Hocąk Text — The Father of the Twins Attempts to Flee

Hocąk Syllabic Text — The Father of the Twins Attempts to Flee, Version 1

narrated by Sam Blowsnake

Sam Blowsnake

p. 129 —

e tt.	Ai att Ai Le L.	n xi Le de.	w n K L Ke we de.	e tt.
Éja	hi’ąchirera	naxireže.	Wanąkarakeweže.	Éja
Then	their father	he became fearful of his own.	He began to fear them.	[Then]

Ay ni Ki di	Ay ni xitti	n Ki K L	L Le de.	w Lo L.
hainigíži	hainixjį	nąkíkara	rareže.	"Warora,
in the morning,	very early in the morning,	hunting	he went.	"Flesh,

Ai att L K.*	Kiyr	w o n.	w K n Ke we n.	Ko te
hi’ącraga	kias	wa’ųną.	Wąganąkeweną.	Koté,
your father	to flee	he has done it.	He is afraid of us.	Say,

*w Lo L. Ai att L K.is written in darker lettering over an erasure of what appears to be, w Lo K we de Ko te ("Waroga weže, 'Koté' ..."; "Flesh said, 'Say' ...").

p. 130 —

w di	Ki o Kette n.	e de.	w o de.	Ai L Le xitti
wažį́	ki’ųkjeną,"	éže.	Wa’ųže.	Hiraréxjį
something	let us do to him,"	he said.	He did thus.	A little way

Aiy n K.	e tt	m L.	w Kx Ko de.	e tt
hianąga	éja	mąra	wagaxąkuže.	Éja
he went and	[there]	the ground	he marked it.	There

ttiAi Lo le tt.	ny d.	n di Ki	Aoyi tte tt	Ai L Ke Le Ai de.
ciropeja	nąižą	nąžįgi,	hoijeja	hirakerehiže.
[at the lodge door]	a tree	it stood,	at the bottom	he brought it to an end.

p. 131 —

Ai att Ai L tt K.	Al reAe Le ttiAi*	no K wK deAe.	rA niKi
Hi’ąchirajaga	hąpsérecį	nųgíwąkše.	Sanįk
That father of theirs	all day long	he ran.	[The direction]

*reAeiL written over an erasure (leAe?).

wiy xele Ao L	Lo ttA xitti	A lA Ai	w o de.	e tt
wiaǧéphura	rocąxjį	hapahí	wa’ųže.	Éja
the rising sun	directly	he went toward	[he did.]	[There]

A Ae	Ae Ki di.	m L.	e tt	Kodow n K.
hąhé	hegiži,	mąra	éja	kšuanąga
night	when it overtook him,	his arrows	there	he put away and

n Aoyi tti d	e tt	Ai leAe iy n K.	n de.	Ay ni ne Ki
nąhoijižą	éja	hipe’įanąga	nąžé.	Haininegi,
the base of a tree	at	he laid his head and	he slept.	In the morning,

p. 132 —

te we L Ki.	Ai d	L xiAiKi deAe.	Ko te	w Lo L.
tewéraki,	hižą	raxįkše.	"Koté	Warora,
to his surprise,	someone	he awoke him by speaking.*	"Say	Flesh,

*"him" is inserted above the line by a caret.

Ai a tti Ai L.	A Ki Li o xitti n	Ao Lo xotto Le.	a tte de.	te we L Ki.
hi’ącįhira	hakiri’ųxjįną.	Horuxujre,"	aježe.	Tewéraki,
our father	he did a grave thing.	Look at him,"	he was saying.	To his surprise,

ttiAi Lo le tt.	nyi d	n di Ki.	e tt	A leAe iy n K
ciropeja	nąižą	nąžįgi	éja	hąpe’ianąga
at the door	a tree	it stands	there	he had lain his head and

p. 133 —

n nK Kde.	tt Ko o	w doo de.	Ai Ky Le de.	A K K rKeyi d.
nąnąkše.	"Jagú’ų	waš’ųže?"	higaíreže.	"Hagagasgeižą,
he was sleeping.	"Why	you do this?"	they inquired of him.	"That's too bad,

Ai niKi A xitti wi L.	Ai tteKe n.	A Ko Lo ttiri	w o n.	e lA
hinįkhaxjįwira,	hįcgeną.	Hakurujís	wa’ųną.	Epa
my own sons,	I was tired.	Only this far from home	I made it.	This far

