Hotcâk Text -- Thunderbird and White Horse

Thunderbird and White Horse

narrated by Rufus Tiver

Interlinear Hotcâk-English Text by Paul Radin

The manuscript, which is in the hand of Paul Radin, is extremely difficult to read. Every attempt has been made to check the text against other texts and word lists, but in cases where the reading is doubtful, question marks appear after illegible letters. About 40% of the hand written interlinear text has no English translation, but almost all of the untranslated words could be found elsewhere. Radin also used Greek letter abbreviations for common whole words or syllables which he interpreted at various places in the manuscript, although some have values that are not known. These appear on the table below:

alpha	beta	gamma	delta	epsilon	eta
egi	edja	giji ?	-kdjanéna	gadjâ	[jesge]

rho	sigma	tau	psi	omega
ánâga	(unknown)	[gi]	hâké	jégû

Words supplied by the editor (Richard Dieterle) are found in brackets '[ ]'.

p. 1 --

Égi	jeaga	mâs'iredja	wús'necgúnije	wâkcígera	nîgétcíre[tau]	wanî´k
And	that one time	long years ago	they did	people	where they lived	[bird]

nâkaíoairs'áje.	[alpha]	witcawaxcép	waruaî´nes'agi.	E'sge	jee.	Hagá
they were afraid of.	[And]	eagle	they used to carry them off.	[Thus]	this.	There at

hotcîtcî´jâ	nâkíkera	recgúni.	U'wâk'û.	hosgánîk	nîge	hiráhicguni
[a boy]	[hunting]	[he goes?].	[As he did it]	clear place	a spot	he came to

[omega]	[beta]	nâghi[rho]	wáwewîdjecguni	wirokína hinuaî´nekdjéje.
[and then]	[there]	[he became uneasy and ?]	he was thnking	they couldn't carry him off.

Hire[tau]	[omega.]	"Hosganî´ginâka	hárutcénâî´kdje	hirécguni."
He thought	[thus.]	"That small clear place	I would try and cross,"	he thought.

E'sge	[omega]	nûwânk'cguni	hosganîgenûka.	Tanu-
[And so]	[thus]	he ran	[clear place ---].	It was

p. 2 --

hîgnúnige	kisákdjiédja	hi[epsilon].	[omega]	wajaîja	wâgerégi
small but	in the center	[he got to].	[And then]	[something]	[above]

hu[epsilon].	Hipérezcguni	e'sge	wâgerégi	koroxòtc[epsilon].	Dée
[it came?].	[He knew ---]	[so]	[above]	[he looked around].	[There]

tcawacébijâ	h?anîxdjî´	hucgúni.	E'sge	[omega]	maî´dja
[an eagle]	right near	it came.	[So]	[then]	[on the ground]

minogckìnokcgúne.	Hûgû	minogugnókadjâ	wanîkdjâné	[omega]
he sat down.	Just when	he sat down	[that bird]	[then]

hu akíwake	harukéz[rho]	[omega]	kanit'â.
both legs	he caught hold of them [and]	[so]	he flew with him.

Wâ´growakérecgune.	Kaníwâgrowakéregi	tcegédja	[omega]	nînácge
He went back above.	When he took him up above	the first time	[then]	the water

hanatcî´	hahíwadjàcguni,	hâkc'iánigígi.	Núnige	hidjaíra	hâkcígi[tau]	haruxá
all of it	he saw them (waters),	when he carried him high.	[But]	[more]	[high]	further from

p. 3 --

mânógere?	xónukínik	harecgúne.	[omega]	u'wâk'û
[the earth?]	it became small	it became.	[Thus]	[he did it].

Mâxiágere	tcodégi	nijopaséjâ	hírahícguni.	[beta]	hanîgi[epsilon]
The clouds	on this side	edge of a bluff	he came to.	[There]	when he took him there

de[beta]	wanîgómâ	xedéjâ	djecgùni.	\|\|	[Alpha]	wanî´genî´gra
[there]	there was a nest	a big one	[there was]	[.]	[And]	[the little birds]

djopíwi	hidjánogwícguni	homaî´dja.	[omega] hi[rho]	wánîkdjâne
[four of them]	[they were there?]	in the nest.	(When he got there then [lit. "thus he did"])	[that bird]

jigé	mâ´na	howáhucgúni.	-- [*	[omega]	[beta]
[again]	[the ground]	[he was coming thither].	--	So	[there]

