Hocąk Syllabic Text — The Bungling Host

Hocąk Syllabic Text — The Bungling Host

Told by an elder of the tribe in 1912

Transcribed by Sam Blowsnake

Translation based on the interlinear of Oliver LaMère

For a description of this manuscript, its source, style, transcription, and interlinear translation, see the syllabic text to Trickster’s Warpath.

English Translation

p. 413 —

e Ki.	w K n K*	e tt	Ao w Le de.	Ai tt Ai K tt.
Égi	waganąk	éja	howareže.	Hijahigają,
Then	he meant	the place	he went.	When he got there,

*this should be spelled, w K nK.

Ao w Le L.	w KidiKi	ttAi n Ki d	e tt	nK dAe.
howarera	wąkšik	cinągižą	éja	nąkše.
sure enough	human	a village	there	it was.

e tt.	A Ai	Ao LoKo	o de.	A Ko Le d	dKe
Éja	hahi	horók	’ųže.	Hagoréžą,	ške
There	he went	to stay	[he did.]	Finally,	[also]

p. 414 —

Ai noKoK nK deAe.	e Ki.	de e.	A Ko Ley d.	rii de.
hinųkąnąkše.	Égi	žee	hagoreižą	s’iže,
he married.	Then	[this one]	[finally]	time had past,

ni KttK	dKe	ttAo de.	e Ki.	ttA ni
nįkjąk	ške	cųže.	Égi	canį́
child	[also]	he was born.	Then	fall

Ki xA n	A Ly Le Ki di.	Ai deKe	i ne Ki	ni Ke
gixąną́	haraíregíži,	hišgé	inéki	nįgé
move	[they went,]	so	alone	a place

A Ai	ttAi de.	e tt.	de Ko	ttAi nK ra de.
hahi	ciže.	Éja	žegų	cinąks’aže.
he went	he lived.	There	[then]	he would be.

p. 415 —

de Ko	Ai rKe xitti	e tt	m ttiAi de.	A Ke
Žegų	hisgéxjį	éja	mącíže.	Hąké
[Then]	[indeed]	there	he made his permanent home.	Never

A Ktt	ttiAi n Ke tt	A K Ki ni de.	e Ki.	de e.
hakjá	cinągeja	hakaginįže.	Égi	žee
back	to the village	he would not move back.	Then	[this one]

A Ko Le d.	we de.	Ai roAoKo A L.	de tt ny xitti
hagoréžą,	wéže,	"Hisųkhara,	žejanaíxjį
finally,	he said,	"My younger brother,	about now

p. 416 —

Ao m K L Ki ni te Ktt n Ae n	e de.	e tt	w[i] tt w Ke ni K
homąkarakįnįtekjanaheną,"	éže.	Éja	W[i]cawakenįka
I will go and visit,"	he said.	There	[Little] Muskrat

ttiAi n Ki di.	e tt.	Ai de.	wo Ki d w Ai Le de.	ni Ktt Kini L.
cinągiži.	Éja	hiže.	Wogižawa hiréže.	Nįkjąknira,
he lived.	There	he went.	They were very glad.	The children,

no K ri	Ki tti n	ay L n K.	Ao Ao	Ai ni A L
"Nųgazí	kijiną,"	airánąga.	"Hohó,	hinihara,
"Uncle	he has come,"	they kept saying.	"Ah!	my older brother,

p. 417 —

tti de	tte L.	e de.	e Ki.	tt tti ne tt.
jiže,	jerá,"	éže.	Égi	jajineją,
he has come,	the (one who is) this,"	he said.	Then	right away,

Ai to Ke ni KL.	Ai Kow n.	Ai ni A L.	wo Ki A n ne.	e de.
"Hitokenįgera	higųwąną	hinihara,	wogihanane,"	éže.
"Old woman	right away	my older brother,	boil,"	he said.

riAi loAo Lo L.	Ai rKe	Ao Ki A Le	e de.	Le xi d.
"Sįporora	hisgé	hokihąre,"	éže.	Reǧižą
"Lily of the lake*	[also]	boil,"	he said.	A pail

*this plant is actually the arrowleaf.

p. 418 —

Ao Koo Ao Ai de.	wi ttA w Ke ni K.	A niy n K.	A Ai	Ai nl deAe.
hok’ųhuhiže.	Wicawakenįka	hanianąga	hahi	hinapše.
she handed him.	[Little] Muskrat	he took it, and	on out	he went.

wyK.	ay Le n.	de rKeyi d.	A niy n K.	A Ai
Waik*	aíreną,	žesgeižą	hanianąga	hahi
A sharp instrument	they call them,	one of that kind	he took, and	[on out]

*the word wok, meaning "awl," is written above the syllabic word.

no xe tt.	ttAo ttAo rnK dAe.	Ai L Le xitti K tt.	Lexe tte K.	noxo L.
nųxeja	cucusanąkše.	Hirarexjįgają,	rexjega	nųǧera
at the ice	he was whacking away.	After awhile,	the pail	ice

p. 419 —

Aoyi xitti xitti	A ni K Li de.	noxo	Ki xA L xA L L.	Ai tt
hoixjįxjį	hanikariže.	Nųx	gixaraxarara	hija
filled	he brought it.	Ice	chipped	[there]

A Ke Le de.	lAe tte tt.	Le xi Ki diAi Ke tt.	Ai L Le xitti Ki.	Ki re Le K tt.
hakereže,	pejéja	reǧigišigeja.	Hiraréxjįgi,	giseregają.
she put on,	over the fire	on the kettle hook.	After awhile,	it was dished out.

p. 420 —

rii loAo Lo L.	Aoyi xitti de.	Lexe tte K.	noxo	Ao do ni Ae L.
S’įporora	hoixjįže,	rexjega.	Nųx	hožunihera.
Lily of the lake roots*	it was filled,	the kettle.	Ice	it had been filled.

*actually, arrowleaf tubers.

w Ktt K K.	Ki Ki liAi nK deAe.	e tt	riAi loAo Lo	Lo ttL
Wakjąkaga	gigipįnąkše.	Éja	siporo	rujera
Trickster	he was delighted with it.	There	lily of the lake roots*	he ate

*in fact, arrowleaf tubers.

o xitti de.	e Ki.	Ko de.	dAyi Kodo L.	Ai d.
’ųxjįže.	Égi	guže.	Šaikšųra	hižą
[he did very much.]	Then	he came away.	His mittens	one of them

p. 421 —

wo midi	Ko A	K nK deAe.	Ao rKe	de rKe
womį́ž	kųhą	kanąkše.	Hosgé	žesge
matting	under	he left it.	Purposely	thus

e Kette	Ai Le Ke.	Kuw n K.	Ai L Le xitti	Ki Li K tt
ekje,	hirege.	Guanąga	hiraréxjį	kirigają,
he could say,	so he did it.	He started away, and	a little distance	[when he had gone,]

we de.	w Ao Ai de.	Ai roAo Ki tti.	dAyi Kodo L.	rA niKi
wéže,	wahohiže,	"Hisųkiji,	šaikšųra	sanįk
he said,	he shouted back,	"My younger brother,	my mittens	[the other one]

p. 422 —

A Ko Lo Kd dA n.	ni Ktt KiniKi	K tt	wi K Ai K ni tti Ao Ktt wi n	e de.
hakurugąšaną.	Nįkjąknįk	gają	wigahįganijihukjawiną,"	éže.
I forgot and left.	Children	over	let them bring it for me,"	he said.

Ai no Kr L wi K.	A K ni L wi Le.	w d	e	e Ke doAo no n.
"Hinųgasrawiga	hakanirawire.	Wažą	e	egešųnųną.
"Your uncle	take it over for him.	Things	he	he [always] says.

Ae leLe Ki	Ai ttey n K	Ki oLe Aiy tte.	e de.
Hebregi	hijeanąga	ki’ųrehiaje,"	éže.
Part way	go, and	throw it,"	he said.

p. 423 —

Ae leLe Ki	Ai ttey n K.	Ki oLe Ai	Ai Ko Le Ao K tt
Hebregi	hijeanąga	ki’ųrehi	higųrehogają,
Part way	he went, and	to throw	when he was about to,

we de.	Ai K ni tti Ao Le.	Ao tt	w Kd L	Ai Ki ttAe xAi Ke
wéže,	"Hįganijihure.	Hoją́	wakšąra	higicexige,
he said,	"Bring it on over for me.	[Since]	to go back	as I dread,

w A tte n	e de.	e rKe.	Ai tt	A K ni	Ai de.
wahájeną,"	éže.	Ésge	hija	hakáni	hiže.
it is why I asked,"	he said.	So	[there]	to take it over to him	he did.

p. 424 —

we de.	Ay ni Ki di.	Ai att L K.	Ai tt Ai Kette n	e de.
Wéže,	"Hainigíži,	hi’ącraga	hijahikjeną,"	éže.
He said,	"In the morning,	your father	he must come over,"	he said.

e Ki.	Ai tt Ki Ki di	we de.	tt tti.	no Ki ri K.
Égi	hijagigiži,	wéže,	"Jaji,	nugiziga
[Then]	when he got back,	he said,	"Father,	my uncle

Ay Ay ni Ki di	Ai tt L Ai Ktte	e n.	e de.	Ao tt
haihainigiži,	hijarahikje,	éną,"	éže.	"Hojá,
in the morning,	you must go over,	he said,"	he said.	["Yes,]

p. 425 —

de de rKe	e Ktt n Ae Ke.	Aele li ttey n K.	Ki o Le Aiy tte
žežesge	ekjanahege,	hebijeanąga	ki’ųrehiaje
that	it is what he would say, so	to go part way, and	throw it

Ai Ae n.	Aele ly ttey n K.	A o	Le L	n i L.
hihéną."	"Hebaijeanąga	ha’ų	rerá	ną’ira,
I said."	"I went part way, and	[I did]	to throw	[I tried,]

Lo xi n.	Ao tt	w Kd L	Ai Ki ttAe xiAi Ke	w A tte n.
roxiną,	'Hoją́	wakšąra	higicexige,	wahájeną.
he forbid me,	['Since]	to go back	as I dread,	it is why I asked.

p. 426 —

A ni Ao Le	e n.	e rKe	Ai tt xitti	A K ni
Hanihure,'	éną.	Ésge	hijaxjį	hakáni
Bring it over to me,'	he said.	So	up to him	to take

A Ai n	e de.	e Ki.	Ke Le Ko	Lo Ao Ki deKe.
hahiną,"	éže.	Égi	keregu	ruhogišge,
[I came,"]	he said.	[Then]	to go home	when he was about to,

riAi loAo Lo	Ki Kii	Ke Le	diAi Ki di	Ai Ke
siporo	kik’į	keré	šigiži,	hįké
[arrowleaf]	to pack	to go home	he told him, but	not

p. 427 —

o ni de.	de Ko Ko Kette n.	Ai roAo Ki tti.	Ai reKe
’ųniže.	"Žegųgųkjéną,	hisųkiji,	hisgé
he did not do it.	"Never mind,	my younger brother,	some

