Hocąk Syllabic Text — Bladder and His Brothers, v. 1

Hocąk Syllabic Text — Bladder and His Brothers, v. 1


Notebook #27: 1

The MS is written in pencil, with the Hocąk syllabic text on one page and the English translation on the facing page. Both the Hocąk and English texts are extremely clear. At the top center of the Hocąk page the title is written as, w te xoAo K (Wadexúga, "the Bladder"). In the same relative position, the English side has "The bladder", with the page number (1) centered directly below it.

English Translation

There are some singular features in the style of this unknown raconteur which can be tabulated:

	There is extensive use of the words tewéraki, and wéraki, "unexpectedly".
	The word gają is very frequently used as a conjunction ("and then") connecting sentences.
	A rather strong reliance on the conjunctive suffix -anąga ("and").
	A preference for Mą’ųra ("Earthmaker, God") over the rather more common form, Mą’ųna.
	Several instances of the rare exclamation, howo.
	see comparative word frequency

w te xoAo K.

Watexúga

Bladder

p. 1 —

ttiAi reAe Le tti d.	e ttK deAe.	Ao too	Ke Le lA ny dy d.
Ciserecižą	ejakše.	Hot’ų	kerepanaižaižą
A long house	there was.	Fireplaces	ten

Al lo Ko L.	A lA AiyK deAe.	Ke Le lA ny d	w KL.
hąbogúra	hąp-hiakše.	Kerepanaižą	wąkra
the east	it lay.	Ten	men

w owK deAe.	Ki Ki no lL.	e Ki.	Ko no K.
wa’ųwąkše,	kikinųbara,	égi	Kunuga
there were,	the brothers themselves,	and	Kunu, the oldest one,

w nK deAe.	Ai roAo Ki tti wi L.	ni dA n.	m Le Ki.
wanąkše,	"Hisųkijiwira,	nišana	mąrégi
he would say,	"Brothers,	I only	on this earth

w K ttA KL	wi ne n.	m o L.	xeAe te	Ai o n.
wakącągera	winéną,	Mą’ųra	xete	hi’ųną.
holy	I am,	[Earthmaker]	[great]	he made me.*

*the translation has, "the creator made me so."

A K K.	w d L.	Ai d.	n tteKe wo ttiAi
hąkagá	wažąra	hižą	nącgé wocí
Never	anything	one	to be troubled

p. 2 —

wK Kidi Ki i ni Ktt n Ai wi n.	w tee Ai Ke	L Lo Ki n
wąkšik’įnįkjanahiwiną."	wat’ehige	rarokiną
we shall not live through."	They killed	lots of game

Ai Le de.	A ntt.	Al lK.	ttA L.	Aotto ttL.
hireže.	Haną́c	hąpga	cara,	hųjra
[they did.]	Every	evening	deer,	bear

Ai d dA n	Kii A Ki Li nK deAe.	e Ki.	Ko no K
hižąšaną	k’įhakirinąkše.	Égi	Kunuga
each of them	they would bring [themselves].	And	Kunu

di	Ai Ke	n Ki K L ni nK deAe.	ttiAiye tt.
ži	hįké	nąkikaranįnąkše.	Ciéja
[present there]	not	he would not hunt.	At home

Al lK	o nK ra de.	A Ko Ley d.	de e	Ko no K.
hąpga	’ųnąks’aže.	Hagoreižą	tee	Kunuga
every day	he would be.	One day	[this one]	Kunu

we de.	Ai ro Ki tti wi L.	di Ke	rA niKi te Ki
wéže,	"Hisųkijiwira,	žigé	sanįk tégi
he said,	"Brothers,	[again]	over here to a certain place

Ao L w dA L wiye Ke.	w Lo Kidi*	e
horawašárawiyege	warugiži	e
whatever you do, don't you ever go	[perhaps]	[it]

*the syllable /so/ is written over a heavy erasure.

Ai Lo L w deAe Le Ktt wi de.	m	w K L Ke L K tt.
hirorawašerekjawiže.	Mą	wakaragerakają,"
you have plenty of other places to go.*	Arrows	I have placed my own there,"

*before the word "plenty", "can kill" had been written and later crossed out.

p. 3 —

a n K deAe.	Ko no K.	A Ae Le Ki.	A ntt
ánąkše,	Kunuga	hąhéregi	haną́c
he said,	Kunu	in the evening	all

Ai tt n KLe Ki	w nK deAe.	Ay ni Ki di.
hijanąkregi	wanąkše.	hainigíži,
as they were gathered there*	[they say.]	In the morning,

*the translation adds, "around the campfire".

n Ki K L L	A Ly Le K tt.	Ae n L.	w o de.
nąkikarara	harairegają.	Henara	wa’ųže.
on the hunt	they started.	Hena	[he did it.]

ow Ai K tt.	te we L Ki.	w Key d.	ey ttiy o we de.
úwahigáją,	tewéraki	wakeyižą	eyajiyoweže.
As he was going along,	[unexpectedly]	a raccoon	he came across.

wo Ki roKo.	rii L	xeAe te de.	Aotto	riAi
Wogízók	s’íra	xeteže.	Hųj	si
[Really]	the track	it was big.	Bear	foot

Ai Ki reKe xitti de.	te e	tee A Ki di.	Ai ni A L.
hikisgexjįže.	"Tee	t’ehagiži,	hinihara
as big as.	["This one]	if I could kill him,	my brother

w i	A Ki o Ki	m dtt	liAi n	Ai Le de.
wa’į́	haki’ųgi,	mąšją	pįną,"	hireže.
robe	if I could make,	very	pleased,"	he thought.

p. 4 —

Ai Low w A Ai Kette	Ai Le de.	Ai Lo w Le de.
Hirowahahikje,	hireže.	Hirowáreže.
He would trail it a ways anyway,	he thought.	He trailed him.

Ai Ko	Ao tti dA n xitti	w o de.	ow Ai K tt.
Higų	hojišánąxjį	wa’ųže.	úwahigáją,
And	[not long ago]	[it was made.]*	After going a ways going along,

*translated as, "And the track was fresh."

e tt.	Ai Lo A Li.	ttA tii de.	e tt	K L Ae de.
éja	hirohári	cąt’įže.	Éja	karahéže.
there	in the distance	he could see it.	There	it went along.

te we L Ki.	rK xitti d.	w owK deAe.	di Ke
Tewéraki,	sgaxjįžą	wa’ųwąkše.	Žigé
[Unexpectedly,]	a very white one	it was.	[Again]

Ai L tty L	Lo Ko xitti de.	Ai Ko	tt rKe Ki di
hirajaira	rokoxjįže.	"Higų	jasgegiži,
he wanted it	all the more.	["Yet]	no matter what happens

tee A Kette.	Ai ni A L.	w i.	Ki Koo Ki	m dtt
t’ehakje.	Hinihara	wa’į́	kik’ųgi,	mąšją
I will kill it.	My older brother	robe	if I could make,	very

p. 5 —

liAi n	Ai Le de.	rA niKi.	Ao w Le L	Lo xi ni Ae L.
pįną,"	hireže.	Sanįk	howarera	roxinihera
pleased,"	he thought.	The direction	it went toward	he had forbidden them

e A lA Ai	no ni Ke	de Ko Le de.	owK Koo.	e tt.
ehapahi	nųnįgé	žegųrežè.	úwąk’ų	éja
[to start out]	but	[he did so.]	On it went	[there]

Ao ttoy d	n di Ki	e tt	Ao Ki ti de.	e tt.
hujuižą	nažigi	éja	hogitíže.	Éja
a red oak	[which stood]	[there]	[he climbed up].	There

loAoKo tte Ki di*	e tt	Aoyi Ke we	w o de.
poxjegiži,	éja	hoikéwe	wa’ųže.
as it was a hollow one,	there	it went up into	[it did.]

*the /A/ was written over an earlier /x/.

Ai Kow n.	Ao xtt n de.	Ay ni Ki di	y Ki deAe Le Ktte
Higųwąną,	hoxjanąže,	hainigíži	yakišerekje
As now	it was evening,	until the next morning	he would wait

Ai Le Ki di.	e tt	n.	Aoyi tte tt.
hiregíži.	Éja	ną	huijeja
he thought.	[There]	tree	at the base

leAe tto too de.	n L	Lo A	Lo rA n K.	Ai Ko
pejot’ųže.	Nąra	rohą	rusanąga	higų
he built a fire.	The wood	much	he gathered [and]	[then]

p. 6 —

A Ae Ai L Le xitti K tt.	we L Ki.	w KeLe Ki	Ai d
hąhehirarexjįgają,	weraki	wągeregi	hižą
[in the night,]*	[unexpectedly]	from above	one

*translated as, "after he had been there awhile".

we de.	w Ke rK L.	wyi Ki Ke Le.	e de.	we L Ki
wéže,	"Wakesgara,	waigikere,"	éže.	Weraki,
he said,	"White Raccoon,	tell me a story,"	he said.	[Unexpectedly,]

n tt ne	e Ki.	we de.	tt Ko	ni Ki K Kette de.
nąjane,	égi	wéže,	"Jagú	nį́gikąkjèže?
from inside the tree,	then	he said,	"What	could I tell you?

wK KL	Ai d	Ki L tti L.	Ko A Le Ki	m KL*
Wąkra	hižą	kirajira	kųhą́regi	mąkra
Man	a	he has come	[below]	the chest

*what appears to have been a /K/ in an orignal /nK/ was erased.

A t xiKi Ai nK dA n.	e K tt.	Ao.	doAoKo ni A xitti
hataxgihinąkšaną,"	egają.	"Ho,	šųknihaxjį!
he is warming it,"	he said.	"Ah,	my [dear] dog!

doAoKo ni A xitti	a	Ao do.	m L
šųknihaxjį!"	a	hožu.†	Mąra
[my dear dog!"]	said	voice from above.	The arrow

*instead of this repetition, the translation has, "It is good."
†perhaps from ho, "voice" + ožu, "within".

Ko Lo r n K.*	w Ke tt	Ai L w A n Koo.	Ki rAK Ao Ai de.
kurusanąga	wągeja	hirawahanąk’ų	kisákhohižé.
he took his and	upwards	pointing it	[he shot in the middle.]

*the /r/ is written over a previous letter, perhaps an /x/.

p. 7 —

de Ko.	Aiy n K.	my tt	tti tte de.
Žegų	hianąga	mąįja	jiježe.
[Thus]	[he did and]	[to the ground]	they knocked him over.*

*the translation has, "but he was too late, they knocked him over dead."

Ae ow n K.	Kiiy n K	tti Ke Le de.	Ko no K.
He’ųwanąga	k’įyanąga	jikereže.	Kunuga
He made a pack of him [&]	packed him away [&]	[he went home.]	Kunu

w nK deAe.	Ae n K.	A Ke	Ki ni Ki di.
wanąkše,	Henaga	hąké	kinįgiži,
he was saying,	[Hena]	not	as he did not return,

A K K rKey d.	Low xi L.	A Ke	L xoAo LoKo liAi ni K tt.
"Hagagasgeyižą,	rowaxira,	hąké	raxurukpinįgają,"
"Too bad,*	as I forbid you,	not	he would not listen or obey,"

*after this word, the expression "I told" has been crossed out.

a nK deAe.	Ay ni Ki di.	no liAi wi	Ao ni L wiy tte.	e de.
ánąkše.	"hainigíži,	nųpiwi	honirawiyaje,"	éže.
he said.	"In the morning,	two of you	you had better go and look for him,"	he said.

