Hotcâk Text -- Snowshoe Strings

Snowshoe Strings

narrated by RS [Rueben StCyr?]

The manuscript, which is in the hand of Paul Radin, is easier to read than most of his manuscripts. About 40% of the hand written interlinear text has no English translation, but almost all of the untranslated words could be found elsewhere, but in cases where the reading is doubtful, question marks appear after illegible letters. It was Radin's habit to use Greek letter abbreviations for common whole words or syllables. In this manuscript, the use of these abbreviations is much more limited, and the appearence of '#' as a sentence terminator shows that his knowledge of Hotcâk was at that time less sophisticated. Therefore, this manuscript predates those in which extensive use of abbreviations occur. Some of these abbreviations are interpreted in other manuscripts, so their values are known from those sources. The Greek and other symbols used in the text appear in the table below:

alpha	epsilon	eta	rho
égi	gadjâ	jesge	ánâga

psi	omega	#
hâké	jégû	period (.) or comma (,)

In the translation, words supplied by the editor (Richard Dieterle) are found in brackets '[ ]'. It was also necessary for the editor to supply all punctuation and to determine the beginning and ending of most sentences.

English Translation

p. 4 --

Édja	uáñkikínûbra	nûpíwi	tciánuñgwicguni.	Hâpga
[There]	[men brothers]	[two]	they were living.	[Day by day]

wajóninácanâ	'uwáñkcguni	hû´djerácanâ	t'éhires'áje,	aírenâ.
hunting only	they would do	[bears only]	[they used to kill],	[it is said].

Wop'íñkeréra	go'djowírehije,	aírenâ.	Jegû	'ûnañks'ácguní
Meat racks	over yonder it reached,	[they say].	[Then]	when they were going on a hunt

hagaréjâ	wajóniânaíregádjâ*	hinuñgíjâ	híje,	aírenâ.
[as]	[they went hunting]	[a woman]	went there,	[they say].

*The preceding word, wajónyaraíre, is crossed out.

Mâz´era	karaniáwañga	pánakárak'iánañga	tcirokéinegíji	hominógera
With her axe	and her bundle	on her back	as she entered [the lodge]	the seats

waitcûje,	aírenâ.	Kikínûpenáñka	hiníhirádjega	hominóñki
she chose,	[they say].	[These two brothers]	the older one	in his seat

p. 5 --

édja	pân´akarakéreje,	aírenâ.	Égi	jégû
[there]	she placed her bundle,	[they say].	[And]	[thus]

hiánañga.	Warára	hoínoñkhicgúni,	jégû	nânâ
she did.	Work	she started into,	[and so]	wood

wuxéretc híje,	aírena.	Hoxdjanáñxdjiñgádjâ	hidjaí	t'at'águhú?reje,
she had piled up high,	[they say].	[Very early after]	[more ?]	they came talking along,

aírenâ.	Hoikáwakirináñk	hiregíji	wa-inâ´bra	rokónâ
[they say].	[Went in, back]	[when they did ?]	thankful	[much]

waírecguni.	Xedédjega	wecgúni,	"Mânégûs	hisuñk harácanâ
[they said].	The older	[he said],	"Always	with my yr. br. only

hakaraíkija	wokíxap	tcûcgúni	égi	miánañgwínâ
with [him]	associates	without	[and]	we sat

hâkéga	hatcuñgére	hakíriwígacge	naíñkicérera	hadjégere herécanúnâ.
[never]	even when	we barely reach home	to look? after him?	then we would be.

Ep'î´nâ.	Hinuñktcegerá	nâdjânádjâwige	wac'uñgádjâ	hirsíradjíwire."
[It is good].	[Daughter-in-law]	because you pity us	is why you came	that you've come to us."

p. 6 --

Hiníhirádjega	jégworokádjâ.	Hojégû	'únañks'ácguni.	Hagaréjâ
[The older one]	she married.	[Thus ?]	[she would do ?].	[At times]

hisúñkhiráka	hâ´héregi	hikíñgadjâ	deé	hininá
the younger brother	[at night]	when he arrived	[this one]	his older brother

hinúñgókit'ákce.	Hinuñgoñka	wákce,	"Djagúijâ	rohic'úwije?*
[he] was talking to a woman.	[That woman]	was saying,	["What one]	have you for a body?

*At the end of this word nâdjegë has been crossed out in favor of wije.

Djagúijâ	hicdjawî´je?"	Égi	hininá	wecgúni,
[What one]	would kill you?"	[And]	the older brother	said,

"Hañké	wajâniijâ*	hitcáwinína.	Égi	hinuñgóñka
["Not]	[nothing]	[my wife]."**	[And]	[this woman]

*wajâ´nijâ has been crossed out in favor of the form given. See seven words below.
**The translation has "we do not die."

jigé	wacgúni,	"Higwósge	wajâ´niijâ
[again]	[she said],	"Surely	[something]

hicdjáwicgúni."	Hisúñkhiráka	nañghíredjî´pce,	aírera.
you must die of."	[Younger brother]	became afraid,	[they say].

