Hocąk Syllabic Text — The Lost Blanket, Version 1

Hocąk Syllabic Text — The Lost Blanket, Version 1

translated by Oliver LaMère

Stylistic Features

A more frequent use of the rare construction, éną.

A strong preference for causatives in -gigi-.

p. 123 —

di Ke	ni Ke	w KidiKi i i	Ao we	w o nK dA n.
Žigé	nįgé	wąkšikį’i	howe	wa’ųnąkšaną.
Again	somewhere	to be born	[going about]	[they did it.]

e Ki.	e tt	m L	Ao L tte	A Aoyi Le de.
Égi	éja	mąra	horaje	hahúireže.
And	there	the earth	[to wander about]	they came.

Ki di.	w lA K n Ki Le de.	e tt	A Ko Ley d.	xeAe ni di d.
Giži	wapakąnąkireže.	Éja	hagoreižą,	xenįšiža
And	they were clever.	There	once	a rocky cliff

p. 124 —

Lo xA n xA n.	Ai Le de.	e tt	w K	ttAi Le Ki di.
roxanąxaną	hireže.	Éja	waką́	ciregiži,
to tear down	[they did.]	There	snakes	they lived, and

de e.	w K	w ttAe xi	Ai Le Ki di.	w Ki ry Le Ki di
žee	waką́	wacexi	hiregiži,	wakizairegiži,
[these]	[snake]	savage	they were, and	they fought them, and

e rKe	w oy Le de.	xAe n K.	my riAi ttAi.	Ai Le de.
ésge	wa’ųireže.	Xenąka	maisicį	hireže.
that is why	they did it.	The hill	to be rent to pieces	it was.

e Ki.	w K n K	m Ao tt xitti	Ai wi de.	e tt.
Égi	wakąnąka	mahujaxjį	hiwiže.	Éja
And	the snakes	to be ended	[they caused them.]	There

o n Koo.	Lo dtty Le Ki di.	w i L	a tt	w K L
’ųnąk’ų	rušjaįregiži,	waira	aja	wakąra
[finally]	when they got through,	the blankets	previously	the snakes

p. 125 —

K n Ki L n K.	w o n Ki di.	xeAe te niKi tte K	w i L	Ki xA w ni de.
kanąkiranąga	wa’ųnąkiži,	xetenįkjega	waira	gixawąniže.
[he put it and]	[as they did it,]	the older one	the blanket	it was missing.

Ai Ko	e tt	Ao Lo xo xo tti Le K tt	Ai rKe xitti	xA w ni de.
Higų	éja	horuxuxujiregają,	hisgéxjį	xawaniže.
[Yet]	there	they looked about, but	really	it was missing.

w i d	i Ki di.	xeAe te niKi tte K.	wi tto Kiri K
wa’įžą	įgiži,	xetenįkjega	wijuksika
A blanket	[which he had worn over his shoulder,]	the oldest one	[the weasel]*

*this is translated as "mink". However, having wijuksik, wijusigera as "weasel", are Jasper Blowsnake, Radin-Marino, Lipkind, Miner, Hocąk Wazijaci Language and Culture Program. There are no other instances in which this word is translated as "mink".

w i de Le de.	de e	Ai te KL	e Ki	o de.
waižereže.*	Žee	hitekra	égi	’ųže.
[that is the one.]	[That one]	his uncle	[here]	he made.

*apparently for wa-hižere-že.

A ntt	wo Lo reKe de.	w i n K.	de e	Ae Le de.
Haną́c	woruskeže,	wainąka	žee	hereže,
[Everywhere]	it was ornamented,	the blanket	[that one]	it was,

p. 126 —

xA w ni K.	e Ki.	Ai deKe	xoAo no tte K.	Ai n LeKe
xawaniga.	Égi	hišgé	xunujega	hinarék*
[the missing one.]	And	[also]	the youngest	mouse†

*more usually hinanék.
†at the end of the sentence, LaMère adds the parenthetical addendum, "(timber mouse)".

A w i d	i de.	Ai Ko	Ai deKe.	liAi de.
haižą	įže.	Higų	hišgé	pįže.
a skin	[he wore over his shoulder]	[Yet]	also	it was good.

A ntt	wo Lo rKe de.	de e	Ai d	Ki xA w ni ne de.
Haną́c	woruskeže.	Žee	hižą	gixawąnineže.
[Everywhere]	it was ornamented.	[These]	one of them	it was lost.

e Ki.	e tt	Ai wo roAo ttn Ki di	Ao we	e tt
Égi	éja	hiwosųcnąkiži,	howe	éja
And	[there]	in the neighborhood,	to go around	[there]

wi w xiwi K tt	Ai Ke	w di leAe Le ri L ni de.	to we
wiwąxwigają,	hįké	wažipereziranįže.	Towe
they inquired, but	not	they did not know anything about it.	To keep on

p. 127 —

ow Ly Le Ki di.	A Lo xA	m L.	Ao loAo nK	Ao o
’ųwarairegiži,	haruxa	mąra	hoponąk	ho’ų
[as they were going along,]	to begin	the earth	all over	to go over

A Ly Le de.	e tt	ow Ai Le K tt	te we L Ki.	e tt.
haraíreže.	Éja	’ųwahiregają,	tewéraki,	éja
they went.	There	as they were going along,	unexpectedly,	there

ttAi loAo Lo Keyi d	nK deAe.	Ko te	e Ki	Ao Ke we Ktte n.
ciporokeižą	nąkše.	"Koté,	égi	hokewekjeną.
an oval lodge	there was.	"Say,	here	let us go in.

ttAo K K	e Ki.	w d	e di	w o Ko ni
Cokaga	égi	wažą	eši	wa’ųgųnį
Grandfather	here	[something]	[regardless]	[he may have done it]

Ai Le Ai	w o Ktt n Ae de.	Ao rKe.	e Ki.	t ni Ai Ai Ktte n.
hirehi,	wa’ųkjanaheže.	hosgé,	égi	tanihihikjeną.
[he caused to do,]	we will do it.*	[Indeed,]	[and]	we will have a smoke.

*translated as, "To our grandfather, of course, we will not accuse him, by doing this, i.e., this will not be an accusation."

ttAo K K	e Ki.	a wi de.	e tt	Ao K w wi de.
cokaga	égi,"	awiže.	Éja	hokawawiže.
grandfather	here,"	they said.	There	they entered.

A Ao.	ttAo K	A tti n	w d ny n.	e Ki.
"Hąhó	coka,	hajiną,	wašanainą.	Égi
"Hahó	grandfather,	we have come,	as we said.	Here

p. 128 —

t ni A Ai Ktt wi Ai A wi Ke.	ttAo K.	ay Le de.	mi nK Ki Li nK K n K.
tanihahikjawihihawige,	coka,"	aíreže.	Mįnąkirinąkanąga
as we would have a smoke,	grandfather,"	they said.	He sat up and

wo Lo xo ttK tt.	te we L Ki	Ao ttAi ttAi ni KL	no liAi wi	e tt
woroghocgają.	Tewéraki,	hocįcįnįkra	nųpiwi	éja
he looked at them.	Unexpectedly,	boys	two	there

mi nK K nK deAe.	ttAo K	e Ki	Ao Ke we Ktte n	Ai A wi Ke
mįnąkanąkše.	"Coga	égi	hokewekjeną,	hihawige,
they were sitting down.	"Grandfather	here	we would come in,	we said,

e Ki	w K w wi n.	t ni Ai	Low Ko wi Ke	Ai Ky Le de.
égi	wągawawiną	tanihi	ruwaguwige,"	higaíreže.
[and]	we came in	to smoke	as we longed for,"	they said to him.

p. 129 —

we L Ki	de Ko	di Ke	miKi deAe.
Weraki,	žegų	žigé	mįkše.
Unexpectedly,	[then]	again	he laid down.

Lo Ke tt	miKi deAe.	xAo no nK KeLe
Rogeja	mįkše.	xununąkre
Inside	he laid down.	The youngest one

w o de.	tal L n K.	t ni Ao L.	t ni Ao do L.	roAowe tt
wa’ųže.	T’ąparanąga	tanihúra,	tanihožura	sųeja
[he did this.]	He went forward and	the pipe,	the tobacco pouch	back next to the wall

K L toolo	w ow Ki di.	Lo r n K.	t ni Ao L	Ao do de.
karat’ųp	wa’ųwagiži,	rusanąga	tanihúra	hožuže.
[he left]	[having had it,]	he took it and	the pipe	he filled it.

t e Aiy n K.	Ai ni L.	Ao Koo de.	Lo ett Ki di.	Ai dK K.
Taehianąga	hiníra	hok’ųže.	Roejagiži,	hišgaga
He lit it and	his older brother	he handed it.	When he got through,	he also

p. 130 —

Ao dow n K.	Ai dK K	t ni Ai de.	Lo ett Ki di.	w o de.
hožuánąga	hišgaga	tanihiže.	Roejagiži,	wa’ųže.
he filled it and	he also	smoked it.	When he got through,	[he did this.]

t ni Ao L.	Ki rA Kitti	Ao Lo Kdl deAe.	Ao n L	deKe
tanihúra	kisákjį	horukšapše.	Hunąra	ške
The pipe	in two	he split it.	The pipe stem	also

Ai L rA.	e Ki	di Ke.	t niyo do L.
hirasa,	égi	žigé	taniožura
[together with,]	and	again	the tobacco pouch

de rKe	Ki Ki de.	Ki rA Kitti
žesge	gigiže.	kisákjį
these	[he made.]	In two

Ao Lo Kdl dAe.	e Ki.	Ai Lo i	Ai tt	w Ki K[i] nK deAe.
horukšapše.	Égi	hiroi	hija	wagiganąkše.
he split it.	Then	he tied	there	he made them.

e Ki.	Ai Ai n li Le de.	Ai L Le xitti Ki di.	w Konow KeLe.
Égi	hihinąpireže.	hirarexjįgiži,	wąknukre
Then	they went out.	After awhile,	the old man

p. 131 —

Ki ritti Ki Li nK deAe.	tt.	e de.	A ttAo	w K Ly Le.
kisįckirinąkše.	"Ja!"	éže.	"Haco,†	wagaíreže?
he raised himself up.	"Well,"*	he said.	["What]	[did they say?]

*LaMère's translation has, "Well, where have they gone to?".
†this is hacą with its last syllable extended, meaning, "What?".

Ko L.	w d	xeAe te xitti	ay Le.	t ni
korá,	wažą	xetexjį	aire.	Tani
Well,	thing	great	they said.	Tobacco

i Ki Ke Le xitti	Ai Le.	A Ai Kette L Le	deKe.
igikerexjį	hire.	Hahikjerare	ške
[to hardly press to my mouth]	they did.	Hardly enough for myself	even

wy Ki tK m KL.	tt Kow n	e Ki	t ni	Ai w Ki Ki mK Kn.
waigitakmąkra,	jaguana	égi	tani	hiwagigimąkaną?
[I told it to them,]	how	here	tobacco	[I did for them?]

w d	xeAe te xitti	ay Le.	e de.	ni di
Wažą	xetexjį	aire,"	éže.	"Niží,
Thing	great one	they ask,"	he said.	["Say,]

p. 132 —

w Kidi Ke	Ai Ke	e	Ao we xitti ni n Ke.	A Ke
wąkšige	hįké	e	howexjįnįnąke,	hąké
humans	not	here	as they do not ever come,	not

t ni	Ai ttAo ni m Ke	t ni L	Ai Ki ttAe xiAi mK.	e de.
tani	hicųnįmąke,	taníra	higiceximąk,"	éže,
tobacco	as I do not have,	[the tobacco]	[I hate to part with,"]	he said,

a n K.	mi n K n K	we de.	Ai tt	ttAo we xitti niKi
anąga	mįnąkanąga	weže,	"Hija	cowéxjįnįk´
then	he sat up and	he said,	"There	a few

A K L ri ri tti Kette n	e de.	a n K.	t ni Ao L.	A K L ni
hakarasisijikjeną,"	éže,	ánąga	tanihúra	hakarani
I will take puffs,"	he said,	and	his pipe	he brought forth

Ai Ko K tt.	mo Ki e	tti Ke Le de.	Ao Ao	t ni Ao L.
higųgają	mokie	jikereže.	"Hohó	tanihúra,
and	to burst apart	[it suddenly did.]	"O my	my pipe,

woyi Ki niKi Kitti	e de.	di Ke	t niyo do L	A ni Ko K tt.
woiginikjį,"	éže.	Žigé	taniožura	hanįgugają,
what a great loss,"	he said.	Again	his tobacco pouch	when he brought forth,

p. 133 —

t ni L.	mo Ki e Ai de.	A ntt	Lo xoAo de.	Ao Ao.
taníra	mokiehiže.	Haną́c	ruxože.	"Hohó,
the tobacco	it scattered in every direction.	All	he had spilled.	"O my,

te de rKe	w wo LK Kitti n KL.	te de rKe Ke.	A Ki K w	a n K.
težesge	waworakjįnąkra.	Težesgege,	hagikawą	ánąga
thus	they have been speaking of them.	Therefore,	I got up	and

w w Ki do Kette	t ni Ao L.	y Le K tt.	di Ke	a tti Le L.
wawakižukje,	tanihúra	yaregają,	žigé	ajirera,*
I would fill it for him,	the pipe	I thought, but	again	[that they came,]

*for hajirera.

e ttA	w dii K n K.	Ai Ke	A o ni L.	e liAi
écą	waš’ikanąga	hįké	ha’ųnira.	Epį
but	I took a dislike to him, so	not	I did not do it.	It would have been better

p. 134 —

A n K tt	w o.	t ni Ao L	woyi Ki niKi Kitti	e de.
hanągają,	wa’ų.	tanihúra	woiginikjį,"	éže.
[after I did,]	I did it.	The pipe	it is lost,"	he said.

t ni L.	y K L diAi diAi Ke	A Ke	w Ki o ni L.	e ttA
"taníra	yakarašišike,	hąké	waki’ųnįra,	écą
"The tobacco	because I was stingy,	not	I did not do it,	but instead

woyi ni Kitti	Ai Ki Ki Le	a nK deAe.	t ni L	Ke we
woinįkjį	higikire,"	ánąkše.	taníra	kewe
losing all	[it was done for me,"]	he was saying.	His tobacco	he picked up

Ai mi n K n K.	e Ki.*	Ao ttAi ttAi niKi n K.	Ai Ko	A Ky L.
himįnąkanąga	égi	hocįcįnįknąka	higų	hagaíra
as he laid,	and	the boys	[yet]	[sometimes]

*above and to the left of the /e/ are three short lines pitched at 45°, which were probably meant to indicate a new paragraph.

ni Ke.	Ao K w n KLe.	t ni Ao L.	w wo Ki do	Ai L n K.
nįgé	hokawanąkre,	tanihúra	wawokižu	hiránąga
[place]	when they entered,	the pipe	to fill it for them	they did and

e Ki	w Lotto	w Ki Ki	Ai Le ra de.	e Ki
égi	warúc	wagigi	hires’aže.	Égi
[then]	food	[to do for them]	they would make.	And

p. 135 —

A ntt	w wi Ki nK deAe.	tt n K.	w d Ko rL	w o L.
haną́c	wawiginąkše.	Janąga	Wažągųsra	wa’ųra.
all	they knew them.	All	the Creator	[he created them.]

e tt	Ao w tti.	w KidiKi i.	w o nK Ke.	tt n K.
Éja	howaji	wąkšigi	wa’ųnąke,	janąga
There	[they came]	[the living things]	[because he made them,]	all

m Ai xK xK L.	A ntt	e	w Lo Ao Ai L n K.
mąhixgąxgąra,	haną́c	e	warohohiranąga
the ones that moved upon the face of the earth,	all	they	they had made a donation, and

e tt	w KidiKi i.	w o n Ke.	Ai deKe	Ai tt ne n K.
éja	wąkšigi	wa’ųnąke,	hišgé	hijanénąka
there	[the living things]	[because he made them,]	also	the others

w ni L	w o nK deAe.	A Ke	t ni Ao	Koo ni n K.
wanira	wa’ųnąkše.	Hąké	tanihú	k’ųnįnąka,
flesh	he made them.	Not	pipe	[that did not do,]

p. 136 —

e Ki.	tt n tt	ttAi Ke Le L Ki di	A n ttAi xitti	wo K w nK deAe.
égi	janąja	cikereragiži,	hanącįxjį	wokawanąkše.
and	all	that kept lodges,	all	they entered there.

tt n K.	w d L.	w KidiKi i Ki.	A ntt	Ai d Ki d n.
Janąga	wažąra	wąkšigigi,	haną́c	hižąkíšaną
All	[the things]	that lived,	all	one by one

Ao we	w wo Ki tee	w o nK deAe.	di Ke	de e
howe	wawogit’e	wa’ųnąkše.	Žigé	žee
going about	to talk to them	[they were doing it.]	Again	[these]

e tt.	te we L Ki.	ttAi loAo Lo Key d.	Ai L Ai Le de.	Ai ttAo K w wi de.
éja,	tewéraki,	ciporokeižą	hirahireže.	Hicokawawiže.
there,	unexpectedly,	an oval lodge	they came.	They entered in.

te we L Ki.	w Konoyi d.	e tt.	roAo Ke Ki ra Kede.	a K Ki nK
Tewéraki,	wąknuižą	éja	sųkekis’akše.	Agákinąk
Unexpectedly,	an old man	there	he was warming his back.	Opposite him

p. 137 —

A Ai mi nK Ki Le de.	Ai L Le xitti K tt.	w Kono L.	Ai xK xK de.	we de.
hahimįnąkireže.	Hirarexjįgają,	wąknura	hixgąxgąže.	Weže,
they sat.	After awhile,	the old man	he began to move.	He said,

tt A a.	tt Ko	de Ko	w ni	lA n ni rKe deKe
"jaha-á,	jagú	žegų	wani	pąnąnisgeške,"
"Well,	[how]	[now]	flesh	I seem to smell,"

e de.	a n K.	mi nK Ki Li n K tt.	te we L Ki.	a KLe Ki
éže,	ánąga,	mįnąkirinagają.	Tewéraki,	akregi
he said,	and	he sat up.	Unexpectedly,	opposite him

Ao ttAi ttAi ni KL.	no liAi wi	mi nK n Kede.	Ao Ao.	e liAi n.
hocįcįnįkra	nųpiwi	mįnąknąkše.	"Hohó,	epíną,
boys	two	they sat.	"O my,	it is good,

p. 138 —

Ai ttAo deKe wi L.	A K w d K rKe	mi nK	w tee A.
hicųšgewira.	Hagawažągasge,	mįnąk	wat’eha,"
my grandsons.	What greatness, wonderful,	sitting	they have killed something,"

e de.	e liAi n.	ni lA n	Lo Ko L.	Loyi K n n KL.
éže.	"epíną.	Nipana	rokorá	roikananąkra.
he said.	"It is good.	Soup	very much	I was longing.

