Hocąk Syllabic Text — Įtcohorúcika

Hocąk Syllabic Text — Įcorúšika and His Brothers

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English Translation

p. 1 —

e tt.	ttAi reAe Le tti d	Kede.	wK Ki Ki no lL.	Ke Le lA ny d wi de.
Éja	ciserecižą	geže	wąkikinųpra	kerepanaižąwiže.
There	a longhouse	[and]	[the second generation]*	there were ten of them.

*translated as, "brothers".

ttAi reAe Le tt K.	Ao ttiAi	Ai Le de.	Ai d.	xeAe te Ki.
Ciserecga	hoci	hireže.	Hižą	xetegi,
That longhouse	to live	they did.	One	the oldest,

Ko no L.	a L.	tto liAi wi wi de.	de e	w n Kde.
Kųnųra,	ara	jopiwiwiže.	Žee	wanąkše,
the First Born,	arms	he had four of them.	That one	he was saying,

p. 2 —

Ai LoAo Ki tti wi L.	m n KeLe	e Ki.	tt n K.	w xoAo liAi ni
"Hisųkijiwira,	mąnąkere	égi	janąga	waxopį́nį
"My younger brothers,	in this world	[here]	all there are	spirits

w L tti Le L Ki.	A Ke	Ai d	Ai Ki rK ni n.	wy K ttAK dA n.
warajireragi,	hąké	hižą	hikisganįną.	Waikącąkšaną.
[the various ones,]	not	one of them	he is not my equal.	I am holy.

di Ke.	m xiAi	wK Le Ki.	tt n K Ki.	di Ke
Žigé	mąxi	wągaregi	janągagi,	žigé
And	[sky, clouds]	above	every one of them,	again

p. 3 —

A Ke	Ai d	Ai Ki rK ni n.	m n KeLe.	L doKo ni
hąké	hižą	hikisganįną.	Mąnąkere	rašguni
not	one of them	he is not equal to me.	[This earth]	[perhaps to go]

Ao L tt wi Le.	A K K.	w d L.	Ai d	n tteKe wo ni ttiAi ni Ktt n A wi n.
horajawire,	hąkagá	wažąra	hižą	nącge wonicinikjanahawiną,"
travel about,	never	anything	single	it will be worried about by you,"

e de.	xeAe te n K	we de.	e Ki.	Ai d
éže,	xetenąka	weže.	Égi	hižą
he said,	the oldest one	he said.	And	one

p. 4 —

xoAo no xitti Ki.	i ttAo.	n ttA w	a Ki w Ke	Ao Lo diAiKi deAe.
xunuxjįgi	įco	nącáwa	akiwake	horušíkše.
the youngest	[face]	ear	on each side	he wore.

i ttAo Ao Lo diAi K.	Ai Ky Le de.	Ko no K.	di n K.	w wo Ki xeAe te
Įcohorúšika	higaíreže.	Kųnųga	žiną́ka	wawogixete,
["Wears Faces on His Ears"]	they called him.	The First Born	the others	he loved them,

no ni Ke.	e dA n	Ai tty L xitti	wo Ki xeAe te de.	xoAo no xitti L.
nųnįgé	ešana	hijairaxjį	wogixetéže,	xunuxjįra.
but	[alone]	the most	he loved him,	the youngest one.

p. 5 —

e Ki.	e dA n.	Ai L tty L.	w tee Ai Ke de.	xoAo no n K.
Égi	ešana	hirajaira	wat’ehigeže,	xununąka.
And	the only one	the most	[he killed them,]	the young one.

e Ki.	wK diAi de.	Ai L tty L xitti.	e Ki.	w dA K nK deAe.
Égi	wąkšiže	hirajairaxjį,	égi	wašąkanąkše.
And	he was handsome	the most,	and	he was [good] in anything also.

e Ki.	de e	A Ko Le d.	Ko no K.	we de.
Égi	žee	hagoréžą	Kųnųga	weže,
And	thence	at one time	the First Born	he said,

p. 6 —

Ai roAo Ki tti wi L.	de tt ny xitti.	Ai noKo L	K L Kiwi Ki	y Le n.
"Hisųkijiwira,	žejanaíxjį	hinųkra	karąkwigi,	yaréną,"
"My younger brothers,	about the time	[women]	you all should marry,	I believe,"

e de.	e Ki.	Ai noK	A n tteAe Le	Ai Ai Ktt wi n.
éže.	Égi	hinųk	hanącere	hihikjawiną,
he said.	And	women	[to seek]	we will do,

A Ae Ki.	e de.	ttiAi L.	liAi o	o wi Le.
hąhégi,"	éže.	"Cira	pį’ų	’ųwire.
tonight,"`	he said.	"The house	in order	we will do it.

p. 7 —

w reA[e] n w Kette n.	e de.	w n tteAe Le	Ai Ai Ktt wi n.	Le x Lo loAo Lo Kid.
wase-nąwąkjeną,"	éže.	"Wancere	hihikjawiną."	Réǧarupórokižą
I will sing paint songs,"	he said.	["To see them]	we will do."	A drum

oyi Le de.	e Ki.*	ttAi L.	Ki riAi tti L n K.	w reAe
’ųįreže.	Égi	cira	gisįjiranąga	wasé
they made.	And	the house	they swept and	paint

*the /Ki/ is written over an original /tt/.

w Lo diAi L.	w Ko Lo e de.	e Ki.	w reAe L.	t ni w K L Ki do de.
warušį	wakurueže.	Égi	wasera	taniwakarakižuže.
bundle	he opened out.	And	the paint	he poured tobacco on them.

p. 8 —

e Ki.	K tt K.	A Ae Ki di.	n w de.	Ai w diAi L.
Égi	gająga	hąhegiži,	nąwą́že.	Hiwašira
And	then	when it was night,	he sang.	The dance-songs

wi o K[i].	Ao mi n KL	wo n Kidi L n K.	w diAi Le ra de.	Ay reAe Lette.
wi’ųg[i],	homįnągera	wonąkšįranąga	wašires’aže.	Haįserec
when he used,	their seats	[in place, and]	they would dance.	All night long

oyi Le de.	A Al	Ai Le de	e Ki.	Ay ni Ki di.
’ųįreže.	Hąhąp	hireže.	Égi	hainigíži,
they did this.	[It became day]	it was.	And	in the morning,

p. 9 —

m ri d.	doAo tti de.	e Ki	A Kd Ki d.	Ai L rA.
mązižą	šujiže.	Égi	hąkšąkižą	hirasá
an ax	he painted red.	And	a pack-strap	also

ttiAi no xKe tt.	Ai Ki diAiKi	w do de.	e Ki.	we d[e].
cinuxgéja	hikišík	wašuže.	Égi	weže,
in the corner next to the door	he hung it up	[he did.]	And	he said,

