Hocąk Syllabic Text — The Brown Squirrel

Hocąk Syllabic Text — The Brown Squirrel


Notebook 22, p. 1		Notebook 22, p. 43

English Translation

	Stylistic Features
	hapaxlegomena: ahoginį, "to shout"; ceka (ttAe K), normally cek (ttAeKe), "first"; ecąga, "then"; egažige, "and besides"; exjį, "very much"; hacaxjį, "where"; hacį, "where"; hagawa, "to choose"; hasja, "platform"; hebija, "before he got there"; hebaji, "before time"; hibe, "to lay"; hijaxjį, "just about"; hikąnak, "bough" (cf. hikąnák, "flower" [Miner], wasikanak, "pine cone" [Gatschet]); hikawažą, "unable"; hirakšajikere, "to miss something"; hiranasare, "to head someone off"; hixu, "to flow"; ho’ikanąk, "mouthful"; hųjową, "to shout at bears"; ji, "to live"; kere, to support itself; kicgis, "to cut down"; kis’ihiranihegašge, "they saved up"; kiše, "to get away"; kojowi, "to lay stretched before someone"; kuruk’į, "to pack"; pųjoke, "protruding"; roxišge, roxišgešge, "bunches"; ruhieja, "at the side"; šebre, "to put on a spit"; wakawa, "to choose"; wasipajonįk, "feet"; wašip, "intestines"; wat’ąp, "tracks"; wosųjeja, "near".
	rare words: e "so"; hibe, "to lie down"; hagi, "and"; ka, "that"; kšakša, "to abuse"; nahi, "to swallow"; nakaeja, "in back of"; paji, "timber"; ruǧą, "to open"; towa, "onward".
	makes use of the rare "definite article" -ka, which is ordinarily restricted to personal names, as in the sentence, Ésge hųcra hižą wat’ąpka pexnįka kihaisuxrehagiži, hųjaka hacija gigają, wa’ųgiži, éja t’ananą ("So I used to rattle the gourd over one of the tracks of the bear, and the bear, wherever it had gone after I did it, there it would die.").
	see comparative word frequency

p. 1 —

de e.	e tt.	wK Ki Ki no L	no liAi wi	tti wi de.
Žee	éja	wąkikinųra*	nųpiwi	jiwiže.
[These]	there	brothers	two of them	they lived.

*probably a shortened form of wąk-kikinųbera.

ttAi lo Lo Ke.	Ao ttiAi	w o nK deAe.	w tee Ai Ke	Ai Le de
cipóroke	hoci	wa’ųnąkše.	Wat’ehige,	hireže.
An oval lodge	to live	they did it.	[Because they were hunting,]	they did.

ay Le n.	xeAe te L.	Ko no K	Ai Ky Le de.	e Ki.
aíreną.	Xetera	"Kunuga"	higaíreže,	égi
they say.	The big one	"Kunu"	they called him,	and

p. 2 —

xoAo no tte K.	Ae n K	Ai Ky Le de.	xeAe te tte K.	Ao ttL
xunujega	"Henaga"	higaíreže.	Xetejega	hųcra
the small one	"Hena"	they called him.	The older one	bears

dA n	tee Ai ra de.	xoAo no tte K	Ai Ke	n Ki K L ni ra de.
šana	t’ehis’aže.	Xunujega	hįké	nąkikaranįs’aže.
only	he would kill.	The young one	not	he did not used to hunt.

tt rKe xitti.	Aoyi Lo ttA tii Ki di.	A ntt	wo liAi Ke Le.	Ao n di de
Jasgéxjį	hoirocąt’įgiži,	hanącá	wopįákere	honąžiže,
As much as	it was visible,	all	caches	there stood,

p. 3 —

ay Le n.	Ao tt	wi L Lo K L.	deAe lAe de.	no ni Ke.
aíreną.	Hųjá*	wirarukara	šepeže,	nųnįgé
they say.	Bearskins	they covered	[they were dark,?]	but

*< hųc-ha.

Ko no K.	A lo K Ai	xi.	Ai d	Kii Ki Li tte de
Kunuga	hąbókahi	ǧi	hižą	k’įkiriježe,
Kunu	every day*	[brown]	one	he would pack,

*"would pack one" is erased and "day" written in its place.

ay Le n.	de e	A Ko Le d.	Ay ni Le Ki	Ai Ke
aíreną.	Žee	hagoréžą,	hainiregi	hįké
they say.	Then	finally,	in the morning	not

n Ki K L L	L ni de.	tt Ko o K tt	Ai ni A xitti	A Ke
nąkikarara	ranįže.	"Jagú’ųgają,	hinihaxjį,	hąké
to hunt	he did not go.	"For what reason,	my brother,	not

n Ki K L L	dA L ni de.	Ai Ke de.	Ai rAo Ki tti.	Ai Ko
nąkikarara	šaranįže?"	higeže.	"Hisųkiji,	higų
to hunt	you don’t go?"	he said to him.	"My younger brother,	[now]

w d	Lo L.	Ai Ke	Ai Ki liAi ni ni rKe n.	e de.
wažą	rora	hįké	higipįnįnisgeną,"	éže.
[something]	my body	not	I don’t feel good,"	he said.

p. 5 —

Ai Ko	di Ke	Ay ni Ki di.	di K Ke L ni de.	Ai Ko
Higų	žigé	hainigíži,	žigąkeranįže.*	Higų
[Yet]	again	in the morning,	he did not go.	[Yet]

*< žigé-hąké-ra-nį-že, literally, "again not he did not go".

di Ke	A Ki wx deAe.	di Ki Ko	e de.	to w Le Ke Le.
žigé	higiwąxše.	Žigígų	éže.	Towarekere.
again	he asked him.	Again	he said it.	Thus it went.

de Ko	Ai K K.	L ni de.	K tt K.	A Ai Ki L dtt de.
Žegų	hįkaga	ranįže.	Gająga,	hahikįrašjaže.
Any more	never	he did not go.	Finally now,	he quit asking him.*

*"anything [...]" has been erased and "him." written in its place.

p 6 —

Ai Ki wx ra Ki di.	tt Ko o	Ai Ke	n Ki K L L ni Ki.	de Ko de.
Higiwąxs’agiži,	jagú’ų	hįké	nąkikaranįgi,	žegų́že.
He used to ask him,	why	not	he would not go hunting,	it was thus.

Ai K K	Lo dtt ni de.	rii xitti de.	tt n K.	w d L.
Hįkaga	rušjąnįže.	S’ixjįže.	Janąga	wažąra
Never	he did not get over it.	It was a long time.	All	the things

p. 7 —

Ki rii Ai L ni Ae K dKe.	A ntt	de n de	K tt K.	e rKe.
kis’ihiranihegašge.	Haną́c	ženąže.	Gająga,	ésge
they had saved up.	All	it was used up.	Now,	so

Ae n K.	w o ra de.	m wo tt niKi	Ai Ki deAe Le ra de.	Ai Ko.
Henaga	wa’ųs’aže:	mąwojanįk	higišeres’aže.	Higų
Hena	he would do thus:	vegetation	he would look for.	Sometimes

Ar	niKi	de rKe	deKe	Ki Ai ra de.
haz	nįk	žesge	ške	gihis’aže.
fruit	[a little]	[that kind]	[also]	he would pick.

p. 8 —

A Ko Le d.	K tt K	Ai K w d	de rK ni de.	Ae n K
Hagoréžą,	gająga,	hikawažą	žesganiže.	Henaga
Finally,	now,	unable	he was getting.	Hena

K tt K.	Ai rA Ko Ke Le	niKi	dKe	o de.
gająga,	hisagųkere	nįk	ške	’ųže.
now,	cane	[little]	[also]	[he did.]

Ai Kowo rKe	Al lK	ni Ke	o ni Ae ra de.	de e
Higwosge	hąpga	nįgé	’ųnihes’aže.	Žee
To try to find	every day	something	he would go out.	There

A Ko L e d.	we L K[i].	Ai d	w w de	Aotto tto w we de.
hagoréžą	weraki	hižą	wąwaže.	Hųjowąweže.
one day	unexpectedly	one	he shouted.	He shouted at a bear.

p. 9 —

o. o. o. o.	lA tti	L o xi dKe deKe L .	Ao w K L tti Ko	aK deAe.
"Oooo!	Paji	roxišgešgera	howakarajigu,"	akše.
"Oooo!	Timber	bunches	he has gone towards,"	he was saying.