Att tt	nK dA n	e de.	Ao rKe	w nK deAe.
hajaja	nąkšaną,"	éže.	Hosgé	wanąkše.
to eat	[there is,"]	he said.	To lie	[he told.]

to Ke we Ai n Ke	w o Ai	no ni Ke	dKe	we de.
Tokewehinąge,	wa’ųhi,	nųnįgé	ške	wéže.
[As there was hunger,]	[there was,]	but	[also]	he said it.

e Ki.	Ay ni Ki di.	Ai tt Ai de.	wi ttA w Ke ni K.	Ao Ao
Égi	hainigíži,	hijáhiže,	Wicawakenįka.	"Hohó
Then	on the morrow,	he went there,	[Little] Muskrat.	"Oh my

p. 428 —

Ai roAoKo A L.	Ao we deKe n tte ni	tti n.	e de.	Ao Ao
hisųkhara,	howešge nąjénį	jíną,"	éže.	"Hohó
my younger brother,	it seems impossible to travel	he has come,"	he said.	"Oh my

Ai roAo Ki tti	tt Ko	Lo tti Kette de.	Ai to K[e] ni KL.	lA rA KL.
hisųkiji,	jagú	rujikježe?	"Hitokenįgera,	pąsagera
my younger brother,	what	he will eat?	"Old woman,	my coarse bag

p. 429 —

Ai K Ly Koo Le	e de.	wyK KL.	Ai L rA.	Ai to Ke niKi n
hikaraik’ųre,"	éže.	Waigera	hirasá."	Hitokenįgena,
give me,"	he said.	"Sharp instrument	also."	Old woman,

wo o A Lette Ai de.	o nK Koo	tt Ko	w Ke Ki di.	Ai n Ai de.
wo’ų harec hiže.	’Ųnąk’ų	jagú	wagegiži,	hinahiže.
she was embarrassed.	Finally,	[what]	he wanted,	she found.

A Ai	no xe tt	ttoAo ttAo rnK deAe.	Ai L Le xitti Ki di.	lA xA KL.
Hahi	nųxeja	cucusanąkše.	Hirarexjįgiži,	pąxagera
He went	on the ice	he was whacking away.	After while,	the bag

p. 430 —

no xL.	Aoyi xitti	A ni Ki Li de.	e Ki.	Le xi d
nųǧera	hoixjį	hanikiriže.	Égi	reǧižą
the ice	full	he brought.	Then	a kettle

Ai tt	Ay tte Aiy n K.	e tt	Ao do de.	Ai to ttA wi L.
hija	haijehianąga	éja	hožuže.	Hitocawįra*
[there]	he put on, and	there	he poured it.	His wife

*the normal form for the word for wife is hicawį. This form is not attested anywhere else.

p. 431 —

i Lo dK Kitti K L Ki de.	te e	Ai diAi Kee A xitti.	w d
irošgąkjįkaragiže.	Tee	hišik’ehaxjį,	wažą
he made her very ashamed.	[That one]	my brother-in-law,	something

ow ni tt Ke	w o tte Ko ni.	e de.	Ai L Le xitti Ki di.
’ųanijage,*	wa’ųjegųnį,"	éže.	Hirarexjįgiži,
he must have seen you do,	that is why he does this,"	she said.	After awhile,

*this appears to be ’ų-hanija-ge.

ni L.	dtt Ki di.	no xL.	rK Ly Le Ki di.	ni L.	Lexe tte K.
nįra	šcakiži,	nųǧera	sgąrairegiži,	nįra	rexjega
the water	it got warm,	the ice	it began to melt, and	the water	the kettle

p. 432 —

A wo Aitti dAe.	ni L.	Lo K n de.	leAe ttA	dKe
hawuhįcše.	Nįra	rokanaže.	Pec	ške
it ran out.	The water	there was much.	The fire	also

lo reAele deAe.	e Ki.	ttA KL.	Ao w xoAo	Ai Le de.
bosepše.	Égi	cągera	howaxų́	hireže.
it put out.	Then	out doors	to pour it	they did.

e Ki.	we de	tt Ko	te e	w o Ko ni
Égi	wéže,	"Jagú	tee	wa’ųgųnį?
Then	he said,	"Why	this	he does thus?

Ai dtt Ke	de rKe	A tte doAo no L	e de.	e Ki.
Hišją́ge,	žesge	hajéšųnųra,"	éže.	Égi
["Well,]	[that way]	I have always done it,"	he said.	Then

p. 433 —

wi ttA wi Ke ni K.	lA L.	Lo r n K.	to we	Ai Le de.
Wicawikenįka*	pąra	rusanąga	towe	hireže.
[Little] Muskrat	the bag	he took, and	to go on	[it was done.]

*the spelling with the second /i/ is unique.

no xL.	Aoyi xitti	A ni Ki Li de.	e Ki.	ttAino xeKe tt.
Nųǧera	hoixjį	hanikiriže.	Égi	cinuxgéja
The ice	full	he brought.	Then	on the side of the lodge

w xoAo K tt.	riAi loAo Lo L.	A Ki K w tti nK deAe.	di Ki no l A L
waxųgają,	siporora	hakikawajinąkše.	Žiginųbąhąra
he poured it, and	lake lily roots	they became piled up.	Again the second time

p. 434 —

Le de.	di Ki Ko	no xL.	lA L.	Aoyi xitti
reže.	Žigígų	nųǧera	pąra	hoixjį
he went.	Again	the ice	the bag	full

A ni Ki Li Ki di.	e tt	w xoAo Ki di.	riAi loAo Lo	Ai Le de.
hanikirigiži.	Éja	waxųgiži.	Siporo	hireže.
he brought.	There	he poured it.	Lake lily roots	they were.

p. 435 —

tto l A.	Ai tt	w Ki w xoAo de.	w Ktt K K.	Ai ttA wi L.
Jobą́hą	hija	wagiwaxuže.	Wakjąkaga	hicawįra
Four times	there	he poured for them.	Trickster	his wife

w i nl L	Lo K n de.	Ai to KediAi diAiKi niKi	w n KLe.
wa’inąbera	rokanaže.	"Hitókešišigenįk	wanągere,
she thanked him	there was much.	"You bad old woman	that speaks,

K n Ay xitti	de rKe	A	K deKe	Ai K K
ganahaixjį	žésge	há,	gašge	hįkaga
how often	that	I did,	but	never

p. 436 —

w i Ki nl ni doAo no L.	K tt K	te e	w d o	w i nl nK
wa’ikinąpnišunura.	Gająga,	tee	wažą’ų,	wa’inąpnąk,"
she did not thank me.	But now	[this]	you have done it,	she is thanking,"

e de.	e Ki.	wi ttA w Ke ni K	Ke Le de.	e Ki.
éže.	Égi	Wicawakenįka	kereže.	Égi
he said.	Then	[Little] Muskrat	he went home.	Then

w nK deAe.	K Ko	Ai L n K.	riAi loAo Lo	ttAo
wanąkše,	"Gagų́	hiranąga	siporo	cų
he was saying,	"This way	to do it, and	[arrowleaf roots]	plenty

p. 437 —

Ki Le n.	e de.	Ai to Ke ni KL	Ai tt	te e di.
kireną,"	éže.	"Hitokenįgera,	hija	teeži
to have,"	he said.	"Old woman,	[there]	this

rii niKi	ni Ktt Kini KL	wi Lo tti Le Ktt n Ae n	e de.	de e
s’inik	nįkjąknįgera	wirujirekjanaheną,"	éže.	Žee
for some time	the children	they will eat,"	he said.	That

Ko	Lotto nK ra de.	A Ko Le d.	tteAele	K L Ki Le de.
gų	rucnąks’aže.	Hagoréžą,	cep	karakįréže.
[still]	they would be eating.	Finally,	to eat up	[they did their own.]

p. 438 —

we de.	A A.	Ai to Ke ni KL.	Ai roAoKo A L.	e tt
Wéže,	"Hąhą́	hitokenigera,	hisųkhara	éja
He said,	"Now then	old woman,	my younger brothers	place

Ao L tt	te Ktt n Ae n.	e de.	Ai rKe	Ai Le.
horajá	tekjanaheną,"	éže.	"Hisgé	hire,"
to visit	I am going,"	he said.	"So	you may do,"

Ai Ke de.	Ai ttA wi L.	e tt.	ttAo deAe Le Ke K.	ttiAi Ki di
higeže,	hicawįra.	Éja	Cošerekega	cigiži,
she said,	his wife.	There	Snipe*	he lived, and

*incorrectly identified. The cošereke is a kingfisher (co, "blue"); the snipe is cwék.

p. 439 —

eyo w Le we de.	A Ko Le d	wi L Ai de.	Ao Ao.	Ai ni A L.
eowareweže.	Hagoréžą,	wiráhižé.	"Hohó	hinihara,
there he went.	Finally,	he got there.	"Ah!	my older brother,

Ao we deKe n tte ni.	Ao w ni Ae Ko ni.	e de.	ttAo dAe Le Ke K.
howešge nąjénį,	howanihegųnį,"	éže.	Cošerekega
it seems impossible to go about,	yet he is about,"	he said.	[Kingfisher]

ni Ktt Kini KL	dKe	wo Ki dwy Le de.	Ai Ao.	Ai noKo n K.
nįkjąknįgera	ške	wogížawairéže.	"Hihó,"	hinųknąka
the children	also	they were very glad.	"Say,"	the woman

p. 440 —

e de.	w Kono ni KL.	diAi Kii	tt Ko	Lo tti Kette de.
éže.	"Wąknunįgera,	šík’i*	jagú	rujikježe?
she said.	"Old man,	brother-in-law	what	he will eat?

*this is an otherwise unattested version of hišik’é.

tt Ko	Ai Ke	Ao ni KL.	Ai d.	w d Ly dK
Jagú	hįké	honįgera	hižą	wažaraįšgą
Why	not	[little] fish	[a]	to do something

p. 441 —

n dii ni de	e doKo ni de.	Ao rA L	Ao K Ly Koo Le	e de.
nąš’įniže?"	eškuniže.	"Hosara	hokaraík’ųre,"	éže.
you try?"	she said.	"Fiber twine*	hand over to me,"	he said.

*this overwrites "fish line." Hosá is a hapaxlegomenon.

e Ki.	A K L niy n K.	A Ai	Ai Ai nl deAe.	ni
Égi	hakáraniánąga	hahi	hihiną́pše.	Ni
Then	he took it, and	on out	he went out.	Water

tteAe tte tt.	nyi d.	A w Ko m Ki di	e tt	A Ai
cejéja	nąižą	hawakumįgiži,	éja	hahi
on the edge	a tree	it leaned over, and	there	he went

p. 442 —

n diy n K.	xK deAe.	ttiKi Li Li LiKi.	A Ai	a tte de.
nąžįanąga	ǧakše,	"Jikriririk!"	hahi	aježe.
he stood, and	he cried,	(sound),	he went	he said.

