Hočąk Syllabic Text — Trickster and the Mothers

Hočąk Syllabic Text — Trickster and the Mothers

Told by an elder of the tribe in 1912

Transcribed by Sam Blowsnake

Translation based on the interlinear of Oliver LaMère

For a description of this manuscript, its source, style, transcription, and interlinear translation, see the syllabic text to Trickster's Warpath.

English Translation

p. 269 —

w Ke A w i s	deKe.	Ko so d de.	e Ki	di Ke
Wakehawira	ške	kuružaže,	égi	žigé
His coonskin blanket	also	he washed,	also	again

Ko Ks	deKe	Ko so d de.	de Ko	Aiy n K.
kogera	ške	kuružaže.	Žegų	hianąga
his box	also	he washed.	Thus	he did, and

ni se Ki	Ao so xotto Ktt tt.*	te we s Ki.	ni so Ke tt.	doAo ttese
nįregi	horuxučgáją,	tewéraki	nįrogeja	šujere
in the water	he looked, and	unexpectedly,	in the water	all red

*this spelling suggests -gająją, which doesn't appear to be well formed, so I take the spelling to express -gaj-ją.

p. 270 —

A tt de.	liAi Ai	we rAi wi K tt	te we s Ki.	K tts
hajáže.	Pįhí	wesįwįgają,	tewéraki	kąjera
he saw.	Carefully	he looked over, and	unexpectedly,	plums

so K n de	ni	s Ko s.	Ko wo K n K.	Ai d
rokanaže,	nį	rokora.	Kųwųkanąga	hižą
there were many	water	very many.	He dove, and	some

so rn i K tt.	i ni Koro Kiri Ks	dA n.	n ls	Aoyi xitti
rusną’įgają,	iniksųksįgera	šana	nąbera	hoixjį
he tried to get, but	small stones	only	his hands	full

p. 271 —

A ni Ki si de.	di Ki Ko ra de.	o tt o.	i ni d.	e tt
hanikiriže.	Žigigųs’aže.	’Ųja’ų,	inižą	éja
he got.	Again he would do it.	As he did thus,	a rock	there

Ai Ki lA n K.	lo lA n Ki de.	lo rAK Ki de.
hikípanąga	bopą́nągiže.	Bosakiže.
he bumped against, and	he bruised himself.	He made himself unconscious.

Ai n A tti nK deAe.	Kr lede.	niye tt	A xA s xitti	Ki A n Koo.
Hinąhąnąkše.	Ksapše.	Nįeja	haxáraxjį	kihanąk’ų.
He floated up.	He came to.	In the water	flat on his back	he was when he came to.

p. 272 —

Krl loKo K tt.	ttl	Ki nililK tt.	e	we s Ki.
Ksapugają,*	ją́p	kinipgáją,	e	weraki,
When he came to,	to open his eyes	after he got,	there	unexpectedly,

*this seems to be from ksap-hu-gają, spelled as ksap-pug-ga-ja.

mo K.	Ai A Kse Ki.	K tts.	so K n de.	niye tt.
móga	hihagrégi	kąjera	rokanaže.	Nįeja
the bank	on top of	plums	there were many.	In the water

n xi s Ks.	w tt tte s.	K tt K	e tt.	Ai lAe sere deAe.
nąǧíragerá	wajajera,	gają́ga	éja	hipéresše.
this reflection	he had seen,	only then	[there]	he knew.

p. 273 —

Ao Ao.	Ao tt	w d	wo w Ks.	tty rKe xitti Ki di.
"Hohó,	hoją́,	wažą	wową́gera	jaisgexjįgiži,
"Oh my,	[yes]	[thing]	foolish	I must be, and

Ai leAe sere	liAi	A ni K tt.	xoAo riKi xitti	A Ki.
hiperes	pį	hanigają.	xusgįxjį	hagi ,"
to know	[better]	I ought to.	I have put myself in pain,"

a tte de.	e tt.	a tti n K n K.	Ktt	so tts	o xitti de.
aježe.	Éja	ajinąkanąga	kąč	rujera	’ųxjįže.
he was saying.	There	he came on shore, and	plums	eat	[he did much.]