A ttiAi tt	w Ke Ki di	eyo w L e de.	Ai tt xitti	L e K tt.
Hacija	wagegiži,	eowareže.	Hijaxjį	regają,
Where	he meant,	he went.	Just about	as he was there,

p. 10 —

Aele	L dtt de.	A ttiAi tt xitti	L dtt Ki di	e tto w L e de.
heb	rašją́že.	Hacįjaxjį	rašją́giži,	ejowareže.
[not quite there]	it stopped.	Where	it stopped,	there he went.

Ai tt	L e K tt.	te we L Ki	e tt	n di tte de.	w Ki d.
Hija	regają,	tewéraki,	éja	nąžįježe,	wągižą.
There	when he was about,	unexpectedly,	there	he stood,	a man.

Ai tt Ai de.	A Ao.	Ao ttiAi ttiAi L .	Ai tt	leAe ttL
Hijáhiže.	"Hąhó,	hocįcįra.	Hija	pejra
He went over to him.	"Ho!	young man.	[There]	the fire

p. 11 —

Ai d	Ao too L e.	Ai w L o Kii Ktt n Ae K tt.	e de.
hižą	hot’ųre.	Hiwarok’ikjanahegają?"	éže.
[one]	build it.	We shall roast, won't we?"	he said.

to xl li Kette n	Ao ttL	e de.	e Ki.	leAe tto too de.
"Tuǧapikjeną,	hųcra,"	éže.	Égi	pejot’ųže.
"I will skin it,	the bear,"	he said.	Then	he built a fire.

L o xl	L o dtt Ki di.	tt tti ne tt.	diAi lL .	Ai o de.
Ruǧáp	rušjagiži,	jajineją,	šipra	hi’ųže.
To skin	when he was through,	right away,	the intestines	he cleaned.

p. 12 —

de e.	L o Kii de.	A Ao	Ao ttAi ttAi L .	w L otto
Žee	rok’įže.	"Hąhó,	hocįcįra,	Warúc
That	he roasted.	"Now!	young man,	Eating

rAK	Ai o Ktt n Ae n.	Ai d	w L otto	w K rA Ki di.
Sak	hi’ųkjanaheną.	Hižą	warúc	wagąsakiži,
Fast	we will do.	The one	eating	[the fastest of us,]

e	xeAe te Ai	Ai L o tti Ktt n Ae n	e de.	[e tA K.] *
e	xetehi	hirujikjanaheną,"	éže.	Ecąga
he	the most	he will eat,"	he said.	Then

*the spelling is uncertain here.

p. 13 —

w diAi ln K.	Ao de tt	a Ki	dA n	A L xttK wi de.
wašipnąka	hožeją	akí	šana	haraxjákwiže.
the intestines	end	side	each	they bit.

A Ao.	e de.	Ai Ko.	A Ao.	e L dtt Ki.
"Hąhó,"	éže.	Higų,	"Hąhó,"	erašjągi,
"Already!"	he said.	As soon as,	"All right,"	[when he finished saying,]

tt rKe xitti	A L xtt Ki	e dA n.	Ae L e de.	ttAo we
jasgéxjį	haraxjaki	ešana	hereže.	Cowe
all	he had in his mouth	it was all	[it was].	Nearly

p. 14 —

Ai L rA.	Ai dtt L	A xtt Kn de.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .	A ni t xtt Ke Ke
hirasá	hišjara	haxjaknaže.	"Hocįcįra,	hanitaxjakege,"
him also	his face	he bit.	"Young man,	I might have bitten you,"

e de.	Ae n K.	Ai tt	Ai L o diAi Kini rK nK deAe.	de Ko
éže.	Henaga	hija	hirošiknisganąkše.	Žegų
he said.	Hena	there	he was kind of ashamed.	[Then]

Ai wi Ki di.	w Ke de.	A Ao	Ao ttAi ttAi L .	tt rKe xitti
hiwigiži,	wageže,	"Hąhó,	hocįcįra,	jasgéxjį
when they got through,	he said to him,	"Ho,	young man,	as much as

L Kii Ktte K di.	A K w L e	e de.	w o de.	wy r L .
rak’įkjegaži,	hagaware,"	éže.	Wa’ųže.	Waísara
you want to pack,	ask,"	he said.	He did it.	Limbs

no liAi wi	e tt	A AK wi Ki di.	w n di	Ai tte de.
nųpiwi	éja	hahąkwigiži,	wanąžį	hiježe.
two	there	[he went to, and]	to stand	he walked over.

riAiy tte.	rii L .	w m Ki ttA n K.	Ai tt	w wo Ki too L e de.
Siaje	s’ira	wamakicanąga	hija	wawogit’ųreže.
Their feet*	hooves†	he cut off, and	there	he threw them over to them.

*a word was thoroughly erased, and "feet" written over it.
†sic. It should be "the long ones".

p. 16 —

A Ao.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .	de e	w L K w L	Ae L e n
"Hąhó,	hocįcįra,	žee	waragawara	hereną,"
"Ho,	young man,	that	you chose	it is,"

Ai Ke de.	de Ko	Aiy n K.	Ao ttL	K L Kiiy n K
higeže.	Žegų	hianąga	hųcra	karak’įanąga
he said to him.	Then	[he did it, and]	his bear	he packs, and

p. 17 —

tti Ke L e de.	w Kini KL .	n tteKe L .	teKe deAe.	e tt
jikereže.	Wąknįkra	nącgera	tekše.	Éja
he went home.	The young man	his heart	it was sad.	There

xK deAe.	de	Aotto	riAi L .	w K L niy n K
ǧakše.	Že	hųc	sira	wakaranianąga
he wept.	[This one]	bear	feet	he took, and

Ko de.	e K di Ke.	w d	diAili	Ao i K n Ki d
guže.	Egažige,	wažą	šip	ho’ikanąkižą
he came home.	And besides,	[some]	intestines	a mouthful

L tteAe K deKe.	Ai Ke	n Ai ni de.	Ai L rA	Ai ni Ko de.
racegašge,	hįké	nahinįže,	hirasá	hiniguže.
[which he bit off,]	not	he did not swallow,	also	he brought home.

p. 18 —

e tt	A Ki L i.	ttAi	wo rAo tte tt.	no lo xi d
Éja	hakiri,	ci	wosųjeja	nopoxižą
There	[coming back,]	house	near	a hollow tree

e tt	wo do de.	e Ki.	Ki L i de.	Ko no K.
éja	wožuže.	Égi	kiriže.	Kunuga
there	he put them.	Then	he got home.	Kunu

we de.	Ai roAo Ki tti.	L xK dA n	tt Ko o	w dAe.
weže,	"Hisųkiji,	raǧakšaną.	Jagú’ų	waše?
he said,	"My brother,	you have been weeping.	[Why]	[you say it?]

p. 19 —

A Ke	xK	liAi L ni ni n.	wK	L ni n.
Hąké	ǧak	pįraninįną.	Wąk	raniną,
Not	to cry	[it is not good.]	Man	you are,

ni Ke deKe	w Kidi KL .	A[i] d	w d	ni
nįgešge	wąkšikra	h[i]žą	wažą	ni
or	somebody	[one of them]	something	you

Ki o Ko ni	Ao L KL e.	e de.	A K a.	Ai Ke
ki’ųgųnį,	horakre,"	éže.	"Hąka-a.	Hįké
he [must have] done,	tell me,"	he said.	"No-o-o.	Not

Ai d	w di	Ki o ni n.	Ai Ke	A xK ni n.
hižą	wažį́	ki’ųnįną.	Hįké	haǧaknįną.
[one]	anything	they did not do.	Not	I did not weep.

p. 20 —

Ao rKe.	Ao xiAi wi	Ai o A tte L .	Ae lidi L	L o K n
Hosgé	hoxiwi	hi’ųhajera,	hepšįra	rokana
[Just]	cold	I have,	sneeze	very much

w Ae L .	Ai dtt ni	Ai xoAo L	e rKe	wy o n.
wahéra.	Hišjani	hixura,	ésge	wai’ųną,"
[is why I said it."]	Tears	they flowed,	it is the reason	[I did it.]