Ay ni Ki di.	A K L.	n xi L.	A Ki Ki do.	A Ly Le de.
hainigíži,	Haga,	Naxi	hakikižu	haraíreže.
The next morning,	Haga (the third brother),	Naxi (the fourth brother)	[together]	they went.

p. 8 —

ow Ai Le K tt.	te we L Ki	e tt	Ao ta li Le de.
úwahiregają,	tewéraki,	éja	hotąpireže.
On the way,	[unexpectedly,]	there	they came to his tracks.

te we L Ki.	w Keyi d.	Ai Lo we	w o de.	Ai Ko
Teweraki,	wakeyižą	hirowé	wa’ųže.	Higų
[Unexpectedly,]	a raccoon	trailing	they were.	[Yet]

riAi L	Ai Ki rKe xitti	ni rKe de.	Ko te	te e.
sira	hikisgéxjį	nįskeže.	"Koté,	tee
the tracks	as big as	[his own ?].	[Say,]	this

tee Ai	n i ni	Ae Ko ni.	A L.	Ai reKe tt
t’ehi	ną’įni	hegųnį.	Hara	hisgeja
to kill	he is trying*	[to do perhaps].	Its skin	surely

*after the word "he", the word "his" had been written then crossed out.

w i	liAi n n.	Ai ni Ai Ai wi L.	w i	Ki o Ki di.
wa’į́	pįnaną,	hinihihiwira	wa’į́	ki’ųgíži,"
robe	it would be good,	our brother	[robe]	[if we made it,"]

ay Le de.	m ni Le Ki.	reAeyo Ki tt	w o nK deAe.
aíreže.	Mąniregi,	seyokija	wa’ųnąkše.
they said.*	As it was in the winter time,	they had snowshoes on	[they did.]

*the translation reads, "Surely its skin would make a good robe for our brother they said." After "good robe" the words "they said" had been written and later crossed out.

te we L Ki	ow Ai Le K tt.	e tt.	A tt Le Ai Le de.
Tewéraki,	úwahiregają,	éja	hajarehireže.
[Unexpectedly,]	on they went,	[there]	they saw him in the distance.

p. 9 —

Ao Aolo Le Ai L de	A Ke	a Ao Ai ni de.	e	te we L Ki
Hohobrehiraže.	Hąké	ahuhinįže.	E,	tewéraki,
They gave a shout.	Not	he did not answer back.	He,	[unexpectedly,]

Ai tt	A Ai Le K tt.	reAe L.	dA n	w o tte de.
hija	hahiregają,	sera	šana	wa’ųježe,
there	when he got there,	snowshoes	only	they were,

e tt	w	r Ke Le Le	w o tte de.
éja	wa	zakerere	wa’ųježe.
there	snow	as they were put sticking up	they were.

wyi tt.	A Ai Le Ki di.	Ao we	riAi L.	Ai Lo wy Le K tt.
Waija	hahíregíži,	howe	sira	hirowairegają,
[In the snow there]	[when they got there,]	around	tracks	when they looked,

Ai Ke	ni Ke	Ao w L ni de.	Ao we	n
hįké	nįgé	howaranįže.	Howe	ną
not	any	they could not find.	Around	wood

Lo rA Ki di.	de Ko	Ki L de.	Ao xtt n Ki ni de.
ruhagiži,	žegų	kiraže.	Hoxjanągįnįže,
[after stepping,]	[that's all]	[they found ?].*	As it was now evening,

*this sentence is translated as, "but they could not find any except as he gathered wood from round about."

Ko te	de Ko	Ai Ki Ai n Ktte n.	Ao xtt n Ki ni K tt.
koté,	žegų	higihinakjeną,	hoxjanągįnįgają.
[koté,]	now	[they decided to camp there ?]	for the night.

p. 10 —

Ay ni deKe.	Ai Ki deAe Le Kette n.	a wi de.	e tt
"Hainiške,	higišerekjeną,"	awiže.	Éja
"In the morning [also],	we can go on with him,"*	they said.	[There]

*the tranlation has "came" instead of "can".

di Ke	leAe tto too Ai L n K.	leAette	a K	Ki Ki nK
žigé	pejot’ųhiranąga,	pec	aka	giginąk
again	they built a fire and	fire	opposite	one another

mi n Ki Le de.	Ai Kow n.	wK KeLe Ki	Ai d	w Ao de.
mįnąkireže.	Higųwąną	wągeregi	hižą	wahože,
they sat.	Again	from above	[one]	the voice,

w Ke rK L	wy Ki K Le.	e K tt.	we L Ki.	n tt ne
"Wakesgara,	waigikare,"	egają,	wéraki,	nąjane.
"White Coon	tell me a story,"	said [he,]	[unexpectedly,]	from the tree.

e Ki	we de.	tt Ko	ni Ki K Kette de.
Égi	wéže,	"Jagú	nį́gikąkjèže?
[And]	he said,	"What	could I tell you?

wK KL	no liAi wi	tti wi L.	Ko A Le Ki	m KL.
Wąkra	nųpiwi	jiwira.	Kųhą́regi	mąkra
Men	two	they have come.	Below	chests

A t xiKi Ai nK dA n.	e K tt.	we L Ki.	Ao
hataxgihinąkšaną."	Egają,	wéraki,	"Ho!
they are warming."	He said,	[unexpectedly,]	"Ah!

p. 11 —

doAoKo ni A xitti.	doAoKo ni A xitti.	a Ao de.
šųknihaxjį!	šųknihaxjį!"	ahúže.
my dog!	my dog!"	it said.*

*the translation adds, "as it came down upon them."

m L w Ko Lo ri L n K.	Ai L deAe xitti n Koo.
Mąrawakorosiranąga	hirašexjįnąk’ų,
They grabbed their bows and arrows and	[while] they waited,

wy rAK Ao Ai de.	de Ko	Aiy n K.	my tt
waisakhohiže.	Žegų	hianąga	maįja
he knocked them over dead.	[Then]	[he came and]	on the ground

tti ttey n K.	Ko Ki	w xA Ltt ttili	w Aiy n K.
jijeyanąga	gugi	waxarajajip	wahiyanąga
he landed and	[he went]	laying them head to toe	[he caused them to be and]

Ai no li	Ki w Kiiy n K.	tti Ke Le de.	di Ke
hinųpi	giwąk’įyanąga	jikereže.	Žigé
[the two of them]	he carried them away and	[he went home.]	[Again]

de Ko	xA w ni ne de.	Ko no K.	i Lo dK nK deAe.
žegų	xawanineže,	Kunuga	irošgąnąkše.
[now]	as they did not return,	Kunu	he became worried.

Ai roAo Ki tti wi L.	Ay ni Ki di.	di Ke	no liAi wi L
"Hisųkijiwira,	hainigíži,	žigé	nųpiwira
"My brothers,	in the morning,	again	two of you

p. 12 —

wiy tte.	Ay ni Ki di	di Ke	no liAi wi	L wi de.
wiyaje."	hainigíži,	žigé	nųpiwi	rawíže.
you must go."	In the morning,	again	two	they went.

di Ki Ko	de rKe	Ai Le de.	ttAo ni	tt rKe
žigígų	žesge	hireže.	Coni	jasgé
[Once again]	the same	they did.	[First]	[when]

Ai Le K.	Ai LowK Kini xitti.	n xi xoAo no ni K.	Ao t de.
hiregá	hirowakinixjį,	Naxíxununįka,	hotaže.
they did	until only one,	Youngest One,	he was left.

Ai roAo Ki tti L Le.	tt Ko	o w o n Ki di.	Ai t tte
"Hisųkijirare,	jagų	uwa’ųnąkiži	hitaje
"Little brother,	[how]	you go and	try

w ow tte.	Ki Li n iy tte.	Ai Ke de.	Ay ni Ki di.
wa’ųwaje	kirinąiyą́je ,"	higeže.	hainigíži,
do you	try to get back to me,"	he said to him.	In the morning,

Le de.	reAe n Ko L.	Ao ta liKi	Ai Lo Ao w Le de.
reže.	Senakura	hotąpgi,	hirohowareže.
he started.	Snowshoe tracks	when he came to,	he followed them.*

*before the word "followed," the words "went along" have been crossed out.

p. 13 —

wi L Ai de.	Ao we	wi Ki ttKx doKo ni.
Wiráhiže.	Howe	wigicgáxšguni
He got [there].	Looking around	[for that which was put in his way]

no Lo rA L	Ao we	Ao o de.	Ai Ki d	ni Ke
norusara	howe	ho’ųže.	Hikižą (?)	nįgé
the gathering of wood	he saw	[he did.]	(?)	[a place]

Ao w L ni de.	e reKe.*	tt Ko	o w o n Ko ni
howaranįže.	"Ésge	jagú	uwa’ųnąkuni?"
[he would not go.]	"So	[what]	could be the matter with them?"

*this is the only deviation in spelling that has been seen from the standard, e rKe.

Ai L tte de.	Ai tt	Ai deKe*	n Kette Ai Le de.
hiraježe.	Hija	hišgé	nąkjehireže.
he thought.	[There]	[also]	[he would sleep.]†

*/Ai tt Ai/ is written over a heavy erasure.
†translated as, "finally he decided to stay all night".

leAe tto Ki too de.	tt tt ne tt.	A Ae K tt.	we L Ki.
péjokit’ų́že.	jajáneją	hąhegają,	wéraki,
He built himself a fire.	As soon as	it grew dark,	[unexpectedly,]

w KeLe Ki.	we de.	w Ke rK.	A wy Ki K ne	e de.
wągeregi	wéže,	"Wakesga,*	hawaigikane,"	éže.
from above	he said,	"White raccoon,	tell me a story,"	he said.

*here the word for "white raccoon" is not used as a proper name.

we L Ki	n tt ne	e Ki.	we de.	tt Ko
Wéraki	nąjane	égi	wéže,	"Jagú
[Unexpectedly,]	from within the tree	[here]	he made answer,	"What

p. 14 —

ni Ki K Kette de.	wK KL.	Ai d	Ki L tti L.	Ko A Le Ki
nį́gikąkjèže?	Wąkra	hižą	kirajira	kųhą́regi
could I tell you?	Man	one	he has come	[below]

m KL	A t xiKi Ai nK dA n.	e de.	Ao.
mąkra	hataxgihinąkšaną,"	éže.	"Ho,
the chest	he is warming himself,"	he said.	"Ah,

doAoKo ni A xitti	doKo ni A xitti.	a	Ao de.
šųknihaxjį!	šųknihaxjį!"	a	hože.
my [dear] dog!	my [dear] dog!"	said	[voice.]

to w.	ttiAi wi	Ao de.	m L.	Ko Lo r n K.
Towa	cįwį́	huže.	Mąra	kurusanąga
[He went]	roaring	he came.	The arrow	he took his and

Ai L n i xitti	Ao lo ttK de.	di Ke
hiraną’įxjį	hobojagaže.	Žigé
[where he believed]	he shot up in the direction of the sound.	Again

Ai no lL.	Lo r n K.	Ao lo ttK de.
hinųpra	rusanąga	hobojagaže.
[a second time]	he took it and	he shot up in the direction of the sound.

m ne K	tti tte de.	to wi.	xoAo riKi xitti.	Ai L n.
Mąnega	jiježe.	"Tuwį!	xusgįxjį	hirana,"
On the earth	he landed.	"Ouch!	to hurt	you did,"

p. 15 —

e de.	Le Ke tt.	m L.	Ai d.	Lo diKitti tti li de.
éže.	Regéja	mąra	hižą	rušikjijipiže.
he said.	In the leg	the arrow	one	he had shot him.

di Ke	e Ki.	ay tt.*	no li Ai o de.
Žigé	égi	aija	nųpihi’ože.
Also	and	in the arm	in two places [he was hit].