p. 274 —

so dtt Ki di.	w Ke A s.	Ai K s Ki liAi s K n K.	Ai reKe
Ruščągiži,	wakehara	hikaragipirakanąga	hisgé
When he got through,	his coonskin	he put a belt around, and	some

o ttAo ttAow n K.	ni s	A se Ko	se de.	e tt
’učučuanąga	nįra	harekú	reže.	Éja
he put with it, and	the stream	downstream	he went.	There

ow Ai K tt	te we s Ki.	e tt.	ttAi loAo so Keyi d	nK deAe.
’ųahigają,	tewéraki	éja	čiporokeižą	nąkše.
as he went,	unexpectedly,	there	an oval tent	there was.

p. 275 —

A Ai.	Aoyi rii K tt	te we s Ki	Ai noKo	no liAi wi wi de.
Hahi	hois’įgają,	tewéraki	hinų́k	nųpiwiwiže,
He went on	he peeped in, and	unexpectedly,	women	there were two,

e Ki	ni Ktt Kini Ks	so K n de.	e Ki	w o de.
égi	nįkjąknįgera	rokanaže.	Égi	wa’ųže,
and	children	there were very many.	And	he did thus,

Ktt n K.	Ai d	ttAi s	Ai tt	Ao too se de.
kąčnąka	hižą	čira	hija	hot’ųreže.
the plums	one of them	the tent	there	he threw.

p. 276 —

de Ko	xe	tte Ke se de.*	A Ki Kewe Ki se de.	Ai Ko	di Ki d.
Žegų	ǧe	[jikereže.]	Hagikewekireže.	Higų	žigížą
[Indeed]	great noise	it made.	They made a grab for it.	[Yet]	again one

*this should be for tti Ke se de.

w Ki o ra de.	Ai noKo n K	Ai d.	Aoyi rii tti n	K tt
waki’ųs’aže.	Hinųknąka	hižą	hois’įjiną	gają,
he would throw it.	The women	one of them	she came out	and there,

te we s Ki.	w Ki d	w o tte de.	w n.	ttiAi to K
tewéraki,	wągížą	wa’ųježe.	"Waną́,	čitoga
unexpectedly,	a man	it was that did it.	"Ah!	my older brother

p. 277 —

w o tte n	e de.	Ao Ke we	diAi se de.	Ao Ke we de.
wa’ųjeną,"	éže.	Hokewe	šireže.	Hokeweže.
he does it,"	she said.	To come in	they asked him.	He went in.

Ai d	dA n	wo K de.	A ttAi tt	te e
Hižą	šana	wogáže.	"Hačį́ja	tee
One	apiece	he gave them.	"Where at	these

ttiAi to	w s Ki Ai de.	Ai Ky se de.	te	wy tteKe xitti wi s.
čitó	waragihiže?"	higaíreže.	"Te	waičgexjįwira
brother	you picked them?"	they asked him.	"These	my sisters

p. 278 —

so K n xitti n.	Ai rKe	s Ki Ki	Ai dAe se Ktt wi Ki di.
rokanaxjįną	Hisge	ragígi,	hišerekjawigiži,
there are very many.	[Really]	if you want to go,	if you would pick some for yourselves,

Ao ni Ki t Ki Ktt wi n.	ttiAi to	sow Ko xitti wi	no ni Ke.	Ai Ke
honįgitagíkjawiną"	"Čito,	rowaguxjįwi,	nunige	hįké
I will tell you of it."	"Brother,	we long to very much,	but	not

p. 279 —

ni KttK n Kese	i ne Ki	too ne	liAi s ni n.	wo wK
nįkjąknągere	inéki	t’ųné	pįraniną.	Wową́k
our babies	alone	to leave	[it would not be good.]	Wayward