"Deéwajâcícigi	herenáñguni	hiníhara	wa-û´djcgúni	k'onúkdjâne."
"A bad thing	it must have been but	my brother	[he] does this	that he's married to her."

p. 7--

Égi	jigígû	hagaréjâ	hik'iñgádjâ	deé	hinuñgóñka
[and]	[then again]	[once]	[when he arrived]	[this one]	[that woman]

wi'uañghenihéra	jigéakce,	"Djagúijâ	hicdjáwije?"	Ákcguni
the questions she had asked.	She was saying,	["What one]	[would kill you?"]	[She went]

égi	hiníhiráka	naxurúk	hirecgúni.	égi
[and]	[his brother]	[s]he persuaded,	[he thought].	[And]

wéje	aírenâ,	"Séwadjâdjâ´wine	érohí	wa'uañdjâwinâ.
[he said]	[they say],	"Snowshoes that we wear	for? body	we're using.

Hijâ	waigítcgirgízwigiji	tcáwinána,"	eje,	aírenâ.
[One]	if it were cut for us	we would die,"	[he said],	[they say].

Haíninégi	nañkíkarára	nawícgunije.	Hakikíju	hahiránañga
[The next day]	[hunting]	they went.	Together	they went

hahíkixaíres'áje,	aírenâ.	Haraíregíji	wa'û´je,	aírenâ.
and they would always part on the way,	[they say].	When they went	[he did this],	[they say].

p. 8--

Hinúñgenóñka	hikárohoánañga	howárairegíji	éowáreje,	aírenâ.
[That woman]	[s]he got herself ready	when they went	she went,	[they say].

Náñguokíxara	hirahigíji	xedédjega	howáregíji	eowáreje,
When to the fork of the road	she got	[the older one]	where he went	she went,

aírenâ.	'Uâ´higádjâ	dé	nâwáñgedja	û´nañk'û.
[they say].	In? she went	there	up in a tree	he was.

Hirahíje.	Hûtc´gihap	wa-únañkce,	aírenâ.	Sáramaî´dja
She got to him.	Cutting into a bear	he was,	[they say].	Snowshoes (in ground)

wak'cuánañga	hidjáxdjîhigádjâ	égi	adjáje,	aírenâ.
he put them	when she reached there	[and]	he saw her,	[they say].

Óruják'djî´nunige	sára	gigítcgisce,	aírenâ.	Gitcgísgéji
He spoke much pleadingly, but	[the snowshoes]	she cut,	[they say].	[She cut them]

uáñgenoñka	t'éxdjîcibréje,	aírenâ.	Égi	hinúñkdjega
[that man]	he fell dead,	[they said].	[And]	[the woman]

p. 9--

wecgúni,	"Deé	wax'ópini	rokonaî´jâ*	higaírekdjánohe,"
she said,	["This one]	spirit	a great	they would call,"

*The word yagék ("I call") is crossed out after this word.

écgúni.*	Hisúñkhirádjega	awúñk	gip'îje,	aírenâ.
[she said].	[The younger brother]	instead	[s]he liked,	[they say].

*The word t'ehígiji ("when she killed him" ?) is crossed out after this word.

Ásge	hiníhirádjâne	t'éhiánañga*	hisúñgera**	harogíkdje
[And so]	[the older brother]	she killed	[the younger brother]	she would marry

*A letter is smudged out between "i" and "á".
**Just before this word, égi ("and") is crossed out.

wagiû´je,	aírenâ.	Jégûhi[rho]	tcirowákeceje,	aírenâ.
[she had],	[they say].	[Thus and]	[s]he went back to the lodge,	[they say].

Gigíji	pánakurúzanañga	hisúñkirádjega	edja	minóñkce,
When she got back	[kurúzanañga = she picked up]	to younger brother	[there]	[she sat down],

aírenâ.	Égi	hisúñkerádjega	nâgwokixaídja	kirigádjâ
[they say].	[And]	[the younger brother]	to the fork of the road	when he got back

dée	hininá	háñke	kirigúnîgjé.	Hinuñkdjega
[this one]	[his older brother]	[not]	had not come by yet.	[The woman]

sirá	edjohówiránañga	jigé	kirigúje.	"Hohó,
her tracks	went by there	[again]	came back.	"Ho ho,

p. 10--

hiníhara	t'é-iñgígiganí,"	hirége,	aírenâ.	Hokaraníreje,	aírenâ.
[my older brother]	she must have killed for me,"	[he thought],	[they say].	He went to hunt him,	[they say].

Hidjáhigádjâ	t'éixdjínoñkce	hicdjáranúñghokonañk	sérahoruxátcgadjâ
[When] he got there	real dead	his eyes filled with ice	[when he looked at the snowshoe]

deé	gitcgízirejé.	Edja	mináñgenoñga	p'î'û´je,
[this]	[she cut in two ?].	[There]	he sat	[he did],

aírenâ.	P'îhî´nusgítcenañga	hakikáce	gigijé,	aírenâ.
[they say].	Again he tried it	joined	[it came],	[they say].