*there is an attempted erasure of an initial /A/.

Ai L Ki leAe Le ri Ktt ne n	e de.	w xA Ki d.
"Hiragiperesikjaneną,"	éže.	Waxagižą
"You shall suffer for this,"	he said.	A thorn bush

m ttiKiri deAe.	e Ki.	w ni L.	w n deAe Ai Le de.
mąckísše.	Égi	wanira	wanašehireže.
he cut.	And	his clothes	he took away from him.

n xi xoAo no ni K.	A L	m ni	to we	Ki liritti
Naxíxununįka	hara	mani	towe	gipsįc´
[Youngest Born]	the skin	walking	he kept on	he whipped

A K L Ai Le de.	n xi xoAo no ni K.	xK
hakarahireže.	Naxíxununįka	ǧak
they went all the way home.	The little brother	he cried

A ni A K Ly Le de.	x K Ki.	wK deAe.	w te xoAo L.
hanihakaraireže.	Ğaki,	wągše,	"Watexúra,
as they went.*	As he cried,	he said,	"Bladder,

*between "little brother" and "cried", the following is crossed out with single horizontal lines: "was crying when he was taken home to the other home".

p. 16 —

Ai ni xitti	ni dA n.	w ni xoAo liAi ni de	Ai deAe d Le.
hinixjį,	nišana	wanixopiniže,	hišéžaré,
my brother,	you only	holy one,	you said,

Ai ni xitti	aK deAe.	w KL	A Ki
hinixjį,"	akše.	wągara	hagi
my brother,"	[he said ?].	Over above	they went

A ni	Ao wy Le de.	Kow	e de.	w te xoAo K.
hanį́	howaíreže.	"Guwa!"	éže	Watexuga.
he was taken	he went over.	"Oh!"	he said,	Bladder.

de rKe	Ai Ae d Le.	a nK deAe.	Ay ni Ki di.
"Žesge	hihéžare,"	ánąkše.	hainigíži,
"That	I said,"	he said.	In the morning,

Ai Ao.	w A tti Kette n.	e de.	w to Ki d.	A ntt
hihó,	"Wahajíkjeną,"	éže.	Watokižą	haną́c
he said,	"I will now eat,"	[he said.]	A bear	whole

Ao A de.	to tti Ki di.	ttAi	Ao Ki
hohą́že.	Tujigiži	ci	hogi
he boiled it.	When it was cooked	[lodge]	around

rA Ke tt.	n A w diAidi dow n K.	w Lotto deAe.
sakeja	nąhawašišųanąga	warucše.
on branches	he laid it and	he began to eat.

p. 17 —

ttAe li d.	xA lee xitti niKi.	e Ki.	Ai Ko Lo Ao de.
Cepiža	xap’exjįnįk	égi	hikorohóže.
He ate it up	very soon	and then	he began to get ready.

w toKo.	Ay d.	Ao n di de.	e Ki.	to dA n Ki d.
Watok	haižą	honažiže,	égi	tošanąkižą
Bear	a skin	he wore,	[and]	an otter

t ni Ao do	A ni de.	e Ki.	t ni Ao L.	Lexe i d*
tanihožu	haniže,	égi	tanihúra	rex’ižą
tobacco pouch	[he had,]	and	the pipe	a kettle

*the last syllable is written over in a way that makes it impossible to read.

xeAe te	ni rKe de.	de Ko	Aiy n K.
xete	nisgeže.	Žegų	hianąga
big	it was like.	Then	he started [and]

to w Le de.	tteAe Kitti L.	w Ke rK n K
towareže.	cekjįra	wakesganąka
[he went in a certain direction].	The first thing	the white raccoon

Ai L Ai de.	n tte K.	too L*	Le Ai de.	de Ko
hirahiže.	Nąjega	t’ųra	rehiže.	Žegų
he came to.	The tree	he took hold	he threw it aside.	Then

*/too/ is written over a heavy erasure.

p. 18 —

Aiy n K.	n xoAo xoAoxo deAe.	w Keyi d	Ae Le Ki di
hihánąga*	nąxoxoǧše.	Wakeyižą	heregíži,
[they came and]	he kicked it to pieces.	A coon	there was and

*for hiránąga ?

rK xitti de.	w toKo	Ai Ki reKe xitti de.	xiAi ni
sgaxjįže.	Watok	hikisgexjįže.	Xini
it was very white.	Bear	it was as big as.	It growled,

no ni Ke.	Ki rAK deAe.	de Ko	Aiy n K.	ni ttK nK deAe.
nųnįgé	gisákše.	Žegų	hianąga	nicgánąkše.
but	he killed it.	Then	[he went and]	he hung it in his belt.

to w Le de.	no xA w	Ao Ki ne	w o de.	xA wi
Towareže.	Nųxawą	hogine	wa’ųže,	xąwį́
He went on.	[It disappeared]	through	it did,	grass

Ao Lo Koro L.	wo Ki we K deKe.	w n xoAo xoAoxo
horuksúra	wogiwegašge,	wanąxoxoǧ
the center [of a solid]	it led through,	tearing them open

Ai Le ra de.	di Ke.	n	Ao Lo Koro L.	Ao we K deKe.
hires’aže.	Žigé	ną	horuksúra	howegašge,
he would.	[Again]	tree	the center [of a solid]	it would lead,

p. 19 —

de rKe	Ai ra de.	to w Le de.	tteAe Kitti L.	e tt.
žesge	his’aže.	Towareže.	Cekjįra	éja
the same	he would do to them.	He went on.	The first thing	[there]

ttAi loAo Lo Key d.*	Ai L Ai de.	a deKe.	Ai de.
ciporokeižą	hirahiže.	Aške	hiže.
a round tent†	he came to.	Near	he went.

*normally, we would expect the spelling, ttAi loAo Lo Keyi d.
†more properly, "an oval lodge".

Ai to Ke ni Ki d.	w o nK deAe.	m L.	Koro Koro tteKe
hitokenįkížą	wa’ųnąkše.	Mąra	koskosjege
An old woman	it was.	The ground	it shook

Ai Ai nl lK tt	we L Ki.	wK	n Ke
hihiną́pgają,	wéraki,	wąk	nąke
so she went out and,	[unexpectedly,]	man	there

we rKe d.	Ao Ae de.	de e	e tt.
wesgežą	hohéže.	Žee	éja
a powerful looking one	[he was coming.]	[That one]	there

Le xAo Lo Lexe*	o nK	w o nK deAe.	Ai ni	w o nK deAe.
rexóroréxe†	’ųnąk	wa’ųnąkše.	Hini	wa’ųnąkše.
clay pots‡	to make	she was.	Slave‡‡	she was.

*/Lexe/ is written over an erasure.
†said by Dorsey to be an obsolete word.
‡just before these words, what appears to be another instance of the word "clay" has been crossed out.
‡‡normally translated as "captive".

p. 20 —

w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	e	w ni Ai	o nK deAe.
Wareksąnįkiga	e	wanįhí	’ųnąkše.
One Legged One	her	slave	he made.

w xoAo liAi ni	tt Ko L	ni Ki di.	Lexe	liAi xitti L
"Waxopį́nį	jagura	nįgíži,	rex	pįxjįra
"Spirit	whatever	[over this place,]	pots	[very] nice

no liAi wi	Ao ni Koo n.	e de.	a a Ki	A ni w tte de.
nųpiwi	honįk’ųną,"	éže,	a’akí	haniwaježe.
two	I give you,"	she said,	on either side	holding them.

w te xoAo K.	we de.	Ko ni K.	e liAi n.	Ai Ki
Watexúga	wéže,	"Kunį́ka,	epíną."	Higį́
Bladder	he said,	"Grandmother,	it is good."	[Afterwards]

Ai Ki Ki n Ki Kette n.	A Ki Li Ke Le Ki di.	w K L ni
hįkikinąkįkjeną	hagirikeregiži	wagarani
I shall (sometime in the future)	when I start back home	I shall take them

A Ki Li Ke Le Kette n	e de.	e Ki.	di Ke	e tt.
hakirikerekjeną,"	éže.	Égi	žigé	éja
I shall go back home,"	he said.	Then	[again]	[there]

Ai to Ke ni Ki d	Ai L Ai de	di Ke	n xi Le de.
hitokenįkížą	hirahiže.	Žigé	nąǧireže.
an old woman	he came to.	Again	she was scared.

p. 21 —

t ni lA L.	a a Ki	A niy n K.	ttAiye tt	A xele tti nK deAe.
Tanipara	a’akí	hanianąga	cieja	haxepjinąkše.
Tobacco bags	on either side	[she had and]	[at the lodge]	she came out.

we de.	w xoAo liAi ni	w L tti Le	tt Ko L	ni Ki di.
Wéže,	"waxopį́nį	warajire	jagura	nįgíži,
She said,	"Spirit	[the various ones]	whatever	[over this place,]

t ni lA L.	no liAi wi	t ni Ai Lo ni Ki do n.	e de.
tanipara	nųpiwi	tani-hironigižuną,"	éže.
bags of tobacco	two	I give you as a (tobacco) offering,"	she said.

w te xoAo K	we de.	Ko ni K.	e liAi n.	A Ki Li Ke Le Ki di.
Watexúga	wéže,	"Kunį́ka,	epíną.	Hagirikeregiži
Bladder	said,	"Grandmother,	it is good.	Until I return

w K L ni	A Ki Li Ke Le Kette n	e de.	e Ki.	to w Le de.
wagarani	hagirikerekjeną,"	éže.	Égi	towareže.
I shall take them	I will start back home,"	he said.	[And]	he went on.

p. 22 —

ow Ai K tt.	te we L Ki.	leA tt rA [K]L.	no liAi wi
úwahigáją	tewéraki	pejas[k]ára	nųpiwi
On the road,	[unexpectedly,]	white cranes	two

n Ko	a Ki	n di	A tt wi de.
nągú	akí	naži.	Hajawiže,
road	on either side	[standing].	They looked up,

Ki ritti tti tte Le de.	xK	Ai Le Ktte	ni reKe K tt.
kizíc cicéreže.	Ğak	hirekje	nisgegają,
[stretching their necks out.]	Crying out	they will be	when they were about to,

ntt wi riKi Ki di.	de Ko	rotto i Le de.	a a Ki
najwiskigiži,	žegų	sujireže.	A’akí
when he scolded him,	[then]	they became meek.	[On either side]

w ni tt n K n K.	to xoAo Lo dK.	w ni ttK nK deAe.
wanijnąkanąga	toxorušgą	wánickánakše.
[he took them and]	he grabbed them by their necks	shoving them through his belt.*

*the translation has, "He grab[b]ed each of them by the necks and shoved their heads through his belt".

de Ko	Aiy n K.	di Ke.	ow Ai K tt.	w K L.
Žegų	hianąga	žigé	úwahigáją,	wakąra
[Now]	[he went and]	[again]	after going a ways,	snakes

p. 23 —

no liAi wi.	n Ko	a Ki	Ki ritti	n di Le de.
nųpiwi	nągú	akí	kizci	nažireže.
two	road	on either side	[hissing at him]*	they were standing.†

*the term kizci seems to mean "stretching their necks at him," which is what snakes generally to do when they hiss.
†describing the snakes as "standing" is purely conventional, rather like the gender of nouns in those languages which have it.