p. 21 —

e de.	A	e de.	e Ki	Ay ni Ki di
éže.	"Hą,"	éže.	Égi	hainigíži,
he said.	"Ah!"	he said.	Then	in the morning,

di Ke	L e de.	Ai rA Ko	Ke L ey n K.	e tt
žigé	reže.	Hisakų	kereanąga	éja
again	he went.	Cane	supporting himself, and	there

ow Ai K tt.	di Ke	a Ao Ki ni de.	w w de.	Aotto
’ųwahigają,	žigé	ahoginįže,	wawaže.	Hųc
as he went,	again	shouting	he came.	Bear

p. 22 —

w we de.	o. o. o.	lA tti	L o xi deKe deKe L	Ao w K L tti Ko*
wąweže.	"Oooo!"	"Paji	roxišgešgera	howakarajigu,"
he shouted.	"Oooo!"	"Timber	bunches	he has gone towards,"

*o o o. has been crossed out after this word.

a tti L e de.	di Ke	A ttAi tt	w Ke Ki di	eyo w L e de.
ajireže.	Žigé	hacija	wagegiži,	eowareže.
he came saying.	Again	where	he meant,	he went.

di Ke	Aele li tt	L dtt de.	A ttiAi tt xitti.	A tti	L dtt Ki di
Žigé	hebija	rašją́že.	Hacįjaxjį	haji	rašją́giži,
Again	before he got there	it stopped.	Where	[it came]	it stopped,

p. 23 —

e tto w L e de.	Ai tt	Ai K tt.	w Ki d	Ai tt
ejowareže.	Hija	higáją,	wągižą	hija
there he went.	There	as he arrived,	a man	there

tte de.	A Ao.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .	lAe ttL	Ai do too L e.
jéže.	"Hąhó,	hocįcįra.	pejra	hižut’ųre.
[he stood.]	"Ho!	young man.	the fire	build it.

to xl li Ktte n	e de.	Ai w L o Kii Ktte n	e de	e tt
Tuǧapikjeną,"	éže.	Hiwarok’ikjeną,"	éže.	Éja
I will skin it,"	he said.	We shall roast some,"	he said.	There

p. 24 —

leAe tto too de.	tt tti ne tt	L o xl	L o dtt de.	di Ke
pejot’ųže.	Jajineją,	ruǧáp	rušjaže.	Žigé
he built a fire.	Right away,	to skin	[he was through.]	Again

tt tti ne tt.	diAi lL .	L o Kii de.	A Ao.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .
jajineją,	šipra	rok’įže.	"Hąhó,	hocįcįra,
right away,	the intestines	he roasted.	"Ho!	young man,

w L otto	rA Ki o Ktt ne n.	Ai d	w L otto
Warúc	Saki’ųkjaneną.	Hižą	warúc
Eating	We will do it fast.	The one	eating

p. 25 —

w K rA Ki	e	xeAe te Ai	Ai L o tti Ktt n Ae n	e de.
wagąsaki,	e	xetehi	hirujikjanaheną,"	éže.
[if the fastest of us,]	he	the most	he will eat,"	he said.

Ao de tt	a Ki	dA n	A L xtt Ki L e de.	w diAi lL .
Hožeją	akí	šana	haraxjákireže,	wašipra.
End	[side]	each	they bit,	the intestines.

A Ao	e Ki.	tt tti ne tt *	Ai dtt L	A xtt Ke L e L
"Hąhó,"	egi,	jajinej[a],	hišjara	haxjakerera,
"Already!"	[as he said it,]	right away,	his face	he bit,†

*this has an /e/ at the end.
†"he also" has been erased, and "bit" written over it.

p. 26 —

Kd	tti Ke L e de.	A Ao.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .	tt rKe xitti L
kša,	jikereže.	"Hąhó,	hocįcįra,	jasgexjįra
[he abused]	[he returned.]	"Ho,	young man,	as much as

Kii Kette Ki.	A K w L e	e de.	di Ke	wy r L .
k’įkjegi,	hagaware,"	éže.	Žigé	waísara
you want to pack,	ask,"	he said.	Again	limbs

no liAi wi	A n di de.	Aow	a n K.	riAi L
nųpiwi	hanąžįže.	"Howá,"	ánąga	sira
two	he stood on.	"All right,"	he said, and	the feet

p. 27 —

w m Ki ttA n K	Ai tt	wo Ki too L e de.	Ao Ao.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .*
wamąkicanąga	hija	wogit’ųreže.	"Hohó,	hocįcįra,
he cut off, and	[there]	he threw them to him.	"Ho,	young man,

*the text actually has, Ai ttAi ttAi L .

de	e L e n.	A L K w L .	a n K.	w o de.
te	éreną,	haragawara,"	ánąga	wa’ųže.
[this]	it is,	you wanted,"	he said, and	he did it.

e Ki	Ao ttL	K L Kiiy n K	tti Ke L e de.	w Kini KL .
Égi	hųcra	karak’įanąga	jikereže.	Wąknįkra
Then	his bear	he packs, and	he went home.	The young man

p. 28 —

di Ke	e tt	n tteKe L	teKe Kitti de.	e tt
žigé	éja	nącgera	tekjįže.	Éja
again	there	his heart	it was very sad.	There

xK	ni Ae de.	A Ko L e d	L dtt Ki di	tti Ke L e de.
ǧak	nįheže.	Hagoréžą,	rašją́giži,	jikereže.
he cried	[he was that way.]	Finally,	when he stopped,	he went home.

de.	w d.	diAili	Ao L Ko no Kini KL	A K L niy n K.
Že	wažą	šip	horakonoknįkra,	hakaranianąga
[This]	[some]	intestines	the little one that he had bitten off,	he took this with him, and

p. 29 —

di Ke.	w riAi lA tto niKi L	w K L niy n K.	Ko de.	di Ke
žigé	wasipajonįkra	wagaranianąga	guže.	Žigé
also	the feet	he took along, and	[he went home.]	Again

ttAi	wo rAo tte tt.	Ki L i Ki di.	w do ni Ae K	di Ke
ci	wosųjeja	kirigiži,	wažunįhega,	žigé
home	near	[when he arrived,]	where he put them,	again

p. 30 —

e tt	wo do de.	di Ke	tt tti ne tt.	tt A a.
éja	wožuže.	Žigé	jajineją,	"Jáha-á,
there	he put them.	Again	right away,	"Well,

Ai rAo Ki tti	L xK L tte Ko ni	y L e xitti n	e de.
hisųkiji,	raǧagerajegųnį,	yarexjįną,"	éže.
my brother,	you [must] have been weeping,	I think very much,"	he said.

Ai ni xitti.	Ao xiAi wi	Ai o n.	L o L .	Ao rAi ni Ke.
"Hinixjį,	hoxiwi	hi’ųną.	Rora	hosįnįge,
"My brother,	cold	I have.	My body	I got cold,

p. 31 —

e rKe.	Ae lidi L .	L o K n	w Ae n.	Ai dtt ni
ésge	hepšįra	rokana	wahéną.	Hišjani
therefore	sneeze	very much	I did.	Tears

Ai xoAo L	e rKe	wy o n.	xtt n L e	deKe
hixura,	ésge	wai’ųną.	Xjanąáre	ške
they flowed,	thus	I am.	Yesterday	[also]

deyi rKe L	Ai Ko	di Ke	dey rKe n.	e de.
žeisgera,	higų	žigé	žeisgeną,"	éže.
I was that way,	[still]	again	I am that way,"	he said.

p. 32 —

Ai Ko	di Ke.	Ay ni Ki di	tt rKe	Ai K.
Higų	žigé	hainigíži,	jasgé	higa,
[Yet]	again	in the morning,	as	as he did,

Ai Ko	di Ke	de rKe	Ai de.	Ki L i Ki di.
higų	žigé	žesge	hiže.	Kirigiži,
[yet]	again	the same	he did.	When he got home,

