Hočąk Text — Turtle's Warparty, V. 2

Hočąk Text — Turtle's Warparty

interlinear translation by Oliver LaMère

There are three sources upon which the present text is based, the interlinear (I), which was the initial transcription apparently based upon a series of phonograph recordings, a new technology in 1908. The seconds and definitive interlinear is by Oliver LaMère, and represents a revision of I. The last is the untranslated but corrected phonetic text (Ph).

The interlinear MS (I), is written in dark pencil in a fairly clear hand. The Hočąk text appears to have been written on unlined paper with a space left open below each line for the translation, which was written in later. It is thoroughly translated compared to many of his later MSS. The story begins about 2/3 of the way down the page and is identified by a title line beginning at the left margin that reads, "XXXV Informant — Charlie N. Houghton" after which the word "Copied" is written and underlined. This word is written in ink and apparently in the same hand as the phonetic MS Ph.

The phonetic MS (Ph) is written in ink in a clear hand with good definition. It is a phonetic text without translation. Near the left margin, 2 inches from the top, is written "XI", identifying the story number. Directly below, flush with the left margin, is written, "Told by C. Houghton July 1908." This is set off by a series of horizontal dashes from one margin to the other, both above and below the line identifying the author. The MS is paragraphed by initial 2 inch indentations. Ph appears to be an attempt at a final draft by Radin himself. In many ways it is hyper-corrected, and uses an orthography which came to be quickly out dated by Radin's own standards. However, it is useful in sometimes supplying accents that are not indicated in the other manuscripts.

The MS OL is an interlinear translation written in ink by Oliver LaMère in alternating lines of Hočąk and English. The text occupies the center half of each page with very large upper and lower margins. On the first page, the title and authorship is centered as follows:

How Turtle went on the Warpath

Told by Charlie Houghton

Translated by Oliver Lamere

There are four sets of pagination, one in the upper right of each page, and three in the upper left. The most prominent of the three in the upper left, which runs from 290-313, was chosen for the OL pagination of this version of the text.

The orthography adopted for the text here presented is not that of any one MS, but the one that Radin used in his last works. The orthography, however, should not in any way distort the record of Houghton's words.

English Translation

p. OL. 290, I. 314, Ph. 101 —

Hąhó!	Žéjųga	Kečų́gega	točą́nekjanèže,	airájega.
[Greetings!]	[And now]	Turtle	he was about to go on the warpath,	they said.

"Točątékjonìhara,*	péže	akížu	tékježe?†
"This warpath that I'm going on,	whom	with me	he will go?

*in Ph this word is preceded by, "[Song]" written in the left margin. A footnote 2 inserted here in I reads at the bottom of the page, "sung", as does footnote 2 in OL.
†in Ph this word is followed by "[Repeat]"; in I it is followed by "(repeated)".

p. I. 315 —

Točątékjonìhara,	péže	akížu	tékježe?"
This warpath that I'm going on,	whom	with me	he will go?"

egáją,	žéjųga	m-m,*	žegų†	Wakanjára‡
he said, then	[then]	boom,	then	the Thunderbirds

*in I, in a note 1 at the bottom of the page, Radin says, "noise pertaining to be imitation of thunder"; note 2 in OL: "suppose to be noise imitating thunder".
†in I, this is inserted by a caret.
‡In I, after this word the letters /žejų/ are crossed out.

žowagwíreže.	"Kik'ųkjáwire,	kik'ųkjáwire!	Ga!,"†	Woirakirakúni,
start to come they did.	"Try yourself,*	try yourself!	[Noise],"	Unexpectedly,‡

*this would seem to mean, "we will do it".
†In I, this is followed by a footnote number 2, which reads at the bottom of the page, "noise of lightning". OL has a footnote 3: "suppose to be noise imitating lightning". In I, this word is inserted into its present postion with an arrow and the word egáją just after it has been crossed out. In Ph, the word occurs after Woirak'irak'úni.
‡In I, this is followed by a footnote number 3, which reads at the bottom of the page, "= it happened just then".

čaížą	giságireže.	"A!†	hųkérešge!‡	Točą́
a deer	they struck.*	"[Exclamation]	never!‡‡	On the warpath

*in I, "killed" is crossed out, and "struck written below it.
†in I, this is written aw.
‡for hąkeréšge.
‡‡in I, "not" is crossed out and "never" written above it. There is a footnote 4, and at the bottom of the page it reads, "in the sense of — now you won't do it".

p. OL. 291 —

pinaniwíną.	Gáją	možejaį́ja	šguwíreją	žégųgų
not fit for you to go.	Over there*	to the ends of the earth	since you started	even there†

*in I, this is written above "you are", which has been crossed out.
†in I, these words are put in brackets in the translation.

čįwixéte	š'ųšáwąk,	wąkšík	hatóačąkjege,	wahanąkšaną.
mighty noise	did you (as) you came on,	people	I'm going on the warpath,	so I am saying.

Hąkeréšge	wągirapérawi-anąga,	mąhúja	wągirekjenáwiną.	Hisgéja
Not ever	they would waylay us and	to destroy	they will do to us.	Really

woxerawíną.	Gája	nąžį́wine.	Wakížu	tekjéra,
noise you made.	Out there*	stand.	With him	I'm going,

*in I, "and then" has been crossed out and "out there" written above it.

p. OL. 292, I. 316 —

wašjakjenáwiną,"	éže,	aíreną.	"Toačątékjonìhare,*
you will see them,"	he said,	[they said.]	["This warpath that I'm going on,]

*in Ph, this word is preceded by, "[Song]" written in the left margin. Just before this, footnote 1 reads in I and OL, "sung".

Péže	akížu*	tékježe?†	Toačątékjonìhare.
[Whom]	[I with them]	[he will go?]	[This warpath that I'm going on,]

*the MS I has p'éžeakížu.
†in Ph, this word is followed by "[Repeat]". In I, it is followed by "repeated".

péže	akížu	tékježe?"*	Tą!†	"Kik'ųkjáre,
[whom]	[I with them]	[he will go?"]	[Sound of lightning.]	"Try yourself,

*OL reads "sung" in footnote 1.
†in Ph, quotation marks are crossed out before the letter /t/. They are placed instead with the next word. In I, there is a footnote 2 which reads, "sound of lightning".

p. Ph. 102 —

kik'ųkjáre,"	ešgúni.	Žégų*	zizíkežą	rusgíč
try yourself,"	they said.	Now	a turkey	tied up†

*in Ph, two letters in parentheses are crossed out after this word.
†in I, this is written above a crossed out, "squeeze in". Footnote 3 inserted here reads, "to hold something and make an impression on it".

hánikirik'èreže,	čaxšébižą.	"A,*	hąké	wąkšík
he went by with,	an eagle.	"Aw,	not	person

*aw in I.

hatočą́	pinaniníną.	Wą́kšig	hatoačą́kjege,	wahaną́kšaną.
on the warpath	you are not good.	People	on the warpath that I'm going to,	I am saying this.

p. OL. 293 —

Gajá	šguréją	žégų	rakoxšáwąk,	wągirapérawi-ànąga‡
Over there	where you started	so now*	roaring you came,†	they would waylay us and

*this is put in brackets in I.
†in I, footnote 4 inserted here reads, "wings' noise". In OL, "making noise" is written above the English line.
‡for wągera-.

mąhujáxjį	wągirekjenáwiną.	Wąkšigeną́gere	rokónoxjįneną,"
destroy all	they would do to us.	These people	they are very mighty,"

éže.	"Gáją	nąžíne.	Wakížu tekjéra,
he said.	"Out here*	stand.	The ones I'm going with,

