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. Some features of this raconteur's syle:

	/wâkcike/, "the people," although extremely rare elsewhere, is very common in this work.
	the very rare exclamation, /howá/, is commonly used.
	the use of /égi/ as the initial word of a sentence is less common than usual.
	/jigé, gadjâga, hidja/ ("there"), /ánâga/ (in the sense of "he said") are used more frequently than usual.
	/jee/ is used in marked preference to /dee/, the reverse of what is seen elsewhere.
	the diminutive /-nîk/ is used in the names of some animal characters: /Wacerekenîka/, "Little Fox," /Djadjâksigenîka/, "Little Mink."
	he makes extensive use of the concept Already (/-ginî, djadjinedjâ/), sometimes in ways that appear eccentric to English speakers.

The interlinear translation for the Trickster Cycle was done initially by John Baptiste, who was later replaced by Oliver LaMère. This portion of the cycle was translated by John Baptiste. Observed differences in the translations of John Baptiste and Oliver LaMère are set out on this table:

Hotcâk Word	John Baptiste	Oliver LaMère
Wacerenîka	Little Fox	Coyote
hagoréjâ	in the course of time	finally, etc.
hûgra	the king	the chief
gadjâga	this time	(so) now
dewéraki	to his astonishment, to his surprise, unexpectedly (rare)	unexpectedly (exclusively)
hohó!	well, well; oh, oh	oh my!
djadjinedjâ	occasionally translated as "quickly"	never translated as "quickly"
	almost every word is translated	some words are not translated, and paraphrase is often used

Material in brackets '[ ]' is inserted by the editor (Richard L. Dieterle), usually for words that have not been translated in the MS.

p. 1 --

ttiAi n Ki d	e tt	nK deAe.	Ai d	Ao Ks
Tcinâkijâ	édja	nâkce.	Hijâ	hûgra
A town	there	it was.	One	the King

Ai tt	nK deAe	de e	A Ko se d.	Ao Ks.
hidja	nâkce.	Jee	hagoréjâ	hûgra
there	it was.	Once	in the course of time,	the king

to ttA se Ktt n Ae Ke.	Ai Aoyi too.	A K Ko
dotcârekdjanahege.	Hihóit'û*	hagagu
he was to go on the warpath.	Build-with-to-fire	to fetch

*more usually hiróit'û.

A sy se Ktt n Ae de.	ay se de.	e Ki.	AoKo n K.	we de
harairekdjanaheje,	aíreje.	Égi	hûknâk	wéje,
they were going to,	they had said.	And	the king	said he,

Ai Aoyi too s.	ttA xeAe te s.	tto liAi wi	A Ko se
"Hihóit'ûra	tcaxedéra	djopíwi	hagúre
"The build-with-to-fire*	big deer**	four of them	to fetch

*in this context, hiróit'ûra means "food".
**by which is meant bucks.

p. 2 --

w diAi de.	e Ki.	A sy se Ki di.	Ke ni wi rii ni.
wacíje.	Égi	haraíregiji	kénîwis'inî
commanded he them.	And	when they had gone	before very long

ttA xeAe te s.	tto liAi wi	A K ni	A Ki si se de.
tcaxedéra	djopíwi	haganî´	hakiríreje.
bucks	four	to fetch	they had come back.*

*the translation has "to him they fetched for him."

e Ki.	w so ttA s.	Ai Kow n	Ai tt	w re se se de.
Égi	warutcra	higûwânâ	hidja	waserereje.
And	[the food]*	immediately	there	they put them on.**

*the translation actually has "the nephews" apparently attempting to clarify the agents.
**sere actually means "to slit". To prepare the meat for roasting it was slit and put on spits.