Ai rAo Ki tti wi L.	Ai w Ke Ai Ai wi L.	Lo tti Kette L.	Ao ni Ai Le Ktt wi n.
"hisųkijiwira,	hiwagehįhiwira	rujikjera	honihirekjawiną,"
"My younger brothers,	our sisters-in-law	what she will eat	let us go hunt for it,"

p. 10 —

e de.	Ko no K.	e Ki	n Ki K L L.	A Ly Le de.
éže,	Kųnųga.	Égi	nąkikarara	haraíreže.
he said,	the first-born.	Then	the hunting	they went.

tt tti ne tt.	i ttAo. Ao Lo diAi K.	Ki Li Ki ni de.	te we L Ki.
jajineją	Įco-horúšika	kirigįnįže.	Tewéraki,
Already	Įcohorúšika	he had already come home.	To his surprise,

no w xiAi ne L.	n L.	A Ki K w tte de.	n	L K tt
nowaxinera	nąra	hakikawaježe.	Ną	rakają
the place where they unpack the wood	[the wood]	it was piled up.	Wood	she had

p. 11 —

Ao w	Ki Li Ke Le Ai de.	Ai noKo	tteAe KL.	n Kii Ki w o de.
howa	kirikerehiže.	Hinųk	cekra	nąk’įkiwa’ųže.
around	[suddenly he started away from it.]*	Woman	the new one	it was what she had packed.

*translated as, "there was plenty."

te we L Ki.	Ai no Ki d	Ai tt	nK deAe.	Ae n K.
Tewéraki,	hinųkižą	hija	nąkše.	Henaga
To his surprise,	a woman	there	she was.	The Second Born

p. 12 —

Ao mi nK	A ni Ki di	e tt	mi nK nK deAe.	e Ki
homįnąk	hanįgiži,	éja	mįnąknąkše.	Égi
seat	[belonging to him,]	there	she was sitting.	And then

Ai tt ne L.	A ntt	A Ki Li Le de.	w i nl	Ai Le de.
hijanera	haną́c	hagirireže.	Wa’inąp	hireže.
the others	all	they came home.	[Grateful]	[they were.]

di Ke	A Ae Ki di.	w n tteAe Le Ai L.	oy Le de.	Ko no K
Žigé	hąhegiži	wanącerehira	’ųįreže.	Kųnųga
Again	at night	to wish for them	they did.	The First Born

p. 13 —

we de.	Ai w Ke A xitti.	ni dotto w Ki di	L n Kette Ki di	ow tte.
weže,	"Híwągeha	nišjųwągiži,	ranąkjegiži,	’ųwaje.
he said,	"My dear sister-in-law,	if you get sleepy,	if you want to sleep,	do so.

Ao n L tteAe deKe.	dA w diAi L tte deKe.	di Ke.	A Al	Ai Le de.
Honaraceške,	šawaširaješke."	Žigé	hąhąp	hireže.
If you feel like it,	you may dance."	Again	into day	they did.

de de rKe.	A Ae L.	Ke Le lA ny d.	Ai Le de.	w n tteAe Le
Žežesge	hąhéra	kerepanaižą	hireže.	Wanącere
This way	nights	ten of them	they did.	To wish for it

p. 14 —

Ai Le de.	A[y] ni Ki	Ai d	tti ra de.	A ntt
hireže.	Hainigi,	hižą	jis’aže.	Haną́c
they did.	In the morning,	one	she would come.	All of them

Ai noKo	K n Ki Le de.	Ai Low Kini xitti.	i ttAo Lo diAi K*	Ai d
hinųk	kąnąkireže.	hiroagnįxjį	Įcorušika	hižą
[women]	they married.	The very last	Įcorúšika	one

*this form of the name is the result of a contraction from internal sandhi: Įco-horušika > Įco-orušika > Įcorušika.

tti Ki di	K nK deAe.	e dA n.	Ai noKo	liAi L.
jigiži	kąnąkše.	Ešana	hinųk	pįra
she came	he married.	Only	woman	beautiful

p. 15 —

Ai L tt L xitti de.	de e	A Ko Le d.	Ao n Ki K L tt.	roto
hirajaraxjįže,	žee.	hagoréžą,	honąkikaraja	sto
she was the most,	[this one.]	Once upon a time,	at a hunting trip	to gather together

Ai Le de.	Ae n K.	we de.	w d	y Le n.
hireže.	Henaga	weže,	"Wažą	yaréną,"
they did.	The Second Born	he said,	"Something	I have thought,"

e de.	te e.	Ai ni Ai Ai wi L.	i ttAo Ao Lo diAi K	dA n.
éže.	"Žee	hinihihiwira	Įcohorúšika	šana
he said.	"[This one]	our older brother	Įcohorúšika	only

Ai L tt L.	wo Ki xeAe tey n K.	e dA n	Ai d Ki L.	Ai noKo L
hirajara	wogixeteanąga	ešana	hižąkíra	hinųkra
the more	he is loving and	him only	the only one	the woman

p. 16 —

Ai L tty L.	Ai noKo diAi L.	K nK Ki Ki L.	A Ke	Ay liAi ni ni n.
hirajaira	hinųkšįra	kąnąkgigira	Hąké	haipįninįną.
the most	the beautiful woman	he has made him married.	Not	I do not like it.

ne	A K n Ki di	Ay liAi n n.	e de.	Ao t
Ne	hakąnąkiži,	haipįnaną,"	éže.	hotá
I	if I were married to her,	I'd like it,"	he said.	Some

Lo xi Le de.	Ao tt liAi K tt.	A ntt	wo Ki xl	w K ttoAo wi K tt.
roǧireže.	"Hojapįgają.	Haną́c	wokiǧap	wągacųwigają.
they forbade it.	"It is well enough.	All	companion	we have.

p. 17 —

Ai ni Ai Ai wi L.	liAi w K Ki Ki A nK wi K tt.	w d	Ai wi Ki rK wi de.
hinihihiwira	pį wągagigihanąkwigają.	Wažą	hiwigisgawiže.
Our older brother	he is charitably benefiting us.	[Anything]	we are not equal.

e dA n.	Ai L tty L.	w dA KnK n(?) K tt.*	w d
Ešana	hirajaira.	Wašaknąknagają, (?)	wažą
Only	they are more.	Anything that happens,	something

*the /n/ appears to have a single diagonal line through it. This is a hapaxlegomenon and its transliteration is uncertain.

wK Ky dK Ai Le Ktt n A wi K tt.	ay Le de.	no ni Ke.	Ai rKe xitti.
wągagaišgahirekjanahawigają,"	aíreže,	nųnige	hisgéxjį
they will do us harm,"	they said,	but	determinedly

p. 18 —

Ae n K.	Ai noKo	Ai dtt de.	Ai Ko di Ke.	wi Ke ra de.
Henaga	hinųk	hišjaže.	Higųžige	wigeL’aže.
the Second -born	woman	he admired.	Repeatedly	he would ask them.