Ke ni	wi rii n	Ao L.	Lo K n xitti de.	e Ki
Kénį	wis’ina	hora	rokanaxjįže.	Égi
Before	long	fish	there were very many.	Then

Ai d.	xeAe te xitti d.	a ri L.	Lo xtt tti Ke Le Ai K tt.	iye tt
hižą́	xetexjįžą	’asíra	ruxacikerehigają,	ieja
one	[a very big one]	its gills	as it opened them,	in its mouth

Ao K w n K n K.	a riye tt	A Ai	Ai Ai nl nK deAe.	a ri L.
hokawanąkanąga	’asieja	hahi	hihinąpnąkše.	’Asíra
he went in, and	at its gills	on out	he went out.	Its gills

p. 443 —

Ao Lo xoAo Lotto deAe.	A ni Ki Li de.	w Ktt K K	Ki Ki liAi nK deAe.
horuxurucše.	Hanikiriže.	Wakjąkaga	gigipįnąkše.
he strung it.	He brought it back.	Trickster	he was delight with him.

tt tti ne tt	Ao KiAy Le de.	e tt.	w Ktt K K.	Ao
Jajineją	hųkihaireže.	Éja	Wakjąkaga	ho
Right away	they boiled it for him.	There	Trickster	fish

p. 444 —

Lo ttL	o xitti de.	w Lotto	Lo dtt Ki di.	w i nl deAe.
rujera	’ųxjiže.	Warúc	rušjagiži,	wa’inąpše.
he ate	he did very much.	Eating	when he had finished,	he thanked them.

Ao Ao.	Ai rAo Ki tti.	e lAi n.	Ai deKe	Ao L
"Hohó,	hisųkiji,	epíną,	hišgé	hora
"Ah!	my younger brother,	it is good,	also	the fish

tt Ko	Ki liAi	doo dA n KeLe	e de.	Ai ni A xitti
jagú	gipį́	š’ųšanągere,"	éže.	"Hinihaxjį,
[how]	[to like]	you have,"	he said.	"My older brother,

p. 445 —

Ao L.	Ai reKe	ni Ktt Kini KL.	w L Ki	diAi ni L
hora	hisgé	nįkjąknįgera	waraki	šinįra
the fish	some	the children	you pack	[you take]

Ke Le Kette deke.	Ai rKe.	a ni Ki ttAo n n.	e de.	Ai roAo Ki tti.
kerekješke.	Hisgé	ąnikicunaną,"	éže.	"Hisųkiji,
to also go home.	Some	I can get out for you,"	he said.	"My younger brother,

A Att tt nK dA n	Ao L.	e de.	to Ke we Ai nK	no ni Ke
hahajajanąkšąną,	hora,"	éže.	Tokewehinąk,	nųnįgé
we have to eat,	the fish,"	he said.	They were in want of food,	but

p. 446 —

w tte de.	e Ki.	w o de.	Kd Kodo.	rA niKi.
waježe.	Égi	wa’ųže.	Kšaikšu	sanįk
he said this.	Then	he did this.	His mittens	one side

rA	Ko A	K L K nK deAe.	e Ki.	Ko de.
sa	kųhą	karakanąkše.	Égi	guže.
matting	under	he put it.	Then	he came away.

Ai L Le xitti	Ki Li n K tt.	e tt.	w Le Ai de.	Ai roAo Ki tti.
Hiraréxjį	kirinągają,	éja	wąrehiže,	"Hisųkiji,
A little distance	[after he had gone,]	there	he shouted back,	"My younger brother,

p. 447 —

ni Ktt KiniKi	K tt	wi K Ai K ni ttiy Aoyi Le Kette n.	Kd Kodo	rA niKi
nįkjąknįk	gają	wigahįganijiahuirekjeną.	Kšaikšu	sanįk
children	over	let them bring it for me.	My mittens	one side

A Ko Lo K[o] dA n*	e de.	rA	Ko A	Ai nK
hakurugǫšaną,"	éže.	"Sa	kųhą	hinąk
I forgot,"	he said.	"Matting	under	[to make sit]

*what may have been the original /o/ seems to have been erased.

A K L Ki n.	e de.	Ai Lo A Li	Ai ttey n K
hakaraginą,"	éže.	"Hirohári	hijeanąga
[I made my own thus,"]	he said.	"Some distance away,	[stand, and]

p. 448 —

Ki o Le Aiy tte	w d	e	e Ke doAo no n.	e de.
ki’ųrehiaje.	Wažą	e	egešųnųną,"	éže,
throw it,.	[Things]	[he]	[he always says,"]*	he said,

*Wažą e egešųnųną, is translated as, "he is a much talker."

ttAo deAe Le Ke K.	Ai tt	A K ni	Ao AoAi Le de.
Cošerekega.	Hija	hakáni	huhohireže.
[Kingfisher.]	[There]	to bring it	[they came in his direction.]

Ki o Le Ai K tt.	diAi diAi	ni Ktt Kini K xittiwi L.	Ao tt	w Kd L.
Ki’ųrehigają,	"Šiši	nįkjąknįkaxjįwira,	hoją́	wakšąra
They threw it, but	"Here, here,	my children,	[since]	to turn back

p. 449 —

Ai Ki ttAe xAi Ke	w A tte n.	Ai K ni tti Ao wi Le
higicexige,	wahájeną.	Hikanijihowire,"
as I dread,	it is why I asked.	Bring it on over to me,"

e Ki di.	Ai tt	A K ni	A Ai Le de.
egiži,	hija	hakáni	hahíreže.
he said, so	[there]	to take it	[they arrived.]

K tt	we de.	Ai att L wi K	Ay ni Ki di
Gają	wéže,	"Hi’ąjarawiga,	hainigíži,
And	he said,	"Your father,	in the morning,

p. 450 —

Ai tt Ai Kette n	e de.	A Ki Le de.	tt tti.	Ay ni Ki di
hijáhiže,"	éže.	Hakíreže	"Jaji,	hainigíži,
he must come over,	he said.	They got back.	"Father,	in the morning,

Ai tt L Ai Kette	no K ri K	a tte n.	ay Le de.	de de rKe Ke.
hijarahikje,"	nųgaziga	ajeną,"	aíreže.	"Žežesgege,
you should go over,	our uncle	he said,"	they said.	"For that reason,

Ai Ke	Ai tt Ai wi niy tte	Ai Ae d Le.	e de.	e Ki.
hįké	hijahiwiniaje	hihéžare,"	éže.	"Égi,
not	don't go clear over to him,	I said to you,"	he said.	"Well,

p. 451 —

Ae leLe Ki	Ay tte wiy n K	A Ki o Le A wi L.	w Kd L.	Ki ttAe xAi Ke
hebregi	haijewianąga	haki’ųrehawira.	Wakšąra	gicexige,
some distance away	[we stood, and]	we threw it to him.	To go back	as he dreaded it,

w tte de	e Ke	Ai tt xitti	A K ni	A Ai n	A Ai wi L
waježe,	ege	hijaxjį	haganį́	hahiną,	hahiwira,
it is why he asked,	he said, so	up to	to take it	[I did,]	we took it,

e rKe	we n.	ay Le de.	Ay ni Ki di	Le de.
ésge	wéną,"	aíreže.	Hainigíži,	reže.
[thus]	he said,"	they said.	In the morning,	he went.

p. 452 —

te we L Ki	Ai de.	Ao Ao.	Ai roAoKo Ki tti
Tewéraki	hiže.	"Hohó	hisųkiji,
Unexpectedly,	he got there.	"Oh my!	my younger brother,

Ao we dKe n tte ni	Ao L w	L ni deAe K tt	e de.
howešge nąjénį	horawa	ranišegają?"	éže.
it seems impossible to travel	to travel	you did?"	he asked.

ni Ktt Kini KL	deKe.	wo Ki dw	Ai Le de.	no K ri K	tti n
Nįkjąknįgera	ške	Wogižawa	hireže.	"Nųgaziga	jíną,"
The children	also	very delighted	they were.	"Our uncle	he has come,"

p. 453 —

ay L n K.	A A.	Ai to Ke ni KL.	Ao rA L.	Ao K Ly Koo Le.
airánąga,	"Hąhą́	hitokenigera,	hosara	hokaraík’ųre.
they said, [and]	"Now then	old woman,	fiber twine	hand over to me.

Ai diAi Kee L K	tt Ko	Lo tti Kette de.	e Ki di	tt Ko o
Hišik’eraga,	jagú	rujikježe?"	egíži,	jagú’ų
Your brother-in-law,	what	he will eat?"	he said, and	why

p. 454 —

we Ko ni	Ai Le Ki di.	Ao rA	ni Ke	Ai tt
wegųnį	hiregiži,	hosá	nįgé	hija
[to say that]	[it was, but]	fiber string	[piece]	there

n Ki di	Ao Koo de.	A niy n K	A Ai	Ai A[i] nl deAe.
nągiži,	hok’ųže.	Hanianąga	hahi	hih[i]ną́pše.
[it was, and]	she handed it to him.	[He had it, and]	on out	he went out.

ni ttAe tte tt	A Ai	n diy n K.	ttiKi Lixi tte de.	Ai Ao
Nįcejeja	hahi	nąžianąga,	"Cikrixježe!"	"Hihó,
The edge of the waters	on	he stood and said,	[the sound he made.]	"Well,

w Ktt K K.	w d	a tte n	Ao L	ay Le de.
Wakjąkaga	wažą	ajeną,"	hora	aíreže.
Trickster	something	he says,"	the fish	they said.

p. 455 —

A tti	Ko A L.	Ao L	Lo K n de.	wy ttA ttA xittiy n K.
Haji	kųhąra	hora	rokanaže.	Waicącąxjįanąga
They came	under him	fish	there were many.	He was choosing them, and

e tt	Ai d	xeAe te xitti Ki di.	a ri L.	Lo xtt tti Ke Le Ai K tt.
éja	hižą́	xetexjįgiži,	’asíra	ruxacikerehigają,
[there]	one	[was a very big one, so]	its gills	when it opened them,

p. 456 —

e tt	A Ai	Ai Ai nl n Ki Kette Ke	w o K tt.	ni A L
éja	hahi	hihiną́pnąkíkjege	wa’ųgają,	nihára
there	on out	he intended to go out, is why	he did it, but	its throat

ttA	Aoyi tte de.	e tt	w Ktt K K.	Ao
cą	hoiježe.	Éja	Wakjąkaga	ho
instead	he went.	There	Trickster	fish

n Ai Le de.	ni Ktt Kini KL.	i tt niKi L	xe de.	e Ki.
nąhireže.	Nįkjąknįgera	ijanįgera	ǧeže.	Égi
he swallowed.	The children	they began to cry	[it was loud].*	Then

*the translation has "very much," but ǧe means, "to be loud, noisy, to yell, to sound off."

p. 457 —

Ai noK[o] n K	we de.	Ai diAi Kee A xitti	w d	ow ni tt Ke
hinųknąka	wéže,	"Hišik’ehaxjį,	wažą	’ųwanijage,
the woman	she said,	"My brother-in-law,	something	he must have seen, is why

w o Ko ni.	Ai K K	A K	w d.	me de rKe
wa’ųgųnį.	Hįkaga	haka	wažą	mežesge
he did it.	Never	before	[thing]	this

Ai ni n.	e de.	e Ki.	we de.	Ai w Ke A xitti
hininą,"	éže.	Égi	wéže,	"Hiwągehaxjį
he did not do,"	she said.	Then	he said,	"My sister-in-law

p. 458 —

Ai Ke.	Ao rA L	ni Ke	ni Ae L ni de	e de.
hįké	hosara	nįgé	nįheraniže,"	éže.
not	fiber twine	[piece]	[there does not remain,"]	he said.

ni Ke	Ao Koo de.	ni ttAe tte tt	n	w Ko
Nįgé	hok’ųže.	Nįcejeja	ną	wakú
Piece	she gave him.	The edge of the waters	tree	leaning

ni di Ki di*	e tt	n diy n K.	xK	tti Le Ai K tt.
nąžįgiži.	Éja	nąžįanąga	ǧak	jirehigáją,
it stood.	There	he stood, and	to cry	he began, and

*this should have been n di Ki di.