p. 3 --

e Ki.	Ki Ko s.	w Ko A Ai se Ki di.	A tti se de.	e Ki.
Égi	gigóra	wagohahiregiji.	Hadjireje.	Égi
And	he invited	those who were invited.	They came.	And

to ttA se Ktt n Ae de.	e de.	e rKe	Ao Ks	w o se Ktt n Ae Ke
dotcârekdjanaheje,	éje.	Ésge	hûgra	wa'ûrekdjanahege
war-path going he was,	he said.	Therefore,	the king	he was going because

tt n K.	m ni	so xoAo so Ks.	A ntt	se Ktt n Ae de.
djánâga	mani	ruxúrukra	hanâtc´	rekdjanahéje.
as many	[to] walk	that were able	all	were to go.

p. 4 --

tt n	wo n xi se	Ki diAi Ki	e Ki.	Ki Ko
Djanâ	wonâ´ghire	gicígi	égi	gigo
As many as	to fight	[over there].	And	feasting

so dtt Ai se Ki.	Ao Ks.	ttAi s.	Ao w Ke si de.
rucdjahiregi,	hûgra	tcira	howakerije.
when they got through,	the king	the house	toward it he went home.

A leAe se K tt.	de Ko	xA w ni de.	e rKe	K tt K.
haperegadjâ	jegû´´	xawanije.	Ésge	gadjâga
They had waited for him	but	he was gone.	Therefore,	then

Ki dtt A Ai se K tt.	te we s Ki.	A Ki.	Ai noKo
gicdjahahiregadjâ,	dewéraki	hagí	hinûk´
[when] they went to see him,	to his astonishment	there	a woman

p. 5 --

A Ki do	mi K n K.	Ai noKo	Ki dKtt tt Kede.	e rKe.
hakiju	mîgánâga	hinûk´	kicgátcdjakce.	Ésge
with	lying he was [and]	a woman	playing with he was.	So

A Ki si.	Ao sK deAe.	de Ko	wK diAi Ks	e se de.
hakirí	horákce.	jegû´´	wâkcíkra	ereje.
come back	he told it.	So	the people	dispersed they.

di Ke	A Ko se d	wy se de.	Ao Ks.	to ttA Ktt n Ke.
Jigé	hagoréjâ	waíreje	hûgra	dotcâkdjanage.
Again	in the course of time	said they	the king	he is to go on the warpath.

p. 6 --

Ai soyi too.	A K Ko	A syi se Ktt ne n.	ay se de.
Hiróit'û	hagagu	harairekdjanenâ,	aíreje.
Build-with-to-fire	to fetch	they will be going,	they said.

e tt	di Ke.	Ai soyi too.	K s t de.	ttA xeAe te s.
Édja	jigé	hiróit'û	karadáje.	Tcaxedéra
There	then	build-with-to-fire	he asked for.	Big deer (bucks)

no liAi wiy n K.	e Ki.	Aotto tts.	no liAi wi.	A Ko se w diAi de.
nûpiwiyanâga	égi	hûdjra	nûpiwi	haguréwacije
two of them [and]	and	bears	two of them	to bring he commanded them.

w Ki xA n s.	A sy se Ki	Ke n wi ri ni.	tt n K.	w Ke K.
Wagixánara	haraíregi	kénîwis'inî	djánâga	wagegá
Warbundle Bearers*	when they went	before very long	as many [as]	he meant

*Baptiste has "the nephews", the translation that he uses throughout. It happens that the nephews are typically the War Bundle Bearers, but the word translated does not literally mean "nephews".

de n K	A K ni	A Ki si se de.	e Ki.	tt tti ne tt.
jenâga	haganî´	hakiríje.	Égi	djadjinedjâ
so many	to fetch	[they had come back.]*	And	immediately

*the translation has simply, "they fetched for him."