a tt oo.	Ao t	w L xoAo Lo Ke de.	no ni Ke.	n xi xoAo no niKi.
Aja’ų	hotá	waraxurugeže,	nųnige	Naxixununįk
Finally,	some	he persuaded them,	but	the Youngest one

Ai no le tt tte K.	Ai Ke	L xoAo Lo Ki L ni de.	dA Ko wi di.
hinųpejajega	hįké	raxurugiranįže.	Šagówįži
the one next to that one	not	he could not persuade.	Seven of them

p. 19 —

Ki L xoAo LoKo wi de.	e Ki.	Ko no K.	w wi leAe Le rn Kede
kiraxuruwiže.	Égi	Kųnųga	wawipereznąkše,
they persuaded.	And	the First-born	he had knowledge of them,

w K ttAK n Ke.	A K	A Ae Le K[i].	Ko no K	w w Ke de.
wąkącąknąke.	Haga	hąhéregi,	Kųnųga	wawageže,
because he was holy.	At one time	in a night,	the First-born	he said to them,

tt Ko	ni o wi K tt.	A Ke	tt ni rK wi doAo no L.	de ni rK wi ni n.
"Jagú	ni’ųwigają?	Hąké	janisgawišųnųra,	ženisgawinįną.
"What	it has happened to you?	Not	what you used to be,	you are not this way.

p. 20 —

Ai roAoKo w A L.	no liAi wi.	xoAo no n K d n.	tt reKe Ai Le doAo no L.
Hisųkwahara	nųpiwi	xununąkšaną,	jasgehirešųnųra,
My younger brothers	two	the younger ones,	they are the same as ever,

de rK nK dA n.	w wi Ke de.	e Ki.	A Ko Le d.	wy Le de.
žesganąkšaną,"	wawigéže.	Égi	hagoréžą	waíreže,
they are like they always have been,"	he said to them.	And	at one time	they said,

Ai tt n.	Ai Le Ktt wi n.	Ki xAy tt.	Ao we.	w Lo ttL
"Hijáną	hirekjawiną,	gixaíja	howe	warucra
"Hunting trip	[let us do,]	[wilderness]	[around]	eating

p. 21 —

Ai tt doAo no n.	ay Le de.	de rKe Kette n.	ay Le de.	dA Ko wi
hijąšųnųną,"	aíreže.	"Žesgekjeną,"	aíreže.	šagówį
it changes,"	they said.	"We shall do that,"	they said.	Seven

A tt wi K.	w nK deAe.	t ni	A ni L n K.	e Ki
hają́wiga	wanąkše.	Tani	haniranąga	égi
[that stand]	[they were.]	Tobacco	they took and	and

di Ke.	nl li Lo xtt	A ni L n K.	A Ly Le de.	Ao we.
žigé	ną́biruǧác	haniranąga	haraíreže.	Howe
also	sacrificial things*	[they took and]	they went.	Around

*Miner defines the verb form as, "to sacrifice something sacred by throwing it into the woods."

p. 22 —

m Ko A L.	Ao o Ai Le de.	Ai roAoKo Ai Le L.	tee de di
mąkųhąra	ho’ųhireže.	Hisųkhirera	t’ežeži
under the earth	they went about.	Their youngest brother	he would be dead

ay L n K.	t ni	wo Ki do.	n i Le de.	no ni Ke
airánąga	tani	wogížu	ną’įreže,	nųnige
[they said, and]	tobacco	to offer	they tried,	but

Ai K K	o Ai L ni ra de.	wy Le ra de.	A Ke	y Ki rK wi ni n.*
hįkaga	’ųihiranįs’aže.	Waires’aže,	"Hąké	yagisgawinįną.
never	they would not receive it.	They would say,	"Not	we are not equal to him.

*after the syllable /rK/ an /e/ has been erased.

p. 23 —

n tto tt Ai Le L.	Ai tt	A ni Ae n.	ay Le ra de.	m Ko A L.
Nąjojąhirera,	hija	hanįheną,"	aires’aže.	Mąkųhąra
When they blessed him,	[there]	I was present,"	they would say.	Under the earth

A ntt.	Ao o Ai Le K tt	Lo da Ki Le de.	e Ki	di Ke.
haną́c	ho’ųhiregają,	ruš’ákireže.	Égi	žigé
all	they went, but	they failed to accomplish their purpose.	And	also

m xiAi	w KL	Ao o Ai Le de.	Ai Ko	di Ke
mąxi	wągara	ho’ųįreže.	Higų	žigé
heaven	above	they went all over.	Again	also

wi Ky Le K.	de rKe	ay Le ra de	ntt wo tty Le de.	ay Le ra de.
wigairega	žesge	aires’aže,	nąjawojaireže,	aires’aže.
what was said to them	thus	they would reply,	they had blessed them,"	[they would say.]

p. 24 —

di Ke	Lo da Ki Le de.	di Ke.	m xiAi	Ai no lL.
Žigé	ruš’ákireže.	Žigé	mąxi	hinųprá
[Again]	they failed to accomplish it.	Again	heaven	the second one

Ao o Ai Le de.	di Ke	Lo da Ki Le de.	di Ke.	m xiAi
ho’ųhireže.	Žigé	ruš’ákireže.	Žigé	mąxi
they went about.	Again	they failed.	Again	heaven

Ai t ni L.	Ao o Ai Le de.	di Ke	m xiAi	Ai tto le tt
hitanira	ho’ųhireže.	Žigé	mąxi	hijopeja
the third	they went about.	Again	heaven	in the fourth

p. 25 —

Lo da Ki Le de.	e Ki	m Le Ki.	A Ki Li Le de	di Ke
ruš’ákireže.	Égi	mąrégi	hakiríreže.	Žigé
they failed.	Then	to the earth	they came back.	Again

m Ai A KL.	Ao o Ai Le Ki di.	Lo da Ki Le de.	e Ki.	Lo da K
mąhihihagra	ho’ųhiregiži,	ruš’ákireže.	Égi	ruš’ak
upon the face of the earth	they went about, [but]	they failed.	And	with no result

Koyi Le de.	e Ki.	ttAi wo roAo tte tt.	te we L Ki.
guireže.	Égi	ciwosujeja	tewéraki
they were coming back.	And	near the house	to his surprise

p. 26 —

ttAi loAo Lo Keyi d	n Kede.	Ai tto K wy Le de.	te we L Ki.	Ai no Ki d
ciporokeižą	nąkše.	Hijogawaireže.	Tewéraki,	hinųkižą
there was a round house	[it sat.]	There they went in.	To their astonishment,	a woman

w o nK deAe.	wo Ki roKo	Ai noKo liAi de.	e Ki.	t ni L.
wa’ųnąkše.	Wogizok	hinųkpįže.	Égi	taníra
it was.	Really	she was a beautiful woman.	And	the tobacco

