv

fut

dat refl clt

go 2sg pres P

excl

grandmother voc sg f

but

dat 1sg

dat 1sg clt

say pl L.part P

92 (a) [4:18] to come back.” [And they’d say], “Ah, come on. You [can] go in the morning,

comp

acc refl clt

return 1sg pres P

disc

excl

hort

hort

tomorrow adv

fut

dat refl clt

go 2sg pres P

93 (a) [4:20] you don’t have much work.” So I would sleep over with them, I’d stay with them

not.have 2sg pres I

much adv

work acc f

nom 1sg

dat refl clt

sleep 1sg pres P

acc 3pl

remain 1sg pres P

acc 3pl

94 (a) [4:25] and sleep there. After all, my folks knew I was with them,

and

dat refl clt

sleep 1sg pres I

disc

nom 3pl

know 3pl pres I

our pl def adj

that conj

1sg pres cop clt

acc 3pl

95 (a) [4:27] that I hadn’t flown off somewhere. And so in the morning [I went back]. Later,

neg

1sg pres aux clt

somewhere adv

fly sg f L.part P

hort

again adv

morning sg n def

after adv

96 (a) [4:31] when St. George’s day came, they take [sheep] from the meadows,

when conj

emerge 3sg pres P

come 3sg aor P

St.George's.Day sg m

nom 3pl

acc 3pl clt

drive.out 3pl pres P

from

meadow pl f def

97 (a) [4:35] to keep it – [from] Annunciation [onwards] keep the meadows free for hay.

keep 3pl pres P

Annunciation pl.t

keep 3pl pres I

meadow pl f def

for

hay sg n

98 (a) [4:39] But in stony spots where there are no meadows, some have made sheep pens;

hort

where interr

pres neg exist

meadow pl f

beside

unwooded.hill pl f def

one pl adj

make pl L.part P

pen pl m

99 (a) [4:44] others have made [them] up at the edges of – of the meadows.

one pl adj

and

make pl L.part P

above

along

edge pl m def

meadow pl f def

100 (a) [4:49] We go there at Annunciation, to the lambs, the sheep having given birth,

emerge 1pl pres P

from

Annunciation pl.t

there adv

disc

lamb pl n

acc refl clt

bear.lamb pl f L.part P

изагня

òvce

sheep pl f

овца

101 (a) [4:54] up where they’re pasturing the sheep and lambs. And Grandma and Grandpa

lamb pl n

sheep pl f

there adv

acc 3pl

pasture 3pl pres I

hort

grandmother f

and

grandfather sg m

102 (a) [4:58] are up there again the summer pen. And I – Granny said to me,

again adv

there adv

pen acc sg f def

nom 1sg

grandmother f

dat 1sg clt

103 (a) [5:01] “Oh, [there’s] a sick lamb, [it’s] bad off somehow. Its legs aren’t right.

excl

one sg n adj

lamb sg n

acc refl clt

ill sg n adj

somehow sg n adj

sick sg n adj

hurt 3pl pres I

acc n 3sg clt

leg pl f

104 (a) [5:06] You should come up and [help] us feed it with ‘eagle’s talons’.”

comp

come 2sg pres P

comp

acc n 3sg clt

water 1pl pres P

with

eagle pl adj

nail pl m

105 (a) [5:09] “Eagle’s talons” – that’s some kind of herb.

eagle pl adj

nail pl m

ost

disc

grass sg f

106 (VZh) [The English name for it is] "holly".

holly

107 (a) [5:10] [Yes] there’s [that herb].

ìma

pres exist

има

108 (VZh) [laughter]

[ ... ]

109 (a) [5:12] So Grandma boiled up the “eagle’s talons”. I go [over] and she holds the lamb

hort

grandmother f

boil sg f L.part P

eagle pl m adj

nail pl m

nom 1sg

go 1pl pres P

nom f 3sg

hold 3sg pres I

lamb sg n def

110 (a) [5:17] [while] I pour, and we feed it to it. And the lamb gets better.

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111 (VZh) [laughter]

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112 (a) [5:22] And now it’s time to take them to pasture, to let the little lambs out a bit.

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113 (a) [5:25] We release the little lambs. The lambs catch [the wind] and rush off, each on its own.

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114 (RA) [laughter]

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115 (a) [5:30] And I - I’m running after them, running, running, till I’ve surrounded [them],

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116 (a) [5:34] and gathered up the lambs. Then Grandpa came up –

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117 (a) [5:36] he’d been off with the sheep and seen me running. And he said,

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118 (a) [5:39] “When I saw you running after the little lambs, I could have leapt with joy.

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119 (a) [5:43] I [may be] old, but it’s sweet for me [to see] you running after the lambs.

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120 (a) [5:46] The lambs run off, and you run after them.”

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121 (VZh) [laughter]

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122 (RA) [laughter]

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123 (a) [5:48] “I [was so] happy when I saw you running after these lambs.” And he came

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124 (a) [5:53] and was so happy that I had been running after the lambs.

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125 (a) [5:56] So I went over to them and said, “Grandpa, I’ve [actually] come

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126 (a) [6:00] to help treat them. [Didn’t you know that] Grandma told me to come – to come

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127 (a) [6:03] so we could feed the lambs, [especially] the lamb that’s sickly and lame?”

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128 (a) [6:08] “Whatever – you’ve come, and I’m not angry

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129 (a) [6:11] that you’ve come,” he said. “I don’t mind at all.” And that’s how it was.

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1 (VZh) When you were little, you probably went out as a cowherdess –

2 (VZh) did you go out here around –

3 (a) [0:04] Oh, I did, I did! I went out with the cows, and we also had oxen.