Ai tt w Ke se se de.	Ki Ko	Ai so we s.	s Ki ni de.	e Ki.
hidjáwakerereje.	Gigo	hirowera	raginîje.	Égi
they put them on.	[He called]	he invited	he has gone already.	And

*"Gigo hirowera" is translated obscurely in English as: "feast to invite the one".

p. 8 --

Ki Ko	A tti se de.	di Ke.	tt tti ne tt.	Ao Ks.
gigó	hadjíreje.	Jigé	djadjinedjâ	hûgra
to feast	they came.	Again	already	the king

to ttA s.	n di Ktt ne	w o nK deAe.	e Ki.	Ki Ko s.
dotcâra	najîkdjane	wa'ûnâkce.	Égi	gigora
to [go to] war	he would stand	he was.	And	the invited [ones]

wo Ki doyi se Ki.	w sotto.	nK Koo	Ke ni deKe.	w sotto
wokijuyiregi	warudj	nâk'û	kenîcke	warudj
when they had been given,	they were eating	while	before	eating

p. 9 --

so dtt A s n.	Ai Ai nl deAe.	A leAe Ai se K tt.	de Ko	xA w ni de.
rucdjaharana	hihínâpce.	Hapehiregadjâ,	jegû´´	xawanije.
they got through	he went out.	They had waited for him,	but	he did not appear.

Ai Ke.	Ao e se s.	Ai Ki ta ta ni w o de.	e rKe.	Ai d
Hîké	ho'eréra	hikit'at'anîwa'ûje.	Ésge	hijâ
Not	to disperse	he had not talked for.	So	one of them

Ki dtt Ai de.	di Ke	A Ki	Ai noKo	A Ki do
gicdjáhije.	Jigé	hagí	hinûk´	hakiju
he went to see him.	Again	at home	a woman	was with

p. 10 --

miKi K Kede.	A ni leAe nK dA n	Ai Ky se de.	K tt.	we de.
mígâkeje.	"Hanipenâkcanâ,"	higaíreje.	Gadjâ	wéje,
he was lying.	"They are waiting for you,"	they said to him.	When	replied,

tt Ko.	di Ke	Ai tt	A o Kette de.	tt Ko.
"Djagú	jigé	hidja	ha'ûkdjeje?	Djagú
"What	else more	there	will I do?	What

w sotto	doAo so dtt wi Ki di.	de Ko	s w K tt.
warudj	curucdjawigiji,	jegû´´	rawagadjâ,"
eating	when you are through,	then	you are done,"

e de.	e rKe	A Ki	Ao sK deAe.	tt Ko	e K.
éje.	Ésge	hagi	horákce,	djagú	eka
he said.	So	he came	he told it,	what	he had said

wo Ki s Ki di.	de Ko.	e se de.	di Ke.	de Ko
wogiragiji.	jegû´´	ereje.	Jigé	jegû´´
when he had told them.	Then	they scattered.	Again	there was

Ai Ke	w d s	Ai d	Ae se ni de.	di Ke.
hîké	wajâra	hijâ	herenîje.	Jigé
not	thing	one	not to be done.	Again

de e	A Ko se d.	wy se de.	AoKs.	to ttA Ktt ne Ke.
jee	hagoréjâ	waíreje,	"Hûgra	dotcâkdjanege
once	in due time	said they,	"The king	because he is going to war

p. 12 --

Ai soyi too	A K Ko A A sy se Ktt ne n.	ay se de.	e Ki
hiroit'û	hagagu haharairekdjanenâ,	aíreje.	Égi
to feast with	they are going to get for him,	they had said.	And

Ai soyi too s.	K s t Ki.	we de.	Ao tts.	w rAK Ks.
hiroit'ûra	karadági	wéje	hûdjra	wasakara
the sacrifices	when he asked for	he said	bears	male - largest

tto liAi wi	A Ko w diAi de.	e Ki.	w Ki xA n s.	di Ke
djopíwi	haguwacije.	Égi	Wagixánara	jigé
four of them	he commanded to be fetched.	And	the Warbundle Bearers*	again

*again Baptiste translates this as "nephews".

p. 13 --

Ao Ki ni	A sy se de.	Ke ni wi rii ni.	tt Ko A K.
hokiní	haraíreje.	kénîwis'inî	djagúhagá
to hunt for him	they went.	Before very long	what

de rKe	A K ni A Ki si se de	e Ki	w so ttA s.
jesge	haganî´ hakirireje.	Égi	warutcâra
[that kind]	they brought it home for him.	Then	the aides*

*this too was translated as "the nephews".

