Hocąk Syllabic Text — Old Man and Wears White Feather

Hocąk Syllabic Text — Old Man and Wears White Feather

Stylistic Features

hapaxlegomena: cinąk-hokųgera, "village streets" (form uncertain, perhaps from kų, "sinew"); gajągo, "and"; gająške, "but"; ge, "there was"; gisįsį, "to nod"; hagirusuc, "[held] together"; hajiruha, "to move"; hajitazį, "to come nearer"; hakcak, "back strap"; hakoté, "see here" (exclamation); higege, "to say to someone"; higųgųs, "to make a (signing) motion"; hijaho, "to reach for something"; hiranąt’ap, "to spring" (listed in Marino as meaning, "to press out"); hirunąna, "to shake"; hotu, "to throw out"; hową, "to hoot like an owl"; hųxuha, "the outer form of something"; kerež, "spotted"; kiwahare, "to pass along something"; k’ųrehi, "to shoot"; nąinaš, "to fall asleep"; rugąk, "to pull to one side" (listed by Marino as rugągire, "[they] twist"); sereserec, "lanky"; škega, "and"; šu, "to put"; taži, "to shine"; tažije, "to see"; tegu, "over here"; wacgux, "the end of a physical object"; warugįp, "vine"; warugop, "vine"; waruserec, "to make something longer"; wato, "the lead"; wošawaǧuk, "to put on (clothing)", cf. ǧuk, "to stuff in a sack".

rare words: gąkek, "hawk" (attested at just one place as an unidentified species of bird), probably from gąk, "to twist," and hek, "hawk, buzzard"; gihis, "to pick"; gųgųxjį, "through your life," found in just one other source; haǧe, "to shout"; hisą, "feathers" (found only in George's wordlist); hiži, "but"; hogimįš, "to place" (listed only in Marino, where it is said to mean, "to spread"); nąšé, "to take away"; rupará, "to unwind" (found only in Miner); ruxok, "to pull out"; sisįc, "to shake"; wahás, "to drive something," found only in Miner; wakųnų́k, "to break something," found only in Miner; warók, "I marry"; waxine, "to unload something (from the one's back), found only in Marino; wirójį, "club"; žegųži, "thus"; žijegá, "the other".

the use (once) of the unattested jajinena for jajineją, "immediately, right away."

the use of the unattested t’ąk for t’ą, "to fly".

the use of the unattested gikap for gikšap, "to split".

heavier than normal use of gająga, "now then".

heavy use of ške, "also", as a conjunction.

very frequent use of a sentence initial gają, "and, then, after, when", which is rare elsewhere.

kikínųp, a word that everywhere else means "brother", is here used to refer to sisters.

the use several times of the rare žegųži, "thus".

hardly any use of ésge, using žegų in its stead.

a fondness for the extremely rare eži, "he said, in any case".

see "Comparative Frequency of Select Words in Certain Stories."

p. 1 —

de e	e tt.	ttiAi rAe Le tti d	Kede.	wK Kono d.
Žee	éja	ciserecižą	geže.	Wąknužą
There	at	a long tent	there was.	An old man

Ai ttAo dKe L	A K L Ki	ttiAi nK deAe.	Ai ttAo deKe Ai L tte K.	A t Ki ntt
hicųšgéra	hagaragi	cinąkše.	Hicųšgehirajega	hątáginąc
grandson	with him	he lived.	The grandson	to fast

tte de	Aoyi diAili.	A Ko Leyi d.	de e.	wK no n K
jéže,	hoišíp.	Hagoreižą,	žee	wąknunąka
he was,	all the time.	Finally,	[that one]	the old man

we de.	Ai ttAo deKe.	ny di.	w d	niKi L
weže,	"Hicųšgé,	naįži	wažą	nįkra
he said,	"Grandson,	about time	[things]	[the little ones]

p. 2 —

Ai d.	Ao ni xiAi Ko no	e de.	Ai ni Ki deAe Le
hižą	honixįkono,"	éže.	"Hinigišere
[one of them]	you were awakened,"	he said.	"To try you

Ai Le Ktt n Ae L.	Ae Le Ki ni n.	e rKe	A te	ni na i nK dA n.
hirekjanahera	heregįnįną.	Ésge	hąté	nina’įnąkšaną. "
they will do	[they always do.]	That is why	to dream	[I am trying to get you."]

ttAo K.	w KeLe Ki.	Ai Koro	Ai Le L.	m doAo rK A Ke Le K.
"Coka,	wągeregi	higųs´	hirera.	‘Mąšųska-hakerega’
"Grandfather,	in the Above	to council	they did.	‘Wears White Feather as a Headdress’

p. 3 —

Ai Ky Le n.	e Ki	di Ke	m Le Ki	Ai Le L.
higaireną.	Égi	žigé	mąrégi	hirera.
they called me.	And	[also]	on the earth	they did.

Ai dtt diAi Li Litti tteKe Ao n di K.	Ai Ky Le n.	e de.	a n K.
‘Hišjaširiricge-honąžįga’	higaireną,"	éže,	ánąga
‘Wears Sparrows for a Coat’	they called me,"	he said,	and

wo n di d	A ni Ki di.	K Ly riAi riAitti ttK tt.	Ai dtt diAi Li Litti tteKe L.
wonažįžą	hanįgiži,	karaisisįcgają,	hišjaširiricgera
a coat	which he had,	he shook, and	the sparrows

xe tte Le de.	wo n di n K.	A ntt	Ai dtt diAi Li Litti Ke de.
ǧejereže.	Wonažįnąka	haną́c	hišjaširiricgeže.
they began to sing.	The coat	whole	it was sparrows.

p. 4 —

xK KL	xe tti Le de.	e Ki.	toro.	ay Le n.
Ğakra	ǧejireže.	Égi	tos,	aíreną,
[Crying out,]	they began to sing.	And	loon,	they said,

de reKey d.	Ao K nK deAe.	e Ki.	m doAo rK xitti d	A Ke Le de.
žesgeižą	hokąnąkše.	Égi	mąšųskaxjįžą	hakereže.
[a sort of thing]	he wore on his head.	And	a very white feather	he stuck on his head.

w Kono L.	w i nl dAe.	e liAi n.	Ai ttAo dKe.	te e
Wąknura	wa’įnąpše.	"Epį́ną,	hicųšgé,	tee
The old man	he was thankful.	"It is good,	my grandson,	this

p. 5 —

dA n	Le dKe	wi n L di Ktt n Ae n.	Ai Ke de.	Ai ttAo dKe.
šana	rešge	winąžikjanaheną,"	higeže.	hicųšgé,
only	even	you will be strengthened,"	he said.	"Grandson,

Ay ni Ki di	e lA	Ai ni Ki dAe Le	Ai Le Ktt n Ae n.	Ai Ke de.
hainigíži	epa	hinigišere	hirekjanaheną,"	higeže.
tomorrow	beginning	to try you	they will do,"	he said.

e Ki.	tt tti ne n.	Ay ni K tt.	A Ao.	m doAo rK A Ke Le L.
Égi	jajinena,	hainigáją,	"Hąhó!	Mąšųskahakerera,
And	right away,	the next morning,	"[Greetings!]	Wears White Feather,

p. 6 —

Ki o	ni Ki K L Ae	A tti n.	Aowo	e de.
ki’ų	nigikarahe	hajíną.	"Howo,"	éže.
to game	to invite you	I came."	"All right,"	he said.

e Ki	Le de.	Ai tt	Ai Ki di.	tt tt ne tt.
Égi	reže.	Hija	higiži,	jajineją
And	he went.	There	[when he arrived,]	[immediately]

wy Le de.	Ai Ki w no Ktt n Ae n.	Ai Ky Le de.	e Ki.	mo de tty tt
waíreže,	"Hikiwanukjanaheną,"	higaíreže.	"Égi	možejaija
they said to him,	"We will run races,"	they told him.	"And	to the end of the earth