*A bracket sign begun in the text, but never closed.

minog[rho]	wawewî´	winokcgúne,	[alpha]
[he sat and]	[he was thinking]	repeatedly,	["Now]

jegúnegi	nîgíawadánâga	wâkcigeríjâ	hatcaícge
this time (now)	if I go away (to some place)	some person	I could see

[psi]	rohíakisgéra.	Hijâ	herénîkdjané[epsilon]	waxopíni-warádjirera.
[not]	the same body as I.	[One]	not one of them [or, it will be]	spirits-[that are known].

p. 4 --

Hijâ´	hérekdján[epsilon?]."	Jegû	[beta]	minógenakcgúni	wawewíwînok'û.	Dek'ûhâhiregi
[One]	he would be."	[So]	[there]	he was sitting yet	[thinking ---].	From below him

nijedja	tcirobijâ	gihás.	Djidjecgúni	wâgenunigíjâ.	[beta]	hihínopcgúni	nôga
on the bluff	a door	opened.	It became	an old man.	[There]	he came out	[and]

[alpha]	wâgenúnîdjáne		wecgúnije,	"Hitcûcgé,	nâ´djonidjâ´gedjíni
[and]	the old man		[said],	["Grandson,]	I have blessed you

e'sge	djásgerakdjéra	hónigidaíkdjanéna."	\| \|	[psi]	deécana
[and so]	the way you're going to do	I'm going to tell you."	[.]	Not	only that

je'sge	hidanína.	Tcóninedjâ	dejesge	hirena.
[that kind]	he didn't think of.	Before this time	[that way]	they did.

Wâkcígera	-wanâ´djodjaî´ske	wawagatc?	--â´kcane.	[alpha],
[People]	[poor]	they are doing [it]	[.]	[And],

p. 5 --

"Dejegúnegi	nâ´djonidjâ´ne?.	Wánîgera	djop	hidjá.	Harogwíga
["At this time]	[I bless you].	[Birds]	[four]	[there].	[Other]

dani	gísakedjíni.	Widjóbera	xedexdjínoka	hàra	hoxúrucoroitcena
[three]	kill.	The fourth	the biggest	the skin	you peel it

jegûr[rho].	[alpha]	jée	horakìkawazûtcéna.	[alpha]
when you do it.	[And]	[that]	you'll get into it.	[And]

mâtcgúikono	hic'ûgédjere	mâtcgúra	ahuákíwaké	hiwadjík
bow-string	you use it	the bow	[on each side of the wing]	at each end of (bow)

warat'û´pdje	[omega]r[rho].	[alpha]	nijitcetciédja
you place it	[when you do it].	[And]	to the very edge of bluff

hùrowárowar?okèregi	[alpha]	rat'âbéreberekdjéna.
let your legs hang down	[and]	you jump down(ward).

[psi]	nâx'íra niâdje	pî	wajâ´	wáraga
[Not]	not get scared	very good	your	relatives

[beta]	ragíkdjonihéna.	E'sge	hoghedjû´ga	djagú
[there]	you'll reach back.	[So]	the? thing last? time?	[what]

higárihega	ûcgúne.	Wanîgenî´ka	hanâ´tc	waisákcgune
he said to them	he did.	The bird little	[all]	he killed,

p. 6 --

jegû	hi[rho]	mâ´negi	waû´huhícgune.	Hijâkíra
[after which]	[he did]	[on? ground]	he threw them.	Just one

xedexdjî´-[sigma]	hára	horucórotccgúnije.	[omega]hi[rho]
[very large]	[the skin]	he pealed it.	[That being done]

howaxúkcgune.	Mâtcgúra	hiu[rho]
he put it on.	[Bow]	he used

howaxúkrucdjô[tau]	ahúra	[omega]	hiwadjigwat'û´pcgúni.
when he finished putting it on	wings	[then]	he stretched them out.