Ao L	Lo K n de.	no ni Ke	Ai Ki Lo tti deKe.	A niy tti L ni de.
hora	rokanaže,	nųnįgé	hįkirojiške	haniajiraniže.
fish	there were many,	but	not for some time	they did not bring him.

p. 459 —

A Ko Le d.	te we L Ki.	L w tti Le de.	Ao	xeAe te xitti d
Hagoréžą,	tewéraki	rawajireže.	Ho	xetexjįžą
Finally,	unexpectedly,	they brought him.	Fish	a big one

w owK deAe.	o tt o.	e tt	ni Ke.	xoAo no Ai niKi
wa’ųwąkše.	’Ųja’ų,	éja	nįgé	xųnųhínįk
it was.	Finally,	there	place	small

p. 460 —

Ai Lo adtti Ke Le K tt	e tt	Ao wy Le de.	a toolo deAe.
hiru’ašjikeregają,	éja	howaíreže.	At’ųpše.*
he let open, so	there	he went.	He brought him out.

*for hat’ųpše, the /h/ having been lost through external sandhi.

w Ktt K K.	Ai Kdy tee de.	A K K rKe d.	Ai rAo Ki tti.	Ai K K
Wakjąkaga	hikšait’eže.	"Hagagasgéžą,	hisųkiji,	hįkaga
Trickster	he laughed.	"Oh my!	my younger brother,	never

p. 461 —

de rKe	A Ki ni n.	tteAe Kitti	te e	w Ki Koo n.
žesge	hakininą.	Cekjį	tee	wakik’ų́ną.
that	I did not do to myself.	First time	this	I did this to myself.

to ni Ke we Ai xitti	L tti	n Ko ni	y Le Ke	y Ko Ae L
Tonikéwehixjį	raji	nągųnį,	yarége	yakų́hera,
Very hungry	you came	it must be,	I thought, so	I hurried,

e rKe	w Ki Koo n	e de.	e tt.	Lo A.
ésge	wakik’ų́ną,"	éže.	Éja	roha
that is how	[I did this to myself,"]	he said.	Then	very many

Ao L.	a ttAo de.	e tt	Ao	m w dAe wi de
hora	ącúže.	Éja	ho	mąwašewiže,
fish	he got out.	There	fish	they had plenty,

p. 462 —

w Ktt K K.	e Ki.	ttAo deAe Le Ke K	Ke Le de.	e Ki
Wakjąkaga.	Égi	Cošerekega	kereže.	Égi
Trickster.	Then	[Kingfisher]	he went home.	Then

w Ktt K K	we de.	Ai to Ke ni KL.	Ai tt	wo o
Wakjąkaga	wéže,	"Hitokenįgera	hija	wo’ų
Trickster	he said,	"Old woman	[there]	[something to do]

w to liAiy n K.	m Le Koro.	Ao	Ai Lo tti Ktt ni A wi n.	e de.
watupį́anąga	mąregųs	ho	hirujikjanihawiną,"	éže.
[I am a good learner, and]*	for a long time	fish	we shall eat,"	he said.

*hija wo’ų watupį, is translated as, "I am a good planner."

p. 463 —

e tt.	Ao L.	w K L do wi de.	woyi L do	Ki Koo wiy n K.
Éja	hora	wakaražuwiže,	woiražu	kik’ųwianąga
There	fish	they barbecued,	frame	they made for themselves, and

Aow do L	o xitti wi de.	e tt.	m Le Koro	Ao
howažura	’ųxjįwiže.	Éja	mąregųs	ho
barbecued fish	they did very much.	There	for a long time	fish

Lo tti Le de.	A Ko Le d.	ttAe liKi wi de.	A Ao.	Ai to Ke ni KL.
rujireže.	Hagoréžą,	cepikiwiže.*	"Hąhó	hitokenįgera,
they ate.	Finally, after a time,	they ate it up.	"Now then	old woman,

*I take the infix -ki- to be the reflexive, as normally, cepiwiže would be, "they ate it up." If this is correct, the spelling should have been, ttAe li Ki wi de.

p. 464 —

Ai roAoKo w A L.	Ai d.	Ao m Ki ni	K dA n	Ai tt
hisųkwahara	hižą	homąkį́nį	gášana	hija
my younger brothers	one of them	I visit	only when	there

Ai w Lo tt tte K tt.	Ai roAoKo A L.	K Ke K.	Ao m K L Ki ni te Ktt n Ae n.
hiwarujajegają.	Hisųkhara,	Gąkeka,*	homąkarakįnįtekjanaheną,"
we have food to eat.	My younger brother,	Woodpecker,	I will go and visit,"

*elsewhere, gąkek refers to a kind of hawk, as the word means "the twisting one," in reference to the hawk's circling flight pattern. Yet, clearly, the subsequent actions of Gąkeka show that he is a woodpecker. Therefore, the raconteur has chosen the wrong word for the bird that he had in mind.

p. 465 —

e de.	Ai rKe	Ai Le	e de.	Ai ttA wi L.
éže.	"Hisgé	hire,"	éže,	hicawįra.
he said.	"So	you may do,"	she said,	his wife.

di Ke.	Ai rAo Ko m Ki ni L.	to w Le doKo ni de.	A Ko Le d
Žigé	hisųkomąkįnįra	towarešgųnįže.	Hagoréžą,
Again	to visit brothers	he went on.	Finally,

Ai de.	Ao Ao.	Ai ni A L.	Ao we deKe n tte ni
hiže.	"Hohó	hinihara,	howešge nąjénį,
he arrived.	"Oh my,	my older brother,	it seems impossible to be about,

p. 466 —

Ao w ni Ae Ko ni	e de.	Ao Ao.	Ai roAo Ki tt[i].	A ow ni Ae n
howanihegųnį,"	éže.	"Hohó	hisųkiji,	ha’uąnįheną,"
but he is about,"	he said.	"Oh,	my younger brother,	I have been about,"

e de.	tt tti ne tt.	K Ke K.	Ai ttA wi L.	we de.
éže.	Jajineją,	Gąkeka	hicawįra	wéže,
he said.	Even now,*	Woodpecker	his wife	she said,

*the word "right" has been erased and "even" written over it.

p. 467 —

w Kono ni KL.	diAi Kee	tt Ko	Lo tti Kette de.	w to Ke L
"Wąknunįgera,	šik’e	jagú	rujikježe?	Watokéra
"Old man,	brother-in-law	what	he will eat?	Fresh meat

de n n.	e de.	Ai to Ke L.	wo KL.	Ao K Ly Koo Le
ženąną,"	éže.	"Hitokera,	wogera	hokaraík’ųre,"
it is all gone,"	she said.	"Old woman,	awl	hand to me,"

e de.	wo Ki d.	Ao Koo de.	lAy tt	Ao Ke Le de.
éže.	Wogížą	hok’ųže.	Paija	hokéreže.
he said.	An awl	she gave him.	On his bill	he fastened it.

p. 468 —

de Ko	Aiy n K.	ttiAiyo Ki rA KeLe Ki.	n di Ke Ley d.	n di Ki di.
Žegų	hianąga	ciokisageregi,	nąžikereižą	nąžįgiži,
Thus	he did, and	in the middle of the lodge,	a center pole	that stood,

e Ki	A L xKl.	tti nK deAe.	KowK	KowK.
égi	haraxgáp	jinąkše.	"Kowąk,	kowąk,
there	to hop about	[he came.]	(Sound)	(sound)

KowK.	e de.	e Ki.	ttiAi Ke Le tte K.	Aoyi ri ritti deAe.
kowąk,"	éže.	Égi	cikerejega	hoisįsįjše.
(sound)	he said.	Then	the pole	he looked around here and there.

p. 469 —

o nK Koo.	lA L	Ai ow n K.	Ki we de.	KoKo.
’Ųnąk’ų,	pára	hi’ųanąga	giweže.	"Kok,"
As he did thus,	his bill	[he used, and]	he pecked it.	(Sound)

ey Ki de.	K tt.	w to Ki d.	Ki diAili tti Le Ai de.	leAe tte tt
eagiže.	Gają,	watokižą	gišipjirehiže.	Pejéja
he made it.	And	a bear	he knocked down.	Into the fire

p. 470 —

Ao too Ly Le de.	tt tti ne tt.	A t dA L	Ai Le de.	Ki de de	Ai L n K.
hot’ųraireže.	Jajineją	hatašara	hireže.	Gižežé	hiránąga
they put him.	Right away	to singe	[they did.]	To cut it up	they did, and

Lexe	Ao do	Ai Le de.	Ke ni wi rii n.	to tti Le de.
rex	hožú	hireže.	Kénį wis’įna,	tujireže.
kettle	to put	[they did.]	Before long,	they had it cooked.

w Ki re	Ai Le de.	Kow	w Ktt K K.	o xitti de.
Wagíže	hireže.	"Guwa,	Wakjąkaga	’ųxjįže,
To dish it out	[they did.]	"Ah!"	Trickster	[he did very much,]*

*this is contextually translated as, "very much he ate."

p. 471 —

Ao w d xittin Ki di.	to Ke we Ai Le.	w Lotto	Lo dtt Ki di.	w Ky Le de.
howažaxjįnąkiži,	tokéwehire.	Warúc	rušjągiži,	wagaíreže.
as he was famished*	[he was hungry.]	Eating	when he finished,	he said to him,

*this is better translated as, "as he was weak."