Ki L	A Ae L[e]	A Ki nili dA n.	A Ae Le.	L n wi Le Ki.
kira	hąher[e]	hakįnįpšaną.	Hąhére	ranąwiregi,
[only]	last night	I was able to reach.	Last night	when you were asleep,

p. 134 —

ttA	to xeAe n.	e rKe	Ai tteKe	A Ki K tt.
ca	tuxeną.	Ésge,	hįcgé	hagigają.
deer	I chased.	Therefore,	tired	I made myself.

e rKe	ttiAi L	A Ko Lo ttiri rK tt.	Ai leAe L[e]re nK	no ni Ke.
Ésge,	cira	hakurujisgają."	Hiperesnąk,	nųnįgé
Therefore,	home	I was unable to reach."	They knew about him,	but

w tte de.	Ao ni Ki Ay Le de.	e Ki	di Ke	o de.
waježe.	Honįgihaireže.	Égi	žigé	’ųže.
he was saying this.	They expressed their aye for him.*	And	again	he tried.

*honįgiha means "to nod slightly in affirmation" (Miner).

Ay ni xitti	n Ki K L L	Le de.	di Ke	Kiyr	w o de
Hainixjį,	nąkikarara	reže.	Žigé	kias	wa’ųže.
Early in the morning,	hunting	he went.	Again	to flee	he did it.

p. 135 —

Ai leAe Le ri Le de	di Ke.	di Ke	e de.	w Lo L.
Hiperesireže,	žigé.	Žigé	éže,	"Warora,
They knew it,	again.	[Again]	[he said,]	["Flesh,]

Ai att	tti Ai L.	Kiyr	w o n.	di Ke*
hi’ą́c	jihira	kias	wa’ųną.	Žigé
father	[causing to leave]	to flee	he has done it.	Again

*di Ke is overwritten on what appears to have been Ai rKe ("hisge" = "truly").

w di	Ki o Kette n.	di Ke	de rKe	Ai de.
wažį́	ki’ųkjeną."	Žigé	žesge	hiže.
something	[let us do to him."]*	Again	the same	he did.

*the foregoing has been translated in the third person: "He repeated his story he had told. Their father that he had fled. He was going to do something to him."

m L	w Kx x n K.	n xA mi Ki d	e tt Ki	ett
Mąra	wagaxąnąga	nąxamįkižą	éjagi	éja
The ground	he marked and	a laying log	[thereto]	there

p. 136 —

Ai L Ke Le	Ai de.	di Ke.	wK Kette K.	Ai L tty L
hirakére	hiže.	Žigé	wąkjega	hirajaira
to reach	he made it.	Again	that man	to move

w o de.	no wK Kitti de.	Ai Ko	di Ke.	rA niKi
wa’ųže.	Nųwąkjįže.	Higų	žigé	sanįk
he did.	He ran very hard.	[Yet]	again	[direction]

Ao Lo ttA tte L.	ttA we	w o de.	di Ke.	e tt
horocajera	cawe	wa’ųže.	Žigé	éja
south	he was going towards	[he did it.]	Again	there

n de.	n xAy d	e tt	Ai leAe iy n K.	A Ae L
nąžé.	Nąxaížą	éja	hipe’įanąga	hąhéra
he slept.	A log	there	he used it for a pillow, and	the night

p. 137 —

deKe	ni Ke	Ai L rA	Ai o	w o de.
ške	nįgé	hirasá	hi’ų	wa’ųže.
also	part	also	to use	[he did it.]

Ay ni K tt.	te we L Ki	di Ke	L xiAi Ki Le de.	Ko te
hainigáją,	tewéraki,	žigé	raxįkireže.	"Koté
When it was morning,	to his surprise,	again	he was awakened by talking.	"Say

w Lo L.	Ai a tt Ai L.*	di Ke	e Ki	w d
Warora,	hi’ąchira	žigé	égi	wažą
Flesh,	our father	again	here	something

*the separation between the /a/ and the /tt/ is in the text.

p. 138 —

o nK dA n.	A K K rKeyi d.	Ai niKi A xitti wi L.	Ai A Ae L.
’ųnąkšaną."	"Hagagasgeižą,	hinįkhaxjįwira,	hįhahera.
he is doing."	"It is too bad,	my own sons,	night had overtaken me.