[omega]hi[rho]	mâtcguk'ínahiu[rho]	mâ´zera
[That being done]	he used the bowstring	the breast

[omega]	hikírupinipíni	hókiwázûtccguni.	[alpha]
[thus]	criss-cross (he tied it)	he tied it on.	Then

ànihéga	[eta]	hicgúni	níjitcétciédja
that saying	[he did ?]	[he went]	[to the very edge of bluff]

djíminokcgúni	hùrowarowukérecgúne	s'ixdjî´gi.	Gitcex'ícgune.
he came and sat down	[he let his legs hang down]	very long.	He hated to do it.

p. 7 --

T'â´pkerekdjiregácge	ghigiâ´ke	unís'aje.	E'sge	jedjû´ga	warokóno[epsilon]
When he started to jump	then again	he didn't do it.	[So]	[and then]	now this time

"Nâdjâdjaî´negi	waíre[epsilon],"	hire[tau],	e'sge	jedjû´ga	jegût'âpgucgúne
"If they bless me	they said,"	he thought,	[and so]	now	he jumped down

[epsilon]	jeguâke	ságere	cíbiánije	[omega]	p'î´hi
[]	[and] not	fast	[fell?, drop?]	[so]	[easy]

t'â´djirecgúne.	û´djaû	hagorejâ	rora	hik'î´nu-r?us?û´hi[epsilon]	[omega]
he jumped, flew.	As he did it	[at one past time]	[roru: direction the wind blows]	by mistake he turned	[and then]

sagiré[phi?]	recgùne.	Tcówe	nijédja	hibodénojé	e'sge
[very fast]	[he went?].	He came near	the bluff	striking	[and so]

[omega]	tcowéxdjî	róra.	Harukcékhani[delta].	[epsilon].	[omega]
[then]	[he came very near]	[some].	He was going to turn it slowly.	[].	[Then]

giwî´xnâjî[delta]	e'sge	[omega]	ghe.	[omega]
he flew round and round	[and so]	[then]	[to be slow].	[And thus]

hí[delta]	[tau].	[omega]	p'îhínîk	haruxá	mànowágu[delta].
[he would go?]	[].	[So]	easy	toward	the earth he commenced to come.

p. 8 --

"X''erexdjînikwâ´wâk[delta]	giwî´xwaûdje[delta],"	u'wák'û.	"Mânegi
"Very slow I'm going	[to fly,"] [he said]	as he did it.	["To the ground

kíri[delta]	horúaînanihíra,	[beta]	kirinók[delta],"
I'd come	the spot where they took me from,	[there]	I'd land,"

é [or epsilon].	Dée	hinugijâ	xáknihe[delta]	hanâxgû[epsilon].
[he said?].	[This]	[a woman]	she will be crying	[groaning?].

Deé	hijâ´	hiúnihigi	wadje[delta]	[omega]	wánîk
[This]	[one]	his body	it'll be.	[And then]	[bird]

hanoka	kurucgé[delta]	[omega]hi[rho]	x'ákdjega.	[beta]	howáre[delta]
skin	she'll untie	[she did]	[the crying one].	[In it]	he'll go

hidjáhi	[epsilon]	dée	hiunína	wàdje[delta].	"Náni,
[elsewhere]	[]	[this]	[his body]	[it'll be].	"Mother,

jénuga-are,	hodjâ´ghi	hakirína,"	e[epsilon].	[Jigé,*	"E?-tcâmâcdjâ,"**
you must stop,	for	I came back,"	he said.	[[Again],	"You make it stronger,"

*bracket in text. | **"e?-" in the text.

(rá[delta])].*	E'sge	jigé	hinubóhôna	acgéxdjînîk	hi[rho].
he [told her]].	[And so]	[again]	[the next time]	very near	[he did].

*parentheses and closing bracket in text.

p. 9 --

Wánîk	hánôkagíwahá[delta].	Wâ´gerégi	híniâgírera	(xa?)déjesge*	hihîcíregédjene
[Bird]	skin, he's going to show? it.	[Above]	they took me captive so	this kind	they told me to do

*in the text "xa" is circled with a question mark over it.

e'sge	haúna.	[omega]	tciédja	howákaragédjane.	Tcirágisîdjirekdjéna
[and so]	I did.	[And then]	to [the house]	go back.	They must sweep tent out

[alpha]	wohô´na	hisgé	hidjáhakererékdjéna.	[alpha]	hidjá
[and]	[kettles]	[some (of them)]	you must put on fire.	[And]	when

gi[tau],	djásge	h[rho]	mânégi	hokírira	hodaíkdjonihéna.
I get there,	[how, what]	I did	[to ground]	I came back	I will tell you.

e'sge	[omega]	hinúkdjega	x'ágra	racdjáno?ga,	tcírowakére[delta].
[And so]	[and as]	[woman]	[the cry?]	[finish crying?],	[door? ----].