Ai K Ly wixi Ai Le Ktt n Ae de.	m doAo rK A Ke Le K.	w Ky Le de.	n
hikaraiwįxhirekjanaheže,"	Mąšųska-hakerega,	wagaíreže.	"Ną
we will go and return,"	Wears White Feather,	they said to him.	"Tree

p. 7 —

te Ki	A L mi Ki Ktt n Ae n.	Ai Ky Le de.	ny d	A Lo liritti tti L n K
tégi	haramįgikjanaheną,"	higaíreže.	Nąižą	haropisjijiranąga
this	you will lie,"	they said to him.	A tree	they bent over, and

wy Le de.	e tt	n	Ai L n tal	Ai Le de.
waíreže.	Éja	ną	hiranąt’ap	hireže.
they said to him.	There	[tree]	to spring	they let it.

te	Ai tteAe tte tt.	ttA deKe Ko	xete te	tte L.
"Te	hicejeja	cašgégu	xete	jera,
"Sea	shore	oak	big	[standing,]

e tt	no ttA Ki d	Ke	xete te	tte L
éja	nocąkižą	ge,	xete	jera,
there	a fork of the tree	[there was,]	big	[standing,]

p. 8 —

e tt	Ao Ki ni li Kette	a n K.	no wK deAe.	A Ko Le d.
éja	hokįnįbikje,	ánąga	nųwąkše.	Hagoréžą,
there	you will fall,"	they said, and	he ran.	After a time,

no ttA Ki d	Ke	w Ky Le K.	e tt	Ao Ki L ttK
nocąkižą	ge,	wagairega,	éja	hokiracak
a fork of the tree	[it was,]	that they mentioned,	there	[to be caught]

Ki nili de.	A Ke	Ki K w	a Lo xoAo LoKo ni de.	o xitti
kinibíže.	Hąké	kikáwa	aruxuruknįže.*	’ųxjį,
[he became.]	Not	to get himself out	he could not do it.	[He did much,]

*for haruxuruknįže.

no ni Ke.	owK o.	te we L Ki.	K Ke Ki d.	e tt
nųnįgé	’ųwąk’ų,	teweráki ,	gąkekižą	éja
but	as he lay,	[unexpectedly,]	a hawk	there

p. 9 —

Ao w	taK deAe.	Ki	w de.	ttAo K
howa	t’ąkše.	Gi	wąže,	"Coka,
around	he flew.	So	he called,*	"Grandfather,

*the translation has, "he said to him" (as if it were weže).

xA lee	Ai Ki Ke tti n.	Ao Ki L ttAK m KeLe.	Ao Ki Ka L Le
xap’é	higigejiną.	Hokiracakmąkre	hokikarare,"
soon	hurry.	Tight place	make it loose,"

e Ki di.	e tt.	Ki Kl deAe.	Ai Ko	Ki K wa Ki di
egíži,	éja	gikapše.	Higų	kikáwa’ąkiži,
[he said, and]	there	he split it.	As soon as	he got out, and

p. 10 —

no wK deAe	tt tti ne tt.	a dKe xitti	Ki de.	e tt
nųwąkše.	Jajineją	ašgéxjį	giže.	Éja
he ran.	Already	near	[he went.]	[There]

A Ki	Ao xeAe Le de.	A Ki	Ay xA de.	A Ki
hagi	hoxereže.	Hagi	haixaže.	"Hagi
[on the way]	he caught up.*	[On the way]	he passed him.	"On

*just before the word "caught", "passed" is lined out.

t ni	A Ai n Ki Ktt n Ae n.	e de.	Ai tt	Ki de.
tani	hahinąkikjanaheną,"	éže.	Hija	giže.
to smoke	I will go,"	he said to him.	[There]	he got back.

t ni Ao L.	Ao de	Ai tt	tte de.	w K L niye tt.
Tanihúra	huže.	Hija	jéže.	Wakaranieja
The pipe	[he came to.]	There	[it was.]	At the goal

p. 11 —

n m tteAe d.	Ai L rA.	t ni Ao L.	Lo r n K.	t ni Ai de.
nąmącežą	hirasá	tanihúra	rusanąga	tanihiže.
a warclub	also	the pipe	he took, and	he smoked.

di tte K.	Ki Li de.	m doAo rK A Ke Le L.	Ao tt
Žijegá	kiriže.	"Mąšųska-hakerera,	hoją́
The other	he returned.	"Wears White Feather,	[since]

tteAe Ktt ne Ae K tt.	Ao LowK KL	t ni	A Ai Kette n.	e de.
cekjanehegają,	horoagra	tani	hahikjeną,"	éže.
I shall die,	for the last time	smoke	let me have,"	[he said.]

Kow.	ni Ke	Ai ni w A L.	a wi ra Ko ni.	a n K.
"Guwa,	nįgé	hiniwahara	awis’agųnį,	ánąga
"Oh,	[I wonder]	my brothers	they might have said,"	he said, and

p. 12 —

t ni Ao L.	lo doAo Lotto Le Aiy n K.	n m tteAe L.	Lo r n K.
tanihúra	bošorocrehianąga	nąmącera	rusanąga
the pipe	he blew it out, and	the warclub	he took, and

Ki rAK deAe.	de Ko	Aiy n K.	tti Ke Le de.	Ao xtt n K tt.
kisakše.	Žegų	hianąga	jikereže.	Hoxjanągają,
he knocked him down.	Thus	he did, and	he went home.	In the evening,

te we L Ki.	to rL.	xK KL.	A Ki	Ao L ttA tii de
tewéraki,	tosra	ǧakra	hagi	horacąt’įže.
[unexpectedly,]	the loon	the cry	in the distance	it was heard.

p. 13 —

wK Kono L.	Ao Ao.	A Kyi deKe L.	Ai ttAo deKe A L	Ko Ae Ke
Wąknura	"Hohó	hagaišgera,	hicųšgehara	guhege
The old man,	"Oh,	oh my,	my grandson	he is coming, if

w ow tte deKe.	de rKey d	deKe	Ao K n KL.	Ai L nK deAe.
wa’ųwaješke	žesgeižąk	ške	hokąnąkra	hįraną́kše.
it could be,	[a thing like that]	[also]	on his head	he thought.

A Lo xA	a dKe	a Ko de.	e	w Ko ni
Haruxa	ašge	aguže.*	E	wąkųnį†
[Increasingly]	near	it came.	Him	surely

*for haguže.
†perhaps for wąk, "to become, be like" (Marino), and -gųnį, "maybe, might, perhaps."

K tt K	Ai L n Kede.	te we L Ki	Ki Li de.	Ao Ao
gająga	hįraną́kše.	Tewéraki,	kiriže.	"Hohó
now	he thought.	[Unexpectedly,]	he did come.	"Oh my

p. 14 —

Ai ttAo deKe	e liAi n.	e de.	Ai ttAo deKe	te e di.
hicųšgé,	epį́ną,"	éže.	"Hicųšgé,	teeži
grandson,	it is good,"	he said.	"Grandson,	this one

tee L	no ni Ke.	A Lo xA	Ai tty L	A Ly Le Ktt n Ae n.
t’era,	nųnįgé	haruxa	hijaira	harairekjanahenąk.
[is dead,]	but	as they keep on	the worse	they will become.