Ai se n	e de.	wy tteKe A xitti wi s.	dAe se Ktt wi Ki di.	ni Ktt Ks.
hiréną,"	éže.	"Waičgehaxjįwira,	šerekjawigiži,	nįkjągera
they are,"	she said.	"My sisters,	if you wish to go,	the children

p. 280 —

wi s ni Ki K s Ktt wi n.	e de	ttiAi to	liAi xitti	w s Ke n.
wiranikikarakjawiną,"	éže.	"Čito,	pįxjį	warageną,"
I will take care of them for you,"	he said.	"Brother,	very good	you have said,"

ay se de.	Ai Ke.	Ki Kd	liAi ni n.	so K n xitti n.
aíreže.	"Hįké	gigą́š	pįniną.	Rokanaxjįną
they said.	"Not	to miss	it is not possible.	There is very much.

A Ke	so de n	liAi ni	w owK dA n.	wiyo se se Ki
Hąké	ružéna	pįni	wa’ųwąkšaną.	Wioréregi,
Not	to pick them all	not possible	it is.	In the setting of the sun,

p. 281 —

Ao xtt n K.	m xiAi s.	doAotto	A dtt wi ra Ki di	de e
hoxjanąka,	mąxira	šuč	hašjawis’agiži,	žee
in the evening,	the sky	red	if you used to see,	that

de rKe	w owK dA n.	A Ke	w Kd wi niy tte	Ai dee Ktt ni A wi n.
žesge	wa’ųwąkšaną.	Hąké	wakšąwiniaje,	hiš’ekjanihawiną,"
what	it caused it.	Not	do not turn back,	you will find them,"

w wi Ke de.	de tt K	A sy se de.	Ai Ko Ai	Ai Ai so Ki no
wawigéže.	Žejąga	haraíreže.	Higųhi	hihirokinu
he told them.	Now	they went.	As soon as	out of sight

p. 282 —

Ai se Ki di.	ni Ktt Kn Kese	wy rAK deAe.	de Ko	Aiy n K.
hiregiži,	nįkjąknągere	waisakše.	Žegų	hianąga
as they did,	the children	he killed them.	Thus	he did, and

A t dA s	w Ai de.	wo A de.	w Ke	w o nK deAe.
hatašara	wahiže.	Wohąže.	Waké	wa’ųnąkše.
to singe	he did it.	He boiled them.	Raccoons	they were them.

A A.	A K m ni Ae s.	A Ky xitti	w sotto	liAi
"Hąhą́,	hakamanihera	hagaixjį	warúč	pį
"Now then,	[after all this time]	for once	meal	good

p. 283 —

A o Ktte	e de.	e tt	w so tts	o xitti de.
ha’ųkje,"	éže.	Éja	warújera	’ųxjįže.
I will have,"	he said.	There	[the food]	[he did much.]

w Ke	niKi	Ai s t dA s.	stto dAe.	de Ko
Waké	nįk	hįratašara	ručše.	Žegų
Raccoons	[little]	singed	he ate.	Thus

Aiy n K.	w o de.	Ai d.	ttA dAe tt	n KonoKo deAe.
hianąga	wa’ųže.	Hižą	čašeją	nąkų́nųkše.
he did, and	[he did it.]	One of them	[his neck]	he cut off .

de e	w Ki o de.	ttA K s dolo lKe s.	ny d	Ao w rA K n K.
Žee	waki’ųže.	Čakaražopgera	naįžą	howasakanąga
This	[he did to him.]	In his neck	a stick	he stuck in, and

p. 284a* —

ttiAi so le tt.	Aoyi rii	Ke se de.	Ai Kd	Ke se de.
čiropeja	hois’į	kereže.	Hikšá	kereže,
at the door	peeping out	he placed it.	Laughing	he placed it,

*there are two pages numbered "284."