Gi[tau]	hikónahi[tau]	hógirá[delta]},	"Hínîk hára	t'ánihéra	kirír?a
When she got there	her husband	she'll tell him,	"My son	who was dead	[returned --].

p. 10 --

e'sge	tcíra	howaguî´cina	tcíra	higisî´djwi[rho]	wohô´na
[And so]	[the lodge]	he told me to come to	[the lodge]	[]	kettles

hisgé	hidjakérewi[rho].	[alpha]	hijâ´	worágekdjeréna	wâkcígera
[some]	there we place some.	[And]	someone	must tell	[the people]

rohûs'do[tau].	[alpha]	hokaraíkdjonéje,"	éna.	Djàsge	hi[rho]
if many would gather.	[And]	then he'll tell a story,"	[he said].	[How]	[he did]

wâ´gerégi	hániâhíre[tau].	e'sge	[omega]	je'sge	híre[delta].
to above	[I take, he thought.]	[And so]	[then]	[thus]	[he will think].

[alpha]	jedjûga	giguáhiregi	kiri[delta]	wâkcígera	djadjônédjâ
[And]	[and now]	when	they went to call him	[the people]	right now

hadjinâjî´ne[delta]	[alpha]	[beta]	hanâtci-[phi]	hokárak[delta]	djásge
they will come and stand	[and]	[there]	[all]	he'll tell	[how]

hi[rho]	wâgerégi	haniâgir[rho]	[alpha]	jigé	djásge
[he did]	[above]	[take back with me?]	[and]	[again]	[how]

p. 11 --

hi[rho]	kiri[tau]	e'sge	wâkcígra	wap'ak'ónok	hiranóînéje	aírena.
[he did]	he got back.	[And so]	[the man]	smart	they thought he was	[they said.]

Jeeagá	waû´ne[delta]	mâs'íredjá	tcégutc	aires'ági.	[eta]
[At that time]	[they will do something]	[get? arrowheads?]	buffalo hunt	they used to say.	[Today?]

hiaraíre[delta]	jée.	Hidokenigíjâ	hijâ	hitcûigenîk	é[delta]
they're going to do	[this].	An old woman	one	her nephew [grandson]	she'll say

hakaraíkíja	re[delta].	Wanâdjodjaî´sgenîk	híre[delta]	é[delta].	Cûkxedesgáijâcana
with him	he'll go.	Poor	they'll make him	she'll say.	[Only a white horse]

nihíreje.	Hidokeninâka	e?aminoks'acgúni.	Hitcínîgera	wak'î´gigi[rho].	Hitcû´cgénîgra
they own.	The old woman	she use to ride it.	Material?? for the tent	she used to make (horse) carry.	[The grandson]

p. 12 --

hidjá	mowákas'acgúne	higû	jigé	nîge	hahinaî´nes'á[delta].
[there]	he used to be walking	[and]	[so]	someplace	they'll camp.

Hagoréjâ	hahí	nîgé	tcehire[tau].	Hotcîtcînîgra	cûkxédeska
[At one time]	[he arrived there?]	[someplace]	there were buffalo.	[The little boy]	white horse

niók'uâkíre[delta]	[epsilon].	Hotcîtcî´nîk	hidokenik	hitcûcgénîgra	hicgé
they'll to water	[].	[The boy]	[old woman]	[the grandson]	he himself

hicgúni.	Cûkxédeskara	kùruti[rho].	[alpha]	wanâ´djodjaî´sgenîké.	Hanâ´tc
he went.	The white horse	he was leading.	[And]	poor [he was].	[Everyone]

rujídjires'ácgune.	únâk'û´	c[ûkxédeska]djegá	hicdjára	gigídjoxire[delta].	Hotcînîkdjéga
used to mock him.	[When hunting in this effort]	[that white horse]	[his eyes]	they knocked out.	[That little boy]

