Hocąk Text — Bladder & One Legged One

Hocąk Text — Bladder and His Brothers, v. 2

interlinear translation by Oliver LaMère (?)

The MS, except for the first page, is written in two different hands. The Hocąk lines were written double-spaced very carefully and clearly in the hand of Paul Radin. The English translation is written more hurriedly and less legibly, apparently in the hand of Oliver LaMère. The first page of this MS (p. 333), however, is written entirely in the same hand as the English translation. The MS is written throughout in ink. Radin has supplied a number of notes to the text, which he enters as footnotes at the bottom of the page to which they make reference.

At the top, centered, the titlepage has as its header, "Told by Charles Houghton", which is followed by the story number, XXXV, which is set off by horizontal lines of about the same width both above and below it. There are three pagination systems used simultaneously. The upper left corners of each page are paginated from 1-49 (odd numbers only); the upper left is paginated from 286-313; and in larger characters, in the upper left below the first set of page numbers, it is paginated from 333-360. The first line is indented about one-fifth of a line, but nowhere else are paragraphs indicated.

Untranslated words are indicated by a dash in the English lines of the MS. In this version of the text, words translated by the editor (Richard L. Dieterle) are placed in brackets "[ ]", and represented words missing in the English line of the MS text.

English Translation

p. 333 = 286 = 1 —

Hąhą,	žejųga,	Mą’una	maną́geré	pį’ų
[Well]	[now then]	[Earthmaker]	this earth	to fix it

húwagi	giwizą́kše.	Cegéja,	waxopíni*	šišigera
sent them	again and again.	In the beginning,	spirits	the bad ones

*there is a vertical line separating this word from the next.

rukóno	hokjaki	wąkšik’inèže,	esge	wa’uną́kše,
many	grew wild again	live they did,	and so	he is doing it,

aireną.	Hąhą	hagoréžą	tanihǫ́na	wągižą
[they say.]	[Well,]	[finally,]	the third time	a man

nąboréhi	’ųgíži	"Watexúga"	higéže.	"Hąhą́,
with his hand	he made	"Bladder"	he called him.	"Well,

Watexúra	rare	haną́c	pį’uną’ią́je.	Hunubímani,
Bladder	you go	all	try to fix.	The two-legged walkers

p. 334 = 287 = 3 —

wánąjojaį̀sge	waigíginañk,	žéją	waigígihiregè.	Hitajé
poorly	they made them for me	end	they might do for me.	Try

wa’uánąga	haną́c	janañga	(h)erešgúnina	žéją
to do &	all	as many as	devils	end

hina-i-ą́je,"	higežé.	ésge	žejáñga	hugíži —
try to,"	he told him.	& so	now	when he came —

ho —	wañgirajíwiže.	"įnéki	ha’uñgíži	hirójį
[ho] —	came he to us.	"Alone	if I do it	not very soon

žéjįhakjèže.	Téžegų	hagíšaną	xap’é	žéjų
will I end them.	This way	I do only	soon	end

hakjonegáją,"*	(h)iregíži.†	Ho	žéjuñga‡	žégų
I will them,"	he thought.	[Ho,]	now	[thus]

*Radin has a footnote one here which is found at the bottom of the page: "The (k) is pronounced with great stress in the cluster (kj)."
†footnote two is indicated here and is found at the bottom of the page: "Generally occurs with initial (h). It is probably omitted here on account of the preceding terminal vowel."
‡Radin has hožéjuñga.

p. 335 = 288 = 5 —

cisérejižą	kik’ų́že.	Žégų	cisérec	hot’ánųbįži,
a long house	he made for himself.	[So]	a long house	with two fireplaces,

žégų	hi-ánañga	égi	wakinúp	kik’ų́že.
[thus]	he did [and]	&	brothers	he made himself.

Wáñgera	kereponáižą	kik’ų́že.	Hó	žejuñga
Men	ten	he made himself.	[Ho,]	[now]

haną́c	wap’áhi	hirárus	haníwagigi-ànañga,
all	arms (sharp things)*	with them (he left)†	he let them have, [and]

*the parenthetical material was added by Radin above the word "arms", and the whole is set off from the next entry by a vertical bar.
†the parenthetical matter is Radin's.