Ai dot[t]o w L	Loyi K n n.	e rKe	e lA	Ki L
Hįšjųwą́ra	roikananą.	Ésge	epa	kira
I was sleepy	[I was very much so.]	[Therefore,]	thus far	[only]

A Ki niKi dA n.	di Ke	e de.*	A.	Ai Ky Le de.
hakinikšaną,"	žigé	éže.	"Hą,"	higaíreže.
I have reached,"	again	he said.	"Yes,"	they answered him.

*the /d/ is written over an erased /A/.

tt rKe	w o tte L	Ai leAe Le riti nK deAe.	no ni Ke	w tte de.
Jasgé	wa’ųjera	hiperestįnąkše,	nųnįgé	waježe.
What	his circumstances	they knew very well,	but	he says this.

p. 139 —

Ai Ko	di Ke	o de.	K tt K.	w Ki o
Higų	žigé	’ųže.	Gająga	waki’ų
[Yet]	again	he did.*	This time	to mark it

*the text adds, "the same".

Ai Le de.	no w xiAi ne tt.	A L Ke Le Ki	w Kx	Ai Le de.
hireže,	nowaxineja.	Harakeregi,	wagax	hireže.
they did,	to the woodpile.	[When he had it on,]	[to mark]	they did.

di Ke.	e tt	Ai leAe iy n K.	n n Koo L	xAi Ki Le de.	di Ke
Žigé	éja	hipe’įanąga	nąnąk’ųra	xįkireže.	Žigé
Again	there	[he was found and]	when he was asleep	they awoke him by talking.	Again

p. 140 —

i Lo d[K] deAe.	Ai niKi A xitti wi L.	Ao wy d.	ni xA	A o n.
iruša[k]še.	"Hinįkhaxjįwira,	hųwaižą	nįxa	ha’ųną.
he made great exclamation.	"My own Lons,	an elk	stomach	[I did.]

de e	tee	A n i	Ke	Al reAe Lette*	to xeAe n.	e rKe	Ai tteKe n.
Žee	t’e	hana’į,	ge	hąpsérec	tuxeną.	Ésge,	hįcgeną.
That	to kill	I tried,	so	all day long	I chased it.	Therefore,	I was worn out.

*reAe is written over what appears to be an erased leAe.

wy Ke we n	y Le n.	ttAi Le Ki	A Ki Li Ke	wy o doKi ni*
Waikewéną,	yaréną.	Ciregi	hakirige,	[wai’ųšguni.]
I went in,	I thought.	Home	because I had gotten back,	[it is why I did it.]

*this should probably be wy o doKo ni.

p. 141 —

ttiAiye tt	Aoyi Ke we de.	e Ki.	Ai rKe xitti	w n K L Ke we de
Cieja	hoikeweže.	Égi	hisgéxjį	wanąkarakeweže,
Into the house	he went.	And	very truly	he was afraid of them,

Ai niKi w Ai L.	e rKe	w o tte de.	di Ke	de Ko
hinįkwahira.	Ésge,	wa’ųježe.	Žigé	žegų
his sons.	Therefore,	he was doing this.	Again	[now]

Ai o tt Kette	Ai Le Ki di.	di Ke	o de.	Ay ni xitti
hi’ųjakje	hiregiži,	žigé	’ųže.	Hainixjį,
[that he would try it]	he decided	again	[he did.]	Very early in the morning,

p. 142 —

no wK deAe	di Ke	Al LeAe Lette	no wK Kitti ni Ae de.	di Ke
nųwąkše.	Žigé	hąpsérec	nųwąkjįnįheže.	Žigé
he fled.	Again	all day long	he had run hard.	Again

Ki oyi Le de.	K tt K.	n o rete tt	Ai L Ke Le Ki Ki Le de	e Ki.
ki’ųireže.	Gająga,	ną’ųsteja	hirakeregigireže.	Égi
they did the same to him.	This time,	to the fire wood	they made it reach.	Then

wy Le de.	Ai att tt Ai L.	w n tto tty rKe	w o tte n.	A ro Ai
waíreže,	"Hi’ąchira	wanąjojaįsge	wa’ųjeną.	Hasuhi
they said,	"Our father	pitiable	he is.*	In a quiet way

*the translation adds, "in his vain efforts".