Ao tt	w d	xeAe te	e de.	Le xi d
Hojá,	wažą	xete,"	éže.	Reǧižą
Even this much,	[something]	it is great,"	he said.	A kettle

Ai tt	A Ke Le de.	e Ki.	w o de.	xoAo no n KLe.
hija	hagereže.	Égi	wa’ųže.	Xununąkre
[there]	he put on.	[Then]	[he did this.]	The younger one

A n Ko de.	to xoAo Lo dK de.	Lo rA K n K.
hanaguže.	Toxorušgąže.	Rusakanąga
he took hold and drew him to him.	He choked him to death.	He choked him and

dA Ki	ow n K.	ttA loAo xeKe L.	Ao Lo rA K n K.	m KL.
šagį	’ųanąga	capoxgera	horusakanąga	mąkra
fingernails	he used, and	his neck	he stuck it down, and	[his breast]

p. 139 —

Lo lA n de.	de Ko	otto wo do L.	Ai Lo doAo Lotto deAe.
rupanaže.	Žegų	ųjwožura	hirušorocše.
he tore out.	[Then]	his entrails	he took out.

de Ko	Aiy n K.	wo Ay tt	Ao K nK deAe	e Ki.
Žegų	hianąga	wohaija	hokanąkše.	Égi
Thus	he did, and	in the kettle	he put him.	Then

diAi lL.	Lo Kii de.	o xiAini L.	Ki xiAi ni xiAi niy n K.	e tt
šipra	rok’įže.	Uxinira	gixįnįxįnįanąga*	éja
the intestines	he broiled.	Live coals	he spread out and	there

*cf. xį́nį, "to knock off coals to make a fire blaze" (Lipkind).

Lo Kii de.	Ao Ao	A K w d	a ri d.	a nK deAe.
rok’įže.	"Hohó,	hakawažą	asižą,"	ánąkše.
he broiled.	"O my,	what	a delicious one,"	he kept saying.

Ai tt ne L.	a KLe Ki	mi n K n K.	x KnK deAe.	w Ko
Hijanera	akregi	mįnąknąka,	ǧaknąkše.	Wakú
The other	opposite	he sat,	crying.	He bowed his head

p. 140 —

mi n K n K.	e Ki	we de.	w Kono n KLe.	Ai ttAo deKe
mįnąknąka,	égi	weže,	wąknukre,	"hicųšgé,
he sat,	and	he said,	the old man,	"Grandson,

de n K	a Le	do do KL	Ki Ktt n Ae n.	de n K
ženąga	áre,	žužukra*	kįkjanaheną.	Ženąga
no more	[utter,]	to cook by charring	[you will do your own.]	[No more]

*at the top of the page of the English translation, it says, "žužúk = heat flesh by charring it".

a Le.	tt Ko	w d	ri	Ai roAo KL K.	tt rK Le
áre,	jagú	wažą	zi	hisųkraga	jasgare
[utter,]	[how]	[something]	[brown]	your brother	[which is how]

A Ke	de ni rK ni Kette de.	te e	to tt n K.	A Ko Lo tt n K.
hąké	ženisganįkježe.	Tee	tujanąga	hakurujanąga
not	[you will not be like.]	[This one]	he is cooked and	I eat and

A Ke	Ai lA n ni	deKe.	di Ke	Ai Kow n.
hąké	hįpąnąnį,	ške	žigé	higuą́ną
not	I have not gotten enough,	[also]	[again]	immediately

p. 141 —

Ao ni K L A Ktt n Ae n	e de.	Ai L Le xitti K tt.	te we L Ki.
honikarahakjánaheną,"	éže.	Hirarexjįgają,	tewéraki,
I will boil you,"	he said.	After awhile,	unexpectedly,

wo A tt ne	xeAe Le K tt.	e tt.	Ai roAo Kini KL.	w Ke Le L.
wohająne	xeregają,	éja	hisųknįkra	wakerera
the kettle	began to boil, and	there	his brother	headdress

Aoyi rii tti Ke Le de.	Ai ttA w xeAele*	m doAo
hois’įjikereže.	Hicawaxep*	mąšu
it stuck out a little ways for a moment.	Eagle	feather

*one would expect, Ai ttA w xetele (hicawaxšep). See "Young Man Gambles Often", page 154; nevertheless, this may be a natural outcome of sandhi.

Ao do do KL	Ai d	dA n
hožužukra	hižą	šana
fine ones on their heads	one	apiece

A Ke Le wi de.	de e	Aoyi rii tti Ke Le de.	de Ko
hakerewiže.	Žee	hois’įjikereže.	Žegų
they had.	This	it peeped out a moment.	So

we riAi wi n Koo.	te we L Ki	wo Ay tt.	Aoyi rii tti Ke Le de.
wesįwinąk’ų,	tewéraki,	wohaija	hois’įjikereže.
he watched it, and	unexpectedly,	out of the kettle	he peeped out a moment.

p. 142 —

Ai Kd n K.	e Ki.	n w de.	x Kn KL.	m ttoKo ni Ke tt.
Hikšánąga	égi	nąwą́že,	ǧaknąkra,	mącgunįkeja
He smiled and	then	he sang,	the one who was crying,	on his bowstring

Ao K L tti ttiy n K.	m ni KL	Ai d	Ai Koow n K.	n w de.
hokarajijįanąga	mąnįkra	hižą	hik’ųanąga	nąwą́že.
he began to strike and	his arrows	one of them	he used, and	he sang.

L dL	L tt n K.	w K ttA Ki de Le n.	Ai roAo KiniKi A L.
Rašra	racanąga	"Wakącąkižereną,*	hisųknįkhara,"
His name	he called, and,	["He is a holy one,]	my little brother,"

*< wakącąk-ižą-hereną.

e	w nK deAe.	te we L Ki	w diAi tte de.	Lexe
e	wanąkše.	Tewéraki,	wašiježe,	reǧ
he	he said it.	Unexpectedly,	he was dancing,	pot

Lo Ke tt.	e Ki.	w Kono n KeLe	we de.	Ai ttAo deKe
rogeja.	Égi	wąknunąkre	weže,	"hicųšgé,
within.	Then	the old man	he said,	"Grandson,

p. 143 —

w K ttA Ke	w dA n Ko ni.	tt Ko	diAi lL	deKe
wakącąke	wašanagųnį,	jagú	šipra	ške
because he was holy	I suppose it is why you say it,	but	his entrails	[also]

A tt Ki ni n.	to tti Ko Lo Ao ni	Lo L	di Ke.	tt Ko
hacaginįną.	Tujikorohoni	rora,	žigé	jagú
I have already eaten.	It is about to be cooked	his body,	so	what

Ly dK Kette de.	w n tto tty rKe	w dA dA nK	e de.	ne
raišgąkježe?	Wanajojaisge,	wašašąnąk,"	éže.	Ne
you can do?	Very pitiable,	as you say this,"	he said.	I

ey di	wy K ttAK	dA n	e de.	e Ki.
eiži	waikącąk	šana,"	éže.	Égi
instead	I am holy	[alone,"]	he said.	But

Ai Ko	n w nK deAe.	Ai Kd	mi n K n K	w nK deAe.
higų	nąwąnąkše.	Hikšá	mįnąkanąga	wanąkše.
[still]	he sang.	He smiled	he sat and	[he said this.]

p. 144 —

w xtt xtt	Ai tte Ki di	A tt	mi n K n K	w n Ke
Waxjaxja	hijegiži,	hajá	mįnąknąka	wanąke,
Very funny	[as he was acting,]	to see	sitting	as he sang,

e rKe.	A Kd	mi n K n K	w nK deAe.	Ko L
ésge	hakša	mįnąknąka	wanąkše.	"Korá
that is why	he smiled	sitting	he sang.	"Well

Ai ttAo dKe.	L x Kd n KL	di Ke	Ai L Kd.
hicųšgé,	raǧakšanąkra,	žigé	hirakša
grandson,	you were crying,	now	laughing

dA nK	e de.	Ai Ke	A tt ni	w nK deAe
šanąk,"	éže.	Hįké	hajanį	wanąkše.
you are,"	he said.	Not	he did not see,	he said it.

te	w diAi tt n.	A Lo xA	m dtt	w diAi L.
Te	wašijąną.	Haruxa	mąšją	wašira
[This one]	he danced.	Harder	[much]	to dance

ow ne de.	A Ai	Le xL	Ao w Lo Ai de.	e tt.
’ųwaneže.	Hahi,	reǧra	howarohiže.	Éja
[he did ?].	Finally,	the kettle	he made it swing.	[There]

p. 145 —

w o de.	wo A tt ne.	wi Ki ni	tti tte Ai de.	e Ki.
wa’ųže.	Wohająne	wikįnį́	jijehíže.	Égi
[he did it.]	The kettle	grease or oil	he turned it into it.	[Then]

w o de	a tti nK n K n K.	e Ki.	Le xL	A n Kodo de.
wa’ųže.	Ajinąknąkanąga	égi	reǧra	hanąkšųže.
[he did this.]	He jumped out and	[then]	the kettle	he tipped over.

de Ko	Ai L n K	Ai Ai nl n Ki Le de.	t e L	Lo K n xitti de.
Žegų	hiránąga	hihinąpnąkireže.	Taera	rokanaxjįže.
Thus	he did and	they ran out.	To burn	it did very much.

w Ki ni tte K	e	Ai t e Ki di.	Lo K n de.	e tt
Wakįnį́jega	e	hitaegiži,	rokanaže.	Éja
The oil	it	[on account of its burning,]	[it was much.]	There

p. 146 —

w Kono L	t tteAele deAe.	Ai Kd L	Lo K n	w nK deAe.
wąknura	tacépše.	Hikšára	rokana	wanąkše.
the old man	he was burned up.	To laugh	very much	[they did it.]

Ko te	w Kono diAi diAi Ki d	Ae Le Ko ni	e rKe.	diAi lL
"Koté,	wąknušišikižą	heregųnį,	ésge	šipra
"Say,	a bad old man	he must be,	that is why	my intestines

Ai Lo ttK tt	a n Kede.	tt rKe xitti	w K ttA Kn KL	A Ke
hirucgają,"	ánąkše.	jasgéxjį	wakącąknąkra,	hąké
he ate,"	he said.	To what extent	they were holy,	not

Ai K L leAe Le rini nK deAe.	A Lo xA	Ai Ly ttAe L	Ai K L lAe Le r Ly Le de.
hikaraperesnįnąkše.	Haruxa	hiraicera	hikaraperesaraireže.*
they did not know.	Beginning	more	they were finding out.

*< hi-kara-peres = hara-ire-že.

tt rKe	w K ttA KL	n KL.	e dA n	Ai Ly ttAe L
Jasgé	wakącągera	nąkra	ešana	hiraicera
[How]	the holy	[the ones who sat]	they alone	the most

p. 147 —

w K ttAK	w o nK deAe	m	te e.	e Ki
wakącąk	wa’ųnąkše,	mą	tee	égi
holy	[they were it,]	earth	this	and

di Ke	w KLe Ki deKe.	Ko A Le Ki deKe.	e tt	di Ke
žigé	wągeregišge	kųhąregišge	éja	žigé
[again]	above and	below and	there	[again]

to we L wi de.	Ao we	w i	Ao K L ni	w o nK deAe.
towerawiže.	Howe	wa’į	hokarani	wa’ųnąkše.
they went on.	About	blanket	hunting	they were it.

tt n K.	ttAi	Ke Le L wi Ki di	A ntt	wo o A AK wi de.
Janąga	ci	kererawigiži,	hanąc	wo’ųhahągwíže.
All	lodges	if they kept them,	[all]	they went to them.

Aoyi diAili	Ai tt ne n K.	liAi	wo Koo	Ai L wiy n K.
hoišíp	hijanénąka	pį	wok’ų	hirawianąga
Always	the others	[good]	to give to them	they did and

p. 148 —

t ni	Ai w Ki Ki nK deAe	deKe.	de e	di Ke
tani	hiwagiginąkše,	ške	žee	žigé
tobacco	[they did for them,]	[also]	[these]	again

A Ko Ley d	e tt.	ttAi	loAo Lo Key d	nK deAe.
hagoreižą	éja	ci	porokeižą	nąkše.
finally at another time	there	lodge	an oval one	there was.

Ko te	e Ki	Ao Ke we Ktte n.	e Ki.	t ni
"Koté,	égi	hokewekjeną.	Égi	tani
"Say,	here	we will go in.	And	smoke

Ai Ai Ktte n.	Ai ttAo Ke Ai Ai L	e Ki.	a wi de.	A Ai
hihikjeną,	hicokehihira	égi	awiže.	Hahi
let us go in,	our grandfather	[here],"	they said.	[Finally,]

Ao K w wi de.	te we L Ki.	w Konoyi d	e tt.	roAo Ke Ki raK deAe.
hokawawiže.	Tewéraki,	wąknuižą	éja	sųkekis’akše.
they went on in.	Unexpectedly,	an old man	there	he was warming his back.

A Ao	ttAo K	A tti wi n.	Ai Ky Le de.	e Ki
"Hąhó	coka,	hajiwiną,"	higaíreže.	Égi,
"Hąhó	grandfather,	we have come,"	they said to him.	And,

p. 149 —

Ai K K.	rii xitti	A ni ttA wi ni Ke	Ai ttAo Ke Ai Ai L.	e Ki
"Hįkaga	s’ixjį	hanicawinįge,	hicokehihira,	égi
"Never	for a long time	as we have not seen you,	our grandfather,	here

A Ai	t ni	Ai Ai Kette n	Ai A wi Ke	e Ki
hahi	tani	hihikjeną,	hihawige	égi
[after awhile]	smoke	let us go in,	we said,	[here]

w K w wi n	ay Le de.	Ao Ao	Ai ttAo deKe niKi w A L	e de.
wągawawiną,"	aíreže.	"Hohó	hicųšgenįkwahara,"	éže.
[we mean,"]	they said.	"O	my grandsons,"	he said.

A Ao.	e liAi L wi n.	te Ki	A ttAi Le tt	A K
"Hąhó,	epįrawiną.	tégi	hacireja,	hąká
"Now then,	you have done right.	Here	since I have lived here,	not

w Kdi KL	Ai d	Ao Ke we de.	e liAi n	Ao xA li L wi L.
wąkšikra	hižą	hokeweže.	epíną.	Hoxapirawira,"
the humans	one of them	he has come.	It is good.	You have come to visit me,"

p. 150 —

e de.	e Ki	t ni Ao L.	wo Ki dow n K	w Koo de.
éže.	Égi	tanihúra	wokižuanąga	wak’ųže.
he said.	And	the pipe	he filled it and	he gave it to them.

e tt	t ni Ai L	o xitti Le de.	A Ke	deKe
Éja	tanihira	’ųxjįreže.	Hąké	ške
There	to smoke	they did very much.	Not	even

t ni L	ttAo ni	no ni Ke	w o nK deAe.*	Ki L rKe li Le Ki di.
taníra	cųnį,	nųnįgé	wa’ųnąkše.	Kirasgepiregiži,
tobacco	he did not have,	but	he did this.	After they smoked it up,

*just after this word is a bold # symbol.

de Ko	Ki L.	A ni	no ni Ke	w o nK deAe.
žegų	kira	hanį́,	nųnįgé	wa’ųnąkše.
[thus]	no more	he had,	but	he did thiL.

L reKe li Le K.	di Ke	Ao do diAi Le ra de.	tto l A
Rasgepirega,	žigé	hošušires’aže.	Jopahą
When they would smoke it up,	again	they would tell him to fill it.	Four times

p. 151 —

L rKe li Le K tt.	t ni L	Ki L rKe li Le de.	ttAo K	t ni L
rasgepiregają,	taníra	kirasgepireže.	Coga,	taníra
after they had smoked it up,	the tobacco	they had smoked it up.	"Grandfather,	the tobacco

de ni Ki n de	Ai Ky Le Ki di.	A A a	e dA n	niKi
ženiginaže?"	higairegiži.	"Hąhą-a,	ešana	nįk
it is all gone?"	they asked him.	"Yes,	[only]	[little]

A ni n.	A Ke	deKe	Ai ttAo deKe	niKi
haniną.	Hąké	ške	hicųšgé	nįk
I had.	Not	even	nephews, grandsons	[little]

Ai w Ai wi L.	e	Ao o ni n K n K.	te e	deKe.
hiwahíwira	e	ho’ųnįnąkanąga	tee	ške
our	they	they don't come around her and	this	[but]

ttAiyo Ki ni	wo Ki rKe	niKi	w o n.	t ni L
ciokini	wogisge	nįk	wa’ųną,	taníra,"
[to have in the lodge]	[to have left over]	little	[I do,]	the tobacco,"

e de.	e Ki.	wy Le de.	Ko te*	Ai ttAo Ke Ai Ai L.
éže.	Égi	waíreže,	"Koté,	hicokehihira
he said.	They	they said,	"Say,	our grandfather

*written in darker pencil just before this word, and a little above the line, is "§49".

p. 152 —

Ai rKe	dA n	t ni L	Ao Koo Kette L	a wi de.
hisgé	šana	taníra	hok’ųkjera,"	awiže.
some	each	the tobacco	let us give,"	they said.

de rKe Kette n.	ay Le de.	xeAe te ni KL	w o de.	Ao Ke Le tt
"Žesgekjeną,"	aíreže.	Xetenįkra	wa’ųže.	Hokereja
"That will do,"	they said.	The oldest one	[he did this.]	His scalp lock

Ao Lo ttK ttK de.	e tt	t ni	A Lo diAi	A Ke Le nK deAe.
horujkajkaže.	Éja	tani	harušį́	hakerenąkše.
he reached for it.	There	tobacco	bundle	[he wore on his scalp lock].

de e.	Ko Lo ey n K.	t ni Ao do L.	Ki t de.	Ao Koo Ao Ai Ki di.
Žee	kuru’eanąga	tanihožura	gitaže.	Hok’ųhuhigiži,
This	he opened and	his tobacco pouch	he asked for it.	When he handed it to him,

e tt	Ai rKe	niKi	Ao Ki do K tt.	t ni Ao do L
éja	hisgé	nįk	hokižugają,	tanihožura
there	some	little	he took, and	his tobacco pouch

p. 153 —

Ki rA Kitti	tti nK deAe.	Ai deKe	Ai tt ne n K	o Ki di.
kisákjį	jinąkše.	Hišgé	hijąnenąka	’ųgiži,
half full	it became.	[Also]	the other one	when he did it,

Aoyi xitti	Ao Ki do de.	e Ki	Ao K Ly Koo	Ai Le Ki di.
hoixjį	hokižuže.	Égi	hogaraik’ų	hiregiži,
full	[he made it].	And	to hand it back to him	[when they did,]

w i nl L	Lo Ki n de.	e liAi n	Ai ttAo deKe wi L.	w Kidi Ke.
wa’įnąpra	rokinaže.	"epíną,	hicųšgewira.	Wąkšige,
he thanked him	very much.	"It is good,	my grandsons.	The humans,

Ai ttAo deKe niKi Ai w Ai wi L.	Ai Ke	e	Aoyi xK
hicųšgenįkhįwahiwira,	hįké	e	hoixgą́
our little grandsons,	[not]	they	to come about here

Ai L niy n K.	Ai K K.	A K	t ni L.	Ao doyi d
hiranįanąga	hįkaga	haga	taníra	hožuižą
they do not, and	never	ever	tobacco	a full one

p. 154 —

Ai Ki	w xoAo ni nK dA n.	e rKe	t ni	A Ai K.
higi	waxųnįnąkšaną.	Ésge,	tani	hahiga,
for me	they do not pour it.	Therefore,	to smoke	when I get to,

ni Ke ttAi	w Ki ni K	dA n	t ni	A Ai m KL
nįgecį	waginįga,	šana	tani	hahimąkra.
a little	when I beg it,	only	[to smoke]	[that I get to.]

e liAi n.	Ai ttAo deKe wi L.	te e di	m Le Koro	t ni
epíną.	Hicųšgewira,	teeži,	mąregųs	tani
It is good.	My grandsons,	with this,	as long as the earth lasts,	to smoke

A Ai Ktt n Ae n	e de.	e Ki.*	di Ke	A ttiy K Ly Le de.
hahikjanaheną,"	éže.	Égi	žigé	hajiakaraíreže.
[I shall get to,"]	he said.	Then	again	they went on.