Ao Ki do	Ai Le de.	e Ki	w Ky Le de.	Ai roAoKo A wi L.
hokižu	hireže.	Égi	wagaíreže,	"Hisųkhawira,
[with her]	[they did.]	And	they said,	"Our youngest brother,

tee de di	y L wi n.	Ai Ky Le de.	e Ki.	wo ni Ki A de.
t’ežeži	yarawiną,"	higaíreže.	Égi	wonigihaže.
[that he were dead,]	we wish,"	they said to her.	And	she replied in the affirmative.

p. 27 —

ne L Ki nolo wi Ki Le deKe.	w dA L tt wi K tt.	Ai Ki	A L Ki do
"Nerakinųpwigireške,	wašarajawigają.	Higi	harakižu
"Even though it is your brother,	thus you have wished.	Here	with him

r tti wi Ki di.	tee A Kette n	e de.	w i nl	Ai Le de.
rajiwigiži,	t’ehakjeną,"	éže.	Wa’inąp	hireže.
if you come,	I will kill him,"	she said.	Thanks	[they did.]

p. 28 —

e liAi n	ay Le de.	e Ki.	A K Ly Le Ki di.	wy Le de.
"epíną,"	aíreže.	Égi	hakarairegiži,	waíreže,
"It is good,"	they said.	And	when they were going home,	they said,

tt rKe	Ai Ai wi Ki di.	Ai Ki	A Ki do	Ai tti wi n Ko ni
"Jasgé	hihiwigiži?	Higi	hakižu	hįjiwinagųnį,"
"What	we shall do?	Here	with him	we will come,"

ay Le de.	wy Le de.	Ai noKo liAi d	Ae Le Ke.	Ai Lo K n A tt wi de
aíreže.	waíreže,	"Hinųkpįžą	herege,	hįrukąnąhajawiže.
they said.	They replied,	"A beautiful woman	because she is,	we are wooing her.

p. 29 —

Ai a wi Ki di	rii Le tt.	y Ki deAe Le A tt wi n.	to xoAo LoKo
Hįawigiži,	's’ireją	yakišerehajawiną.	Tuxuruk
We shall have said,	'A long time	we have been after her.	To get her

n i wi Ke.	wo xAl ni K wi doAo no L.	w o wi doAo no n.	de tt K deKe.
ną’įwige,	woxapnigawišųnųra,	wa’ųwišųnųną.	Žejagašge,
we tried, therefore	we have been worried and quiet,	this was our reason.	At this time, now

Ao tti wi n K.	ny xttK deKe wi doAo no n.	e rKe	Ao ni Ki tK wi n.
hojiwinąga	naixjąkškewišųnųną.	Ésge,	honigitakwiną.'
she strikes us and	she would kick us.	Therefore,	we have told you.'

p. 30 —

Ai K wi Ki di.	Ai L riKi riKi wi Ki di.	Ai L xoAo LoKo wi doKo ni n de.
Higawigiži,	hirasiksikwigiži,	hiraxuruwišgųnįnaže,"
When we have said this to him,	we will have aroused him to such a pitch,	we will have gained our scheme,"

ay Le de.	A Ao.	de rKe Kette n.	ay Le de.	e Ki
aíreže.	"Hąho,	žesgekjeną,"	aíreže.	Égi
they said.	"All right,	that shall be it,"	they said.	And

p. 31 —

A Ki Le de.	no xA w	Ki Ko[o] Ai Le de.	e Ki	tt Ko
hagireže.	nųxawą	kik’ųhireže.	Égi	jagú
they got home.	To keep it a secret	they pretended.	And	what

Ai Ky Le Ktt ne de	ay L ni Ae K.	de rKe	Ai Ky Le de.
higairekjaneže,	airanihega.	Žesge	higaíreže.
they agreed to tell him,	they told him that.	[That kind]	they told him.

Ai ni Ai Ai wi L	A no Ki xA w	Ai A wi n.	e rKe	no xA w
"Hinihihiwira	hanųkixąwą	hihawiną.	Ésge,	nųxawą
"Our older brother	to keep it in secret	we have said to him.	Therefore,	in secret

A o A tt wi n.	rii Le tt.	Ao tt	Ai noKo.	Ai K nK A tt wi Ke.
ha’ųhajawiną.	s’ireją	hoją́	hinųk	hikąnąkhajawige,
we are doing this.	Long ago,	already	women	because we are married,

p. 32 —

ntt tti riKi wiye Ke	Ai A wi Ke.	e rKe	no xA w	A o A tt wi n.
nąjisgiwiege	hihawige,	ésge	nųxawą	ha’ųhajawiną.
he would scold us	we said,	so	in secret	we have been doing this.

to daK wi Ki	w A wi n.	Ai Ky Le Ki.	L xoAo Lo Ki Le de.	A Ki do
Tuš’akwigi,	wahawiną,"	higairegi,	raxurukireže.	Hakižu
Because we have failed,	we said this,"	they explained thus,	they persuaded him.	With him

A Ly Le de.	A Ai Le Ki di.	w w Ke de.	Ai tt L wi Le.	tt rKe
haraíreže.	Hahiregiži,	wawageže,	"Hijarawire.	Jasgé
they went.	When they arrived there,	he said to them,	"You go.	How

p. 33 —

L A L tt wi Ki di.	AK	Kiri Ki di	te Kette n.	e de.
raharajawigiži,	hak	kirigiži,	tekjeną,"	éže.
you go about this,	last	[to go,]	I am going,"	he said.

Ai d	Le de.	Ao w Le L.	ntt tti riKi de.	di Ki d
Hižą	reže.	Howarera	nąjisgiže.	Žigižą
One	he went.	Surely	she scolded him.	Another one

Le de.	di Ke	n tti rKi de.	K tt K.	A ntt
reže.	Žigé	nąjisgiže.	Gająga,	haną́c
he went.	Again	she scolded him.	Finally,	all of them

p. 34 —

A Ai Le de.	e Ki.	K tt K	Le de.	Ai tt
hahíreže.	Égi	gająga	reže.	Hija
they went there.	And	then	he went.	There

Ai de.	mi K Ki di.	rii Aiye tt.	A Ai mi nK deAe.	Ko diAi Ki L.
hiže.	Mįkiži,	s’įhieja	hahimįnąkše.	"gušigira,
he came.	She was lying,	at her feet	he sat down.	"Over there,

mi KLe.	e de	K tt	we de.	roAo Le Ki.
mįkre,"	éže.	Gają	weže,	"Sųregi,
lay,"	[s]he said.	Then	[she said,]	"Next to the wall,

mi Ki mi KeLe.	tt Ko o	A Ke	rii Le tt	L tti ni de.
mįkmįkre.	Jagú’ų	hąké	s’ireją	rajinįže?
lie down.	Why	not	long ago	you did not come?

p. 35 —

ne	A n[i] ttA	n i Ke	w o L.	w L Ki no lL	ttA
Ne	hanica	ną’įge	wa’ųra.	Warakinųpra	cą
You	to see	to want	I did.	Your brothers	instead

A we wi nK dA n	e de.	roAo ne Ki	mi KeLe.	Ai Ke de.
hawewinąkšaną,"	éže.	"Sųnegi	mįkre,"	higeže.
they are bothering me,"	she said.	"Over next to the wall	lie,"	she said.