p. 143 —

ni Ke	Ao w Le	liAi	no ni Ke	w o tte K tt.
nįgé	howare	pį,	nųnįgé	wa’ųjegają,"
[someplace]	to go away	[it is good,]	but	he acts in this way,"

ay Le de.	w Lo L.	Ai att tti Ai L.	ni Ke	A Ai
aíreže.	"Warora,	hi’ącįhira	nįgé	hahi,
they said.	"Flesh,	our father	somewhere	he gets to,

w n tto tty rKe Ktt ne.	y Le Ke	w o A tte n.	A ro Ai	ni Ke
wanąjojaisgekjane,	yarége,	wa’ųhajeną.	Hasuhi	nįgé
he will be in a bad position,	I think,	so I am doing this.	In a proper way	where

liAi n L	e tt	Ao w Le	Ai Ki Ki Kette n.	ay Le de.
pįnara,	éja	howare	higigikjeną,"	aíreže.
it will be good,	there	to go	[he will do,"]	they said.

p. 144 —

e Ki.	di Ke	Ay ni K tt.	n o rete tt	Ai leAe i nK Koo
Égi	žigé	hainigáją,	ną’ųsteja	hipe’inąk’ų,
And	again	in the morning,	on the fire wood	[while he was resting,]

L xiAi Ki Le de.	e Ki	K tt K.	w Ky Le de.	tt tti.
raxįkireže.	Égi	gająga	wagaíreže,	"Jaji,
he was awakened by talking.	And	at this time	they said to him,	"Father,

p. 145 —

tt Ko o	w doo L tte.	y leAe L r tt wi n.	Ao rKe	de rKe
jagú’ų	wašuraje?	Yaperasajawiną.	hosgé	žesge
why	you should do this?	We knew all the time.	Just	these things

ni Ki Ki A tte n.	ni Ke	liAi n L	e	Ao L
nįgigihajeną.	Nįgé	pįnara,	e	hura
we did them to you.	[Somewhere]	it is good,	there	to go

w deAe Le Ki di	liAi n n.	doo L tt ne o	ni Ki Ki wi Ki di.	ni Ke
wašeregiži,	pįnaną.	Š’ųrajane’ų,	nįgigiwigiži,	nįgé
if you will go,	it will be good.	What you are doing,	if we let you go on,	somewhere

p. 146 —

A Ai	w n tto ni tty rKe Ktt n Ae Ke	e rKe	w ni Ki o A tte n.
hahi,	wanąjonįjaįsgekjanahege.	Ésge,	wanigi’ųhajeną.
[he gets to,]	you will get in bad circumstances.	Therefore,	we have been doing this to you.

ne	w ni o A tte n.	e rKe	e Ki	L Ki Li L tte n.
Ne	wani’ųhajeną.	Ésge,	égi	ragirirajeną.
We	we were the cause of all this.	Therefore,	here	you always return.

Al te e.	A ro Ai	Ai Ko	Lo Aow n K	L Le.	e Ki
Hąp tee	hasuhi	higų	ruhoanąga	rare.	Égi
Today	take time	[yet]	get ready and	go.	And

ttAi n Ki d	nK dA n.	e tt	A Ai	Ai noKo L
cinąkižą	nąkšaną.	Éja	hahi	hinųkra
a village	there is.	There	go	[the woman]

p. 147 —

K n Ki Ktte n.	e	Ai deKe	A Ko Le d.	ni Ko no ni wi Ki di.
kąnąkikjeną.	E	hišgé	hagorežą	nikonuniwigiži,
you will marry her.	So	also	sometime in the future	if we get lonesome for you,

Ai tt	A Ai Ktt wi n.	Ai deKe	m n KL.	Ao we
hija	hahikjawiną.	Hišgé	mąnąkra	howe
there	we can come.	We also	the world	[to go about]

w o Ktt ni A wi n.	A Ke	e Ki	A ttAi ni Ktt ni A wi n.	e Ki.
wa’ųkjanihawiną.	Hąké	égi	hacinikjanįhawiną.	Égi
we shall do it.	Not	here	we will not live.	And

p. 148 —

rA niKi.*	wiy xele Ao Le Ki	Ae Le n.	ttiAi nK n K.	a deKe niKi
sanįk	wiaǧephuregi	hereną.	Cinąknąka	ašgenįk
direction	the rising sun	it is.	That town	near here

*the /r/ is written over an erasure that cannot be made out.

