The syllabic text appears to have been written in pencil in large and, for the most part, clear letters. It was transcribed in syllabic script by Sam Blowsnake from oral presentations made by an old member of the tribe living in Nebraska in 1912. The interlinear translation for the Trickster Cycle was done by John Baptiste and Oliver LaMère. In the earlier part of the Trickster Cycle, which was apparently translated by John Baptiste, the name of Trickster's adversary is rendered as "Little Fox"; however, in the later part of the cycle and in later translations, the very same name is translated as "Coyote." Since Oliver LaMère took over as Radin's translator and held the job exclusively for the rest of Radin's corpus, we may conclude that it was he who translated this part of the cycle.

p. 548 --

ttiAi nK	de e.	doAo Ke te ni Ai se de	ay se n.	no liAi wi
Tcinâk	jee	cûkedenîhireje,	aírenâ.	Nûpiwi
Village of people	this	owned horses,	they say.	Two of them

no liAi wi ni Ai se de	ay se n.	ttiAi nK e tt	Ai deKe.	w deAe se Ke ni K
nîhireje,	aírenâ.	Tcinâkedja	hicgé	Wacerekéniga
they owned	it is said.	At that village	also	Little Fox*

*translated as "Coyote".

p. 549 --

w to Ao ttA tte de	ay se n.	de e	w Ktt K K.	w deAe se Ke ni K.
wadohotcadjeje,	aírenâ.	Jee	Wakdjâkaga	Wacerekénîga
was a son-in-law,	it is said.	He	Trickster	Little Fox

w d Ki dK so Ko tte de.	w Ktt K K.	w d Ki dK so Ko Ai se de.
wajâgîcgârukodjeje.	Wakdjâkaga	wajâgîcgârukohireje.
something to do he wished.	To the Trickster	he wished to play a trick on.

p. 550 --

Ai Ki leAe sere deAe.	A Ke	Ki liAi ni de.	Ko s.	Ao tt so A
Hikiperezce.	Hâké	gipînîje.	"Korá!	hodjârohâ
But he discovered it.	Not	he did not liked it.	"Well!	many times

A Ke	lAi ni	Ai Ki Ki s.	Ai Ke	w d	y Ki s ni
hâké	pîni	hîgigíra	hîké	wajâ	yagirani
[not]	liked it*	[let me]	[not]	anything	[I think of it]

*"hâké pîni" is translated as "he did me wrong but".

A tte K tt.	di Ke	w di K deK so Ko tte	tt Ko	w d
hadjegádjâ.	Jigé	wajigajegarukodje	djagu	wajâ
[I am].*	Again	he wishes to do something to me	how	something

*"hîgigíra hîké wajâ yagirani hadjegádjâ" is translated as "but I overlooked it".

p. 551 --

Ay deK Kette n	e de.	e Ki.	w o de.	Ki xA s.
haicgedjenâ,"	éje.	Égi	wa'ûje.	Gixara
even I will do to him,"*	he said.	Then	he did it.**	In the wilderness

*"háicge" means "I hitch".
**the word "did" has been crossed out. Nevertheless, it is proper as a translation of this word, however awkward it is in English.

Ao w se de.	de.	e tt.	doAo Ke te	ni w A se K.
howareje.	Je	édja	cûkede	nîwaharega,
he went out.	This	there	the horses	that were owned,

Ai Ko	ttiAi nK	Ai lAy tt.	ni Ke	o nK ra de.
higû´	tcinâk	hipaidja	nîge	'ûnâks'aje.
near	the village	[that far]	[the place]	they would always be.

p. 552 --

de e	wo ni se de.	e tt	Ai d	Ai e de.	e Ki.
Jee	wonîreje.	Édja	hijâ	hi'éje.	Égi
Those	he went to look for.	There	one	he found.	Then

w Ki o de.	n Ai de.	n xitti Ki di.	Ai lAe se riKi di.	Ai n sKe ni K.
wagi'û´je	nâhije.	Nâxdjîgiji,	hiperesgiji,	Hinarageniga
[he did this]	he put it to sleep.	When it was fast asleep,	and was sure of it,	the mouse

o tte Ki di.	Ko Ko Ai de.	e Ki.	w niyo tteKe d.	ta nK dA n.
'ûdjegiji	gogohije.	"Égi	waniyotcgejâ	t'ánâkcanâ.
there it was	so he went after it.	"Here	an animal	is dead.

p. 553 --

w deAe se Ke ni K.	e tto w s n K	w K tte.	Ai ttAo deKe niKi A xitti.
Wacerekéniga	edjowaranâga	wagadje,	'Hitcûcgenîkahaxdjî,
Little Fox	go and	say to him,	'My grandson!

e Ki.	w niyo tteKe d	ta nK dA n.	so ti s	to daK dA n.
égi	waniyotcgejâ	t'ánâkcanâ.	Rudira	duc'ákcanâ.
here	an animal	is dead.	To move it	I failed.

