Wākdjeⁿkā́gā

édja

rāhē´no

[n]iⁿtcēdjĕ́djā

waⁿkshĭgíjeⁿ

Wakjąkága

éja

rahéną.

Nįčejéja

wąkšigižą

[Trickster]

there

he went.

By the creek

a man

ë́dja

neⁿjiⁿ´djāaⁿ´*

hādjānŏ

nīā́gĕdjā

hīmiⁿ´rak’djē´nŏ

éja

nąžį́jahą́

hajaną.

Niágeja

himį́nakjéną.

there

standing

saw he.

Across the creek

he was pointing.

wāē´nīsēbiwā́nāgă

Wākdjeⁿkā́gā

hōkiⁿt’ēgādjeⁿ

heⁿkĕ́

gīxā́bĭranī́năⁿ

Waínisebianąnga

Wakjąkága

hokįt’egają

hąké

gixábiraníną.

He had a black suit, and

[Trickster]

when he talked to him

not

he did not answer.

jīgĕ́

hōkĭt’ē´gāshgĕ

heⁿkĕ́

gīxā́bĭranī́shōnū́năⁿ

ä́sgĕ

Žigé

hokit’égašge

hąké

gixábiraníną.

Ésge

Again

he talked, but

not

he did not answer.

And so*

gā́djŭⁿgā

wōgīdē´k’shŏnŏ

hṓ*

tcākŏ́

hīŭⁿ´k’djē´nŏ

gájąga

wogitékšaną.

"Ho,

čako

hių́kjeną,"

then

he grew mad.

"Well,

(see here)†

we are doing,"

Ánāgă

wōnéⁿjīsēbī́jeⁿ

hōkā́wāxūgĀ´nūga

ā́gĕdjā

ánąga,

woną́žisebižą

hok´waxugánąga

ágeja

he said, and

a black coat

he put on, and

across

hīmānā́k’djegī́jī

hĭshgĕ́

ū́nŏ

heⁿp’sĕ́rĕtcīⁿ

jē´skĕ

himanákjegiži,

hišgé

’ųną.

Hąpsérečį

žeske

the other was pointing, and

so

he did.

All day long

that kind

hī́nŏ

gā́djuⁿgā

hōxdjÁnăⁿgī́jī

hēdjṓrōxū́dj-gādjeⁿ

dĕĕ́

híną.

Gájąga

hoxjánągíži,

hejóroxújgáją,

deé

he did.

And then

in the evening,

when he looked around,

then

ābī́jeⁿ

wā́ŭndjē´nŏ

ä́sgĕ

hōhṓ

HAnūgă

abížą

wa’ųjéną.

Ésge

"Hohó!"

hanąnga,

a stump

it was.

And so,

"Oh dear!"

he said, and

djāxdjīnāŭⁿ´na

wā’wā́ndjēgī́jī

horūxŭ́djÁnūgă

úⁿpĭanīgā́djeⁿ

"Jaxjįna’ųna

wawą́jegíži,

horuxújánąga

’ų́pianigáją.

"Why I didn't

all this

I should have looked, and

I do it well.

jēskĕ́xdjĭⁿgĕ́

wak’djŭⁿkā́gā

hiⁿgā́rnăⁿ*

hōtcŏⁿ´gĕrā

jēwăⁿ´gāskāwī́nŏ

Žeskéxjįge,

Wakjąkága

[hįkaíreną]."

Hočągara

žewą́gaskawíną.

No wonder,

'Foolish One'

they call me."

Winnebagoes

we are the same.

wājŏⁿ´

nīgē´rīgā

heⁿkĕŏrṓxūdjwī́nī*

hīgwánă

hīúⁿwīÁnūgă

Wažą́

nigériga,

hąkeoróxujwíni,

higwána

hiųwiánąga

Anything

that is

we never look,

right then

we do, and

nĭngē´shgĕ

hAneⁿtcĭⁿpĕ́rĕzwījĕ́

hĭnkīrāwīshŏnū́năⁿ.

nįnéšge

hanąčįpérezwižé,

hįkirawišonúną.

or else

we know all about it,

we think of ourselves.