Ai t tte	w ow tte.	Ai Ke de.	tt tti ne tt.	Ay ni Ki di
Hitaje	wa’ųwaje,"	higeže.	Jajineją	hainigíži,
Mightily	you do it,"	he told him.	Even now	as morning came,

p. 15 —

di Ke	tti Ki ni de.	A Ko te	Ki o	ni Ki K L Ae
žigé	jiginįže.	"Hakoté,	ki’ų	nigikarahe
again	he came.	"See here,	to gamble	to ask you

A tti n.	Ai Ko te Ki.	Ai noKo	Ao Lo lA n L.	Ly liAi dA nK
hajíną.	Higutegi,	hinų́k	horupąnąra	raipišanąk,"
I came.	You stay at home,	woman	you smell	you are like,"

Ai Ky Le de.	tt Ko o	we Ko ni	Ai Le de.	Ai di
higaíreže.	"Jagú’ų	wegųnį?"	hireže.	Hiži
he was told.	"Why	he said that?"	he thought.	But

de e di.	ttAo*	Ao de tt	xittiye tt.	leAe tti d
žeeži	[ci]	hošeja	ǧįjieja†	pejižą
then	tent	at the end	[at the fringe ?]	a fire

*this should probably be ttAi for ci.
†cf. -ǧįc, "fringe". This word is not translated in the interlinear.

t di tte ra de.	A Ae Le Ki.	leAe tti	nolo leLe Ki	A tti Lo A
tažijes’aže.	Hąhéregi,	peji	nųpregi	hajiruha
[it used to shine].	At night,	fireplace	at the second one,	it moved

di Ke	A tt de.	di Ke.	Ki o L.	Ai de.
žigé	hajaže.	Žigé	ki’ųra	hiže.
[again]	he saw.	Again	to gamble	[he did.]

Ai dK K.	Ai tt ne tte K.	n	Ai L n tal	Ai Le de.	K tt
Hišgaga	hijanejega	ną	hiranąt’ap	hireže.	Gają
This time	the other one	tree	he sprang	[they did.]	And

p. 17 —

riKi xoAo tti d.	n L	Ai L we tt tt.	A Ko Lo K nK	nK deAe.
zikxojižą	nąra	hirawejąją	hagurokanąk	nąkše.
a gray squirrel	the tree	[to curl around]	he ran	[he did.]

no w Ki Le de.	to w	A Ly Le de.	di Ke	n ttiri doKo ni de.
Nųwąkireže.	Towa	haraíreže.	Žigé	nąjisšgųnįže.
[They started out running.]	On	they went.	Again	[he must have outran them.]

di Ke.	A Ki	t ni Ai nK Koo	Ki de.
žigé	hagi	tanihinąk’ų	giže.
Again	[there]	[he was already smoking]	he got back.

p. 18 —

m doAo rK A Ke Le L.	Ao tt	tteAe Ktt ne Ae K tt.	Ao LowK KL
"Mąšųska-hakerera,	hoją́	cekjanehegają,	horoagra
"Wears White Feather as a Headdress,	[since]	I am to die, so	for the last time

t ni	A Ai Kette n.	e de.	ni Ke	Ai ni A L.
tani	hahikjeną,"	éže.	nįgé	hinihara
smoke	[let me have," ]	he said.	[I wonder]	my brothers

w wi K wi ra Ko ni.	a n K.	t ni Ao L.	lo doAo Lotto Le Aiy n K.
wawigawis’agųnį,	ánąga	tanihúra	bošorocrehianąga
they used to say this,"	he said, and	the pipe	he blew it out, and

p. 19 —

n m tteAe L	Lo r n K.	Ki rAK deAe.	de Ko	Aiy n K
nąmącera	rusanąga	kisakše.	Žegų	hianąga
the warclub	he took, and	he knocked him down.	Thus	he did, and

di Ke	Ke Le de.	di Ke	A Ki.	to rL.
žigé	kereže.	Žigé	hagi	tosra
again	he went home.	Again	in the distance	the loon

x xK KL.	ttA tii	Ai Le de.	Ao Ao	ttAo ni
ǧaǧakra	cąt’į	hireže.	"Hohó,	coni
the cry	to hear	[they did.]	"Oh my,	[the first time]

de rKe L.	Ai ttAo deKe A L	Ki Li L.	e	w Ko Ai de di
žesgera	hicųšgehara	kirirá.	e	waguhížeži,"
[this happened]	my grandson	he came home.	He	I hope he is coming,"

Ai L nK deAe.	a dKe	A Lo xA	Ao w	Ko de.
hįraną́kše.	Ašge	haruxa	howa	guže.
he wished.	Near	[increasingly]	[towards]	it came.

p. 20 —

te we L Ki.	Ki Li de.	Ao Ao	Ai ttAo deKe	e liAi n.
Teweráki ,	kiriže.	"Hohó	hicųšgé,	epį́ną,
[Unexpectedly,]	he came back.	"Oh my	grandson,	it is good,

te e	dA n	ne dKe.	di Ke	A Ae Le Ki.
tee	šana	néšge.	Žigé	hąhéregi,
this	[alone]	even.	Again	in the night,

A Ko Le d	Ai Ki K tt.	di Ke.	leAe tti d	t di ni Ae L.
hagoréžą	hikįgáją	žigé	pejižą	tažinihera,
sometime	he woke up, and	again	a fire	that had shone,

p. 21 —

di Ke.	A tti Lo A	A tti t di de.	Ay ni Ki di	tt tti n tt.
žigé	hajiruha	hajitazįže.	Hainigíži,	jajineją
again	it moved	it came nearer.	In the morning,	already

di Ke	tti de.	Ko te	w d	Ai noKo
žigé	jiže.	"Koté,	wažą	hinų́k
again	he came.	"Say,	[thing]	woman

Ao Lo lA n L	Ly liAi	Ai Kow n	Ki o L	Ae Le Ktte n.
horupąnąra	raipį,	higuą́ną	ki’ųra	herekjeną,"
smelling	you are fond,	[right away]	gambling	[let us do,"]

e de.	di Ki Ko	tt rKe	Ai L.	de rKe de.
éže.	Žigígų,	jasgé	hira.	Žesgeže.
he said.	As before,	[that way]	he did.	Thus it was.

p. 22 —

K tt K	n	Ai L n tal	Ai Le K	dKe
Gająga,	ną	hiranąt’ap	hirega,	ške
Now,	[tree]	to spring	when they were,	[also]

ri Ki d.	Ai Koo ra de.	de de Ko	Ai d Ki	ttoAo doKo ni
zikižą	hik’ųs’aže.	Žežegų,	[hijagi,]*	cųšguni
a squirrel	he would turn himself into.	Thus,	[when he returned,]	[to be eliminated]

*hižagi is unattested, so probably hijagi was meant.

Ki Ki de.	K tt K.	xoAo no xitti L	dA n	Ao t Ai de.
gigiže.	Gająga,	xunuxjįra	šana	hotahiže.
[he caused.]*	Now,	the youngest	only	he was left.

*translated as, "Thus he did, killing them off."

K tt K	e Ki.	ttiAi	w ttoKo xe tt
Gająga,	égi	ci	wacguxeja
Now also,	[here]	[lodge]	at the end

t di	A tt ni Ae K	A tt de.	Ai no Ki d	w o nK deAe.
taži	hajanihega,	hajaže.	Hinų́k	wa’unąkše.
it shone	[as he saw,]	he saw.	Woman	it was.

de e	e.	Ai ni	w Ai Ki di.	w Ki Kewe Ki L n K.
žee	e	hini	wahigiži,	wakikewekiranąga
This	[she herself]	brothers	he had fought over, and	[that he had beaten, and]*

*untranslated, but cf. kewek, "to win, beat; to weaken by beating" (Marino).