K tt.	roAo L.	Ao w Le K tt.	e tt	m L.
Gają	sųra	howaregają.	Éja	mąra
Then	nearest the wall	he went.	There	the ground

Ko no KeLe	too l n K	w Kede	w d	Ai L Lo K
kųnųgré	t’ųpanąga	wąkše.	Wažą́	hirarúką
[to be cut]	[she caused and]	[he fell.]*	Something	to covered it over

*translated as, "she was saying". See a rare word in Gatschet, wąkre, "it is falling".

p. 36 —

too l n K	w Ki di	e	tto wy Le de.	e Ki
t’ųpanąga	wąkiži.	E	jowáireže.	Égi
[she caused and]	[he fell.]*	There	he fell in.	And

*translated as, "she was saying".

Ai tt	A tti Le de.	Ki liAi Le de.	e Ki.	n li Lo xtt
hija	hajíreže,	gipįreže.	Égi	ną́biruǧác
there	they came,	they liked it.	And	sacrifices

A ni w[i] n Ki di	n li Lo xtt L.	w Ko Loro deAe.	Ai noKo n K.	e Ki.
haniwinąkiži.	Ną́biruǧácra	wagorusše,	hinųknąka.	Égi
they had.	The sacrificial offerings	she took from them,	the woman.	And

p. 37 —

A Ko Ai Le de.	de Ko.	A Ke	Ki Li ni de.	i ttAo Ao Lo diAi K.
haguhireže.	Žegų	hąké	kirinįže,	Įcohorúšika.
they came home.	So	not	he did not come home,	Įcohorúšika.

e Ki.	A Ae Ki di.	Ae n K.	i ttAo Ao Lo diAi K.	Ai ttA wi L.
Égi	hąhegiži	Henaga	Įcohorúšika	hicáwįrá
And	in the night	the Second Born	Įcohorúšika	his wife

A we Ai de.	Ai no K K	wo Ki teKe	no ni Ke.	we de.
hawehiže.	hinųkąka	wogitek	nųnige	weže,
he bothered her.	The woman	she got angry	but	he said,

p. 38 —

Ai roAoKo A wi L.	rii Le tt	me de rKe	Ai tte n.	Ai noKo liAi xitti L.
"Hisųkhawira	s’ireją	mežesge	hijeną,	hinųkpįxjįra.
"Our younger brother	for a long time	this	he has been doing,	a beautiful woman.

A K xitti	Ai d	n tteKe teKe	tti Ai doAo no n.	Ai K K
Hakaxjį	hižą	nącgedek	jihišųnųną.	Hįkaga
Again and again	a	heart-breaking sorrow	he would bring.	Never

Ai d	K nK ni n.	e rKe.	te e.	Ai Ke
hižą	kanąknįną.	Ésge,	tee	hįké
anyone	he has not lived.	Therefore,	for this	not

p. 39 —

L K L ni Ktt ne n.	ne	ni K L K n Ki Ktt ne n.	Ae n K.	e de.
rakaranįkjaneną.	Ne	nikarakąnąkikjaneną,"	Henaga	éže,
you shall not go home.	I	I am going to marry you,"	the Second-born	he said,

no ni Ke	Ai no K K.	Ai rKe xitti	Lo xi de.	no ni Ke.
nųnige	hinųkąka	hisgéxjį	roǧiže,	nųnige
but	the woman	steadfastly	she refused,	but

de Ko	Ao m dtt	Ai o de.	e Ki.	Ko no K.
žegų	homąšją	hi’ųže.	Égi	Kųnųga
anyway	force	he used.	And	the First-born

Lo xi de.	no ni Ke	Ai Ke	A n xoKo ni de.	de Ko
roǧiže,	nųnige	hįké	hanąxgųnįže.	Žegų
he objected,	but	not	he did not heed.	But

p. 40 —

Ao m dtt	Ai o	n i de.	e rKe.	A Lo Koro deAe.
homąšją	hi’ų	ną’įže.	Ésge	harukózše.
force	to use	he tried.	So	he held him.

Ai tt ne n K.	di Ke.	A roto Ai Le de.	xoAo no ni Ae K.	Ai K Ly Ki
hijanénąka	žigé	hastohireže.	Xununihega	hikaraigi,
The others	also	they helped.	The younger	he was assisted by,

no ni Ke.	Lo A Ke.	Ai Ke	w d	de rK ni de.
nųnige	rohąge	hįké	wažą	žesganįže.
but	[as he was much]	not	[anything]	[they were not like.]

p. 41 —

e Ki.	Ai noKo n K.	w w Ke de.	Ai wi Ke A xitti wi L.	A ttA dA n.
Égi	hinųknąka	wawageže,	"Hiwągehaxjįwira,	hacąšána
Then	the women	he said to them,	"My dear sisters-in-law,	wherever

Ao L w L tti wi Ki di	eyo w K L wi Le.	A ttAi tt.	Ao w tti Ki di.
horawarajiwigiži,	eowakarawire.*	hacįja	howajigiži,
you have come from,	go back to there.	Where	she has come from,

* < e-howakara-wi-re.

xA leKe	A K w tteAe	n i ne Kette n.	w wi Ke de.	e tt.
xapge	hakawace	ną’įnekjeną,"	wawigéže.	Éja
in time	to save her	try to come,"	he said to them.	There

Ai w Ke ni KL.	w K L Ki KoweKe deAe.	A Ko Le d.	A K L Ko A tti Le de.
hiwągenįkra	wakaragikowekše.	hagoréžą,	hakarakohajireže.
his sister-in-law	he fought for here.	Later on,	they came for her.

p. 42 —

Ko no K.	Ai roAo KiniKi KL	A K Ly Ki do.	Ki lA n
Kųnųga	hisųknįkra	hakaraikižu	gipąną́
The first-born	his younger brother	with him	[struck about the head]*

*Miner gives this as the definition of this term: "to give something a blow on the head that bruises, without breaking the skin."

lA n xitti L wi de.	e tt.	dA Ko wi A tt wi K.	i ttAl	ttiAi
pąnąxjįrawiže.	Éja	šagowihajawiga	įcap	ci
they were wounded about the head.	There	the seven of them	separately	house

