Hocąk Syllabic Text — Trickster Gets Pregnant

Hocąk Syllabic Text — Trickster Gets Pregnant

Told by an elder of the tribe in 1912

Transcribed by Sam Blowsnake

Translation based on the interlinear of John Baptiste


John Baptiste, Translator		Winnebago V, #7: 21

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

English Translation

p. 186 —

e tt.	Le Kidi.	te we L Ki.	e tt	w deAe Le Ke niK
Éja	regiži	dewéraki	éja	Wašerekénįka
From there	when he went away	to his surprise	there	Little Fox*

* the translation has "the little fox". Names ending in -ka/-ga are personal names as a rule; nevertheless, this suffix is fundamentally a definite article. Also, Wašerekénįka is the name given by some translations to Coyote, not only later on in the Trickster Cycle, but in at least one other story. See the commentary in the translation.

Ai Ki lA	tti nK deAe.	Ao Ao.	Ai roAo Ki tti.
hikipa	jinąkše.	"Hohó!	hisųgijį,
suddenly	he met.	"Hohó!	my younger brother,

e Ki	niKi	Ao we doo dA wK deAe	tte L.	A A a.
égi	nįgi	howešušawąkše	jerá."	"Hąhą’ą!
here you are	here	you are traveling	[the one who is]."	"Yes, yes —

p. 187 —

e Ki	A o mK dA n.	e de	w deAe Le Ke ni K.	m L.
égi	ha’ųmakšaną,"	éže	Wašerekénįka.	"Mąra
here	I am,"*	answered	Little Fox.	["The ground]†

* ha’ųmañkšunu, "I am accustomed to doing it," (J. O. Dorsey, informant probably David StCyr).
† the translation has "the world".

Ao reAe	Ai Ko Lo Ao Ke.	Ao m ttiAi	niKi	w Kito xotto
hose	hikorohóge	homąci	nįgi	wakitoxuc
hard*	is going to be	someplace to live	someplace	I am looking for

* the translation adds, "and clean".

w o mK dA n.	e de.	w deAe Le Ke ni K.	Ao Ao.
wa’ųmąkšaną,"	éže,	Wašerekénįka.	"Hohó!
[I am going around],"	he said,	Little Fox.	"Oh Oh

p. 188 —

Ai roAo Ki tti	liAi	w L Ke.	Ai deKe	de rKe
hisųgijį	pį	warage	hišgé	žesge
my younger brother	good	you have said	also	such as that

y L nK dA n.	e de.	Ki Ki	nolo	e tt	A m Ki ttiAi Le n.
yaranąkšaną,"	éže.	Kįki*	nųp	éja	hamąkicihireną,
I am thinking of,"	he said.	[If to decide]	two	there	[they] lived together,

* this seems to be k’įk + -gi, the latter being a suffix meaning "when," and the former, according to Marino, "to give up, decide, determine".

ay Le Ki.	w Ki liAi doAo no n.	e A m K L Ki ttiAi Kette n.	e de.
airegi	wakipįšononą.	Ehamąkaragicįkjeną,"	éže.
when they would say	I always like to be one.	So let us live [there] together,"	he said.

p. 189 —

e tt	to we L wi de.	Ao m ttiAi	Ao Lo xotto ttL.	e tt
Éja	towerawiže.	Homącí	horuxújera.	Éja
[There]*	they went on together.	A place to live in	looking for.	There

* the translation has "then".

ow Ai wi K tt.	e tt.	tte tte ttini K	A tty Le de.	Ao Ao
úwahiwigają	éja	Jejejiniga	hacaireže.	"Hohó,
as they were going along	there	Blue Jay*	[they saw].†	"Well, Well,

* translated throughout as "the jay bird".
† the translation has "they had been".

Ai roAo Ki tti.	tt Ko	Ao we doo dA wk	Ai Ke de.	w Ktt K K.
hisųgijį,	jagú	howešušawąk?"	higeže,	Wakjąkaga.
my younger brother,	what	are you doing along?"	he asked him,	the Trickster.

p. 190 —

Ai ni xitti.	Ao we	Ao m ttAi niKi	w Ki to xotto
"Hiníxjį	howe	homącinįk	wakitoxuc
"Older brother,	I am looking for	a little place	[I am looking for]

w o mK dA n.	m L	Ao rAe	Ai Ko Lo Ao Ke tti ni.
wa’ųmąkšaną.	Mąra	hose	hikorohógejinį,
[I am going around].	[The ground]*	hard†	because it is going to be,

* the translation has "the world".
† the translation adds "and clean".