Ai roAo Ki tti	L xK L tte n	Ai Ke Ki di.	Ai ni A xitti	de rKe n.
"Hisukjį,	raǧagerajeną,"	higegiži,	"Hinihaxjį,	žesgeną.
"My brother,	you are weeping,"	he said to him, and	"My brother,	it is so.

p. 33 —

ttAe K	dA L e tt Ai L K	dA L ttAl dA n.	A xK dA n.	e Ki.
Ceka	šarejahiraga,	šaracapšaną.	Haǧakšaną.	Égi
First	when you said it,	you guessed it.	I have cried.	Here

te K tt.	e Ki.	lA tti	L o xi deKe tt.	Ai d.
tegają,	égi	paji	roxišgeja,	hižą
I went, and	[here]	timber	at bunches,	one

Aotto tto w n.	e rKe	Ai L n Ki reAe n.	Aele l tti	L dtt n.
hųjowąną,	Ésge	hiranakiseną.	Hebaji	rašją́ną.
he shouted at a bear,	so	I headed it off.	Before time	he stopped.

p. 34 —

Ai tt	w w Ao n.	Ai tt	tti K tt	w Ki d
Hija	wawąhoną.	Hija	jigają,	wągižą
There	he came shouting.	There	when I came,	a man

e tt	n di tte n.	Ao ttL	Ai tt	Kd n.
éja	nąžįjeną.	Hųcra	hija	kšąną.
there	he was standing.	The bear	there	it was.

we n	A Ao.	Ao ttiAi ttiAi L .	leAe ttL	Ai do too L e.
Wéną,	'Hąhó,	hocįcįra,	pejra	hižot’ųre.*
He said,	'Ho!	young man,	the fire	build one.

*< hižą-hot’ų-re.

p. 35 —

Ai w L o Kii Kette n.	to xl li Kette n	e n.	e rKe	leAe tti d
Hiwaruk’įkjeną.	Tuǧapikjeną,'	éną.	Ésge	pejižą
[We shall roast it.]*	I will skin it,'	he said.	So	a fire

*the translation has, "we shall eat".

w too n.	to dtt L .	tt tti ne tt.	diAi lL .	Ai o n.
wat’ųną.	Tošjara,	jajineją	šipra	hi’ųną.
I built it.	When I got through,	already	the intestines	he had ready.

p. 36 —

L o Kii n.	we n.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .	w rotto	rA
Rok’įną.	Wéną,	'Hocįcįra,	Warúc	Sa
He roasted it.	He said,	'Young man,	Eating	Fast

Ki o Ktt ne n.	Ai d	w rotto	w K rA Ki di	e
ki’ųkjaneną.	Hižą	warúc	wagąsakiži,	e
we will do.	The one	eating	[if the fastest of us,]	he

xeAe te Ai	Ai L o tti Ktt n Ae n	e n.	e Ki.	Ao de tt
xetehi	hirujikjanaheną,'	éną.	Égi	hožeją
the most	he will eat,'	he said.	Then	end

p. 37 —

a Ki	dA n	A t xtt Kiwi n.	A Ao	e L .
akí	šana	hataxjakiwiną.	'Hąhó,'	era.
[side]	each	we bit.	'Already!'	he said.

tt tti ne tt.	tto we.	Ai dtt L .	Ai L rA	Ai L xtt Kn n.
Jajineją,	cowe	hišjara	hirasá	hiraxjaknaną.
Right away,	nearly	his face	also	he bit.

p. 38 —

A ttA Ke L e	Ai L Kd tti Ke L e n.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .	Ai L rA	A ni t xtt Ke Ke
Hacakere	hirakšajikereną.	'Hocįcįra,	hirasá	hanitaxjagege,'
Very close	he missed it.	'Young man,	also	I might have bitten you,'

e n.	e Ki	we.	A Ao.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .
éną.	Égi	we,	'Hąhó,	hocįcįra,
he said.	Then	he said,	'Ho!	young man,

tt rKe.	L Kii Kette Ki di	A K w L e.	e n.	e rKe
jasgé	rak’įkjegiži,	hagaware,'	éną,	ésge
as much as	as you want to carry,	choose,'	he said,	so

w o n.	wy r L .	no liAi wi	A n di n.	e Ki
wa’ųną.	Waísara	nųpiwi	hanąžįną.	Égi
I did it.	Limbs	two of them	I stood.	Then

p. 39 —

w o n.	riAi L	dA n.	w m tt n K.	we n.
wa’ųną.	Sira	šana	wamajanąga	wéną,
he did it.	The feet	only	he cut off, and	he said,

K a	Ae L e L e n.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .	A L K w L	e n.
'Ka-a	herereną,	hocįcįra,	haragawara,'	éną.
'There	it is,	young man,	you wanted,'	he said.

e Ki.	Ao ttL	K L Kiiy n K	tti Ke L e n.	e Ki.
Égi	hųcra	karak’įanąga	jikereną.	Égi
Then	his bear	he packs, and	he went home.	Then

p. 40 —

n tteKe L .	A teKe dA n.	e tt	A xK dA n.	e Ki.
nącgera	hatekšaną.	Éja	haǧakšaną.	Égi
my heart	I was very sad.	There	I cried	Then

t dtt L .	tt rKe xitti	w diAi lL .	t tte L .	Ae L ey n K.
tašjara	jasgéxjį	wašipra	tajera	hereanąga
I stopped	as much as	intestines	to bite off	I did, and

e Ki.	riAi n K.	w K L niy n K	Ko n.	e Ki.
égi	sianąga	wagaranianąga	guną.	Égi
[then]	the feet, and	I took along, and	I came home.	And

p. 41 —

te Ki.	ttAi	Ai wo roAo ttini KeL e Ki.	no loAo xi d	tte L .
tégi	ci	hiwusųcnįkregi,	nopoxižą	jera.
[over here]	house	near,	a hollow tree	[it stands.]

e tt	w K nK doAo no n.	e de.	Ao Ao.	Ai roAo Ki tti
Éja	wakanąkšųnųną,"	éže.	"Hohó	hisųkiji,
There	I would leave them,"	he said.	"Oh my!	my brother,

p. 42 —

rii L e tt	Ao L K liAi L ni K tt.	rii L e tt	Ai w L o tt nK n n.	e de.
s’ireją	horakpiranigają,	s’ireją	hiwarojanąknaną,"	éže.
long ago	you should have told me of it,	long ago	we could have been eating,"	he said.

Ao tto lA d n K.	w ntt w Ko tty reKe K tt.	di Ke.	Ai ni Kd Kd Ai L e.
"Hojopažanąga	wanąc wagojaisgegają,	žigé	hinikšakšahire.
"I am sick, and	we (two) are poor, but	instead	he abuses you.

p. 43 —

Ai leAe L e ri Kette n.	A A w Ko L e.	w d	ni Ke	wi L do K.
Hiperesikjeną.	Hahawa	wažą	nįgé	wiražuga,"
He shall know of it.	Go after	the things	[where]	that you put away,"

e de.	A Ai	w Ko de.	A t dA L .
éže.	Hahi	waguže.	Hatašara
he said.	He went	[he pulled it out.]	He singed them

w Ai de.	e Ki.	A Ae wi L Ke L e de.	Ay ni Ki di.
wahiže,	Égi	hąhewirakereže	hainigíži,
[he did it,]	and	he put them on as a night boil.	In the morning,

Ay ni xitti.	w L otto	L e Aiy n K.	Ai tto w L e de.
hainixjį,	warúc	rehianąga	hijowareže.
early,	to eat	they did in a hurry, and	there he went.

p. 44 —

w Ke K	e tt.	Ao w L e L .	tt tti ne tt.	e tt.
Wagega,	éja	howarera,	jajineją	éja
Where he meant,	there	sure enough,	already	there

Ao tto w Ao de.	o o o.	lA tti	L o xi deKe deKe L .	Ao w K L tti Ko.
hųjowąhože.	"Oooo!	Paji	roxišgešgera	howakarajigu,
he came shouting at bears.	"Oooo!	Timber	bunches	he has gone towards,

o o o.	e de.	A ttiAi	w Ke Ki di.	Ko no K
"Oooo!"	éže.	Haci	wagegiži,	Kunuga
"Oooo!"	he said.	Where	he meant,	Kunu

p. 45 —

e tt	Ai L n rA L e de.*	K tt.	Aele l tti	L dtt de.
éja	hiranasareže,	gają,	hebaji	rašją́že.
there	he headed him off,	but	before he got there,	he stopped.