Ai tt w Ke se	Ai s n K.	e Ki.	w so ttA s.	Ki Ko
hidjáwakere	hiránâga	égi	warutcâra	gigó
they put them on	[he did and]	then	the aides*	[he called]

*again translated as "the nephews".

Ai so we s	s Ki ni de.	tt tti ne tt.	Ki Ko s.
hirowera	raginîje.	djadjinedjâ	gigóra
he invited	he went already.	immediately	those invited

p. 14 --

A tti se de.	e Ki.	tt tti ne tt	w leA w stt.
hadjíreje.	Égi	djadjinedjâ	wapewaradj
they came.	And	immediately	those who eat the heads

s dtt Ki di.	A Ki	Ai Ai nl deAe.	di Ke	de Ko
racdjâgiji,	hagí	hihínâpce.	Jigé	jegû´´
after naming,	[there]	he went out.	Again	[now]

xA w ni de.	di Ke	Ki dtt A Ai se K tt.	di Ke
xawanije.	Jigé	gicdjahahiregadjâ,	jigé
he was gone for good.	Again	when they had gone to look for him,	again

p. 15 --

tt tti ne tt	Ai noKo	Ki nolo mi K Ki ni de.	di Ke
djadjinedjâ	hinûk´	kinupmîgâkinije.	Jigé
he was already	a woman	abed he was lying.	Again

Ki Ko s.	de Ko	e se de.	to ttA
gigóra	jegû´´	ereje.	Dotcâ
those who came to the feast	[now]	they separated.	War[path]

K s Ktt li se	no ni Ke.	di Ke	A Ke	w d ni de.
karakdjâpire	nunige	jigé	hâké	wajânîje.
they expected to go on	but	again	not	nothing to do.

di Ke	A Ko se d.	Ai tto l A s.	di Ke	e de.
Jigé	hagoréjâ	hidjobâ´hârá	jigé	éje,
Again	in the course of time	being the fourth	again	he said,

K tt K.	Ao rKe	w n Ks	Ai leAe se ri se de.
"Gadjâga	hosgé."	Wánâkra	hiperesireje.
"This time	not so."	[The one who said it]*	they knew it.

*translated as "he was saying".

p. 16 --

Ki Ko di	Ai se Ktt ne Ai s	Ai s	no ni Ke.
Gigóji	hirekdjanehira	híra	nunige
Feast [at least]	they were going to have	they were going	but

to ttA n K di.	Ao rKe	w n Ks	Ai leAe se ri se de.
dotcânâkji	hosgé	wánâkra	hiperesireje.
the going to war [at any rate]	it was not so	[the one who said it]	they knew it.

e Ki.	Ai soyi too.	A Ko se	w di Ki	w toKo
Égi	hiróit'û	hagúre	wacigi	wadok
Then	offerings*	to fetch	[when] he commanded	female-bear

*translated as "some offering[s]", but elsewhere translated as "build-with-to-fire". It may refer to wood, but here it does seem to refer to food. Thus it may mean, "materials for the fire".

p. 17 --

ay se n.	Aotto	xeAe te xitti	w Kyi se n.	w toKo
aírenâ,	hûdj	xédexdjî	wagairenâ.	Wadok
they are called,	bear	very large	they mean.	Female-bear

a n K.	de rKe s.	t[t]o liAi wi	A Ko se	w diAi de
ánâga	jesgéra	djopíwi	hagúre	wacíje.
as they were saying	that kind	four of them	to be brought	he commanded.

w Ki xA n s.	di Ke	Ke ni wi rii ni.	tt Ko
Wagixánara	jigé	kénîwis'inî	djagú
The Warbundle Bearers	again	before very long	what

w Ke K.	de rKe	A K ni	A Ki si se de.	di Ke
wagegá	jesge	haganî´	hakiríreje.	Jigé
he meant	that	[to fetch]	[they had come back.]*	Again

*haganî´ hakiríreje is translated together as "they brought it for him".

p. 18 --

tt tti ne tt.	wo A s.	Ai tt w Ke se	Ai s Ki ni de.
djadjinedjâ	wohâ´ra	hidjáwakere	híraginíje.
immediately	the kettles	they put them on	[they did it already.]