x'ák[delta]	kíri[tau]	hidókenika.	wé[delta],	"Hitcûcgénika[phi],	djagu'û
[would cry]	[return]	[old woman].	[she said,]	["Grandson],	[why]

rax'ák	rakírije,"	hige[delta].	[alpha]	wé[delta],	"C[ûkxédeska]ra
[you cry]	[you tremble],"	she'll say.	[And]	[he would say],	["The white horse]

p. 13 --

hicdjéra	gidjóxirena	[alpha]	[omega]	racdjô´ne.	[omega]
[eyes]	[they knocked out]	[and]	[thus]	stops?.	[Thus]

híraginína	jésganúnige	haî´seretc	x'ak[delta]	[alpha]	c[ûkxédeska]djega
they did it already.	nevertheless	[long]	[he would cry]	[and]	[that white horse]

nâ´djogídjôge.	[omega]	x'agâk'û	nâ[delta].	Hâhéregi	nânók'û
he pitied.	[So]	[making cries]	he's going to sleep.	[At night]	[]

c[ûkxédeska]djegá	hit'et'era.	Nâxgû´[delta]	[alpha],	"Hitcakóro,	hinagíx'agra
[that white horse]	[talk, spoke].	[He heard it]	[and],	["Friend],	you cried for me

nâtcgéra	hîdekcáno	eísge	wajî´	nîgékdjanéna	[alpha]
my heart	[aches] for you	[and so]	[something]	I'll tell you	[and]

c[unkxéde] mójunâ´gre	[psi or phi]	hijâ´	hîkísganína	[alpha]	nâ´djonidjâ´ne.
all the horses in the land	[not]	[one]	[the same I will?]	[and]	[I bless you].

(Cûkxédeskanâ´gere)*	hûgra	newinéna.	Hinâhâgwíre	djobóhâ	hinâ´wi[tau]
[that white horse]	[the chief]	[I am?].	As we're going along	four times	we camp

*parentheses in text

p. 14 --

[alpha]	watcojúra	wékdjonihéna	tcéra	[beta]	hîwidjákdjanîháwina.
[and]	the leader	he's going to say	buffalo	[there]	we'll see them.

Hijâ	tces'gaxdjîjâ	herekdjonéra.	T'ehi[tau]	hiyûgíwina
[One]	[a very white buffalo]	[it will be].	He who will kill him	the princess

konaî´kdjanéna,'	ékdjonihéna.	Núnige	tcesgáxdjîdjéga	t'érakdjonéra.	Hinûk'djegá
[will be given?],'	he'll say.	[But, then, nevertheless, a little while]	[that very white buffalo]	[you will kill].	[That woman =] the princess

hónîk'û´necge	[psi]	úniâ´dje,	harawagaírege	wanâgíkdjanéna.	(Hára)
if they'll give her to you	[not]	do not accept her,	the hide is what they're after, that's what.	they are saying it for.	Hide

[omega]	wogádje.	Wajâ	hinúk-kanák	hakip'ínokce,	wíragekdjéna
[so]	one hunt.	[Someone]	marries	I'm not able to,	you will tell them

[alpha]	deé	herekdjé[tau].	ûsgé	hoírókikéwe	haniná
[and]	[this]	[it will be?].	Some kind	the painting (one way of painting)	mine ?

p. 15 --

hinagíc'ûkdjéna.	Regakére	akíwaké	wasétco	wiragic'ûkdjéna	[alpha]
you'll use on me.	Hips	one each side of	green paint	you'll use	[and]

jigé	ap'óro	akíwake	jesgé	wairágigikdjéna	[alpha]
[again]	shoulder-blade	on each side	[in this way]	you'll do the same	[and]

tcaxcép	macúna	hijâ´	sîtc	haídjedja	hinagikonaîkdjéna
an eagle	feather	one	tail	near the root [base]	you'll tie there

[alpha]	jigé	hijâ´	irus'gítc	axoídja	hinagíkonaîkdjèna.
[and]	[again]	[one]	on the bridle	on headpiece of bridle	you'll tie there.

[omega]n?[rho]	[alpha]	hâkagà	hidjâ´hi	hamínogiránîkdjéna.
[That being done,]	[and]	never	let anyone else	ride me.