A ntt	tee w Ai Le de.	e rKe.	ttiAi reAe Le tti d	i ne Ki
haną́c	t’ewahireže.	Ésge	ciserecižą	inéki
all	they were killed.	That is why	[longhouse]	alone

p. 24 —

Ao ttiAi n KA	w o nK deAe.	tee w Ai K.	A ntt	Ai deKe
hocinąka	wa’ųnąkše.	T’ewahiga,	haną́c	hišgé
he lived	[he did it.]	The ones who did the killing,	all	also

tee w Ai L	no ni Ke.	xoAo no xitti tte K.	e	w w o de.
t’ewahira,	nųnįgé	xonuxjįjega	e	wawa’ųže.
that he killed,	but	the youngest one	[he himself]	[he did it to them.]

e rKe.	Ai noKo n K	e tt	Ai Ai nK deAe.	e Ki.
Ésge	hinųknąka	éja	hihinąkše.	Égi
That is why	the woman	there	[she came there.]	And

Ai Low Kini L.	K tt K.	A Ki L Ktt n Ae Ki di.	Ai ttAi de.
hiroaginira	gająga	hakirakjanahegiži,	hijáhiže.
the last one	[now]	he was about to combat, so	he went over.

p. 25 —

K tt Ko	Ki w no L.	Ko	Ai Le de.	m doAo rK A Ke Le K.
Gajągo*	kiwanura	gu	hireže.	Mąšųska-hakerega
And	the race	to start	they were.	Wear W. F. Headdress

*an unattested form of gająga.

w to L	nK deAe.	K tt.	Al liritti	w Lo Ko li d.
watora	nąkše.	Gają,	hapsįc´	warugobižą*
the lead	[he was.]	And	grape	a vine

*warugop is a hapaxlegomenon, to which compare waruǧap, "Warbundle" (perhaps originally tied with vines).

Ai Lo we tt	tti n Ki Le de.	Lo lA L L	Lo daK n Koo
hirowéją	jinąkireže.	Ruparára	roš’aknąk’ų
to be twined around	[he made it.]	To unwind	he could not until

p. 26 —

Ki Li Ke Le de.	A Ki Li Ke Le n.	de e di	Ai noKo	L K nK L tte Ke.*
kirikereže.	"Hakirikereną,	žeeži	hinų́k	rakanąkrajege,
he came on by.	"I am going by,	but	woman	you are married, so

*after this word there are three vertical lines, |||.

Ao ni Kr n Ke	Ar L	Ki Ai dA n	K tt.	Ai tt A K.
hunįksanąke,	hasra	gihišaną.*	Gają	hijahaga,
you are fond of it [beans], so†	fruit	you are picking.	[So]	I will go on, and

*< gihis-šaną.
† hunįk means "beans". The translation has "fruit".

t ni	A Ai n Ki Ktt n Ae n.	a n K	Ki Li Ke Le de.	Ao Ao
tani	hahinąkikjanaheną,	ánąga	kirikereže.	"Hohó,"
to smoke	I will go,	he said, and	he came on by.	"Oh my,"

e de.	K tt K.	Ai Ke	w d	de rK ni Ki di.
éže.	Gająga,	hįké	wažą	žesganįgiži,
he said.	[Now,]	[not]	[anything]	[it was not like, and]*

*Gająga, hįké wažą žesganįgiži, is translated as, "but when he was about at his wits end, ...".

A liritti	w Lo Kili n K.	ni Ke	Lo diAi d n K.	Ai Lo tti de.
hapsįc´	warugįbnąka*	nįgé	rušížánąga	hirojįže.
grape	the vine	piece	he broke off, and	he threw it.

*this does not match the warugop given above for "vine". The word gįp means, "to reach to; extend; to arrive in a lying position" (Marino), which might apply to a vine.

e tt	Ao w n n.	Ai Le de.	Ai deKe.	te
Éja	howanąna	hireže.	Hišké	te
There	to roll over	[it was done.]	In turn	[this one]

Ke Le Ai de	dKe K.	Ay xA de.	K tt	di Ke.
kerehiže,	škega	haixaže.	Gają	žigé
[started back,]	and	he passed by.	But	again

Ao deAe Le Ki d.	Ai Kotto	Ai Le de.	rii K L.	A Ki Lo roAotto
hušerekižą	higuc	hireže.	S’ikąra	hagirusuc*
a bone	to be shot	[it was done. ]	His ankles	[held] together

*a hapaxlegomenon. Cf. hagirusu, "to hold".

Lo diKitti tti li de.	di Ke	e tt	Ao w n n.	Ai Le de.
rušikjijipiže.	Žigé	éja	howanąna	hireže.
he had pierced them.	Again	there	to roll over	[it was done.]

di Ke	e tt.	Ay xA	Ai Le de.*	A Ao.
Žigé	éja	haixa	hireže.	"Hąhó,
Again	there	to go by	[it was done.]	["Hello,

*this word is followed by two vertical lines, ||.

p. 29 —

A Ki Li Ke Le n.	A Ki	t ni	A Ai n Ki Ktt n Ae n.	w Ko tte riAi K L.
"Hakirikereną,	hagi	tani	hahinąkikjanaheną,	wagujésiką́ra
"I am going by,	and	to smoke	I will go,	your shoestrings

liAi L Koo dA n K tt	e de.	Ao Ao.	e de.	di Ke
pįrak’ųšanagają,"	éže.	"Hohó,"	éže.	Žigé
while you are fixing them,"	he said.	"Oh my,"	he said.	Again

o n Koo.	Ko Lo doAo Lo ttiKi di.	Ai dK K.	Ai Lo tti Le Ai de.	e tt
ųnąk’ų,	kurušorocgiži,	hišgaga	hirojįrehiže.	Éja
finally,	he pulled it out, and	in turn	he threw it.	There

p. 30 —

Ao w n n.	Ai Le Ai Le de	Ai dK K.	A Ki.	Ay xA de.
howanąna	hirehireže.	Hišgaga	hagi	haixáže.
he rolled over	it was sent.	In turn	[on the way]	he passed him.

A Ki	t ni	A Ai n Ki Ktt n Ae n.	w Ko tte riAi K L.
"Hagi	tani	hahinąkikjanaheną,	wagujésiką́ra
"On	to smoke	I will go,	your shoestrings

p. 31 —

liAi L Koo dA n K tt	a n K	Ay xA de.*	Ao Ao	e de
pįrak’ųšanagają,"	ánąga	haixáže.	"Hohó,"	éže.
while you are fixing them,"	he said, and	[he passed him.]	"Oh my,"	he said.

*just before this word at the beginning of page 31, there are two vertical lines, ||.

e tt	n tti ri Le de.	m doAo rK. A Ke Le K.	w n ttiri deAe.
Éja	nąjisireže.	Mąšųska-hakerega	wanąjisše.
There	he was beaten.	Wears White Feather as a Headdress	he won it.

Ai tt Ki de.	t ni	Ai nK Koo.	Ao Ao.
Hijagiže,	tani	hinąk’ų.	"Hohó,
[He returned,]	smoke	[he was doing.]	"Oh my,

m doAo rK Ke Le L.	Ao tt	ttAe Ktt n Ae K tt.	Ao Low KL
Mąšųskakerera,	hoją́	cekjanahegają,	horoagra
W. White F. for His Headdress,	[since]	I am to die, so	for the last time

p. 32 —

t ni	A Ai Ktte n	e de.	K L.	ni Ke
tani	hahikjeną,"	éže.	"Kará,	nįgé
smoke	let me have,"	[he said.]	"Well,	[I wonder]

Ai ni w A L	a w ra Ko ni.	a n K.	t ni Ao L.
hiniwahara	awas’agųnį,	ánąga	tanihúra
my brothers	they might have said,"	he said, and	the pipe

lo doAo Lotto Le Ai de.	de Ko	Aiy n K.	n m tteAe L	Loro doKo ni de.
bošorocrehiže.	Žegų	hiyanąga	nąmącera	rusškųnįže.
he blew it out.	Thus	[he did, and]	the warclub	he took.

p. 33 —

K tt K	Ki rA Ki Ko Lo Ao de.	n m tteAe L.	A w a xitti K tt.
Gająga,	kisakikorohože.	Nąmącera	hawa’ąxjįgają,
Now,	he was about to kill him.	The warclub	he was about to strike, when

A to Ke ni Ki d	i tt niKi K n K.	nl l Lo x xtt dAe.	de Ko	Ai Ke
hitokenįkížą	ijanįkanąga	nąparuxaxacše.*	Žegų	hįké
an old woman	she pleaded with him, and	holding out her hands.	So	[not ]

*< nąp-haruxa-xac-še.