*/se/ is written over an original /de/.

A ttAi tt xitti	L dtt Ki di.	eyo w L e de.	Ai tt	L e K tt
Hacįjaxjį	rašją́giži,	eowareže.	Hija	regają,
Where	it stopped,	there he went.	There	when he was about,

te wi L Ki.*	e tt	tte de	Ao ttL	Ai tt
tewiraki,*	éja	jéže.	Hųcra	hija
unexpectedly,	there	he stood.	The bear	there

*the usual form is teweraki (te we L Ki).

too l n K	A Ao.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .	to x li Kette n.	Ai tt
t’ųpanąga,	"Hąhó,	hocįcįra	tuǧapikjeną.	Hija
he had, and he said,	"Ho!	young man,	I will skin it.	[There]

p. 46 —

leAe tto too L e.	Ai w L o Kii Ktt n Ae K tt	e de.	Aowo.	e de.
pejot’ųre.	Hiwarok’ikjanahegają,"	éže.	"Howo,"	éže,
you can build a fire.	We can have a roast,"	he said.	"Ho!"	he said,

Ko n[o] K.	leAe tto too de	tt tti ne tt.	L o xl liKi ni de.	diAi lL .
Kun[u]ga.	Pejot’ųže.	Jajineją,	ruǧapginįže.	Šipra
Kunu.	He built a fire.	Right away,	he also had it skinned.	The intestines

p. 47 —

Ko no K.	Ao Koo de.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .	Ai tt	K
Kunuga	hok’ųže.	"Hocįcįra,	hija	ka
Kunu	he gave.	"Young man,	there	that

e	L o Kii L e.	Ai L o tti Kette n	e de.	L o Kii de.
e	rok’įre.	Hirujikjeną,"	éže.	Rok’įže.
it	you can roast.	We will eat it,"	he said.	He roasted it.

e Ki.	de Ko Ai Ki de.	we de.	Ai Ao	de Ko L Ki di.
Égi	žegųhigiže,	weže,	"Hiho,	žegųragiži,
Then	when he got through,	he said,	"Ho!	if you are through,

w L otto	rA	Ki o Ktt n Ae K tt.	Ai d	w L otto
Warúc	Sa	ki’ųkjanahegają.	Hižą	warúc
Eating	Fast	we will do.	The one	eating

p. 48 —

w K rA Ki di.	e	xeAe te Ai	Ai L o tti Ktt n Ae K tt.	e de.
wagąsakiži,	e	xetehi	hirujikjanahegają,"	éže.
the fastest of us,	he	the most	he will eat,"	he said.

Ao ttiy.	Ko no K	e de.	K tt K.	Ao de tt
"Hojiá,"	Kunuga	éže.	Gająga	hožeją
"All right,"	Kunu	he said.	Then	end

a Ki	dA n	A L xtt Ki L e de.	K tt.	Ko no K.
akí	šana	haraxjákireže,	Gają	Kunuga
[side]	each	they bit,	Then	Kunu

p. 49 —

w o de.	Ai L rA	A ni t xtt Ke Ke.	a n K.	wK n K
wa’ųže.	"Hirasá	hanitaxjakege,"	ánąga,	wąknąka
he did it.	"You also	I might bite,"	he said, and	[that man]

Ai dK K.	A ttA Ke L e L	Kd	A L Aiy Koyi L e de.*	Ai dK K.
hišgaga	hacąkerera	kša	harahiakoireže.	Hišgaga
instead	very nearly	[he abused]	[he bit the other's face.]†	He also

*the first /s/ seems to have been inserted afterwards.
†this is the translation given, but it seems doubtful.

e Ki.	Ko no K.	w Ky L e de.	A Ao.	Ao ttAi ttAi L .
égi	Kunuga	wagaireže,	"Hąhó,	hocįcįra,
then	Kunu	he said,	"Ho,	young man,

p. 50 —

tt Ko	L Kii Ktte Ki di	A K w L e	e de.	Ko no K.
jagú	rak’įkjegiži,	hagaware,"	éže.	Kunuga
what	you wish to pack,	ask,"	he said.	Kunu

w o d[e].	Ao tt K.	A ntt.	A miKi	Ai lede.
wa’ųž[e].	Hųjaka	haną́c	hamįk	hibeže.
he did it.	The bear	all of it	to lay oneself on	he laid.

wy r L e deKe.	A ntt	Ay reAe we de.	de Ko	Aiy n K.
Waisareške	haną́c	haiseweže.	Žegų	hianąga
On his limbs also	all of them	he laid his limbs.	Thus	he did, and

p. 51 —

A ntt.	Ko L o Kiiy n K	tti Ke L e de.	Ko te	L o K n
haną́c	kuruk’įanąga	jikereže.	"Koté,	rokana
all of it	he packed, and	he went home.	"Say!	very much

w d	doo	a	no ni Ke.	tt Ko
wažą	š’ų,"	a.	"Nųnįgé	jagú
[thing]	you did,"	he said.	"But	what

A K w	Ai L diAi K tt.	Ko no K	a n K.	de Ko
hagawa	hirašigają,"	Kunuga	ánąga	žegų
to choose	you asked me,"	Kunu	he said, and	[then]

to w	Ko de.	A Ko L e d.	Ao ttL	Kiiy n K
towa	guže.	Hagoréžą,	hųcra	k’įanąga
onward	he came home.	After awhile,	the bear	he carried on his back, and

p. 52 —

Ki de.*	A Ao.	Ai rAo Ki tti	A Ke di	w Ki Kd Kdy L e Kette
kiže.	"Hąhó	hisųkiji,	hąkéži	wagikšakšairekje,
he got home.	"Ho!	my little brother,	not	we are to be abused,

*an original /K/ has been erased and /de/ written over it.

de rK ni n.	a nK deAe.	de Ko de.	L doKo ni	tti nK wi de.
žesganįną,"	ánąkše.	Žegų́že.	Rāšgų́nį	jinąkwiže.
[not the kind,"]	he was saying.	Thus it was.	Very well	they lived.

e Ki.	we de.	Ai rAo Ki tti	w ni te Ktt ne n.	A ttAi tt.
Égi	weže,	"Hisųkiji,	wanitekjaneną,	hacija
Then	he said,	"My little brother,	I will look for him,	where

p. 53 —

Ao w tti	w o tte Ki di.	e de	Ko no K.	e Ki.
howaji,	wa’ųjegiži,"	éže,	Kunuga.	Égi
he lives,	he who does it,"	he said,	Kunu.	Then

Ao ni L e de.	te we L Ki	e tt.	ow Ai K tt.	te we L Ki.
honireže.	Tewéraki,	éja	’ųwahigają,	tewéraki,
he went to hunt for him.	Unexpectedly,	there	as he went,	unexpectedly,

A rtt	lA L rL .	Ko tto wi L e Ai de.	A Ke	Ao de tt L
hasja	parasra	kojowirehiže.	Hąké	hožejąra
platform	flat	they lay stretched before him.	Not	end

p. 54 —

A tt ni de.	wo liAi Ke L e L .	Ao tt	wi L L o K L .	deAe leL e de.
hajanįže.	Wopikerera	hųja*	wirarukara	šebreže.
he could not see.	Racks with meat	bearskins	they covered them	they were spitted.

*< hųc-ha.

Ki rA Ke tt.	ttiAi	loAo L o Ke	xeAe teyi d	nK dAe.
Kiságeja	ci	poroke	xeteižą	nąkše.
In the middle	tent	oval	a big one	it was.

p. 55 —

Ai tto w L e de.	a dKe L e K tt	te we L Ki.	tt tt nK deAe.
Hijowareže.	Ašgeregają,	tewéraki,	jajanąkše.
There he went.	As he neared the place,	unexpectedly,	he was talking.

A n xoKo K tt	te we L Ki.	Ko no K.	ey e Ai w nK deAe.
Hanaxgųgają,	tewéraki,	Kunuga	eehiwanąkše.
He listened to him, and	unexpectedly,	Kunu	he was talking about.