di Ke	ntt wi riKi Ki di.	de Ko	my tt
Žigé	najwiskigiži,	žegų	maįja
Again	when he scolded them,	[then]	on the ground

mi Ki Le de.	di Ke	a Ki	w Ke.	w ni Ai
mįgireže.	Žigé	akí	wąge (?)	wanįhi
they laid.	Again	[on both sides]	[from above]	[captive]

Kow n K.	to xoAo Lo dK	w ni ttK nK deAe.	e tt
kųwanąga	toxorušgą	wánickánakše.	Éja
he made them and	he took them by their necks	and shoved them through his belt.	There

di Ke.	doKo tt ni Ke L.	no liAi wi.	n Ko
žigé	šųkjąnįkera	nųpiwi	nągú
[again]	(mountain) lions	two	road

a Ki	nK deAe.	di Ke.	xiAi ni	n i Ai L
akí	nąkše.	Žigé	xini	ną’įhira
on each side	[they sat.]	[Again]	to growl	it was about to

no ni Ke.	ntt wi riKi Ki.	rotto i ne de.	di Ke.
nųnįgé	najwiskigi,	sujineže.	Žigé
but	when he scolded them,	they became meek.	Again

p. 24 —

w ni ttK nK deAe.	e Ki	ttiAi Lo le tt.
wánickánakše.	Égi	ciropeja
he carried them in his belt.	And	at the (lodge) door

wi tt w riAitti reAe Le ttL	no liAi wi	di K
wicąwąsįjsérecara	nųpiwi	žiga
[cougars]*	two	they tried

*the text has "tigers", but this word, which means "long tailed wild cat", properly denotes the cougar (mountain lion, puma, panther).

A nK wi Ki di.	xiAi ni L	no ni Ke.	to xoAo Lo dK
hanąkwigiži,	xinira,	nųnįgé	toxorušgą
[when they groaned,]	growling,	but	he caught them by their throats

w ni Le de.	Ao K w Ai nK deAe.	te we L Ki	e ttK deAe.
wanireže.	Hokawahinąkše.	Tewéraki,	ejakše.
he caught them.	Inside he was.	[Unexpectedly,]	[there he was.]

Ai no Ki d.	Ai leAe iy n K.	di Ke	Ai d.	A n roAo de.
Hinugižą	hipe’įanąga	žigé	hižą	hanąsųže.
A woman	for a pillow and	[again]	one	to rest his legs on.

e Ki	a Ki	w Ke	too l n.	A xA LK Kede.
Égi	akí	wąge	t’ųpaną,	haxaragageže.
And	on each side	[above ?]	he lay,	flat on his back.

p. 25 —

Ko te	LeKe ritK dA w KLe.	di n K	wy Ki
"Koté,	rekistakšawąkre,*	šinąka	waigi
"Say,	you flat legged thing,	I want	[to do this] for me

*this should be from, rek-gistak-šawąk-re, "leg - (pounded) flat - you go about - who". The syllabic spelling reflects a metathesis, and should have been, LeKi rtK dA w KLe.

Lo xl leLe	a n K.	m Ke tt	wi Lo tti de.†	w d
ruǧapere,"	anąga.	Mąkeja	wirójįže,	wažą
skin those,"	he said.*	At his chest	he threw them,‡	the things

*the word "he" is crossed out, and the words "the Bladder" were added after "said".
†there is a mark that looks like the stem of an /i/, but there is no dot
‡"threw him" is replaced with "threw at his breast".

w ni ttK nK Kette K.	A nK wi Lo tti de.	ttiAi n K.
wánickánakjega.	Hanakwirojįže.	Cinąka
he carried in his belt.	[They came running.]	The tent

w tt L.	A ntt	Lo x Ai Le de.	Ko te	Ao KL
wajara	haną́c	ruxahíreže.	"Koté,	hųgra
the spectators	all	they were (going) about.	"[Say,]	the chief

w d	Ai L tti n.	e tt xitti	w d	Ki dK Ai Le Ktt ne n.
wažą	hirajįną.	Ejaxjį	wažą	gįšgąhirekjaneną,"
something	it has come.	[About now]	something	they will do to him,"

a nK deAe.	tt Ko deKe.	Ki dK Ai Le Kette de.	Ai d
ánąkše.	"Jagúšge	gįšgąhirekježe?	Hižą
they said.	"What	could they do to him?	One

p. 26 —

de rKe	Ai K deKe.	tt Ko	Ki dK
žesge	hįkaške	jagú	gįšgą
[that kind]	never	how	to do

Lo xAo Lo Ki Le ra de.	a nK Kede	w tt L.	e Ki.
ruxurugires’aže,"	anągeže	wajara.	Égi
they have often tried,"	they said	the spectators.	Then

Ki K w a de.	a K Ki nK	A Ai	mi nK deAe.
gigawa’aže.	Agákinąk	hahi	mįnąkše.
he arose.	Opposite him*	[he went]	he sat.

*before the word "him" the word "the" has been crossed out.

w LeKe rA ni Ki K	we de.	t ni Ao do L	Ao K Ly Koo wi Le
Wareksanįkiga	wéže,	"Tanihožura	hokaraík’ųwire,"
One Legged One	he said,	"The tobacco pouch	give it to me,"

e de.	t ni Ao L.	w te xoAo K	we de.
éže.	"Tanihura,"	Watexúga	wéže,
he said.	"The pipe,"	Bladder	said,

LeKe rtK	w dA dA n KeLe	de e	K tt K
"rekstak	wašašąnąkre	žee,	gająga,
"you flat legged thing,	you have spoken	these,	[finally,]

w dA L	liAi n.	w KL	Ai d	Ae Le Ki*
wašara	pįną.	Wąkra	hižą	heregi,
[you speak]	good.	The man	a	when he comes to see you,

*the /i/ looks more like a period.

p. 27 —

Ai Kow n	t ni	Ao Ki do	Ai Le n.	e Ki.
higųwąną	tani	hogižú	hiréną."	Égi
it is your place	tobacco	to fill	it is."	Then

w LeK rA ni Ki K.	t ni Ai de.	Ai tt	L loo loo A n K.
Wareksanįkiga	tanihiže.	Hija	rap’op’óhanąga
One Legged One	began to smoke.	[There]	he smoked a few puffs and

de Ko	Ai L roKo doKo ni.	K tt.	w te xoAo K.
žegų	hirazokškuni	gają	Watexuga
[then]	he took a long draw*	and	Bladder

*the translation has, "he inhaled a big pipe full", which is written above the following which has been crossed out by a single horizontal line: "he made a long draw on his pipe".

Ki a tt Ke Le de.	di Ki no l A L	e K tt.†
gi’ą́jakereže.	Žiginųbahąra	egają,
[he bounced up.]*	The second time	when he did it,

*the translation has "he was nearly drawn in".
†the /e/ is written over another letter which cannot be made out.

di Ke	Ai L tty L	Ki a tti Ke Le de.	di Ki t ni A L
žigé	hirajaira	gi’ą́jikereže.	Žigitanihąra
again	[harder]	he bounced up.	The third time

e de.	di Ke	Ai L tty L xitti	Ki a de.	ttAo we
éže,	žigé	hirajairaxjį	gi’ąže.	Cowe
he did it,	again	higher	[he bounced.]	Almost

p. 28 —

tal tti L n de.	di Ki tto l A L.	Ai L roKo de.	K tt K
t’ąpjiránaže.	Žigijobahąra	hiraskuže.	Gająga
he stood up.	The fourth time	he drew.	And this time

m dtt xitti	a n K.	Ai L reAe Le ttiAi de.	K tt	A Ke
mąšjąxjį	anąga	hirasereciže,	gają	hąké
[very strongly]	and	for a very long time,	but	not

Ai xK ni de.	de Ko.	t ni Ao L.	t ni L.	lo doAo Lotto Le Ai de.
hixgąnįže.	Žegų	tanihúra	taníra	bošorocrehiže.
he did not move.	Then	the pipe	[the tobacco]	he blew out.

Ko L	tt A a	ni di	t ni Ao L	Ao L Ki do n
"Korá,	jáha-á !	niží,	tanihúra	hųragįžuną
"Well,	[what a surprise!]	[say,]	the pipe	you filled for me

y Le L.	LeKe rtK dA nK KeLe.	wK KL	Ai d	Ao L tte K
yaréra.	Rekstakšanąkere,	wąkra	hižą	horajega
I thought.	You flat legged thing,	the man	[one]	when he goes to see

Ai Kow n.	t ni Ao L	Ao Ki do	Ai Le K tt.	a n K.
higųwąną	tanihúra	hogižú	hiregają,"	anąga.
[it is your place]	[pipe]	[to fill]	it is,"*	he said.

*this sentence is translated as, "You flat legged thing, when a man goes to see another, he is usually given a smoke."

p. 29 —

t ni Ao L.	Ai deKe	w Kodo Ktt n Ae K tt.	a n K.
Tanihúra	hišgé	wakšukjanhegają,	anąga,
The pipe	[also]	he started to fill,	saying,

t ni Ao L.	Ko Lo	e de.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.
"Tanihúra	koro,"	éže.	Wareksanįkiga
"The pipe	[I am preparing,"]*	he said.	One Legged One

*the translation follows this with "which he did" which is crossed out. After this, the following sentence is added: "Then he got out his pipe."

t ni Ao	A ni L	xeAe te	Ai L n i n KL	te e
tanihú	hanira	xete	hiranąįnąkra,	tee
pipe	that he had	large	they thought,	this one

e	Ai L tty L xitti de.	K tt K.	Ao Kodo de.
e	hirajairaxjįže.	Gająga	hokšúže.
it	it was bigger yet.	[Now]	he filled it.

Ai tt L	loo loow n K.	L ritti doKo ni de.	K tt.
hijąra	popowanąga	rasicškuniže.	Gają
A few	he took puffs and	he took a long draw.	[And then]

w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	Ki a tti Ke Le de.	di Ki no l A L.
Wareksanįkiga	gi’ą́jikereže.	Žiginųbahąra
One Legged One	he bounced up.	The second time

p. 30 —

L ritti doKo ni de.	K tt.	di Ke	Ai L tty L.
rasicškuniže.	Gają	žigé	hirajaira
he inhaled.	[And then]	[again]	[even more]*

*the translation has "higher".

Ki a tti Ke Le de.	Ai t ni A L.	di Ke	a K tt.	di Ke
gi’ą́jikereže.	hitaníhąra	žigé	ągają,	žigé
he bounced up.	The third time	[again]	[having pulled in,]	again

Ai L tty L xitti	Ki a tti Ke Le de.	Ai tto l A L.	de Ko
hirajairaxjį	gi’ą́jikereže.	hijobą́hąrá	žegų
[even more yet]*	he bounced up.	For the fourth time	[now]

*translated as, "even higher yet".

w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	liAi Ai Ki K n K	nK doKo ni.
Wareksanįkiga	pįhigikanąk	nąkškuni.
One Legged One	[in a different position]	[he sat.]

di Ki tto l A L.	e K tt.	tal tt L n K.	leAe tte tt.
žigijobahara	egają,	t’ąpjaránąga	pejéja
The fourth time	having burned it,	jumped up and	into the fire

leAe m Ke Le.	Ao Ki Li tte de.	Ai noKo n K.	i tt niKi Ai L n K.
pemakere	hokíriježe.	hinųknąka	ijanįkhiranąga
head first	he landed.	The woman	she gave a cry, and

p. 31 —

a too li Le de.	w te xoAo K.	t ni Ao L.	lo K L doAo Lotto Le Ai de.
at’ųpireže.	Watexúga	tanihúra	bokarašorocrehiže.
[pulled him up.]*	Bladder	the pipe	he blew (his own) out.