"Hąhó	suñgejíwina,	hañké	wažą́nižą	nañkáwawini-ą̀je.
"[Yes]	my yr. brs.,	not	of anything	afraid you are not.

Néšaną	Mą’úna	xeteñgusáną.	Hañké	hižą́
Me only	[Earthmaker]	great he made me.	Not	anyone

p. 336 = 289 = 7 —

niñkísganina.	Jagúra	hižą́	nąnákawawi-ànañga
is not equal to me.	Whatever (therefore)*	one	can you fear &

*the parenthetical material was added by Radin.

wažą́nižą	nąrakéwikjàwi	mąnáñgere	jánañga	hañké
anything	will you fear	this earth	as many as	not

pini’úñgere	haną́ciñxjį	ho’ųwiánañga	t’ewahiwíre,"	eže,
that is not good	[all] of them	go over &	kill them,"	he said,

aíreną.	ésge	ho	žéjuñga*	mą́na
[they said.]	& so	[ho]	[now]	the earth

*Radin has hožéjuñga.

hową́ji-araìreže.	Higų	hoxjánañga	hakirírega,	ho,
went about they did.	[Yet]	at evening	when returned,	[ho,]

žigígų*	wes’áže,	"Suñgejíwina,	hañké	wažǫ́na	hižą́
[again thus]	he would say,	"My younger brothers,	[not]	[anything]	[one]

*the text has hožigígų.

p. 337 = 290 = 9 —

nañkáwawinìne.	Mą’úna	néšaną	xeteñgusàną.
[should you not fear.]*	[Earthmaker]	me only	great he made me.

*the translation has, "(is) afraid of you". The parenthetical matter is in the text and precedes something that has been crossed out.

Hañké	hižíñkísganìną.	Hañké	wažánižą
Not	no one is equal to me.	Not	[a thing]

nañkáwawinìne,"	wigéže.	Žigé	haínigi,	žigé
be not afraid of,"	to told them.	Again	the next morning,	[again]

warújerušjaìnigi	žigé	haną́c	hagoréžą
when they finished eating	again	all	once on a time

gájuñga	manáñgere	haną́c	hojaį́neže	gíži.
now then	this earth	all	they were*	[.]†

*there is a single parenthetical question mark beneath the /į/ of hojaį́neže, and above the English word "were".
†the translation has "so", but I take this to be a sentence terminator.

Wañgerégi —	ho! —	Mą’úna	hikísge
Above —	[ho!] —	[Earthmaker]	equal to

hiranañkik’ínañkše.	Herešgúnina	xétera	žeé
he thought that way of himself.	Devil	the great	him

p. 338 = 291 = 11 —

kisgéranañkik’ìnañki.	Watexúga	hošígenañkšgùni.
he thought he was equal to.	Bladder	he was disliking.

Búa,	kará,†	wažąnakána	wažą	ánañk
Bua,*	say,	how great	a thing	he is saying

*the translation merely repeats the Hocąk (inasmuch as it's an exclamation).
†just below this word, the translation has, "(sarcastic)".

hiregíži.	Hó,	Herešgúnina	šuñgi-ánihigi	wakéžą
he thought so.	[Ho,]	[Herešgúnina]	the dog he had	a coon

wakesgaížą	žehúgigišgúne.	Hogorežą	wiraji[r]eže.*
a white coon,	him he sent.	[In time]	came he to them.

*the words, žehúgigišgúne hagorežą wirájireže, are inserted here from the top of the page by a line connected to a caret.

Nąpoǧižą	éja	kawánañga	éja	mináñkše.
A hollow tree	there	went he in &	[there]	he sat.

Égi	Kunuñgá	hisuñgwahíra	éja	síra†
[And]	Kunuga*	his younger brothers'	[there]	their tracks‡

*originally the English line had a dash, indicating an untranslated word, but later the name "Kunuga" was written in above the dash. This name means "Eldest Born Son" and serves as an appellation for any first born male, regardless of clan. In this context it refers to Bladder.
†just before this word the very same word is crossed out.
‡this means "the tracks," and should refer to those of the giant raccoon.

howegí	hajaíreže.	"Ho!	wake	xetexjį́žą
had gone by	they saw it.	["Ho!]	raccoon	a big [one]

é-ajowèną,"	aíreže.	Kára	žégų	’ú-inegają
[it] has gone by here,"	they said.	Kára,	now	they did (it) &

p. 339 = 292 = 13 —

wérakirakuni,	higwóxjanañxjìñgają,	hirahíže.
[werikirikuni,]	at evening just about dark,	to him he got.