Ko L .	Ao tti de L e Ktt n.	Ae.	Ai L rA	A ni t xtt Ke Ke.
"Korá,	hojižerekjaną.	'He,	hirasá	hanitaxjakege,'
"Well!	he will be another.	'Look out,	also	I might bite you,'

Ai dtt Ke	de Ko	L otto	liAi K tt.	tt Ko
hišjage.	Žegų	ruc	pįgają,	jagú
he had said.	Just	he ate	[well, and]	as

p. 56 —

to Ke w[e] Ai	tee Ai	Ko L o Ao K tt.	Ai dtt Ke.	A tti Kette n.
tokéwehi	t’ehi	korohogają.	Hišjage,	'Hajíkjeną,'
he was starved	to death	he was about to.	Had he said,	'I will eat it,'

A ro Ai	e	dKe	A Ki o doKo ni n.	di Ke.
hasuhi,	e	ške	haki’ųšgųnįną.	Žigé
in a gentle way,	[it]	[also]*	I would have consented.	[Again]

*in the English line, below A ro Ai e dKe, "that he was coming" has been lined out.

w K w Ki di.	A ntt	Ay deAe we.	Ko L .	w d o
wakawagiži,	haną́c	haišewe,	korá,	wažą’ų
what he chose,	all of it	he laid on,	well!	tricky

p. 57 —

o Ke	de de rK n Ko ni	to Ke we	Ai tee	n i n KL .
’ųge.	Žežesganagųnį,	tokéwe	hit’e	na’įnąkra?
[as he is.]	If he was that way,	to starve	to death	[was he trying?]

Ko L .	A ntt	A Kii	A Ke L e Ktte n.	e liAi K tt.
Korá,	'Haną́c	hak’į,'	hagerekjeną,	epįgają,*
Well!	'All of it	I pack,'	he ought to have said,	[as it is good, but]

*the translator (Oliver LaMère) read this as e diAi K tt, ešįgają, "but instead".

di Ke	A ntt	A miKi tte	w K w L .	Ko L .	ni Ke
žigé	haną́c	hamįkje	wakawara.	Korá,	nįgé
[again]	all of it	he laid on	he chose it.	Well!	[perhaps]

p. 58 —

n Ke we Ko ni	Ai L e Ko n[i].	to Ke we Ai	tee Ktt n Ae Ke.	o A Ki Ki
nąkewegųnį	hiregųn[į],	tokéwehi	t’ekjanahege,	’ųhagigi,
[I must be afraid]	he must think,	to starve	as he was about to die,	so I let him do it,

no ni Ke.	Ko L .	ni Ke	n Ke we Ko ni	Ai L e Ko ni.	Ko L .
nųnįgé	korá,	nįgé	nąkewegųnį	hiregųnį.	Korá,
but	well!	[perhaps]	[I must be afraid]	he must think.	[Well!]

p. 59 —

Ai Ke	w d L .	Ai d	n K w ni n.	m nK L e
hįké	wažąra	hižą	nąkawanįną,	mąnąkre.
not	anything	one	I am not afraid,	on this earth.

e Ki.	Ko L	ni Ke	Ko no K	n Ke we Ko ni
Égi	Korá,	nįgé	Kunuga	nąkewegųnį
[And]	Well!	[perhaps]	Kunu	[I must be afraid]

Ai L e Ko ni.	to Ke we Ai	tee Ktt n Ae Ke	w Ki o	no ni Ke.
hiregųnį.	Tokéwehi	t’ekjanahege,	waki’ų,	nųnįgé
he must think.	To starve	as he was about to die,	is why I did it,	[but]

Ko L .	Ai Ke	w d L .	Ai d	n K w ni n.
korá,	hįké	wažąra	hižą	nąkawanįną.
well,	not	anything	one	I am not afraid.

p. 60 —

Ko L .	Ae	lo tto Ke	doAo ttL	dA n.	de e
Korá,	he	pųjoke*	šujra	šana	žee
Well!	horn	protruding	red	only	that

*a hapaxlegomenon. Cf. pųc, "snout" (the projecting part of the face).

w di d	n Ke we n.	e dA n xitti	w d L	n Ke we n.
wažižą	nąkeweną.	Ešanaxjį	wažąra	nąkeweną,"
[a thing]	I am afraid.	That only	all things	I am afraid,"

e de.	Ko no K.	e tt	A Ktt.	Ao Ki nK deAe.
éže.	Kunuga	éja	hakjá	hokinąkše.
he said.	Kunu	then	turned back	he came away.

p. 61 —

Ai L Ki leAe L e ri Ktte n	w dA dA n KL e	a n K.	Ke L e de.	e Ki
"Hirakiperesikteną,	wašašanąkre,"	ánąga	kereže.	Égi
"You shall know who you are,	you who speaks,"	he said, and	he went home.	Then

e tt	xeAe d.	mi Ki di.	de e.	e tt.
éja	xéžą	mįgiži,	žee	éja
there	a hill	there was,	that	at

wx doAotto	n di L e ra Ki di	eyo Ki we de.	e tt	Ki Ki di.
waxšúc	nąžįres’agiži,	eokiweže.	Éja	gigiži,
red cedar	it used to stand,	he went by it.	There	[when he arrived,]

p. 62 —

wx doAo tti d	Ki ttiKi r n K.	A ni Ke L e de.	de e.	Ae
waxšųjižą	kicgisanąga	hanikereže.	Žee	he
a red cedar	he cut down, and	he took it home.	That	horn

lo tto Ke	o de.	e Ki.	di Ke	Ai tto w L e de.
pųjoke	’ųže.	Égi	žigé	hijowareže.
[protruding]	he made.	Then	again	he went over there.

di Ki tt	Ai K tt.	te we L Ki.	e xitti	nK de.*
Žigija	higáją,	tewéraki,	exjį	nągaže.
Again there	[when he arrived,]	unexpectedly,	very much	he was saying.

*this should be spelled, n K de.

p. 63 —

Ko no K	A e Aiy n K.	ttAo ni	tt Ko	a nK L .
Kunuga	haehianąga	coni	jagú	anąkra,
Kunu	he was talking about, and	before	as	talking about,

Ai Ko	de rKe	a nK deAe.	w o de.	Ko no K.
higų	žesge	ánąkše.	Wa’ųže,	Kunuga.
[still]	the same way	he was talking.	[He did it,]	Kunu.

Ae	lo tto Ke L .	ttiAi L o le tt.	A Ai Aoyi rii Ki Ki de.	e Ki.
He	pujokera	ciropeja	hahihois’igigiže.	Égi
Horn	protruding	at the door	he pushed through.*	[And]

*between "he" and "pushed through", "made to" is lined out.

p. 64 —

Ai Ko	e xitti nK dAe.	A Ke	A tt ni w nK deAe	e rKe.
higų	exjįnąkše.	Hąké	hajanįwanąkše,	ésge
still	he talked very much.	Not	he had not seen it,	so

Ki ditti de.	n xKo Ki.	ttAi L o le tt	Ao L o xotto K tt.	te we L Ki.
gižijše.	Nąxgugi,	ciropeja	horuxucgają,	tewéraki,
he hissed at him.	When he heard it,	to the door	he looked, and	unexpectedly,

e tt	Ae	lo tto Ke	doAo tti d.	A ta li Ktte n[i] rK Kede.
éja	he	pųjoke	šujižą	hat’ąpikjen[i]sgeže.
there	horn	protruding	a red one	it was seemingly about to jump for him.

p. 65 —

e tt niKi deAe.	A ttoAo Ki	nK Ki Kette ni rKe de.	ttAi L o le tt	dKe
ejanikše.*	Hacųgi†	nągikjenisgeže,	ciropeja	ške
he cried out.	[Hardly]	[it seemed he could run,]	at the door	[also]

*normally, this would be ijanikše, but this form is used more than once.
†normally, hacųge.

w ow K n K.	o tt o.	ttiAi	Ae t Ke tt.	w di d
wa’ųwąkanąga	’ųja’ų	ci	hetágeja	wažį́žą
[he did it, and]	finally,	tent	back	something

Ko L o r n K.	e tt.	Ai Ai nl l n K	Kiyr deAe.	Ko no K
kurusanąga	éja	hihinąpanąga	kiasše.	Kunuga
he took, and	there	he ran out, and	[he fled.]	Kunu

p. 66 —

Ke L e de.	Ko L .	w d	w lA K nK Ki.	Ai L oy L e xitti L .
kereže.	"Korá,	wažą	wapakąnąki,	hiroirexjįra.
he went home.	"Well!	fellow	what a clever one,	the homely thing.