Tcénôká	hîwadjáwi[tau]	hîwat'ûbikdjánekáwina.	Kisakdjiédja	skaxdjîdjéga	ûdjekdjónihéna
The buffaloes	when we see them	we'll make a dash for them.	In the center	the white one	there he'll be

[alpha]	[psi]	nâtcgé	woíkiniâ´dje	hîgû´ hatcîdja	howakére[tau]
[and]	[not]	your heart	don't bother	wherever	he'll go

p. 16 --

nécana	wakérekdjónihéna.	djanûga	cûkxédera ságre.	Wíranaî´nâ´gere
you only	will go that way	as many	fast horses there are.	They're thinking

[psi]	witcétc	hiranîkdjonihéna.	[alpha]	t'er[rho].	Hîkíriwi[tau].
[not]	together	they can get.	[And]	you kill him.	Then we come back.

Waírekdjonihéna	"Hijâ´	dji[rho].	Hiyûgíwina	honík'uâdjíreje,"	aírekdjonéna.
They'll say,	"One	will come.	[The princesses]	they'll give to you,"	[they will say].

Núnige	[psi]	úniâ´dje.	Wawarágekdjéna	wajâ	hîxedenokce
[But]	[not]	[do not accept her].	This you will tell them	[something]:	'I'm not big (old) enough

hinû´k	hakanaî´kdje.'	Tcehásganâka	wagaírege	wánâkíja.	Hikorókeraga
[woman]	to marry.'	The white buffalo hide	they're after	they're saying.	The grandmother

p. 17 --

wógaracikdjéna.	[alpha]	jigé	tcowéregi	kizáxede	uî´nekdjánihéna
you'll tell her to give it to them.	[And]	[again]	in the future	big battle	they'll have.

[alpha]	jigé	yûgiwina	waixéwe	kerérekdjanéna.	'Hokére
[And]	[again]	[the princess]	will be the prize	they'll place her (standing).	'He who has

Nâníjererá	jee	hijâ	t'ehi[tau]	yû´giwiná	kanaíkdje,'
the stick with feathers (very valuable)	[this]	[one =] him	if he kills	the princess	[to marry],'

jigé	aírekdjónihéna.	[alpha]	kizára	hére[tau]	hîgû´ hiúna.
[thus]	[they will say].	[And]	[the battle]	[came to be?]	it will be like we did before.

[Eta]	hikíkdjanéna.	Je	hokere'úâninóka	hugígi	hikípar[rho].
[]	we'll do.	[that]	he who has banner	when he approaches	you'll also approach.

Wócaiu[rho].	Sanîk	nâtcgé	mínôgédja	cawapoíxdjena.	[omega]
He'll use a spear.	Side	heart [left]	around	you'll spear him.	[And then]

p. 18 --

na[tau].	Gú-u-aírekdjonéna.	Agédja nô´ka	ewaírekdjonéna,	'Hórucdjô´na	heregé,'
you've done it	['Gu,' they will say.]	The ones opposite (opponents)	they'll say,	'Quitting time	it is,'

waírekdjonéna.	[omega/tau]	[alpha]	jigé	yû´giwina	honik'ûnekdjonéna.
[they will say].	[]	[and]	[again]	the princess	they'll give to you.

Nunige	[psi]	uniâ´dje.	[alpha]	jédja hináwi[tau]	hidánihôna
[But]	[not]	[accept her].	[And]	when you've ended (us)	[the third time]

hokísaxédexdjîjâ	herekdjónihéna.	Jédjûga	[alpha]	wairekdjonihéna,	cûkxéde
it will be the biggest battle	it will be.	[And then]	[and]	they'll say again,	horse

ságerexdjî´na	nûpíwi	waixéwe.	Kerérekdjonéna	hijâ	hokisakdjiédja.
[the very fast ones]	[two]	[will be the prize].	[They will put]	one	in the center.