w Ke	lA niKi tte K.	e Ki.	de Ko	Aiy n K.
wake	panįkjega.	Égi	žegų	hianąga
coon	the little head.	Then	thus	he did, and

e Ki.	xeAeyi d.	mi Ki di	eyo w se de.	e tt
égi	xeižą	mįgiži	eowareže.	Éja
then	a hill	that was there	he went.	There

p. 284b* —

te we s Ki.	xo Ke wi K.†	A tt de.	Ko ni K.	w se
tewéraki	xogewįga	hajaže.	"Kunį́ka,	waré
unexpectedly,	skunk	he saw.	"Grandmother,	to work

*this is the second consecutive page designated "284."
†the standard word for female skunk is Ko dKe wi (gųšgewį); x[oA]o Ke wi (xogewį) would mean "female badger."

ni diAi Ktte n	Ai Ko Ae xitti.	e de.	tt Ko	ayi s diAi Ktt n Ae de.
nįšikjeną,	higųhexjį,"	éže.	"Jagú	airašikjanaheže?"
I wish to ask you,	right away,"	he said.	"What	you ask me to do?"

e de.	Ko ni K.	xeAey Kese.	Ai Ko Ki tt Ke Ai s Ki doAo so Al liKi de.
éže.	"Kunį́ka,	xeakere	hikokijąge hiragi-šuruhąpgiže.
she asked.	"Grandmother,	this hill	I want you to dig a hole through for me.

p. 285 —

xA lee xitti	sy Ki	Ki di	e de.	Ao ttiy tt.
Xąp’exjį	raigi	giži,"	éže.	"Hojiaja,"
Right away	do it	[."]	he said.	"All right,"

e de.	e Ki.	tt tti ne tt	o tti se de.	wo Ki roKo
éže.	Égi	jajineją	’ųjireže.	Wogizok
she said.	Then	right away	[it was done.]	Very

p. 286 —

m Kee	rAK dAe.	Ai tt	Ao so xotto n Kede.	rA Kse de.
mąk’e	sakše.	Hija	horuxučnąkše.	Sagereže.
digger	she was fast.	There	he sat and looked on.	She was very fast.

tt tti ne tt	so Kidi xitti	Ai nK deAe.	Ai so nK	o de.
jajineją,	rukšixjį	hinąkše	Hironą́k	’ųže.
Already,	she dug in very deep	she did.	He followed	[he did.]

A Kse Ki	mi nK K n K	Ao so xotto nK deAe.	Ai s w ditti dAe.	tt Ki tti.
Hagerégi	mįnąkanąga	horoxučnąkše.	Hirawážičše.	"Čakiji,*
Behind	he sat, and	he looked at her.	He told her to hurry.	"Sister,

*this is a hapaxlegomenon.

p. 287 —

rA Ki Ki.	tt Ki tti.	rA Ki Ki.	ttA Ki tti	rA Ki Ki.
sakigi!	Čakiji,	sakigi!	Čakiji,	sakigi!"
hurry up!	Sister,	hurry up!	Sister,	hurry up!"

a nK dAe.	K tt K.	so Kidi xitti	Ai de.	di Ke	e de.
anąkše.	Gająga,	rukšixjį	hiže.	Žigé	éže,
he was saying.	Now,	to dig in very deep	[she did.]	Again	he said,

ttA Ki tti	rA Ki Ki.	ttA Ki tti	rA Ki Ki.	dA	loAo so loAo s.
"Čakiji,	sakigi!	Čakiji,	sakigi!	Šą́	poropora,"
"Sister,	hurry up!	Sister,	hurry up!	Vulva	round one,"

p. 288 —

e de.	K tt.	xo Ke wi K	Ai wo dA d[e].	tt
éže.	Gają,	Xogewįga	hiwušaž[e].	"Ja
he said.	There	[Miss Badger]*	she stopped.	"What

*translated as "the female skunk."