*in I, this is written over a crossed out "right".

p. I. 317 —

wašjákjaniheną."	Žigé	taníhąna,	"Toáčątékjonìhare,*	péže
you're going to see them."	Again	the third time,	"This warpath I'm going on,	whom

*in Ph, this word is preceded by, "[Song]" written in the left margin.

akížu	tékježe?*	Toáčątekjonìhare,	péže	akížu
I with them	he will go?	This warpath I'm going on,	whom	I with them

*in Ph, this word is followed by "[Repeat]"; in I, it is followed by "repeat".

tékježe?"*	Ho,†	žéjųga	Wašjįgéga	žégų
he will go?"	Ho,	and now	Hare‡	then

*OL in footnote 1 has "sung".
†Ho is always written as hoí throughout I.
‡"Rabbit" in OL.

p. OL. 294 —

kawažą́,	"Gabrí, gabrí, gabrí."*	Warečáwanįgra†	hinųbikéšge‡	žéjųga,
with airs,	[the sound that he made.]	The (little) Twins	both of them also	[and now,]

*in I, gabrí, gabrí is inserted above the line with a caret. It says in a footnote 2, "onomatopoetic for running".
†in I, at the end of this name, šge is crossed out.
‡in I, the first syllable, /hi/, has been scribbled out, and prior to this word, žeją́ga hinųbíke has been crossed out. In Ph, the first syllable /hi/ has been restored.

žégų	káwažą	nųwą́gireže.	Žégų	tegíxjį
[now]	with airs	they ran.	Now*	over here

*in I, "so now" has been crossed out and "now" written after it.

haǧepjiną́kše.	"A,*	hąké	wąkšik	hatočą́
he appeared.	["Ah,]	not	people	on the warpath

*in I and OL, written as aw.

p. Ph. 103 —

pinaníwininą.*	Gają	šuwíreją‡	žégų	manąčip	xéteš'ųšuwi,
it would not be good.†	Over there	where you started	now	tramped on the ground	you did it hard,

*OL has pinaníwiną, omiting the last /ni/.
†the translation in I has, "for good you're not".
‡I has gájašuwírejǫ.

žežesgiwigíži	wąkšígenągre	wągirapérawi-anąga	maįsį́čį
if he does it that way	these people	they would waylay us and	they will wipe us off the earth

p. OL. 295, I. 318 —

wągirekjenáwiną.*	Koté,	gája	nąžį́wine.	Wakížutekjéra,
they are going to do to us.	Say,	out there	stand.	Eith them that I'm going,

*in Ph, a hook (here represented by ˆ), has been crossed out below the penultimate /a/.

wašjakjáwiną,"	éže.	Žigé	žéjų́ga	hijobóhǫna,
you will see,"	he said.	[Again]	[now]	for the fourth time,

"Toáčątekjonihéra,*	péže	akížu	tékježe?†	Toáčątekjonìhere,
["The warpath that I'm going on,]	[whom]	[I with them]	[he will go?]	[The warpath that I'm going on,]

*in Ph, this word is preceded by, "[Song]" written in the left margin.
†in Ph, this word is followed by "[Repeat]", and in I, it is followed by "repeat".

péže	akížu	tékježe?"*	egáją.	Gų́žegų†
[whom]	[I with them]	[he shall go?"]	he said.	Right then and there

*OL has a footnot 1 that reads, "sung".
†in Ph, this is written out as Higų žegų.

hirapénisge,*	"ų-ų-ų-ų-ų —- bó-o-o-o-o!"†	Gwó‡	káwažą	kečų́gera
as though waiting,	[the sounds they made.]!"	My, my,	with airs	the turtles‡‡

*the /h/ is dropped in I and OL, but OL has a footnote 2: "occurs generally with initial h".
†In Ph, the second sound is rendered as ba-a-a-a-a-a. There is a footnote 1 in I which reads, "war whoop". OL has m m m bo-o-o-o-o-o, and at the bottom of the page,

ų-ų-ų

m-m-m

war whoop

sound of praise

‡In Ph, the gwó is added to the previous turtle sound as a concluding syllable, gwa; but in I, gwó is translated as an exclamation, and in this form it is attested elsewhere. A footnote 2 reads, "a sound of praise". It is omitted altogether in OL.
‡‡I has "tortoises".

honixetéžą*	jánąga	kešúnčgera†
a big crowd of them	as many as	a little turtle with red streaks on its carapace,

*Ph has honi xetete. In I, onihéxete is written above onixéteté, but then crossed out. There is a footnote 3 which reads, "ought to be oníhexatéžą". In OL, it is onixetéžą with a footnote 2 which reads, "occurs generally with initial h".
†Ph has k'e šúnčgera.

p. OL. 296 —

higų́,	kizų́jera,*	kedočzírašge.†
and,	soft-shell turtles,	[yellow-throated] turtles also.‡

*Ph has k'e zų́jera.
†Ph has k'e točzírašge.
‡I has "another species of turtle".

Žegų́gų,	tegíxjį	honąžíjane	égi	haǧep'ahú-ireže.
Now, now,	right here	where he stands	here*	[they came waddling up.]†

*"and" is crossed out and "here" written above it.
†the translation in I has, "seemed they appeared". In I, this itself is written above some crossed out words.

"Hąhá,	te	wakižutékjera,	teéreną,*	téšaną
"Now,	these	that I'm to go with,	these they are,	these only

*In I, this is written téreno, in Ph, te'éreną.

wąkšík	hatočą	pįnéną,"	wigéže.	"Ho
people	for the warpath	they're good,"	he told them.	["Ho,]

koté,	nįgešgé,	wąkšigéja	žégų	tée
say	ah go on, that's nothing,*	at the people	then	this

*In I this is written nį́ge-ešgé, and below it in brackets is written, "—- go on that's nothing" (the dashes are mine and represent an unreadable word). A footnote 4 reads, "an exclamation of —-", the last word being unreadable.

p. I. 319,* p. Ph. 104 —

wawogárekjege,"	wahájera,†	hiwa'uąj`ąwi.	Žégų	žiną́ka
he is going to give them,"	he meant, but	we are doing.	Now	the others

*there is an unnumbered page between p. I 318/319 which reads in entirety: "axepahúreže = appeared they came out. (They're supposed to come out of the ground)"
†In I, the original is wájąnagúni. A vertical line is drawn before /guni/, and below the word is written in small letters, wahajera, which is then connected to the first half of the word by an arrow. In Ph, between the /e/ and /n/ in wahájeranaguni, the letters /ra/ have been crossed out.

p. OL. 297 —

nįgéšaną	howakaraíreže.	Hąhá,	žejų́ga	žé
in places	they went back.	Well,	now then,	then

wakížureže.	"Hąhá,	hisųgejíwina,	wąkšik	točąkjawíną,"*
he went with.	"Well,	my younger brothers,	people	let us (make) war against,"

*both I and OL read, wakšigatočąkjaniną (in variant orthography).

ešgúni.	Ésge,	žejų́ga,	žegųhó,	harairešgúni.
he said.	And so,	now,	now then,*	they went.

*I has /re/ written above the terminal /n/.