Ai deKe	de rKe	w o A AK wi n.
hišgé	žesge	wa’ųhahągwíną.
also	the same thing	we are doing [we are taking care of].

K a.	Ai roAo Ko w Ai L.	e tt
'Ga’á	hisųgowahira	éja
'That one	with his younger brother	there

p. 191 —

w m K L Ki ttiAi n	ay Le	K w Ki liAi doAo no n.
wamąkaragicįną,'	aire.	Kawagipįšųnųną.
he is living with them,'	they would say.	I would envy them.

A m K L Ki ttAi Ktt wi n.	Ai deKe	de rKe
Hamąkaragicįkjawiną.	Hišgé	žesge
Let us live together.	Also	the same thing

w o A AK wi n.	Ai Ke de.	di Ke
wa’ųhahągwíną,"	higeže.	Žigé
we are doing [we are taking care of],"	he said to him.	Again

p. 192 —

e tt.	tto we	A Ki Ki do	A Ly Le de.
éja	cowe	hakikižu	haraíreže
there	together	they went along	they went

K tt.	di Ke	e tt.	Ae tteKe ni K.
gają	žigé	éja	Hecgenįka
when	again	there	[Nit (louse egg) or Chipmunk]*

* the word Hecgenįka is a homonym which denotes both nits (lice eggs) and chipmunks. At this, its initial occurance, it is untranslated.

A tty Le de.	Ao Ao	Ai roAo Ki tti.	di Ke	tt Ko
hajaíreže.	"Hohó	hisųgijį,	žigé	jagú
they saw it.	"Hohó	my younger brother,	again	what

Ao we doo dA wK deAe.	Ai Ky Le de.	Ai ni xitti wi L.	Ao we
howešušawąkše	higaireže.	"Hiníxjįwira,	howe
are you going about?"	they said to him.	"Older brother,	I am looking for

p. 193 —

Ao m ttiAi	w Ki	to xotto mK dA n.	e de.	Ai roAo Ki tti.
homącíra	wagi	tuxǫcmąkšaną,"	éže.	"Hisųgijį,
a place to live	[to find]	[uncover," ?]	he said.	"My younger brother,

Ai deKe	de rKe.	w o A AK wi n.	Ai ow ni Ae Ktt wi n.
hišgé	žesge	wa’ųhahągwíną.	Hi’uwanihekjawiną.
also	that sort of thing	we are doing [we are taking care of].	Let us be together.

Ki Ki	nolo	e tt	m ttiAi Le n	ay Le Ki
'K’įki	nųp	éja	mącireną,'	airegi,
'[If to decide]	two	there	live together,'	when they say,

p. 194 —

w Ki liAi doAo no n.	A m K L Ki ttiAi Ktt wi n.	e de.	w Ktt K K.
wakipįšononą.	Hamąkaragicįkjawiną,"	éže,	Wakjąkaga.
I always like to be one.	Let us live together,"	he said,	the Trickster.

e Ki.	e tt.	niyo ttA Ki d Keyi d.	n di Ki di.	Ao ttA Key n L.
Égi	éja	niocąkižakeyižą	nąžįgiži	hocageinara
And	there	a fork of rivers	there it stands	between them

p. 195 —

liAi Kiri Ko tt de.	Ao liAi xitti de.	e tt.	Ao m ttiAi liAi de
piksigucąže.	Hopįxjįže.	Éja	homacipįže,
was here and there red oaks.	It was such a fine place.	There	a nice place to live in,

ay Le Ki di.	e tt	ttiAi Ki Koo Ai Le de.	e Ki.	m ni
aíregiži.	Éja	cikik’ųhireže.	Égi	máni
they said.	There	they made themselves a lodge.	And	winter

Ai Ko Lo Ao Le Ki	w o nK deAe.	ttA ni Le Ki.	w d L.
hikorohóregi	wa’ųnąkše.	Caniregi	wažąra
they began making preparations for	they did.*	In the fall	things

* this sentence is translated as, "And this was about near the winter."

p. 196 —

A xi Ai L Le Ki di.*	L doKo ni w Lo tti Le de.	A Ko Ley d.
haxihiraregiži	rašguniwarujireže.	Hagoreižą
when they were [about] ripe then	they had all they wanted to eat.	In the course of time