Ki rA Kini de.	di Ki no l A L	o K tt.	Ai noKo	liAi xitti d
kisaknįže.	Žiginųbahąra*	’ųgają,	hinų́k	pįxjįžą
[he did not kill her.]	The second time	[he did it,]	woman	a very pretty one

*< žigé-hinųpahąra.

p. 34 —

i tt ni K n K.	tt ttA de.	a n K.	tal tti Le de.	Ai tto l A L.
ijanįkanąga	"Jacaže!"	ánąga	t’ąpcireže.	hijobą́hąrá,
she gave a cry, and	[exclamation]	she said, and	she arose.	The fourth time

de Ko	A Ke	Ki rA Kini de.	e Ki.	we de.
žegų	hąké	kisakinįže.	Égi	weže,
[thus]	not	he did not kill her.	Then	she said,

de Ko	Ai Ke	Ai Ly rA Kini Ki di.	m doAo rK Ke Le L.
"Žegų	hįké	hiraisakinįgiži,	Mąšųskakerera,
["Now]	not	if you do not kill me,	Wears White Feather for Headdress,

w di d	Ao ni Ki t Ki Kette n.	Ao ttiy	e de.	te Ko
wažižą	honįgitakikjeną."	"Hojiá,"	éže.	"Tegu
something	I will tell you."	"All right,"	he said.	"Over here

Ao Ki wi L	no liAi wi	A t Ki ntt	A nK wi n.	ne
hųgiwįra	nųpiwi	hątáginąc	hanąkwiną.	Ne
queens*	two	fasting	[we are.]	You

*a literal translation is, "the chief-women", which usually refers to his daughters.

Ai ni A te	n i	w o nK dA n.	e tt	Ao w
hinihąte	ną’į́	wa’ųnąkšaną.	Éja	howa
to dream of you*	to want	[they do.]	There	to go

*"be blessed" is lined out and "dream" written above it.

p. 36 —

Ai Le Kette n.	de Ko di	Ai doAo Lo K n K tt.	e Ki di.	Ao ttiy
hirekjeną,	žegųži	hišurukanagają,"	egíži.	"Hojiá,"
let us do it,	as	I am at your command,"	she said.	"All right,"

Ai Ke de.	Ko te	m dtt	Ai noKo	liAi
higeže.	"Koté,	mąšją	hinų́k	pį
he said.	"Say,	very	women	pretty

Ai Le n.	Ai Ke de.	de Ko de.	Ai ni w Ai L.	de e
hiréną,"	higeže.	Žegų́že.	Hiniwahira	žee
they are,"	[he said.]	Thus it was.	His brothers	this one

e	w w o de.	de de rKe	w Ki Kiy n K.	tee w Ai de.
e	wawa’ųže.	Žežesge	wagigianąga	t’ewahiže.
[he himself]	[he did it to them.]	[This way]	[she did, and]	she killed them.

p. 37 —

Ao Ai di Ai L	no ni Ke.	e rKe.	Ai noKo n K.	e tt
Hohižihira,	nųnįgé	ésge	hinųknąka	éja
She was defeated,	but	that is why	the woman	there

n K	w o nK deAe.	de de rKe	Ki Ki Le L
nąka	wa’ųnąkše.	Žežesge	gigirera
[after that]	[she is it.]	This	it would happen

Ai leAe Lere riKi ni de.	Ai noKo n K.	e Ki.	A Ai.	Ao xtt n de.
hiperesginįže.	hinųknąka.	Égi	hahí	hoxjanaže.
she knew it,	[that woman.]	[Then]	it became	it was evening.

p. 38 —

e tt.	m L	Ai d	Koo Le Ai de.	K tt.
Éja	mąra	hižą	k’ųrehiže.	Gają
There	the arrow	one of them	he fired.	And

ttA Ae ttA Ki dKeyi d.	Ai L lo r Ki Li tte Ai de.	m doAo rK Ke Le K
cahecakižągeižą*	hirabosakirijehiže.	Mąšuskakerega
a forked horn deer	he pierced him to the ground.	Wears White Feather

*apparently from, ca-he-cak-hižąge-ižą. Cf. hižągera, "it is one." This word is also found at "Wolves and Humans."

w o de.	Ko te	n	to rA Kette n.	Ai K L Ki deAe Le Le
wa’ųže.	"Koté,	ną	tusakjeną.	Hikaragišerere,"
there did.	"Say,	wood	I will gather.	Dress it,"

e de.	e rKe.	Ko Lo xl deAe.	K tt.	w Ao Ai L
éže.	Ésge	kuruǧapše.	Gają	wahúhira
he said.	So	he skinned it.	And	to snow

p. 39 —

Lo K n	A Ki Li de.	xA wi Ai ttiAi L	Ai d.	A o Ktte n.
rokana	hakiriže.	"Xąwįhicira	hižą	ha’ųkjeną,
[much]	it began.	"Grass lodges	one	I will make,

ttA L.	to tti Le.	e de	di Ke.	e tt
cara	tujire,"	éže	žigé.	Éja
the deer	you cook,"	he said	again.	There

xA wi Ai ttAi d	oy Le de.	K tt	w Lo tti L n K.	a K
xąwįhicižą	’ųireže.	Gają	warujiranąga	aka
a grass lodge	they built.	After	[they ate it,]	opposite

p. 40 —

Ki Ki nK d n	mi Ki Le de.	Ai L Le xitti K tt.	Ai noKo	liAi xitti d.
giginąkšaną.	Mįgireže.	Hiraréxjįgają,	hinų́k	pįxjįžą
[they were Lituated.]	They laid down.	After awhile,	girl	a very pretty one

Ai L tti de.	A Ki do	miKi	n i de.	Lo xi de.
hirajiže.	Hakižu	mįk	ną’įže.	Roǧiže.
she came.	With him	to lie	she wanted.	He objected.

di Ke	tti de.	ty rA Ke	w Ae n.	e de.
Žigé	jiže.	"Taisake	wahéną	éže.
Again	she came.	"I am cold	[is why I say it,"]	she said.

riAi ni Ai L	deKe	Lo K n de.	a tt o	L xoAo LoKo deAe.
Sįnįhíra	ške	rokanaže.	Ája’ų,*	raxurukše.
Cold	[also]	[it was much.]	[As she said this,]*	he consented.†

*this is translated as "finally", as if it were ųja’ų.
†more properly, "she persuaded him."

p. 41 —

Ai noKo	A Ki do	miKi deAe.	Ay reAe Lette	Lo ditti deAe.
Hinų́k	hakižu	mįkše.	Haįserec	ružicše.
Girl	with him	she laid.	All night long	she teased him.

Ai noKo	Ki dKtt deAe.	Ay ni K tt.	ny n deAe.	ti tt ne
Hinų́k	kišgácše.	Hainigáją,	nąinaše.*	Tijąne†
Girl	he played with her.	In the morning,	he fell asleep.	The other fellow

*a hapaxlegomenon, from nąinaš-še.
†< te(e)-hijąne.