Naį́ja	hogitíže.	"Koté,	hainišgá	karasaìkje."
In the tree	he climbed up.	"Say,	tomorrow	I can kill him."

Wagujéra	tokéxjiñgi,	kurušgánañga.
His moccasins	[since] they were very wet,	he took them off.

Pejot’wánañga*	žégų	éja	mináñkše.	Koregų́
He built a fire and	[then]	[there]	he sat.	Say, just about

*after /t’/, a /u/ is crossed out and a /wa/ written above it.

teé	wíra	hiránañga	hirarúxjiñgają,	"Wakesgaró-o-o!
that (time)	sun	had gone down &	after a bit,	"White raccooooon!

waigikoné-e-e!"	ešgúni.	Wañgerégi	Herešgúnina	te —
Tell me a stoooory!"	he said.	Up above	[of] the Devil	[this one] —

p. 340 = 293 = 15 —

werakirakúni! —	wakénuñgre	hišgé	wežé,	"Ho-o-o-o,
[werakirakúni!] —	the coon	also	he said,	"[Ho-o-o-o,]

jagú	níñgikañkjèže?	Kunugaísuñgera,	xónuna,	xe
what	could I tell you?	Kunu's younger brother,	the younger one,	hill

kųhánegi	hají	máñgeniñgra	takéreš	minañk
down below	[there]	his little breast	streaked*	sat

*in a footnote 2, Radin says, "Referring to the look of his ribs through the skin".

hónuxujenàñkšaną-ą-ą!"*	"Hó-o-o!	Kára,	hiraréxjiñgają,
looking he is at me-e-e!"	["Hó-o-o!]	Say,	after a bit,

*Radin writes in footnote 1 at the bottom of the page, "answer".

žégų	kóx-x-x!"	ahúže.	Higwójišaną,	mą́na
now	[there is help!"]	saying he came.	When just about*	his arrow

*Radin writes in footnote 3 at the bottom of the page, "hojišą́na = lately". We may add that higwójišaną comes from higų ("still, yet") + hojišą́na.

kuruzánañga	wañgerégi	žégų	mą́na	hirawáhahá
he took it &	up above	now	the arrow	pointed he towards

p. 341 = 294 = 17 —

nañk’ų́.	Žegų	hanínañgireže.	Herešgúnina	žegwanígigiži,
he was.	Now	they ran away with him.	The Devil	when he got him back,

žegų	hó*	ruxóbanañga	róra	égi
now	[hó]	skinned him &	flesh body	[here]

*the translation has, žegųhó.

žégų	rucgúni.	Ho	égi	werakirakúni,
now	he ate.	[Ho,]	[and]	[werakirakúni,]

Kunugá	hañké	ginišgúni	hąhégi,	hąbakírigi,
Kunu	not	not gotten back	at night,	when it became day,

Hénañga*	žigé	žegų	hinína	sirirokárawe.†
Hénąga	[again]	[now]	his br.	tracks he trailed.

*the text has hénuñga. Radin at the time often used /uñ/ for /ą/ in certain phonetic environments because a kind of short /u/ in English, as in "but", approximates the Hocąk nazalized vowel.
† < sira + hirokarawe (as Radin notes below the Hocąk line).

Hogí,	te	serášaną	éja	wazanáñkše.
Well,*	[this one's]	snowshoes only	[there]	sticking up they were.

*just below "well", two letters (wh?) of another word are crossed out with a single horizontal line.