* a period (.) has been mistakenly inserted after "Ki".

w deAe we de.	A Ke	w d	de rK ni de.	A L KeLe ri Le de.	e tt
wašeweže.	Hąké	wažą	žésgeniže.	Harageresireže.	Éja
there was a deep snow.	Not	thing	not this kind.*	They had nothing to eat.	There

* translated as "It was very hard."

p. 197 —

w KL.	to Ke we	Ai Le de.	A Ko Le d.	w Ktt K K.	we de.
wąkra	tokéwe	hireže.	Hagoréžą	Wakjąkaga	wéže,
the men	to be hungry	they were.	In the course of time	Trickster	he said,

Ai rAo Ki tti wi L.	Ai Ke	w d	de rK ni Ktt n Ae n.	w di
"Hisųgijiwira,	hįké	wažą	žésganikjanaheną.	Waži[žą]
"My younger brothers,	not	thing	this sort will not be.*	One thing

* translated as "it is going to be very difficult."

o wi Ki di.	liAi n.	y L nK dA n.	e de.	A Ao.
ųwigiži	pįhíną,	yaranąkšaną,"	éže.	"Hąho,
if we will do	it will be good,	I am thinking"	he said.	"All right,

p. 198 —

tt rKe	liAi n tte	Ai ni Ai Ai wi L	w Ke Ki di	de rKe
jasgé	pįhinaje,	hinihihiwira	wagegiži,	žesgé
whatever	may be good,	that our older brother	means,	that [sort of thing]

Ai Ai Ktt n A wi K tt.	tt Ko.	Ai d.	to Ke weAi
hįhikjanahawigają	jagú	hižą	tokéwehi
we shall do	[how]	someone	to starve

p. 199 —

w K tee Ktt ni A wi K tt.	tt rKe Ki di.	Ai w Lo tt nK wi n Ki di.
wągat’ekjanįhawigają.	Jasgegiži	hiwarucnąkwinagiži.
after which we will be caused to die.	What should be done	so that we should eat?

de rKe	w Ke Ki di.	liAi K tt.	ay Le de.	e Ki.
žesge	wagegiži	pįgáją,"	aíreže.	Égi
[The sort of thing]	[he means]	it is good,"	they said.	And

we de.	ttiAi n Ki d.	e Ki	n K dA n.	w d
wéže,	"Cinąkižą	égi	nąkšaną.	Wažą
he said,	"A village	here	it is [it sits].	[Thing]

liAi	o nK dA n.	Ao KL.	Ai d	Ai niKi Ai L.
pįhi	ų’nąkšaną.	Hųkra	hižą	hinįkhira
[good]	[they are at that place].*	The chief	[one]	[his] son

* translated as, "They are enjoying great blessings."

p. 200 —

w niyo tteKe L.	Ao lo wotto tte n.	A Ke	Ai noKo K nK ni d	w o tte n.
waniyócgera	hobowojeną.	Hąké	hinųknąkanižą	wa’ųjeną.
the animals	he is shooting a great many.*	Not	not a woman	[he did].†

* this is translated as, "The chief he has a son. The animals he is killing a great many."
† translated as, "He is not married to a woman yet."

Ai noKo K n Ki Kette	Ai L tte n.	e rKe	de e.	e tt
Hinųk-kanąkíkje	hirajeną.	Ésge	žee	éja
Getting married	he is thinking about.	Therefore	him	there

p. 201 —

Ao wy L wi n n.	Ai noKo A Kiy n K.	w Lo Kn n.	e tt	L doKo ni.
howairawinaną.	hinųk-hagiyanąga	warukanąną.	Éja	rašgúni
we can go.	I will make myself a woman and	marry him.	There	in peace

w K we n wi n n.	A Ao.	ay Le de.	A ntt	Ki liAi Le de.	Ki.
wągawenawinaną."	"Hąho!"	aíreže.	Haną́c	gipįhireže,	gi
we will be until spring."	"Yes!"	they said.	All	they were willing,	so

wy Le n.	Ao w.	ay Le n.	Ao w.	ttA ttoAo Ki d.
waireną.	"Hųwą́,"	aíreną.	Hųwą́	cacugižą
they said.	"An Elk,"	they said.	An elk's	[liver ?]*

* two question marks are placed before this word, and well above the line is written "sort of liver". It may literally mean "deer spoon" (< ca-cugi-ižą), perhaps in reference to its shape.