*the sentence is translated as, "The woman gave a cry and jumped for him".

Ai Loyi Le	LeKe rtK	w o n KLe	tt Ko o K tt
Hiroyire	rekstak	wa’ųnąkre,	jagú’ųgają
["Homely,]	flat legged one	[who does this,]	why

t ni A[i]	Ai n i L.	tal tti L nK.	de n K
tanih[i]	hiną’įra	t’ąpjiranąk. (?)	Ženąga
my smoke	to disturb	jumping up. (?)*	[This much]

*the word "for" is added to the end of the sentence, then crossed out.

A o Kette n.	e deKo	ni de.	de de rKe	w Ki Kiy n K.
ha’ųkjeną.	Ežegų	niže.	Žežesge	wagigianąga
[I will do.]	[That was all]	[he got.]	This is the way	[he had been doing it to them and]

tee w Ai ra Ke	w o	no ni Ke	e ttA	Ki o Ai Le de.
t’ewahis’age	wa’ų,	nųnįgé	écą	ki’ųhireže.
[he would usually kill them]	[he did,]	but	this time	he was the victim.

e Ki	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	we de.	i ni L	Ai d
Égi	Wareksanįkiga	wéže,	"Inira	hižą
Then	One Legged One	said,	"The stones	[one of them]

p. 32 —

Ai tt	Ai Ki K nK wi Le	e de.	w te xAo K	we de.
hija	higikanąkwire,"	éže.	Watexúga	wéže,
[there]	heat them,"	he said.	Bladder	said,

LeKe rtK	w dA dA nK KeLe.*	K tt K	de e	w di d
"rekstak	wašašąnąkre?	Gająga	žee	wažį́žą
"Flat legged one	how can you talk thus?	Now then	that one	a thing

*the second /dA/ is written over a heavy erasure.

w dA L	liAi n.	wK KL	Ai d	Ai Ki w Le K.
wašara	pįną.	Wąkra	hižą	higiwarega,
you are speaking	good.	Man	one	when he goes visiting,

Ai Kow n.	i ni A Ki	K n Ki Le doAo no n.	Ai ttKe nK L*
higųwąną,	įnįhakį	kąnąkirešųnųną.	Hickenąkara
[as now,]	sweat bath	he is usually given.	I am in pain

*a second /t/ has been overprinted on an /e/ to produce /ttKe/ in place of /teKe/.

e liAi L Ktt ne n.	i ni*	reAe leKeye d.	leAe tte tt
epirakjaneną."	Ini	sepgeižą	pejéja
you will do me good."	Stone	a big black one	in the fire

*an initial /e/ has been overprinted with an /i/.

Ao K nK deAe.	t roAo ttiAi de.	e Ki.	w o Ai Le de.
hokanąkše.	Tasociže,	égi	wa’ųhireže.
it was put.	[It steamed]	[and]	[they did it.]

i no Ke we	Ao ttiAi d	oyi Le de.	ttAi doAo L
Inokewe	hocižą	’ųįreže.	cišura
Steam bath	a house	they made.	The [lodge] poles

p. 33 —

ttK litti	Ai Le de.	A Ke	Ai Ai nl liAi ni
ckapji	hireže.	Hąké	hihiną́p’įni
very close to one another	they were.	Not	it would be impossible to get out

Ai Le de.	A Ao.	e de.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.
hireže.	"Hąhó,"	éže	Wareksanįkiga,
they were.	"Now then,"	said	One Legged One,

Ki Ko Lo doAo Lo tteLe	i no Ke we	Ai o Kette n.	Aowo.
"kikurušorojere	inokewe	hi’ųkjeną."	"Howo,"
"undress	steam bath	we will have."	"All right,"

e de.	w te xoAo K.	Ao Ke we	Ai Ko Lo Ao Ki di	w o de.
éže	Watexúga.	Hokewé	hikorohógiži	wa’ųže.
said	Bladder.	He entered	as he undressed	[he did it.]

t ni Ao do L.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	t ni Ao do
Tanihožura	Wareksanįkiga,	tanihožu
The tobacco pouch	One Legged One,	tobacco pouch

A niye tt	Ai Lo tti de.	Ki Ki r Ai Le de.
haniyeja	hirojįže.	Kikizahireže,
[at the one he owned]	he threw it.	They fought (among themselves),

t niyo do n K.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	A ni L.
taniyožunąga	Wareksanįkiga	hanira
the tobacco pouches, and	One Legged One	[that he owned]

p. 34 —

L K K ri Le de.	t ni L.	Ao L i	Ai Le de.	di Ke
ragagasireže.	taníra	horái	hireže.	Žigé
it was torn up.*	The tobacco	scattered about	it was.	[Again]

*on a separate page just before the English page 33, is the following note by Oliver LaMère: "The tobacco pouches were made out of some kind of animal's skin and they became alive and fought".

w o de.	wo n di	A ni Ki	di Ke	e tt
wa’ųže.	Wonąžį	hanigi,	žigé	éja
[he did it.]	Coat	which he owned,	again	there

n Ki di.	di Ke	wo n di L	e tt
nągiži,	žigé	wonąžįra	éja
[nearby]	again	the coat	there

Ai Lo tti de.	di Ke	wo n di.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K
hirojįže.	Žigé	wonąžį	Wareksanįkiga
he threw it.	[Again]	coat	One Legged One

A ni L.	A ntt	L K K ri Le de.	e Ki.
hanira	haną́c	ragagasireže.	Égi
which he owned	all	it was torn up.	Then

i niyo Ke we*	o L	Ao K w Ai Le de.	dtt Ai wiy tte
įnįókewé	’ųra	hokawahireže.	"Šjąhiwiaje,
sweat bath	[that they made]	they went inside it.	"Make it as stong as possible,"

*the initial /i/ is overprinted on an original /a/.

a nK deAe.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	Ao K w Ai L n K.	ttiAi n K.
ánąkše,	Wareksanįkiga.	Hokawahiranąga	cinąka
he said,	One Legged One.	[They went inside and]	[the lodge]

p. 35 —

A Lo K xitti Ai Le de.	e Ki.	w Ki ni.	e ni n K
harukąxjįhireže.	Égi	wakíni	eninąka
they covered it all over.	Then	oil	the stone

A w xoAo Ai Le de.	de Ko.	roxo mi nK deAe.	e ttA	di Ke.
hawaxųhireže.	Žegų	soxmįnąkše.	Écą	žigé
they poured it on it.	Then	it began to steam.	But	[again]

w te xoAo K.	Ki liAi xitti de.	de Ke	Ao Ki Ke we xo xo de.
Watexúga	gipįxjįže,	žege	hokíkéweǧųǧųže.
Bladder	he liked it all the better,	and	he blew on himself.

Ko t*	o K tt.	tt Ko	A Ke	i ni L.
"Kota,	’ųgáją,	jagú,	hąké	inira
"Say!	[indeed]	why	not	the stone

*for Ko te ?

A Ly xAK ni dA nK deAe.	a n K.	n deAe de.
haraixganįšąnąkše?"	anąga	nąšéže.
do you not pour on some more?"	and then	he took it away from him.

de Ko	Aiy n K.	de Ko	i ni L	A w xoAo de.
Žegų	hianąga	žegų	inira	hawaxųže.
[Then]	he did it and	[then]	[the stone]	he poured it.

w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	Ai Ai nl	n i de.	Lo Ar
Wareksanįkiga	hihinąp	ną’įže.	Ruhás
One Legged One	to get out	he tried.	To open it

p. 36 —

w diAi	mi nK deAe.	Ki	Lo Ar	Ai Le de.
waší	mįnąkše,	gi	ruhás	hireže.
[he ordered]	the ones sitting (outside),	so	to open	they did.

e ttA	ttAo we	w d	K dK	Ai L n de.
Écą	cowe	wažą	gašga	hiranaže.
Indeed,	nearly	thing	smothered	he was.

w tt L di.	ttAo	Aoyi ttL
Wajaraži	co	hoijara
The spectators	thick	the sides

A ntt	w KL	Ao Lo a	Ai Le de.
haną́c	wągara	horu’ą	hireže.
all	up	to draw (lift up)	they did.

ttAi nK n K	w tt L	A ntt	tti li
Cinągᵋnąka	wajara	haną́c	jįpi
[The village]	[the spectators]	[all]	[to assemble]

Ai Le de.	e Ki.	Ao Ki K w xoKo	Ai L n K.	di Ke
hireže.	Égi	hokikáwaǧuk	hiranąga	žigé
[they did.]*	[And]	they dressed themselves	[they did and]	again

*this entire sentence was omitted in the translation.

a K Ki Ki nK.	mi n Ki Le de.	e Ki.	we de.
agakikinąk	mįnąkireže.	Égi	wéže,
opposite one another	they sat.	Then	he said,

w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	A Ke	deKe	w Ly K n.	e doKo ni
Wareksanįkiga,	"Hąké	ške	waraikąną,"	ešguni.
One Legged One,	"Not	also	you tell a story,"	he said.

p. 37 —

Aowo.	tt Ko	tt rKe	Aiy n K.	ne	wy K Kette de.
"Howo,	jagú	jesge*	hianąga	ne	waikąkježe?
"Well!	why	[this sort]	[to do and]	you	you will tell a story?

*a variant of žesge?

Ai Ke	ne	Ai dA ni de	e doKo ni de.	A Ao.
Hįké	ne	hižąnįže?"	ešguniže.	"Hąhó,
[Not]	[you]	[not one?"]	he said.	"All right,

Ai dtt Ke	ne	Ai Ae Kette Ko ni	e de.	Ao
hišjąge,	ne	hihešjegųnį,"	éže.	"Ho,
[well then,]	I	I will tell one,"	he said.	"[Ho,]

de Ki	w LeKe rA ni Ki K	ttiAi nK doKo ni de.
žegi	Wareksanįkiga	cinąkškuniže."
there	One Legged One	he lived."

A*	LeKe rtK KL.†	e dA n	w xoAo liAi ni
"Hą,	rekstakra!"	Éšaną	waxopį́nį
"Is that so,	you flat legged thing!"	Only	[spirit]‡

*before this word there is a smudge where some attempt was made to erase a mark.
†After the word there is a vertical line, probably indicating that this is an interjection by Bladder.
‡translated as, "holy one".

xeAe te L	Ae Le doKo ni de.	m o L.	e ttAo ni	xeAe te
xetera	hereškuniže.	Ma’ųra	econi	xete
the great	he was.	Earthmaker	first	great

o L*	Ae Le de.	e tt	ttAi n Ki d	Ai Lo K n nK deAe.
’ųra	hereže.	Éja	cinąkižą	hirukananąkše.
created	[he did.]	There	[a town]	[he ruled over.]†

*an extremely large /o/ was reased and a smaller one written in its place.
†this sentence is translated as, "and as there he lived".

p. 38 —

ttiAi reAe Le tti	A Ao	ttiAiy n K.	Ai noKo KL.
Ciserecį,	hąhó,	cianąga	hinųkra
A long lodge,	now then,	he lived and	the women

ttAi reAe Le tt K	Aoy xitti de.	A ntt	e
ciserecka	hoixjįže.	Haną́c	e
the long house	it was full.	[All of them]	they

Ai ttA wi w Ai de.	w K ttA Ki d	Ae Le de.	e Ki.	de e
hicáwiwahìže.	Wakącąkižą	hereže.	Égi	žee
his wives.	A holy one	he was.	And	[these]

e tt.	w KL.	Ke Le lA ny d	ttAiy Ki di.	xeAe te L.
éja	wąkra	kerepanaižą	ciagiži,	xetera
there	the men	ten	they lived, and	the oldest one

w te xoAo K	Ai Ky Le Ki di.	w K ttAK	Ai tee
Watexúga	higaíregiži,	wakącąk	hit’é
Bladder	being called,	holy	he spoke of himself

o de.	Ao rKe	w nK deAe.	A Ke	w d
’ųže.	Hosgé	wanąkše.	Hąké	wažą
being.	Not so	[they say.]	Not	anything

Ai Ki rK ni d	w nK deAe.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	A Ke
hikisganįžą	wanąkše.	Wareksanįkiga	hąké
one who did not amount to	[they say.]	One Legged One	not

p. 39 —

Ai Ki rK ni	w nK deAe.	A	LeKe rtK KL.*
hikisganį	wanąkše."	"Hą,	rekstakra!"
he was not equal to	[they say."]	"Is that so,	you flat legged thing!"