Ai ttAo dKe	tt Ko	Ai de.	dA	loAo so loAo s.
hičųšgé,	jagú	hiže?	'Šą́	poropora,'
grandson,	what	[he did?]	'Vulva	round one,'

Ai dAe de.	e de.	Ai Ke a do.	Ko ni K.	rA Ki Ki s.
hišeže?"	éže.	"Hįke-ažu,*	kunį́ka,	'Sakigira,
you said?"	[she said.]	"No,	grandmother,	'Hurry up,

*cf. hąka-ažu, "no."

p. 289 —

rii	mi so lA s*	lA sd	Ai A nK dA n.	x lii
s’í	mirupara	paraš,'	hihaną́kšana.	Xap’i
long	tear up the earth,	tear up,'	I am saying.	Hurry

*a hapaxlegomenon: cf. mirupurupuru, "to plow".

Ki n s	e de.	di Ke	Aoyi nK	Ai de.
ginara,"	éže.	Žigé	hoinąk	hiže.
[getting to it,"]	he said.	Again	she started in	[she did.]

di Ke	a n Ki ni de.	Ao so xitti	mi nK K n K	w nK deAe.
Žigé	anągįnįže.	Horuxjį	mįnąkanąga	wanąkše.
Again	he was [already] saying it.	Looking	he sat, and	he said it.

p. 290 —

A so xeAe	w rii rii	m Kee Ki di.	wi riAi wi	mi n K n K
Haruxé	was’įs’į	mąk’egiži,	wisįwį	mįnąkanąga
[Facing backwards]	hind end	as she was digging,	watching	he sat, and

w nK deAe.	di Ke.	e de.	ttA Ki tti.	rA Ki Ki
wanąkše.	Žigé	éže,	"Čakiji,	sakigi!
he said it.	Again	he said,	"Sister,	hurry up!

ttA Ki tti	rA Ki Ki.	dA	loAo so lAo	a A.
Čakiji,	sakigi!	Šą́	poropo."	"Ąhą
Sister,	hurry up!	Vulva	round one."	"Well

p. 291 —

ttAo dK no	tt Ko	Ai dAe de.	e de.	te
čųšgánu,	jagú	hišeže?"	éže.	"Te,
grandson,	what	you say?"	she said.	"Ah,

Ko ni K	xA lee	Ai Ki n se.	Ko ni K*	rA Ki Ki s.
'Kunį́ka,	xap’é	higinąre!	Kunį́ka,	sakigira!
'Grandmother,	hurry	do it!	Grandmother,	hurry up!

*this is actually spelled, Ko no K, Kunuga, which means "First Born Male," and properly refers to Trickster, which in this context is clearly not what is intended.

Ao ty loAo so loAo so n	Ai A nK dA n.	ty K tts	soyi K n Ke
Hotaipurupuruną,'	hihanákšaną.	Taikajera	roikanage,
I am getting warm,'	I was saying.	I am very warm	as I am very much,

p. 292 —

w A nK dA n.	e Ki di.	di Ke	tti Ke se de.	di Ki Ko
wahanąkšaną,"	egíži,	žigé	jikereže.	Žigígų
I said it,"	he said, so	again	she started.	Again

Ai Ke de.	di Ki wo dA n K.	A Ki wx	no ni Ke.	di Ki Ko
hikeže.	Žigiwušanąga	hagiwąx,	nunige	žigígų
he said it.	Again she stopped, and	she asked,	but	[again]

Ao e	liAi Ai s	s dtt de.	tto l A	Ai Ke de.
ho’é	pįhira	rašją́že.	Jobą́hą	higeže.
he told her	[politely]	[to say no more.]*	Four times	he said to her.