p. 202 —

de e.	dA o de.	e Ki.	Ai Ko	di Ke.	Ao w.
žee	ša’ųše.	Égi	higų́	žigé	hųwą́
that	for his vulva he used.	And	[yet]	again	elk

ttA Kodoyi d.	wiri o de.	e Ki.	de Ko	Aiy n K.
cakšóyižą	wis’ųže.	Égi	žegų́	hianąga
a kidney	for breast.	Then	thus	he did and

w tte	Ao w xoKo deAe.	A Ko Le d.	w tte.	Ai Lo w riKi Ki L ni Ae L.
wajé	howaxúkše.	Hagoréžą	wajé	hirowasgįgiranihera.
a dress	he put on.	Once upon a time	dress	they closed him in with.

p. 203 —

Ai Ko	de e	w ni n Ki di.	de e	e
Higų́	žee	waninagiži	žee	e
Still	those	they had and	that	he

wi Ki Kx deAe.	te nK deAe.	Ai rKe tt	Ai noKo	liAi de Le de.
wikikaǧše.	Tenąkše.	Hisgéja	hinųk	pįžereže.
what he wore.	There he was.	Very	woman	pretty he was.

e Ki	de Ko	Aiy n K.	w deAe Le Ke ni K.	o ttK nK deAe.
Égi	žegų	hianąga	Wašerekénįka	uckąnąkše.
Then	thus	he did and	Little Fox	he made himself pregnant with.

p. 204 —

e Ki	di Ke.	tte tte ttini K	o ttK nK deAe.	di Ke.
Égi	žigé	Jejejiniga	uckąnąkše.	Žigé
And	also	Bluejay	he was pregnant with.	Also

Ae tteKe niK.	Ai t ni Ke	w o ttK nK deAe.	e Ki.	de Ko
Hecgenįka,	hitánike	wa’uckąnąkše.	Égi	žegų
Nit,	all three of them	he was pregnant with.	Then	thus

Aiy n K.	ttiAi nK	w K ni Ae K.	eyo w Le de.	ttiAi n Ko de tty tt.
hianąga	cinąk	wakanihega.	Eyowáreže.	Cinąkožejaija†
he did and	to the town	he went.*	There he went.	At the end of the village

* the translation has "he meant".
† < cinąk-hožeją-eja.

p. 205 —

Ai to Ke ni Ki d.	ttiAi n Ki di	e tt	Ai de.	Ai to Ke niKi n K.
hitókenįkižą	cinągiži	éja	hiže.	Hitókenįknąk
an old woman	that lived	there	he went.	The old woman

we de.	Ai ttAo dK A xitti.	di Ke	tt Koyi.	L doo K tt
wéže,	"Hicųžąkhaxjį,	žigé	jaguyi	raš’ųgają?
said,	"My granddaughter,	again	what	you mean to do?

p. 206 —

Ao we	Ai L Ki dAi w Le*	dA w Ki di.	w d Aoyi ni Ke xitti.
Howe	hiragiš’įware	šawąkiži	wažą hoinįgexjį
Traveling about	[to show consideration]	[when you go]	not for nothing

* it is unclear whether the fourth syllable is dAi or dA.

Ai Ki w Le L	dA n xitti	w doo dA w Ki Kette de.	Ai Ke de.
hik’iwárera	šanaxjį	waš’ųšawąkikježe,"	higeže.
for traveling	only	are you about for,"	she said to her.

e Ki	we de.	Ko ni K.	Ao KL	Ai ni KL.
Égi	wéže,	"Kunį́ka,	hųkra	hinįkra
Then	she said,	"Grandmother,	the chief's	son

p. 207 —

Ai to xA tti Ke	w o n.	e de.	A.	Ai ttAo dK A xitti
hituxajige	wa’ųną,"	éže.	"Hą	hicųžąkhaxjį,
I come to court	[I do],"	she said.	"All right	my granddaughter,