Jégunhigádjâ	hininá	niâ´pce	kikáwa'û´	kirikáreje,
[And then after that]	[his brother]	[alive]	[he arose]	[he came back],

aírenâ.	Wanaî´cguni	hakikíju	karawícguni.	Hinúñgenoñka
[they say].	Peacefully	together	they went home.	[That woman]

wanaî´cguninañk'û	deé	hisûñk'inóñka	hidjá	hakikíju
peacefully she was when	[this one]	[that younger brother]	[the other]	[together]

p. 11--

hit'át'aguhaíreje.	Hákariégiánañga	pâ´nakuruzánañga	homináñkcunuédja	hagíminañkce,
[talking].	She hurried up and	[returned to ?]	where she used to sit	[she sat down there],

aírenâ.	Jigigû´	wagi-û´je,	aírenâ.	wajónina
[they say].	[Then again]	[they went back],	[they say].	[The hunt]

haraíregíji	wirónoñkránañga	hiníhirádjega	sára	gigítcgitcgisdjîje,
when they started	she followed them	[the older brother]	[the snowshoe]	[cut],

aírenâ.	Jégû	hiánañga	kirigíji	jige
[they say].	[And so]	[she did]	[she arrived there]	[again]

agédja	mináñkce,	aírenâ	Égi	hisúñkhirádjega
[on the other side]	[she sat down],	[they say].	[And]	[the younger brother]

nañguokíxaidja	kirigíji	jigí	perésce,	aírenâ.
[a branch of the trail]	[she arrived]	[there]	[to know, be conscious, remember],	[they say].

Ásge	hininá	hokiraníneje,	aírenâ.	Hidjáhigíji
[And so]	[the older brother]	he went to hunt for,	[they say].	[When he got there]

deé	hininá	t'éxdjináñkce	sára	gitcgítcgísdjîje.
[this one]	[the older brother]	[real dead]	[snowshoes]	[cut].

p. 12--

Hañké	p'î´'û p'îníje.	Gháakce,	aírenâ.	Hininá
[Not]	[it was not possible to fix it.]	He cried,	[they say].	[The older brother]

karak'iánañga	gúje,	aírenâ.	Kirigíji	wa'ûcgúni.
he carried and came home	[coming],	[they say].	[He arrived there]	he did.

Hinúñgenóñka	tcañgerót'unéje.	Idjániñgenúniñke	mâtcgúra	hiredjî´je,
[That woman]	he threw out doors.	Although she screamed	[the bow]	he hit her,

aírenâ.	Irodjíñgadjâ	wakî´nâcge	húsaredjî´jâ	t'ât'âp rahaje,
[they say].	[Cheek struck, after which]	a long frog	a long legged one	jumped away,

aírenâ.	Hibogh?ápdjî	niñkdje	yaréra.	Djagú
[they say].	Finish you	entirely	[I am doing ?].	[How]

wakâ´nâcgé	husáretc	airánihékdje	yarége?	Hañké
[the long frog]	[the long legged one]	could they ever say ?	[I made ?] ?	[Not]

niñgíunína,"	higéje,	aírenâ.	Hininá	kurúzanañga
I did not do it to you,"	[he said],	[they say].	[The older brother]	[he picked up]

hûdjá	hiroédjânañgá	tciróptcañgédja	hazátc	hakarat'ûpce,
bear skin	he wrapped him in and	[outside the door]	on a platform	[lay out face down ?],

aírenâ.	Hañkécge	warúdjenáje,	aírenâ.	Hoikéwigíjo
[they say]	[Not also]	he did eat,	[they say].	When [he went into his lodge]

p. 13 --

míñkce,	aírenâ.	Ghagâ´k'û	"Wárakirakáni!	hininá
[he laid down],	[they say].	[As he cried,]	"Wárakirakáni!	[my brother]

hit'et'éje."	Hit'et'égi	wéje,	aírenâ,	"Djagú
[he] spoke."	[When he spoke]	[he said],	[they said],	["What]

'uñgádjâ	naghákcáwañkce?	Kikáwa	ánañga	wanaî´cguni
[he did, and then]	are you crying?	Arise	and	[peacefully]

minañgére.	Wajî´hikdjonkáre	curuxúrukíji	djasge âidjácanúnâ	jigé
sit up.	What I will say	if you accomplish it	as you used to see me	[so again]

jeësgékdjonehéna	hâhéra	djobóhâ	égi	jigé
[I would be]	[in nights]	[four]	[and]	[again]

hâhera	djobóhâ*	hañké	hûcúruxútceniñgiji	nyâ´aî´pdjonâhénâ.
[the night]	[four (times)]	[not]	if you do not look at me	I will come to life.

*The following word, hâhera ("nights"), is crossed out.