Ki Ko s.	tti li Ki ni de.	w Koyi se Ki	K tt K.	Ai tt
Gigóra	djîpiginije	wagoiregi.	Gadjâga	hidja
To the feast	they assembled	those invited.	This time	there

nK Koo	Ki Ko s.	so dtt Ai se de.	w so x ls.	e Ki
nâk'û	gigóra	rucdjahireje.	warughápara	égi
he was sitting	the feast	they got through.	The warbundle	and

p. 19 --

m wo do s.	w Ko so r n K.	tal tti se de.	A Ao.	to ttA s.
mâwojúra	wagorusanâga	t'âpdjiréje.	"Hâho!	dotcâra
the arrow bundle	he took and	quickly he arose.	"Now!	to the war

A Ki ni n	a n K	w o de.	Ko A s.	ttA we de.
hagininâ,"	ánâga.	Wa'ûje.	Kohara	tcaweje.
I am going now,"	he said.	He did thus.	Below	toward he went.

w tts	e tt	Ki Kiy Ki.	e ttA we de.	w tte tt
Wádjra	édja	kigiyagi	etcawéje.	Wadjédja
The boat	there	his it was.	Toward it he went.	To the boat

Ai Ki di.	w tt	Ao mi K nK de.	Ai deKe	Aitt ne s.
higiji	wadja	homîgnâkce.	Hicgé	hidjanera
when he got there	boat	he got in.	Also	the others

A ntt	tti li de.	tt n K.	wo n xi se	Ki liAi s.
hanâtc´	djîpije.	Djánâga	wonâ´ghire	gipîra
all	they assembled.	All those	[war]	[the ones who liked it]*

*wonaghire gipîra is translated as "who could fight".

A ntt	w tts	wo mi K nK Ai se de.	e Ki	Ao Ks.
hanâtc´	wádjra	womîgnâkhireje.	Égi	hûgra
all of them	into their boats	they got in they did.	Then	the king

w o Ke.	tt n K.	w rA KeAe s.	A ntt.	Aoyi wo ttiKi deAe.
wa'ûge	djánâga	waskerera	hanâtc´	hoiwodjikce.
because it was	all	the able-bodied	everyone of them	followed.

p. 21 --

tt tti ne tt.	w ti se	Ai Ki ni de.	ni xeAe teyi d.	A se Ko
Djadjinedjâ	watíre	hikinije.	Nîxeteyijâ	harekú
Already	they pushed out	[-].	A large water	downstream

w o Ai se de.	w Ai se K tt.	to ttAo woKo Ks	w o de.
wa'ûhireje.	Wâ´hirégadjâ	dotcôwokra	wa'ûje,
[they did].	As they were going along,	the leader of the warpath	he did,

a tti nK deAe.	we de.	tow ttA A A se.	w Ki s Kette.	w o mK dA n.
adjinâkce.	Wéje,	"Dowatcâhahare.	wakisakdje	wa'ûmâ´kcanâ.
he came out to land.	Said he,	"This warpath I am going on.	To fight	I am going to.

p. 22 --

A Ke	w Ki r	doAo so xoAo so Kini n.	tt Ko	doo deAe se Kette de.
Hâké	wakisa	curuxurukinînâ.	Djagú	c'ucerekdjeje?"
Not	fight.	you cannot	Why	should you go?"