Ki Koo Ai Le de.	i ttAl	ttiAi Le de.	e Ki	Ko no K.
kik’ųhireže.	Įcap	cireže.	Égi	Kųnųga
they built for themselves.	Apart	they lived.	And	the first-born

p. 43 —

Ai roAo Kini KL	dA n	A K L Ki	ttiAi de.	e Ki.
hisųknįkra	šana	hakaraki	ciže.	Égi
his younger brother	only	with him	he lived.	And

di Ke.	Ko no K.	liAi Ai.	A t Ki ntt deAe.	e Ki.
žigé	Kųnųga	pįhi	hątaginącše.	Égi
again	the first-born	to renew	he fasted.	And

w w Ki o Ai Le ra de.	w wo dK tti Le ra de.	Aoy diAili	xK
wawaki’ųhires’aže.	Wawošgajires’aže.	hoišíp	ǧak
they would do it to them.	They ill treated them.	All the time	mourning

p. 44 —

Ai Le ra de.	nol lett wi K.	wy dtt Ke deKe Ai Le ra de.	Ai ni A xitti
hires’aže.	Nųpejawiga	waišjąkeške hires’aže.	"Hinihaxjįhakiriną,
[they would be.]	The twain	they would fool continually.	"My dear older brother,

A Ki Li n.	de n K	x KeLe	ay L n K.	Ai Kdy ta L n K
hakíriną.	Ženąga	ǧakre,"	aíranąga	hikšait’aranąga
I've come home.	[An end]	crying,"	they would say, then	laughing aloud and

ni Ke	Ao Ki nK	Ai Le ra de.	de e.	A Ko Le d.
nįgé	hoginąk	hires’aže,	žee.	Hagoréžą,
[place]	to run away	they would,	[these].	At some time,

p. 45 —

i ttAo Ao Lo diAi K.	no xo loAo xL.	w ni reKe	Ki nili de.
Įcohorúšika	nųǧopoxra	wąnisge	kįnįpše.
Įcohorúšika	his ears	ringing	as he was lying.

te we L Ki.	ttiAi reAe Le tti d.	ttiAi	Ao Ki rA Ke tt.	A xA L xitti
Tewéraki,	ciserecįžą	ci	hokisakeja	haxáraxjį
To his surprise,	a longhouse	[lodge]	in the center	flat on his back

mr	Ai Lo riKi tt Kede.	te we L Ki.	ttiAi L.	Aoyi Kitti xitti
mąz	hirusgícgeže.	Tewéraki,	cira	hoikjįxjį
iron	he was bound.	To his surprise,	the house	full

mi nK n Kede	t ni Ai L.	A t Ki doAo tt Kede.	w Kette xiAi
mįnąknąkše,	tanihira	hatagišojgeže.	Wakjexi
sitting,	smoking	they were doing it profusely	Waterspirit

p. 46 —

Ao ttiAiye tt	w owK deAe.	te we L Ki.	w nK deAe.	Ai noKo Ai ttAl wi L.
hocieja	wa’ųwąkše.	Tewéraki,	wanąkše,	"Hinųkhicapwira,
in the house	he was lying.	With amazement,	[they said,]	"Our sister

wo Lo xoAo Lo K ni L.	A Ao Aowe rKe n.	Ai Kow n.	diAi lA rK Ki di.
woruxuruknira	hahuhuwesgeną.	Higuą́ną	šipaskagiži,
what she earned	it makes us anxious in waiting.	[Immediately,]	when the guts are whitened,

p. 47 —

ni lA n	Ai L ttK K n A wi n	a nK deAe.	Lotto	A Ao Ao nK deAe.
nipana	horacgąnahawiną,"	ánąkše.	Ruc	hahuhunąkše.
soup	we will drink,"	they were saying.	To eat	they were anxious.

e Ki.	te we L Ki.	w Ki d.	ttAi Lo le tt	n Ki di.
Égi	tewéraki	wąkižą	ciropeja	nąkiži.
And	to his surprise	a man	at the door	he was sitting.

we de.	AoKo ni ttAl wi L.	te K wi L.	tt tty xitti L.	e Ki.
Weže,	"Hųknicapwira,	tekawira,	jajaixjįra	égi
He said,	"My lords,	my uncles,	for all time	here

p. 48 —

w ni Ki t wi n.	m Ai A KLe Ki.	ni Ko A Le Ki.	mo de tty tt.
wanįgitáwiną.	Mąhihakregi,	nikuharegi,	možejaija,
I've been working for you.	On the face of the earth,	underwater,	to the ends of the earth,

w d L	Ai d	Ai dA wi K.	Ai K K	to daK wi ni n.
wažąra	hižą	hišawiga,	hįkaga	toš’akwinįną.
[the things]	one	you say,	never	I have not failed for you.

A Ko Le d.	w d L.	Ai d	Ai Ae Ki di.	A Ke
hagoréžą,	wažąra	hižą́	hihegiži,	hąké
At some time	something	once	I should say,	not

to da Kini Ktt n Ae K tt	y Le	w o A ni Ae n.	e K tt.	w Ky Le de.
tuš’aknįkjanahegają,	yaré	wa’ųhaniheną."	Egają	wagaíreže,
I would not fail,	I thought	in working for you."	When he said this,	they replied,

p. 49 —

w Ki xA n	Ai rKe	w d	no ni Ke.	ttAi
"Wagixána,	hisge	wažą	nųnige	ci
[Warbundle Bearer,]	[true]	[thing]	but	house

Ao Ki rA KeLe	Kiy KeLe	w L Ke Ki di.	doAo Lo daK dA n.
hokisakre	kiakre	waragegiži,	šuruš’akšaną,"
in the center	the one	if you mean,	you failed,"

Ai Ky Le de.	Aowo.	de rKe Ko ni.	e Ki.	Ai tt
higaíreže.	"Howo,	žesgegųnį.	Égi	hija
they said to him.	"Aye,	so be it.	Well,	[there]

p. 50 —

wK diKi	Lotto wi Le	a n K	Ai Ai nl deAe.	di Ki d
wąkšik	rucwire,"	ánąga	hihiną́pše.	Žigižą
human being	they eat,"	he said and	he went out.	Another one

e de.	AoKo ni ttA liwi L.	Ai teKe ni wi L.	tt tty xitti	e Ki
éže,	"Hųknicapwira,	hitekniwira,	jajaixjį	égi
he said,	"My lords,	uncles,	ever since	here

A o L.	m xiAi w Ke tt	w d L	Ai d	Ai dA wi K.
ha’ųra	mąxiwageja	wažąra	hižą	hišawiga,
I have been,	in the heavens above	[the things]	[one]	you have asked,

p. 51 —

Ai K K	ni Ki to daK wi ni n.	A Ko Le d	Ai deKe	w d L
hįkaga	nikitoš’akwinįną.	Hagoréžą	hišgé	wažąra
never	I have not failed to do it for you.	At sometime	[also]	anything

Ai d	Ai Ae Ke di.*	Ai Ke	to daK ni Ktt ne K tt	y Le
hižą	hihegeži,	hįké	toš’aknikjanegają,	yaré
[one]	when I have asked,	not	I will not fail,	[I think]

*this should be Ai Ae Ki di = hihegiži.