Ai ni A xitti.	ni Ke	w L Ki Kii Kette n.	ni Ktt Kini KL.
"Hinihaxjį,	nįgé	waragik’įkjeną,	nįkjąknįgera
"My older brother,	some	you may pack home for them,	the children,"

p. 472 —

Ai Ky Le de.	de Ko Ko Kette n.	Ai roAo Ki tti	liAi	w L K
higaíreže.	"Žegųgųkjéną,	hisųkiji,	pį	waraga,
they said.	"Never mind,	my younger brother,	well	you mean,

no ni Ke.	Ai deKe.	wo KL.	y Koo doAo no n	e de.
nųnįgé	hišgé	wogera	yak’ųšųnųną,"	éže.
but	I also	awl	I use sometimes,"	he said.

tt tti ne tt.	ttyi Kodo L.	Ai d.	rA	Ko A
Jajineją,	jaikšųra	hižą	sa	kųhą
Even then	his mittens	one of them	matting	under

p. 473 —

Ai nK K L Ki de.	Ko Ki di.	A L Le xitti	Ki Liy n K.
hinąkaragiže.	Gugíži,	hararexjį	kirianąga
he put it.	When he came home,	some distance	he came, and

w Le Ai de.	Ai roAo Ki tti.	dAyi Kodo ni KL.	Ai d.	rA
wąrehiže,	"Hisųkiji,	šaikšųnįgera	hižą	sa
he shouted back,	"My younger brother,	my [small] mittens	one of them	matting

Ko A	Ai nK A K L Ki L.	w K L Ki Ko no ni n.	Ai K ni ttiy Aoyi Le Kette n
kųhą	hinąkhakaragira,	wakarakíkununíną.	Hįganijiahuirekjeną,"
under	I had put it,	I have forgotten it.	Let them bring it over for me,"

p. 474 —

e de de.	Ai tt	A K ni Ai L wi Le.	Ai no Kr L wi K.	Ai Lo A Li.
ežeže.*	"Hija	hakanihirawire,	hinųgasrawiga.	Hirohári,
he said.	["There]	take it over for him,	your uncle.	Some distance away,

*if this is not a misprint, it may be e, "he said," že, "this one," -že, hearsay sentence terminator.

Ai tte wiy n K.	Ki o Le Ai wiy tte.	w d	e	e Ke doAo no n
hijewianąga	ki’ųrehiwiaje.	Wažą	e	egešųnųną,"
[stand, and]	throw it,.	Things	he	he says,"

e de.	A K ni	A Ai Le Ki di	Aele	n di Ln K
éže.	Hakáni	hahíregiži,	hep	nąžįranąga
he said.	To take	[they went, but]	[to fall short]	[standing, and]

p. 475 —

Ki o Le	Ai n i Le K tt	we de.	diAi diAi	ni Ktt Kini K xittiwi L.
ki’ųre	hiną’įregają,	wéže,	"Šiši	nįkjąknįkaxjįwira,
[they did]	they tried, but	he said,	"Here, here,	my children,

Ai K ni tti Ao wi Le.	Ao tt.	w Kd	Ai Ki ttAe xiAi Ke	w A tte n
hįganijihuwire.	Hoją́	wakšą́	higicexige,	wahájeną,"
bring it on over for me.	[Since]	to go back	as I dread,	it is why I asked,"

p. 476 —

e de.	e rKe	Ai tt	A K ni A	Ai Le de.	we de.
éže.	Ésge,	hija	hakaniha	hireže.	Wéže,
he said.	Therefore,	[there]	to take it over to him.	they did.	He said,

ni Ktt Kini K xittiwi L.	Ay ni Ki di.	Ai att L wi Ki.	Ai tt Ai Kette n
"Nįkjąknįkaxjįwira,	hainigíži,	hi’ącrawigi*	hijahikjeną,"
"My children,	in the morning,	your father	he must come to my place,"

*"your" should be -rawiga.

e de.	A Ki Li Le Ki di	Ao L Ki Le de.	tt tti	Ay ni Ki di.
éže.	Hagirikeregiži,	horakíreže,	"Jaji,	hainigíži,
he said.	When they came back,	they told it,	"Father,	in the morning,

p. 477 —

Ai tt L Ai Kette.	no K ri K	e n	e de.	Ao tt
hijarahikje,	nųgaziga	éną,"	éže.	"Hojá,
you must go over to his place,	our uncle	he said,"	he said.	["Yes,]

de de rKe	e Ktt n Ae Ke	Aele	Ki o Le Ai wiy tte
žežesge	ekjanahege,	heb	ki’ųrehiwiaje
that	it is what he would say, so	before you get there	throw it

Ai Ae d Le	e de.	Aele l	o Le	A n i wi L.
hihéžare,"	éže.	"Heba	’ų́re	hana’įwira,
I said to you,"	he said.	"Some distance away	[that much]*	we tried,

*or "do it" in the imperative.

p. 478 —

Lo xi n.	Ao tt	w Kd L.	Ai Ki tteAe xiAi Ke	w A tte n.
roxiną,	'Hoją́	wakšąra	higicexige,	wahájeną,'
he forbid us,	['Since]	to turn back	is what I dread,	so I ask you,'

e Ke	Ai tt xitti	Ai Ai wi n.	ay Le de.	e Ki.
ege	hijaxjį	hihiwiną,"	aíreže.	Égi
he said, so	clear over to	we took it,	they said.	Then

Ay ni Ki di.	tt tti ne tt.	L ni Ki ni de.	K L Kttl litti nK Koo
hainigíži,	jajineją,	ranigįnįže.	Karakjąpjįnąk’ų
in the morning,	right away,	he [already] went.	He was looking for him very anxiously,

p. 479 —

Ai	no ni Ke	no ni ni rKe	Ai tee o de.	Ao Ao.
hi,	nųnįgé	nuninisge*	hit’e’ųže,	"Hohó
he got there,	but	as though surprised	he spoke,	"Oh my,

*this is a hapaxlegomenon.

Ai roAo Ki tti	Ao we deKe n tte ni	Ao L w	L ni deAe Ko ni
hisųkiji,	howešge nąjénį	horawa	ranišegųnį,"
my younger brother,	it seems impossible to travel	to travel	you are about,"

e de.	Ai to Ke n K	we de.	a.	diAi Kee tt xitti
éže.	Hitokenąka	wéže,	"A	šik’ejaxjį,
he said.	The old woman	she said,	"Ah	my brother-in-law,

p. 480 —

Lo tti Ktt	w o	tti.	a nK deAe.	tt tti ne tt.
rujikja	wa’ų	ji,"	anąkše.	Jajineją,
he will eat	[to do it]	he has come,"	she was saying.	Even now,

w Ktt K K	we de.	A.	Ai to Ke L.	A Ke
Wakjąkaga	wéže,	"Hą	hitokera,	hąké
Trickster	he said,	[Exclamation]	old woman,	[not]

w to Ke	ttAo ni Ko ni	wo KL.	Ao K Ly Koo Le	e de.
watoké	cųnigųnį,	wogera	hokaraík’ųre,"	éže.
fresh meat	there must not be much,	awl	hand to me,"	he said.

p. 481 —

e Ki.	Ai leAe Le riKi ni Ke.	tt Ko o	we L.	wo Ki d.
Égi	hiperezgįnįge,	jagú’ų	wera,	wogížą
Then	as she knew him already,	why	he spoke thus,	an awl

Ao Koo de.	tt tti ne tt.	lAyi tt	Ao Ke Ley n K.	ttAiyo Ke Le tt.
hok’ųže.	Jajineją,	paija	hokereanąga	ciokereja
she gave him.	Right away,	on his nose	he stuck it, and	at the center lodge pole

A L xKl	tti nK deAe.	KowK	KowK.	KowK
haraxgáp	jinąkše.*	"Kowąk,	kowąk,	kowąk,"
[to hop about]	[he came.]	(Sound)	(sound)	(sound)

*haraxgáp jinąkše is translated as, "he climbed."

p. 482 —

a n K.	ttiAiyo Ki Le tt.*	Ki we Ke Le de.	Ki ttA ditti de.	wo KL.
ánąga,	[ciokisákeja]	giwekereže.	Gicašjįže.	Wogera
he said, and	in the upper part	he pecked it.	[He struck it hard.]†	Awl

*a question mark is placed above this word. It should be ttiAiyo Ki rK e tt, ciokisákeja (< ci-hokisák-eja).
†the translation has, "Very loud he made it sound." Gicáš, however, means, "to knock, to tap" (Marino, Helmbrecht-Lehmann).

lA L.	Ao Ki tt n K.	Ki rAK deAe.	Ki diAili tti Le Ai de.
pára	hogijanąga	kisakše.	Kišipjirehiže.
his nose	he knocked in, and	he knocked himself unconscious.	He knocked himself down.

p. 483 —

my tt	Ki rKi Ktt Ki Li nK deAe.	lA L.	w i L	xiAi xiAi de.
maįja	gisgįkjakirinąkše.	Pára	waira	xixiže.
On the floor	he fell unconscious.	His nose	the blood	it ran very freely.

ni Ktt Kini KL.	i tt niKi KL.	xe de.	w Kono L.	A ttA Ke Le
Nįkjąknįgera	ijanįgera	ǧeže.*	Wąknura	hacągére
The children	they began to cry	[it was loud].	The old man	[gradually]*

*translated as, "finally."

Krl deAe.	A K K rKe de.	Ai diAi Kee A xitti	w d
ksapše.	"Hagágasgéže,	hišik’ehaxjį,	wažą
he became conscious.	"Oh my	my brother-in-law,	something

p. 484 —

ow ni tt Ke	di Ke	te e	w o Ko ni.	Ai K K
’ųwanijage,	žigé	tee	wa’ųgųnį.	Hįkaga
he must have seen you do, is why	[again]	this	he has done this.	Never

de rKe	Ai ni n	e de.	A K K rKey d.	Ai roAo Ki tti.
žesge	hininą,"	éže.	"Hagagasgeižą,	hisųkiji,
this	he did not do,"	she said.	"Oh my,	my younger brother,

Ai K K	te de rKe	A Ki ni n.	te e.	tteAe Kitti
hįkaga	težesge	hakininą.	Tee	cekjį
never	this	I have not had happen.	This	the first time

p. 485 —

w K[i] Koo n.	w Lo Kidi	Ai Ki	L tti K tt	e de.
wakik’ų́ną.	Warukši	higi	rajigają,"	éže.
I did this to myself.	It happened	here	[when you come,"]	he said.

e Ki.	wo KL.	t de.	K Ke K.	Ao Koo
Égi	wogera	taže,	Gąkeka.	Hok’ų́
Then	the awl	he asked,	Woodpecker.	To give

Ai Le Ki di.	ttiAiyo Ke Le tt.	A L xKl	tti nK deAe.
hiregiži,	ciokereja	haraxgáp	jinąkše.
after they had,	on the center pole	to hop about	[he came.]

Aoyi ri ritti deAe.	KowK	KowK	KowK.	a n K.
Hoisįsįjše.	"Kowąk,	kowąk,	kowąk,"	ánąga,
He looked around here and there.	(Sound)	(sound)	(sound)	he Laid, and

p. 486 —

ttiAi Ke Le L.	Ki ttA ditti de.	w to Ki d	Ki diAili tti Le Ai de.
cikerera	gicašjįže.	Watokižą	gišipjirehiže.
[the top of the lodge]*	[he struck it hard.]†	[A bear]‡	he knocked down.