Curuc'ákiji	hisúñkaxdjî	wanôdjodjaî´sge	wairágic'uñkdjonahénâ,"
If you fail	younger brother	very miserable [thing]	you will have done to me,"

higéje,	aírenâ.	Egí	hiûdjáje	aírenâ.
[he said]	[they say].	[And]	he tried,	[they say].

Hâhéra	dâníhâ	ruxúrukce,	aírenâ.	Hidjobóhôna
[The nights]	three	[he was able],	[they say].	[The fourth]

p. 14 --

higû´	wiraghepgíji	ruxúruikdjéra	hare	núnige	higû´
[then]	at sunrise	to accomplish it	it was time	[but]	[then]

wiraghép hukdjenisgegádjâ	(hañké	kikúruxúrugeni)*	horuxútcce,
as the sun was about to come up	[not]	[he made for himself ? + he was able]	he looked,

*the parenthetical material appears two lines below and is inserted by an arrow.

< WIDTH="11%">[you will be doing to me]

aírenâ.	"Hohó	hisúñkaxdjî	hihéxdjiânihéra	wanô´djodjaî´sge	wairagic'únâ.
[they say].	"Ho ho,	[my younger brother]	[I most emphatically say that saying]	[a very miserable thing]	[you have done to me].

Hadjikáragenína	hatcî´dja	wanaghírak	hosdohíra	heregíji
I am going already	[where]	spirit	gathering place is	[came to be]

eyáwadénâ."	Hininá	kuruxéje,	aírenâ.	Wioirásan?iñk
then I'm going."	[Older brother]	he chased,	[they say].	Went there

égi	hapahíreje,	aírenâ.	Haki	oxdjanáñxdjiñgi
[and]	[he went towards],	[they say]	[Finally,]	[in the late evening ?]

p. 15 --

hisúñkirádjega	pédjokit'û´je,	aírenâ.	Dee,	uwoírakírakúni,
[the younger brother]	he built a fire,	[they say].	[This one],	wárakirakáni,

hininá	tcowé	hiédja	hicgé	pedjiâ´
[the older brother]	[before]	[reached there ?]	[and himself]	[a fire]

daédjiaihíje,	aírenâ.	Hisúñkirádjega	hidjot'â´bireje.	Hidja higádjâ
[starts a fire],	[they say].	[The younger brother]	jumped towards it.	When he went there

hinina	hañké	niñgenáñgenije.	Hakdja	p'etc
[older brother]	[not]	was not anywhere.	[Back, backward]	[fire]

eá-niédja	gigádjâ	dee	hininá.
[at, in the water]	he got	[this]	[older brother].

Jigé	hidjá	kirináñkce	égi	hinihiranáñka
[Again]	[there]	came back	[and]	the older [brother]

wéje,	aírenâ,	"Hisúñkaxdjî,	djagú	p'iâ'ûdegádjâ
[he said],	[they say],	["My younger brrother,]	[what]	good am I going for

hicúruxacanañk	hakdjá?	Kerép'înanigádjâ,"	wakcâ´cinúnige	hañké
that you are chasing me	[to see]?	You ought to go back,"	turn back he told him	[not]

raxúruknije	(#)	aírenâ.	Hâ´hera	djobôhâ´nañga
[he finally did not get him to]	[,]	[they say].	[The night]	[the fourth]

jigé	hâhéra	djobô´hâ	djobô´hâna	hainigádjâ
[again]	[the nights]	[four]	[the fourth]	[morning, after]

hisúñkiráka	hoix'íñkce	#	Edjahí	hokikúruc'ák
[younger brother]	was played out	[.]	There	exhausted

p. 16 --

k'ânéje	#	Uáñkcik	edja	tcínañki
he fell down	[.]	[Man]	[there]	lived

mâñgheniñgyojû´regi	édja	k'ânéje.	Húñgera	hinúñgwahíra
and crop that they put in	[there]	[it fell down].	[The chief]	daughters

hinuñgaíriánañga	égi	Wihâná	hâdáginâdjenáñkce	#
the oldest one and	and	Wiha, the second born	were fasting	[.]

Wihañgá	hâdédjeje	#	Uañgíjâ	hihâdédjeje
Wiha	dreaming had been	[.]	[A man]	she was dreaming of

#	X'epgéniñkhadjákdjér?feje	hikarapárezdjéje	#	Wihâ´djega
[.]	Soon she would see him	she had knowledge of	[.]	Wiha

mañghédja	djíje	#	Edja	djigádjâ
[the place of the crop]	[she reached]	[.]	There	when she came

witcâ´wâ	mañghieregíji	kisákdjina	dee	uañkcígijâ
a squash	field that was	[in two]	[this one]	[a man]

hadjiówejé.	Djánigmasína	eréhije.	Witcâ´wânácge	wanâwáwax?
had walked by.	Like drunken	walk.	Squash	vines

djiréje.	Wanâp'î´nacge	howárera	hoerákce.	Worúcik
he broke here and there.	His neckwear	was scattered	about.	Wampum

p. 17 --

wanâp'î´	airegíji	[eta]	wagi'û´je.	Wihañgá	wawekíje
neckwear	[they would say]	[thus]	he had.	Wiha	picked them up

#	[alpha]	[omega]	hi[rho]	hirowáreje
[.]	[And]	[and then]	[he went]	she trailed him.

De	édja	hahiákce.	Hagaíracánañxdjî	nihádjik'arákce.
[Lake]	at	he was.	At long intervals only	he would breathe.