*there is a vertical line before and after this sentence, probably indicating its status as an interjection.

e rKe	w Ki o de.	doAoKo ni w Ai L.	Ai d
"Ésge,	waki’ųže,	šųkniwahira	hižą
"Therefore,	he sent him,	his dogs	one of them

Ai tto w Le Ki Ki de.	e tt.	A Ae	Ao K Ai	Ai d
hijowaregigiže.	Éja	hąhé	hokahi	hižą
to go over to where he was.	[There]	night	every	one

A K L Ko Ai ra de.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K	A
hakarakohis’aže,	Wareksanįkiga."	"Hą,
he would go after him,	One Legged One."	"Is that so,

LeKe leAe Le L.*	o tt o	Ao Low KL	xoAo no xitti L.
rekperera!"	"’ųja’ų,	horowakra	xunuxjįra.
you flat legged one!"	"Finally,	he went after	the youngest one.†

*there is a vertical line before and after this sentence, probably indicating its status as an interjection.
†before this word, the word "littlest" is crossed out with a single horizontal line.

Ai Ko	Ai K tt.	w xoAo liAi ni	xeAe te tte K.
Higų	higáją,	waxopį́nį	xetejega
Thus	he did,	[spirit]	[this great one]*

*waxopį́nį xetejega is translated as "this holy one".

p. 40 —

Le Ke tt	o de	e Ki	di Ke.	ay tt.*
rekeja	ože,	égi	žigé	aija
in the leg	he shot him,	and	also	in the arms

*the /a/ is written over an erasure.

n xi xoAo no ni K	w o de.	e rKe.	w xA Ki d.
Naxíxununįka	wa’ųže.	Ésge	waxagižą
Youngest Born	he did it.	So	a thorn bush

Ai ow n K.	Ki liritti	A n Ko de.	w te xeAe n K.
hi’ųwanąga	kipsįj	hanaguže.	Watexenąka
he took and	he whipped him	all the way home.	The Bladder

Ao ttAi L.	e	wK Ai L	A Ki Li	A ni
hocíra	e	wągahira	hakirí	hanį́
the house	him	over (?)	[to come back]	he took

Ao Ki we de.	Ao rKe	e n tte	w o tte de.
hogiweže.	Hosgé	enąjé	wa’ųježe.
[he went around.]	[It was not so]	[to threaten]	[he did thus.]*

*translated as, "he was only trying to anger the Bladder anyway".

xeAe te	Ai Ki ta n K.	Ao rKe	w n Ke
Xete	hikit’anąga	hosgé	wanáge
[Great]*	he had spoken of himself and†	it was not so	[the one that speaks]

*translated as "holy".
†prior to this phrase, "was the one he wanted" has been crossed out.

e rKe.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	e	xeAe teyi de Le Ke
ésge	Wareksanįkiga	e	xeteyižerege,
and [so]	One Legged One	he	[he was made one of the great ones,]

p. 41 —

e rKe.	A	LeKe rtK KL.	a nK deAe
ésge."	"Hą,	rekstakra!"	ánąkše,
is why he did it."	"Is that so,	you flat legged thing!"	he would say,

Aoy diAili	Ao ni A n KeLe.	w te xoAo K.	e Ki.
hoišíp	honihąnagere,	Watexúga.	"Égi
every once in awhile	he answered,	Bladder.	"And then

w te xoAo K.	Ai tt tti Ki di.	Ao rKe	Ke ni
Watexúga	hijajigiži,	hosgé	kéni
Bladder	he came but,	[purposely]*	not yet

*this, and the succeeding instance of hosgé, are translated as "not ready".

tee Ai ni nK	deKe ni de.	t ni Ai Le tt	deKe
t’ehininąk	šékniže. (?)	Tanihireja	ške
he did not kill him	not dead.	When he smoked	also

tee Ai n	no ni Ke	A Ke	Ao rKe	Ki o ni de.
t’ehina,	nųnįgé	hąké	hosgé	ki’ųnįže.
he could have killed him,	but	not	[purposely]	he did not do it.

di Ke.	i no Ke we oy tt	tee Ai n	no ni Ke
Žigé	inokewe’ųyaja	t’ehina,	nųnįgé
[Again]	while he was in the sweat bath	he could have killed him,	but

deKe	Ao rKe	A Ke	Ki o ni de.	K tt K.
ške	hosgé	hąké	ki’ųnįže.	Gająga
[also]	[purposely]	not	he did not do it.*	But now

*the translation adds, "as he was not ready".

p. 42 —

n Ki xtt Ke	owe tt	tee Ai Ktt n Ae doKo ni de.
Nąkįxjage	’ųweja	t’ehikjanahešguniže.
Kick One Another	[when they do]	he will kill him.

A A.	de tt n.	Ai dK K.	a Le	e doKo ni de.
Hąhą́,	žejáną.	Hišgaga	are,"	ešguniže.
Now,	it is the end.	[Your turn]	tell one,"	he said.

Ai dK K.	w te xoAo K.	e doKo ni.	e Ki.
Hišgaga	Watexúga	ešguni,	"Égi
[In his turn]	Bladder	he said,	"And

tt Ko	ni Ki K Kette de.	w te xoAo K.	Ai Ky Le Ki di.
jagú	nį́gikąkjèže?	Watexúga	higaíregiži,
what	could I tell you?	'Bladder'	[as they called him,]

m o L.	e tt	m L	Ao w	Ao Ki Ki Le Ktt n Ae Ki di.
Ma’ųra	éja	mąra	howa	hugigirekjanahegiži,
[Earthmaker]	there	the earth	[to go]	when he was about to be sent,

w xoAo liAi ni	w L tti Le	tt n K.	m o L.	o Ki di.
waxopį́nį	warájire	janąga	Ma’ųra	’ųgíži,
spirits	the various ones	all	Earthmaker	[that he created,]

A ntt	roto w Ai Le Ki di	e tt	A ntt
haną́c	stówahíregiži.	Éja	haną́c
all of them	they were gathered together.	There	all of them

p. 43 —

roto Ai Le Ki di.	e tt	tt n K.	w xoAo liAi ni diAi diAi KL
stohiregiži,	éja	janąga	waxopinišišikra
after they were gathered together,	[there]	all	the devils

Ki di	e	Ai Ki	deAe Le	w o Ao Ktt n Ae de.
giži	e	higi	šere	wa’ųhukjanaheže.
[so that]	he	to go	for the purpose of	putting out of the way.

e tt	m o Ke tt	w LeK rA ni Ki.	LeKe rtK Kette K.*
Éja	mą’ųgeja	wareksanįki,	rekstakjega,
[There]	over edges (of the earth)	one legged one,	that flat legged one,

*the /r/ is written over an erased /K/.

Aoyi rii	tti K L tte de.	e Ki.	Ao de.	e tt
hois’į́.	Jikaraježe,	égi	hožé.	Éja
he peeped.	He came,	and	[he landed.]	There

Ai roAoKo w Ai	ttAo Ki de.	e Ki	e tt	ttAi de.
hisųkwahí	cųkiže.	Égi	éja	ciže.
his younger brothers	he made himself.	And	there	he lived.

e Ki	Ai leAe Lere nK deAe.	de de rKe	Ai Ktt n Ae Ki di.
Égi	hipereznąkše,	žežesge	hikjanahegiži,
And	he knew it,	[these things]	[when he was going to do them,]

e rKe.	de Ko	o Ki Ki de.	Ao rKe	w o n Ke.
ésge	žegų	’ųgigiže.	hosgé	wa’ųnąke.
[so]	[now]	he let it happen.	It is not	[he would be.]*

*an idiom translated as, "it would not amount to anything".

p. 44 —

Ai roAo KiniKi KL.	Ai LowK Kini	xK	A K ni
Hisųkinįkra	hiroágnį	ǧak	hagani
The brother	the youngest	crying	he was taken

Ko Ki	e tt	ttAo we	Lo diAi ln de.	de rKe
gugí	éja	cowe	rušipnaže.	Žesge
when he came,	there	[almost]	he could have brought him down.	But

Ki Ki n	no ni Ke.	Ao rKe	Ai L ttiy n K.
giginą,	nųnįgé	hosgé	hirajianąga
he did not do it.	But	[because]	to come to his home, and

Ki o Kette Ke	e rKe.	A Ke	e tt	Le tt.
ki’ųkjege,	ésge	hąké	éja	reja
he will do it,	that is why	not	[there]	[he had gone]

tee Ai ni de.	di K tt n K.	w d L.	w Le Ki Ki n Ki di.
t’ehinįže.	Žigajanąga	wažąra	warégigínąkiži,
he did not kill.	[Again all]	[the things]	[after they were made to do it,]

A ntt	to we	w ni ttK n K	A Ao de.
haną́c	towe	wanickának	hahuže.
all	[he kept on]	sticking them in his belt	he came to him.

e Ki.	ttAi n K	A tti	Ao Ke we K tt.
Égi	cinąk	haji	hokewegają,
And	the house	he came to	when he went in

p. 45 —

te we L Ki	LeKe rtK K K.	e tt	A xA LK deAe.
tewéraki,	Rekstakaga	éja	haxaragakše.
[unexpectedly,]	Flat Legged One	there	lying flat on his back.

w d n K	wi Lo tti de.	e tt.	Ki rA K
Wažąnąka	wirójįže.	Éja	kisák
The things	he threw at him.	There	in the center

de Ko	tee Ai n	no ni Ke	Ao rKe	A Ke
žegų	t’ehina	nųnįgé	hosgé	hąké
then	he could have killed him,	but	[purposely]	not

de rKe	Ki Ki ni de.	e Ki.	di Ke	t ni Aiye tt
žesge	giginįže.	Égi	žigé	tanihiyeja
[that]	he did not do it.	And	[again]	in his smoking

tee Ai n	no ni Ke	deKe	A Ke	Ki o ni de.
t’ehina	nųnįgé	ške	hąké	ki’ųnįže.
he could have killed him,	but	[also]	not	he did not do it.