"Ho-ho!*	egi	wa’uñgúni."	Higáją	teé
"O!	here	he must have done it."	When he got there	there

*In a footnote 1 at the bottom of the page, Radin writes, "cry of distress".

p. 342 = 295 = 19 —

hañkéniñge	wažánižą	wicųnt’iníže.	Hišgé
nothing was visible	anything	whereby he might guide himself.	He also

síra	éja	wakáwazanañga	žigi	nųbóhǫna,
snowshoes	[there]	stuck he them [and]	[again]	second time,

"Wakesgaró-o-o	waigikane."	"Ho-o-o	jágu
"Coon, the white one	tell me a story."	"[Ho-o-o!]	what

niñgikuñkjéže?	Kunugisúñgwahira,	Henána,
could I tell you?	Kunu's brother,	the second one (Hena),

žigé	ají	mañgerá	x’gáre,	egi
[again]	here at	the breast	?*	[and]

*the question mark is in the translation. Radin adds in a footnote 1 at the bottom of the page, "Perhaps he had just stuck out his chest".

hataxgík’į	hají	hunugujenáñkšaną."	"Ho-o-o-o
beating it, he is	here at	he is looking at me."	["Hooooo!]

epíną."	"Táx-x-x!"	Áhuže.	Higwójišaną
it is good."	(A roaring sound.)	Came he.	Now he just started.

p. 343 = 296 = 21 —

Hijá	mą́na	ruzízikają.	Žegų
Toward	arrow	pointed at.	[Now]

*this word is written above the line and inserted here with a caret and a connecting line to the word.

hanínañgireže.	Žégų	ruxobánañga	égi	roráži
he took him away.	[Now]	he skinned him [and]	[and]	his body (flesh)*

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

rucgáją.	’Uąji-araírešguni.	Ha-a,	hagaréžą,
he eat.*	They kept right on.	[Ha-a,]	once on a time,

*something is written above the word "eat" which is difficult to make out.

haną́c	warúzireže.	Žejúñga	nañǧixonòxjiniñgràšaną
all	took they them.	[And now]	the youngest one [alone]

hotašgúni.	"Hąhá	hisuñgeniñkáxjį,	hitajéwa
some (he was the balance).*	[Hąhá]	my little brother,	mighty

*the parenthetical material is in the text. Marino (from Radin) gives the meaning of this sense of the word as "remainder".

’uą́je.	Hitajéwa	’uą́je.	Wanipá
try (do).*	Mighty	do.	Smart

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

konoñkšanañgáją.	Jagú-ižą	wa’úną,	jegíži,
He used to be smart.	What it is	that's doing it	he is,

p. 344 = 297 = 23 —

hiperézanañga	kirinąią́je.	Ne	tekjéną.
find out &	back try & get.	I	I will go.

Hiñgišjáge	wa’ųjegáją,"	éže.	"Hąhą-o,
We'll see it first	so he is doing it,"	he said.	"Now then,

hakírikjąnihèną."	Nañǧixonúniñka,	žejúñga,
come back I will."	Youngest One,*	now then,

*actually, a proper name, specifically, a birth-order name.

jikeregáją,	égi	žegwówira*	jasgánañki
he started off	and	now the tracks	the way they were

*the translator has written "(?)" under the letter /r/ of this word. One might expect žegų-ho-sira.

cąt’iáñkše.	Higáją,	wérakirakuni,	síra	éja
it was visible.	When he got there,	[wérakirakuni,]	the snowshoes	[there]

te	wazánañkše.	"Hąhą́,	téžesgegáją,"	hiregí.
these	stuck up they were.	[Hąhą́,]	so this is the way it is,"	he thought.

Žéjuñga,	žégų	hikúrušganañga	síra	hišgé
[Now then,]	[now]	he took them off [and]	his snowshoes	also

p. 345 = 298 = 25 —

eja	wus	wakšužé.	Žejúñga,	žégų
[there]	(to) dry*	he put them.	[Now then,]	[now]

*the parenthetical material is found in the text.

pejerotwánañga*	žegų	hó†	hataxgik’į́že.
he built a fire [and]	now,	ho!,	warm himself he did.

*the /w/ in this word has been written above a crossed out /u/.
†Radin has žegųhó.

"Wakesgaró-o-o,	waigikané,"	éže.	"Ho-o-o-o,	jagú
"White raccooooon,	tell me a story!"	he said.	"Ho-o-o-o,	what

niñgikuñkjéže?	Coni	néšge	wahešonóną.
could I tell you?	Before	even I	used to say it.