Hûcâ´wañxdjî	wa'uáñkce	#	[alpha]	Wihañgá
Very poor	he was	[.]	[And]	Wiha

de	áregádjâ	'yáhâ´deadjára	hiréje	#
[this one]	is it?	that I've been dreaming about	[she thought]	[.]

Hik'û´he	tcírowákareje	#	Gigíji	wasúitcakûje
In haste	she went to the lodge	[.]	When she got there	(parched corn)*

*Radin's parentheses.

[alpha]	[omega]	hi[rho]	waweje	#
[and]	[so]	[she went]	she pounded	[.]

[alpha]	jeé	rucdjoñgí	wadúdjenipérez*	'ûj´e
[And]	[that one]	[completed ?]	(soup of corn ---)	[she did]

*-eniñk is crossed out from the end of this word. The parentheses are Radin's.

#	Hinuná	déjésge*	hínuñk	'uâdjagi
[.]	Her older sister	[did just this way]	her	when she saw

*"de asge" is crossed out just before this word.

nâdj´isgíje.	"Deé	djaga	'uñ[epsilon] wa'únañk?
she scolded her.	["This one]	why	is she doing this?

Hâdá-ginádjera	warúdjikicárerera	'uñxdjínañk."	Hijíâtchirégi	wéje,
The faster	is handling food	very much."	Their father	[he said],

p. 18 --

"Hitcáñgeniñgerága	[omega]	'únoñkhíre	hicgé	jésgírege
["Your little sister]	[and so]	leave her alone	[thus]	she thinks

wa'unáñkcanâ."*	Hik'ûhé	wadudjera	dudjígiji	hidjâ
is why she is doing it."	In haste	the ground corn	[when she had cooked it]	[to the other one]

*An unattached note at the top of the page reads, "i.e., one is entitled to do as one likes."

nîónuwáñkce.	Haníhigíji	nihâ´dja	hisge?jó	giwáx'ûje
she ran with it.	When she took it there	in his throat ?	[some --]	[cried out in pain ??]

hagátcúñgare	'unáñk'û	nâhije.	Hâpsáretc	haní'ûcgúni.
with great difficulty	[he did]	he swallowed.	[All day long]	she took care of him.

Hagaréjâ	'únáñk'û	wadúdjera	jenâ´higíji	jigíesgé
[At times]	[she made]	what they were cooking	when she exhausted [it]	some more

'û´ñgije	#	Hinuñgahigûjige	nâdjisgíje.	X'okénuñka
she went and made	[.]	[Now again the woman]	[scolded her].	(Parent)*

*The parentheses are those of Radin.

hokarawíñgenoñkce	aire[epsilon].	Jigé	wadudjerá	hisge
was taking her side	[they say].	[Again]	[what she was cooking]	[some]

'uñgíji	jigiágineje.	Hanîhigíji	'ûnihára	jigé
[when she made it]	she took it over.	When she arrived	[she did ?]	[again]

jésge	gigijé.	Hagaréjâ	'unañk'û	wanâî´tcûhíje.
[thus, that way]	[when she got there].	[At one time]	[he did]	he recovered consciousness.

p. 19 --

"Djásge	hirapâ´resc(?)e?"	"Hâhâ´â,"	éje.	Edjokít'at'anihéje.
["What]	are you conscious?"	["Yes,"]	[he said].	She remained speaking to him.

Hoxdjánagíji	hakijú	kirenâî´je	roghíje	#
[When evening came]	[with him]	she tired to go with	he objected	[.]

Djagú	ráje'sgé	nañk'ádjâ	hanikijuw?akérikdjíje	[eta],
[What]	account	am I	that I should go home with you?"	[so],

h?anúnige	ánañk'û	raxúrukce	#	Hoxdjána
but even then?	[as she said]	until she persuaded him	[.]	[In the evening]

gíji	hakíju	kereje	#	Hakíjujigíji
[when]	[with him]	[s]he went	[.]	When he took her home

hagidjaîdja	miñks'ágiji.	Édja	wágikárawíje.	Tcigowikáwakaraíregijí
in the partition	she used to lay.	[There]	they went back to.	When they first entered the lodge

hinuñgoicip	wawesî´winoñkádjâ.	Hadjagí	wejé	#
the --- [woman always ?]	she watched them.	When she saw him	[she said]	[,]