Ki K w a n K	Ao xA L.	w Ko noKo	tti	n Ki de.
k’ik’awaąnąga	huxára	wakųnųk´	ji	nągiže
he got up, and	his back	to break it	he began	as he slept.

p. 42 —

de Ko	ixi	miKi deAe.	di Ke.	de Ko
Žegų	’įx	mįkše.	Žigé	žegų
Thus	groaning	he laid.	Again	[then]

Aiy n K.	Le ri L.	Lo xoKo dAe.	i L	deKe
hianąga	resira	ruxokše.	Ira	ške
[he did, and]	his tongue	he pulled out.*	His mouth	[also]

*the translation adds, "to make it longer."

Lo K K n K.	ayi dA w KL	dKe.	w Lo reAe Lette deAe.
rugąganąga	aíšawakra	ške	waruserecše.
he pulled to one side, and	his elbows	also	he made it longer.

tt reke	diAi diAiKi n Ki	de rKe	Ai de.	de Ko
Jasgé	šišiknąki	žesge	hiže.	Žegų
[What]	[if it is bad,]	[that way]	[he did.]	Thus

p. 43 —

Aiy n K.	wo n di L	n deAe de.	wo K nK KL	deKe.
hianąga	wonažįra	nąšéže.	Wokanąkra	ške
[he did, and]	his cloak	he took away.	His headdress	[also]

t ni Ao L	dKe.	w d L	A ntt	w n deAe de.
tanihúra	ške	wažąra	haną́c	wanąšéže.
his pipe	and	the things	[all]	he took them away.

Ai tee L	deKe	Lo da K n K.	de Ko.	A.
Hit’era	ške	rušokanąga	žegų,	"Hą,"
[Speaking]	[also]	[he could not do, and]	[thus,]	"Yes,"

e L	dA n xitti	Ae Le de.	e Ki.	riAi Ke Le tteKe L
era	šanaxjį	hereže.	Égi	sikéreckéra
[saying]	[only]	[he did.]	And	his heels

p. 44* —

deKe.	reAe Le tti Le de.	Ay ni Ki di.	ttAo Ke Ley n K.	A Ly Le de.
ške	serejireže.	Hainigíži,	cokereanąga	haraíreže.
[also]	they protruded out long.	In the morning,	[he led along, and]	they started out.

*on the verso of page 44, it is written, "wears white feathers for headdress and wears sparrows for coat are the same. from now on they change places for a while. as the things were taken away from him [...] set them back in time". The lacuna represents two or three words written in the seam between pages and rendered unreadable.

e tt	Ai noKo n K	e tt	A Ai Le de.	ttA Ke tt.
Éja	hinųknąka	éja	hahíreže.	Cagéja
There	the women	there	they came.	Outside

p. 45 —

mi nK dAe.	te we L Ki.	Ai dtt diAi Li Litti Ke Ao n di K	A Ai
mįnąkše.	Tewéraki,	‘Hišjaširiricge-honąžįga’	hahi
he sat.	[Unexpectedly,]	‘Wears Sparrows for a Coat’*	to go

*on the verso of page 44, Radin has the following note: "Wears White Feather for Headdress and Wears Sparrows for Coat are the same. From now on they change places for a while. As these things were taken away from him [he will ?] get them back in time." The parts in brackets are obscured by the fold in the notebook paper at the binding.

Ao Ke we de.	Ai noKo	Ki Ki nolo	w o nK deAe.	Ai no L.
hokeweže.	Hinų́k	kikínųp*	wa’ųnąkše.	Hinųra
[he came in.]	Women	sisters	they were.	The first born

*everywhere else this word is translated as "brothers".

Ae Ley n K.	wi A L.	de de Ko	w o nK deAe.	te e.
hereanąga	Wihąra	žežegų,	wa’ųnąkše.	Tee
she was, and	the second born	respectively	they were.*	[This one]

*in the translation the names are given as "He no" and "We Hu". This is a phonetic rendering based partly on the Hocąk syllabic system.

Ai no K	e tt	A Ai	mi nK deAe	wi A.
Hinųga	éja	hahi	mįnąkše.	"Wihą,
Hinų	there	he went	he sat.	"Wihą,

p. 46 —

Ai dtt diAi Li Litti Ke Ao n di K.	y A te n	Ai Ae d Le	e de.
Hišjaširiricge-honąžįga	yahąténą,	hihešare,"	éže,
Wears Sparrows for a Coat	I dreamed,	I told you,"	she said,

Ai no K.	Ai no K	Ai Ke	w di	Lo K n
Hinųga.	Hinųga	hįké	wažį́	rokana
Hinųga.	Hinųga	not	anything	much

Ai ni de.	Ai L Le xitti Ki di.	wi A K	Ai Ai nl lK tt.	te we L Ki.
hinįže.	Hirarexjįgiži,	Wihąga	hihinąbagają,	tewéraki,
she was not.	After awhile,	Wihą	she went outside, and	[unexpectedly,]

p. 47 —

wK no d	e Ki	nK deAe.	tt Ko.	Ai d
wąknužą	égi	nąkše.	"Jagú	hižą
an old man	[here]	[he sat.]	"How	one

Ai no	Ai K n L K	A Ki do	tti n Ko ni	deKe
Hinų	hikanaraga	hakižu	jinąkųnį,	ške
Hinų	your husband	with someone	he came,	[also]

ttA KeLe Ki	n Kd n.	e de.	de e	Ao rKe
cageregi	nąkšaną,"	éže.	"Žee	hosgé
[outside]	[he sits,"]	she said.	"That	[naturally]

ttA Ke tt	mi nK doAo no n.	doAoKo ni A L	w o nK dA n.	e de.
cagéja	mįnąkšųnųną.	Šųknihara	wa’ųnąkšaną,"	éže.
outside	he always sits.	My dog	it is,"*	he said.

*the original translation of Žee hosgé cagéja minąkšųnųną. Šųknihara wa’ųnąšaną, was, "That said he is right where he ought as he is my dog"; but this was lined out and replaced with, "that only outside he always sits[,] dog mine he is."

p. 48 —

Ai Ke	de rK ni K tt.	w Kidi Ki d.	w o n K tt.	Ai Ke
"Hįké	žesganįgają,	wąkšikižą	wa’ųnąkają,	hįké
"Not	he is not that,	a human being	he is, and	not

doAo Ki d	Ae Le ni K tt.	Ai K K	de rKe	Ao L Ki L ni K tt.
šųkižą	herenįgają,	hįkaga	žesge	horakiranįgają,
a dog	he is not, and	never	like this	it is not told, and

p. 49 —

Ai dtt diAi Li Litti Ke Ao n di K.	w Kidi Ki d.	doAoKo	ow n K
Hišjaširiricge-honąžįga	wąkšikižą	šųk	’ųanąka
Wears Sparrows for a Coat	a human being	dog	[he made, and]

ni Ai n.	ay L ni K tt.	ey di.	wK Konoyi d.	Ai ttAo Ke
nįhiną,	airanįgają,	eiži	wąknuižą	hicoke
he had,	they do not say,	instead	an old man	grandfather

Ai de	ay Le K tt.	wK Konoyi d.	w n tto tty rKe	w o K tt.
hiže,	airegają	wąknuižą	waną́cocąį́ske	wa’ųgają,
he had,*	they say, and	an old man†	to be pittied	he is, and

*airanįgają, eiži wąknunižą hicoke hiže, was originally translated, "but it was always said that he had an old grandfather," but that was lined out and replaced with, "but instead an old man grandfather he had."
†"This old man" is lined out in favor of the translation "The old man"; however, the correct translation is "an old man", the point being general rather than particular.

p. 50 —

ttAi	Ao mi n Ki Kette n.	a n K.	Ao K w Le.	Ai Ke K tt.
ci	hominąkikjeną,"	ánąga,	"Hokaware,"	higegáją,
house	he must come,"*	she said, and	"Come in,"†	she said to him, but

*wa’ųgają, ci hominąkikjeną," was originally translated, "and he shall come," but that was lined out and replaced with "in house he must come."
†ánąga, "Hokaware," was originally translated, "and told him to come in," but was lined out in favor of, "she said come in."