Hagoréžą,*	éjahi	naįnešgúni.	Gwo,‡
Once on a time†	there at	they slept.	Well,

*in OL this word is usually spelled, hagaréžą.
†in I, a footnote 2 reads, "either a long or short time is implied"
‡in I, a footnote 1 reads, "a sound". This word is spelled guó in OL.

hąhé kisákjįgają,*	"Kečų́gega	točą	ną'įšonuną,	pąsák
about midnight,	["Turtle]	to go on the warpath,	he is always wanting	bag

*in OL, hąhé is translated (incorrectly) as "well" (< hąhá).

wągožú-irawigàją,	yahąténą.	Hihí, hihí,"	éže	kedočzížą.
they put us in,	I dreamt.	[Exclamation],"	he said,	a yellow-throated turtle.

p. OL. 298 —

"Bo-o-o,	ǧápguni	mįgré	wašašáwąka.*	Hokiǧájąke
"[Exclamation],	shut up	lie quiet	you who are saying it.†	Backwards

*OL has wašašáwa ko, with the last "word" untranslated.
†in I, "this" has been crossed out and "it" written above it.

p. I. 320 —

hošárakšaną.	Kečų́gega	točą	ną'įšąnągèjini,	pąsák	hiwóžukjenihawiną,
you told it.	Turtle	on the warpath	he is always trying to be,	in sacks	we will put them in,

áre,"	éže.*	Žégų	haínegi†	žige
say it thus,"	he said.	Now	in the morning	again

*In I, Radin adds after this word, "(laugh)", in reference to Charlie Houghton's reaction to this episode. The same is inserted by arrow in OL.
†in I and Ph, this is haínįgi.

hajiakaraíreže.*	Hajiákarairegìži,	žigé	éja	hagoréžą	hahí
they started on.	When they started on,	again	there	once on a time	on at

*in I and OL this is blended by external sandhi with the word žigé which occurs before it: žigíajíakaraireže. This is disentangled in Ph.

naįneže.	Hinųbóhǫna	éjahi	naįneži.	Hąhékisakjįgàją,
they slept.	For the second time	there at	they slept.	Being about midnight,*

*the translation in both I and OL has, "well midnight at".

"Kečų́gega	točą	na'į́šononą,*	pą́sak†	wągožú-irawigàją,	yahąténą.
"Turtle	[to lead on the warpath,]	[he was trying]	[coarse bag]	[afterwards we were placed in,]	[I dreamt.]

*in I it is točąna'į́įšonùną.
†I has pą́s'ak.

p. Ph. 105 —

Hihí, hihí."	"Bo-o-o-o!	Kóra*	xapguni	mįgre	wašašáwąka.
[Exclamation]."	["Exclamation]!	Say!	quiet	lie	you who are saying this.

Waná´nakéwege	wašéšge	wakšąpíninaniną.	Jagu'ųgáją	hokiǧájąke
You are afraid	so you say (it)	you ought to turn back.	Why do it	backwards

hóšarakšàwąk?	Kečų́gega	točą	naį́šanąge	pąsák	hiwožúwiną,
you are telling it?	Turtle	to be on the warpath	because he is always trying	[coarse bag]	we put them in,

p. OL. 300, I. 321 —

áre,"	higešgúni.	Žégų	haínigi
say (that),"	he said to him.	Now	in the morning

žigitaníhǫna,	žéjųga	žégų	hąhégi,*	"Kečųgéga
again the third time,	now	now	at night,	"Turtle

*prior to this word, I has, žejųga žégų, "now, now", which is omitted in Ph.

točą	naį'įšonòną,	pąsák	wągožúrawigają
[to go on the warpath]	[because he is always trying,]	[coarse bag]	[afterwards we were placed in]

yąhaténą.	Hihí hihí."	"Bo-o-o,	ho	čako hínųbohą,
I dreamt.	[Exclamation.]"	"[Exclamation,]	well	not the second time,*

*a footnote 1 reads, "don't you the second time".

hijobóhǫna	hišegíži,	nisaikjonehájigo,	wašašáwąka.
the fourth time,	you say it,	I will kill you,*	you who are saying it.

*a footnote 2 in I reads, "knock him unconscious".

p. OL. 301 —

Jagú'ų,	wananákawanągùni	žigé	howeš'ųšówąk?	Wakšų́pinaniną,"
Why,	if you are afraid	again	you are here coming along?	You ought to turn back,"

higéže.	Žéjųga,	Kešų́čgenįka	wawagéšguni,
he told him.	Now then,	[Little Testicled Turtle]*	he said to them,

*the translation in I and OL has, "the small turtle".

"Sųgijíwina,*	hąhé	nųbóhągiži	žigé	egíži,
"My younger brothers,	night	second†	again	he says it,

*the reading is from I. Ph has the standard hisųgejíwina.
†in I, an original "next" is circled and "second" written above it. In OL, it reads, "second, next".

žégų	hinukós	hahonixjįwią́je.	Hųkéži	wažaį́šganįkjaneną.
then	hold me	gather around me.	But not though	I will do something to him.

p. I. 322 —

Žegwosgé	nąǧíre	hakjéną.	Wájane	wairešúč
Just for nothing	scare him	I will.	The one saying it	coward

p. Ph. 106 —

ponainaxjį	wanąkawánąga	wájeną.	Jagú	wažą́	pąsák
[very bad smell]*	he is afraid (and)	he is saying.	What	anything	sack

*the translation originally had, "he is very (mighty)", but all the words have been crossed out except "very".

p. OL. 302 —

pežųkónok	ruxúrukše,	žégų	hinųkozwi-áje.	Ha'ųxjį́šge
who will put me	can,	just*	hold me.	I do very much also

*in I, the word "just" had been written together with "hold me", but it was circled and moved under žegų with an arrow to replace the "now" that was there originally.

žégų	hinųkozi-áje,"	ešgúni.	Žéjųga	žégų
just*	hold me,"	he said.	Now then	now

*in I, "now" has been crossed out and "just" written over it.

hó	žigé	hąpsérečį.	égi*	hijobóhǫna†
well	again	all day	and	the fourth time

*in I, just before this word, žigé has been crossed out.
†égi hijobóhǫna is repeated in OL, but in I the repetition is crossed out and in Ph it is omitted except for a crossed out égi.

hąhégi,*	"Kečų́gega,†	točą	naį'įšononą,	pą́sak	wągožú-irawigają,
at night,	["Turtle,]	[to go on the warpath]	[because he is always trying,]	[a coarse bag]	[afterwards we were placed in,]

*in Ph, just before this word, egi has been crossed out. In I, just before this word, the words égi hijobóhona have been crossed out.
†in OL, an asterisk marks a footnote which reads, "Ketočziga is singing".

yahąténą.	Hihí hihí!"*	"Bo-o-o,	ho	šjekjéną
[I dreamt.]	[Exclamation!"]	"[Exclamation,]	well	you will die

*a footnote 1 in I, reads, "one of the turtles kedočziga is singing".

p. OL. 303 —

wašašánąka."	"Žéjųga	žégų,	hą-ą,	hiníxjį,
you that's saying it."	"Now then	now,	oh	older brother,

p. I. 323 —

žégų	hąké*	žesgé	hiníne,†	ke
now	not	that	do not do it,	[not]

*OL has žegųké for žegų hąké.
†in I this word and the two before it are all run together thus: žégįukéžesgéhiníne. After this word, in I only, is added, kežésgehinína, with the English translation of, "that kind don't do".

žésge	hinina,*	hųkažą́,	hųkažą́!"
[that kind]	don't do it,	no,	no!"

*I has this redundant phrase, which is authentic (done for emphasis); it is omitted in Ph.

"T'ehąkjanéną,	t'ehąkjanéną."	Žégų	Ketóčziga
"I'm going to kill him,	[I'm going to kill him."]	Now	Yellow-Throated Turtle

nąǧítebire,	mąrók	honąčíbireže,	mągera	nąkúnokše.
they kicked him,	into the ground	they tramped him,	the breast	they broke (with their feet).