Waihakjéniñgra	žegwóniñge	máñgera	xgaréxjį
the youngest (least) one*	just	his breast	he stuck out†

*the parenthetical matter is in the text.
†this expression is placed inside brackets and a question mark is placed above the word "stuck".

haji-átaxgi	k’įné.	Hunúǧgujinàñkšaną.
come & warm	yourself.	He is looking at me.

Tox-x-x-x!"	Ho,	mąná	hokarakéri-anañga
[sound of roaring]."	[Ho,]	his arrow	placed he [and]

p. 346 = 299 = 27 —

žejúñga	huñkéšge	wažą́	janí	nuniñge
[now then]	not	anything	he saw	but

žégų	hiraną́-iñxjį —	táp-p-p —	égiže.	"Tu-i-i-i!"
now	about where he thought —	[táp!]* —	he made it sound.	"Ouch!"

*the translation originally had a horizontal line indicating the lack of an English equivalent, but later the following was added, "(of his hitting)".

éže.	Xeteraréšge	hañké	žésgiñgiginañgere.
he said.	The older ones even	not	that way they did to me.

Niñxonúniñkają	x’usgínaną."*	Žéjuñga	žégų
You're small, but	hurt me you did."	[Now then,]	[now]

*just before this word, x’ug is crossed out.

tówe	gipsínc	waxarégu	higípsinc
kept on continually	whipping him	with (many?) sharp things*	whipped him with

*a footnote 1 at the bottom of the page reads, "thorn-bush". Compare, waxagra, "thistles" from the Hocąk Bible (Genesis), and waxą, "porcupine" (Radin-Marino).

hakaraíreže.	Egi	éja	nąwį́že,	aira,
on back.*	[Then]	[there]	he sang,	they said,

*the translation has, "him on back".

p. 347 = 300 = 29 —

núnige	hinína	ną́wañkaraìt’ųneže.	"Hó,
but	his older br.	song he sang of him.	["Hó,]

suñgeniñkáxjį	hahíkjenihiną,"	ešgúni.	Žejúñga,
my yr. br.,	I will get there!"	he said.	[Now then,]

žégų	hikúruhojirešgùni	taníhu —	guó! —
[now]	to get ready he started (was about to)*	the pipe —	[guó!] —

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

tanihúra	žégų	reǧižabeniskéžą	hikuruhóže.
the pipe	[now]	just like a big kettle*	he brought out.

*in a footnote 1 at the bottom of the page, the translator writes alternatively, "like a flaring-edged kettle".

Žéjuñga,	žégų	wasák,	aíreną,	wonąžį́žą
[Now then,]	[now]	some kind of bear,*	[they said,]	shirt

*this is placed in brackets by the translator. It seems certain that this animal is the same as will be mentioned shortly on as the wazáñk. These answer to Dorsey's wazáñgara, the fisher. However, see the Commentary to the translation.

honąžíñge.*	Žejúñga,	haną́c	ni-ąp´
that he had.	[Now then,]	[all]	alive

*right after this word, a line 5b is inserted from the bottom of the page by a line and a caret. After this word, že tani-ókšu-ànañga ("this tobacco offering, and") is crossed out and replaced by line 5b.

hokawaxugánañga	égi	wazáñk*	tani-óžu-ižą	haniñgí.
he put it on &	[and]	an animal*	tobacco bag	that he had.

*"an animal" is placed in brackets. For wazáñk, see above.

p. 348 = 301 = 31 —

Že	tani-okšu-ánąga,	guó,	tanihíjiregi	žégų
That	tobacco he put into it,	[guó,]	smoke he began to	[now]

manáñgere	haną́c	xi-óžuže.*	Hi-ánañga	gájuñga
the earth	[whole]	smoke filled it.	He did, and	[now]

*the translator has a footnote 1 at the bottom of the page which reads, "he (!) it smoked filled it".

regáją	hisúñgwahira	hacíñja	t’ánañki.	éja
he started	his yr. brothers	where	they were dying.	There

híže.	Žégų	ną́jega	žégų	wakónehiže.
he got.	[So]	that tree	[now]	shoved it over.