4 (a) [0:08] And one gored me. I was taking them to pasture, out to the meadow,

5 (a) [0:11] to graze, and he gave a shake to ward off the flies.

6 (a) [0:14] He gave a shake and whoops! There I was up on his horns!

7 (a) [0:16] [And] I was [just] a child.

8 (VZh) Gave a shake [how]? With his tail?

9 (a) [0:18] A child! No, with his horns, his horns. Eh! His horns were this [big]!

10 (a) [0:21] I was a child, a schoolgirl, and this neighbor of ours was there too,

11 (a) [0:25] we were family, in fact. [There] were two of us, [just] kids, just this big.

12 (a) [0:31] And the ox took me up and carried me across – I didn't dare

13 (a) [0:34] start to cry, [for fear] that he'd drop me and poke me with his horns.

14 (a) [0:37] So I stayed quiet. The water was very high, it had rained a lot.

15 (a) [0:41] And just like that, the ox carried me across the water and left me.

16 (a) [0:45] "What happened? What happened?" And I didn't dare

17 (a) [0:48] speak up for fear that he'd – that he – So I kept calm.

18 (a) [0:51] [and] said “I don’t know what happened.” But I didn’t tell her

19 (a) [0:54] that – that this ox had struck me here under my arm.

20 (a) [0:56] So, OK, we went up from [there]. We were going up along that road.

21 (a) [1:00] And when I touched [myself], it was wet here in my armpit! It hurt,

22 (a) [1:05] but I said, “Well, it’s not so much, just a bit wet.” But then – “Oh, my God!”

23 (a) [1:07] I said, “My arm’s [all] bloody!” And she said, “What happened to you?

24 (a) [1:12] What’s with you?” And I said, “Well, this ox gored me. See what it is?

25 (a) [1:14] It’s [all] wet here.” So I kept going till I got home –

26 (a) [1:17] we lived just right up there. And just when I showed up at the gate –

27 (a) [1:23] the oxen were coming in – I began to cry; that’s how I felt.

28 (a) [1:28] I felt sorry for myself that - that this ox

29 (a) [1:29] could have – could have killed me, that I could have died that day.

30 (a) [1:32] And my mother stood there in the yard –“Why are you crying, why are you crying?”

31 (a) [1:37] I couldn’t speak, I [just] cried. I couldn’t [do anything].

32 (a) [1:40] “So why are you crying? What’s the matter?” [she said] “Are you sick?

33 (a) [1:41] What happened? Did somebody beat you? What is it?”

34 (a) [1:43] And I couldn’t tell her what it was, that the ox had gored me.

35 (a) [1:47] [Finally] I said, “Well, this ox picked me up and carried me…”

36 (RA) Oh my heavens!

37 (a) [1:51] She (= mother) had made me this new shift out of some hemp-like fabric.

38 (a) [1:56] If it hadn’t been new, then I could have been pierced [through]

39 (a) [1:58] here in the ribs. But this – this [new fabric] blocked it a bit

40 (a) [2:02] in the armpit. So I said, “Well, the ox gored me.”

41 (a) [2:06] And my father took an iron pitchfork and beat the ox,

42 (a) [2:10] he beat it [so bad] that he nearly pulverized it. But he didn’t keep it long

43 (a) [2:12] [after that]; he sold it. “By God,” he said, “I’ve got children!”

44 (a) [2:16] (I have two brothers); and he said, “If [it’s going] to kill you [kids] –

45 (a) [2:19] Why do I need an ox that’s going to kill my child?

46 (a) [2:21] So he sold it, but he beat it a lot [first].

47 (a) [2:24] And then there’s no doctor here. So mother and I slept through the night

48 (a) [2:28] and early the next morning she took me to the paramedic in Dolni Lom

49 (a) [2:32] and the doctor there cleaned [the wound] and tied a bandage on it,

50 (a) [2:34] and I got over it. She didn’t take me [there] again.

51 (a) [2:37] But we suffered, we had a hard time. Children nowadays live [much better].

52 (VZh) But isn’t the ox [generally] a mild-tempered [beast]?

53 (a) [2:42] Well, yes, he’d never gored anyone before, he was [generally] mild-tempered.

54 (a) [2:44] [I don’t know] what happened this time, maybe he tried to ward off flies?

55 (a) [2:47] You [couldn’t really] say that he [actually] gored me …

56 (VZh) Maybe it was some of these …

57 (a) [2:49] … that he –

58 (VZh) … gad- gadflies? What kind of flies are those? These flies [that] –

59 (a) [2:52] Well yes, it was flies, right. Those – the ones

60 (a) [2:54] that sting oxen and make them run about, that –

61 (VZh) Uh huh.

62 (a) [2:56] that bite them. And so he didn’t –

63 (a) [2:58] he didn’t really gore me. He just gave a shake and there I was,

64 (a) [3:01] up on his horns. What happened, how it happened, how I – ?

65 (a) [3:05] He left me [there], he took me across; there was a lot of water. And she wondered,

66 (a) [3:08] this friend of mine (named Anna), she wondered how

67 (a) [3:11] we were going to cross the water, because it had rained and the water was high

68 (a) [3:14] So he carried me through the water and left me [there].

69 (a) [3:17] He didn’t gore me, he didn’t [do] anything. Like a person [would],

70 (a) [3:19] he [just] picked me up and dropped me. But while he was waving me about

71 (a) [3:22] he struck me under one of my arms. And so –

72 (VZh) [What] other [animals did you have]? What did you used to tend the most?