"Hąhó,*	égi	š'ų́ranišekjananą,	hąké†	šaránikjaniheną.
"Now then,	here	you will be doing it always,‡	not	you will not be going.

*hêhoí in I.
†spelled hųke in I and OL.
‡after the word "be", "at forever" is crossed out and "doing it always" is written above it in ink.

p. OL. 304 —

Wąkšígera	wananakéwege	wašégi.	Jajaį́xjį	hip'á*
People	you're afraid of them so	you say it.	As long as	[up to]

*after this word in I, /wa/ is crossed out and a vertical line separates this word from the next.

wąkšikš'įgi,	wąkšigeną́gere	wanąnakáwekjanihèną,	wanąkéwe	wąkšikš'įkjanihèną.
as you live,	these people	afraid of them you will be,	in fear of	you will live.

p. Ph. 107 —

Hinųk	hirakisgéną,	čako	wanąnakéwekjeną."	Ho,
Women	you are like,	so therefore,*	you will be really afraid."	[Ho,]

*in I, a footnote 1 occurs here which reads, "in truth".

žejų́ga	hijobóhǫna	haraíreže.	"Ho	sųgejiwíną,*
now then	the fourth time	they went.	"Now	my brothers,

*Ph has hisųgejíwiną.

p. I. 324 —

egeréną.	Hąpgú*	hiwakąnągikjonihàwiną.	Žéjųga,	égi
here it is.	For daylight	we will leave them.	Now then,	[here]

*separated from the next word by a vertical line.

p. OL. 305 —

hisų́genįkra*	Kešųčgéšujenįka	e	wąkjonihéną.
his younger brother	Little Red [Testicled] Turtle†	he	he will gave the warcry.

*in I, after this word, the following is erased: keshųshgéniká éwąk'jónihéno.
†šųčge means "testicle". Little Red Turtle is known from other stories.

Higų́	wągíži	égi	hiwaǧewi-anąga,*	égi
Even	when he cried	then	we will shout at them	and

*In I, the letter /b/ is missing in this word.

hiwat'aį́pjonihawiną."	Ésge	haį́sereč,	éja	čiwasų́jeja.
we will jump on them."	And so	all night	there	close to house.

Žégų	haną́č	ági	kit'ų́bireže.	Hąhá*
Then	all	ready	they laid themselves.	Well

*written as ųhá in I.

žéjųga,	hą́bera	gugáją,	"Hą-ą-ą."	"Ho yų."*	"Ho, ho, ho."*
now then,	the day	it came and,	[Shout]	[Shout]	[Shout]

*in I, ho is always written as hoí. A footnote 1 after ho yų reads, "a war-whoop". In OL, ho yų is written hya. A footnote 2 at ho, ho, ho, reads, "the others answering".

Žéjųga,	wat'ų́bireže.	"Hu hu!"*	Rokónaže.	"Tį, tį, tį́."
Now then,	they started for them.	[Shout]	It was great.	The sound of striking something.

*a footnote 3 occurs here in I which reads, "a short utterance of astonishment". OL has "[others answering]".

p. OL. 306 —

Wera'irakúni,	hi-ųgíwina	nųpíwigiži	hinų́bike	čašéra
Unexpectedly,	the princesses (chief's daughters)	which were two	both of them	the necks

p. I. 325* —

wamąšíše.	Kečų́gega	hi-ánąga	hisųgenį́gra
he cut them off.	Turtle	thus he did and	the younger brother

*there is an unnumbered page between 318/319 which reads in entirety: "The shouts are of the turtles stationed to give the war-cry and the others answering."

Kešų́čgešúčka	nįčgánok	wagigíži,	hižą́šaną
Little Red [Testicled] Turtle	to carry around the hip*	he did to them,	one apiece

*the translation had originally, "carry around your them he did". Above "your", "the" had been written, and below it, "body". This last word is crossed out and "hip" is written to its left in the pen and hand of Ph.

p. Ph. 108 —

hirežé.	Žégų	éja	nųxówože.	Wąkšigeną́gere,
they were.	Now	there	he hid himself.	These people

hoégi*	žégų	nąjanįkšgiránąga,	žégų	nąkirinánąk†
now they	now	nightmare they had and	now	to run here and there

*just before this word in I, hogeg has been crossed out.
†just before this word in I, nąkíjanik hiréže has been crossed out.

hiréže.	"Wu-ó,	wu-ó,	tejasgégają?"*
they did.	"[Exclamation]	[exclamation]	how can this be?"

*just before this word in I, tež has been crossed out.

p. OL. 307 —

Hąké	nigé	točą́	wažąjiníną.	"Hm, hm,
Not	anywhere	[warparty]*	they did not come.	[The people shouting]

*translated as "warriors".

hagagasgéžąxjį!	Kéčųk,	wągoí-erawinaguni.	Stówahiwíre.
O dear, it's awful!	Turtles,	they have been scattered.*	Gather them together.

*originally, the translation read, "you're doing this to us". This is crossed out, and in the pen and hand of Ph is written, "they us we have been scattered".

Wa'ųną́gere,	hiwaru-ičáwiną."	Žejų́ga,*	pąsák
Those that are doing that,	we will eat them."	Now then,	bags

*in Ph a forward slash is placed before this word to separate it from the previous one.

hani'ųwi-ánąga*	sto	wahíreže.	Gwó,†	žégų	čašéra
they took and	gather	they did them.	[Exclamation]	now	the necks

*in Ph, just before this word, /hani-a/ has been crossed out by a series of vertical lines.
†I has gu (?), but the second letter has been crossed out and /wo/ written above it, producing the exclamation gwo. The English translation has been crossed out and dittos written above it. Ph has higų.

waiǧúgireže.	Žégų	'únąk'ų	žegųkága	hiųgíwina
they protruded, stretched them out.	Now	finally	not ever	the chief's daughters

p. I. 326 —

pára	howes'į́	hiraníže.*	Kóra,	werakirakúni
the heads	[to find]	they did not.†	Say	[exclamation]

*in I, this word is run together with the previous one, howes'į́wiraníže; OL has howesíwiraniže.
†the translation in I has, "they knew nothing of". A footnote 1 inserted here in I reads, "that is, the people didn't know about the death of the chief's daughters.

p. OL. 308 —

te	Kečųgéga	éja	hakikúruk'ąkše,	hisų́gera
[this]	[Turtle]	[there]	he was covered,	his brothers

hakaraíkižu.	Higų́	teé	hinų́gwačegižą	ewaną́čapše.	"Waná!
with him.	Now	there	a young virgin	she discovered them by walking.	[Woman's way of crying out]*

*the brackets are Radin's.

égi	hižą́gera	nąsúra	wani'ųą́kšaną."
Here	it is one	heads	he has with him."

"Ho,*	žesgekjanéną,	hihéžare.	Žéjųga	wągajaíreną.
["Ho,]	it would be thus,	I had said.	Now then,	they see us.

*in I this is written as hoí. Just before this word, žesgek has been crossed out.

p. Ph. 109 —

Hisų́genįkaxjį,	wągeníną.	Jagú	'ųwinanihéšge,	kagá,
My younger brothers,	we are men.	Whatever	they do,	never

p. OL. 309 —

wowahíre	kónogeni-ą̀je,	hąké	ǧageni-ą́je,"	ešgúni.
weaken	(do not) put that way,	not	do you (not) cry,"*	he said.

*the parentheses, found in I, are those of Radin.