*just before this word is a mark indicating a paragraph.

di Ke	to w L wi de.	to we	ttAi L.	wo K w L wi de.
Žigé	towarawiže.	Towe	cira	wokawarawiže.
Again	they went on.	[They kept on]	the lodges	[they entered them.]

p. 155 —

K tt K	m L	Ao loAo nK	ni rKe	Ao o
Gająga,	mąra	hoponąk	nisge	ho’ų
Even now,	the earth	all	nearly	to go over

Ai Le de.	di Ke	de e	e tt.	ttAi
hireže.	Žigé	žee	éja	ci
they did.	Again	[this]	there	lodge

loAo Lo Ke.	n K	de rKey d	nK deAe.	Ko te
poroke,	nąga	žesgeižą	nąkše.	"Koté,
oval,	and	[one of that kind]	it was.	"Say,

e Ki	Ao Ke we Kette n.	Ai ttAo Ke Ai Ai L	e Ki	a wi de.
égi	hokewekjeną,	hicokehihira	égi,"	awiže.
[well]	let us go in,	our grandfather	here,"	they said.

w d	te e	di	e	w o Ai L	n i
"Wažą	tee	ži	e	wa’ųhira,	ną’į
["Thing]	[this]	to accuse	him	[that he did it,]	[to try]

Ai w o Ktt ni Ae de.	Ao rKe.	Ai ttAo Ke Ai Ai L	A tt Ktte Ke	Ai w o Ktt n Ae K tt
hiwa’ųkjanįheže.	hosgé	hicokehihira	hajakjege	hiwa’ųkjanahegają,"
[let us not do it.]	But	our grandfather	merely to see	[we will do it,"]

p. 156 —

e de.	A Ao	a wi de.*	e tt	Ao K w wi de.
éže.	"Hąhó,"	awiže.	Éja	hokawawiže.
he said.	"All right,"	they said.	There	they entered.

*this is followed by a symbol something like "#".

A Ao	ttAo K	A tti wi d ny n.	ay Le de.	Ki K w de.
"Hąhó	coka,	hajiwižanainą,"	aíreže.	Gikawaže.
"Well now	grandfather,	we have come,"	they said.	He got up.

mi n K n K.	we de.	Ai ttAo dKe wi L.	e liAi n.	Ao ni LK n Kiwi L.
Mįnąkanąga	weže,	"Hicųšgewira,	epíną.	Honirakanakiwira
He sat up and	he said,	"My grandsons,	it is good.	They are speaking of you.

A Ky L	Ai Ki	L Ki Li Ktt n A wi	y Le doAo no L	K tt K
Hagaíra	higi	rakirikjanahawi,	yarešųnųra.	Gająga,
Sometimes	here	you would come back,	I thought.	But now,

deKe	y Kii K K tt	Ae Le n.	e liAi n
ške	yak’įgagają,	hereną.	epíną.
[also]	I had given it up,	[it came to pass.]	It is good.

p. 157 —

ni Ko no ni wi doAo no n	e de.	e Ki.
Nikunųniwišųnųną,"	éže.	Égi
I sometimes get lonesome for you,"	he said.	Then

w wo Ki A de.	w Lo roKo Koro Kiri KiniKi	Ao ttoLo Ai.
wawogihąže.	Warusgu-ksuksigenįk	hųcruhi
he boiled for them.	Small dried corn	bear ribs

Koro Kiri KiniKi	Ai Lo Ki A de.	e Ki.	t ni L.
gusgisginįk	hirogihąže.	Égi	taníra
[small]	he boiled.	And	tobacco

Ai Ki Lo lA n L	Ai tt	w Ki toolo deAe.	e tt	t ni Ai L
hikirúpąnąra	hija	wakit’ųpše.	Éja	tanihira
mixed	[there]	he placed before them.	There	tobacco

o xitti wi de.	e Ki	di Ke	wo A L	to ttKi di.
’ųxjįwiže.	Égi	žigé	wohą́ra	tucgiži,
[they did much.]	And	[again]	the boiling	it was cooked,

p. 158 —

w w Ki re Ki di	w Lo ttL	o xitti wi de.	e tt	w w Ke de.
wawagizegiži,	warucra	’ųxjįwite.	Éja	wawageže,
when they dished it out,	eating	[they did much.]	There	he said to them,

Ai ttAo deKe wi L.	m	te e.	Ai d	Ai L K L L	ni Ke
"Hicųšgewira,	mą	tee	hižą	hirakąrąra	nįge
"My grandsons,	earth	this	the one	the one in charge	somewhere

nK dA n.	m n KLe	e	n tteKe A ni L	Ae Le n.
nąkšaną.	Mąnąkre	e	nącgehanira	hereną.
he is.	[In the earth]	he	of the heart	he is.

e Ki	Ai A KeLe Ki	tt n K	Ai o A tt wi ne.	A ntt
Égi	hihakeregi	janąga	hi’ųhająwine,	haną́c
And	[on the surface]	all	[it is seen ?],	all

wi we wi L	deKe	w Ki Ki leAe Le r	AK dA n.	e rKe
wiwewįra	ške	wagigipereza	hąkšaną.	Ésge,
our thoughts	[also]	to know of them	[he does.]	[Therefore,]

p. 159* —

tt n K.	w d L Ki di.	e	m n KL	e Ki
janąga	wažąragiži,	e	mąnąkra	égi
all	the things as they are,	[he]	the earth	[here]

*on p. 49 of the English translation, Radin writes at a later date, "159 to 160 There is something wrong about the translation here. 28/4 '48." The numerals 159 and 160 are circled.

A Lo Ko r Kd n.	e Ki	e	w o Ke.	tt rKe
harokoząkšaną.	Égi	e	wa’ųge.	Jasgé
[he holds.]	And	[he]	[because] is the cause of them.	[How]

m n KL	w d L.	e Ki	n KLe	e
mąnąkra	wažąra	égi	nąkre,	e
[the earth]	[the things]	[here]	[which sit,]	[he]

w owK dA n.	e rKe	A Ke	w d L	Ai d.
wa’ųwąkšaną.	Ésge,	hąké	wažąra	hižą
[he made them.]	[Therefore,]	not	[the things]	one of them

w n o Ke we	w Ke tt	Ai wo dA ni n.	e	m Le Ki	w d L
waną’ókewé	wągéja	hiwušanįną.	E	mąrégi	wažąra
[of his own free will]	up above	he does not stop.	He	on earth	the things

w Lo t nK dA n.	e rKe	de de rKe n.	e	m n KL.
warutąnąkšaną.*	Ésge,	žežesgeną.	E	mąnąkra
he straightens them.	[Thus,]	[it is that way.]	He	the earth

*LaMère has "leaves", which does not make sense. However, cf. Dorsey's rutą, "straight".

p. 160 —

n tteKe L	tt rK n Ki di	Ai Ki Le n.	e rKe	tt n K
nącgera	jasganąkiži,	higireną.	Ésge,	janąga
the heart	[so he was,]	[it is thought.]	Therefore,	all

w d n	Ai xK xK L.	Ai Ko	tt Ko L.	Ai d.
wažąna	hixgąxgąra,	higų	jagura	hižą
the things	that move,	even	whatever	one

tt Ko	n tteKe Lo Ktti L	Ai L n Ki deKe	Ai leAe Le rnK dA n.	de e.
jagú	nącgerokjįra	hiranągišge,	hipereznąkšaną.	Žee
what	way down in his heart	he thinks about,	he knows of it.	[That one]

A K K	w d L	Ai d	xA w ni Ai ni Kette	w o nK dA n.
hąkagá	wažąra	hižą	xawanihinįkje,	wa’ųnąkšaną.
never	thing	one	he is not supposed to lose,	[he is it.]

m	te Ki.	de rKe	Ai deKe	Ai Lo K n Ki Ki n.	w d Ko rL
Mą	tégi	žesge	hišgé	hirukąnągiginą,	Wažąguzra,"
Earth	[right here]	[this]	also	he was given charge of,	[the Creator of Things,"]

p. 161 —

e de.	e tt.	w ni Ki xA w ni wi ne	Ai L K w xiwi Ki di.	Ai leAe Le rnK dA n
éže	"Éja	wanigixawaniwine	hirakawaxiwigiži,	hipereznąkšaną,"
he said.	"There	about your loss	if you ask,	he knows of it,"

w wi Ke de.	e tt	w i nl li Le de.	A Ao.	ttAo K
wawigéže.	Éja	wa’inąpireže.	"Hąhó	coka,
he said to them.	There	they thanked him.	"Now then	grandfather,

e liAi n.	e de	e	A Ke we riAi wi	w o A tt wi n.
epíną,"	éže.	"E	hąkewesįwi	wa’ųhajawiną,
it is good,"	[he said.]	"It	to look for	[we came here,]

te e de.	A Ke	e Ki	w di L ni n i wi	no ni Ke.
teeže.	Hąké	égi	wažįranįna’įwi,	nųnįgé
it is this.	Not	here	we did not suspect you of anything,	but

p. 162 —

Ao rKe	e Ki	de tt ny xitti	w K w wi n.	tt n K L.
hosgé	égi	žejanaíxjį	wągawawiną.	Janągara
just	[here]	[about now]	we came to visit you.	Everyone

A n ttAi	w w K w	A AK wiy n K.	tt rKe	Aiy n K
hanącį	wawągawa	hahąkwianąga	jasgé	hianąga
[all]	to visit	as we go in,	how	[to do, and]

ni dA n	A Ke	Ao ni K w ni Ktt wi de	y L wi Ke.	e liAi n.
nišana	hąké	honikawanįkjanawiže,	yarawige."	epíną.
[you alone]	not	we did not visit you,	we thought."	"It is good.

ttAo K.	e	w w te Ktt n A wi n	ay Le de.	e Ki.
Coka,	e	wawatekjanahawiną,"	aíreže.	Égi
Grandfather,	him	we will go there,"	they said.	And

p. 163 —

e tt.	Ai Ai n di Le Ki di.	A ttAi tt	w Ke Ki di	e
éja	hihinąžiregiži,	hacįja	wagegiži,	e
there	when they came out,	where	he meant,	he

Ao w Ly Le de.	m n KLe	ni Ke	Ao Ki rA KL	Ae Le Ki di
howaraíreže.	Mąnąkre	nįgé	hokisakra	heregíži,
he went there	This earth	[someplace]	in the middle	there is,

e tt.	ttAi d	n Ki di.	e tt	Ae Le de.
éja	cížą	nąkiži,	éja	hereže.
there	a lodge	there is,	there	it is.

de	ttAi lAo Lo Ke	Ao we	we K w A A Kiwi K.	w Kette xiAi
Že	cipóroke	howe	wekawahahakiwiga,	Wakjexi
[Those]	[oval lodges]	into	that they had been entering,	Waterspirit

Ao ttAi	w w Ki o nK deAe.	w Kono	wo K w A A K.	e rKe
hoci	wawaki’ųnąkše.	Wąknu	wokawahahaga,	ésge
lodges	[they were going into.]	Old man	[as they were entering,]	that is why

p. 164 —

Aoyi diAili	mi Kn Kde	ay Le n.	e Ki.	A ttAi tt
hoišíp	mįgᵉną́kše,	aíreną.	Égi	hacįja
always	they were lying down,	it is said.	And	wherever

mo Ki rA KL	Ae Le Ki di.	e tt.	ttAi d	n Ki di.
mokisakra	heregíži,	éja	cížą	nąkiži,
the center of the earth	it is,	there	a lodge	it sat, and

e	w Ky Le de.	e tt	A Ai Le de.	m n KL*
e	wagaíreže.	Éja	hahíreže.	Mąnąkra
it	he meant it.	There	they arrived.	The earth

*just before this word is a "#" sign.

Ai Lo K n L.	w Ky Le de.	Ao L tte Ke K.	Ai Ky Le de.	w K n K.
hirukąnąra	wagaíreže.	"Horajegega",	higaíreže.	wąknąka
the one in charge	he meant it.	"Traveler",	he was called.	The man

ttAe Ke tt.	w lA K nK	w KidiKi i de.	de e.	Ai Lo K n n K.
cegéja	wapaką́nąk	wąkšigiže.	Žee	hirukąnąnąga
in the beginning	clever	he was in his life.	This one	the one in charge, and

p. 165 —

e rKe	A tti.	Ai Ki w Le Ke K	Ai Ky Le de.*	daK w Ai L di.
ésge	haji	"Hikiwárekega"	higaíreže.	Š’akwahiraži
therefore,	[here]	"Traveler"	he was called.	His parents

*at the end of this word, there occurs a dark mark in pencil that resembles a "#" sign.

Ld Koo	Ai Le Ki di.	Ao Kini Ktt K	Ai Ky Le de.	de e.
rašak’ų	hiregiži,	"Hųknįkjąka",	higaíreže.	Žee
to give a name	when they did,	"Chief's Child",	they called him.	These

w Kette xiAi L.	xeAe te L.	tto liAi wi	o Ki di.	w d o L.
Wakjexira	xetera	jopíwi	’ųgiži,	Wažą’ųra,
the Waterspirits	the great ones	four	which he made,	[the Maker of Things,]

w tti L	w reAe we L.	ttAo liAi wi	o Ki di.	Ai d
Wajira	Wasewera	copiwi	’ųgiži,	hižą
[Island]	Weights	four	he made, and	one

p. 166 —

xoAo no Ki di.	Ai Low Kini Ki.	Ae Le de.	m ni ttAo Ao Loro.	Ai Lo Lo Kowe tt.
xunugiži,	hiroagnįgi,	hereže.	Mąnico-horus	hirorugwéja
that was youngest,	as he was last,	he is.	St.Paul	downstream from it

te reAe Lette	a n K.	e tt Ki di.	de e.	Ai niKi
"Te Sérec"	ánąga	ejagiži.	Žee	hinįk
"Long Lake"	it is called	there he is at.	This one	son

Ai Ki di.	Ae Le de.	m	Ai Lo K n L.	A Ke
higiži,	hereže.	Mą	hirukąnąra.	Hąké
he was begotten,	he was.	Earth	he is in charge.	Not

w d	o Ki di.	w o Ki di.	Ai d	w o niyK deAe.
wažą	’ųgiži,	wa’ųgiži,	hižą	wa’ųnįąkše.
[things]	[when he made,]	[when he made them,]	one of them	he did not make him.

Ao Ki ttAoyi d	w owK deAe.	de e.	A Ko Ley d.	w K tty d.
Hokicųižą	wa’ųwąkše.	Žee	hagoreižą	Wakąjaižą
A begotten one	[he was made it].*	[This one]	once	a Thunder

*the English translation has, "he is not one of the ones made by the creator, but he is one begotten (i.e., borne from an ordinary water spirit)."

167 —

w Kette xiAi	tt n K	xeAe te	o K.	tee w Ai Ktt n Ae Ki di.
Wakjexi	janąga	xete	’ųga,	t’ewahikjanahegiži,
Waterspirits	all	great	that were created,	he was going to kill, and

w Kette xiAi L.	n xi Le Ai Le Ki di.	m	tto l A	w e Ai
Wakjexira	nąǧirehiregiži,	mą	jopahą	wa’ehi
the Waterspirits	they were frightened, and	years	four	to hold council

Ai Le de.	tt rKe	Ai L n K.	de e	tee Ai L
hireže.	Jasgé	hiránąga	žee	t’ehira
they did.	How	[they did, and]	him	to kill

n Ki di	de de rKe	A e K L Ki Le de.	e Ki.	de e.
nąkiži,	žežesge	haekaragireže.	Égi	žee
[if they were,]	[this]	they counseled over.	And then	this one

p. 168 —

A Ke	w d L	Ai d	Ae Le ni de.	e dA n
hąké	wažąra	hižą	herenįže.	Ešana
not	anything	one	[he was not.]	Only

Ai niKi	Ai de.	w Kette xiAi	xeAe te	n Ki di
hinįk	hiže.	Wakjexi	xete	nąkiži,
son	he was.	Waterspirits	great	[as he was,]

Ai d.	de rK no no Ke.*	Ao L tte L	dA n	Ae Le de.
hižą,	[žesganųnįge]	horajera	šana,	hereže.
one,	[although]	he visited around	nothing but,	he was.