di Ke	i no Ke we	owe tt	tee Ai n	no ni Ke
Žigé	inokewe	’ųweja	t’ehina	nųnįgé
[Again]	sweat bath	[in doing it]	he could have killed him,	but

deKe	A Ke	Ki o ni de.	Ai Ko	tee Ai Ktt n Ae di
ške	hąké	ki’ųnįže.	Higų	t’ehikjanaheži
[also]	not	he did not do it.	But	he will kill him yet

p. 46 —

w o nK deAe.	A A.	LeKe rtK KL.	de tt n.
wa’ųnąkše.	Hąhą́,	rekstakra,	žejáną."
he intends.	There [you are],	you flat legged thing,	it is ended."

w LeKe rA ni Ki K	we de.	Ai Ao	tt Ko
Wareksanįkiga	wéže,	"Hiho,	jagú
One Legged One	he said,	"[I ask ?],	what

Ai o Kette Ki di	a Le.	Ai Ko	tt Ko
hi’ųkjegiži,	are.	Higų	jagú
it shall be,	you name it."	"But	what

w teeKe Ai L Ki di.	e de.	e Ki	we de.
wat’egehiragiži?"	éže.	Égi	wéže,
[were the things done to try each other?"]	he said.	And	he said,

Ai dA dA n K tt	Ai Ke	Ai dA ni de
"Hišašanagają,	hįké	hįšanįže,"
"You have been naming everything we did,	not	I will not not name anything,"

e de.	e Ki	we de.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.
éže.	Égi	wéže,	Wareksanįkiga,
he said.	Then	he said,	One Legged One,

n Ki xttK Ke	Ai o Kette n.	e de.
"'Nąkįxjage'	hi’ųkjeną,"	éže.
"'Kicking One Another'	we will do,"	he said.

p. 47 —

LeKe rtK w nK Kere.	w n Ki xttK Ki di	tt rKe xitti
"Rekstakwanąkere,	wanakixjakiži,	žesgexjį
"You flat legged thing,	[kicking something,]	[this much]

Ai Kette Ki di	LeKe	w ttAo Ki d.	w n Ki xtt Ki Ktt n Ae n.
hikjegiži,	rek	wacugižą	wanakixjagikjanaheną?
[you doing]	leg	[a flat one]	[will you kick something?]*

*this sentence is translated as, "It will surely amuse me to see you kick and see how you will do it with that leg of yours."

Ai dtt Ke	Ai o Kette Ko ni.	LeKe KL ni	leAe Le dA nK KL Le
Hišjąge,	hi’ųkjegųnį,	rekarani	perešąnąkrare,
Now	we will do it perhaps,	leg	which is as slim as yours,

deKe	w dA dA nKe	e de.	A Ao.
ške	wašašąnąke,"	éže.	"Hąhó,"
as	[you said you would do it,"]	he said.*	["All right,"]

*this sentence is translated as, "Now we will do it, as even one like you is willing to do it with a leg as slim as yours, said the Bladder."

ay Le de.	w tt L	di	ro K n Ke de.	Ao t
aíreže.	Wajara	ži	rokanageže.	Hotá
[he said.]	The spectators	discussing it	they crowded around.	Some

w nK deAe.	e Ki.	te Ai Le Ktt ne n.	de rKe
wanąkše.	"Égi	tehirekjanena,	žesge
they said,	["Here]	he will kill him,	that

w Ki Ki doAo no n.	a nK deAe	Ao t
wagigišųnųną,"	ánąkše.	Hotá
[he had usually been doing it to them,"]	they said.*	Some

*this sentence was translated as, "'Some said, the Bladder will surely get killed now as this is where he usually kills them when he fails at the others,' they said."

p. 48 —

di	w nK deAe	tee Ai Le Ktt n Ae Ai Le
ži	wanąkše.	"T’ehirekjanahehire
[discussing]	they said,	"He will get killed,

w Ai K tt.	Ai tt ne n K	w d	K reKe xitti K tt.
wahigáją	hijanénąka	wažą	gaskexjįgają
as he has beaten him	the others	things	[exactly like this]

tt Ko L.	A ntt	Ai L dA n Ai Le K tt.	Ao t
jagura	haną́c,"	hirašąnąhiregają	hotá
whatever	all,"	[letting fall from their mouths]	some

a nK deAe.	e Ki.	Ai Ai nl Ai Le de.	ttoAo ni
ánąkše.	Égi	hihinąphireže.	"Coni
they said.	Then	they came out.	"First

ny xtt KeLe	e de.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	tt rKe L ra Ki.
naixjągere,"	éže,	Wareksanįkiga.	"Jasgeras’agi,
you kick me,"	he said,	One Legged One.	["Do as usual,]

ttAo ni	ny xtt KeLe.	tt reKe	w n L xtt Ki di
coni	naixjągere,"	jasgé	wanaraxjągiži
first	you kick me,"	[seeing as how]	[when you kicked them]

p. 49 —

L Ktt n Ae Ki di.	LeKe rtK KL tt ne.	Ki di.
rakjanahegiži,	rekstakrajane,	giži."
[as you made the rules,]	you flat legged thing	[.]"

Ao ttiy	Ai dtt Ke	n ni xtt Ki Kette Ko ni	e de.	e Ki.
"Hojiá,	hišjąge,	nanixjagikjegųnį,"	éže.	Égi
"All right,	[now then,]	I will kick you first,"	he said.	And

w te xoAo K	n xtt Ki Le de.	w KL.	Ao n dA L tti Le Ki di
Watexúga	nąxjakireže.	Wągara	hunašarajiregiži
Bladder	he did kick him.	Up	he went until

de Ko	xA w ni de.	tt A a.	A ttA	Ao w Le de.
žegų	xawaniže.	"Jáha-á,	hacą	howareže,
[now]	he went out of sight.	"Well!	[where]	[did he go,]

Ao tti dA n.	i L	Lo K n	tte L.	e de.
hojišáną	ira	rokana	jera?"	éže.
[lately]	[the mouth]	much	[the one who is this?"]	he said.

w tt L	deKe	Ao tt	de rKe	n Ai Ae d Le.
wajara	ške,	"Hojá	žesge	nąhįhežare,"
The spectators	[also,]	["Yes,]	[that]	[it did give him pleasure,"]*

*this sentence was translated as, "Then said some of the spectators, 'I told you so.'"

ay Le de.	Aoy Ke we Kette Ke.	A Lo xeAe	m ni Ke Le K tt.
aíreže.	Hoikewekjege,	haruxé	manikeregają,
they said.	He was about to go in,	[turning back]	walking back,

p. 50 —

m Le Ki	Ki Li tte de.	Ko te tt.	LeKe rtK*
mąrégi	kírijéže.	"Koteja,	rekstak,
on the earth	he landed.	"Well,	you flat legged thing,

*an original /A/ was erased and overwritten with a /r/.

w doo	dA w KeLe.	ni di	n Ki xttK Ke
wažó	šawąkere?	Niži,	'Nąkįxjage'
[somewhere ?]	you are going?	[Say,]	'Kicking One Another'

o	Ai deAe n	y Le.	tt Ko	di Ke
’ų	hišéna	yaré.	Jagú	žigé
[to do]	you suggested	I think.	[How]	again

doo L Ke Le de.	w Kd de.	di Ke	Ai no l A L.
š’ųrakereže?"	Wakšąže.	Žigé	hinųbahąra
are you going?"	He returned.	Again	[a second time]

n xttK doKo ni de.	di Ki Ko	de rKe.	Ai de.
nąxjakškuniže.	žigígų	žesge	hiže.
he kicked him.	And again	[thus]	he went.*

*between this sentence and the next, the translation inserts the following: "the bladder went up out of sight and the third time the same but ..."

Ai tto l A L.*	Ai Ki xK ni de.	Ai dK K.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.
hijobą́hąrá	hįkixgąnįže.†	Hišgaga	Wareksanįkiga
The fourth time	he did not move.	It was his turn	One Legged One

*the /Ai/ was inserted in smaller letters above the line.
† < hįké-hixgą́-nį-že.

p. 51 —

n xtt Ki Le de.	te tt o.	w KL	Ao n dA L tti Le de.
nąxjakireže.	Teja’ų	wągara	hunašarajireže.
to kick him.	[As he was there]	up	he went.

Ai L Le xitti K tt.	Le KL.	Ai d	i ttAl	diAi leLe de.
Hirarexjįgają,	rekra	hižą	įcap	šibereže.
After awhile,	the leg	[one]*	[it came off]	it fell.

*the words "one of" have been crossed out (because One Legged One has but one leg).

diKe*	a L.	A ntt	Lo L deKe.	wy r L deKe
Žigé	ára	haną́c,	rorášge	waísarašge
[Again]	the arms	all,	his body also	his limbs also

*sic (normally spelled /di Ke/).

i ttA ttAl	diAi lLy Le de.	w d	w ttAo Ki d.
įcacap	šibraireže.	"Wažą	wacugižą
separately	they fell.	"Thing	[a flat one]

wK diAiKi	Ai Kd Kd Ktt ne n.	w owK KeLe.
wąkšik	hikšakšakjaneną.	Wa’ųwąkere.
[people]	he should have abused you.	[It was he who did it.]

t xoAo Ai wi Le.	e Ki	di Ke	tt n K.	ni Ktt KL.
Taxuhiwire,	égi	žigé	janąga	nįkjąkra
Burn him up,	and	[again]	all	the children

Ae Le Ki	deKe.	di Ki	tt n K	Ai ttA wi w Ai L.
heregi,	ške	žigi	janąga	hicawiwahira,
[there are,]	also	again	all	his wives,

p. 52 —

w o ttK n K Ki	deKe	Ai L rA	t xoAo w Ai wi Le.
wa’ųjkanągi,	ške	hirasá	taxuwahiwire."
if they are pregnant,	also	[in addition]	burn them up."

e tt	t xAo w Ai Le de.	tt n K Ki di.	e Ki.	w o de.
Éja	taxuwahireže,	janągagiži,	égi	wa’ųže.
[There]	they burned them,	all that were,	then	he did it.

Ai roAoKo w Ai L.	Ao deAe Le KL.	roto w Ai de.
Hisųkwahira	hušeregra	stowahíže,
His brothers	the bones	he gathered them,

A ntt.	e Ki.	e tt	w do de.	we de.	Ao.
haną́c,	égi	éja	wažuže.	Wéže,	"Hó,
all of them,	and	[there]	laid them.	He said,	"Oh!

Ai roAo Ki tti wi L.	nyi d.	w K K L wi n.	no wK wi Le.
hisųkijiwira,	nąyižą	wągakarawiną,	nųwąkwire!"
brothers,	a tree	it is falling on us,	run!"

e K tt.	Ao deAe LeKe L.	Ai L Ki Ke Le Ke.	tti li Le de.
Egają,	hušeregra	hirakikerege	jipireže.
As he said this,	the bones	[caused to suddenly come back]	they joined together.

p. 53 —

di Ki	no l A L.	we de.	Ao.	Ai roAo Ki tti wi L.
Žigi	nųpahara	wéže,	"Ho	hisųkijiwira,
[Again]	the second time	he said,	"Oh	brothers,

xeAe lA reAe d.	w K xA n L wi n.	no wK wi Le.	e K tt.
xepasežą	wągaxanąrawiną,	nųwąkwire!"	Egają,
a precipice	they are falling on us,	run!"	When he said this,

K L.	Ai tt	Ao wy Le de.	di Ki	t ni A L.
kąra	hija	howaíreže.	Žigi	tanihąra
sinews	there	[they came together.]	[Again]	the third time

we de.	Ao.	Ai roAo Ki tti wi L.	m xiAi L.
wéže,	"Ho	hisųkijiwira,	mąxira
he said,	"Oh	brothers,	the heavens

w K diAi lL w n.	no wK wi Le.	te Ki	dA n
wągašiparawiną,	nųwąkwire!	Tégi	šana
it is falling on us,	run!	Over here	only

Ko Ke Ktt ne n.	e K tt.	Lo L
gokekjaneną."	Egają,	rora
it will be the vacant spot."	As he said this,	their bodies

p. 54 —

wo Ki LoKo Kitti	Ki ni li Le de.	di Ki
wogírokjį	kinibireže.	Žigi
whole	they became.*	Again

*in the translation, the words "perfect or altogether" are crossed out in the phrase, "they became perfect or altogether whole".

tto l A L.	Ai roAo Ki tti wi L.	dK w Ki L wi n.
jobahąra,	"Hisųkijiwira,	šgawakirawiną,
the fourth time,	"Brothers,	we are being rushed upon by a warparty,

no wK Kiwi Le.	e K tt.	Ao wo	ay L n K†
nųwąkwire!"	Egają,	"Howo,"	airánąga
run!"	[As he said this,]	"Ho,"*	they said, and

*the translator crossed conventions and inadvertantly wrote /A/ in place of /H/.
†originally the second syllable was /Le/, but the /e/ was erased.