Hagoréžą,	éja,	"Ho,	kečųgé,*	inią́nitukozwìną."
[Finally,]	[there,]	["Ho,]	you turtle,	I capture you."†

*the Ph text has a capital /K/, suggesting an address to Turtle; however, it is lacking the -ra suffix that usually indicates the vocative for a personal name. Without it, the word should denote a generic turtle. However, the definite article is added as a sign of respect, so it's dropping may indicate contempt, in which case it may indeed be a proper name.
†the translation in I has, "I (?) capture you (surrender?)".

p. I. 327 —

"Ho	jagú	égi	žésge	nįgígi-áješononą.
["Ho,]	that is what	[here]*	that kind	I used to do to them.†

*the translation has "well".
†in OL, "you" is crossed out and "them" written above it.

Hitokeną́gere,*	žésge	wagigíšononą.†	Woną́ǧire‡	Hirukónona
These old women,	that way	I used to do to them.	[War]‡‡	[the Controllers]#

*a footnote 1 in I reads, "he is here calling all those whom he had conquered old women".
†this whole sentence is omitted in OL.
‡in I, before this word, nąxíre has been crossed out.
‡‡the translation in I and OL has "frightful thing", which is close to the word's origin, but "war" is actually its standard meaning.
#the translation has "chief of", but in the rest of Radin's corpus hereafter, the expression Wonąǧire Hirukonona is always translated as "War Controllers".

hinįgirairáwige,*	hįšúrukozwigają."	"Wągoči-éja	wožuwi-ą́je‡
they thought thus for you,	capture us you do."	"At the Men's House†	put them in

*In I, žesgínigí has been crossed out and hinigí written above it.
†a footnote 2 is inserted here in I which reads, "place where they took captives".
‡just before this word in I, hųkéwe has been crossed out.

wa'uną́gere	t'airekjéną,"	aíreže.	"Ho,	jagú	égi
these that are	let them die,"	they said.	["Ho,]	what	here

wą́ganigają,"	jágu	éže	Kečų́gega.	Žejų́ga
man that I am,"	what	he said	[Turtle.]	[Now then]

p. OL. 310 —

Wągoči-éja	wožúiregi.	Hu-hu-u-u-u,*	žégų	kečųgeroiwójireži.†
[Men's House]	they put him in.	[Hu-hu-u-u-u,]	now	they killed many turtles.

*this is in quotation marks in the Ph text, but it appears to be an exclamation made by the narrator.
†in I, above the first /r/ and /h/ is written. However, /r/ sometimes replaces /h/, although it is usually a second occurence of the letter.

"Ho,	rašgúni	hiwarúičjenihàwiną,	žesgé	hakijá	hįnoguą́jąwigają,"
["Ho,]	peacefully	we will eat (them),*	that kind	to see,"	we've been wanting

*the parentheses are those of Radin.

aíreže.	Hagoréžą,	žéjųga,	"Ho,	žejaį́xjį
they said.	Once in a time,	now then,	"Well,	thus far

p. I. 328 —

wągeniną́gere	wáširekjèną.	Peǧú-inekjeną.	Waširekjéną."
these men captives	let them dance.	Let them use gourds.	Let them dance."

p. Ph. 110 —

"Yuhú, yuhú, yuhú, yuhú.	Ho	sųgekjį́,*	waši-áje.	Yuhú, yuhú, yuhú, yuhú, yuhú."
["Yuhú, yuhú, yuhú, yuhú.]	Well	younger brothers,	dance.	[Yuhú, yuhú, yuhú, yuhú, yuhú."

*Ph has hisųgekjį.

p. OL. 311 —

"Woná!	Jagú	Kečų́gega	honíge	hišja
"[Woman's equivalent for koté]*	What	Turtle	just like	eyes

*the brackets in I are Radin's.

hokirúsge,"	aíreže.	"O,†	jagu égi?
they crossed,"*	they said.	["O,]	what of it?‡

*in I, above the line is written, "joined together".
†OL has ao. In I, footnote 1 is inserted here which reads, "expression of approval". The same is said in the translation line of OL.
‡in I, above "what" is written "I don't" which was later crossed out.

Hinųgwáček	žégų	wákituxùč,	kéšonoge*	hišjára
Young virgins	now	look at one another with,	often so	the eyes

*this may be for ke-šąnąge. The last letter may be an /a/.

hųkírusge	nąkáją."	"Wanónige	huragéš."	"Égi,
they are crossed*	they are."	"Say just	his legs bowed."†	"Well,

*a footnote 2 is inserted here in I which reads, "close together".
†in I, "bowed" is circled and "crooked" written above it.

jagú egí?	Wągánįge	hurįgéženąkàją."*	"Kečų́gega
what of it?	I am a man so	I am bowlegged."†	"Turtle

*in I, above the beginning of this word is written, hura hį. OL has hura hįgéženǫkają.
†the translation in I uses the term "cross legged".

jagú	honíge	réra*	čo."	"Ha,
what	just	his penis	green."	"Well,

*in Ph, an initial /te-/ has been crossed out and /r/ written above it. In I, the word is given as teerá, and in OL it is te-erá.

jagu égi?	hinųk´	hajukége.	Réra,
what of it?	Women	come into connection with it often.	The penis,

p. OL. 312, I. 329 —

žésge*	hį́čoge†	wai'únąkają,"	žigé	wagéže.‡‡
that way	I got it blue	for that reason,"‡	again	he said to them.#

*just before this word in I, hit hįčónǫkáją has been crossed out.
†in I, /ra/ has been crossed out of the original hįračoge.
‡"Is so I am that" has been crossed out and "for that reason" written above it in ink in the hand of Ph.
‡‡in I, wagežé is crossed out and wagéže has been written above it.
#I and OL have "she said", but clearly Turtle is talking here.

Hagoréžą,	žejų́ga	Kečų́gega	wašíra	rušjaíneže.
[In the course of time,]	[now then]	[Turtle]	the dancing	they stopped.*

*"we" has been crossed out and "they" written above it in ink in the hand of Ph.

"Koté,	jagú?	Hųsgé,	nixeréja	hiwožukjáwira.
"Say,	what?	Well,	in boiling water	let us put them in.

Nixére,	hit'ewahikjáwira."	"Ho,	'ųwíne.	Jagú
Boiling water,	let us kill them with it."	"All right,	do it.	What

sánįki	t'énawi?,*	yaránąga.	Ho,	hisgé
one-sided	you kill me?,	I thought.	So,	some

*in Ph, the word is t'ékjanihawí.

p. Ph. 111 —

hanikit'ekjonehàwiną.	Ha,	nanikšų́wi-anąga,	nihára	tawáǧenįkjenawiną.
I will die with.	[Ha,]	tip it over on you I will, [and]	the throat	I will burn off for you.

p. OL. 313 —

'ųwíne,	'ųwíne."	"Koté,	hisgéšge*	wegáją.
Do it,	do it."	"Say,	the truth	he says.

*Ph has hišgéšge.

Koté,	jasgánaže?	Pejerégi,	iwokonogwigi,	jasgánąga?"
Say,	how will I do?*	In fire,	if we put them in it,	how would it be?"

*in the original "how will it be" of I, "it" has been overwritten with "I do" and "be" has been crossed out.