Wakesgánañka	hijá	ǧiǧijenisge	gáją	žégų
Coon that white one	there at	squeaked around	then	[now]

haníguanañga	hipirágeja	ówašikše.	Ni-ąp	žégų
took it up &	in his belt	he stuck him.	Alive	[now]

p. 349 = 302 = 33 —

hipirágeja	howašíkše.	Žejúñga,	rešgúni.	Hagaréžą
in his belt	he struck him.	[Now then,]	he started.	[Finally,]

hišgúni.	Higíži,	hahi-okéweže.	Tée	hinuñgíži
he got there.	When he arrived,	he went on in.	There	woman

anas’uánañga	žigížąšge	hiperi-ánañga	regéja
had his legs over (her) [and]*	[again one also]	had his head [and]	on her legs

wiperi-ánañga	žegų,	ho,	té,	ho,*	hohó,†
rested his head [and]	[now,]	[hó,]	[this one]	[ho,]	[hohó,]

*the text has žegųhó and tého.
†the text has ho hó.

Herešgúnina	wa’ųšgúni	žégų	tanihúra	kuruzánañga
the Devil	him did	[thus]	his pipe	he took it [and]

tanihíjireže.	Higų́	jobóhą	kíra,	"Puff puff,"	egáją.
smoke began.	[Yet]	four times	only,	(English),	he said.

p. 350 = 303 = 35 —

Watexúga	žegų	iñkijá	wažą	kjijeníže.
Watexuga	[thus]	that only (not)*	anything	he was unmoveable.

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

Žégų	taníhura	gijuánañga	gáją	hįbíže.
[Now]	the pipe	he knocked it out [and]	over there	he put it.

Watexúga	wešgúni,	"Koté,	jáha,	jáguañkèšge
[Bladder]	he said,	"Say,	what's the matter?	why did you not

tanihúra	honąjinagígine?"	"Tanihį́nešonuną	taníhu
the pipe	lend it to me?"	Those that smoke	pipe

anínañkają.	Táni	nahįs’ági	tanihúra	hížą
they have.	Smoke	if you're used to [it]	pipe	a

hašiniraješgúniną,"	éže,	Herešgúniga.	"Hoji-á,
you would have one,"	he said,	the Devil.	"All right,

p. 351 = 304 = 37 —

nišgížą	niñk	hanináñkają.	Hosgé	tee
I also	a little one	I have with me.	Just	this

homañkik’inínega	tani-ókižu-irešgùnañga,	wahegájereną."
when they visit one another	to smoke they always give to one another,	is why I said [it]."

Ho,	žéjuñga*	hišgé,	ho,	Watexúga
[Ho,]	[now then,]	he also,	[ho!,]	[Bladder]

*the text has hožéjuñga.

tanihúra	hokšušgúni,	hokšuánañga	higų cék
the pipe	filled it,	he filled it &	right on the start

žejúñga	Watexúga	taníhura	hokšuánañga
now then,	Bladder	the pipe	filled it [and]

higų́cekjína —	hi* —	egáją.	Kára	žegų́
right on the start —	[hi] —	he said.	Say,	[now]

*"sound of inhaling" according to footnote 1 at the bottom of the page.

Erešgúni-oñka	žégų	péjera	haciñgére
the Devil	[now]	the fire	almost

p. 352 = 305 = 39 —

rugǫ́šjįpše.	Higų́	žigé,	["Puff,"]†	egáją.
came to (fell in) he did.*	[Still]	[again,]	(English)	he said.

*the parenthetical material is in the text.
†sic.

Žigí	guącuñgère	rugǫ́šjįpše.	"Wó wó,	te
Again	very nearly	he fell.	["Wó wó,]	this

tani-ąhiñkjége	wa’uną.	Jágu	teš’ųšáwañk?"
to smoke I was about to	[I was.]	What	this you're doing?"

ánañga.	Watexúga	taníhura	žégų	karaíjože.
he said.	[Bladder]	his pipe	now	knocked it out (the ashes).

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

"Ho,	jágu	watégerage.	Waš’unajegáją
["Ho,]	what	fearless toward me.	Is why you came

jagú	hi’úñkjonèže?	Hiñki’úñkjoneže?"
what	will we do?	Will we gamble?"

p. 353 = 306 = 41 —

"Hoji-á."	"Égi	nañkíxjake	hi’uñkjonegáją."
"Yes."	["And]	kick one another	we will do."