w o A ni Ae n.	di Ke	w Ky Le de.	w Ki xA n	Ai rKe
wa’ųniheną."	Žigé	wagaíreže,	"Wagixána,	hisge
[I have done them."]	Again	they said,	[Warbundle Bearer,]	[true]

w dA	no ni Ke.	w Kidi K KeLe	e Ki	w L Ke Ki	A Ke
waša,	nųnige	wąkšigere	égi	waragegi,	hąké
[what you said,]	but	the human being	[here]	if you are asking,	not

p. 52 —

de rK ni n.	A Ao Ao n Kd n.	Lo tti Le Kette Ke.	di Ke
žeskanįną.	Hahuhunąkšaną.	rujirekjege.	Žigé,
it will not be so.	They were anxiously awaiting him.	[They would eat him.]	Also,

A Ki Ai Ai nl deAe.	to dA n Ke K.	to Le K.	w n Kede.	Ai ttA Ko Lo.
hagihihinąpše.	Tošanagega,	Tosega,	wanageže,	"hicakóro,
he went out.	Otter,	Loon,	they were saying this,	"My friend,

ni di	w d Ktt	y Le n.	ni Ke	Ai Ko Lo xoAo Lo Ki
niži,	wažąkja,	yaréną.	Nįgé	hikuruxuruki,
[exclamation]	something is going to happen,	I believe.	Someplace	to get to safety,

n i Kette n.	a wi de.	m Ai A KL	Ao w Koyi Le de.	e Ki.
ną’įkjeną,"	awiže.	Mąhihakra	howagoireže.	Égi
let us try,"	they said.	The face of the earth	they came towards it.	And

p. 53 —

w o de.	i ttAo Ao Lo diAi K.	mr Ai Lo riKi tt Ki.	Ki w wx dAe.
wa’ųže.	Įcohorúšika	mąz-hirusgícgi	giwawąkše.
he did this.	Įcohorúšika	iron-bonds he had	he had broken to pieces.

A Ao.	ay L n K.	ttiAi Lo lL	A Ki Ki ni de.	K tt.
"Hąho!"	aíranąga.	cirópra	hagiginiže.	Gają
"Alas!"	they said.	The door	they overflowed.	When

n o retey d	Lo r n K.	wi Lo tti de.	Ai d	A lA K.
nąųsteižą	rusanąga	wirojįže.	Hižą	hapaga
a piece of firewood	he took up and	he struck them.	One	he struck

p. 54 —

t e tti Le ra de.	to w w Ki o Le de.	ttAi nK KL.	t e de.	K tt.
taejires’aže.	Towawak’ųreže.	Cinąkra	taeže.	Gają
they would start to blaze.	Onward he kept at them.	The town	it was afire.	But

ni L.	Ao Ki ta li Le de.	ni	Lo xA n ne de.	K tt.
nira	hogit’ąpireže.	Ni	ruxananeže.	Gają
the water	they jumped and reached.	Water	[he chased them.]*	But

*translated as, "they flooded into the waters".

di Ke.	n o reteyi d.	niye tt	Ai Lo tti de.	K tt
žigé	nąųsteižą	nieja	hirojįže.	Gają
again	a fire-wood	[at] the waters	he struck.	When

p. 55 —

ni L.	t e de.	e tt.	no liAi wi	A Ke
nira	taeže.	Éja	nųpiwi	hąké
the water	it started to burn.	There	two	not

tee Ai ni de.	w Kini Ki d.	Ai no Kini Ki d.	de de Ko	Ao t w Ai de.
t’ehinįže.	Wąknįkižą,	hinųknįkižą,	žežegų	hotawahiže.
he did not kill.	A young boy,	a young girl,	that many	he left.

w w Ke de.	de ni tt Ktt wi	y Le K tt	Ae Le n.	w Kidi Ke	tt Ko.
Wawageže,	"Ženijakjawi	yaregają,	hereną.	Wąkšige	jagú
He said to them,	"I would have put an end to you,	I thought,	[it was.]	Human beings,	what

p. 56 —

w Kette xAi diAidiAiKi	ay L ni Ae Kette de	y Le	Ke	A Ke
'Wakjexišišik'	airanihekježe,	yaré,	ge	hąké
'Bad Waterspirits'	they would call,	I thought,	so	not

de ni tt wi ni n.	w Koro L	e	ni o wi Ke	e rKe.
ženijawinįną.	Wagųzra	e	nį’ųwige,"	ésge,
I have not destroyed you.	The Creator	he	he made you,"	therefore,

a n K.	e Ki.	Ko de.	e Ki	e tt
ánąga.	Égi	guže.	Égi	éja
he said.	Then	he came home.	And	there

w tt de.	A Ki Li.	to dA n K.	to re K.	w i nl
wajaže.	Hagiri,	tošanąk,	Tosega,	wa’inąp
he saw them.	While coming,	Otter,	Loon,	to express gratitude

p. 57 —

Ai Le de.	w KidiKi K L	diAi Ki Le Ke	e rKe	m Ai AK Le Ki.
hireže.	Wąkšikra	šikirege,	ésge	mąhihakaregi,
they did.	Human beings	because they took up for,	therefore,	on the face of the earth

ni al	Ai Le de.	e Ki.	Ai noKo ni Ae K.	e tt
ni’ąp	hireže.	Égi	hinųknihega	éja
to live	they do.	And	that woman	there

Ki Li K tt.	A Ki tt nK ni de.	te we L Ki.	ttiAi doAoyi d.
kirigają,	hagijanąknįže.	Tewéraki,	cišuižą
when he had come back,	she was not in.	To his surprise,	a tent pole

Lo doAo Lo tt n K.	e tt	Aoy Ke we de.	Lo xeAe de.
rušurujanąga	éja	hoikeweže.	Ruxeže.
she pulled out and	there	she went.	He chased after her.

p. 58 —

to w Le de.	n	Ao Lo Koro L	deKe	wo Ki we de
towareže.	Ną	horuksúra	ške	wogiweže.
On and on they went.	Trees	in the middle	also	she went through.

xA wi	Ao Lo Koro L	deKe	wo Ki we de.	L xeKe L
Xąwį́	horuksúra	ške	wogiweže,	raxgera
Grass blades	in the middle	also	she went through,	the weeds

deKe.	e tt	A A Ae Ki di.	L xeKe	Ao Lo Koroy d
ške.	Éja	hahąhegiži,	raxgé	horuksúižą
also.	There	when night overtook her,	weed	in the center of one

p. 59 —

e tt	n de.	e rKe.	L xeKe L.	dooKo
éja	nąžé.	Ésge	raxgera	š’ok
there	she slept.	Therefore,	the weeds	round, ball-like

mi n Ki Le doAo no L	w o Ai Le n.	Ao noKo	w Lo ni
mįnąkirešųnųra,	wa’ųhireną.	Hunųk*	waroni
[the one that is lying,]	she is the cause of it.	Woman	bad

*a form of this word hunúk-caprá is also found in The Man with Two Heads, where it means, "his sisters". The normal form is hinųk.