"Hąhą́-o,	koté,	'ų́wine,	éžegų	nąų́ste
"All right,	say,	do it,	so then*	embers

*in I, "I can" has been crossed out and "then" written above and to the right of it.

hiránikišarawi-ànąga,	róhą	hanikit'ékjenihawiną."	"Koté,	hisgé*
I'll hit you with, and	many	I will die with you."	"Say,	the truth

*Ph has hišgé.

p. I. 330 —

weną.	Koté,	žégų	ninégi	hiwokonogwi-anąga,
he said.	Say,	now	in water	we will put them in it, and

p. OL.314 —

hįwarúsgiji-anąga	ninégi	wokonogwi,	žegų	s'awaréwahi,
we'll tie them up, and	in water	put them in,	then	make them sink,

nihaičebiwahikjáwi."*	"Hohó,	koté,	hagagasgéžą,	wągwašošéwira,
(they will) die for want of breath."†	"Oh my,	say,	for heaven's sake,‡	you brave men,

*in I, a footnote 1 is inserted here which reads, "let us drown them". Also, -kj- is overwritten by -kč-, the form found in OL. However, the standard form, -kj-, is found in Ph.
†in I, the words "drown" and "strangle" are written around these words in pen in the hand of Ph.
‡in I, a footnote 2 is inserted here which reads, "cry of distress".

hąkį́gi	'ųwiníne,	žeží	nąkewexjíną,"	éže.
not	do not do it to us,	that	I am very much afraid,"	he said.

"Ho,	žéjųga,	pįkjanihéną."	Žéjųga,	hąbakirigíži,
"Well,	now then,	it will be good."	Now then,	when day came,

s'ikaį́ja	warusgíč	hiránąga	ni-ošéwexji-éja	wot'unaíreže.
at the ankles	they tied	they did and	in the deepest water	they threw them.

Égi	Kečų́gega	žegų́	niéjere†	wa'unąkéjene.‡
And	[Turtle]	now*	in the water	he was so.

*in I, Radin puts this word in brackets.
†Ph has ni-éjera. I has a final /a/ over which an /e/ has been written.
‡the word ends in /i/ in Ph.

Žegųo	kikurušóroji-ànąga	t'ekik'uą́kše*	Kečų́gega.	Žégų
Now	they loosed themselves and	he was making himself dead (pretending)†	[Turtle.]	Now

*just before this word, t'ékik'uínežé ke has been crossed out.
†the parenthetical material is Radin's.

hišge*	žiąkášge	t'ekik'uą́kše.	"Žegų́	hisųgenį́kaxjį,
[also]	the other one also	he was making himself dead.	"Now	my younger brother,

*in I, just before this word, hisge has been crossed out.

p. OL. 315, I. 331, Ph. 112 —

t'ewagikík'ųkjéną.*	Hagí	wažįwaíšgųkjèną,	hiróire,	waną́gere."
I am going to pretend I'm dead.†	On at	let us do something to them,	bad,‡	these that are saying it."

*in I, the second /g/ was written over a crossed out /k/.
†in I, a footnote 1 reads, "put in plural".
‡in I, a footnote 2 reads, "bad in looks and temper", and the same is found by an asterisk at the top of the page in OL.

Hijanéraži	ninogiázire,	jánąga	hįké	t'ehiránigi.
The others (at least)	they ran to the water,	all	not	they did not kill.

Wijéja	hagí	činą́kše.	Hagí	činą́ki.
On an island	on at	they were living.	There	they were living, so

žéjųga	žegų́ ho	ewakaraírekijege,	žegų	Kečųgéga
now then,	now, well,	there they were to go, so	now	[Turtle]

p. OL. 316 —

hura	giážemįk	t'ekik'ų́že.	Kóra,	hagoréžą
his legs	he spread them out	he pretended to be dead.	Say,	[finally]

hočinčínįk	hoǧǫ́	hoikišeréregi.*	Žegų	'ų́sge,
boy	minnows	they were trying to catch.	Now,	well,

*OL only has hikišeréregi.

wošá	xonúnįk	hi'u-įránąga	hoǧánįgera	žegų
spear	small	they used and	[minnows]*	now

*the translation has "fish".

hijéwahiną́kše.	Raxgéwa	wagi'uną́kše.	Kóra,	Kečųgega
they would spear them.	Weeds	they were using.	Say,	[Turtle]

regoškóbera	žegų	čųsárara,	higų	hoǧǫ́nįgra
between his legs	now	the leeches ("blood-suckers"),	now	the minnows*

*the translation has "the fishes".

p. OL. 317 —

hočinčinįgížą	wa'ųžé.	Regoškobéja	hoǧǫnįgížą	wapóǧenįk
a boy	he did it.	Between his legs	a little fish	he speared

p. I. 332 —

jijehígają.	Kečų́gega	wasgíxjįje.	Kóra	žegų
he did (struck).	[Turtle]	he pierced painfully.	[Say,]	now

nųwų́kjekéreže.*	Hočinčínįkjega	žegų́xjį	nųwųkše.	"Ho,
he twitched.	The boys	now indeed immediately*	they ran.	"Say,

*Ph has nųwųk'jik'éreže.
†just before this expression in I, "now" and "not even" have been crossed out. A footnote 2 is inserted here which reads, "that is — immediately without waiting".

wągenína,	koté	Kečų́gega	regošgobéja	hoǧǫ́nįgra
the captives	say	[Turtle]	between his legs	the minnows

p. Ph. 113 —

rokónoxjįgejini	ejijéwa	hagáją,	Kečų́gega,	niži,
very many there were	there I struck	I did,	[Turtle,]	well,*

*the translation in I, seems to read, "he will say".

p. OL. 318 —

nuwų́kjikèreną.	Ni-ǫ́bakšaną."	"Hahú,	hijowárawige
he twitched.	He is alive."	["Hahú,]	go there and

gisagwíre.	Žegų	ruǧéwige	gisagwíreáje,"	aíreže.
kill him.	Now	take him out &	kill him,"	they said.

Ésge	žejų́ga	hija	jírežegają,	tée
[And so]	now then	there	they came and	there

hąkawažinìže.	Te	werakirakúni	gojá	wijéja
he was not there.	There	unexpectedly	over there	at an island

hagí.	"O-į ų́ų, o-į ų́ų,"	áježe.	"Kečų́gega	koragá
[there]	[war whoop]*	he was saying.	["Turtle]	say

*translator's description in I and OL. A footnote 1 inserted here in I reads, "war whoop".

p. I. 333 —

wažą́	šišigížą	gojájega."	Žéjųga,	éjagi
fellow	that bad fellow	that fellow."	Now then,	there at

p. OL. 319 —

wakje náwainánąga	'ųxjį	rešgúni,	"Wirá rowá,	wirá rowá;	ąhą́,
singing the victory songs, and*	very much they did†	they did,	[?]‡	[?]	[exclamation]

*the translation of both I and OL have only, "victory sing and".
†"must have done" is crossed out and "did" written above it.
‡this word is not found in my lexicon. The quotation seems to be from a victory song.

ąhą́,"	žégų	Wakjé Wašira.	"Koté,	waíšjarawìre,"
[exclamation],"	[so]*	Victory Dance.	"Say,	you go and look,"†

*in I žegų is always translated as "now", but it can also mean, "thus, so". This would imply that the previous quot is from the ceremony of the Victory Dance.
†in I, below "look" the word "spy" is written. In OL, it is translated as, "look at, go on!".

aíreną.	"Koté,	watohóčiga	rekjéną."	Tošónogega
they said.	"Say,	the son-in-law	he can go."	Otter

wagaíreže.	Éja	watohóčiježe.	"Žéjųga,	hotohóčira
they meant.	Then	he was being a son-in-law.	"Now then,	the son-in-law

raré."	Egi	Kečųgégaži	wanąxgųjèže.	"Ho,
go."	And	Tortoise he	he could hear them.	["Ho,]

p. OL. 320 —

hižą́	wągaíšja	hu-ikarohówiną.	Higí	mąšją́
one	to spy on us	they're getting ready.*	Here	mighty

*in the pen and hand of Ph, written above this is, "they're getting ready to come".

nawąwi-ánąga,	hakaraǧéwišaną'ų̀ąje.	Tejąkí*
you sing and	shout every once in awhile.	Often

*just before this word, teža is crossed out.

hijáwa	tekjéną.	Hiroíre	wa'uą́ka,	wažąšgųkjéną,"
there at	I'll go.	Bad fellow	that he is,	I'll do something to him,"

p. I. 334; p. Ph. 114 —

éže.	Žejų́ga	ninógera	wa'uánąga,	hajírapeže.
he said.	Now then	under the water	[he did it and]*	he lay for him there.