Ae Le n.	e Ki	deAe Le Ki di.	Ao xtt n K tt	L Ai Ktt ne n.
hereną.	Égi	šeregiži,	hoxjanągają,	rahikjaneną.
it is.	Here	when you go,	in the evening,	you will get there.

e Ki.	Ao w Ai Le Ki.	ttiAi nK	Ai lA Le Ki.	Ai to Ke ni Ki d.
Égi	howahiregi	cinąk,	hiparegi,	hitokenįkížą
And	at this end	village,	at the edge,	an old woman

p. 149 —

ttiAi nK KL.	e tt	Ao L Ke we Kette n.	e tt.	Ai to Ke niKi n K
cinąkra,	éja	horakewekjeną.	Éja	hitokenįknąka
she lives,	there	you will enter.	There	the old woman

Ao Ki wi L.	n Ki Kii nK dA n.	e tt	A ni tt	Ai Le Ktt n Ae n.	de e
hųgiwįra	nąkik’įnąkšaną.	Éja	hanija	hirekjanaheną.	Žee
the queens*	they are packing wood for her.	There	to see you	they will.	These

*this should actually be "the chief's daughters".

p. 150 —

Ai d	L K n Ki Ktt ne n.	Ai Ky Le Ki di	de tt K.	Le de.
hižą	rakąnąkikjaneną."	Higairegiži,	žejąga	reže.
one	you will marry."	When they had directed them,	[then]	he went.

Ao w Le L.	a n K	de tt n K tt	Ai de.	e tt.
Howarera	ánąga	žejanąkają	hiže.	Éja
Truly	as he had said	at the time mentioned	he got there.	There

ttAi	loAo Lo Ke ni Ki d	nK deAe.	n A Ai	ttiAi ni Ki d.
Ci	porokenįkižą	nąkše.	Nąhahi	cinįkižą
Hut	a little round-shaped one	there was.	Bark wood	a little hut

A Ai	Aoy rii de.	K tt.	Ai to Ke ni K[i] d	Ai tt n[K] deAe
hahi	hois’įže.	Gają	hitokenįkížą	hijaną[k]še,
[going]	he peeped in.	When	the old woman	she was there,

p. 151 —

we de.	a	ttAo dK no	Ao K w Le	tt Ko
weže,	"A,	cųšgánu,	hokaware;	jagú
she said,	"Ah,	grandson,	come in;	why

Ao Ly rii L tte	e de.	Ao Ke we de.	Ai L Le xitti K tt.	ttA KeLe Ki.
horais’įrąje,"	éže.	Hokeweže.	Hirarexjįgają,	cągeregi
you are peeping in,"	she said.	He entered in.	In a little while,	outside

n	w xiAi Ly Le de.	Ai Kd	Ai Le de.	tt Ko o
ną	waxiraireže.	Hikša	hireže.	"Jagú’ų
wood	they let it down.	Cough	they did.	"Why

p. 152 —

w o A tte Ko ni.	Ai to Ke niKi n KeLe.	Ai ttAo deKe	w Ai ttoAow n K
wa’ųhajegųnį?	hitokenįknąkre	hicųšgé	wahįcųanąga
I am doing this?	The old woman	grandsons	she had some and

w o A tte Ki	deKe	Ai Lo AeKe n	e de.	a n K.
wa’ųhajegi,	ške	hirohegeną,"	éže.	Ánąga
if I were doing this,	[also]	it would be better,"	she said.	Thus saying

Aoyi rii K tt	te we L Ki.	w Ki d	Ai tt	nK deAe.
hois’įgają,	tewéraki,	wąkižą	hija	nąkše.
she peeped in,	to her surprise,	a man	there	there was.

Ai Kd	tti K L n K.	A Ktt	Ao Lo ttiAili	tti Ke Le de.
Hikša	jikaranąga	hakja	horucíp	jikereže.
Cough	she uttered and	[back]	she pulled herself away	[she went] quickly.

p. 153 —

e Ki.	Ai L Le xitti K tt.	Ke ttA Ke K.	A tti	Ao Ke we de.
Égi	hirarexjįgają,	Kecąkega	haji	hokeweže.
And	in a little while,	Turtle	[to come]	he came in.