*this probably should be de rK no ni Ke.

ttAe Ke tt deKe.	Ao Kini Ktt K	Ai Ky Le Ki di	A Ai.	de Ko
cegejaške	"Hųknįkjąka"	higaíregiži,	hahi	žegų
In the beginning	"Chief's Child"	he was called, but	finally	again

Ai Ki w Le Ke K	Ai Ky Le de.	tt n K.	m n KLe	e Ki
"Hikiwárekega"	higaíreže.	Janąga	mąnąkre,	égi
"Traveler"	they called him.	All the ones	upon the earth,	and

p. 169 —

ni Ktt Kini KL	Le deKe	Ai lAe Le ri Le de.	e Ki	Ao L tte Ke d
nįkjąknįkra	rešge,	hiperezireže.	Égi	horajegežą
the children	even,	they knew.	And	a traveler

Ae Le Ke.	e Ki.	de e	e.	w K tt tte K.
herege,	égi	žee	e	Wakąjajega
because he was,	[here]	[that one]	he	the Thunder

tee Ai de.	w Kidi Ki d	Ki dtt Key n K.	w o de.	e rKe.
t’ehiže.	Wąkšikižą	gišjąkeanąga	wa’ųže.	Ésge,
he killed.	A human	because he deceived, and	he did it.	Therefore,

m n KLe	e Ki	de de rKe	Ai Le de.	A Ke
mąnąkre	égi	žežesge	hireže.	Hąké
on earth	here	this	it was made.	Not

w d o L	w o ni de.	e tt	Ai Lo K n K.	wo w Ki d
Wažą’ųra	wa’ųnįže.	Éja	hirukąnąka	wowąkižą
the Creator	[he did not do this.]	There	he was made in charge	a wayward fellow

p. 170 —

w owK deAe.	m n KLe	Ao Ki ttA liwi L.	e tt.	A Ai Le de.
wa’ųwąkše,	mąnąkre	hųgįcábwira.	Éja	hahíreže,
[he was made into this,]	of the earth	our lord.	There	they went,

Ki Ki no ln KLe.	w i	Ai K w xL.	A Ke	w di leAe Le rini de
kikinųbnąkre	wa’į	hikawaxra.	Hąké	wažipereznįže.
the brothers	blanket	to ask for.	Not	he did not know anything about it.

e de.	Ai lAe Le rnK	no ni Ke	we de.	Ao rKe
éže.	Hipereznąk,	nųnįgé	weže	hosgé
he said.	He knew,	but	he said it	just

Lo K n	Ki n Ke.	A Ke	wo Ki LK ni de.
rokana	kinąke,	hąké	wogiraknįže.
great	because they made themselves,	not	he did not tell it to them.

p. 171 —

w Ki w rA Ke.	A Ke	w d o L.	wo o	A ni L
Wagiwasage.	Hąké	Wažą’ųra	wo’ų	hanira
He was jealous of them.	Not	the Creator	doing	[he had]

Ae Le ni de	de e	e rKe.	de de rKe de.	de rK no ni Ke.
herenįže.	Žee	ésge	žežesgeže.	Žesganųnįge,
it was not.	This one	that is why	he was thus.	Nevertheless,

m ne Ki	Ae Le L.	e	Ao Ki ttA liwi de.	de rKe
mąnégi	herera,	e	hųgįcábwiže,	žesge
over the earth	that he was,	he	he is our chief,	that way

Ai Le Ke.	te	w K ttAK	ay Le Ki di	e tte Le de.
hirege.	"Te	Wakącąk"	airegiži,	ejereže.*
because he was made.	"Lake	Holy"	it was called,	there he is.

*< eja-hereže.

te e.	Ao Kete e.	te n K.	m n KLe	Ao A lLe
Tee	hųktee,	tenąka	mąnąkre	hohąpre
There	this chief,	this lake	the earth	the light (window)

p. 172 —

w o nK dAe	A Ke	m Lo Ko	ttAo ni	w o nK deAe.
wa’ųnąkše.	Hąké	mąruko	cųnį	wa’ųnąkše.
it was.	Not	bottom	it did not have	[it was it.]

e Ki.	e tt	A Ke	w wo Ki LK ni de.	Ai leAe Lere n Ke.
Égi	éja	hąké	wawogiraknįže,	hipereznąke.
And	there	not	he would not tell them of it,	because he knew it.

A Ke	rii Le tt	Ao K w ni n	Ki di.	Ao rKe
Hąké	s’ireją	hokawanįną,	giži	hosgé
Not	long before	they did not go in,	but	[just]

de e	e tt	Ai wx	w diAi Le Ke	w o
žee	éja	hiwąx´	waširege,	wa’ų
[that one]	there	to ask	because they were told,	to do it

Ai Le de.	w d	Ki dK Ktt wi	Ai L wi K tt.	Lo A xitti
hireže.	Wažą	gįšgąkjawi	hirawigają,	rohąxjį
they did.	Something	they would think	they would harm him, but	many

p. 173 —

de de rKe	a n K	w o n Ki di	e rKe	Ai Ke
žežesge	ánąga	wa’ųnąkiži,	ésge,	hįké
[this way]	[it is said]	they did it, and	therefore,	not

w d	Ki dK wi ni de.	w wi de.	Ko te.	A Ke
wažą	gįšgąnįže.	wawíže,	"Koté,	hąké
anything	[they did not wish.]	They said,	"Say,	not

Ay liAi ni	no ni Ke.	tt Ko di	Ai Ki dA n nK deAe.	y Le Ke
haipinį,	nųnįgé	'Jaguži	higišąnąnąkše?',	yarége.
I do not like it,	but	'What	he is doing harm?',	I thought.

Ai Ke	w d	Ay dK ni n.	di Ke.	w d Ko rL.
Hįké	wažą	haišganįną.	Žigé	Wažągųsra
Not	[thing]	I did not do harm.	Again	the Creator

xeAe te	w o L.	e	wo we wi	A ni Le L
Xete	wa’ųra,	e	wowewį	hanirera
the Great Ones	he created them,	so	desire	that they had

p. 174 —

Ae Le K tt	y Le Ke.	Le too Key d	w o nK L di	Ae Le no ni Ke.
heregają,	yarége.	Ret’ųgeižą	wa’ųnąkraži	herenunige
it was,	I thought.	A liar	[he is at least it]	although he is

a nK deAe.	di Ke	w KdiKi Ki dtt Key n	K deKe.	w o n K tt
ánąkše,	žigé	wąkšigišjągeiną,*	gašge	wa’ųnąkają
they say,	and besides	he deceived a human,	but	in order to gain it

*< wąkšigi-higišjągeiną.

e tt	Ao Kn K.	de Ko o	n Ki Kette n.	e di
éja	hųknąka	žegųo	nągikjeną,	eši
[there]	his chieftainship	now	he will sit,	but

w d L	Ai d	Ai Ki dA n Ki di	w d	Ai Ki dK Kette n
wažąra	hižą	higišąnąkiži,	wažą	higišgakjeną,"
[the thing]	one	if he does wrong,	something	we will do harm,"

a wi de.	n xKo n K n K	w nK deAe.	e Ki.	w wi de.
awiže.	Nąxgųnąkanąga	wanąkše.	Égi	wawíže,
they said.	They said within his hearing	[they did it.]	Then	they said,

p. 175 —

de tt ny xitti	w KeLe Ki	Ao wi ne Kette n	a wi de.	e tt
"Žejanąixjį	wągeregi	howinekjeną,"	awiže.	Éja
"About now	up above	let us go,"	they said.	There

w KL	Ao w L wi de.	di Ke	de e	A ntt
wągra	howarawiže.	Žigé	žee	haną́c
up above	they went.	[Again]	these	all

Ao o wi	no ni Ke	A Ke	w di leAe Le ri L ni de.	A n ttA
ho’ųwi,	nųnįgé	hąké	wažipereziranįže.*	Haną́c
they went,	but	not	they could not find anything.	Everyone

*wažą-hipereziranįže.

e tt	tt n K.	ttAi L Ki di.	di Ke	tt n K
éja	janąga	ciragiži,	žigé	janąga
there	all of them	that lived,	[again]	all

e tt	Ao L tt Ki di	A ntt	w wo o wi	no ni Ke
éja	horajagiži,	haną́c	wawo’ųwi,	nųnįgé
there	they went to,	all	they went to,	but

p. 176 —

A Ke	w di leAe Le ri L ni de.	di Ke	m	Ai t ni L
hąké	wažipereziranįže.	Žigé	mą	hitanira
not	they did not know anything.	Again	earth	the third

A Ai Ao wi de.*	di Ke	de rKe	Ai wi de.	tt n K
hahihowiže.	Žigé	žesge	hiwiže.	Janąga
they went about it.	Again	the same	they did.	All

*this word is followed by "#1" in bold ink.

ttAi n KL	Ki di	A n ttAi	Ao o wi de.	di Ke
cinąkra	giži,	hanącį	ho’ųwiže.	Žigé
the villages	[,]	all	they went to.	Again

tt n K.	ttAi Ke Le L	Ki di.	A n ttAi	Ao o wi
janąga	cikerera	giži,	hanącį	ho’ųwi,
all	the private lodges	[,]	all of them	they went to,

no ni Ke.	A Ke	w d ni de.	di Ke	tt n K
nųnįgé	hąké	wažąnįže.	Žigé	janąga
but	not	[there was nothing.]	Again	all

Ai tto L tt Ki di	A n ttAi	w Ki tt wi	no ni Ke.	A Ke
hijorajagiži,*	hanącį	wakijawi,	nųnįgé	hąké
they were going about there,	all	they saw them,	but	not

* < hija-horaja-giži.

p. 177 —

w di leAe Le ri L ni de.	e Ki.	di Ke.	m	Ai tto lL
wažipereziranįže.	Égi	žigé	mą	hijopra
they did not know anything.	Then	again	earth	the fourth

A Ai Ao o wi de	di Ke	o xitti wi	no ni Ke.	A Ke
hahiho’ųwiže.	Žigé	’ųxjįwi,	nųnįgé	hąké
they went about it.	Again	[they did much,]	but	not

w d ni de.	e tt	w wi de.	Ko te	a deKe
wažąnįže.	Éja	wawíže,	"Koté,	ašge
[there was nothing.]	Then	they said,	"Say,	near

Ai tti Le Ki.	Ai a tti Ai L	e	Ao wi ne Kette L.	tt Ko
hijiregi,	hi’ącihira	e	howinekjera,	jagú
we have come,	our father	him	let us go,	as

tt n K L.	A n ttAi	Ao we K tt	e dA n	A Ke
janągara	hanącį	howegają,	ešana	hąké
to everyone else	[all of them]	we have gone,	he only	not

p. 178 —

Ao K w ni Ktt n Ae.	A K Ki di.	Ai tt	Ao wi ne Ktte L.	w d
hokawanįkjanahe.	Hagagiži,	hija	howinekjera.	Wažą
we should not miss him.	So,	there	let us go.	Anything

e di	w d	Ai L n i Ai	w o Ktt n Ae de.	Ao rKe.
eši	wažą	hiraną’įhi	wa’ųkjanaheže.	hosgé
[regardless]	something	to accuse	we will do it.	Just

A tt	Ai Le Kette	de Ko	Ki L K tt	a wi de
hajá	hirekje	žegų	giragają,"	awiže.
to see	[we shall do,]	[so]	[let's go,"]	they said.

A Ao	a wi Ki di	Ai tto w L wi de.	Ai tt	A A Ao K w wi de.
"Hąhó,"	awigiži,	hijowarawiže.	Hija	hahahokawawiže.
"All right,"	they said, so	they went there.	There	they went and entered.

p. 179 —

w d Ko rL.	Ai L Ai wi de.	A Ao.	ni Ktt Kini K xitti wi L.	e liAi n
Wažągųsra	hirahiwiže.	"Hąhó,	nįkjąknįkxjįwira,	epíną,
The Creator	they had gone.	"Hąhó,*	my children,	it is good,

*the English translation uses the Hocąk word.

L tti wi L.	e de.	A A.	A Ke	A K
rajiwira,"	éže.	"Hąhą́,	hąké	hąka
that you have come,"	he said.	"Now then,	not	[never]

e Ki	Ai d	Aoyi ni Ke xitti	tti ni tte n.	w d
égi	hižą	hoinįgexjį	jinįjeną.	Wažą
here	one	for nothing	they come.	Something

Aoyi ni Ke xitti	te Ki	L tti Ktt wi de.	e de.	e Ki.
hoinįgexjį	tégi	rajikjawiže,"	éže.	Égi
for nothing	here	you must have come,"	he said.	And

w Ky Le de.	m n KLe.	A ntt	w w wi n.	tt n K.
wagaíreže,	"Mąnąkre	haną́c	wawawiną.	Janąga
they said,	"The earths	all	we have gone over.	All

p. 180 —

w KidiKi	y i wi L.	Ao we	w w K w wi n.	tt n K.
wąkšik	yaiwira,	howe	wawągawawiną.	Janąga
[people]	[that we reached,]	about	we went among them.	All

wo Ko rL	doo Ki di.	Ai tto li Ke	w w o wi n.	m L
wogųsra	š’ųgiži,	hijopike	wawa’ųwiną.	Mąra
the creations	you have made,	the four of them	we have gone about.	The earths

Ai tto li Ke	w w o wi n.	tt n K.	ttAi nK	Ki n n Ki Le L.
hijopike	wawa’ųwiną.	Janąga	cinąk	ginanągirera,
the four of them	we have gone about.	All	villages	that exist,

di Ke	tt n K.	ttAi Ke Le L.	di Ke	tt n K.
žigé	janąga	cikerera,	žigé	janąga
and	all	the private lodges,	[again]	[all]

Aoy ni Ke	Ao L tt Ki di.	A n ttAi	w w wi n.	e Ki
hoinige	horajagiži,	hanącį	wawawiną.	Égi
[in vain]	[we have traveled to,]	all	we went to.	And

A tti wi L.	tt rKe	Aiy n K	e dA n	A Ke
hajiwira,	'Jasgé	hianąga	ešana	hąké
[as we came,]	'How	to go by and	[he alone]	not

p. 181 —

Ao Ki w ni Kette de	Ai A wi Ke	Ai Ki w w Ao wi n.	Ai didi	Ai ni A L.
hogiwanįkježe?',	hihawige.	Higiwawahuwiną.	Hiži	hinihara
[without stopping by?',]	we said.	We came here.	But	my brother

w i L	Ki xA w ni n.	e rKe	w i	no K ni o tt ne
wa’įra	gixawaniną.	Ésge	wa’į	nokani’ųjane*
his blanket	he lost.	That is why	blanket	he is without

*noka- for roka-, "without".

w o tte n.	de e	Ao we	Ai L rA	A Ke we riAi wi
wa’ųjeną.	Žee	howe	hirasa	hąkewesįwį
he is.	[That one]	[going about]	[together]	[did not scrutinize]

w o wi n.	te e di.	A Ke	e Ki	w di L ni n i wi
wa’ųwiną.	Teeži,	hąké	égi	wažįranįna’įwi,
[we did it.]	Of course,	not	here	we did not suspect you of anything,

p. 182 —

no ni Ke.	Ai Ki w w Ao wi n.	tt rKe	Aiy n K.	Ai Ke
nųnįgé	higiwawahuwiną.	Jasgé	hianąga	hįké
but	we came here.	How	[to do, and]	not

Ao ni K w ni Ktt wi de	y Le wi Ke tti ni.	a wi de.	e Ki.	A A
honikawanįkjanawiže,	yarawigejinį,"	awiže.	Égi,	"Hąhą́,
we did not visit you,	[so] we thought,"	they said.	And,	"Now then,

liAi L wi n.	tt n K L.	A n ttAi	Ao L w wi L.	e de
pįrawiną,	janągara	hanącį́	horawawira,"	éže.
you have done well,	that everyone	[all of them]	you have gone all over,"	he said.

e	Ae Le Le n.	te de rKe	ni Ko ri L wi L.	e Ki.
"E	herereną,	težesge	nikusirawira,	égi
"The ones	they are,	thus	they created you,	and

L tti wi Le.	liAi n.	A A	Ai w Lo tti Ktt wi n.	e de
rajiwire,	pįną.	Hąhą́,	hiwarujikjawiną,"	éže.
that you have come,	it is good.	Now then,	let's eat,"	he said.

p. 183 —

e Ki.	tt n K	w d	liAi L Ki di	A n ttAi
Égi	janąga	wažą	pįragiži,	hanącį
And then	all	things	that are good, and	all

w Lo tte tt	A do de.	e Ki.	e tt	w w Ki ttA de.
warujeja	hažuže.	Égi	éja	wawagicaže.
the things to eat off	he placed.	And	there	he ate with them.

e tt	w Lo tti L n K	Lo dtt	Ai Le Ki di	e Ki.
Éja	warujiranąga	rušją́	hiregiži,	égi
There	[they ate it, and]	[stopped]	when they were,	[and]

w w Ke de.	A A.	e Ki	w d	xA w ni L wi K.
wawageže,	"Hąhą́,	égi	wažą	xawanirawiga
he said to them,	"Now then,	[well,]	thing	the one that you lost,

Ai Ko	e tt	w L Ki Koo wi n.	Ai L Kee Ktt n A wi n.	e rKe
higų	éja	warakik’ųwiną.	Hirak’ekjanahawiną.	Ésge
[yet]	there	you yourselves did away with it.	You will find it.	That is why

p. 184 —

w o nK dA n	Ai Ke	Ao LK ni n K.	e tt	w ni o Ai L wi n.
wa’ųnąkšaną.	Hįké	horaknįnąga	éja	wani’ųhirawiną.
[they did it.]	Not	they did not tell you, and	there	it was done to you.

A ntt	Ki K L diAiKi	w o nK dA n	e de.	e Ki.
Haną́c	kikarašik	wa’ųnąkšaną,"	éže.	Égi
All	to make up themselves	[they did it,"]	he said.	Then

w w Ke de.	L K L wi Ki di	te Ki	n Ko L	Ki xA tte L.
wawageže,	"Rakarawigiži,	tégi	nągúra	kixajera.
he said to them,	"When you go home,	over here	the road	it forks.

Aoyi L ttKe tt	Aoyi xA tte L	Ai Ke	e	Ao w L wi niy tte.
Hoiracgeja	hoixajera,	hįké	e	howarawinįaje.
To the left	the one that turns,	not	it	do not take it.

w xAo liAi ni	diAi diKi KL	e	wi Lo K n L	w o nK dA n.
Waxopį́nį	šišigara	e	wirukanara	wa’ųnąkšaną.
[Spirit]	[the evil one]	he	the one that is in charge	[he is it.]

p. 185 —

e	Ai att	Ai Le n.	de e	e de.
E	hi’ąc	hiréną,	žee,"	éže.
He	father	he is,	these,"	he said.

e Ki	Ai Ai n li Le de.	A Koyi Le Ki di.	n Ko	Ao Ki xA
Égi	hihinąpireže.	Hakoiregiži,	nągú	hokixa
Then	they went out.	When they started away,	road	the fork

w Ke K	e tt	A Ki Li Le de.	e tt	Ai wo dA wi de.
wagega,	éja	hakiríreže.	Éja	hiwušawiže.
that he mentioned,	there	they came to.	There	they stopped.