"Jigé	dee	djágu	wanañghíjâ	tcokárekíri,"
["Again]	[this one]	[how, what]	a ghost (corpse)	she has brought home,"

eje	#	Hiâ´tciranóñka	wecgúni,	"Deédja
[she said]	[.]	The [father]	[he said],	["At the lake ?]

p. 20 --

djagú	i?ragégadjâ	hitcúñgenikragá	hañkagá	ho'é (?) raginigni,"
[how, what]	-- you mean? to say to her	[grandson]	never	do you cease saying,"

hicgé	[eta],	"Hírege	wo'û´djegádjâ	hâhâ´regi
[also]	[thus],	"She thinks	she does it	[when day came]

naînegíji	uañgáñka."	Wéje	#	"Djasgé
when they slept	[these men ?"]	[He said]	[,]	["How]

mâíra	hañké	[alpha]	niñgiijâ	acgé
a spring of water	[not]	there	[one somewhere]	close by

nâjî´nije?"	"Hijâ	[alpha]	djénâ.	Edja
not standing?"	["One]	[here]	[it stands].	There

niyáñkwadjâ´wine,"	[alpha]	eowî´nekdjéra	hirároágunâ,"	eje
we get our water,"	[and]	let us go over there	I would desire to bathe,"	[he said]

#	Hidjahíregíji	hëbédja	minóñkcije	#
[.]	[When] they went [there]	[a] distance from	he told to sit	[.]

"Egí	îpénihádja	s'iniñkhánihékdjanénâ	mâídjega,"
"Here	wait for me	I will be gone some time	spring,"

eaje.	Higíji	kikárucúrudjeniñká	hiráje	#
[he said ? .]	When he got	he undressed and	he bathed	[.]

Mâídjega	édja	kewánoñga	mâk'úhâna	howáreje.
A spring	[there]	[that amphibian ?]	under	he went.

Hûtc	Wáktcexi	aíregi	jésgéjâ	wa'û´djeje.
[Bear]	[Waterspirit]	[they say]	[this kind]	[he was].

p. 21 --

Níñgyo-wádjigíji	edja	gigíji	p'iñkók'ûje	#
Where he came from	[there]	when he returned	he fixed himself	[.]

Uañkp'íñ[g]s'agí	hidjaíra	xdjîjé.	Horúcikracgé	roháñxdjî
He used to be handsome	[more]	[very].	Wampum	very much

haníñkareje.	Worúcik	gizâ´djiâ´	hareánañga	sgasáretc
he took back with him.	[Wampum]	beaded together one	[it became ?, and]	white wampum

hisagû´jâ	jénuñga	haniñkáreje.	Hagaréjâ	gighépce.
a cane	[finished]	[he took back with him].	Finally	[appeared ?].

Hedjá	kirigádjâ	dé	hinuñgenúñka	ghakenúñkce.
[There]	[when] he came back	[from the lake]	[the girl]	[was crying].

[psi]	kiriniñge	wanúñkce.	Haíninégi	ik'înegádjâ
[Not]	because he would not return is why	she was saying.	[The next morning]	when they woke up

pejídjâhí	wairesî´wîsíwiñkára	hinuñgá	wa-iníhiruác'hiánañga
when else?	the watcher	older sister [= woman]	raised her covering, the end of

horuxútc	cgúnije.	Dée	hijâ´	wanañghi
[she looked]	[perhaps ?].	[This one]	[one]	ghost

konúnihára	dénoñkce.	Uañk	p'íñxdjîjâ.	Worúcigenóñka
that had called	[that one ?].	[Man]	[very handsome].	[That wampum]

p. 22 --

hanâ´tc	wikiweníneje	#	Sgasáredjera	uañgenúniñgenóñka
[all]	was distributed among them	[.]	[The white wampum]	[that old man]

e'sagû´kdje	hok'úineje	#	Tcinañgaregíji	nañkíkarara
he will use as a cane	they gave to him	[.]	[When the village]	hunt

ruc'ágenañkce	#	[alpha]	wadahótcinoñká	wecgúni
they were failing it	[.]	[And]	[at that corn? place?]	[he said]

mâ	hiwáñxce	#	Widjádjera	gigairánañga
arrows	he asked for	[.]	The crier	was told

mâsdóhi	wacíje	#	Mânaroháñxdjî	sdógigíregíji
arrows were gotten together	he told them to	[.]	[Very many arrows]	[when they brought them together ?]

wajóninecgúni.	Sániñk	siniógurégi	higû´	tciroácgeniñk
they went hunting.	[Side]	[going where it is cold]	[still]	near the village

wa'û´je	#	Moc'ógera	nâpáseraicgi	hijâ´
[he did]	[.]	The woods [knolls]	and stumps also	[one]

gû´tcgácge	hûdjerijâ´	t'áginañks'áje.	Jee	rucdjoñgíji
when he would shoot at	a bear	would fall dead.	[That]	[made, completed ?]