A ttA xitti	Ao w Ke L e Ki di.	Ko no K	e de.	Ki Ki di.
Hacaxjį	howakeregiži?"	Kunuga	éže.	Gigiži,
Where	he has gone?"	Kunu	he said.	When he got home,

we de.	Ai roAo Ki tti.	Ai L oyi L tte L .	Kiyr	ttAi L .
weže,	"Hisųkiji,	hiroirajera	kias	cira
he said,	"My brother,	the homely one	he has run away	his home

p. 67 —

K L too L e n.	e tt	ttA	A Ai	Ai ttAi Ktte n
karat’ųreną.	Éja	cą	hahi	hicikjeną,"
he has left.	There	instead	to go	let us live,"

e de.	wo liAi Ke L e L .	L o K n n.	e	L doKo ni	Ai ni Ktt ne n
éže.	"Wopįkerera	rokananą,	e	rašgųnį	hįnįkjaneną,"
he said.	"Meat racks	there are many,	so	[ease]	[we will have,"]*

*the whole clause is translated, "so that we may not be in want", with "not" inserted at a 45° angle next to the left margin. The word hįnį means, "we have" (Lipkind).

e de.	e tt	ttA	A Ai	ttiAi wi de.
éže.	Éja	cą	hahi	ciwiže.
he said.	There at	instead	to go	they lived.

p. 68 —

A K w d	m w dAe wi de.	e tt.	L doKo ni	m ttAi wi de.
Hakawažą	mąwašewiže.	Éja	rašgúni	mąciwiže.
Very	they lived in plenty.	There	in peace	they lived.

A Ko L e d L .	rii de.	wo liAi Ke L e L .	A ntt	ttAe lw K L Ki L e Ki di
Hagorežąra	s’iže.	Wopįkerera	haną́c	cepwakaragiregiži.
Finally,	the time had passed.	The meat racks	all	they ate up.

we de	Ko no K.	Ko te.	w ni te Kette n.	A Ki.
Weže	Kunuga,	"Koté,	wanitekjeną,	hagi
He said	Kunu,	"Well,	I will go and look for him,	and

p. 69 —

A ttA xitti	o n Ki di	e de.	Ko no K.	we de.
hacąxjį	’ųnąkiži,"	éže,	Kunuga	weže.
where	he is,"	he said,	Kunu	he said.

e Ki	Ao ni L e de.	Ae	lo tto Ke L	A K L niy n K.
Égi	hon[į]reže.	He	pųjokera	hakaranianąga
Then	he went to hunt him.	Horn	the protruding one	[he brought, and]

te we L Ki	e tt	ow Ai K tt.	di Ki Ko	tt rK ni Ae L
tewéraki,	éja	’ųahigają,	žigígų	jasganihera,
unexpectedly,	there	as he was going,	[again]	as he was before,

p. 70 —

de rKe de.	wo liAi Ke L e L .	Ko tt	Ao wi L e Ai de.	di Ki tt L e K tt
žesgeže.	Wopįkerera	goja	howirehiže.	Žigijaregają,
he was.	Meat racks	way over	it reached.	[Again, as he neared,]

te we L Ki	e xitti n[K] deAe	a ni Ae K	de rKe	e
tewéraki,	exjįną[k]še.	Anihega,	žesge	e
unexpectedly,	very much he was saying.	As he said before,	[that way]	to say

w nK deAe.	Ko no K	A e Ai nK deAe.	di Ke.	ttiAi L o le tt.
wanąkše.	Kunuga	haehinąkše.	Žigé	ciropeja
[he was doing it.]	Kunu	he was talking about.	Again	at the door

A Ai	Ae	lo tto Ke L	A Ai Aoyi rii Ai de.	e tt niKi deAe
hahi	he	pujokera	hahihois’ihiže.	Ijanikše.
he went	horn	[protruding]	he pushed through.	He cried out.

p. 71 —

di Ke	o tt o.	Ae t Ke tt	w di d
Žigé	’ųja’ų	hetágeja	wažį́žą
Again	finally,	back	something

L o r n K.	di Ke	o tt o.	ttiAi	L o Aiye tt
rusanąga	žigé	’ųja’ų	ci	ruhieja
he took, and	again	finally,	tent	at the side

Ai w xoAo L oKo	A Ki	Ai Ai nl n Kede	di Ke	de Ko
hiwaxórok	hagi	hihinąpnągeže.	Žigé	žegų
he burst out	and	he ran out.	Again	[thus]

p. 72 —

Ke L e de.	di Ke	Ki Ki di.	A Ao	Ai roAo Ki tti.	di Ke
kereže.	Žigé	gigiži,	"Hąhó	hisųkiji,	žigé
he went away.	Again	when he got home,	"Ho!	my little brother,	again

A Ai L o A ttAi de.	di Ke.	ttAo ni	tt rKe	ttAi ni Ae L .
hahiruhaciže.	Žigé	coni	jasgé	cinihera,
he moved from there.	Again	before	as	they had lived,

de rKe nK deAe.	di Ke.	e tt	m L e Koro tti L	ni Ae de.
žesgenąkše.	Žigé	éja	mąregusjįra	niheže.
[they way they were again.]	Again	there	permanently	they lived.

di Ki Ko.	ttAe li L e de.	Ai no l A L .	di Ki t ni A L .	Ki oy L e de.
Žigígų	cepireže.	hinųpahąra,	žigitanihąra,	ki’ųireže.
Again	they ate it up.	A second time,	again the third time,	they did it to him.

p. 73 —

Ai tto l A L .	Ai L Ai de.	Ai Ko	di Ke.	e xitti nK deAe.
hijopahąra	hirahiže.	Higų	žigé	exjįnąkše.
The fourth time	he went to him.	[Yet]	again	he was saying very much.

Ko no K.	A e Ai w nK deAe.	e Ki.	tt rKe	A Ki liAi n Ko ni
Kunuga	haehiwanąkše.	Égi	"Jasgé	hakipįnagųnį?"
Kunu	he was talking about.	Then	"What	I must do?"

p. 74 —

Ai L e de.	w d L i d	w Ki o tte Ko ni.	ni Ke	te e
hireže.	"Wažąrižą	waki’ųjegųnį.	Nįgé	tee
he thought.	"Something	he must use it.	[Any place]	[this one]

w d L	A le	w Ki o tte Ki di.	A Ki tt	n K e tt
wažąra	hape	waki’ųjegiži,	hagiją	nakaeja
something	[to wait]	if he uses it,	partition	back of

tool tte ra L e	Ai L e de.	e rKe.	w o de.	Ae t Ke tt.
t’ųpjes’are,"	hireže.	Ésge	wa’ųže.	Hetágeja
it must be,"	he thought.	So	he did it.	On the back

L o x n K	e tt.	Ae	lo tto Ke L	A Ai Aoyi rii Ai de.
ruǧąnąga	éja	he	pųjokera	hahihois’ihiže.
he opened, and	there	horn	the protruding one	he let protrude through.

p. 75 —

e Ki.	Ki ditti deAe.	Ai tto L o xotto K tt.	te we L Ki.	Ae
Égi	gižijše.	Hijoruxucgają,	tewéraki,	he
Then	he hissed at him.	He turned and looked, there	unexpectedly,	horn

lo tto Ke L .	e tt	A tti	Aoyi rii de.	di Ke
pųjokera	éja	haji	hois’įže.	Žigé
the protruding one	there	[it came]	it protruded.	Again

e tt niKi deAe.	Ae t KeL e Ki.	w di d	n tteKe	wo ttiAi xitti de.
ejanikše.	Hetagregi,	wažį́žą	nącge	wocixjįže.
he cried out.	At the back,	something	[his heart]	it seemed to long for.