*the translation has, "at the top of the pole."
†the translation has, "he made to sound loud."
‡ the translation has, "coon," in spite of the fact that on the previous occurrence of this word, it was translated in conformity with its standard meaning as "bear."

my tt	riKi Ka Ki Li nK deAe.	di Ki Ko	Ai no l A L.	Ki w[e] de.
maįja	sgįk’akirinąkše.	Žigígų	hinųpáhąra	giweže.
On the floor	it fell.	Again	the second time	he pecked it.

p. 487 —

di Ke	Ai d	Ki diAili tti Le Ai de.	di Ki t ni A L	o de.
Žigé	hižą́	gišipjirehiže.	Žigitanihąra	’ųže.
Again	one	he knocked down.	Again the third time	he did it.

di Ki d	Ki diAili tti Le Ai de.	di Ki tto l A L	o de.
Žigižą	gišipjirehiže.	Žigijobahąra	’ųže.
Another one	he knocked down.	Again the fourth time	he did it.

di Ki d	Ki diAili tti Le Ai de.	w to KL.	tto liAi wi.
Žigižą	gišipjirehiže.	Watogera	jopíwi
Another one	he knocked down.	Bears	four

p. 488 —

w Ki diAi lede.	e Ki.	de Ko	Aiy n K.	Ko de.
wagišipše.	Égi	žegų	hianąga	guže.
he knocked down for them.	[And]	thus	he did, and	he came home.

A A.	Ai to Ke L.	w KL	K Ko	Ai L n K.
"Hąhą́	hitokera,	wągera	gagų́	hianąga
"Now then	old woman,	men	thus	they do, and

w diAi	Lo tti Le n	e Ki	w Ki ni rK	w K ttAo Ktt ne n.
wašį́	rujireną.	Égi	wakįnį́ska	wągacųkjaneną,"
fat	they eat.	And	white lard	we have plenty of it,"

p. 489 —

e de.	Ao w Le L.	w Lo xl li L n K.	A L	dKe
éže.	Howarera,	waruǧapiranąga	hara	ške
he said.	Sure enough,	they skinned them, and	their skins	[also]

w i	w Koo	Ai Le de.	w d L	de rKe.
wa’į́	wąk’ų́	hireže.	Wažąra	žesge
robe	to make them	they did.	[The things]	[these]

A t dA L	w Ai	w wi tteAe tti Le Kette de.	e Ki.	diAi lL
hatašara	wahí	wawicejirekježe.	Égi	šibera
singeing	[to do it]	[they will get near them.]*	And	the entrails

*Wažąra žesge hatašara wahí wawicejirekježe, is translated as, "Far from singeing them they were."

p. 490 —

deKe.	w wi oy L n K.	diAi lo tt tt dL	deKe.	w Lo leAe Le
ške	wawi’ųanąga	šíbųjajažera	ške	warupere
also	they fixed up, and	the bear entrails	also	[to unravel]*

*the translation has, "to wash."

Ai Le de.	e Ki.	Ao diAi L	deKe.	wi roAo roAo.
hireže.	Égi	hušira	ške	[wisoso]
they did.	And	the rectums	also	[to strip them ?]*

*this word is an untranslated hapaxlegomenon. Cf. so, a strip.

K L Koo Ai r n K.	w Ki n[i] rK L	m w deAe	Ai Le de.	Ao deAe Le KL
karak’ųhiranąga	wakįnį́ska	mąwáše	hireže.	Hušeregera
they made them, and	white lard	to have much	they did.	The bones

p. 491 —

dKe.	Ao deAe LeK.	Aoyi Kod	w K L Koo	Ai Le de.
ške	hušerek	hoiguš	wakarak’ų	hireže.
alLo	bone	soup	to make them	they did.

A Ke	ni Ke	too Le Ai L ni de.	w Ke Le L	d n xitti
Hąké	nįgé	t’ųrehiraniže.	Wakerera	šanaxjį
Not	anything	they did not throw away.	The dung	only

p. 492 —

w too Ay Le de.	Aotto	m w deAe	Ai Le de.	e tt
wat’ųhaireže.	Hųj	mąwáše	hireže.	Éja
they threw it away.	Bears	to have much	they did.	There

m Le Koro.	m ttiAi	w Lo tti Le de.	o nK ra de.	de e
mąregųs	mącí	warujireže.	’Ųnąks’aže.	Žee
continually	to live	they ate it.	Thus they would be.	Then

A Ko Leyi d L.	di Ke	tteAele	Ki Le de.
hagoreižąra,	žigé	cep	kįréže.
finally,	again	to use up	[they made themselves.]

p. 493 —

ni Ke rii doKo ni de.	w d	K rKe xitti	Ai Le K tt.	w toKo n K.
Nįgesišgųnįže,	wažą	kaskéxjį	hiregają,	watoknąka.
It must have been sometime after,	[thing]	large	as they are,	the bears.

A Ko Ley d.	Ki d n	Ai Le Ki di.	di Ke	we de.
Hagoreižą,	kižą́na	hiregiži,	žigé	wéže,
[Finally,]	to have no more	when they did,	again	he said,

Ai to Ke L.	Ai m ttiAi K tt	Ao tt	w d	K tty xitti.
"Hitokera,	himącigają,	hojá	wažą	gajaįxjį.
"Old woman,	we have lived,	[even this much]	[something]	a long while.

p. 494 —

di Ke	de tt ny xitti	Ai roAoKo A L.	Ko deKe ni K.
žigé	žejanaíxjį	hisųkhara,	Gųšgenįka,
Again	about now	my younger brother,	Pole Cat,*

*more accurately, "Little Skunk."

Ao m L Ki ni te Ki di	y Le n.	e de.	Ai rKe
homąrakįnįtegiži,	yaréną,"	éže.	"Hisgé
I ought to go and visit,	I think,"	he said.	"So

Ai Le.	e tt	w d L.	Ai d.	Aoy xeAe we L Ki
hire.	Éja	wažąra	hizą	hoixeweragi
do.	There	[the things]	[one of them]	if you might obtain,

p. 495 —

dA n	Ae Le Ktt ne n.	ni Ktt Kini KL.	w di
šana	herekjanéną.	Nįkjąknįgera	wašį́
only	it will be.	The children	fat

m ttiAi n KL.	de n n	tt Ko	Lo tti Le Kette de.	e de.
mącinągera,	ženąną.	Jagú	rujirekježe?"	éže.
that they have been living on,	it is all gone.	What	they will eat?"	she said.

w Ktt K K.	to w Le de.	Ai rAo Ko m Ki ni L.	Ko deKe ni K.
Wakjąkaga	towareže.	Hisųkomąkįnįra	Gųšgenįka,
Trickster	he went on.	To visit his younger brother	Pole Cat,

p. 496 —

eyo w Le	w o de.	Ai tt Ai de.	Ao Ao.	Ai ni A L.
eoware	wa’ųže.	Hijáhiže.	"Hohó	hinihara,
he went	[he did thiL.]	He went there.	"Oh! Oh!	my older brother,

tti n.	Ao we deKe n tte ni	Ao w ni Ae Ko ni	Ai ni A L
jíną.	Howešge nąjénį	howanihegųnį,	hinihara.
he has come.	It seems impossible to travel	yet he is about,	my older brother.

e liAi L n.	Ai ni A xitti	e de.	ni Ktt Kini KL	deKe
epįraną,	hinihaxjį,"	éže.	Nįkjąknįgera	ške
you did right,	my older brother,"	he said.	The children	also

p. 497 —

wo Ki dw L	Lo K n	Ai Le de.	Ko deKe ni K	Ao ni Ae wi L.
wogížawara	rokana	hireže.	Gųšgenįka	honihewira
to be glad	very	they were.	Pole Cat	his family

m dtt	wK KidiKi	li Ai	Ao ni Aey de Le de.
mąšją	wąkšik	pįhí	honiheižereže.
very	people	good natured	[he was a member of the group.

ni Ktt KL	deKe.	A[i] ttA wi L	dKe	e tt.
Nįkjągera	ške	h[i]cawįra	ške	éja
The children	also	his wife	also	there

p. 498 —

w Ktt K K.	A ttA	A ni Le Ktte	ni rKe de.	Ai to Ke niKi KL.
Wakjąkaga	hacą	hanirekje	nisgeže.	Hitokenįgera
Trickster	[what]	they could do	it seemed.	The old woman

we de.	w Kono L.	diAi Ke	tt Ko	Lo tti Kette de.
wéže,	"Wąknura,	šíke	jagú	rujikježe?
she said,	"Old man,	brother-in-law	what	he will eat?

w to Ke L	de n n	tt Ko	Ai Ke	w d
Watokéra	ženąną.	Jagú	hįké	wažą
Fresh meat	it is all gone.	What	not	something

p. 499 —

doo n dii ni de	e de.	e Ki	Ai to Ke L.	Ao ttL.
š’unaš’įniže,"	éže.	"Égi	hitokera,	hújera
you not try and do,"	she said.	"Well	old woman,	acorns

Ai rKe	niKi	Ao t de	e de.	Ao t nK dA n
hisgé	nįk	hotaže?"	éže.	"Hotanąkšaną,"
some	[little]	that was left?"	he asked.	"There is some left,"

e de.	Ao Koo Ao Ai de.	Aotto	lA L.	ttiAi Lo lL.
éže.	Hok’ųhuhiže,	huc	pąra.	Ciróbera
she said.	She handed him,	acorn	the bag.	The door

p. 500 —

Lo Ar r n K	we de.	ttA L	wi Lotto	Ao w Le
ruhasasanąga	wéže,	"Cára,	wiruc	howare,"
he opened, and	he said,	"Deer,	to eat	come,"

e de.	K tt.	ttA L	Lo K n de.	Aotto n K.
éže.	Gają	cára	rokanaže.	Hujnąka
he said.	And	deer	there were many.	The acorns

ttiAi Lo lL.	Aoyi ey n K	w nK deAe.	e Ki.	e tt
ciróbera	hoi’eanąga	wanąkše.	Égi	éja
the yard	he scattered, and	he said it.	[Then]	there

p. 501 —

no xA w n K	w nK deAe.	A tti.	ttA L	Lo K n de.
nųxą́wąnąga	wanąkše.	Haji	cára	rokanaže.
he hid, and	he said it.	They came	deer	there were many.

o nK Koo.	Ao ttKl littiye tt.	Ao w	rii	tti n K n K.
’Ųnąk’ų,	hojapjieja,	howa	s’į	jinąkanąga
As they did thus,	in the thickest of them	[towards]	his butt*	he turned, and

*this should be translated, "his anus."

e tt.	Ao wi de.	Ao w LeAi L.	Ao Aitti LK Ai de.
éja	howįže.	Howarehira,	hohįcrak-hiže.
there	he let gas escape.	Sure enough,	he caused many to lie dead.

p. 502 —

ttA L.	Ao lo wotto deAe.	e tt.	ttA	Ai Ki dAe Le L.
Cára	hobowocše.	Éja	ca	higišerera
Deer	he killed.	There	deer	attending

o xitti	Ai Le de.	tt tti ne tt.	wo Ki A	Ai tt
’ųxjį	hireže.	Jajineją	wogiha,	hija
diligently	they did.	Right away	to boil,	[there]