Ao Ao.	Ai ttA Ko Lo A L.	ny di xitti	Ao tti L	Ae Le
"Hohó,	hicakorohara,	naižixjį	hocira	here,
"Well, well,	my friend,	it is about time	[the lodge]	[to be,]

y Le Ke	w o Ao L.	Ao w Le L.	e de.	rii
yarége,	wa’ųhura.	Howarera,"	éže.	S’i
I thought,	I had come.	It is as I expected,"	he said.	For a long time

p. 154 —

Ai tt o de.	Ai Ko	Ao Ki ta ta nK deAe.	e Ki.	A Ae Ki
hija’ųže.	Higų	hokit’at’anąkše.	Égi	hąhégi,
he remained.	[Still]	they were talking with each other.	And	when it was night,

we de.	A Ke	deKe	Ai noKo	Ai L Ki deAe Le ni de.
weže,	"Hąké	ške	hinųk	hirakišerenįže?"
he said,	"Not	[also]	women	you are not going out to woo?"

Ai Ke de.	A ttAi tt	miKi n KL	y leAe Le rA n.	Ai tt
higeže.	"hacįja	mįknąkra	yaperesąną.	Hija
he had asked him.	"Where	[they lie]*	I know.	There

*the translation has, "they are sleeping".

A Ai doAo no n	e de.	Ai m ni Ki t Ki Kette n	e de.	A ntt
hahišųnųną,"	éže.	"Himąnikitakikjeną,"	éže.	Haną́c
I have gone [many times,]"	[he said.]	"I'll point the place out to you,"	[he said.]	All of them

w wo Ki dK tte de.	aK deAe.	Ke ttA K[e] K.	Ao rKe	A Ke
wawogišgąježe,	akše.	Kecąk[e]ga	hosgé	hąké
he was associating with them,	he was saying.	Turtle	just	not

Ai leAe Le riy Ke	wK deAe.	Ko te	Ao ttiAi ttAi L.	ttAo ni
hiperesiąke	wákše.	"Koté	hocįcįra,	coni
because he did not know	he was saying this.	"Say	young man,	first

te Ktte n.	A Ki Li Ki di	deAe Le Kett n.	e de.	Ke ttA Ke K.
tekjeną.	Hakirigiži,	šerekjeną,"	éže.	Kecąkeka
I will go.	When I have returned,	you go,"	he said.	Turtle

p. 156 —

de tt K	re de.	A doKo ni de.	di Ke	te e
žejąga	reže.	Hašguniže.	"Žigé	tee
finally	he goes.	He had gotten there.	"Again	this

Ke ttA Ke K	tt Ko o K tt	w owK deAe.	e de	Ao Ki wi L.
Kecąkega	jagú’ųgają	wa’ųwąkše?"	éže,	hųgiwįra.
Turtle	what does he mean	doing this?"	she said,	the chief's daughter.*

*translated as, "the queen".

K tt*	we de.	Ao Ki wi L.	wK	Ai Ki w Le tte L.
Gają	weže,	"Hųgiwįra,	wąk	higiwarejera ..."
When	he said,	"[Princess,]	man	the traveler ..."

*K ttiL written over an erasure of what appears to be e de.

p. 157 —

e Ki di	A n Ki xoKo de.	a n K.	Ai Kd tti Ke Le de.	A rtt
egiži,	hanąkixgųže,	ánąga	hikšajikereže.	Hasąj
when he had said,	she listened to him,	and	he laughed a short and quick one.	On a fixed place above the ground

A mi nK	w o nK deAe.	e rKe	Ki Ao Le	A Ai
hamįnąk	wa’ųnąkše.	Ésge,	gihoré	hahi
lying	they were.	Therefore,	not on the ground	[there]

w o nK deAe.	tt.	tt Ko	Ai deAe de.	Ao Ki wi L
wa’ųnąkše.	"Ja,	jagú	hišeže?"	hųgiwįra
they were.	"What,	what	you said?"	[the princess]

e de.	e Ki.	wK Ki Ki w Le tteK	Ki liAi Ki Le Ke.	e tt
éže.	Égi	wąkikiwarejega	gipįgirege.	Éja
she said.	And	this traveling man	she liked him already.	[There]

p. 158 —

w d	e diAi Ke	we Ko ni	Ai Le Ke	A n xoKo de.
wažą	ešige	weguni	hirege,	hanąxgųže.
[something]	because	[he said]	she thought,	she listened.