A Ao.	e Ki	Ae Le n	Ao Ki xA	e L
"Hąhó,	égi	hereną,	hokixa	era
"Now then,	here	it is,	fork	that he spoke of

Ai a tti Ai L.	tt Ko	e Ki	Ao w Le	w K diAi d Le.
hi’ącihira,	jagú	égi	howare	wągašižare,"
our father,	[how]	here	to go	he told us,"

e de.	Ai Ao	a wi de.	e	Ao w Ly Le de.
éže.	"Hiho,"	awiže.	E	howaraíreže.
he said.	"all right,"	they said.	They	they went.

p. 186 —

e tt	e lA	Ki Lo xeAe	A Ly Le de.	Ki Lo di ttw o nK deAe.
Éja	epa	kiruxe	haraíreže .	Kiružic wa’ųnąkše.
There	from then on	to chase one another	they were.	They were playing with each other.

to w de Ko	o n Koo	A Ai Le de.	e Ki.	A Ai Le Ki di.
Towažegų	’ųnąk’ų	hahíreže.	Égi	hahiregiži,
They kept on	until	they arrived.	And	when they arrived,

we de.	A Ao	ni Ktt KiniKi w ttAo L	A tti Le de	tte L
weže,	"Hąhó,	nįkjąknįkwacora	hajíreže,"	jera
he said,	"Well,	my children	they have come,"	[the one who is this]

e de.	Ao K wy Le de.	A A	ni Ktt Kini K xitti wi L	e liAi L wi n.
éže.	hokawaíreže.	"hąhą́	nįkjąknįgaxjįwira,	epįrawiną,
he said.	They went in.	"Well then,	my children,	you did well,

L tti wi L.	e de	e Ki.	w w Ke de	w L tti Ktt wi Ki di.
rajiwira,"	éže.	Égi	wawageže,	"Warajikjawigiži,"
that you came,"	he said.	Then	he asked them,	"Would you eat?"

p. 187 —

e de.	Ao ttiy	Ai Ky Le de.	toyi Ke we Ai	A tt wi n
éže.	"hoji-á,"	higaíreže.	"Toikewehi	hajawiną,"
he said.	"All right,"	they said to him.	"Hungry	we came here,"

ay Le de.	e tt	w Lo ttw Ki Ki de.	w Lotto	tt n K.
aíreže.	Éja	warucwagigiže.	warúc	janąga
they said.	There	he gave them food to eat.	Food	all

ttAe xiAi Ki di.	de rKe	Lotto	w Ki Ki de.	wo Lotto
cexigiži,	žesge	ruc	wagigiže.	Woruc
that is rare,	[that kind]	to eat	he gave them.	Food

tteAe xiAi L Le Ki	e tt	Lo tti Le de.	e Ki.	w Lo ttoLo dtt
cexiraregi,	éja	rujireže.	Égi	warucrušja
rare,	there	they ate.	And	done eating

Ai Le Ki di.	e tt	w wo Ki tee de.	Ao Ki too ne	w Ai n i we de.*
hiregiži,	éja	wawogit’eže.	Hogit’ųne	wahina’įweže.
when they were,	there	he talked to them.	To say something	he tried to get them.

*this word is followed by something that looks like a # sign, presumably to indicate a new paragraph or section.

p. 188 —

Ai Ki leAe Le ri Le de	de rKe	we Ki di.	e rKe
Hikiperezireže.	Žesge	wegiži,	ésge
They knew of it.	This purpose	he was saying it,	therefore

w d Ki dK	Ai Le de.	e tt	Ki Lo di tti Le de.
wažą́gišgą*	hireže.	Éja	kiružijireže.
to do something in the nature of harm	they did.	There	they scuffled with one another.

*at the top of the English translation's page 56 is written, "wažą́gišgą = to do something in the nature of harm, to [illegible]".

xoAo no n K.	w Lo di ttede.	Ai tt ne n K.	Lo xi de.	Ko te
Xununąka	waružícše.	Hijanénąka	roǧiže,	"Koté,
The younger	he teased him.	The other	[objected,]	"[Say,]

Lo dtt ne.	a	no ni Ke	A Ke	L xoAo Lo Kini
rušją́ne,"	a	nųnįgé	hąké	raxuruginį,
[stop it,"]	he said,	but	not	not heeding him,

p. 189 —

w wy xtt nK deAe.	Ko te	Ai niKi A xitti	A K L Le	e de.
wawaixjanąkše.	"Koté	hinįkhaxjį,	hakarare,"	éže.
he laughed at them.	"Say	my sons,	go outside,"	he said.

wo xtt w Ai de.	o tt o	A Ao	tt Ko	Ai o Kette n
Woxjawahiže.	’Ųja’ų,	"Hąhó,	jagú	hi’ųkjeną,"
He admired them.*	Finally,	"All right,	[how]	we shall do it,"

*the translator adds, "(he thought they were funny)".

e de.	A ni miKi deAe.	de Ko Ki	Ao de.	o tt o
éže.	Hanímįkše.	Žegųgi	hože.	’Ųja’ų,
he said.	He grabbed hold of him.	And	he swung him.	Finally,

rAi L.	w roKo do L.	A lA Ki di.	Ki K de.	w reKe L.
sira	wasgóžu	hapagiži,	gikąže.	wasgéra
his feet	the place where the dishes were	he struck, and	he knocked it over.	The plates

my riAi ttAi	Ai Le de.	Ao Ao	ay Le de.	wi Ke LeKe nK deAe.
mąįsįcį	hireže.	"Hohó,"	aíreže.	Wikereknąkše.
to destroy completely	they did.	"Oh my,"	they said.	They were quiet.

Ko te	ne	w doow n K.	Ai a tti Ai L.	w rKe L.
"Koté,	ne	waš’ųanąga	hi’ąchihira	wasgéra
"Say,	you	you are the cause of this, and	our father	his plates

p. 190 —

my riAi ttAi	Ai w Ki Ki n	e de.	Ko te	ne
mąįsįcį	hiwagiginą,"	éže.	"Koté,	ne
to destroy	we did,"	he said.	"Say,	you

w doo n	a nK deAe.	e Ki.	we de.	Ai niKi A xitti wi L.
waš’ųną,"	ánąkše.	Égi	weže,	"Hinįkhaxjįwira,
[you did it,]"	they kept saying.	And then	he said,	"My sons,

tt Ko	Ai Lo Ai Le	doo wi de.	di Ke	Ai rKe
jagú	hirohire	š’ųwiže?	Žigé	hisgé
what	harm	you have done?	[Again]	[also]

A Ki Koo Ktt n Ae K tt.	tt Ko	Ao o nK deAe.	A lK
hakik’ųkjanahegają,	jagú	ho’ųnąkše.	Hąpga
as I will make myself more,	as	[I am doing it.]	Every day

wo o Ai ne tt tte L.	e	wo o	Ae Le A Ktt n Ae n	e de.
wo’ųhįnejajera,	e	wo’ų	herehakjánaheną,"	éže.
I am at a loss to do something,	[so]	something to do	it will give me,"	he said.

p. 191 —

e Ki.	we de.	ni Ktt Kini K xitti wi L.	w d	y L nK dA n
Égi	weže,	"Nįkjąknįgaxjįwira,	wažą	yaranąkšaną,"
And	he said,	"My children,	something	I am thinking,"

e de.	Ao we	m n KLe.	Ao doo wi n.	Ai K K
éže.	"Howe	mąnąkre	hošųwiną.	Hįkaga
he said.	"Over	the earth	you have gone.	Never

ni Ke	Ai doAo wo dA wi ni n.	e Ki	di Ke.	tt n K.
nįgé	hišuwušawinįną.	Égi	žigé	janąga
anywhere	you did not stop.	And	again	all

ttAi n KL Ki di.	A n ttAi	ttAi L.	w wo L K w wi n.	Ao t
cinąkragiži,	hanącį	cira	waworakawawiną.	hotá
the villages, and	all	the lodges	you have entered.	Some

p. 192 —

ttAi nK n KLe	w xoAo liAi ni	diAi diAi KL	Ai tt
cinąknąkre	waxopį́nį	šišikra	hija
the villages	spirits	the bad ones*	there

*waxopį́nį šišikra is translated as "devils".

nK dA n.	Ao tt lL	deKe
nąkšaną.	Hojąpra	ške
there are.	The force (power) of looking at one another	also

diAi dAi KnK dA n.	di Ke	Ao ni A L	deKe
šišiknąkšaną.	Žigé	honihara	ške
it is bad.	Again	their breath	also

diAi diAi KnK dA n.	e de	di Ke	tt n K
šišiknąkšaną,"	éže.	Žigé	janąga
it is bad,"	he said.	Again	all

ttAi	Ke Le Ki di.	A nt[t]	Ao L K w wi n.	di Ke
ci	keregiži,	haną́c	horakawawiną.	Žigé
lodges	if they kept,	all	you entered.	And

de e	dKe	de rK nK dA n	di Ke	tt n K.
žee	ške	žesganąkšaną.	Žigé	janąga
they	also	they are that way.	And	all

p. 193 —

Ao L tt Ki di.	A Ke	A ntt	liAi ni nK dA n.	Ao t.
horajagiži,	hąké	haną́c	pįnįnąkšaną.	hotá
that visit about,	not	all	they are not good.	Some

w xoAo liAi ni	dAi diAiKi	w o nK dA n.	e rKe.	Ai dtt roAo
waxopį́nį	šišik	wa’ųnąkšaną.	Ésge,	hišjasu
spirits	bad	they are.	Therefore,	looks

Ai L Ke Le ni L wi deKe.	A Ke	w Kidi Ko i L
hirakerenirawišge,	hąké	wąkšiko’įra
if they cast them upon you,	not	life

liAi ni	Ao L w wi n n.	di Ke	deKe.	ttAo Kitti
pįnį	horawawinaną.	Žigé	ške	cokjį
not good	you would go through.	And	[also]	her menses

Ao we	do L Ki ttoKo xiwi Ko ni.	di Ke	Ao ni A L
howe	šurakicguxwigųnį.	Žigé	honihara
path	perhaps you crossed.	Again	their breath

deKe	Ai Ke	liAi ni n K.	Ai d	Ao ni A
ške	hįké	pįnįnąga	hižą	honihá
also	not	it is not good, and	one of them	their breath

p. 194 —

Ai L Ke Le n wi Ki di.	Ao doAo Lo lA n wi deKe.	Ao ni ttAo xiwi n n.
hirakerenawigiži,	hošurupanawišge,	honicuxwinaną,"
if they made it reach you,	and if you inhaled,	you would become weakened,"

e de	e rKe.	ni Ktt Kini K xitti wi L.	i no Ke we	doo wi Ki di.
éže.	"Ésge,	nikjąknįkxjįwira,	inokewe	š’ųwigiži,
he said.	"Therefore,	my children,	sweat bath	you should take,

y Le n.	t doKo L Ki wi Ki di.	liAi n n	e de.	de rKe Kette n.
yaréną.	Taškuragiwigiži,	pįnaną,"	éže.	"Žesgekjeną,
I think.	If you had it soaked out of you,	it would be good,"	he said.	"It will be so,

p. 195 —

Ai att ni L.	w xoAo liAi ni	diAi diAi Kitti	deKe.	A Ki ttA wi doAo no n.
hi’ącnira.	Waxopį́nį	šišikjį	ške	hakijawišųnųną.
our father.	Spirits	[very bad]	[also]	we must have met.

di Ke.	ttAo Kitti	deKe.	Ao we L.	w low Ki ttoKo xiwi doAo no n.
Žigé	cokjį	ške	howera	waboakicguxwišųnųną,"
And	menstruating women	[also]	the paths	we must have crossed them,"

e de.	di Ke	w xoAo liAi ni	diAi diAi Kitti	deKe
éže.	"Žigé	waxopį́nį	šišikjį	ške
he said.	"And	spirits	[very bad]	also

Ao ni A xitti	Ai L wi doAo no n.	ay Le de.	de rKe Kette n.
honihaxjį	hirawišųnųną,"	aíreže.	"Žesgekjeną.
their breath	they must have breathed on us,"	they said.	"Then it shall be.

i no Ke we	ni Ki o Ktt wi n	e de.	e Ki.
Inokewe	nįki’ųkjawiną,"	éže.	Égi
Steam bath	I will give you,"	he said.	Then

p. 196 —

w o de.	mr ni al	ni Ke	w Ki o de.	de e
wa’ųže.	Mąznį’ą́p	nįgé	waki’ųže.	Žee
[he did it.]	Live iron	piece	he did it.	[This]

Ao Ki reKe	xeAe te Ai xitti	ni Ke	t Ktt Ai de.*	leAe tte tt
hųgisge (?)	xetehixjį	nįgé	takjahiže.	pejéja
like a chief (?)	a great big one	piece	he heated.	In the fire

*this is followed by a sign similar to "#" which indictes the start of a new paragraph.

Ao K nK deAe.	Ke ni	wi rii n.	t doAo ttAi de.	e Ki.
hokanąkše.	kéni	wis’ina	tašucįže.	Égi
he put.	Before	long	it was red hot.	And

Ai Ko	di Ke	mr	de rKe	ni Ke
higų	žigé	mąz	žesge	nįgé
[yet]	[again]	iron	the same kind	piece

w Ki o de.	Ai ttAi	w Ki o de.	m Le tte tt	Ai w xiAi Litti
waki’ųže.	Hici	waki’ųže.	Mąrejeja	hiwaxiric
he made it.	Lodge	he made it.	Into the earth	penetrated

p. 197 —

mi nK deAe.	ttAi n K.	de e	e dA n.	w d L
mįnąkše.	Cinąka	žee	ešana	wažąra
[it sat.]	[This lodge]	[these]	only	the things

riKi KeLe de.	m o L.	w d	w o Ki di.	de e
sgįgreže,	Mą’ųra	wažą	wa’ųgiži.	Žee
it is heavy,	Earthmaker	things	he created.	This

de rKe	Ai o de.	i no Ke we	Ao ttAi L.	e Ki.
žesge	hi’ųže,	inokewe	hocira.	Égi
kind	he used,	sweat bath	the lodge.	Then

Ai tt	Ao Ke we	w Ki Ki de.	e Ki	Ao tto Keyi d.
hija	hokewé	wagigiže.	Égi	hųjokeižą*
there	to enter	he let them.	And	a bear stomach

*> hųj-hoké-hižą́.

wi Ki ni L	Aoyi xitti	Ai tt	w Ki K nK deAe.	de e
wikįnį́ra	hoixjį	hija	wagikanąkše.	Tee
oil	full	there	he placed it.	[This]

p. 198 —

e	i ni	Ai Ly xA KL	Ae Le de.	e Ki.
e	ini	hiraixakra	hereže.	Égi
[he]	stone	the pouring of oil	[they did.]	And

Ai tto K w wi Ki di.	wi Ki ni n K	A w xAo Le Ai L Ki di.	ttAi wi tti Le de.
hijokawawigiži,	wikįnį́nąka	hawaxųrehiragiži,	cįwįjireže.
they entered, and	the oil	after they began to pour,	it began to roar.

Ke ni	wi rii ni	ttAi n KLe	t doAo ttAi de.	e Ki
Kéni	wis’įni	cinąkre	tašucįže.	Egi
Before	long	the lodge	it was red hot.	Then

Ai d.	we de.	Ai att A xitti	de Ko	A wi n.
hižą́	weže,	"Hi’ąchaxjį,	žegų	hawiną,
one of them	he said,	"Father,	[now]	we are through,

p. 199 —

ty doKo wi n	e de.	Ke ni.	Ke ni	t ni doKo wi ni n.
taišguwiną,"	éže.	"Kénį,	kénį,	tanišguwinįną,"
we are cleaned,"	he said.	["Not yet,]	[not yet,]	you are not cleaned off,"

e de.	di Ke	e de.	x Kewe de.	tt tti
éže.	Žigé	éže.	Ğakweže.	"Jaji,
he said.	Again	he said.	They were crying.	"Father,

ty dKo wi n	de Ko	A wi n	e de.	Ke ni.
taišguwiną,	žegų	hawiną,"	éže.	"Kénį,
we are cleaned off,	[now]	we are through,"	he said.	["Not yet,]

t ni doKo wi ni n	e de.	de tt K.	Lo K n xitti de.	t doAo ttAi de.
tanišguwinįną,"	éže.	Žejąga,	rokanaxjįže.	tašucįže.
you are not cleaned off,"	he said.	Now,	it was very hot.	It was red hot.

di Ke.	ay Le de.	K tt K	Ao Ki Ko Lo daK Kitti	we de.
žigé,	aíreže.	Gająga,	hókikúruš’akjį	weže,
Again	they said it.	This time,	very feebly	he said it,

p. 200 —

tt tti	ty doKo wi n.	de Ko	A wi n	e de.
"Jaji,	taišguwiną,	žegų	hawiną,"	éže.
"Father,	we are cleaned off,	[now]	we are through,"	he said.

liAi Ai xitti niKi	e de.	de Ko de	tto l A	e K tt.
Pihixjįnįk	éže.	žegų́že.	Jopahą	egają,
[Somewhat carefully,]*	he said it.	Thus it was.	Four times	they had said it,

*the translation has, "in a loud voice".

e lA	deKe	A Ke	w Ki xA lini de.	de tt K
epa	ške	hąké	wagixapnįže.	Žejąga,
from then on,	[also]	not	he would not answer them.	This time,

Ao Ki Ko Lo daK Kitti	wy Le de.	liAi Ai xitti niKi	ay Le de.	de Ko de.
hókikúruš’akjį	waíreže.	Pihixjįnįk	aíreže.	žegų́že.
very weakly	they said it.	[Somewhat carefully,]	[they said it.]*	Thus it was.