A Ke	o ni de.	Ai m L K n K.	lA L	Ai Lo n n.
hąké	’ųnįže.	Himarakanąga	pára	hirunąna*
not	he would not do it.	He pointed, and	his head	to shake

*a hapaxlegomenon — cf. runą, "to turn over."

Ai de.	n L Ke we de	Ai Ke K tt.	Ao.	a n K.
hiže.	"Nąrakeweže,"	higegáją,	"Ho,"	ánąga
[he did.]*	"Are you afraid?"	she said to him, and	"Ho,"	he said, and

*Himarakanąga para hirunąna hiže, was originally translated, "by shaking his head and pointing inside," but this was lined out and replaced with, "he pointed at him and his head he shook."

lA	Ki rii rii de.	de Ko	Ao K w Le	Ai Ke de.
pa	gisįsįže.	Žegų,	"Hokaware,"	higeže.
head	he nodded.	Then,	"Come in,"*	she said to him.

*before this phrase, "said she you must" has been lined out.

p. 51 —

Ao mi n Ki di.	e tt.	Ai L Ki	Ke Le.	xA wi
Hominąkiži,	éja	hiragi	kere	xąwį́
Where she sat,	there	[she brought back]	[she put]	hay

Ao Ki midi d n K	e tt	mi nK Ki Ki de.	e Ki.	wo Ki A n K.
hogimįšanąga	éja	mįnąkigiže.	Égi	wogihanąga
she placed, and	there	she sat him.	Then	she boiled, and

wo Koo de.	Ai no Ko.	wo Ki teKe deAe.	doAo Ki d	Ae Le de
wok’ų́že.	Hinųg[a]	wokitekše.	"Šųkižą	hereže,
she gave it to him.	Hinų	she was angry.	"A dog	it is,

p. 52 —

a n K	tt	di Ke	K tt K.	w reKe
ánąga	ja,	žigé	gająga,	wasgé
he said, and	[well,]	[again]	[now,]	plate

Ao o L Ki Ki.	A Ke	w d	n tti xK	Ai L deAe Le rini
ho’ųragigi,	hąké	wažą	najixgą	hirašeresnį,"
[you let him use,]	not	anything	to hate	you do not seem,"

e de.	ne	tt Ko	ni Ki o n K tt.	A Ke
éže.	"Ne	jagú	nikionąkaja,	hąké
she said.	"You	[what]	I have made for you, but*	not

*this is a Hocąk idiom translated as, "this is nothing to you."

doAo Ki d	w o nK Kini n.	e de	wi A K.	w Lotto
šųkižą	wa’ųnąkinįną,"	éže	Wihąga.	Warúc
a dog	he is not,"	she said,	Wihą.	Eating

p. 53 —

Lo dtt Ki di.	t ni Ai de.	L xeKe doo Ki d.	Ai ow n K.	n al
rušjągiži,	tanihiže.	Raxgeš’okižą	hi’ųanąga	na’áp
when he was done,	he smoked.	A weed pipe	[he used, and]	leaves

w xottoKo	Ai de.	e Ki.	wi A K.	w o de.
waxjuk	hiže.	Égi	Wihąga	wa’ųže.
to mash up	he did.	[Then]	Wihą	[she did it.]

t ni Aoyi d.	Lo r n K.	Ai Ki Lo lA n.	Ao Ki dow n K.	Ao Koo de.
Tanihuižą	rusanąga	hikirúpąną́	hogižuanąga	hok’ųže.
A pipe	she took, and	mixture	she filled it, and	she gave it to him.

p. 54 —

di Ke	n tti riKi de.	doKo Ki d.	Ae Le Ki di.	doo dA nK Koo
Žigé	nąjisgiže,	"Šųkižą	heregíži,	š’ųšanąk’ų
Again	she scolded her,	"A dog	he is, and	keep on and finally

deKe.	A L Ki do	L mi Ki Ktt n Ae n	deKe.	ttAi to K.
ške	harakižu	ramįkikjanaheną,	ške	citoga
[also]	with him	you will lie down,	[also]	older brother

p. 55 —

t ni Ao L	diAi diAiKi	L Ki Ki n.	e de.	wi A K
tanihúra	šišik	ragiginą,"	éže.	Wihąga
his pipe	to ruin	you have made,"	she said.	Wihą

we de.	tt Ko	L o Kette	w dA dA nK.	Ai Ke
weže,	"Jagú	ra’ųkje?	Wašašąnąk?	Hįké
she said,	"What	you will do?	[How can you say this?]	Not

ne	w d	ni Ki o ninK dA n.	Ai Ke de.	e Ki.
ne	wažą	niki’ųnįnąkšaną,"	higeže.	Égi
I	anything	I have not done to you."	she said to her.	And

Ay ni ne Ki.	n Ki K L Le de.	wK tte K.	Ao xtt n K tt.	wi ttA w
haininegi,	nąkikarareže,	wąkjega.	Hoxjanągają,	wicąwą
in the morning,	he went hunting,	the man.	In the evening,	wildcat

p. 56 —

Ke Le di d.	Kii	Ki Li de.	Ai no K	tt tti ne tt.
kerežižą	k’į	kiriže.	Hinųga	jajineją
a spotted one	to carry on his back	he brought.	Hinų	right away

Ai Ki dAe Ley n K.	wo A Ki ni de.	to tti Ki di.	w reKeyi d
higišereanąga	wohąginįže.	Tujigiži,	wasgeižą
she tended to it, and	she had the kettle on.	When she cooked it,	a plate

p. 57 —

e tt	ni Ke	Ao K n K n K.	wi A K	Ki w A Le	Ai de.
éja	nįgé	hokąnakanąga	Wihąga	kiwahare	hiže.
there	a piece	she put, and	Wihą	to pass it	she did.

Ai tt Ao K tt.	Ko Loro	tti Ke Le de.	te e	L tti Kette de.
Hijahogają,	kurus	jikereže.	"Tee	rajikježe.
When she reached for it,	to take back	[she did suddenly.]	"This	you will not eat.*

*this is what both the context and the translation express, but there is no negation in the Hocąk.

Ai d	n tti L xK	dA n KL	e	tee Ai n.
Hižą	nąjiraxga	šanąkra,	e	t’ehíną,"
One	to dislike	that you do,	he	he killed it,"

e de.	wi A K.	n tteKe L.	teKe dAe.	xK deAe.
éže.	Wihąga	nącgera	tekše.	Ğakše.
she said.	Wihą	her heart	[it hurt.]	She cried.

p. 58 —

Ay ni Ki di.	n Ki K L L.	di Ke	L Ki ni de.	Ai no K
Hainigíži,	nąkikarara	žigé	raginįže,	Hinųga
In the morning,	to go hunting	again	he went,	Hinų

Ai K n L.	e Ki.	wK no diAi diAiKi nK KeLe	we de.	Ao.
hikánara.	Égi	wąknušišiknąkre	weže,	"Ho,"
her husband.	And	the homely old man	he said,	"Ho,"

a	tti Ke Le de.	n te	Ai Ko Koro deAe.	mr
a	jikereže.	Nąte	higųgųsše.	"Mąz
to say	[he did suddenly.]	To chop wood	he made a motion.	"Ax

p. 59 —

w L Ke de	e Ki.	Ao.	a n K.	lA
warageže?"	egi,	"Ho,"	ánąga	pa
you mean?"	[she said, and]	"Ho,"	he said, and	his head

Ki rii rii de.	m ri d	Ao Koo de.	di Ke	w Kii
gisįsįže.	Mązižą	hok’ųže.	Žigé	wak’į́
he nodded.	An ax	she handed him.	Again	to pack on the back