Wapámâcíc[tau],	cûkxéde	sageréxdjînâ´gre	wok'uî´nekdje,	aírekdjonéna.	[alpha]
He who will cut the head off,	[horse]	[the very fastest]	they'll give him,	[they will say].	[And]

p. 19 --

[gamma]	djobóhâgi	hokíza-deé	herékdjonéna	[alpha]	jedjû´ga
[so]	[four times]	[middle-this]	[they will be]	[and]	[and then]

hohâ´bera	djobóhâna	hirahíre[delta].	Haininégi	hikórohóire[delta]	jedjû´ga
light	four [times]	they'll reach there.	In the morning	they'll get ready	[and then]

wírarotcâdjéxdjî´gi	'wâ´djirehíre[delta]	djadjô´nedjâ´	nûwâk'hired[delta]	[alpha]	(c[ûkxéde]ra)*
about noon	when they give a sign (call)	immediately	they'll run	[and]	the horses

*given in the text as "(Cra)".

djadjônédjâ	wanadjísnágine[delta].	'Hidokénika	hitcûcgéra	waunókcana,'	aíre[delta].
[immediately]	they'll try to get ahead of one another.	['Old woman]	[grandson]	he is,'	[they will say].

Wagairánikéra	hokere wânéjâ	húga.	Hî´gû	djasgéga	ak'égi
The things they talked about --	he with banner	he came.	[Just when]	every time	on this side

p. 20 --

hiwusû´tcga	hijâ	t'ehínâks'á[delta]	[omega]	gutcâ´necge	hâkagá
when he came near	one	he'll kill and run back	[so]	if they shoot him	must not at any time

[?]/oíranis'áje.	Jédjûga	jigé	hú[delta]	ak'égidji[rho]	hijâ´
they hit him.	[And then]	[again]	[they would start coming]	[on this side ---]	one

t'ehi[rho].	Haruxékere[epsilon]	hidókenîka	hitcûcgéra	djirehi[delta]	horogédja.
[kill].	When he was going back	[old woman]	[grandson]	he'll approach him	in the midst.

Howázikére[epsilon]	bócip.	Djirehi[delta].	[omega]	hi[rho].	Tcacéra
When he went	he shot him.	[He would approach him].	[Thus]	[he did].	About neck

mâcíc[delta].	[epsilon]	"Gú-u-u,"	ádjirehíre[delta].	[omega]	[beta]
he cut it off.	[And so]	"Gu,"	they'll say.	[And then]	[there]

kizára	rucdjaî´ne[delta].	[alpha]	cûkxéde	ságrenáñka	hinûbiké
[the battle]	they'll quit.	[And]	the horse	[swiftest]	both

p. 21 --

wok'uî´ne[delta].	[epsilon]	[alpha]	hakiríre[epsilon]	jigé	hinûk´
they'll give to him.	[And so]	[and]	when they got back	[again]	[woman]

hok'uâdjíre[delta].	Jédjûga	[alpha]	hinûk´ kánok'[delta].	[alpha]	cûkxéde
[they would give him.]	[Then]	[and]	he's going to marry.	[And]	[horses]

ságre	nûp hadjéga	wawogá[delta]	nûp'	hitcâ´hi[tau]	e.
[there are]	[two](standing)*	he'll give them away	[two]	brothers-in-law	his.

*parentheses in the text.

Híjâcàna	nihíne[delta].	Jédjûga	[alpha]	hidjobóhôna	jigé
One each	they'll own.	Now	[and]	the fourth	again

kizaíkorohoíre[delta].	[alpha]	hîgû	hidjá	únâk'û	djadjonedjâ
they're going to fight.	[And]	[still, and, even ?]	[when]	[when doing it]	[right now]

kizaíne[delta].	Hitcâ´wahíra	hijâ	wé[delta],	"Hitcâ,	cûkxédera
[they would fight].	His [brothers-in-law]	[one]	will say,	["Brother-in-law],	[the horse]

honâtc´	hîgigíra,"	[alpha]	we[delta],	hidókenika	hitcûcgéra
to borrow	let me,"	[and]	[he would say],	[old woman]	[the grandson],

p. 22 --

"Hitcâ,	[psi]	[eta]	hip'înína,"	anúnige.	Étcawína
["Brother-in-law],	[not]	[anything?, there is?]	I can't do,"	he said ---.	His wife

wè[delta],	"Wárokóno	háminogregi	gip'î´,"	é[delta]	hinúk'djega.
[she would say],	"It won't matter	if he rides him	[he liked?],"	[she would say]	[that woman].

"E'sge	jedjû´ga	he?wokisgé.	Hikdjéna	[psi]	pinígédjene.
["So]	[now]	let him do it.	[He will arrive there?].	[not]	it won't be right.