Ao tK Le A Kette n.	e de.	e Ki.	Ai Ai nl deAe.	we de.
hotagarehakjeną,"	éže.	Égi	hihiną́pše.	Wéže
I will tell it,"	she said.	Then	outside she went.	She said

w n diy n K.	we de.	Ao. Ao.	Ao KL	Ai ni KL.
wąnąšianąga	wéže,	"Hoho!	hųkra	hinįkra
shouting	she said,	"Hoho!	the chief's	son

p. 208 —

Ai Lo xA A tti L tti Ko.	e ra de.	A Ao.	Ai to Ke ni K.
hiruxahajirajigu,"	es’aže.	"Hąho!	hitókenįka
one has come to court,"	she would say.	"Hark!	the old woman

w d	a tte n.	ay re Ki di.	A n xKo Ai Le K tt.	te we L Ki.
wažą	ajeną,"	airegiži.	Hanąxguhiregają	tewéraki
something	she is saying,"	they said.	So they listened to her and	unexpectedly

p. 209 —

Ao KL	Aini KL.	Ai Lo xA tti Le de	a tte de.	Ao KL.
hųkra	hinįkra	hiruxajireže,	aježe.	Hųkra
the chief's	son	they have come to court,	she was saying.	The chief

we de.	Ai noKo w Ai L	w w Ke de.	A Ao.	de rKe Le Ke
wéže	hinųkwahira	wawagéže,	"Hąho,	žésgerege
said	to his daughters,	[he said to them],	"Hąho,	that is what

w o tti Ki di	Ai noKo A xitti wi L.	Ai diAi K L wi K.	A Ai
wa’ųjigiži.	"Hinųkhaxjįwira,	hišigąrawįga	hahí
she wants is why she came.	"My daughters,	your sister-in-law	go

p. 210 —

A Ko wi Le.	e Ki di.	A Ko A Ai Le de.	wo Ki roKo	Ai noKo
hagúwire,"	egíži.	Haguhahireže.	Wogizok	hinųk´
get her,"	he said.	So they went after her.	[Of age ?]	woman

liAi de Le de.	Ao KL.	Ai ni KL.	m dtt Ki liAi de.	Ao w Le L.
pįžereže.	Hųkra	hinįkra	mašjagipįže.	howarera,
handsome she was.	The chief's	son	liked her very much.	Sure enough,

p 211 —

tt tti ne tt.	w Lo roKo	Aotto	Lo Ai	m r rK
jajineją	warusgú	hųj	ruhí	mązazak
right away	dried corn	with bear	ribs	slit together

Ai L Ki o Ao Ki Ay Le de.	tt tti ne tt.	de rKe	w Ki o Ke.	Ai K n ttAo n KL.
hirakiųhogihaireže.	Jajineją	žesge	waki’ųge	higanacųnąkra.
they boiled for her.	Right away	that	is for what*	she was getting married.

* waki’ų-ge can also mean, "caused to gamble for".

tt tti ne tt.	w Ki Le	Ai Le de.	rAi ni Ki Ki L n K.
Jajineją	wagire	hireže.	Sinigigiranąga
Right away	they put some (in a dish)	[they did].	[They] cooled it off for her and

p. 212 —

Ai tt Ki Ke Le	Ai Le de.	ttAe li de.	e Ki.	e tt.
hijagikere	hireže.	Cepiže.	Égi	éja
placed it before her	[they did].	She ate [finished] it up.	Then	there

o ni Ae de.	A Ko reyi d.	tt tti ne tt.	w o ttK nK doKo ni de.
’uniheže.	Hagoréiža	jajineją	wa’uckąnąkšguniže.
she remained.	In the course of time	already	she was pregnant.

Ao KL.	Ai ni KL.	A Ke	w di Lo K n Ai ni de.	ni K K ni Le Ktt n Ae Ki di.
Hųgra	hinįkra	hąké	wažirukanahinįže.*	Nįkaganirekjanahegiži.
The chief's	son	was very happy over it.†		He was to become a father.

* < waži hirukana hini. See the next note.
† Marino's dictionary has the following entry: hąke waži hirukono hiriną, "so anxious he cannot control himself".

p. 213 —

Ai tt w d rii Kette de.	tt tti ne tt.	Ai d	ttAo de.	w Kini Ki d	Ae Le de.
Hijawažąs’ikježe,	jajineją	hižą	cųže.	Wąknįkižą	hereže.
It was not very long,	right away	to one	she gave birth.	A boy	it was.