*the translation in I had "came he and", but this is crossed out and in the pen and hand of Ph is written, "he yelled", which latter is followed by OL.

Hirapégiži,	žegųhó	hagoréžą	Tošónogega	éja
Having waited for him,	now	[in time]	Otter	there

higuó-įxanisgègają	hagerége	howahi-ánąga	šųčgéja
he just about passed him and	behind	he went from and	testicles (plus scrotum)*

*the parenthetical material, found in I, is Radin's.

p. OL. 321—

haraxjákše.	"Tuwí, tuwí.	Koté,	Kečųgé,
he bit him.	"Ouch, ouch.	Say,	[Turtle]

hįgirúšjąrehire."	"Jagu*	š'ųšeregáją	waš'ųšáwąkše?"
let me go."	"What	you are going to do	you are?"

*a footnote 1 is inserted here in I which reads, "the turtle is talking to the otter".

"Higų́	hosgé	howé	wa'umą́kšaną,*
"Just	for fun	about	I am going about,

*in I, this, and the preceding three words, are collapsed into, gosgowewaumúkšono.

hosge	howé	wa'umą́kšaną."*	"Rerat'ų́kšaw`ąkšaną.†
for fun	about	I am going about."	"You are lying.

*in I, this, and the preceding three words, are collapsed into, hosgówewáumúkšone (OL, hosgówewa'umáñkšaną).
†in Ph, just before this word, the following has been crossed out: Nenaišja šere waš'ųšáwąkšàną. This should be where the number for footnote 2 is inserted in I, but it seems to be omitted. The footnote itself reads, "i.e., telling a falsehood".

Nenaíšja	šére	waš'ųšaw`ąkšaną.	Waíšja
To spy on me	you are going	you are.	To spy

hunišíreną.	Hąké	nįgitašją́	rehanįkjanèną."
they told you to come.	Not	to let loose	I will not (do) for you."

"Â	koté	Kečųgé,	hįgirášjonehìre."
"Aw	say	[Turtle,]	let me go."

p. OL. 322 —

"Kažó.	'Jájo	Wakanjára	k'oiregíšaną,
"No.	'Whenever	the Thunderbirds	they only thunder,

p. I. 335 —

hinaxjákšaną.	Kečų́gega,	wapakónǫkjé	horagírešononą,'	arehíre."
he bites me.	[Turtle]	(he would be) very smart	they used to tell of him,'	say to them."

"Wakit'ųténą,"	éže.	"Hé-e-e-e."	"Wé-e-e-e."*	"Kečų́gega
"I've gotten myself trapped,"	he said.	"[Calling]."	"[Answering.]"	"[Turtle]

*just above the /w/ in I is a footnote 1 which reads at the bottom of the page as, "an answering shout".

wapokónokje	hóragirešononą.	Wakit'ųténą.
very smart (cute)	they used to tell of him.	I've got into it.

p. Ph. 115 —

Hináxjakšano-o-o,"	éže.	"Hó-o-o-o,	hačínja
He has bitten me-e-e-e,"	he said.	"Well,	where

hanináxjakše?"	"Ejó-o-o-o."	"Koté,	éja	aną́kšaną.
he bit you?"	"There."	"Say,	there	he is saying.

p. OL. 323 —

Hačį́ja	wagežé?	Aijanináxjakšè-e-e?"	"Hąkažó-o-o-o."
Where	he means?	He bit you in the arm?"	"No."

"Regéja	hanináxjakšè-e-e-e?"	"Bohošjó-o-o-o."*
"In the leg	he bit you?"	"Pretty near."

*OL ends this word with /ą-ą-ą/; but /o/ is the standard termination of prolonged /ą/.

"Hočainaį́ja	hanináxjakšè-e-e-e?"	"Hąhą́-o-o-o,"	éže.
"In the private place*	he bit you?"	"Yes,"	he said.

*this is followed by a footnote 2 in I which reads at the bottom of the page as, "really — in the wilderness, away from everything else". OL has near the top of the page, "literally in-the-wilderness-away-from", which is connected to this spot by a line.

"Koté,	egí,	jáguo'ųpįkjéže,*	žégų	t'ehigáją.
"Say,	well,	nothing can be done can it,	now	he has killed him.

*in Ph, the last /ž/ in the word has been written above a crossed out /g/.

p. I. 336 —

'Wakanjára	k'oiregíšaną	hįgirášją	rehikjanéže,'
'The Thunderbirds	only when they thunder	let loose of me	he will do it,'

anakšanó-o-o-o.*	Hohó	hagagasgéžą!	Koté,
he is saying.	[Hohó]	[a cry of distress]†	Say,

*OL has ą-ą-ą as its terminal syllable.
†the brackets are in the text.

p. OL. 324 —

žegųguósge	čehášišik	ną́gere,	žesgé
just anyhow	an old buffalo hide	these,	that kind

hįgikorówigi."	"Wažį́jahi	waragiš'ųrajàwįže,"	aną́kšaną.*
let us rattle."	"Something else	you are doing that,"	he was saying.

*the MS Ph ends here.

"Wągwašošénągre	wigáre	hąké	nįgítašją́	rehánikjaneną."
"These brave men	tell them	not	let you loose	I will not go."

"Hąhó-o-o,	wažį́jahį	waragíšwanajawįže,	aną́kšaną,	wągwášošenągre."
["Well,]	something else	that you are rattling,	he is saying,	this brave man."

"Hohó,	hagáwažą,	wapakónągižą."	Há,	žejų́ga,
["Hohó,]	O dear,	how smart he is."	[Há,]	now then,

p. OL. 325 —

hižą́	taniogižúireže.	"Háo	égi	ya-ųčakjéną."
one	tobacco they gave to him.	["Há-o]	here	I will try."

Taniogižuiregíže.	Žégų	táni	wogižuánąga*
Tobacco, that they gave him.	Now	tobacco	he placed for them and

*at the bottom of page 336 in I the follow is written:

wagižu = offer I
worágižu = you
wogížu = he

p. I. 337 —

Wakonjára	wagigóže.	Hagoréžą,	wérakirakuni,	"m-m,"
the Thunderbirds	he called them.	Once on a time,	[exclamation]	[sound of Thunders]

aíreže.	"Hó,	žejų́ga	žówagúireną."	Hó
they said.	["Hó,]	[now then]	they are coming.	[Hó]

žegų	káwažą	Wakanjára,	"m-m,"	aíreže.
now	not anything	the Thunderbirds,	["m-m,"]	they said.