"Hoji-á.	Žejúñga,	égi	néconi	wašgáją,
"O. K."*	[Now then,]	[then]	you first	[since] you said it,

*sic.

néconi	naįnaxjaíkjonegają,"	Watexúga
you first	kick me you will,"	[Bladder]

éže.	"Hojiá."	Žejúñga	Watexúga	éja
he said.	"All right."	[Now then,]	[Bladder]	[there]

hinąžį́že.	Wáreksaniñkìga*	nąnañgaji-ánañga	ta-ap.†
at he stood.	One-Legged Man	hop, run toward &	[he flapped.]

*after this name, the following miscopy from the previous line has been crossed out with a single horizontal line: watexúga éja hinąžį́že.
†see tap, "to flap" (Radin-Marino).

Žégų	Watexúga	žeguąhí	xawaníže.	Wañgerégi
[Now]	[Bladder]	on at	invisible became.	Up above

p. 354 = 307 = 43 —

Mą’úna	éja	howáreže.	Hagaréžą	Mą’úna
[Earthmaker]	[there]	he went.	[Finally,]	[Earthmaker]

éja	híže.	"Hąhá,	egi	warárenašira.
[there]	he got.	["Hąhá,]	[here]	to work you sent me.

Teé	ewawa’ųnañkíži,	žejúñga	yapérez	hajíną.
This	he [himself] had done, all that to them,	[now]	[I] know it	I come.

Waréwagigìrašge	haną́ciñxjį	t’éwaigiginą.	Ra
My workers also	[all] of them	kill he did for me.	So

jasgé	hakjonèhéguni?	Hįšjášanañk	núnige
what	shall I do?	You see me*	but

*after the word "you", "('re?)" is added.

jasgé	hakjonéguni	yarége	ihóni-ąjeną,"	éže.
what	must I do	I thought	I came for,"	he said.

"Hąhą́o,	éžee	wagéxjiñge	wahéną.	Higų́
["Hąhą́o,]	him	I meant particularly	I said.	Now

p. 355 = 308 = 45 —

ragígi	žégų	t’ehíre.	Jasgéra	ragígi,
when you get back	[then]	kill him.	Whatever	you do to him,

šuruxúruki	’ųné,"	eže.	Werakirakúni,	žegų́
you can	do,"	he said.	[Werakirakúni,]	[now]

ho*	cinúñgere	wožúxjį	žigé	žegų
[ho]	this house	[many containers] in it†	[again]	[now]

*the MS has žegų́ho.
†the text has "plants in it". This meaning is neither attested anywhere else, nor does it make sense. See the next occurrence of the word directly below. Cf. wožuxura, "bladders".

hiraicéra	wóžuxji-añk’ų.	Hagaréžą	Wareksániñkiga	žigé
more	filled with.	[Finally,]	One-Legged Man	[again]

kirišgúni.	Žigé	hajiokéweže.	"Hohó,*	jagú,
came back.	[Again]	he came in.	["Hohó,]	what,

*the text has ho hó.

žigé	hakiriránañkšàwañk?	Jagú,	hiñkikí’uñkjanera*	kéni
again	back here you're lying?	What,	to gamble we were	before

*a terminal /-ną/ has been crossed out and /ra/ written above it.

p. 356 = 309 = 47 —

žegúną?	Jágu,†	nišgága	nąnixjaíkjonegają?"	"Hó,"
[now?]*	What,	I also	kick you I will?"	["Hó,]

*the text has "this ——," the last word being difficult to make out.
†in this series of instances of the word jagú, each time it functions to introduce a question.

eže.	Žejúñga,	hijahínąžįže.	"Ho	egi
he said.	[Now then,]	he went & stood.	["Ho,]	[here]

jagú	giséwenąjią̀je?"	Žéjuñga	Watexúga	nąnáñkaji-ànañga
what	stand still, you?"	[Now then]	[Bladder]	ran up &

"tóp!"	Huhú-u-u,	žégų	mokíe	rehíšguni.
[the sound of a kick landing.]	[Huhú]*	[now]	scattered	he sent him.

*next to the horizontal line indicating the missing English translation, there is a footnote 1 which is never written out at the bottom of the page.