Ai Ko	di Ke.	tt tti ne tt.	Ai d	o ttK nK Ki ni de.
Higų́	žigé	jajineją	hižą	uckąnąkinįže.
[Yet]	again	right away	[with one]	she became pregnant.

p. 214 —

Ai rKe tt ni Ktt K ni rAK deAe.	Ai Ko	di Ke	w Ki d ttAo de.
Hisgejanįkjąganiskše.	Higų́	žigé	wąkižącųže.
Very quick she had her children.	[Yet]	again	she gave birth to a boy.

e Ki.	Ai t ni L.	di Ke.	A Ko Le d.	ttAo de.
Égi	hitanira	žigé	hagoréžą	cųže.
Then	the third one	again	finally	she gave birth to.

w Ki d	Ae Le de	di Ke.	Ai Low Kini n K.	xK deAe.
Wąkižą	hereže	žigé.	Hiroagnįnąka	ǧakše.
A boy	it was	again.	The last born	cried.

p. 215 —

A Ko Le d.	de Ko	Ai Ke	L dtt ni de.	K tt K.
Hagoréžą	žegų́	hįké	rašjąniže.	Gająga
In the course of time	[now]	not	it would stop.	Now

de e	e tt.	Ai to Ke ni Ki d.	A Kow Ai Le de.	de e
žee	éja	hitokenįkížą	haguwahireže.	Žee
there	at	an old woman	they went after.	[This one]

L dtt w Ai ra Ki de.	Ai Ke	Le deKe L dtt ni de.	A Ko Le d.
rašjąwahis’agiže.	Hįké	rešgerašjąniže.	Hagoréžą
she used to quiet them.	Not	she could not stop him.	Finally,

p. 216 —

K tt K	we de.	n w n K.	te	ni Ktt Kini K KeLe
gajągá	wéže,	nąwąnąka	te	nįkjąknįkere,
now	he said,	in song	this	little child,

we de.	t Ao we.	t Ao we.	ny xitti	m xiAi
wéže,	"Tahuwe,	tahuwe!	naixjį	mąxí
it said,	"Tahuwe,*	tahuwe!	If only I could	cloud

* I cannot find a meaning for this, no doubt because it is intended to imitate the sound of a baby crying.

rK	niKi KL.	ni Ke	y dKtt deAe di.	e de.	e Ki.
sga	nįkra	nįgé	yašgacšeži,"	éže.	Égi
white	little	piece	I could play with,"	he said.	Then

w K ttK	Ao w Le de.	e Ki	Ao Kini Ktt Ki d	w Ke tti ni.
wákącąka	howareže.	Égi	hųkinįkjagižą	wagejinį.
holy ones	they looked for.	[And]	a chief's son	because he was saying it.*

* the translation has "it was that was saying it." The word "because" is placed before "a chief's son".

p. 217 —

Ai Ko tt rKe Ki di.	Ki Lo xoAo Lo Ki Le Kette.	de rKe de.	m xiAi	rK
Higųjasgegiži	kíruxúrukirekje	žésgeže.	Mąxí	sga
Whatever happens	they must obtain it for him,	that kind.	Cloud	white

a K.	ni Ke	Ki Lo xoAoKo n i Le de.	e Ki	tt rKe
aga ,	nįgé	kíruxúruknaįreže.	Égi	jasgé
that it asked for,	a piece	they tried to obtain for him.	And	how

p. 218 —

Ai L n K.	ni Ke	Lo xoAo Lo Ki Le Ktte de.	o xitti Ai L	no ni Ke.
hiranąga	nįgé	ruxúrukirekježe?	’Ųxjįhira	nųnįgé
[to do it, and]	piece of it	could they obtain?*	Very much they did†	but

* this sentence is translated as "how could they obtain a piece of it." The first four words overlay in dark pencil a substantial smudge from extensive erasure. After "obtain", "it" was written and crossed out.
† the translation has "very much they tried".

de e	A Ko Le d.	Ai d.	w o de.	w Ao Ai Ai de.
žee	hagoréžą	hižą	wa’ųže.	Wahúhihiže.
there	finally	one	did.	He made it to snow.

e Ki	w reAe [wi(?)] we tti li Ki di.*	w	ni Ke	Ao Koo Ai Le Ki di.
Égi	wase[we?]wejipįgiži	wa	nįgé	hok’ųhiregiži,
Then	when it fell deep	snow	piece	they gave to him

* the syllable after reAe is unclear. The word wašewe means, "to have deep snow."

p. 219 —

Ai dKtt Ki Ki Le Ki di.	L dtt de.	di Ki Ko.	A Ko Le d.	we de.
hišgajagigiregiži,	rašjąže.	Žigígų	hagoréžą	wéže
to play with, and	it stopped.	Again	in the course of time	it said

di Ki Ko.	n w de.	di Ke	de rKe	e de.
žigígų	nąwą́že,	žigé	žesge	éže,
again	in song,	again	the same	he said,

t Ao we.*	t Ao we.	n ixitti	Ke L	ttAo
"Tahuwe,	tahuwe!	naixjį	kera	co
"Tahuwe,	tahuwe!	If only I could	sky	blue