tcinoñk'	sañgiédja	wiórotcâdjédja	howárecgúni.	Hûwâ´na
[village]	other	[sun stands straight = noon]	[he went for].	[Elk]

p'asédjopíhi	aíregádjâ	hiráwahas	kiri[rho]	tciroácgédja
four-cornered [herd]	[and then]	he drove	[he brought] back	near by [the village]

p. 23 --

hakirí	t'éwahije	#	wajónina	hirunáñxdjî
[he had come home]	and killed them	[.]	[The hunt]	very soon

gíje.	Hitcâwína	weje,	"Djáhaá,	wajónina
he returned.	[His wife]	[she said],	["an exclamation],	[the hunt]

rakírigíni.	"Hâhâ´â,"	eje,	[alpha]	wecgúni
[you arrived ?].	["Yes],"	[he said]	[and]	[he said],

"Saníñksiniógurégi	higû´	acgéniñk	[alpha]	hûtc
["Side-cold---- ?]	[a little while later]	[short distance]	[here]	[bears]

t'ehánâ.	[alpha]	jigé	saníñgeregí	hûwâ´
[I killed].	[And]	again	[when on the cold side]	[elk]

t'ehánâ.	Djánuñga	wak'iñkip'íñgiji	wakûdák,"	haraíregíji
[I killed].	All	that are able to pack	carry it back,"	[when they went]

eje	#	Widjádjera	widjádjaje	#	Djánuñga
[he said]	[.]	[The crier]	[sent a message ?]	[that]	[All]

wak'iñkiip'î´na	hiharóhowi[rho].	Wak'ûdágera	hinékdjoneháwinâ.
[who are able to pack]	they got ready.	To transport	[they would be going].

Wadahótcira	wajónina	rokóna	wagiuñkirigédjini	wak'ûdágera
[The corn place ?]	[the hunt]	[much]	[went back ---]	[to transport]

'uñxdjíneje	#	[omega]	'únuñks'áje	#	Hagaréjâ
they did [much]	[.]	[Thus]	[they used to do ?]	[.]	[At one time, at times]

hâhéregi	dée,	woírakírakúni, --	hininá
[at, in the night]	[this one],	woírakírakúni,	[the older brother]

hadjit'et'éje.	Wecgúni,	"Hahoísuñkáxdjî!	Dokéwehíra	roík'ona,
came and spoke.	[He said],	"O, hello, my younger brother!	Very hungry	[you went forth ?],

p. 24 --

gédjini	wa'ûhúnâ.	Tcawî´na	kuruxiñgenuñgahik'ûhé	wohâ´cíje
that's why	I came."	[Wife]	he woke her up in haste and	told her to boil

#	Hûdjeráhi	mâzázageniga	warusgú	hirakíûje
[.]	[The bear]	she slit up	dried corn	she boiled it with

#	Hagaréjâ	dutcgíji	nâwâ´sgexedéjâ	edjogíze[rho]
[.]	[At a time, at times]	[when it was cooked]	she dished it into	(a big wooden dish)* [and]

*Placed in parentheses by Radin.

sinigigi[rho].	Hidjá	gih?áreje	#	Wanaî´cguni
she cooled it.	[Then, thereat, to him]	she placed it	[.]	[Peacefully]

hokarakít'eje	#	nunigé	[psi]	hakdjániúñkce	#
[he spoke to him]	[,]	but	[not]	he did not see him	[.]

Tcebíxdjîjé	#	[alpha]	jée	rucdjoñgíji
He ate it up entirely	[.]	[And]	[this one]	[made, completed ?]

daníhura	hogijúje	#	Haî´seretc	hokarakít'ecgúni
[the pipe]	he filled for him	[.]	[Long through the morning ?]	[he spoke to him]

hâpgúgiji.	Kerákarohógiji	hisúñkhicáka	renâî´je	# *
then day came.	When he was about to go away	younger brother wanted	to go	[.]

*The following words occuring at this place have a line drawn through them and were not translated: roghíxdjî núnige hinihiráka (He very much forbid him, but "My brother ...").

Ánañk'û´	raxúrukce	#	[psi]	edja
[He did say ?]	he persuaded him	[.]	["Not]	[there]

p. 25 --

waghônáje'sgé	ha-úniâdjâ´wine	wajâ´p'înadjege	wacegíji	c'uñkdjéna[...].
of any account	are we not getting along	if we did anything, you think it will be well.

Hoidjára	djobóhâ	huñgídjiádje	'ûje	#"
My steps	4 times	step in	[do]	[."]

Hakijú	kerejé.	Wanághiótci	airegíji	edja
[With him]	[he started going back].	Ghost lodge	[they would say]	[there]

hakijúgije	tcíjâ	édjagi	hoikáwawije.	Hininá
[to it]	[a lodge]	[if it is there]	they went in.	[His brother]

edja	hagimináñkce	hikidjû´dja	hahímináñgikdjegé	wa'uñgádjâ
[there]	[he] went to sit	along side of	he started to go and sit	[he did] but

hininá	wejé,	"Kodé!	édja	hijâ´	migóñkcanâ.
[his brother]	[he said],	"Kodé!	[there]	one	is lying.