"'Wąkjį́negí	rujáxiregíšaną,	hįgirášją	rehikjaneną,*	aną́kšaną,'
"'Right above us	only if they thunder,	to let me go	he will,	he says,'

*this word ends in -že in I.

p. OL. 326 —

wigáre."	"'Wąkjį́negi	rujáǧiregíšaną,	hįgirášją	rehikjanéže,
tell them."	"'Right above us	only if they thunder,	let me go	he will,

ánąkšanó-o-o-o."*	"Hohó,	wážą	warokónoxjį,†	hiroíre‡
he says."	["Hohó,]	[something]	it is too much beyond his limits,	bad

*in OL this wod ends in ą-ą-ą.
†inserted by a caret and a footnote 1 which reads at the bottom of the page, wážą wárokonuxjį, under which the English reads, "that's too much beyond the limits".
‡at the end of this word, xjį has been crossed out.

hišjokirùsge	wanǫká."	Žejų́ga	žigé	wąkjį
double eyed (close together)*	that he is saying."	Now	again	straight above

*the parenthetical matter is Radin's.

egi	tax.*	Gwó†	žejų́ga	éja	žégų
there	flash of lightning.	[Gwó]	now	[there]	[now]

*a footnote 2 inserted here reads at the bottom of the page: "flash of lightning".
†after this word, kóra has been crossed out.

Kečų́gega	éja	hó	ragás	šunčgéra
[Turtle]	[there]	[hó]	tear	his bag

žégų	rapáraš.	"Korá,	nįgiowákararé,	hinųgową́genįk
now	he tore.	"Say,	go home,	likeness of a woman

p. I. 338 —

waš'ušáwągre.	Hąkí	nubóhǫna	égi	hižą́
that you are.	Not	again	here	anyone

p. OL. 327 —

jínikjéną."	Wó-o-o,	Tošónogega	hačųgéxjį	gišgúni.
come here."	[Wó,]	Otter	just barely	he got home.

Gigíži,	žégų,	"Hohó,	čówe	t'ehinána."
When he got home,	now,	["Hohó,]	he pretty near	he killed me."

"Koté,	hiwągéwahira	giručágirekjeną,"	aíreže.	Ésge
"Say,	his sisters-in-law	have them sew it,"	they said.	And so

hiwągéwahira	giručágira,	nunige	žegų́ho	ražíjewa'ùinege.
his sisters-in-law	they had them sew it,	but	now then	they teased him while doing it.

Réra	rajįjínege.	Žégų	žigé	nąpáraš
His penis	it became excited.	Now	again	it tore loose

hinaseresérekše.	"Koté,	kunikága	'ųkjéną.	Žéži
split loose (the stitches).*	"Say,	our gr. mother	let her do it.	She

*the parenthetical matter is Radin's. In OL it reads, "(his testicles)".

hąké	žesgáninaną.	Waną-ína	wažą́	'únąke,	ésge
not	she would not be that way.	His thoughts	something	they were doing,	and so

nąpáraš	kiną́kšaną.	Ésge	žejų́ga	hitokénika
it burst	he is [doing it] to himself.	So	[now then]	the old woman

higų́	wirowašjójera*	hik'uánąga	žégų	harikí	aisásahiže.
now	with her needle	she used (and)	now	far apart.	she stitched it

*the text in I had "(wirowaš'jójera)" underlined, but above it is written in the hand and pen of Ph, wirúxugera. At the bottom of the page in I is written, "(maybe an archaic)" (sic). A footnote in OL reads, "probably archaic. Modern word, wirúxgera".

p. OL. 328, I. 339 —

Hó,	žejų́ga,	égi	wéže,	aíreže,
[Hó,]	[now then]	[well]	he said,	they said,

"Hąhą́*	égi	žégų,	'ų-inekjéra.	Jagú
["Hąhą́]	[well]	[now,]	let them go.	What

*I has hǫhó.

sųgejíwina	ep'á	higų́	woínįk	hiwagígiwigéjini,
younger brothers	thus far	now	regretful loss	we did to them,

p. OL. 329 —

hiyųgíwina.*	Žégų	hikikúrušjąréhikjenàwiną.	Jajaį́xjį	p'a
the princesses.	Now	we will surrender.	As long as	thus far

*just before this word, hui and hiru have been crossed out.

Hočųgeną́gere	wąkšik'į́regiži,	wągáruč	hiranihekjenáwiną.	Hąkagá	hižą́
these Winnebagoes	they live,	to eat	they will always (do to) us.	Never	one

wánąį́na	hirohíre	wogíkanąkwinią́je.	Hąhá,	težesge
thought	bad (temper)*	towards them (hold it in yourselves).*	[Yes,]	that kind

*the parenthetical material is Radin's.

hįčawaínekjenáwiną,"	éže,	aíreną.	Kečų́gega	žesgáwa'ų́
we will go forward to,"	he said,	they said.	[Turtle]	for that reason

p. OL. 330, I. 340 —

žejąį́xjįp'a	kéčųgenų́gere,*	kéčųk	hokirájera	hiwarúčajáwiną,#
that far	the turtles,†	tortoises‡	all kinds‡‡	we are eating,

*after this word in I, hiwarúč has been crossed out.
†I has "tortoises".
‡before this wordin I, "the" has been crossed out.
‡‡in I, after the word "kinds", "we eat" has been crossed out.
#originally written as, hiwarúč hajáwine in I. The /h/ has been circled and a ligature indicated by two lines to the previous word.

nunige	kedočziną́gere	že	wairešúčge,	ésge
but	the yellow-throated turtle	that	he was coward,	so

mąrók'ųačípše.	Hąké	wągirajírawiniže,	égi	žéšaną
he tramped him into the ground.	Not	they did not come to us,	and	those only

hąkiwarújwiniže,	aíreną.	Téži	kizų́jera	gų́	kešų́čgera
we do not eat,	they say.	This here	soft shelled	and	and small turtle

kéčųk,	hokirájera	mątéhira	žéži†	žégų	hiwarúčajékjonéže.
turtles,	all kinds of them	small turtle*	those	now‡	we will eat.

*this is written in ink in the hand of Ph.
†just before this word, žežigu has been crossed out.
‡just before this word, "they are" has been crossed out.

Téžesge	éže,	aíreną.	Čegéja	wąkšik
This way	he said,	they said.	In the beginning	the people

p. OL. 331 —

čóinina	te	wažą́gere	hanąčį́xjį	pérezhiránąga	'ųwąjíre.
the first ones	those	things	all	they knew it and	they came doing.

Hąké	wažą́nižą	wokíba	hiésgani.	Jajaį́xjįp'á,
Not	anything	doubtful	it is.	As long as that far,

p. I. 341 —

wą́kšigo-įra	wągerewigi,	kečųgeną́gere	hoišíp	hokirájera
living*	(as) we are,	these turtles	all the time	all kinds

*just before this word, "life" has been crossed out.

hiwarúičawi,	žéžesgáwa'ų́	wągigíšanawi,	nunigé	hegų́	hirakárara
we will eat,	for that reason	he hurt us,	but	now	towards them

hįwikšákšáxjí	hajéšge.	Hąkagížą*
we used to abuse them really mercilessly	we were doing.	Never any of them

*the MS OL ends here.

wogitégenikjanéną.	Téžegų	gųsše,	éže,
they would not get mad.	This way	they ruled (made)	he said,

aíreną.	Žejoį́xjįp'a,	kečųgeną́gere	hiwarújajawíną.
they said.	From that time on,	the turtles	we are eating.

English Translation

Sources:

Source I — Charlie N. Houghton, Untitled, in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3900 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1908) Winnebago III, #18, Story XXXV: 314-360. Source Ph — Charlie N. Houghton, Untitled, in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3882 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, July, 1908) Winnebago III, #5, Story XI: 101-115. Source OL — Charlie Houghton, translated by Oliver LaMere, in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3892 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Winnebago III, #11a: 290-331.