Ai Ko	ttiAi nK	Ai lA se Ki	w o nK dA n.	Ai s so tteAe tt
Higû´	tcinâk	hiparegi	wa'ûnâ´kcanâ.	Hirarutcédja
[Just]	the village	near	it is.	To one side

p. 554 --

so tiy n K.	i ne Ki	Ai K s Ki deAe se Kette n	Ai s Ke Kette n.
rudiyanâga	inéki	hikaragicerekdjenâ,'	hiragékdjenâ,"
pull it and	alone	we shall have it,'	you may say to him,"

e de.	Ai n se Ke ni K.	Ai Ke w di so K n Ai ni de.	m wK deAe
éje.	Hinaregeniga	hîke wajirukanahinîje.	Mawakce.
he said.	Mouse	she was very willing.	So she ran.

p. 555 --

w deAe se Ke ni K	e tt	Ai de.	Ai ttAo deKe niKi A xitti.
Wacerekéniga	édja	híje.	"Hitcûcgenîkhaxdjî,
Little Fox	there	she went.	"My grandson,

w m ni dtt doAo no n.	e Ki.	ttiAi nK	Ai lA se Ki.
wamanicdjacununâ.	Égi	tcinâk	hiparegi
you are very strong.	Here	the village	near

w no tteKeyi d	ta nK dA n.	ni Ke	Ai s so tteAe tt.	i ne Ki
wanotcgeyijâ	t'ánâkcanâ.	Nîge	hirarutcédja	inéki
an animal	is dead.	Somewhere	to one side	alone

p. 556 --

Ai Ki deAe se.	sow Ko s.	so ti s	to daK dA n	e rKe
hikicére	ruwâkura.	Rudira	duc'ákcanâ,	ésge
to tend to it	I wish.	To move it	I failed,	therefore

Ao ni Ki toK Ao n.	ni dA n	n tteKe wo ni ttiAi Ke.	e de.
honigidokhonâ,	nicanâ	nâtcgewonitcige,"	éje.
I came to tell you,	as you only	I feel for,"	she said.

w deAe se Ke ni K	Ai Ke w di so K n Ai ni de.	Ai tt A Ai se de.	e Ki
Wacerekéniga	hîke wajirukanahinîje.	Hidjáhahíreje.	Égi
Little Fox	he was very delighted.	So there they went.	Even then

p. 557 --

se tt	de e de	w Ktt K K.	ttAi n Ks.	Ao Ki nK K nK.
redja	jeeje,	Wakdjâkaga.	Tcinâkra	hokinâkanâk
he ran back	[this one,]	Trickster.	To the village	he ran back

A Ki wi s leAe tte de.	K tt K.	Ai n se Ke wi K.	w o de.	w deAe se Ke ni K.
hagiwirapedjeje.	Gadjâga	Hinaregewîga	wa'ûje.	Wacerekéniga
and was waiting for them.	There	Mouse	did thus.	Little Fox

p. 558 --

doAo Ke te n K.	riAi tts	w wi so Ki deKe de.	dtt xitti	so riKitti dAe.
cûketenâka	sîdjra	wawirugicgeje.	Cdjâxdjî	rusgítcce.
the horse's	tail	she tied together.	Very tight	she tied them.

w deAe se Ke ni K	we de.	w m dtt A ni n.	to ti Ktt ne n	e de.
Wacerekéniga	wéje,	"Wamâcdjâhaninâ.	Dudikdjanenâ,"	éje.
Little Fox	said,	"I am strong.	I will pull it,"	he said.

p. 559 --

de rKe	to ti doAo no n.	Ao w.	ttA	Ao	ay se doAo no s.
jesge	dudiconunâ.	Hûwa,	tca,	ho!	aireconúra.
This kind	I am used to pulling.	Elk,	deer,	ho!	they are called.

de rKeyi d	w owK dA n.	e de.	A Ao.
Jesgeyijâ	wa'ûwâkcanâ,"	éje.	"Hâho!
That is what	it is,"	he said.	"Hâho,

de Ko n.	so ti n se	Ai Ke de.	Ao.	a n K.
jegûnâ.	Rudinare	higeje.	"Ho!"	anâga.
All is ready.	You may pull it,"	she said to him.	"All right,"	he said.