*this sentence was not translated.

p. 201 = 202* —

L dtt	Ai Le de.	de Ko de.	tee w Ai Ki di.	w nK deAe
rašją	hireže.	žegų́že.	T’ewahigiži,	wanąkše,
To say no more	they did.	Thus it was.	When he had killed them,	he was saying,

*the page was misnumbered as "202". The pages hereafter are one number too high.

te e	te de rKe	Ao ni LK Kitti L wi L.	A Ke	ni liAi wi ni
"Tee	težesge	honirakjįrawira,	hąké	nipiwinį
["These]	thus	you have been spoken of,	not	I did not like you

no ni Ke	A Ke	w d	Ai A ni Kette Ke	w o L.
nųnįgé	hąké	wažą	hihanįkjege,	wa’ųra
but	not	anything	I did not intend to do,	[I did it,]

A Lo xA	Ay tte Ae L dA L wi n.	K tt	doAo wi L.	e tt Le tt.
haruxa	haijeherašarawiną.	Gają	šųwira	ejareja
[more and more]	[you had an effect.]	When	you did	over here

L Ki	doAo Lo di ttodo dA wi Le tt.	ne ni ne wi L.
ragi,	šuružic-žušawireja,	neninewiną
when you were coming,	you were scuffling on the way,	you were

p. 203 —

y lAe Le rA n.	Ao tt	w xoAo liAi ni	w o L.	Ao we
yaperesąną.	Hojá	waxopį́nį	wa’ųra,	howe
I knew.	Even	the spirits	that I created,	to go about

wo L dK tt	L tte de.	ay Le L.	Ao tt	Lo K n
worašgac	raježe,	aírera.	Hojá,	rokana
you abused them	[you stood,]	they said.	[Yes,]	[much]

w doo wi n.	A Ke	di Ke	A tti	ne xitti
waš’ųwiną.	Hąké	žigé	haji	nexjį
[you did to them.]	Not	[again]	to come	you

de rKe di	Ai L Ki Ki wi ni n n.	ty doKo wi n	a wi.	Ao tt
žesgeži	hiragigiwinįnaną,	'Taišguwiną,'	awi.	Hojá,
that way	you will not do,	'We are cleaned,'	to say.	[Yes,]

t ni doKo Ktt wi Ke	w o n.	Ao deAe Le KL.	t doKo ni wi	w o n.
tanišgukjawige,	wa’ųną.	hušerekra,	tašguniwi	wa’ųną.
to intend that you be cleaned off,	I did it.	Your bones,	to clean	I did it.

p. 204 —

de tt n	ni Ke	n Ko ni.	w d	Lo K ny Le n
žejaną,	nįgé	nakųnį.	Wažą	rokanaireną,
Even now,	there	they must be.	Something	they are great,

y Ke Ktt n Ae.	Ao tt	w d	Ao w d xitti	Ai Le Ko ni.
yagekjanahe.	Hojá,	wažą	howažaxjį	hiregųnį.
I will call.	[Indeed,]	[something]	very weak	they must have been.

ni di	Ao t deKe.	w K ttAK	w A n	y Le L.
Niží,	hotašgé	wákącąk	wahaną,	yaréra.
[Exclamation]	some	holy	I had created them,	I thought.

te de rKe	tee	wo w teeKe Kitti	niKi n Kn Ko ni.	A Ke
Težesge,	t’e	wowat’ekjį	nįknąknagųnį,	hąké
[These sorts,]	to kill	very easy	[little children,]	[not]

te de rKe	w Ki Ki ni n Ko ni.	tt rKe xitti	Ai n K tt.	di Ke
težesge	wagiginįnągųnį.	jasgéxjį	hinagają,	žigé
[these sorts]	[to do for them.]	What	they must have been doing,	[again]

p. 205 —

de tt K.	w rKe L.	wy Ki xAo xoAo xi Le.	A Ke di	de rKe
žejąga,	wasgéra	waigixoxoǧire.	Hąkéži	žesge
even now,	dishes	they broke them up.	But not	this

w Ki Ki ni Ktt n	A o	Ae Le n.	w rKe L.	woyi niKi
wagiginįkjaną.	Ha’ų	hereną.	wasgéra	woinįk
I did not intend to do to them.	[To remain]	[it is.]*	The plates	to be destroyed

*this sentence is not translated.

wy Ki Ki Le L	e tt	Ai Ke	wy liAi ni n	e de.
waigigirera	éja	hįké	waipįnįną,"	éže.
when they caused them,	then	not	I did not like them,"	he said.

e Ki xitti	i no Ke we	Ao ttAi Lo KeLe Ki.	Ai d	Ai Kd tti Ke Le de.
égixjį,	inokewe	hocirokregi,	hižą	hikšajikereže.
Just then,	sweat bath	within the lodge,	one	he let out a little laugh.

p. 206 —

A K K reKey d	Ai Le de.	we de.	ni Ktt KiniKi w ni L.	Lo K n
"Hagagasgeižą,"	hireže.	Weže,	"Nįkjąknįkwanira,	rokana
"Oh my,"	he thought.	He said,	"My little children,	[much]

niKi	Ai Le K tt.	t dKo	niKi	w K L Ki
nįk	hiregają,	tašgu	nįk	wakaragi,
little	having been,	to clean	[a little]	[as I said,]

n i nK dA n.	tee	wy Ki Ki	dKe	n i n Ke
ną’įnąkšana.	T’e	waigigi	ške	ną’įnąke,
I am trying.	To kill	to do them for me	[also]	because they tried,

A K xitti.	ne	w o L	Ae Le Le n.	w lA K nK
hakaxjį,	ne	wa’ųra	herereną.	Wapaką́nąk
often,	I	[that I created them]	they are.	To be clever

w o n.	Ao w d xitti	Ai Le K tt	w o nK dA n.	tee
wa’ųną.	Howažaxjį	hiregają,	wa’ųnąkšaną.	T’e
I made them.	Very weak	they were,	[I made them].	To kill

p. 207 —

w w teeKe Kitti	w o nK dA n.	ni Ktt Kini KL	tee	wy Ki Ki
wawat’ekjį	wa’ųnąkšaną.	nikjąknįkra	t’e	waigigi
[to be going to do it]	[they did it.]	My children	to kill	they did for me

n i n KeLe.	a tti Le de.	Lo KeLe Ki*	n KeLe	w n Kde.
ną’įnąkre,"	ajireže.	Rokregi	nąkre	wa’ųnąkše.
they tried,"	he began to say.	From within	[who were]	[they did it.]

*at the beginning of this word is an odd symbol that looks like a square version of the numeral "8" followed by a numeral "1", set at an ascending angle of about 45°. The English translation, p. 60, begins here with a symbol that seems to suggest the beginning of a new paragraph.

Ko te	Lo dtt neyi*	Ke ni	w K t doKo ni n.	Ki rAe we
"Koté,	rušjąnei,	kéni	wągatašgunįną.	Kiséwe
"Say,	stop that,	not yet	we are not cleaned.	Still

*just before this word, there appears to be a paragraph sign (¶).

mi nK KLe.	a nK deAe.	Ko te	Lo dtt ne.	i no Ke we
mįnąkre,"	ánąkše.	"Koté,	rušjąne,	inokewe
sit,"	they said.	"Say,	quit that,	sweat bath

p. 208 —

Ao ttAi L	w d Ly dKy Ke.	Ke ni	w K t doKo ni n	a nK dAe.
hocira	wažaraįšgąige.	kéni	wągatašgunįną,"	ánąkše.
the lodge	you might injure.	Not yet	we are not cleaned,"	they said.

te we L Ki.	A tti	Ay ri Kitti	nK Ki Le ra de	deKe.
Tewéraki,	haji	haizikjį	nąkires’aže,	ške
Unexpectedly,	they came	to bulge	they would do,	[also]

o n Koo	A Ki ni	mi Ki Le de.	m ri ttAi L.*	t Ko al
’ųnąk’ų,	hakini	mįgireže.	Mązicira	taku’ąp,
finally,	to take a hold of one another	they did.	The iron lodge	it was red hot,

*the bottom portion of the letter /s/ seems to have been overwritten to make it less ambiguous.

nu ni Ke.	Ki Kr	Ai Ai nl	n Ki L n K	dKe
nųnįgé	gigás	hihinąp	nąkiranąga	ške
but	to burst	to go out	[they did, and]	again

Aoyi K wy Le ra de.	Ki Lo xeAe.	w o nK deAe.	o n Koo	A ntt
hoikawaires’aže.	Kiruxe	wa’ųnąkše.	’Ųnąk’ų,	haną́c
they would run back in.	[To chase each other]	[they did it.]*	Finally,	all

*this sentence is not translated.

p. 209 —

Ki de de Le de.	i no Ke we	Ao ttAi L.	e Ki.	wi Ki ni
gižežereže,	inokewe	hocira.	Égi	wikįnį́
they broke it up,	sweat bath	the lodge.	Then	oil

Ao do n K.	n xtt Ki Le de.	ttAi wi tti Le de.	te e L	Lo K n de.
hožunąka	nąxjakireže.	Cįwįjireže.	Teera	rokanaže.
the bag	they kicked.	It made a loud noise.	[This one]	[it was much.]

ttAi L.	Aoyi nK deAe.	e tt.	di Ke	ttAi Lo le tt.
Cira	hoinąkše.	Éja	žigé	ciróbeja
The lodge	it caught on fire.	Then	[again]	front door

A Ki	A Ki ni oyi Le de.	e tt	Ki Ke Le L.	rii xitti
hagi	hakini’ųireže.	Éja	gikerera,	s’ixjį
[there]	they scuffled.	There	[he dove in],	for a long time

p. 210 —

Lo daK deAe.	e tt	n tto L	deKe	A t dA L de.
ruš’akše.	Éja	nąjúra	ške	hatašaraže.
[he failed.]	There	his hair	[also]	it was singed.

wy ni L	deKe.	t Ki	A A li Le de.	e Ki.
Wainira	ške	taki	hahąpireže.	Égi
His clothing	[also]	here and there	became as daylight.	[And]

K tt K	Ki Lo Ko	Ai Le de.	e tt	Ai Ai nl deAe.
gająga	giruko	hireže.	Éja	hihiną́pše.
then	to get out of the way	they did.	Then	he came out.

de Ko de.	ttAi L	Aoyi t Koo xitti de.	de Ko	L xAo ttL dA n
žegų́že.	Cira	hoitak’ųxjįže.	Žegų,	raxojrašana
Thus it was.	The lodge	it was burned to the ground.	[Thus,]	nothing but ashes

Ae Le de.	e Ki.	w nK deAe.	Ko te	Ai Ke
hereže.	Égi	wanąkše,	"Koté,	hįké
[there was.]	Then	they said to one another,	"Say,	not

liAi ni L n.	Ai a tti Ai L.	ttAo ni	w reKe L.	w L Ki xoAo xeKe
pįnįraną.	hi’ącihira	coni	wasgéra	waragixuxek
you have not done right.	Our father	first	dishes	you broke them up

p. 211 —

w Ae L.	di Ke	K tt K.	ttAi L	t xoAo L Ki Ki n.
wahéra.	Žigé	gająga,	cira	taxuragiginą."
it is why I say it.	[Again]	now,	his house	you burned down."

e tt	n tti Ki rKe nK deAe.	n ttKe L Ki te Ki Le de	a nK deAe.
Éja	najikisgenąkše.	Nącgera gitekireže,	ánąkše.
There	they scolded one another.	They felt sorry for him,	they said.

e Ki.	we de.	ni Ktt Kini K xitti wi L.	Ai Ke	w di Lo Ai L ni n.
Égi	weže,	"Nįkjąknįkxjįwira,	hįké	wažįrohiranįną.
Then	he said,	"My children,	not	it is of no consequence.

tti Ai Lo	Ai Le de.	ttAi n KLe.	tt Ko	ne
Jihiro	hireže.	Cinąkre	jagú	ne
[?]*	they were.	The lodge	[how]	you

*this is not translated.

p. 212* —

A liAi ni wi L	w L K L Ki doo wi n.	di Ke	Ai d.	A o Ktt n Ae n.
hapiniwira	waragaragiš’ųwiną.	Žigé	hižą	ha’ųkjanaheną.
[it belongs]	[you have done it to ?].	[Again]	one	I will make for myself.

*at the top right of this page is written a large bold sign, either "*" or "#".

A Ke	w di	L wi ni ne	e de.	A Ke
Hąké	wažį́	rawinįne,"	éže.	"Hąké
Not	anything	you are not,"	he said.	"Not

w d	y L ni n.	di Ke	e liAi xitti L	Ai d
wažą	yaranįną.	Žigé	epixjįra	hižą
[anything]	I do not care.	[Again]	the better	one

A Ki Koo Ktt n Ae n.	e de.	di Ke	e tt	Ki Lo di tti Le Ki.
hakik’ųkjanaheną,"	éže.	Žigé	éja	kiružijiregi,
I will make for myself,"	he said.	Again	there	they began to tease one another, and

Ki Lo xeAe	to we	A Koyi Le de.	Ko L.	m dtt
kiruxe	towe	hakoireže.	Korá,	mąšją
to chase one another	[to go]	they came away.	[Exclamation]	[mighty]

p. 213 —

n tteKe L te Kono ni Ke.	e Ki	dKe	di Ke	dKe
nącgera teknunige	égi	ške	žigé	ške
he was angry, but	and	[also]	[again]	[also]

w n Ke we de.	e tt	t xoAo	Ai n i ne	dKe
wanąkeweže.	Éja	taxu	hinaįne	ške
he was afraid of them.	There	to burn up	if they wanted to,	and

Ki o	Ai L n K	Ai Ki lAe Lere deAe.	e Ki	di Ke.
ki’ų	hiránąga	hikiperezše.	Égi	žigé
[to do]	[they did and]	he knew it.	Then	[again]

w Kd	Ai Le de.	Ko te	A Ke	deKe
wakšą́	hireže.	"Koté,	hąké	ške
to turn back	they did.	"Say,	not	perhaps

liAi ni	Ai Ai ra Le.*	Ai a tti Ai L.	Ao Ki L Ki ne Ktte n.	a wi de.
pįnį	hįhis’are.	hi’ącihira	hogiraginekjeną,"	awiže.
wrong	we did.	Our father	let us go and tell,"	they said.

*at the end of this word is a bold "#" indicating a new paragraph.

p. 214 —

e rKe	di Ke	w Kd wi de.	we L Ki	di Ke
Ésge	žigé	wakšąwiže.	Weraki,	žigé
So	again	they turned back.	Unexpectedly,	again

A Ktt	Ai tt	A Ai Le de.	tt A a.	di Ke
hakjá	hija	hahíreže.	"Jáha-á	žigé
back	there	they came.	"Well,	again

L tti wi de.	w wi Ke de.	A A a.	te Ki	Ao w
rajiwiže,"	wawigéže.	"Hąhą’ą,	tégi	howa
you have come back,"	he said to them.	"Yes,	over here	[around]

Le L	Lo L xi L.	e tt	A Ki wi n.	n Ko
rera	roraxira,	éja	hakiwiną.	nągú
to go	you forbade us,	there	we went back.	Road

Ao Ki xA L.	Ai L Ki wi L.	A Ao.	tt rKe	Ai Ai Ktt n Ae de.
hokixara	hirakiwira,	hąhó,	jasgé	hihikjanaheže?
the fork	when we got to,	well,	what	we were going to do?

e Ki	Ai a tti Ai L	Ao w Le	w K diAi L	Ai A wi n.
Égi	hi’ącihira	howare	wągašira,	hihawiną.
Here	our father	to go	he told us,	we said.

p. 215 —

A Ao	Ai A wi L	e	w w t wi n.	e tt
'Hąhó,'	hihawira	e	wawatawiną.	Éja
'All right,'	we said,	and	we went that way.	There

Le tt	Ai Lo di ttd n.	e rKe.	e tt	A Ki
reja	hiružicšaną.	Ésge,	éja	hagi
[on he went]	he teased me.	So,	[there]	on the way

to di t[t] wi n.	Ai A wi L.	Ai niKi A xitti wi L.	a n K.
tužicwiną,	hihawira.	'Hinįkhaxjįwira,'	ánąga
we teased one another,	[as we said.]	'My sons,'	he said and

wo xeAe te xitti wi wi n.	e Ki.	wo Ki teKe	A n i wi L	deKe.
woxetexjįwiwiną.	Égi	wogitek	hana’įwira	ške
he loved us very much.	And	to get angry	we tried	and

Ai Ke	w di L ni n.	tt rKe	wo xAe te Ai L wi L	Ai deKe
hįké	wažįranįną.	Jasgé	woxetehirawira	hišgé
not	he would not think anything about it.*	As much as	you loved us,	he also

*at the top of the English translation page (63), the following definition is entered: "tacgú = to clean off by fire".

p. 216 —

de rKe n.	woy Koo wi n	dKe.	w Att wi n.	w d
žesge	woik’ųwiną.	Ške	wahajawiną,	wažą
the same	[he reciprocated with.]	[Also]	we ate	things

ttAe xiAi L Le Ki xitti	Lo tti Ki Ki wi n.	e Ki	w o n.	Ai Lo xi ttL
cexiraregixjį	rujigigiwiną.	Égi	wa’ųną.	Hiruǧicra*
rare	he gave us to eat.	And	he did that.	To tease me

*one would expect -ružic-, but there is no question that the syllabic letter is /x/.

Lo w xi	no ni Ke.	A Ke	Ae Ki Lo dtt ni n.	e Ki.
rowaǧi,	nųnįgé	hąké	hekirušjąnįną.	Égi
I forbade him,	but	not	he would not stop.	Then

we n.	A Ki L Le	e n.	wo xtt wi wi n.	e tt	A ni A mi KL.*
wéną,	'Hakirare',	éną.	Woxjawiwiną.	Éja	hanįhamįkra
he said,	'Fight with him,'	he said.	He did it in fun.	[There]	I grabbed hold of him,

*the syllable /ni/ is inserted above the line in smaller letters.

to a tti Le	A n K.	Ay Ao K t.	w reKe	Ao do L.
tu’ąjire,	hánąga	haihugają,	wasgé	hožura
he was swung,	and	after I swung him,	dish	containers

p. 217 —

riAi L	Ai Lo tti	A n.	w roKo do L.	Ki K L.
sira	hirujį	haną.	Wasgóžura	gikąra
his feet	to strike	[I did.]	Dish container	it was knocked down

my rAi ttAi n.	e tt	wo Ki teKe n tte n.	e tt
maisįcįną.	Éja	wogiteknąjeną.	Éja
it was destroyed.	Then	he seemed to become angry.	Then

t doKo wi Ktt wi	e n.	Ao we	w xAo liAi ni	diAi diAiKi
tašguwikjawi	éną.	Howe	waxopį́nį	šišik
he would clean us off with fire,	he said.	Going about	spirits	bad

w o wi Ke	e rKe.	Ao ttiy y	K wi L.	mr ni al.
wa’ųwige.	Ésge,	hoji-á	kąwira.	Mąznį’ą́p
because we had been with.	So	all right	we told him.	Live iron

Ao Ki rKe	xAe te	Ai xitti	ni Ke	t Ktt Ai n.
hogisge	xete	hixjį	nįgé	takjahiną.
chunk	great	full	place	he heated it.

e Ki	di Ke.	mr	de rKe	ni Ke
Égi	žigé	mąz	žesge	nįgé
And	[again]	iron	kind	[thing]

p. 218 —

Ai ttAi o n.	e Ki.	Ai tt	Ao Ke we	Ai Ki Ki wi n.
hici’ųną.	Égi	hija	hokewé	higigiwiną.
he made the lodge.	Then	[there]	to enter	he made us.

e Ki.	wi Ki ni	A lA xAo wi n.	t K ttL	Lo K n n.
Égi	wikįnį́	hapaxuwiną.	takacra	rokananą.
And	oil	we poured.	Hot	it was very.

e tt	tee A Ki Ki	Koo wi L.	e xitti n	tee wi wi de.
Éja	t’ehakgigi	k’ųwira	exjįna	t’ewiwiže,
There	he killed	we feigned	to him	he killed us,

a n K.	Lo K n	wy K wi n.	L dtt L	e Ki.
ánąga	rokana	waigawiną.	Rašjąra	égi
and	very much	he said.	[Having stopped talking,]	[here]

A Ki	to di ttiwi L.	i no Ke we	Ao ttAi L.	Ay de de wi n.
hagi	tužicwira,	inokewe	hocira	haižežewiną.
[afterwards]	we teased one another,	sweat	the lodge	we broke to pieces.

p. 219 —

e tt.	ttAi L	t e	A Ki Ki wi n.	e tt
Éja	cira	ta’é	hagigiwiną.	Éja
There	the lodge	afire	[we caused it.]	[There]

ttAi Lo le tt	A Ki ni	A o wi L.	eyo w Ki Li	Ko L.
ciropeja	hakini	ha’ųwira,	eowakiri	gura,
[door]	[to go]	[we stood in place for a time,]	[to come back]	[to go home,]

Lo daK dA n.*	e tt	t xAo A wi n	no ni Ke	Ai Ke
roš’akšaną.	Éja	taxuhawiną,	nųnįgé	hįké
[he could not do it.]†	There	we could have burned him up,	but	not

*just before this word is an inscrutible symbol written in ink slightly above the line.
†this entire sentence is omitted from the translation.