*ho’é pįhira rašją́že, is translated as, "he told her something else like it."

p. 293 —

e Ki	xeAe s.	so Al deAe.	xA lee niKi	Ai Ki de.
Égi	xera	ruhapše.	Xap’enįk	hikiže.
Then	the hill	she burrowed through.	Very quickly	she did it.

e Ki	de Ko	Aiy n K.	e Ki.	xA wi.
Égi	žegų	hianąga	égi	xąwį́
[And]	thus	[she did, and]	then	grass

deAeKe	roto	Ai de.	Ao loxo	Ao d tt
šék	sto	hiže.	Hopóx	hožają
dry	to gather	[he did.]	Hole	the end

a Ki dA n	w do de.	e Ki.	Ao w Ki si se Ktte tt.	A Ai
akišaną	wažuže.	Égi	howakírirekjeją	hahi
on each side	he placed it.	Then	[they went and stood around]	there

p. 294 —

o tte de.	e Ki	e tt	A Ko	Ay se Ki di.
’ųjéže.	Égi	éja	hagų	hairegiži,
he waited.	Then	there	[still]	they were coming, and

A tty se Ki.	e Ki.	xAe tt	Aoy Ke we de.	e Ki.
hajairegi,	égi	xéja	hoikeweže.	Égi
when they saw him,	[then]	into the hill	he went.	Then

ttAi s	a dKe	A Ki se Ki.	riKi riKi xitti	Ai se de.
čira	ašge	hagíregi,	sgisgixjį*	hireže,
home	near	[when they returned,]	more and more angry	they became,

*a hapaxlegomenon. Cf. naski, "to be angry; anger"; and hįsgi, "I am smarting".

p. 295 —

w Ki Ai s	so da Ki se Ke.	A Ki se K tt.	te we s Ki.	ni KttK w ni se s.
wagihira	ruš’ákirege.	Hagíregáją,	tewéraki,	nįkjąkwanirera
find them	as they could not.	When they got home,	unexpectedly,	their children

Ai d	Ai Kd	Aoyi rii tte de.	tt Ko	w xtt
hižą	hikšá	hois’įježe.	"Jagú	waxjá
one of them	smiling	peeping out.	"What	fun

A o	A AK wi de.	w Ki Ai s	to daK wi Ke.	Ai rKi rKi mK sA n
ha’ų́	hahąkwiže,	wagihira	tuš’ákwige,	hįsgisgimąkšaną,"
we were doing	as we went,	find them	we could not, so	I am angry,"

p. 296 —

a n K.	no xoAoyi tts	A too li Kiy n K	Ki xA w se Ai de.
anąga	nųxuijera	hat’ų́pigianąga	gixawá rehíže.
she said, and	his cheek	she slapped it, and	she knocked it over.

te we s Ki.	lA s	dA n	w o tte de.	i tt niKi	Ai se de.
Tewéraki,	pára	šana	wa’ųježe.	Ijanįk	hireže,
Unexpectedly,	the head	only	it was.	To cry out	they did,

p. 297 —

ni Ktt Kini Ks	woyi niKi Kitti wy Ki Ki.	w Ktt K K	w o Ko ni.
"Nįkjąknįgera,	woinįkjįwaigigi.	Wakjąkaga	wa’ųgųnį.
"Our children,	he has destroyed them for us.	Trickster	he must have done it.

e	w o Ko ni.	xAe tt	Ai d	Aoy Ke we s.
E	wa’ųgųnį.	Xéja	hižą	hoikewera,"
He	he must have done it.	Into the hill	the one	he went,"

ay se de.	xK nK deAe.	e Ki.	di Ke	w Ktt K K.
aíreže.	Ğaknąkše.	Égi	žigé	Wakjąkaga
they said.	They wept.	Then	again	Trickster

p. 298 —

Ai tto w Ao de.	wK	Ai tt Ai	Kiy an K.	Ki K s reAe reAe l n K.
hijowahože.	Wąk	hijąhį	kiánąga	kikarasesebanąga
he came over to them.	Man	other	he made himself, and	he blackened his face, and