Hicdjarótc?icánañgejé."	Egé	hidjóruxutcgadjâ	deégi
You might sit in its face."	[So]	so he looked the[re]	[if this one]

hijâ´	migóñkce	p'etc	hitcedjédja	tcâ
one	was lying	[fire]	[by, alongside]	instead

hip'e 'yó?nañga.	Hicdjará	x'âwiówasa	wa'û´wañkce	#
he rested his head.	[Face]	sprouted grass	it was	[.]

Jijídjaîhi	hahí	mináñgikdjege	wa'uñgácge.	Jigésges'áje.
Somewhere else	[he went]	[sit]	[he did].	It used? to be that way ---.

[alpha]	wagecgúni	dejesgége	wahere,	"Cúnânâ´c'î
[And]	[he said to him]	[in just this way, then?]	he said to him,	"Thus it is, why I said it, but you wanted to come

higeje	#"	Hâberági	háñkaga	nigíjâ xginíje.
[to ask]	[.]"	[When day]	[not]	not was there anyone stirring.

p. 26 --

Hoxdjána	kirigíji	djadjónegi	hohópdjirehe hireje.	[omega]
[In the evening]	[it arrived there]	when	right away they began to whoop.	[And so]

woxédjireje.	Hinûdjeracge	tcañgerégi	jegúiñkcáxede*	'uíneje.
it began to get noisy.	[Women ----]	outside	[then] laughed [greatly]	[they do it].

*Just before this word, "omega-i" is crossed out.

Hiraréxdjiñ[epsilon]	réghh?arupárugíjâ	gitcgaíreje.	Higû´	jige
After awhile	[they teased and pulled on him ??]	they tried.	[A little while after]	[again]

hinûbrá	gitcgaíreje.	Djobohi	[eta]	híreje
the second one	they tried.	In 4 places	[thus]	[they did]

#	Howacíra	djopíwawijé	#	Wacíra
[.]	[The dance]	there were 4	[.]	[The dance]

djadjânegi	hoínoñkhíreje	#	Hisúñkhiranañgere	kawéwahije
already	they started in	[.]	The younger brother	bothered them

wadjárenâhi[rho]	hininá	roghíxdjî	núnige	hainekédjiregíji
as he wished to go and see them [and]	[older brother]	[drummed ? much]	[but]	[he started? in the morning]

ánañk'û	raxúrukcgúni.	Hininá	hijâ	hitcakáro	higíji.
as he said	[he finally got him to].	[Older brother]	one	[friend]	he had

Hikidáni	rawícguni.	Tcekdjína	wacíra	hijî´nahíregíji
Thus 3 of them	together they went.	[The first time]	[the dance]	they came to

hisgedjá	wojáwa	hiranâîje.	Hinuñgerácge	hisgedjá
[some of them (there?)]	fun	he thought it.	[The women ---]	[some of them (there?)]

p. 27 --

hinuñkp'î´	wadjáje.	Hokiwáci	nâî´neje.	Hinína
very handsome	they (?) are.	[Dance] with him	they tried.	[Older brother]

rogighidjegédjini	[psi]	raxúruk	hiraníje.	Howácihidjobédja
[forbid ----]	[not]	[he finally got him to]	[he did not].	To the fourth [dance]

hadíreje.	Wojáwara	hiraídjairáxdjîje.	Hinûgerácge	hisgedjá
they went.	[The fun]	[much more ?].	[The women ----]	[some of them (there?)]

hinúñk	p'î	wadjáje.	Hininá	wecgúnije,
[woman]	[good]	[they are].	[Older brother]	[he said,]

"Djasgégiji	dégiji	niruxúrukhiékdjanénâ.	Hidjá	'úñxdji[rho]
"Here surely	they will	persuade you.	[To get there, arrive there, etc.]	try hard

haganíñxdjî	nanaíñge,"	higecgúni.	Wacíwadjára	tcitcedjédja
and never try	to sleep,"	he said to him.	Watching them dance	at the edge of the [lodge]

nâjíñgiji	wacígikaraheránañga	hawéhirecgúni	hagaíracge	aidjarukázir[rho]
[when standing]	to dance they asked him and	[they kept at him]	[and from time to time]	[they would grab by the arm ?]

rudínâî´nes'áje.	Hagaréjâ	'û´dja'û	naxúruk	hirecgúni.
and they would try to pull him.	[In time]	[finally]	[he persuaded]	[he thought].

p. 28 --

Wacíra	horák hoináñkhicgúni.	Hisgédja	wojáwa
[The dance]	he joined them.	[Some of them there ?]	[fun]

hiranâ´îje.	Hinû´bera	nûpíwi	hokiwácije	#
he thought it.	[The second time]	[two]	he danced with	[.]

Hâbidjanáñgiji	hinúñgenóñka	tcañgédja	wakíju	'únañk'ûnâhíreje
Along near day	[those women]	[there outside]