A o wi ni n.	e Ki.	n tteKe L. Ai teKe wi de	Ai A wi L.	A Ke
ha’ųwinįną.	Égi	nącgera hitekwiže,	hihawira.	Hąké
we did not do it.	[Then]	we were sorry,	we told him.	Not

w di L ni	Ai diAi wi n.	Ai d	Ki Koo Ktt n Ae de	e Ke
wažįranį,	hišiwiną.	Hižą	kik’ųkjanaheže,	ége.
it is nothing,	he told us.	One	he could make himself,	he said.

e Ki.	di Ke	e	w w Ao wi n.	A Ke
Égi	žigé	e	wawahuwiną.	Hąké
Then	again	here	we came.	Not

p. 220 —

liAi ni	deKe	A w ra Le	Ai A wi Ke	Ao mi Ki tK
pįnį	ške	hawas’are	hihawige,	honįgitak
not right	also	as we were thinking,	because we had done,	to tell you

Ao wo n	ay Le de.	e Ki.	w wy xtt de.	A Ke
huwoną,"	aíreže.	Égi	wawaixjaže.	"Hąké
we came,"	they said.	Then	he laughed at them.	"Not

w di	Lo Ai Le	doo wi ni n.	wo w Ki d	w o nK dA n.
wažį́	rohire	š’ųwinįną.	Wowąkižą	wa’ųnąkšaną.
anything	that was harmful	you did not do.	A bad fellow	he is.

e Ki.	te de Ko	ne Ki dKe	Ai Ke
Égi	težegų	negišge	hįké
And	[this]	even now	not

w di L ni n Kd n.	A Ke	deKe	Ao ni dii Kini A nK dA n.	n ni K
wažįranįnąkšaną.	Hąké	ške	honiš’įknįhanąkšaną,	nuniga
it is nothing.	Not	[also]	he was not angry at you,	but

p. 221 —

w wi n di.	e rKe	A Ke	w di L ni n.	e Ki.
wawinąžį,	ésge	hąké	wažįranįną.	Égi
[he encouraged],	that is why	not	[it is nothing.]	And

de e	e Le n.	tt n K.	w d L.	A Ke
žee	ereną.*	Janąga	wažąra	hąké
he	he is the one.	All	the things	[not]

*for hereną, the /h/ being dropped form external sandhi from the concluding vowel of the previous word.

liAi ni L.	e	Ai att Ai Le n.	e	w o nK dA n.
pįnįra,	e	hi’ąchireną.	E	wa’ųnąkšaną.
[not good,]	he	he is their father.	He	he created them.

tt n K.	w d L.	A Ke	Ae Le ni L.	A Ke
Janąga	wažąra	hąké	herenira	hąké
All	the things	not	they should not be,	not

w di	Lo Ai Le	doo wi ni n.	e de.	e Ki.
wažį́	rohire	š’ųwinįną,"	éže.	Égi
anything	that was harmful	you did not do,"	he said.	Then

A Koyi Le de.*	e tt†	A Ko Ley d	ow Ki Li Le K tt.	e tt
haguireže.	Éja	hagoreižą	’ųwąkiriregają,	éja
they came away.	[There]	finally,	as they came on their way,	there

*this is followed by a # sign indicating the beginning of a new paragraph.
†just before this word is a kind of double "#" sign indicating the start of a new paragraph.

p. 222 —

ni dL	A Kidi xitti	lA reAe tte de.	e tt
nižra	hąkšixjį	paseježe.	Éja
the cliffs	very high	[they became pointed.]	There

Ao t[i] wi de.*	e Ki	Ao ti Ktte n.	xeAe n KLe.†	xAe
hot[i]wiže.	Égi,	"Hotikjeną.	xenąkre,	xe
they climbed.	Then,	"Let us climb,	this hill,	hill

*this is translated as though there were an /i/ in the second syllable, although it seems to have been omitted.
†just before this word are a pair of inscrutible symbols written in dark ink and pitched upward at a 45° angle.

w xtt n KLe	e Ki	a wi de.	e Ki.	Ai tto ti wi K tt.
waxjanąkre	égi,"	awiže.	Égi	hijotiwigają,
this funny one	[here,"]	they said.	And	when they climbed up,

te we L Ki	e tt	w ni Ko m L	no liAi wi
tewéraki,	éja	wanįkomara	nųpiwi
unexpectedly,	there	bird nests	two

e tt	A[i] tte de.*	wo Lo xo tti Le K tt.	w niKi niKi	xoAo dA L L.
éja	h[i]ježe.	Woruxujiregają,	wanįgᵉnįk	xušarara
there	[they came to.]	When they looked at them,	chick	featherless

*probably, but not cetrtainly, an /i/ has been omitted in the first syllable.

p. 223 —

Ai d	dA n.	Ai tt nK deAe.	Ko te	w niKi ni Ki
hižą́	šana	hijanąkše.	"Koté,	wanįgᵉnįk
one	each	it contained.	"Say,	birds

Ki n Kd n	a nK deAe.	Ai Ko	e tt	n di L n K
ginąkšaną,"	ánąkše.	Higų	éja	nąžįrenąga
there are,"*	they said.	[Now]	there	they stood and

*or "were left behind".

wo Lo xo ttnK deAe.	Ai d.	a Ao	Aoyi ttini Ke tt.	m dAo
woruxucnąkše.	Hižą́	ahu	hoijnįgeja	mąšu
they looked at them.	One	arms	under	feathers

Ao xiAi Li niKi	ni rKe de.	Kidi.	m doAo L	ttAo xitti Le de.†
hoxirinik*	nisgeže,	giži.	Mąšura	coxjįreže.
[?]	he seemed to have	[.]	The feathers	they were very blue.‡

*an unknown word, which is also untranslated. Cf. xíri, "to get into something soft", or perhaps, xinį, "sparks".
†at the begining and end of the syllables // there are two elongated dots in ink.
‡co can also mean "green".

m dtt	m dAo	liAi ne de.	Ko L.	m doAo L.
Mąšją	mąšu	pįneže.	"Korá,	mąšura
Very	feathers	they were good.	"[Say,]	feathers

p. 224 —

w d	liAi	Ae Ktti L n Ki di.	m dAo L	wo Ki ro Ki re Ki di
wažą	pį	hekjįranagiži,	mąšura	wogizokiregiži,"
[things]	fine	they will be,	the feathers	when they mature,"

a nK deAe.	Ko te	xoo Ke L.	w d	liAi
ánąkše.	"koté,	x’okera	wažą	pį
they said.	"Say,	the old ones	[things]	good

Ae Ktti ne Ki di.	ay Le de.	e Ki.	Ai d	wi K wi de.
hekjįnegiži,"	aíreže.	Égi	hižą́	wigawiže,
they must be,"	they said.	And	one of them	they said,

Ko te	Ao ttAi ttAi ni KL.	L dL	tt Ko	Ai ni Ky Le de.
"Koté	hocįcįnįkra,	rašra	jagú	hinigaireže?",
"Say	little boy,	[name]	[what]	they call you?",

Ai Ke de.	e Ki.	da Kow A L.	A Ki Li Le K.	ni Ke Le Le K.
higeže.	"Égi,	š’agowahara	hakirírega,	nįgererega,
they said to it.	"Well,	my parents	when they come home,	when they find me,

p. 225 —

wy Ky Le doAo no n.	ny rA w Ki diAi dK	Ai Ky Le doAo no n.	e de.	Ko L
waigairešųnųną,	Nąisawągišiška	higairešųnųną,"	éže.	"Korá,
[they used to tell me,]	"Breaks the Tree Tops"	they used to call me,"	he said.	"Say,

Ld	w xtt ni Ki d	A diAi ni K tt	a nK deAe.	ny rA w Ki diAi dK
raš	waxjanįkižą	hašinigają,"	ánąkše.	"Nąisawągišiška,"
name	a funny one	you have,"	they said.	"Breaks the Tree Tops,"

a nK deAe.	di Ki tt ne n K.	Ai Ki w xi Le de.	Ko te.	Ai deKe
ánąkše.	Žigijanenąka*	higiwąxireže,	"Koté,	hišgé
[they said.]	Then the other one	they asked,	"Say,	[also]

*< žigé-hijanénąka.

tt Ko	niKi	Ai ni Ky Le de	e de.	e Ki.
jagú	nįk	hinigaireže?",	éže.	"Égi,
what	[little one]	they call you?",	[he said.]	"Well,

daK w A L	A Ki Li Le K.	ni K L Ke Le Le K.	wy Le doAo no n.
š’agowahara	hagirirega,	nįgarakererega,	wairešųnųną,
my parents	when they come home,	when they speak lovingly to me,	they used to call me,

p. 226 —

L di L tti Le K.	ny rA w Ki xo K.	Ai Ky Le doAo no n	e de.*	Ko L.
ražirajirega,	Naįsawągiǧoga,	higairešųnųną,"	éže.	"Korá,
to call me by name,	'Smashes the Tree Tops',	they used to call me,"	he said.	"Say,

*the word e de is reduplicated as the succeeding word on the next line by mistake.

Ld	w xtt ni Ki d	A diAi ni K tt	a nK deAe.	ny rA w Ki xo K.
raš	waxjanįkižą	hašinigają,"	ánąkše.	Naįsawągiǧoga,
name	a funny one	you have,"	they said.	"Smashes the Tree Tops,"

a tt wi de.	ny rA w Ki diAi dL.	tt tt n K.	daK w L wi K	A Ki Li Le ra de
ajawiže.	Naįsawągišišra,	jajanąga	š’agowarawiga	hagirires’aže?,"
they said.	"Breaks the Tree Tops,	about when	your parents	they would come back?,"

p. 227 —

Ai Ke de.	e Ki.	Ai Ko tt tt	w Ki Ko	Le A wi K
higeže.	"Égi,	higųjają	wakigó	rehawiga,
[he asked.]	"Well,	whenever	to call	[we send out,]

A Ki Li Le dAo no n.	e de.	Ko te	e Ki	w Ki Ko
hakirirešųnųną,"	éže.	"Koté,	égi	wakigó
they always come back,"	he said.	"Say,	well,	to call

Le Ai wi Le	A Ki Li Le K tt n.	w wi Ky Le de.	Ao ttiy	ay Le de.
rehiwire	hakirirekjaną,"	wawigaireže.	"Hojiá,"	aíreže.
[send out]	that they may come back,"	they said to them.	"All right,"	they said.

e Ki.	ny rA wi Ki diAi dK	we de.	n w n K	we de.
Égi	Naįsawągišiška	weže,	nąwąnąka	weže,
And	Breaks the Tree Tops	said,	this song	he said,

Ai tt Ko wi Le.	Ai tt Ko wi Le.	w Le ttA w
"Hijagųwire.	Hijagųwire.	Warecáwa
"Come back and see us.	Come back and see us.	Twins

mo tt niKi	Ai L ni Ae L.	Ai Ly tti L wi n.
mojanįk	hiránihera	hiraijirawiną.
who have gone crazy over the earth	they have	they have come upon us.

p. 228 —

Ai tt Ko wi Le.	e de.	K tt.	m xiAi Aoyi tte tt	ttAi wi tti Ke Le de.
Hijagųwire,"	éže.	Gają	mąxihoijeja	cįwįjikereže.
Come back and see us,"	he said.	And	at the horizon	there was a great thunder.

Ko te	Ai dKe	a L.	Ai tt ne n K	Ai Ky Le de.
"Koté,	hišgé	ara,"	hijanénąka	higaíreže.
"Say,	also	you say,"	the other	they said to him.

tt Ko	Ai deAe ra Ki di.	e	xA lee	A Ki Li Le Kette n.
"Jagú	hišes’agiži,	e,	xap’é	hakirirekjeną,"
"Whatever	you are in the habit of saying,	say,	soon	they may come back,"

Ai Ky Le de.	Ao ttiy	e de.	Ai no li Ke	Ai A wi doAo no n.
higaíreže.	"Hojiá,"	éže.	"Hinųpike	hihawišųnųną,"
they said to him.	"All right,"	he said.	"Both	we used to say it,"

e de.	A A	e Ki.	Ai dKe	a Le
éže.	"Hąhą́,	égi	hišgé	are,"
he said.	"All right,	[then]	also	you say it,"

p. 229 —

Ai Ky Le de.	e Ki.	Ai deKe	e de.	n w
higaíreže.	Égi	hišgé	éže,	nąwą
they said to them.	Then	also	he said,	song

we de.	Ai tt Ko wi Le.	Ai tt Ko wi Le.	w Le ttA w
weže,	"Hijagųwire.	Hijagųwire.	Warecáwa
he said it,	"Come back and see us.	Come back and see us.	Twins

mo tt niKi	Ki L ni Ae L.	Ai Ly tti L wi n.
mojanįk	kiranihera	hiraijirawiną.
who have gone crazy over the earth	they have	they have come upon us.

Ai tt Ko wi Le.	e de.	Ko L.	xoAo no tt ne	A Ke
Hijagųwire,"	éže.	Kora,	xunująne	hąké
Come back and see us,"	he said.	[Say,]	the younger one	not

Ki liAi ni de.	mo tt niKi	Ai Ky Le Ki di.	e Ki	tt tti ne tt.
gipįnįže,	mojanįk	higairegiži,	égi	jajineją
[it was not good]	going crazy over the earth	when they said it,	and	even now

p. 230 —

ttAi wi	A Koy Le de.	Lo K n xitti	Ko de.	tt tti ne tt.
cįwį	haguireže.	Rokanaxjį	guže.	jajineją
thundering	they came.	Very great	they came.	Even now

Ki ni li de.	Lo tteKe L	Lo K n n	Ai d	Ki rA Kn i ne	a wi de.
kinibiže.	"rucgéra	rokanana	hižą	gisakną’įne,"	awiže.
[they were here ?].	"pigeons	the many ones	one	try to kill,"	they said.

e tt	i ni	Ai oyi L n K.	wy diAili tti Le	Ai Le ra de.
Éja	ini	hioíranąga	waišipjire	hires’aže.
There	stones	they used and	they knocked them down	[they would do.]

Ai deKe	o xitti L	no ni Ke.	A Ke	w wi ttAe tti L ni de.*
Hišgé	’ųxjįra	nųnįgé	hąké	wawicejiranįže.
Also	they tried very hard	but	not	they could not harm them.

*there is a large horizontal ink smudge between the letters /w/ and /wi/, but the letters in this word are unusually widely spaced and the smudge seems to have fallen between them.

e Ki	te we L Ki.	e tt	Ai d	Ao we
Égi,	tewéraki,	éja	hižą	howe
Then,	unexpectedly,	there	one	[going about]

p. 231 —

ow K tt.	w i	Ki xA w ni n KL	i	w owK deAe.
’ųwąkają,	wa’į	gixawaninąkra	į́	wa’ųwąkše.
[when he was,]	blanket	the lost one	he had on (wore)	[he was doing it.]

Ki diAili tti Le Ai wi de.	e tt	w i L	Ko Lo ri Le de.	e Ki
Gišipjirehiwiže.	Éja	wa’įra	kurusireže.	Égi
They knocked him down.	There	the blanket	they took it back.	And

wy Le de.	w K m Ao tt Ktt n A wi n.	de Ko	Ai Ai Ktt wi n	ay Le de.
waíreže,	"Wągamąhujakjanahawiną,	žegų	hihikjawiną,"	aíreže.
they said,	"We will be ended,	so	let us stop,"	they said.

e tt	w Ki Lo dtt	Ai Le de.	w K tt	w o nK deAe.
Éja	wagirúšją	hireže.	Wakąja	wa’ųnąkše.
There	to let up on them	they did.	Thunderbirds	they were them.

e Ki.	w i L.	Ao Ko Lo xo ttK tt.	te we L Ki.	t ri de.
Égi	wa’įra	hokuruxucgają,	tewéraki,	taziže.
And	his blanket	he looked at it, and	unexpectedly,	it had become yellow.*

*the translation adds, "with age (smoke?)."

p. 232 —

e Ki.	wo Lo reKe L	deKe.	A ntt	rA n L L de.
Égi	woruskera	ške	haną́c	sąnąraraže.
And	the ornaments	also	all	they had fallen off.