Žégų	niñgéšaną	róra	gisták	kirinánañkše.
[Now]	in pieces	his body	fell flattened,	fell here & there.

Inexetéjašge	žégų	niñgéšaną	harujónisge
As large rocks also	[now]	in pieces (here & there)*	like dew on

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

p. 357 = 310 = 49 —

xojinísge	raconísge	hinanáñkšonuną.	Žée	e
grayish	green-like	hues there they used to be.	That	[it]

žeskéra	hereránañga	higuótašge	nąpaséja	žésga
that kind	[it was] &*	some again	on stumps	that kind

*the translation has "that kind &", but above the Hocąk line is written "it was (?)". The latter is the appropriate translation.

kirináñgireže.	Wa’irá	higų́	naįjášge	nąhú-ijejašge,
they fell.	Blood	now	on wood [also]	on branch[es] of trees sometimes,

žesgánañkšonùną.	Hožéžeguñgi.	éja	žeją́hiže.
that kind they used to be.	that way it will be.	There	end them he did.

Hąhá,	egi	cakó	žeguñkjéną.	Woirakirakúni,
[Well,]	[here]	will	that way it will be.	[Werakirakúni,]

žégų	ho*	Watexúga	cinóñgenoñka	žégų
[now]	ho	[Bladder]	that town	[thus]

*the text has žegųho.

nañǧiranañkwèregi,	ni-ǫ́pjį	wahigéjeni.	Žegų	hó*
afraid they had been,	very much alive	he made them so.	[Now]	[hó]

*the text has žegųhó.

p. 358 = 311 = 51 —

hinúñgiąšge	hok’ú-ineže.	Niñkjaíniñgiàšge	nąp’ígiruǧajìreže.
a woman	they gave to him.	A little child also	they offered up to him.

égi	wešgúniže,	"égi	hañké	žésge
[Then]	he said,	["And]	not	that kind

y’araníną.	égi	téži	woírak’ųgèjeniži*	waniñkjéniha,
I thought.	[And]	this	it gave to me already, so	to have I will,

*before the syllable /gè/ there was written /wi/, which appears to have been crossed out with a single horizontal line.

nunigé	Mą’úna	warę´šige,*	howéwa’uąjèną.
but	Earthmaker	to work he asked me,	so that's the reason I'm about.

*/ę/, which sometimes shows up in the works of Charlie Houghton, is not recognized as either a phoneme nor an allophone.

Jásge	hi-ánañga	égi	na-iñkjé?	Jánañga
How	could I [and]	here	could I be?	As many as

wažą́na	waną̀jojaįsge	ninañgwíra,	haną́ciñxjį
thing	poor	they've been making you,	all of them

p. 359 = 312 = 53 —

žejáną.	Gájuñga	wañkšik’į́pį	š’uñkjeniháwiną.
finished (?).*	[Now]	good living	you will.

*the parenthetical question mark is in the text.

Hąhá,	te žegúnegi	nišgé	wañgerégi	wawakérekjoneną.
[Well,]	now	I also	above	go have I will.

Hagaréžą,	žigé	jigi,	hąhá,	žigi-ájikjoneną,"
[In the course of time]	[again]	if he came,	well then,	I will come again,"

téžegų	éže,	aíreną.	Žejaíñxjį	ep’á,
this way	he said,	[they said.]	That far	after

ho,	wañkšík’įp’į	hi’ųwíže.	Jajóna	Herešgúnina
[ho,]	good living	we'll do.	Always	the Devil

jigíšaną	Watexúga	jikjonihéną.	Žé
when he only comes,	[Bladder]	he will come.	This

p. 360 = 313 = 55 —

(h)ožejáną.*	Heréjigo.†
is the end.	[It has arrived.]

*Radin writes in a footnote 1 at the bottom of the page, "Generally occurs with initial (h)."
†Radin remarks at footnote 2 at the bottom of the page, "The final (-go) is a syllable without any meaning which is frequently used at the end of a story. It is always higher in pitch than the preceding syllables."

English Translation

Source:

Charlie N. Houghton, Untitled, in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3892 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, ca. 1908) Winnebago III, #11a, Story XXXV: 333-360 (286-313).