w tts	Ai K s Ke de.	e Ki.	a toolo deAe.	e Ki.
wádjra	higarageje.*	Égi	ât'ûpce,	égi
his boat	he said to it.	Then	he pulled it up	and

*higerageje would be more standard.

hirenâ they thought him [to be],

Ki xoAo xoAoxo deAe.	e tt	Ao t.	wo wK	Ai se n.
gixuxuxce.	Édja	hodá	wowâk
he smashed it to pieces.	There	those	bad

i ne Ki.	w Kd Ai se de.	di Ke	mo we	A sy se de.
inéki	wakcâhíreje.	Jigé	mowe	haraíreje.
[alone]	went back.	Again	on foot	they started.

di Ke	de e	e tt.	tteAe xi d.	A so ttAyi se de.
Jigé	jee	édja	tcexijâ	harutcaíreje.
Again	there at	there	a swamp	they had crossed.*

*the word "had" is inserted by a caret.

m	ni lA	doAo so tteKe	tt de.	e tt
Mâ	nîp	corodjge	djaje.	Édja
On the ground	elevated above*	bunched-grass**	[standing].	There

*Marino-Radin define the term nîp as, "to be thrown in a horizontal position, to swim."
**the translation has "a lot of bunched-grass".

di Ke	we de.	tow ttA m Kese.	w Ki r	to xoAo so Ke
Jigé	wéje,	"Dowatcâmâkere	wakisa	duxuruge
Again	he said,	"My going on the warpath	to fight	I am able,

p. 24 --

w o mK dA n.	Ai xK xK	to xoAo so Ke.	A Ke
wa'ûmâ´kcanâ.	Hixgâxgâ´	duxuruge.	Hâké
therefore I am going.	To move about easily	I can.	Not

w d s.	Ai d	s Ki liAi ni n.	ni Kii Ki
wajâra	hijâ	ragipinînâ.	Nik'îgi
anything.	one	you could do good not.	When I pack

dA n.	ni ti se n.	tt Ko.	Ai xK
cana	nidirenâ.	Djagú	hixgâx?
only	you can move.	What [how]	can you move?

doAo so xoAo soKo s tte de.	to s ttA Ktt ne.	w woyi dA Ai
Curuxurukradjeje.	Doratcâkdjane	wawoicâhi
You cannot.	To go on a warpath	you are simply a bother

p. 25 --

s dA n ni ne n.	a n K.	w so x ls.	e tt	m Ay tt
racananinenâ,"	ánâga.	Warughápara	édja	mahaidja
that's all,"	he said.	The warbundle	there	into the ground

Ao n ttiAili deAe.	de Ko	Aiy tte Ke se de.	e tt.	di Ke
honâtcípce.	jegû´´	hiyadjekereje.	Édja	jigé
he kicked it.	Thus he had done	then he started.	There	again

Ao t	w Kd Ai se de.	K tt K.	w tK niKi deAe.	di Ke
hodá	wakcâhíreje.	Gadjâga	watáganîkce.	Jigé
some	turned back.	This time	they were few.	Again

p. 26 --

e tt	ow Ai K tt.	di Ke	m wo do s.	ni Ke
édja	'úwahigadjâ	jigé	mâwojúra	nîgé
there	as he was going along	again	the arrow bundle	away

Ao too ne de.	A Ke	to ttA	doAo so xoAo so Kini n.
hot'úneje.	"Hâké	dotcâ	curuxurukrukinînâ.
he threw it.	"Not	to go on warpath	to do unable you are.

te e di.	w Ki r n Ke.	w o mK dA n.	e de.
deeji	wakisanâke	wa'ûmâ´kcanâ,"	éje.
This myself	I could fight	is why I am going,"	he said.

e tt.	K tt K.	A ntt	w Kd Ai se de.
Édja	gadjâga	hanâtc´	wakcâhíreje,
There	this time	all of them	they returned,

p. 27 --

wo w Ki de se Ke.

wowâkicerege.

because he was a bad one.

Source:

"Wakdjukaga