Wah?egádjeréna,"	[rho].	ánoga	hoíkaw[-rho].	Waî´jâ	ruz[rho].
I have said it,"	[he said].	[Then?]	he went back in.	Something	he took.

[omega]	rogedja	mîk[delta].	Hîgû	hahiarair[rho].	Hirarèxdjî[epsilon]
[And then]	under something	he'll lie.	A little while after	he went away.	After awhile again

hohóbra	x'e[delta].	"Hidókenika	hitcûcgera	t'ehirena,"	aíre[delta].
the whoops	there'll be noise.	["Old woman]	[the grandson]	has been killed,"	[they will say].

e'sge	[omega]	hidokénika	nâxgû´gi	x'ág[delta],	"Hitcûcgéra!"
[And so]	[then]	[old woman]	hears it	[she would cry]	["My grandson]!"

p. 23 --

Nîgé	tcigí	ehowáre[delta].	Hidjá	hi[epsilon]	dée
Where	he lived	there she'll go.	[When]	when she got	[this]

hitcûcgéra	hidjá	mîgâ´k[delta].	"Hitcûcgénîkáxdjî	t'éninéje	airenáxgûge
[the grandson]	[there]	[would lie down.]	["Very little? grandson]	[kill ---]	[they said] I heard

wáûhúgadjeréna."	égiji	[alpha]	wé[delta],	[psi]	newaíginînanína,
I came, that is why."	When she said that	[then]	he'll say,	["Not]	it wasn't I that was killed,

hitcâ´wahára	hijâ´	wagíûnéna	[omega]	haíninegi	hiroágera
my brothers-in-law	[one]	[did]."	[So]	[the next morning]	the last? born?

cûkxédera	hákdjakdjé	hot'èra	hiregi.	E'sge	hidjowáre[delta].
the horse	he went to see	spot where he was killed	he thought.	[So]	there he's going.

Hidjá	hi[epsilon]	deé	hosgáxdjiédja	sânánâkcé	[alpha]
[When]	[he got]	[there]	out on open prairie	it was lying	[and]

p. 24 --

hákdja[tau]	xá[delta]	"Hohó	cûkxédenihára	e[delta].	e[epsilon],
when he saw it	[he would cry]	"Hoho,	horse belonging to me	he'll say.	[He said],

"Hâhoitcakaro	niéhanipége	waumûkcana.	Hitckáro	djágu	h?inîgéra
["Hello, friend = hâho-hitcakaro]	I've been waiting for you	[].	[Friend]	what	I've told you

[psi]	hínâgíc'ûni[epsilon]	hisge.	Hîcdjánoga	[alpha]	hadjikérekdjége
[not]	you didn't do for me	[some].	I just want you to see me	[and]	then I'm going

hánip'émûkcàna,"	[rho].	[omega]	t'âpkírikére[delta]	nâji[rho]	[omega]
why I'm waiting for you,"	[he said].	[Then]	he'll get up	[he stood and]	[then]

kísisîtc[rho]	wihoiréra,	hap'áhi	kíridjé[delta].	[omega]	hi[rho]
he'll couch? himself	toward the west,	towards	he'll go.	[So]	[he did].

X'ax'ág[rho]	nâgíwâk[delta]	hîgû	hiraréxdjî	gi[epsilon]	[omega]
He whined (whinnied)	he'll start to run	[even]	before he got very far	[he ran away?]	[And then]

p. 25 --

xáwaní[delta].	X'éjâ	edjanoki	Ekowákere	wáû[delta].	Hîgû
he'll disappear	[a hill?]	[there was?].	Toward go	he'll do.	[Now]

hidjagí	nâdjéxdjî[epsilon] [omega]	xerágire	rogédja	cûkxédera
when he got there	when just about he got there	this hill	inside	horses

îdjánîk	hir[rho].	[omega]	hotcíwîxdjî	híre[delta].	X'ésga
they whinnied	they did.	[Thus]	they made noise	[he would think.]	White hill

aíregi.	Deé	herejé,	airena.	[omega]-kiráni.
[they say]	[This]	[there was],	[they said].	That's all.

English Translation

Source:

[1] Paul Radin, "The Story of Thunderbird and White Horse," [unpublished] Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1909?) #17, pp. 1-25. Told by Rufus Tiver.