p. 76 —

e Ki.	Ao nK	K dKe.	di Ke	Ae
Égi	honąk,	gašge	žigé	he
Then	he ran,	but	again	horn

lo tto Ke L .	A Ki w tt L e Ai K.	A Ktt	Ao Ki nK ra de.	o tt o.
pųjokera	hakiwajarehiga,	hakjá	hokinąks’aže.	’Ųja’ų,
the protruding one	he would shove in a little more,	back	he would run again.	Finally,

i tt niKi K n K.	Ai Ai nl nK dAe.	to we	i tt niKi	K L Ae de.
ijanįkanąga	hihinąpnąkše.	Towe	ijanįk	karaheže.
he cried out, and	he ran out.	On	crying	he went.

p. 77 —

Ai tto Ke we de.	Ae t Ke tt.	A Ki tt n K.	e tt	Ao L o xotto Ktt
Hijokeweže.	Hetágeja	hagijąnąka	éja	horuxucgają
He went in.	Back	the partition	there	he looked and

tt.	te we L Ki	Aotto	xoAo no xitti ni Ki d
ja,	tewéraki	hųc	xonuxjįnįkižą
[he saw,]	unexpectedly,	bear	very small

i ttK deAe.	rK xitti de.	e Ki.	leAexe	xoAo no ni Ki d.
ejakše.	Skaxjįže.	Égi	pex	xonunįkižą
there was.	It was very white.	And	gourd	a small one

p. 78 —

t rAe liniKi deAe.	leAexe	t reAe li d.	Ko no K.	we de.
tasepnįkše,	pex	tasebižą.	Kunuga	weže,
burnt black,	gourd	a black one.	Kunu	said,

Ko L .	w d	w xoAo liAi ni	Ki n i.	te e
"Korá,	wažą	waxopį́nį	kina’į.	Tee
"Well,	[something]	spirit	he tried to be.	This

niKi	w w Ki o tte Ko ni	e de.	e Ki.	w miy n K.
nįk	wawaki’ųjegunį,"	éže.	Égi	wamianąga
[little]	it must be what he used,"	he said.	Then	he took them, and

Ke L e de.	Ki Ki di.	di Ke	e tt	ttA
kereže.	Gigiži,	žigé	éja	cą
he went home.	When he got home,	again	there	[instead]

Aoyi xA n	Ai L e de.	e Ki.	Ko no K.	we de.
hoixą́ną	hireže.	Égi	Kunuga	weže,
to move	they did.	Then	Kunu	said,

p. 79 —

Ai L oyi L tte L .	w ni te Ktte n.	A Ki	ni Ke	tt rKe xitti
"Hiroirajera	wanitekjeną.	Hagi	nįgé	jasgéxjį
"The homely one	I will go and look for him.	[There]	[where]	how

Ai n Ki di.	e de.	e Ki.	Ao ni L e de.	e tt
hinąkiži,"	éže.	Égi	honireže.	Éja
he was doing,"	he said.	Then	he went to hunt for him.	There

p. 80 —

ow Ai K tt.	te we L Ki.	e tt.	leAe ttini Ki d.	xAi xiAi tte de.
’ųwahigają,	tewéraki,	éja	pejnįkižą	xixiježe.
as he went,	unexpectedly,	there	a little fire	the smoke was rising.

te we L Ki.	di Ke	Ai tt	L Ae de.	Ae
Tewéraki,	žigé	hija	rahéže.	He
Unexpectedly,	again	there	he came.	Horn

lo tto Ke L	A K L niy n K.	Kiyr	n i K tt	L o Ki xi de.
pųjokera	hakaranianąga	kias	ną’įgają,	rokixiže.
protruding	[he brought, and]	he ran away	he tried, but	he told him not to.

p. 81 —

A Ke	Kiyr ni de.	wi ni Ki lA xi Ktt ne n.	A Ke	Kiyr ni L e.
Hąké	kiasnįže.	"Winigipąǧikjaneną,	hąké	kiasnįre,"
Not	he did not go.	"I am going to ask you,	not	do not run away,"

Ai Ke de.	e Ki.	Ai tt	Ai de.	w Ke de.
higeže.	Égi	hija	hiže.	Wageže,
he said to him.	Then	there	he went.	He said to him,

Aotto	rK	niKi L	too deAe L e L .	lAe xL .
"Hųc	ska	nįkra	t’ųšerera,	pexra
"Bear	white	the little one	that you ran away from,	the gourd,

de e	tt rKe	Ao o L	w L ra de.	Ai Ke de.
žee	jasgé	ho’ųra	waras’aže?"	higeže.
[these]	how	to use	[you usually do it?"]	he said to him.

p. 82 —

e Ki.	Ay ni K.	n Ki K L te Ktt n Ae K.	e	Ai Ao A doAo no n.
Égi	hainiga	nąkikaratekjanahega,	e	hihohašųnųną.
Well,	in the morning	when I am going hunting,	it	I [always] ask.*

*following this word, "what to do" has been heavily lined out.

w Ki tK doAo no n.	e rKe	Ao ttL .	Ai d.	w ta lK.
Wagitakšųnųną.	Ésge	hųcra	hižą	wat’ąpka
I used to tell him.	So	bears	one	his tracks

p. 83 —

leAe xini K	Ki Ay roAoxo L e A Ki di.	Ao tt K *	A ttiAi tt	Ki K tt
pexnįka	kihaisuxrehagiži,	hųjaka	hacįja	gigają,
the little gourd	I used to rattle, and	the bear	wherever	it had gotten to,

*the spelling suggests hųjąga (< hųc-ją-ga). However, it is probably an awkward spelling which should have been rendered as, Ao ttK or Aotto K.

w o Ki di.	e tt	ta n n.	e de.	A A.
wa’ųgiži,	éja	t’ananą,"	éže.	"Hąhą,
[after I did it,]	there	it would die,"	he said.	"Ho!

de Ko n.	e Ki.	Ae	lo tto Ke L .	Ai L w A K tt.
žegų́ną."	Égi	he	pųjokera	hirawahagają.
that is all."	Then	horn	the protruding one	he held towards him.

i tt niKi K n K.	riKi	ri	ni Ki d.	w ri
Ijanįkanąga	zik	zi	nįkižą	wazi
He cried out, and	squirrel	brown	[a little one]	[pine]*

*the translation has "cedar".

p. 84 —

xeAe tey d	e Ki	n di Ki di	e Ki	Ao Ki ti nK deAe.
xeteižą,	égi	nąžįgiži,	égi	hogitinąkše.
a big one,	[and]	[that stood,]	[and]	it ran up.

w Kidi K L	Kd Kd	n dii n.	ni Ke.	Ao ttAi ttAi niKi.
"Wąkšikra	kšakša	naš’įną.	Nįgé	hocįcįnįk
"Humans	to abuse	you tried.	Ever	boys

Ae.	lo tto Ke.	Ai lo ni Ki dA L .	Ai L ni Ae Ktt n.	w ri
he	pųjoke	hibonigišara	hiranihekjaną.	Wazi
horn	protruding	to shoot you with	they will do it.	[Pine]*

*translated as "cedar".

Ai K nK L	dA n	L tt	L ni deAe Ktte n.	Ai Ke de.
hikąnakra	šana	rac	ranišekjeną,"	higeže.
boughs*	[only]	you eat	you will always do,"	he said to him.

*this should be "cones" — cf. wasíkanak, "pine cone" (Gatschet); but see also hikąnák, "flower" (Miner).

p. 85 —

e tt.	ri Ke ni K.	L o K n K	tte L e Ki.	w Kidi Ke tt.
Éja	Zigenįka	rokanąga	jeregi	wąkšigeja
There	Little Squirrel	he was great, but	[while he stood]	[among the humans]

A ntt	Ki deAe L e n.	e rKe	w Kidi KL e Ki	A ni L e n.
haną́c	kišereną.	Ésge	wąkšigeregi	hanireną.
[all]	they got it away.	So	the humans	they have it.

de e.	A A.	de tt n.
Žee,	hąhą,	žejáną.
That,	ho,	it is ended.

Source:

Paul Radin, "The Squirrel," Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Notebook 22: 1-85.