Ai Le de.	Ke ni	wi rii ni	toKo ttiKi ni de.	w Ki re Le A L Ki ni de
hireže.	Kénį	wis’įnį	tukjįknįže.	Wagisereharagįnįže.
[it was done.]	Before	long	it was cooked.	They dished it out for him already.

p. 503 —

e tt.	w Ktt K K.	ttA	Lo ttL	o xitti de.
Éja	Wakjąkaga	ca	rujera	’ųxjiže.
There	Trickster	deer	he ate	he did very much.

w Ky Le de.	w Lotto	Lo dtt Ki di.	Ai ni A xitti.	tt rKe xitti
Wagaíreže,	warúc	rošjagiži,	"Hinihaxjį,	jasgéxjį
He said to him,	eating	when he had finished,	"My older brother,	as much

Kii	doAo Lo xoAo Lo Ki di.	Kii K[i] Li Le	ni Ktt Kini KL
k’į	šuruxurukiži,	k’įk[i]rire	nįkjąknįgera
to pack	as you can,	pack it	children

p. 504 —

w K ni K L Le	Ai Ky Le de.	Ai roAo Ki tti.	Ai Ko di.	Ao t
waganikarare	higaíreže.	"Hisųkiji,	higųži	hotá
take it to them,"	they said to him.	"My younger brother,	still	some

t n.	Ai Low Kini	A ow n K	w o Ao n.	e di.
taną.	hiroágnį	ha’ųanąga	wa’ųhúną,"	eži.
we have left.	[The last one,]	I did, and	I came,"	he said.

wi o L.	low K L de n Ke	w o A tti n.	wi o L	Ao do
"Wi’ųra	boakaraženąke	wa’ųhajíną.	Wi’ųra	hožu
"Ammunition	I shot all of my own	that is why I came here.	Ammunition	load

p. 505 —

tto litti	Ao ni Ki Ki ni	A tti n.	wi o L.	low K L de n n.
jobcį́	honįgiginį	hajíną.	Wi’ųra	boakaraženąną,"
(about) four	to beg of you	I came.	Ammunition	I shot mine all away,"

e de.	Ao ttiya.	a n K.	o di L.	Ai Ki Ki deAe Le de.
éže.	"Hojiá,"	ánąga	ųzį́ra	hįgigišereže.
he said.	"Alright,"	he said, and	his rectum	he did something to it.

e Ki	Ko de.	Ai L Le xitti	Ki Li n K tt	we de.
Égi	guže.	Hiraréxjį	kirinagają,	wéže,
Then	he came home.	A short distance	after he had gone,	he said,

p. 506 —

Ko te	wo Kw niKi doAo no n.*	Ko Le rKe deKe	Ai Ki att Ke n Ko ni
"Koté,	wowąknįkšųnųną.	Korésgešge	higiajgenagųnį,
"[Exclamation]	he used to be unreliable.	Perhaps	he fooled me,

*the Kw is an error of metathesis for wK.

deKe	Ai Ke	w Ki Ke we rAi wi ni mK ra Le dKe	e de.
ške	hįké	wagikewesiwinimąks’arešge,"	éže.
but	not	I have not discovered it yet,"	he said.

e Ki.	e tt	mo doo Ki d	mi n Ki di.	Ko tti Kette
Égi	éja	moš’ogižą	minąkíži.	Gujikje,
Then	there	a knoll	there was.	He would shoot it,

p. 507 —

Ai Le de.	K tt K.	Ai tt	Ao w riiy n K.	wi Le Ai de.
hireže.	Gająga,	hija	howas’įanąga	wirehiže,
he thought.	So now,	[there]	he turned his butt, and	he let gas escape,

K tt.	mo dooKo n K.	xA w ni	tti Ke Le	Ai de.
gają,	moš’onąka	xawanį́	jikere	hiže.
and	the knoll	to disappear	[suddenly]	he made it.

wo wK niKi tte L.	Ai rKe	niKi	we de	tte L.
"Wowąknįkjera	hisgé	nįk	wéže	jera,"
'The unreliable fellow	truth	little	he said	[the one who is,"]

p. 508 —

e de.	Ai Ko	di Ke	Ai w xiKi de.	Ko Le rKe dKe
éže.	Higų	žigé	hiwąxgiže.	"Korésgešge
he said.	[Still]	again	he was bothered with it.	"Perhaps

e dA n	Ae Le ra Le	Ai Le de.	Ao doyi d
ešana,"	heres’are	hireže.	"Hožuižą
that was the only one,"	he (repeatedly) thought	[he did.]	"One load

Ki L deKe	Ao Koo ra Le	Ai Le de.	e tt.	di Ke.
kirašge,"	hok’ųs’are,	hireže.	Éja	žigé
only one perhaps,"	he (constantly) thought	[he did.]	There	again

Ai Ki ttK Kette	Ai Le de.	n xeAe tey d.	e tt	n di Ki di
higicgą́kje,	hireže.	Nąxeteižą	éja	nąžįgiži,
he would try it,	he thought.	A big tree	there	that stood,

p. 509 —

Ko tti Kette	Ai Le de.	di Ki tto w rii	tti n K a K.
gujikje,	hireže.	Žigijowas’į*	jinąkanąga
he would shoot,	he thought.	Again he turned his butt towards it	[he began, and]

*< žigé-hija-howas’į.

Ao wi d[e].	n tte K.	lo dA Ltt Le Ai de.	Aoyi ttL	Ai Ko AeKe deAe.
howįže.	Nąjega	bošárac rehíže.	Hoijara	higuhekše.
he let gas escape.	The tree	he knocked over.	[The butt end]*	he blew it over.

*the translation has "roots and all."

Ko L.	Ai rKe	niKi	we de	tte L.
"Korá,	hisgé	nįk	wéže	jera,
"Well,	truth	little	he said	[the one who is,]

p. 510 —

wo wK niKi tte L.	a n K.	di Ke	to w Ke Le de.	di Ke
wowąknįkjera,"	ánąga	žigé	towakereže.	Žigé
the little wayward fellow,"	he said, and	again	he went on.	Again

ow Ki K tt.	Ai w xiKi de.	Ko Le rKe deKe.	Ao do	nolo Ki L deKe
’uwagigają,	hiwąxgiže.	"Korésgešge	hožu	nųpkirašge,"
as he went on,	he was bothered with it.	"Perhaps	load	only two,"

Ao Koo ra Le	Ai Le de.	A Ao.	tt Kow o mK.	A K Ki di.
hok’ųs’are,	hireže.	"Hąhó,	jagú’ųmąk?	Hagagiži,
he (constantly) thought,	[he did.]	"Well,	what am I doing?	Even now

p. 511 —

y K L o ttA Kette	Ai Le de.	e tt.	i ni	xeAe teyi d.
yakara’uckje,"	hireže.	Éja	ini	xeteižą
I will try it,"	he thought.	There	stone	a big one

mi n Ki de.	Ko tti Kette	Ai Le de.	de tt K.	Ai tto w rii
minągiže.	Gujikje,	hireže.	Žejąga	hijowas’į*
there was.	He would shoot it,	he thought.	So now	his butt towards

*< hija-howas’į.

tti n K n K.	Ao wi de.	i ni L.	my riAitti	tti Ke Le Ai de.
jinąkanąga	howįže.	Inira	mą́įsįc	jikerehiže.
he turned, and	he let gas escape.	The stone	to become nothing	he made it.

p. 512 —

Ko L.	wo wK KiniKi tte L.	Ai rKe di	we de	tte L.
"Korá,	wowąknįkjera	hisgeži	wéže	jera,"
"Well,	the wayward little fellow	the truth	he told	[the one who is,"]

e de.	di Ke	to w Ke Le de.	K tt K.	ttiAi L.
éže.	Žigé	towakereže.	Gająga,	cira
he said.	Again	he went on.	Now,	his home

a dKe ni rKe	Ki de.	Ai Ko tt rKe Ki di	Ai Ke	Ai n
ašgenisge	kiže.	Higųjasgegiži,	hįké	hiną́
very near	he got to.	However,	not	the full amount

p. 513 —

Ao Koo ni doKo ni de.	w d	K rKe xitti doAo no K tt.	Ao tt	Lo K n
hok’ųnįšgųnįže.	Wažą	gasgexjįšųnųgają,	hoją́,	rokana
he did not give me.	Fellow	as he is such a peculiar one,	[well,]	more

w o K tt.	Ao do	t ni	Ao Koo Le.	e de.
wa’ųgają,	hožu	tani	hok’ųre,"	éže.
as he did it,	loads	three	giving me,"	he said.

Ai Ao.	tt Ko	Ai A mK	A K Ki	Ay roAo n Ki Kette n
"Hihó,	jagú	hihamąk?	Hagagi,	haisųnągikjeną,"
"Ah well,	what	I am saying?	Even now,	I will find out,"

p. 514 —

e de.	e tt.	xeAe	lA reAe d.	n di de.
éže.	Éja	xe	pasežą	nąžįže.
he said.	There	hill	a point	[it stood.]

nidi	w o tte de.	de e	Ko tti Kette	Ai Le de.
Nįž	wa’ųježe.	Žee	gujikje,	hireže.
Rocky point	it was.	That	he would shoot,	he thought.

di Ke.	Ai tto w rii	tti n K n K.	Ao wi de.	di Ke.
Žigé	hijowas’į	jinąkanąga	howįže.	Žigé
Again	his butt towards	he turned, and	he let gas escape.	Again

nidi lA reAe tte K.	niy riAitti	tti Ke Le Ai de.	Ao Ao.
Nįž pasejega	niasic	jikerehiže.	"Hohó
The rocky point	to disappear	he made.	"Oh my,

p. 515 —

Ai roAo KiniKi A L.	Ai rKe	w n Ko ni.	w d	wo wK
hisųknįkhara,	hisgé	wanąkųnį,	wažą	wową́k
my little brother,	truth	[he may have,]	[something]	wrong

y Le de	tte L.	a n K	to w Ke Le de.	tt tti ne tt
yaréže,	jera,"	ánąga,	towakereže.	Jajineją
I thought,	[the one who is,"]	he said, and	he went on.	Right away

Ay ni Ki di.	Ko deKe ni K	Ai de.	Ao Ao	Ai roAoKo niKi A L.
hainigíži,	Gųšgenįka	hiže.	"Hohó	hisųknįkhara,
in the morning,	Pole Cat	he arrived.	"Oh my,	my little brother,

p. 516 —

Ao we dKe n tte ni K tt	Ao w ni Ae Ko ni	e de.	wo Ki dw	Ai Le de.
howešge nąjénįgają,	howanihegųnį,"	éže.	Wogižawa	hireže,
it seems impossible to travel, but	yet he is about,"	he said.	Delighted	they were,

ni Ktt Kini KL	dKe.	A no Kr L wi K.	w o nK dA n	wi Ky Le Ki di.
nįkjąknįgera	ške.	"Hinųgasrawiga	wa’ųnąkšaną,"	wigaíregiži.
the children	also.	"Your uncle	it is,"	they told them.