Ao n	w o nK dA n.	e Ki.	e tt	Ao xeAe Le de.
honą	wa’ųnąkšaną.	Égi	éja	hoxereže.
sleeping place	they are.	And	there	he overtook her.

e tt	KirAK deAe.	tee w Ai	n i L	me de Ko
Éja	gisákše.	"T’ewahí	ną’įra	mežegų
There	he killed her.	"To kill this	[to try]	the way

p. 60 —

Ai Le doAo no n	Ai Ke de.	e tt	tee Ai Le de.	Ai noKo KL.
hirešųnųną,"	higeže.	Éja	t’ehireže,	hinųkra
to do it,"	he said to her.	There	she was killed,	the woman.

e Ki.	Ko de.	Ai ni L.	e tt	Ao w Ko de.
Égi	guže.	hiníra	éja	howaguže.
And	he came home.	His older brother	there	he came home to him.

Ai tt	Ki Li de.	te we L Ki.	i ttAl	dA n
Hija	kiriže.	Tewéraki,	įcap	šana
[There]	he got back.	To his astonishment,	separately	[only]

ttiAi nK deAe.	te we L Ki.	Ai ni w Ai L.	e tt	nK deAe.
cinąkše.	Tewéraki,	hiniwahira	éja	nąkše.
they were living.	To his surprise,	his older brothers	there	they were.

p. 61 —

A Ki ttA ttAK.	e Ki.	Ki Ki di.	tt rKe	Ki Ki Le K.
Hakicacak.	Égi	gigiži,	jasgé	gigirega,
They were living together.	And	when he got home,	what	they did to him,

Ao LK deAe.	Aoy diAili	xK n Ki.	w ny doKo ni.	Ai ta ta Ai Le Ke.
horakše.	hoišíp	ǧaknąki.	Wanaįšguni	hit’at’ahirege.
he told it.	Always	they were crying.	In good humor	they began to talk.

wy dtt Ai Le K tt.	te we L Ki	Ai tt	Ki Li nK deAe	Ai tt
Waišjahiregają,	tewéraki,	hija	kirinąkše.	"Hija
When they came to see them,	surprised	[there]	[he had gotten back.]	["There]

p. 62 —

A Ki Li nK dA n.	de rKe Ke	A Ke	Ai o ni Ktt wi n	Ai Ae L.
hakirinąkšaną.	Žesgege,	hąké	hi’ųnįkjawiną,	hihéra."
he is at home.	Because he would do this,	not	[we should not do this,]	I said."

K tt K.	Ai ta wi n.	ay Le de.	o xiAi ni.	Ai Ko Ae.
"Gająga	hit’awiną,"	aíreže.	Ųxini	higųhe
"Now	we will be killed,"	they said.	Charcoal	hurriedly

Loro Ai L n K.	A t Ki ntt	Ai Le de.	xK	A ttiy L
rushiranąga	hątáginąc	hireže.	Ğak	hajiara
they took and	fasting*	they did.	To cry	they began

*the translation has, "they blackened their faces for fasting."

p. 63 —

Ai Le de.	de rK no ni Ke.	n o rete d.	A niy n K.
hireže.	Žesga nųnige	nąųstežą	hanianąga
they did.	Even at that	a piece of firewood	[he had and]

w ttA we de.	tteAe Kitti L.	Ai d	Ki KoKo Kitti de.	K tt.
wacaweže.	Cekjįra	hižą	gikokjįže.	Gają
he went toward them.	The first	one	he thumped hard.	Whence

w deAe Le Ke ni Ki d	A Ki Ai Ai nl deAe.	de Ko	Ai lo dl ni Ktt wi
wašerekenįkižą	hagihihinąpše.	"Žegų	hįbošpanikjawi
a little fox	it went out of him.	"[Thus]	to destroy you entirely

p. 64 —

y Le Ktt Ae Le n.	tt Ko	w Kidi Ke.	w deAe Le KeAe	ay L ni Ae Kene de
yarekjahereną.	Jagú	wąkšiké	'wašereke'	airanihekneže?
I had meant.	What	the people	'fox'	they will call?

y Le Ke	A Ke	ni rA Kini n.	ni Ke	w Lo L
yarége.	Hąké	nisaknįną.	Nįgé	warora
I thought.	Not	I have not killed you.	[Piece]	[the flesh]

Ko Ko xitti L	ni deAe Ktte n.	w KidiKi L	Kd Kd n	dii wi n.
gųgųxjįra*	nišekjeną.	Wąkšikra	kšakšana	nąš’įwiną,"
all your days	you will be in want.	The people	ill treatment	you have tried."

*the form of this word is uncertain.

p. 65 —

wi Ke de.	w deAe Le Ke.	m ni Ki KiriKi	Ao Ki L tti Le de.
wigeže.	Wašereke,	manįkiksik,	hokirajireže,
he said to them.	Foxes,	coyotes,	all the species there are,

ntt w Ki tty Le Ke.	w Ki do	w KidiKi.	i	n i Le Ki di.	A Ke
nąj-wagijairege,	wakížu	wąkšik	į	ną’įregiži,	hąké
out of mercy,	with them	people	to live	[having tried,]	not

n tto tt	liAi L ni de.	wo wK	Ai Le de.	e Ki.
nąjoją	piranįže.	Wową́k	hireže.	Égi
pity	they were not worthy.	Bad	they were.	And

p. 66 —

de	t ni A tte K.	wi L Ko deKe	w o nK deAe.	Ai t ni Ke.
že	tanihąjega	wiragošge	wa’ųnąkše.	Hitánike
[these]	the three of them	stars	they were.	The trio

wi L Ko deKe d.	Ao Lo K n K n lL.	A ntt	Ae Le n Ki.	de e
wiragošgežą	horokanakąnąpra*	haną́c	herenagi,	žee
one star	the shining one	all	it is,	that one

*this seems to be from ho-rokana-kąnąp-ra, "the one which shines greatly."

e	Ae Le de.	Ao Lo K n K n lL.	rK n K.	ttoAo
e	hereže.	Horokanakąnąpra	skanąga,	co,
he	it is.	The shining one	white one, and	the blue one,

p. 67 —

A n K.	doAotto tt n K.	rini rK n Ki.	e Le de.	i ttoAo Ao Lo diAi K.
hánąga	šujanąga	zinisganąki	[h]ereže,	Įcohorúšika.
[and]	the red one, and	the yellowish one,*	it was he,	Įcohorúšika.

*translated as "the yellow one".

e Ki	Ai tt ne n K.	Ai ni w Ai L.	Ai deKe	wi L Ko deKe
Égi	hijanénąka,	hiniwahira,	hišgé	wiragošge
And	the other ones,	his older brothers,	also	stars

Ai Le de.	Ai t ni Ke.	roto n Ki.	e	Ae Le Le de.
hireže.	Hitánike	stoną̄ki	e	herereže.
they are.	The trio	the ones bunched together	[they]	they are.

de tt n

Žejáną.

It is ended.

Source:

Paul Radin, "Intcohorúcika," Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society) Notebook #14: 1-67.