Ai tt tti Ki di	we de.	Ai noKo ni ttAl wi s.	tt Ko o	w dA dA nK wi de.
hijajigiži,	weže,	"Hinųkničabwira	jagú’ų	wašašanągwiže?"
when he got to them,	he said,	"My sisters,	why	you are thus saying?"

w wi Ke de.	w Ktt K K.	ni Ktt Kini Ks.	m Ao tt	Ai Ki Ki wi n.
wawigéže.	"Wakjąkaga	nįkjąknįgera	mahoja	higigiwiną.
he asked them.	"Trickster	our children	to destroy	he has done for us.

p. 299 —

A ntt.	w sotto dA n.	ay se de.	A K K rKe d.	e ny xitti
Haną́č	waručšaną,"	aíreže.	"Hagagasgéžą,	enaįxjį
All of them	he has eaten them,"	they said.	"Oh my,	I could

A to ttAl dAey di.	de de rke.	Ao s Ki se K.	sow Ko xitti doAo no s.
hatočąpašeaži.*	Žežesge	horágirega,	rowaguxjįšųnųra.
I wish to get a hold of him.	Thus	when they tell of him,	I always long for him.

*hatočą means "to go on the warpath."

p. 300 —

A ttA tt	A lA Ki Ai Ki di	Ai Ke	Ai s pAe se riwi ni de
Hačąja	hapakihigiži,	hįké	hiraperezwiniže?"
In what	the direction in which he went,	not	you do not know?"

wi Ke de.	e Ki.	Ai d	xeAe tt	Aoyi Ke we s.
wigeže.	"Égi	hižą	Xeja	hoikewera.
he asked them.	"There	the one	into the hill	he went.

e	w o Ko ni	y se n.	Ai d	e de.
E	wa’ųgųnį,	yaréną,"	hižą	éže.
He	it must have been him,	I think,"	one of them	she said.

Ai lAe se ri Kette n.	A ttAi tt	w s K wi Ki di	Ai my Ki sK wi se.	A sy se de.
"Hiperesikjeną.	Hačija	waragawigiži,	himągirakwiže."	Haraíreže.
"He will know.*	Where	you mean,	show it to me."	So they went.

*the translation has, "he will ~~know~~ catch it."

te we s Ki.	Ao loxo	xAe te xitti d	e tt	tte Ki di.
Tewéraki,	hopóx	xetexjįžą	éja	jegiži,
Unexpectedly,	hole	a large one	there	it was, and

m le s deKe	tteAe Kitti de.	Ai lAe se ri Kette n.	e	w o n
mąperašge	čekjįže.	"Hiperezikjeną.	E	wa’úną,"
[the cut in the earth]*	it was fresh.	"He will catch it.	He	it is he who did it,"

*translated as, "the dirt."

p. 302 —

e de.	Ai tto Ke we de.	Ai Ko	A Ai	Ai s se xitti.
eže.	Hijokeweže.	Higų	hahi	hirarexjį
he said.	He went in.	After	he went	after awhile

Ai Kitti	Ai de.	[t]tili.*	a tti K s K s de.	Ai tt
hikjį	hiže.	Čip	[h]ajikarakáraže.†	Hija
quite a commotion	he made.	A noise like striking	he made a noise.	[There]

*that this is the correct form is seen from Marino's definition of čip as "to make a thudding or stamping noise." The alternative word, tip, is unattested.
†Miner has karakáraš, "to be rattley (noisy)." An /šž/ is sometimes reduced to /ž/ alone.

dKe.	Ai d	A sK	ni rKe de.	Ai s se xitti K tt
ške	hižą	harak	nisgeže.	Hiraréxjįgają,
[also]	one	to groan	he seemed.	After awhile,

Ki si de.	w i sse Ki	Ki si de	lAo dtte.	Aoyi lA s lA sd
kiriže.	Wairareki	kiriže.	Pųšče	hoiparaparaš†
he came out.	Bloody*	he came out.	His nose	[it was cut open]

*wairareki < wai, "blood"; and rareki, "all, entirely, completely" —
in other words, "covered in blood."
†paraš means, "to break open."

p. 303 —

Ki si de.	e xitti	loAo dtte.	Ao Ki lA s d n K	w o tte de.
kiriže.	Exjį	pųšče	hokiparašanąga	wa’ųježe.
he came out.	His own	his nose	he had himself bruised, and	he did it.

so K n n.	te	de rKe Ke	Ao sK Kitti	Ai se doAo no s.
"Rokananą	te.	Žesgege	horakjį	hirešųnųra.
"Very great he was,	[this one.]	That is why	to tell of him much	[they always do.]