Ko L.	Ai Loyi Le xitti n KL.	w i L	diAi diAi Ki Ki Ki Le.	e de.
"Korá,	hisoirexjįnąkra	wa’įra	šišikigigire,"	éže.
"Well,	the bad fellow	the blanket	they have spoiled,"	he said.

e Ki.	K Ly riAiriAi ttede.	K tt	ttAe Ke tt	tt rK ni Ae Ki di
Égi	karaisisįcše.	Gają	cegéja	jásganihègiži,
Then	he shook it.	And	new	as it used to be,

de rK Ki Li nK deAe.	wo Lo reKe L	deKe.	liAi xitti de.	A ntt.
žesgakirinąkše.	Worusgera	ške	pįxjįže,	haną́c.
it became.	The ornaments	also	it was good,	all.

e Ki.	xoAo no tte K.	we de.	Ko te	te n KLe
Égi	xunujega	weže,	"Koté,	tenągere
Then	the youngest	he said,	"Say,	these

p. 233 —

w day Le L	A Ke	wy liAi ni n	e de.*	a n K.
waš’airera	hąké	waipįnįną,"	éže,	ánąga
they said something	not	I do not like,"	he said,	and

*something like a "#" sign occurs after this word.

n xiAi Li xiAi Li	Ai Ko Lo Ao de.	Ai tt ne tt ne	Lo xi de.
naxirixiri	hikorohóže.	Hijanejąne	roǧiže.
to smash with the feet	he was about to.	The other one	he forbade it.

A Ke	de rKe	L ni Ki di.	w di	w Ki Koo Ktte n.
"Hąké	žesge	ranįgiži,	wažį́	wakik’ųkjeną,"
"Not	that	do not do,	something	we can make it ourselves,"

e de.	xAe te niKi tt ne	we de.	w Ke Le Ai	w Ki Koo Ktte n
éže.	xetenįkjąne	weže,	"Wakerehi	wakik’ųkjeną,"
he said	The oldest one	he said,	"Headdresses	we can make it ourselves,"

e de.	A Ao	e de.	e Ki.	Ai d d n.*
éže.	"Hąhó,"	éže.	Égi	hižąšana
he said	"All right,"	he said.	And	one apiece

*the text seems to read, Ai d dt n. Above the line, /tt/ is written apparently as a correction to /dt/. However, given the translation, "one apiece", /dt/ should read /d/ alone.

p. 234 —

Lo ri L n K.	to xoAo Lo dK	w Lo rA Ki Le de.	K tt.	m dtt
rusiranąga	toxorušgą	warusakireže.	Gają,	mąšją
they took and	[to seize by the throat]	they choked them to death.	And	hard

w Lo Ko ri Le K tt.	di Ko	ni do xoAo tteKe L.	xiAi n di de.
warukosiregają,	žigų	nįžuxocgera	xinažį́že.
when they pressed on them,	[then]	drizzling rain	[it rushed by in a billowing fashion.]

*for xinažį́, see Houghton's "The Old Man and the Giants".

Ko te	w Ke Le	w xtt Ai Le Ktt n Ae n.	a nK deAe.	w K L
"Koté,	wakere	waxjahirekjanaheną,"	ánąkše.	Wągara
"Say,	headdress	what funny ones we'll have,"	they said.	[The above]

Ke Le Le de.	e Ki.	w Lo Ko ri Le K.	de Ko	ni do xoAo tteKe L
kerereže.	Égi	warukosirega,	žegų	nįžuxocgera
they put.	And	when they pressed on them,	[then]	a fine rain

xAi ra de.	wo Ki ro Ktt[i].	wo xtt	w K L Ki Le de.	e Ki.
xis’aže.	Wogizukj[į],	woxja	wakarakireže.	Égi
it began to rain.	[Certainly,]	to be fond	[they were of their own ?].	Then

p. 235 —

di Ke	to we K L wi de.	w i L	Ai Kee Le Ki di.	Ki liAi xitti
žigé	towekarawiže.	wa’įra	hik’eregiži,	gipįxjį
again	they went on.	Their blanket	they had found, so	very happy

Ai Le de.	w i L.	Lo tteKe	m no	Ai Le K tt
hireže.	wa’įra	rucgé	mąnų	hiregają,
they were.	The blanket	pigeon	it had stolen	[they thought],

Ae Le K tt	a nK deAe.	Ao rKe	w d o L	de rKe
heregają,	ánąkše.	hosgé	Wažą’ųra	žesge
it was,	they were saying.	Purposely	the Creator	[this way]

w Ki Ki de.	oyi Le K	de rKe	Ai Le Ktte Ke	w o de.
wagigiže.	’Ųirega	žesge	hirekjege	wa’ųže.
[he caused them.]	When they did,	[that way]	so that they would,	[he caused them.]

e	A ntt	w tt	Ai Le Ktte Ke.	Ao w Le L
E	haną́c	waja	hirekjege,	howarera
They	all	to see	so that they might be,	sure enough

p. 236 —

de rKe	Ai Le de.	A ntt	Ao wy Le de.	e tt.
žesge	hireže.	Haną́c	howaíreže.	Éja
that	they did.	All over	they went.	Then

A K Ly Le Ki di.	e tt	A Ki	xeAe	A Kdi xitti d
hagarairegiži,	éja	hagi	xe	hąkšixjįžą
they went home, and	[there]	on the way back	hill	a high one

A tt Le	Ai Le de.	Ko te	Ky tt	A Ki
hajare	hireže.	"Koté,	kaija	hagi
to see	they did.	"Say,	in the distance	[there]

Ao ti Kette n.	m L	xeAe te Ai xitti	ttA tii Ktt n Ae n.	m
hotikjeną.	Mąra	xetehixjį	cąt’įkjanaheną.	Mą
let us climb.	Country	much	it will be visible.	Country

Ao Lo xo tti Ktte n.	e de	xoAo no tte K.	Ao ttiy	de rKe
horuǧujikjeną,"	éže,	xunujega.	"Hoji’a,	žesge
we will view,"	he said,	the youngest one.	"All right,	that

p. 237 —

y L mK dA n.	Ai deKe	e de.	Ai tt
yaramąkšaną,"	hišgé	éže.	Hija
it is what I'm thinking,"	[also]	he said.	There

A Ki Le Ki di.	Ao ti Le de.	xeAe	A Kidi xitti d
hagiregiži,	hotireže.	Xe	hąkšixjįžą
when they arrived,	they climbed it.	Hill	a very high one

Ae Le Ki di.	A ttA Ke Le	Ao ti we de.	Ao w Le L.
heregíži,	hacągére	hotiweže.	Howarera
it was, and	with great effort	they climbed it.	Sure enough

Ao Ki Kixi	xAe te	Ai xitti	ttA tii de.	m L.
hogįgį́x	xete	hixjį	cąt’įže,	mąra.
round about	much	[way off]	it was visible,	the country.

Ko L.	ttAi nK KL	ni Ke	dA n	Ai n nK deAe.
"Kora,	cinąkra	nįgé	šana	hinąnąkše."
"Say,	[the village]	place	only	to go."*

*the translation adds, "and villages were visible here and there", which is not in the Hocąk at all.

de e	e tt.	ttAi n Ki d	n Ki di.	e dA n
Tee	éja	cinąkižą	nąkiži	ešana
This one	there	a village	sitting	alone

p. 238 —

Ai L ttiy L de.	Ko te	Ky tt	Ao wi ne Kette L.	de tt ny xitti
hirajairaže.	"Koté,	gaíja	howinekjera.	Žejanaixjį
it was bigger.	"Say,	there	let us go there.	[About now]

e tt	A ro Ai	Ao L tte Kette n.	de Ko	Ai K K
éja	hazohi	horajekjeną.	Žegų	hįkaga
there	plenty of time	let us visit.	Then	not

ni Ke	A ro Ai	deKe	Ai wo dA ni n.	e de
nįgé	hazohi	ške	hiwušanįną,"	éže.
place	plenty of time	also	to not stop,"	he said.

xeAe te niKi tte K	we de.	A Ao	de rKe Kette n	Ko te
Xetenįkjega	weže,	"hąhó,	žesgekjeną.	Koté,
The oldest one	said,	"All right,	that we will do.	[Say,]

liAi	w L Ke n	e de.	e Ki.	Ai tto w L wi de
pį	warageną,"	éže.	Égi	hijowarawiže.
good	you have spoken,"	he said.	Then	they went over there.

p. 239 —

A Lo K nK wiy n K.	Ai tt.	Ai wi Ki di.	w tty Le de.	Ai Ko
harukąnąkwianąga	hija	hiwigiži,	wajaíreže.	Higų
They came down and	there	when they got there,	they saw them.	[Yet]

e tt	Ki Li tte	tte	A tt wi de.	e Ki.
éja	kirije	je	hajawiže.	Égi
there	[going over]	standing	[they watched them.]	And

de Ko	wy da Ki Le de.	Ao Ki tee L	deKe
žegų	waiš’akireže.	Hųgit’era	ške
[then]	they treated them with shyness.*	[To speak to the chief]	[also]

*the translation adds, "(through fear)".

w n K wy Le de.	e Ki.	Ao KL	Ai tt	n Ki di
wanagawaireže.	Égi	hųkra	hija	nąkiži,
[they went to him ?].	And	the chief	there	as he was sitting,

e tt	Ao LK	A Ai Le de.	e Ki	Ao ttAi ttAi ni KL
éja	horák	hahíreže.	Égi	hocįcįnįkra
there	to report	they went.	"[And]	boys

no liAi wi	a A tt wi L.	Ao Kini Ktt KL	w Ke Le nK dA n
nųpiwi	ahajawira	hųginįkjąkra	wagerenąkšaną.
two	[we have seen]	the chief's children	they have on their heads.

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ay Le de.	e	Ao KL	we de	w Ki Ko L wi Le.
aíreže.	E	hųkra	weže,	"Wagigorawire,
they said.	He	the chief	he said,	"Go tell them to come here,

n tto Ki tt	w diAi Kette n.	w Lo K n	Ai [r]Ke	n tto tt
nąjogiją	wašikjeną,	waruganą.	Hi[s]gé	nąjoją
to bless	I may ask them,	[you are to tell them ?].	Surely	to take pity

Ai L ni Ktte de.	e de.	e Ki.	w Ki Ko	A Ai Le de.
hiranįkježe,"	éže.	Égi	wagigo	hahíreže.
they will do,"	he said.	And	to call them	they went.

Ko te	Ao Ko ttAiye tt	ni Ki Ko nK wi n.	e tt
"Koté,	hųgocieja	nigigonąkwiną.*	Éja
"Say,	to the chief's lodge	you are called.	There

*< ne-higigo-nąk-wi-ną.

Ao w dAe Le Ktt wi	a nK dA n.	w wi Ky Le de.	Ao.
howašerekjawi,	ánąkšaną,"	wawigaireže.	"Ho,"
you should go,	he says,"	they said to them.	"All right,"

a wi de	de	e tt	w Ki do	A K Ly Le de.
awiže.	Že	éja	wakížu	hagaraireže.
they said.	These	there	together with them	[they went back.]

p. 241 —

Ai tt	w Ki do	A Ki Le K tt	te we L Ki.	Ao Kn K.
Hija	wakížu	hagíregáją,	tewéraki,	hųknąka
There	[together with them]	when they took them,	unexpectedly,	the chief

Ai niKi w Ai L	Ai d	dA n	A Ke Le nK dAe.	e Ki.
hinįkwahira	hižą	šana	hagerenąkše.	Égi
his sons	one	apiece	[sitting on top.]	And

t ni Ao L.	Ai Ki Lo lA n L.	Ai tt	w Ki too li Le de.
tanihúra	hikirúpąnąra	hija	wagit’ųpireže.
the pipe	[that which is mixed]	there	it was placed before them.

t ni Ao L.	w wo Ki do	Ai L n K.	Ai d	dA n.
tanihúra	wawokižu	hiránąga	hižą	šana
The pipe	they filled for them	[they did and]	one	apiece

Ai w Ki Ki Le de.	e Ki.	Ao KL	we de.	A A.
hiwagigireže.	Égi	hųkra	weže,	"Hąhą́,
they were given to them.	Then	the chief	he said,	"Now then,

p. 242 —

w xoAo liAi ni rK wi L.	n tto L Ki tt wi Ki di.	A Ke	lAi ni ni
waxopinisgawira,	nąjoragijawigiži,	hąké	pinįni
you white spirits,	bless me, although	not	not good

Ki Ki wi	no ni Ke.	A Ke	L xoAo L[o]Ko	liAi ni d
gigiwi,	nųnįgé	hąké	raxur[u]k	pįnįžą
I have done,	but	not	to heed	not a good one

w o n.	e rKe	A Ke	deKe	y leAe Le rini n.
wa’ųną.	Ésge,	hąké	ške	yaperezeginįną.
he was.	Therefore,	not	even	I did not know.

A Ke	liAi ni	ne	ni Ki Ki wi Ke	me de rKe
hąké	pįnį	ne	nįgigiwige.	Mežesge
not	it is not good	you	because we did it to you.	[For this reason]

L wi L.	y leAe Le rA n.	ni Ktt KL.	woyi L K	Ly Koo wi Ki di.
rawira,	yaperesąną.	Nikjąkra	woiraga	raik’ųwigiži
you did it,	I know.	The children	our	[that you have on]

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n tto L Ki	tt wi Ki di	w d	Ai ni Ki rK wi de.	e de.
nąjoragi	jawigiži,	wažą	hinįgisgawiže,"	éže.
[If the blessing]	[you must do for us, as]	[anything]	we are not equal,"	he said.

A.	a wi de.	tt Ko	e Ki.	Ai Le
"Hą,"	awiže.	"Jagų	égi	hire
"All right,"	they said.	["What]	[here]	[they think]

w o A nK wi de.	Ao rKe	wo xtt w A wi Ke	w o wi n.	di Ke
wa’ųhanąkwiže?	hosgé	woxjawahawige	wa’ųwiną.	Žigé
we are doing?	[Because]	we were fond of them	we did it.	[Again]

deKe	A Ke	Ai ni w ni wi ni	w o A tt wi n.	w niKi
ške	hąké	hiniwanįwinį	wa’ųhajawiną.	Wanįk
[also]	not	we are not abusing them	[the way we do it.]	Birds

niKi wi L	n i wi Ke	w o wi n.	ni Ktt K	Le Ki di
nįkwira	ną’įwige	wa’ųwiną.	Nįkjąk	regiži
[little ones]	we thought	[we did.]	Children	[when they went]

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Ai Ke	y leAe Le riwi ni n.	w Ke Le L.	e tt.	w wo K Ly K
hįké	yaperezwinįną."	Wakerera	éja	wawogaraiga
not	we did not know."	The headdresses	there	they gave them back

Ai Le de.	w i nl dAe*	Ao Kn K.	Ke Le tto reAele xeAe te†
hereže.	Wainąpše.	Hųknąka	Kerejųsepxete
[they did.]	He was thankful.	The chief	"Big Black Hawk"

*the syllabic /dAe/ is rewritten above the line in darker pencil since the original is faded.
†the syllabic /tto/ is rewritten above the line in darker pencil since the original is faded.

Ai Ky Le Ki di	w o nK deAe.	w K tt	ttAi n Ki d	Ae Le Ki di
higairegiži	wa’ųnąkše.	Wakąja	cinąkižą	heregíži,
[being called]	he was.	Thunderbird	a village	[being,]

e tt	A Ai	w o nK deAe.	e tt	Ao Kini KttK
éja	hahi	wa’ųnąkše.	Éja	hųginikjąk
there	[they had gone]	[they did.]	There	the chief's children

w ni ne Ki di	w w Ki o nK deAe.	w niKi	niKi	w Ke Le n K*
waninegiži,	wawaki’ųnąkše,	wanįk	nįk	wakerenąka.
that they had	[it was they,]	birds	little	the headdresses.

*all the syllables of /niKi w Ke Le n K/ are rewritten above the line in darker ink or pencil to compensate for darkening of the original line from damage done to the bottom of the page.

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e Ki.	e tt	di Ke	ni Ke	Ao w Ke Le
Égi	éja	žigé	nįgé	howagere
Then	there	[again]	place	they went away

Ai Le de.	w i	m Ki no Ai L wi Ki di.	ttiAi nK
hereže.	Wa’į	mąginuhirawigiži,	cinąk
[they did.]	Blanket	that was stolen,	village

de tt	w oyi Le de.	w roAo wo Ai m ni K	Ai Kyi Le Ki di
žeja	wa’ųireže.	Wasuwuhimaniga	higairegiži,
from that one	it had been.	"Sleets as He Walks"	he is called,

w Ki oyi Le de.	w i	m Ki no Ai L tte K.	we de.
wagi’ųireže.	Wa’į	mąginuhirajega	weže,
he was the one who did it.	Blanket	the one who had it stolen	he said to him,

rA niKi	wiy xele Ao Le Ki	Ao too ne de.	A Ke	te de rKe
sanįk	wiaǧephuregi	hot’úneže,	"Hąké	težesge
toward	to the east	he threw him,	"Not	for this

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w d Ko rL	ni Ko rini n.	Ai Ke	lA ni L n.
Wažągųsra	nigųsnįną.	Hįké	pįnįraną.
the Creator	he did not create you.	Not	[it is not right.]

tt Ko	Ai Ke	w KdiKi w L Ki do L.	w Ki do L
Jagú	hįké	wąkšigiwarakižura	wakížura
How	not	with your people	with them

ttAi ni Kette n.	A Ke	de rKe	Ai nK dA n.	i ne Ki
cinįkjeną.	Hąké	žesge	hinįnąkšaną.	inéki
you will not live.	Not	that	you will not do.	Alone

A Ai	ni Ke	mi dA n Ki Kette n.	Ai K n K.
hahi	nįgé	mįšąnągikjeną,"	higanąga
to go	place	you will sit,"	he said to him and

A ni tti n K n K.	rA niKi	wiy xele Ao Le Ki*	Ao too ne de.
hanijinąganąga	sanįk	wiaǧephuregi	hot’úneže.
he took hold of him and	toward	to the east	he threw him.

*an original /s/ was partly erased and /Ao/ written over it.

p. 247 —

e tt	Ae Le de.	xAe	A Kidi L	Ai d
Éja	hereže.	Xe	hąkšira	hižą
There	he is.	Hill	the high one	one

Ki L.	e Ki	n Ki di	e Le de.	de e.
kira.	Égi	nąkiži	ereže.	Žee
he went.	And	sitting	he was.	That one

Ao ttAi de.	e rKe.	de e	e tt.	w K tt L.
hociže.	Ésge,	žee	éja	Wakąjara
he lives.	Therefore,	that one	there	the Thunder

Ao de nK deAe.*

hoženąkše.

[he landed.]

*just after this word, the expression "#III" is written in ink on an upward angle and circled.

Source:

Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Winnebago V, #2: 123-247 (syllabic text), 38-71 (English translation). A published translation can be found in "The Epic of the Twins, Part Two," in Paul Radin, The Evolution of an American Indian Prose Epic. A Study in Comparative Literature, Part I (Basil: Ethnographical Museum, Basil Switzerland, 1954) 42-58.