p. 517 —

Ai d	Ai tt	Ai K	Ai no Kr	Ai Le de.
Hižą́	hija	higa,	hinųgás	hireže,
One	there	when he goes,	their uncle	it is,

w wi Ky Le K.	w Lotto	w Ai tte L.	de tt K
wawigairega,	warúc	wahijera.	Žejąga
when they are told,	food	he usually obtains for them.	[Then]

Ai leAe Le ri Le Ke.	e rKe.	wo Ki d w	n Kde.	ni Ktt Kn K.	e Ki.
hiperezirege,	ésge	wogižawa	nąkše,	nįkjąknąk.	Égi
they learned to like,	that is why	happy	they were,	the children.	Then

p. 518 —

Ai noKo n K.	we de.	w Kono L.	diAi Kee tt xitti	Lo tti Kette Ki di.
hinųknąka	wéže,	"Wąknura,	šik’ejaxjį	rujikjegiži?"
the woman	she said,	"Old man,	my brother-in-law	he will eat?"

e de.	Ao ttL.	A Ke	Ao t ni de	e de.
éže.	"Hújera	hąké	hotanįže?"	éže.
she said.	"Acorns	not	they are not left?"	he said.

de e	Ao ttiniKi.	Ao A wi ra Ki di.	Ai tt n Ki di.	Ai rKe niKi
Žee	hujinįk	hohąwis’agiži,	hijanąkiži.	"Hisgenįk
There	some acorns	which they used to boil,	some was left.	"Some of it

p. 519 —

Ai Ki nK	no ni Ke.	w Lo Kidi	dKe.	de rKe
higinąk,	nųnįgé	warukši	ške	žesge
it is here,	but	perhaps	[also]	that kind

Lotto doAo no Kette de	e de.	A ni Ko Le.	ni di	w d
rucšųnųkježe,"	éže.	"Hanįgure.	Niží,	wažą
he would not eat,"	she said.	"Give it here.	[Exclamation]	something

o	n iye Ke	y Le Ke	w A nK dA n.	e Ki di
’ų	na’įege,	yarége,	wahanąkšaną,"	egiži,
to do	I would try,	I think,	is why I ask,"	he said, so

p. 520 —

Ao Koo Ao Ai de.	ttiAi Lo lL.	Lo x	Ke Le de.	e Ki.
hok’ųhuhiže.	Ciróbera	ruǧą́	kereže.	Égi
she gave it to him.	The door	to open	he left.	And

Aotto n K.	e tt	Aoyi e de.	e Ki	e tt
hujnąka	éja	hoi’éže.	Égi	éja
the acorns	there	he scattered.	Then	there

no xA w	mi nK deAe deAe.	ttiAi Lo le tt	Ao w	rii
nųxą́wą	mįnąkšeše.*	Ciróbeja	howa	s’į
under cover	he sat.	Towards the door	towards	butt

*this appears to be an ungrammatical doubling of the quotative suffix, -še-že.

mi nK deAe.	e Ki.	w[e] de.	ttA L	w Lotto
mįnąkše.	Égi	wéže,	"Cára,	warúc
he sat.	Then	he said,	"Deer,	to eat

p. 521 —

Ao wi Le.	e de.	A Ao.	w Ktt K K	w d
howire,"	éže.	"Hąhó,	Wakjąkaga	wažą
come,"	he said.	"Well,	Trickster	something

a nK dA n	ay L n K.	ttA L.	A n Ki Aitti	A tti de.
ánąkšaną,"	airánąga	cára	hąnagihįc*	hajiže.
he said,"	they said, and	the deer	many running	they came.

*this is a hapaxlegomenon.

K tt K.	ttAi L	dKe	A tti.	Ao Ke we	oyi L
Gająga,	círa	ške	hají	hokewe	’ųira,
Even now,	the lodge	[also]	[there]	to come	they were,

p. 522 —

no ni Ke.	A Ke	w d ni de.	o nK Koo	A tty Le de.
nųnįgé	hąké	wažąnįže.	’Ųnąk’ų	hajaíreže,
but	nothing	there was nothing.	Finally,	they saw him,

ttA n K.	te we L Ki.	e tt.	w rii	mi n K n K.
canąka.	Tewéraki,	éja	was’į	mįnąganąga
the deer.	Unexpectedly,	there	his butt	it was foremost, and

o di L.	wi L w A A nK deAe.	woyi niKi Kitti	wi	n i Ki.
ųzį́ra	wirawahahanąkše.	Woinįkjį	wį́	ną’įgi,
his butt	he held it towards them.	Escape	to make gas	as he tired,

p. 523 —

m dtt	i L	Lo K n	w o nK deAe.	w Ktt K K.
mąšją	ira	rokana	wa’ųnąkše,	Wakjąkaga.
mightily	to strain	much	he did it,	Trickster.

o xitti	K dKe	A L Ki riAi Li de.	tt Ko	Ki dK Kette.
’Ųxjį,	gašge	harakisiriže.	Jagú	gišgąkje?
He tried very hard,	[but]	he dirtied himself.	How	he could help it?

e tt	A ntt	too L n Ki Le de.	A n di.	Ai L n K
Éja	haną́c	t’ųranąkireže.	Hanąžį́	hiránąga
There	all	they left him.	To step on	they did, and

p. 524 —

deKe	n liAi n lA n	Ai Le de.	w i L	Ao Ki Koo
ške	nąpinąpana	hireže.	Waira	hokik’ų
[also]	to bruise up	they did.	Blood	he was all covered

miKi nK deAe.	e Ki	di Ke	A L Ki riAi Li de.	dKe.
mįknąkše.	Égi	žigé	harakisiriže,	ške
he was.	And	besides	he dirtied himself,	[also]

e Ki.	Ko dKe ni K	we de.	Ai w Ke A xitti.	Ao ttL.	Ai Ke
Égi	Gųšgenįka	wéže,	"Hiwągehaxjį,	hújera	hįké
And	Pole Cat	he said,	"My sister-in-law,	acorns	not

Ai rKe	Ao tt ni de*	e de.	Ai rKe	niKi
hisgé	hojaniže?"	éže.	"Hisgé	nįk
any	it is not left?"	he said.	"Some	little

*the normal word for "it is left" would be, Ao t de, "hotaže."

p. 525 —

Ai Ki nK dA n	e Ki di.	A ni Ko Le.	e de.	Ao Koo Le Ai Ki di.
higinąkšaną,"	egiži.	"Hanįgure,"	éže.	Hok’ųrehigiži,
there is here,"	she said.	"Give it here,"	he said.	She handed it to him,

ttAi Lo lL.	Lo Ar	Ke Le de.	e Ki.	Ao ttn K.
ciróbera	ruhás	kereže.	Égi	hujnąka
the door	to open	[he placed.]	Then	the acorns

e tt	Aoyi e de.	e Ki.	we de.	ttA L.*
éja	hoi’éže.	Égi	wéže,	"Cára,
there	he scattered.	And	he said,	"Deer,

*Ao ttL was erased and ttA L written over it.

p. 526 —

w Lotto	Ao wi Le	e de.	w n K we de.	K tt.
warúc	howire,"	éže,	wanągaweže.	Gają,
to eat	come,"	he said,	shouting.	And

ttA L	Lo K n xitti	tti de.	Ao ttKl litti Ki di.	e tt.
cára	rokanaxjį	jiže.	Hocgapjįgiži,	éja
deer	very many	they came.	It was among the thickest,	there

Ao Lo lrx Le Ai Ki di.	Ao w Le Ai L.	ttA L.	Ao Aitti tteLe Ai de.
horobsǧarehigiži,*	howarehira	cára	hohįcrehiže.
he let gas escape, and	in its path	deer	many laid dead.

*horobsǧarehi is a hapaxlegomenon.

p. 527 —

tt n K.	w ow Ki di.	ttAo we xitti	lo Kd Le Ai de.	e tt.
Jánąga	wa’ųwagiži,	cowéxjį	pokšarehiže.	Éja
As many as	there were,	only a few	they escaped.	There

de Ko	Aiy n K	Ke Le de.	w Ktt K K	w nK dAe.
žegų	hianąga	kereže.	Wakjąkaga	wanąkše,
thus	he did, and	he went home.	Trickster	he said,

Ai to Ke L.	K Ko	Ai L n K.	ttA	m w dAe Ki Le n.
"Hitokera,	gagų́	hiranąga	ca	mąwašekireną,"
"Old woman,	thus	they do, and	deer	they have many,"

p. 528 —

e de.	e tt.	ttA	Lo xl lL	o xitti wi de.
éže.	Éja	ca	ruǧapera,	’ųxjįwiže.
he said.	There	deer	to skin,	they did very much.

e Ki.	w Ki A L	dKe.	Ae Ley n K.	w w doAo no L
Égi	wakihąra	ške	hereanąga	wawašųnųra
There	barbecuing	[also]	[they did, and]	broiling

dKe.	ttA	t diAi Li o L	dKe	o xitti Le de.
ške	ca	taširi’ųra	ške	’ųxjįreže.
and	deer	boilings	and	they did very much.

e Ki.	di Ke.	ttA Loyi Ki ni tt.	mo w xoAo o L	dKe.
Égi	žigé	caroikinįją	mowaxu’ųra	ške
They	also	deer fat	freezing in a hole in the earth,	and

p. 529 —

o xitti Le de.	Ao dAe Le KL	deKe.	Ao dAe LeKe Aoy Kodo
’ųxjįreže.	Hušéregera	ške	hušerek hoiguš*
they did very much.	The bones	[also]	soup bones

*a hapaxlegomenon.

oyi Le de.	ttA	A L	deKe	w wi K L Ki deAe Le wi de.
’ųįreže.	Ca	hara	ške	wawikaragišerewiže.
they made.	Deer	the skins	[also]	they tanned.

p. 530 —

e Ki.	ttA	riAi lA tto L	deKe.	A t dA L
Égi	ca	sipajora	ške	hatašara
And	deer	the hooves	[also]	singed

w K L Ki wi de.	Ai L n K.	wo Ae o L	deKe
wakaragiwiže.	Hiránąga	wohe’ųra	ške
[they made them.]	[It was done, and]	packs	[also]

Ai tte tte Ai wi de.	wi Ki ni tt rA KL	deKe	Lo K n
hijejehiwiže.	Wikįnįjásagera	ške	rokana
they placed here and there.	Fresh lard	also	much

p. 531 —

w Ki o wi de	ttA	liAi	diAi L	deKe
waki’ųwiže.	Ca	pi	šira	ške
they got it.	Deer	intestines*	the fat	[also]

*pi normally means "liver".

ttA	Ki ttAo xL	dKe	Ae Le de.
ca	gicuǧera*	ške	hereže.
deer	sausages	[also]	[they made.]

*a hapaxlegomenon.

Source:

The original text is "Wakdjukaga," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, ca. 1912) Winnebago V, #7: 413-531. English translation found in Paul Radin, The Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology (New York: Schocken Books, 1956) 41-49.