Ai Kis xitti n.	e de.	tee A n.	e Ki	A Ai.
Hįkiraxjįną,"	éže.	T’ehaną	égi	hahi
He fought me very much,"	he said.	I killed him,	and	[there]

p. 304 —

w ow tt wi s.	n s xoKo wi doKo ni de.	e ttK dA n.	A Ai	A Ko wi se.
wa’ųwajawira.	Nąraxgųwišgųnįže.	Ejakšaną.	Hahi	hagúwire.
[we two did it.]	You must have heard us.	He is there.	Go	get him.

tee n	Ai Ke	n K w wi ni se.	w wi Ke de.	de tt K
T’éną,	hįké	nąkawawinire,"	wawigéže.	Žejąga
He is dead,	not	do not be afraid,"	he told them.	Now

Ai tt	Ao K wy se de.	w Kd	Ai se ra de	Ko diAi Ki s
hija	hokawaíreže.	Wakšą́	hires’aže.	"Gušigira
[there]	they went in.	To turn back	they would do.	"A little farther

p. 305 —

Ae se n	A Ke	n K w wi ni se.	w wi Ke de.	o n Koo.
hereną.	Hąké	nąkawawinire,"	wawigéže.	’Ųnąk’ų,
he is.	Not	do not be afraid,"	he told them.	Finally,

Ai so A si	Ao w Aiy sy se Ki di.	xA wi n K	Ai tt	Ao dow n K.
hirohári	howahiarairegiži,	xąwįnąka	hija	hošuanąga
in deeper	they went in, then	the hay	[there]	he put in, and

Ao w xitti se	Ai de.	di Ke	rA ni Ks	Ao no wK deAe
howaxį́čire	hiže.	Žigé	sanį́k	honųąkše.
they burned	[he made.]	Again	on the other side	he ran.

p. 306 —

di Ke	e tt.	xA wi s.	Ai tto dow n K.	t e
Žigé	éja	xąwį́ra	hijošuanąga*	ta’é
Again	there	the hay	he put there, and	to burn

*< hija-hošu-anąga.

Ai de.	e Ki.	xA wi n K.	t ttele li se Ki di.	w a K s toolo deAe.
hiže.	Égi	xąwįnąka	tačépíregiži,	wa’akarat’ųpše,
he did.	Then	the hay	it was burned up, and	he went in and brought them out,

A t dA s	liAi xitti.	Ao Ao.	A K m ni Ae s.	e Ki.
hatašara	pįxjį.	"Hohó,	hakamanihera	égi
singed	very good.	["Ho ho,]	[it’s been so long]	here

p. 307 —

w diAi A tti Ktt n Ae.	e tt	ni s	A ni	w ttA we de.
wašįhajikjanahe."	Éja	nįra	hanį	wačaweže.
I will eat fat."	There	the water	[to have]	he started for.

e Ki	ni	wi Ko so d Ki di.	Ai Ko	e tt.
Égi	nį	wikúružagiži,	higų	éja
And	water	when he had washed them,	right	there

leAe tto toow n K.	wo K s A de.
pejot’ųanąga	wokarahąže.
he built a fire, and	he boiled them.

Source:

The original text is "Wakdjukaga," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, ca. 1912) Winnebago V, #7: 269-307. English translation found in Paul Radin, The Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology (New York: Schocken Books, 1956) 28-31.