K tt	di Ke	we de.	Ao Ki wi L.	wK
Gają	žigé	weže,	"Hųgiwįra,	wąk
When	again	he said,	"[Princess,]	man

Ai Ki w Le tte L.	a n K.	di Ke	Ai Kd	tti Ke Le de.
hikiwarejera ..."	ánąga	žigé	hikšá	jikereže.
the traveller ..."	as he had said,	again	to laugh	he began.

p. 159 —

e Ki	ttA Ke tt	tte de	wK	Ai Ki w Le L.
Égi	cągéja	ježe,	wąk	hikiwarera.
Then	outside	[he went,]	man	the traveler.

n xoKo Ki	Ao Ki dK Ko ni	Ai Le Ktte Ke	e rKe	wK deAe.
Nąxgųgi,	hokíšgąguni	hirekjege,	ésge	wákše.
When he had heard it,	they were friends	then he would think,	therefore	[he said it.]

Ai Kd	tti K L K.	di Ke	e K tt.	o Ao Ai Le de.
Hikšá	jikaraga.	Žigé	egają,	’ųhohireže.
To laugh	[he began.]	Again	[when he said it,]	he was thrown down.

te e	tt Ko	e K tt	wK	a n K
"Tee	jagú	egają	'Wąk?'	ánąga
["This one]	what	by saying	'Man?'	and

p. 160 —

wK no K.	my tt.	Ki roAoxo	Ki nili deAe.	ttoAo we
wąknuka	mąija	gisóx	kįnįpše.	Cowe
the old man	[on] the ground	to rattle	[he fell.]	Almost

Ki rAK	Ai L n de.	Ai Kd	A Ki Li Ai Ai nl deAe.	Ai Ai Ai.
kisak	hiranaže.	Hikšá	hakirihihinąpše.	"Hi, hi, hi,
killed	he was.	Laughing	he came out.	"Hi, hi, hi,

tiAi tiAi tiAi.*	a K Li de.	tt A a.	Ai Ke de.	Ko te
ci, ci, ci,"	(h)agariže.	"Jáha-á,"	higeže.	"Koté
chee, chee, chee,"	he came back saying.	"What is the matter?"	he said to him.	"Say

*given the phonetic rendering, this should have been, ttiAi ttiAi ttiAi.

p. 161 —

Ao ttAi ttiAi L.	Ao Ki wi L.	Ai Kiri KeLe Ki	Ai ni tti n KL.
hocįcįra,	hųgiwįra	higisgeregi	hinijinąkra,
young man,	[the princess]	[always]	she grabbed,

Ai Lo da da L.	n Krtt Le A K tt.	A r tte tt	Ai diAi leLe n.	e rKe
hirut’at’ara	naksajarehagają,	hasajeja	hįšíbreną.	Ésge
she tickled me	when I have a sudden jump,	[beyond]	I fell off.*	So

*the translation adds, "the bed".

Ko n.	de rKe doAo no Ke	A Ke	Ai Ki A tti K ni doAo no n.
guną.	Žesgešųnųge.	Hąké	higihajiganįšųnųną.
I came back.	She always does that.	Not	I do not frequently come.

p. 162 —

Aoyi diAili	Ai Ki dKtt ttK dA n	Ki liAi doAo no Ke.	Ao rKe	te e.
Hoišíp	higišgacąkšaną,	gipįšųnųge.	hosgé	tee
All the time,	she plays,	[because she always likes it.]	[Just because]	this

Ai tt	Ao s w deAe se Ktt n Ae Ke.	ni Ki t xoAo soKo Ki Kette Ke	w o n.
hija	horawašerekjanahege,	nigitaxurukikjege,	wa’ųną.
there	because you were going,	I want to persuade her for you,	[I did it.]

p. 163 —

A Ke	A Ki do ni Ktt ne	w o A tte K.	A Ki dow tte	y Ke n.
Hąké	hakižunįkjane,	wa’ųhajega.	'Hakižuwaje,'	yageną.
Not	I am not going to marry her,	I had meant to.	'Marry him,'	I said to her.

te e di	Ai Ke	de rKe	A ni Ktt ne s	w Ki tK dA n.
Teeži,	hįké	žesge	hanįkjanera	wagitakšaną."
But me,	not	[that way]	[I shall not do]	I told her."

Ai tt	Ao w se de.	Ai Ki di	liAi	Ai wo Ki midi deAe.
Hija	howareže.	higíži,	pį	hiwokimižše.
There	he went.	When he got there,	[good]	she made the bed for him.

e tt	Ai noKo K nK deAe.
Éja	hinųkąnąkše.
There	he was married.

Source:

Sam Blowsnake, "Warecáwera," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, ca. 1912) Winnebago V, #11: 129-163.