Ki K w a n Ki Le de.	te we L Ki	A Ke	w d ni de.
kikáwa-anagireže.	Tewéraki	hąké	wažąnįže.
they got up.*	[Unexpectedly]	not	there was nothing.

*the translation added "and ran to fight but." The words "and ran" were later crossed out.

Ao Ao Aow.	n.	L Ay liAi xitti nK Koo	Ae Le n.
"Hohohowá,	ną	rahaipixjįnąk’ų	hereną,"
"Oh dear,	sleep	you were enjoying it very much	[it is,"]

ay Le de.	e Ki	n xi xoAo no K	we de.	Ai ni xitti wi L.
aíreže.	Égi	Naxixunuga	wéže,	"Hinixjįwira,
they said.	Then	Youngest One	he said,	"Brothers!

Ai ta ni A wi L.	e Ki di	Ao Ao	ay Le de.
hįt’anihawira,"	egíži.	"Hohó,"	aíreže.
we were dead,"	he said.	"Ao. Ao. or Oh yes,"*	[they said.]

*this is how it is given in the text of the translation. The occurence of /A/ represents a crossing of conventions, substituting the Hocąk syllabic for /h/.

p. 55 —

e tt	K tt K	Ai lAe Le ri Le de.	e Ki.
Éja	gająga	hiperesireže.	Égi
[There]	then	they thought of it.*	Then

*the translation has, "Then they happened to think of the seriousness of the thing."

ttAi nK n K	wy Le de.	Ao Ao.	A ttA
cinągᵋnąka	waíreže,	"Hohó,	hacą
the people (villagers)	they said,	["Hohó,]	wherever

Ao L w L tti wi Ki di.	Ai tt
horawárajìwigiži,	hija
[we have come from different places, and]	there

ttAi nK.	ni Ki K n Ki Ktt wi n.
cinąk	nikikanakikjawiną,"
village	we will go and keep for you,"

ay Le	no ni Ke.	de Ko	Ai d	ttAi nK
aire	nųnįgé	žegų	hižą	cinąk
they said	but	now	one	village

Ai doAo Lo K n wi ra Ki di	e	Koo wi Le.
hišurukanawis’agiži,	e	k’ųwire,
[governing you per usual,]	he	he should do it,

Ao tt	di.	w di d.	Ai ni A ni ni
hoją́	ži	wažį́žą	hinihanini
as	[present there]	one thing	[?]

A tt wi L	tee	ni Ki Ki wi n	L doKo ni L
hajiwira	t’e	nįgigiwiną.	Rašgúnira
[we came]	to kill	[the one who has been doing it to you.]*	In peace

*translated as, "that has been making slaves of you".

p. 56 —

ni deAe Ktt n A wi n.	w wi Ke de.	w i nl li Le de.	e Ki.
nįšekjanahawiną,"	wawigéže.	Wainąpireže.	Égi
you may have it,"	he said to them.	They thanked him.	Then

A K Ly Le de.	e Ki	tteAe Kitti L.	t ni o n K	e tt
hakaraireže.	Égi	cekjįra	tanionąka	éja
they went home.	[Then]	[the first one]	who offered tobacco to him	[there]

A Ki Le de.	Ko ni K.	A ttAi tt.	doo ra Ki	e tt
hagireže.	"Kunį́ka,	hacįja	š’ųs’agi	éja
he came to.	"Grandmother,	where	you used to live	[there]

Ao w K L Le.	w xoAo liAi ni	diAi diAiKi KL
howakarare.	waxopį́nį	šišigara
you can go back.	[Spirits]	[the evil ones]*

*waxopį́nį šišigara is translated as, "devils".

tee A n.	e Ki di.	Ai to Ke niKi KL.	w i nl lL
t’ehaną,"	egíži.	Hitokenįkra	wainąpra
I have killed,"*	he said.	[The old woman]	she thanked him

*an initial "we" has been crossed out, and "I" written above it.

Lo K n de.	e tt	tt n K.	t ni L.
rokánaže.	Éja	janąga	taníra
very much.	[There]	all	the tobacco

ttAi	Ao do n Ki	A ntt	wo K de.
ci	hožunągi	haną́c	wogáže.
[lodge]	that was in it	all	she gave him.

p. 57 —

Ao t.	t ni	Kii ne de.	e Ki.	di Ke
Hota	tani	k’ineže.	Égi	žigé
[The remainder]	tobacco	they were supplied.	And	[again]

Lexe	o n K.	e tt	A Ki Le de.	di Ke.
rex	’ųnąka	éja	hagireže.	Žigé
pots	the one who made	[there]	they came.	Also

Ao Ki L Ki Le de.	tee Ai Le K.	di Ke	w i nl deAe.
hogirákireže	t’ehiregi.	Žigé	wainąpše.
they told her that	they had killed it.	Again	she thanked them.

di Ke	e tt.	Le xL.	A ntt	wo Ky Le de.
Žigé	éja	rexra	haną́c	wogaireže.
[Again]	[there]	the pots	all	she gave them.

tt n K	Ai tt Ki di.	di Ke	e tt	Ao t
Janąga	hijágiži,	žigé	éja	hotá
[Everyone]	[when they got there,]	[again]	[there]	[remainder]

Lo K ni n Ki di.	Lexe	xiKii Le de.	de Ko
rokanįnagiži,	rex	xįk’ireže,	žegų
those that did not have them,	pots	they carried them,	and

A K L Ai Le de.	e Ki	A Ki Le Ki di.	e tt.	de e.
hakarahireže.	Égi	hagiregiži.	Éja	žee,
they went on.	And	they finally got home.	There	this one,

w te xoAo K.	m nK KeLe	e Ki.	tt n K.	w d
Watexúga,	mąnąkere	égi	janąga	wažą
Bladder,	on earth	here	all	[things]

p. 58 —

diAi diAi KL Ki di.	wK KidiKi	Ai Kd Kd KiAi di
šišigaragiži,	wąkšik	hikšakšakiži,
[being evil,]	[people]	[having abused them,]

w Ki o tti	w o n Ki di.	A Ke	o ni de.
waki’ųji	wa’ųgíži,	hąké	’ųnįže.
[he came to gamble with him]	[when he did it,]	not	he did not do it.

de e	dA n.	tee Ai de.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	e
Žee	šana	t’ehiže,	Wareksanįkiga;	e
This one	only	he killed,	One Legged One;	he

w xoAo liAi ni	diAi diAiKi	xeAe te L
waxopį́nį	šišik	xetera
[spirit]	[bad]	the biggest

Ae Le Ki di	e dA n	tee Ai de.	m o L.
heregíži,	éšaną	t’ehiže.	Mą’ųra
he was,	he alone	[he killed.]	Earthmaker

ttAo ni xitti	w Kidi Ki d	o Ki di	e Le de.
conixjį	wąkšikižą	’ųgíži,	ereže,*
the first	[a man]	having made,	he was,

*more usually hereže.

p. 59 —

w LeKe rA ni Ki K.	tteAe Kitti L	w Kidi KL	de e	o K tt.
Wareksanįkiga.	Cekjįra	wąkšíkra	žee	’ųgają,
One Legged One.	The first one	the man	this one	he made, so*

*the word "but" is crossed out and "so" written above it.

Ai Ke	liAi ni Ai de.	LeKe KL.	rA ni Ki L de.	e Ki.
hįké	pįnįhiže.	Rekra	sanįkiraže,	égi
not	he did not make him right.	The leg	[the other side only,]	and

LeKe KL	deKe	leAe Le xitti niKi Ai de.	e rKe.
rekra	ške	perexjįnįkhiže.	Ésge
the leg	also	it was flat.	Therefore,

m Le Ki.	Ao too Le de.	too Ly Le de.	w LeKe rA ni Ki K.
mąrégi	hot’ųreže,	t’ųraireže.	Wareksanįkiga
on earth	he threw him,	as condemned.	One Legged One

e rKe.	A Ke.	w K ttAK KL.	w te xoAo K
ésge,	hąké	wakącągera	Watexúga
therefore,	not	holy	Bladder

Ai Ki rKe ni de.	w te xoAo K	di.	m o L.	Ai niKi w Ai L.
hikisgenįže.	Watexúga	ži	Mą’ųra	hinįkwahira
not as.	Bladder	[at least]	God	his son

p. 60 —

Ai no le tt Ae Le L	Ae Le de.	e Ki.	e Ki.*
hinųbejaherera	hereže.	Égi	égi
the second*	he was.	Then	here

*before this phrase "one of" is crossed out.

w te xoAo K.	e tt.	Aoyi wo dA L	Ai Ki Le de.
Watexúga	éja	hoiwúšara	higireže.
Bladder	there	his stopping point	he came.

Lo da Ke tt	Ko o	Ao Ki Ki Le L.	e rKe.
Ruš’akeja	k’ų	hugígirera.	Ésge
He failed	the mission	[for which he was sent.]	Therefore,

w Ki o Ai Le de.	m o L.	w o de.	tt n K.
waki’ųhireže.	Mą’ųra	wa’ųže.	Janąga
[he gambled.]	The creator	[made him.]	All

w d L.	xA wi L.	Al	li n di L.	n L.
wažąra	xąwį́ra,	hąp	pįnižira,	nąra
the things	the grasses and herbs,	[light & life]	[that repair,]	the trees

w Ke xitti niKi KL.	w KidiKi i	liAi Ki di.
wagexjįnįkra	wąkšigi	pįgiži,
[which particularly means]	life	that are good,

o	ttAo	Ki Ki de.	e Ki.
’ų	cu	gigiže,	égi
[he made]	within him	he put,*	and

*in the translation, before the word "put", "made him to" has been crossed out. The translator (Oliver LaMère) adds a note on the backside of page 59: "The Indians use a bladder for [a] syringe and they put all kinds of medicines in it before using it, is what I think it means that the creator put all sorts of grasses and trees in him." This is followed by two horizontal lines below which is written, "look on next page 60".

wK diAiKi n KeLe.	A ni	wK KidiKi e ne de.
wąkšiknągere	hanį́	wąkšikeneže.
the people	they might have it	in their lives.*

*the translation has "in their life here on earth." Before, "in their life," the phrase, "for life," has been crossed out.

Source:

Paul Radin, "The Bladder," Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society) Notebook #27, 1-61. Hocąk syllabary is on one page, and its English translation is on the facing page.