so ti n i K tt.	so xiAiKi deAe.	n xi se	Ai se de.	Ki K w a n K tt.
Rudina'îgadjâ,	ruxikce.	Naxire	hireje.	Gigawa'anagadjâ
He tried to pull it but	woke it up.	Scared	it became.	It got up and

p. 560 --

riAi tte tt.	w no tteKe d	Ai so K s Ki di	n xi se de.	no Ki wK deAe.
sîdjedja	wanotcgejâ	hirokarakiji,	naxireje.	Nûgíwâkce.
[on his tail]	an animal	fastened to it,	it became afraid.	It ran away.

w deAe se Ke ni K.	x xtt	so ti se de.	ttiAi n Ks.
Wacerekéniga	xaxadja	rudireje.	Tcinâk
Little Fox	looking like a branchy thing	was dragged.	To the village

p. 561 --

A n Ao Ki nK deAe.	tt tti ne tt.	w Ktt K K.	A xe Ki ni de.	w xeAe te o de.
hanahoginâkce.	Djadjinedjâ	Wakdjâkaga	hagheginîje.	Waghede'ûje,
it ran.	Right away	Trickster	shouted at him.	He shouted very loudly,

Ao so xotto wi se.	w deAe se Ke ni K.	w to Ao ttAi K	w d	o n.
"Horuxúdjwire	Wacerekéniga,	wadohótciga,	wajâ	'ûnâ.
"Look at him	Little Fox,	the son-in-law,	something	he is doing.

p. 562 --

Ao so xotto wi se.	e de.	A ntt	Ai Ai nl n Ki se de.	te we s Ki.
Horuxúdjwire,"	éje.	Hanâtc´	hihinâbnâkireje.	Dewéraki
Look at him,"	he said.	All of them	ran out.	There unexpectedly,

doAo Ke te riAi tte tt.	Ai soyi deKe.	Ki w tti K s K s nK deAe.	A Ko se d.
cûkedesîdjedja	hiroicge	giwadjikarakaranâkce.	Hagoréjâ,
on the horse tail	he was tied to and	bouncing up and down.	Finally,

p. 563 --

Ai d	ni Ai Ki di	e tt	Ki Ki di.	A so Ko ri se de.
hijâ	nîhigiji	édja	kigiji.	Harukósireje.
[the one]	the owner	[there]	it went back to.	There they caught it.

e tt	Ki so deKe Ai se de.	i ni Ks	xK se niKi nK deAe.	m dtt
Édja	girucgehireje.	Inikra	xakareniknâkce.	Mâcdjâ
There	they untied him.	His mouth	just twitched as he sat.	Very

Ai so diAiKi deAe.	A Ke deKe	ttAiye tt	Ki ni de.
hîróicíkce.	Hâkécge	tciedja	kinîje.
ashamed he was.	Not even	to his house	go back.

e tt.	de Ko	ni Ke	Ao w se Ki di	de Ko de.
Édja	jegû´	nîge	howáregíji	jegûje.
From there	[now]	[someplace]	he went away and	that was the last of him.

p. 564 --

Ai ttA wi s.	ni Ktt Kini Ks dKe	so A A ni	no ni Ke.	de Ko
Hitcáwîrá	nîkdjâ´knîkracge	rohahanî,	nunige	jegû´
His wife	and children	many he had,	but	[now]

e tt	w too ne de.	e rKe.	e tt	A Ke
édja	wat'ûneje.	Ésge	édja	hâké
there	he left them all.	Therefore,	since then	not

w K	di Kese Ki	o ni de.	Ai no l A s.	ni Ke
wâk	jigeregi	'unije.	Hinûpahara	nîge
among the people	[ever again]	he has not been.	[Secondly]	anywhere

p. 565 --

A tty se K deKe.	Ai so diAi ra de.	e rKe.	ni Ke	a deKe xitti
hadjairegacge	hirocis'aje.	Ésge	nîge	acgéxdjî
when they see him	he would get shame.	Therefore,	[someplace]	very close

Ai d	A tty deKe.	i s	xK s.	mi nK n n.
hijâ	hadjaicge	ira	xakra	minâkananâ.
one	if he is seen	his mouth	would twitch	as he sits.

Ai Ko	de e	Ai so Ki diAiKi	w o tte n
Higû´	jee	hirokicik	wa'ûdjenâ,
For the same	thing	to be ashamed	he would be,

p. 566 --

Al	te e.
hâp	dee.
day	this.

Source:

"Wakdjukaga," in Paul Radin, Notebooks, Winnebago V, #7, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1912) 548-566. A translation has been published in Paul Radin, The Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology (New York: Schocken Books, 1956) 50-52.