* either the /e/ was omitted or it was not properly executed.

p. 220 —

ni KL.	ni Ke	y dKtt deAe di.	e de.	di Ke.
nįkra	nįgé	yašgacšeži,"	éže.	Žigé
little	piece	I could play with,"	he said.	Again

Ke L	ttAo L	ni Ke.	Ai e n i Le de.	w d
kera	cora	nįgé	hi’enaireže.	Wažą
sky	blue	piece	they tried to find.	Things

Ai Ki ttK ttK Ai L	no ni Ke	Ai K K A Lo ttA li L ni de.	di Ke
higicgacgahira	nųnįgé	hįkagaharucąbįraniže.	Žigé
various they tried	but	they were not able to get it.	Again

p. 221 —

A Ko Le d.	we n Ki di.	xA wi ttAo ni Ki d.	Ao Koo Ai Le Ki di
hagoréžą	wenągiži	xawįconįgižą	hok’ųhiregiži,
after a time	in the spring of the year	a (piece of) blue grass	they gave to it and

L dtt de.	di Ke.	e de.	n al ttAo.	e de.
rašjąže.	Žigé	éže,	"Na’ąpco,"	éže.
it stopped.	Again	it cried,	"Blue leaves,"	it said.

Ai tto l A L.	w Lo	ttAo	A xiAi Le de.	e Ki.
Hijobą́hąrá	waru	co	haxireže.	Égi
The fourth time	for roasting ears [green corn]		[ripe].*	Then

* the translation has "he cried for."

de e di	w Lo	ttAo	Ao Koo Ai Le Ki di	L dtt de.
že’éži	waru	co	hok’ųhiregiži,	rašjąže.
[consequently]	some roasting ears [green corn]		they gave it so	it stopped.

p. 222 —

e Ki.	de e	A Ko Ley d.	m wi Lo	A oyi Le de.	e tt.
Égi	žee	hagoreižą	mąwiru	ha’ųyireže.	Éja
Then	there	one day	steam corn [earth corn]	they did.	There

Ao KL.	Ai ttA wi L.	Ai diAi K L.	Ko Lo ditti deAe	m wi ro A L.
hųkra	hicáwįrá	hišigą́ra	koružicše.	Mąwirohąra
the chief’s	wife	her sister-in-law	she teased.	The steaming place

wo xeAe L.	Ao Ki	Kixi Ko Lo xeAe Ai Le de.	o tt o.	Ao KL
woxera	hogi	gįxkuruxehireže.	Ųja’ų	hųkra
in the pit	around it	she chased her.	Finally,	the chief's

p. 223 —

Ai ttA wi L.	wo xeAe L.	A tal lK tt.	e tt.	ttA ttAo Ki L.
hicáwįrá	woxera	hat’ąpgają	éja	cacugira
wife	the pit	she jumped over and	there	[the elk liver]*

* untranslated in the MS, but see above.

Lo dA n de.	teeKe Kitti.	e tt	A xe Le de.	w Ktt K K
rušanąže.	T’ékjį.	Éja	haǧereže,	"Wakjąkaga
she dropped.	[It was] very rotten.	There	they shouted at her,	"The Trickster

w o tte n.	ay Le de.	w KL.	Ao KiLi ni KL	Ai Lo diAiKi deAe.
wa’ų́jeną,"	aíreže	wąkra.	Hųkrinįkra	hirošikše.
it is,"	they said	the men.	The chief's son	was ashamed.

p. 224 —

di n K deKe	e Ki	Le tt ni Ke	Ao Ki nK Ai Le de.	w deAe Le Ke ni K.
žinąkške	égi	rejanige	hokiną́khiréže.	Wašerekénįka,
The others	[then]	right away after	ran away from there.	[Little] Fox,

tte tte ttini K.	Ae tteKe ni K	deKe.	A ntt	Kiyr ri Le de.
Jejejiniga,	Hecgenįka	šge	haną́c	kiasireže.
Jay Bird,	Nit	[also],	all	ran away.

Source:

"Wakjukaga," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) 186-224. A translation has been published in Paul Radin, The Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology (New York: Schocken Books, 1956) Winnebago V, #7: 21-24.