Ai Ko Koro riKi di.	AK dAK	w L Ke de	e Ki di.	Ao.
higųgųsgiži,	"Hąkšą́k	warageže?"	egíži,	"Ho,"
he made a motion, and	"Pack strap	do you mean?"	[she said, and]	"Ho,"

a n K.	lA	Ki rii rii de.	AK dAK Ki d	Ao Koo de.
ánąga	pa	gisįsįže.	hąkšąkižą	hok’ųže.
he said, and	his head	he nodded.	A pack strap	she handed him.

w niy n K.	Ai Ai nl dAe.	e tt.	n lA reAe	t reAe li d
Wanianąga	hihiną́pše.	Éja	nąpáse	tasebižą
He took it, and	he went out.	There	stump	a burnt one

tte Ki di.	m r K	Ai Lo tti de.	Ki xA w	tti Le Ai de.
jegiži,	mąžak	hirujįže.	Gixawą	jirehiže.
it stood, and	[to split with an ax]	he struck.	To knock	[he began. ]

Ao tti d.	my tt	Ki ni li de.	de e	Kiy n K
Hųjižą	maįja	kinibíže.*	Tee	gįanąga
A bear	to the ground	[he fell.]	That	[he carried, and]

*this should probably be kįnįp-še, "he fell". Kinibi-že (< kinip-hi) means, "to come, to make, to become". The translation has, "he knocked".

p. 61 —

Ko de.	Ki Ki di.	wi A K	w i nl lL	Lo K n de.
guže.	Gigiži,	Wihąga	wainąpra	rokanaže.
he came.	When he got back,	Wihą	thankful	[she was much.]

Ai Kow n.	wo A L.	Ai tt	Ay tte Ai de.	to tti Ki di.
Higuą́ną	wohą́ra	hija	haijehiže.	tujigiži,
Right away	kettle	[there]	she put on.	When she had cooked it,

ni Ke	w rKe tt	Ao K n K n K.	Ai no L.	Ki w A de.
nįgé	wasgéja	hokąnakanąga	hinųra	kiwahaže.
piece	on the plate	she put, and	her sister	she passed it.

p. 62 —

w n.	Ai ttAK niKi A L.	a n K.	Ai tt Ao K tt	Ko Loro deAe.
"Waną́	hicąknįkhara,"	ánąga	jijahogają,	kurusše.
"Oh	my little sister,"	she said, and	when she reached for it,	she took it back.

w d	L tti Kette de.	w di d	n tti L xK	dA n KL
"Wažą	rajikježe.	Wažižą	nąjiraxga	šanąkra,
["Something]	you will not eat.	[A thing]	to hate	that you do,

e	tee Ai n.	a n K	Ko Lo deAe.*	Ai no K.
e	t’ehíną,"	ánąga	kuruše.*	Hinųga
he	he killed it,"	she said, and	she took it back.	Hinų

*the standard form is kurus-še, but here the /s/ is probably lost from sandhi.

p. 63 —

n tteKe L	teKe Ktti	Ai Le de.	o tti Le Ke Le.	Ao ttL.
nącgera	tekjį	hireže.	’Ųjiregere	hųjra
her heart	to be very hurt	it was.	He continued	bears

Lo K n	w Ki o de.	wi Ki deAe Le L	dKe	Ki tti L n K.
rokana	wak’iųže.	Wigišerera	ške	gijiranąga
[many]	he got them.	To dress them	[also ]	he helped her, and

wo liAi Ke Le L.	Ai tttte	Ai wi de.	di Ke.	ni d
wopįkerera	hijaje	hiwiže.	Žigé	nižą
caches	here and there	they had.	Again	a creek

p. 64* —

e tt	Ao we Ki di.	e tt	Aiy n K.	xA tte.
éja	howegiži,	éja	hianąga	xąje
[there]	it ran, and	there	[he was, and]†	moss

*this page is preceded by a page with just a few Hocąk words written on it, after which is another page with notes on clusters and sandhi.
† translated as, "in the morning" as if it were Ay ni Ki di (hainigíži).

a ttAo K tt.	L lL.	Lo K n de.	di Ke	de de rKe
ącugają,	raprá	rokanaže.	Žigé	žežesge
he dipped in, and	beavers	they were many.	Again	this kind

Ai Ki dAe Le w[i] de.	Ai no K	Ai K n L.	Ki Li Ki di.	w Ke de.
higišerew[i]že.	Hinųga	hikánara	kirigiži,	wageže,
they dressed.	Hinų	her husband	when he got back,	she said to him,

p. 65 —

tt Ko	doo K tt.	te Ki.	wi ttA w	Ke Le dL
"Jagú	š’ųgáją?	Tégi	wicąwą	kerežra
"What	you doing?	Here	wildcat	spotted ones

dA n	L Kii	doKo	L tte.	Ai d
šana	rak’į	šgu	rajé.	Hižą
[only]	you pack	you came,	you stood.	One

doAoKo ni L	de	Ai deAe L	deKe.	e
šųknira	že	hišera	ške	e
'dog'	[this]	you called	[also]	he

w d L	Lo K n	w Ki o tte K tt.	e de.	we de.
wažąra	rokana	waki’ųjegają,"	éže.	Weže,
things	many	he gets,"	she said.	[He said,]

p. 66 —

tt Ko	wo tteAe xiAi de.	de de rKe	tee Ai L.	Ao rKe
"Jagú	wocexiže?	Žežesge	t’ehira,	hosgé
"What	it is trouble?	This kind	[killing]	[it is not]

te e	e	w no tteKe	tteAe xiAi	Ai Le Ke.
tee	e	wanocge	cexi	hirege.
these	they	animals	scarce	they are.

w to Ao ttiAi	Ai Le K	A Ke	tto l A	de rKe
Watohóci	hirega,	hąké	jobą́hą	žesge
Newly married men,	[if they are,]	not	four	those kinds

tee Ai Ai L ni ra de	ay Le Ke	w o	A tte n.	Ai dtt Ke
t’ehihiranįs’aže,	aírege	wa’ų	hajéną,	hišjąge
they should not kill,	they say, that is why	to do this	[I have,]	but anyway

p. 67 —

Ay ni Ki di.	te Kette Ko ni	e de.	Ay ni Ki di.	e tt
hainigíži	tekjegųnį,"	éže.	Hainigíži,	éja
in the morning	I will go,"	he said.	In the morning,	there

A Ai	no xA w de.	te we L Ki	e tt	L Ae de.
hahi	nųxáwąže.	Tewéraki,	éja	raheže.
[on the way]	he hid.	[Unexpectedly,]	there	he was going.

reAe Le reAe Le tt K.*	ow ttiy n K.	n lA reAe d	e tt	Ao tti K tt.
Sereserecka	’uajianąga	nąpasežą	éja	hojigają,
The long lanky fellow	he came, and	a stump	there	he struck, and

*this should probably be spelled, reAe Le reAe Le ttK.

p. 68 —

Ao tti d.	my tt	Ki nili deAe.	A Ai	Ai Lo Ki no Ki di.
hųjižą	maįja	kįnį́pše.	Hahi	hirokinǫgiži,
a bear	to the ground	he fell.	He went	when he was out of sight,

m Ki no de.	Kiiy n K.	Ko de.	ttA Ke tt	A Ki
maginuže.	K’įanąga	guže.	Cągéja	hagi
he stole it.	He carried it on his back, and	he came home.	Outside	he went

w xiAi ne de.	Aoy Ke we de.	A Ao.	Aotto.	Ai dA dA n KL
waxineže.	Hoikeweže.	"Hąhó,	hųc	hišašanąkra,
he unloaded it.	He went inside.	"There!	bear	you have been saying,

p. 69 —

Ai tt	ni Ke	wo ttAo K tte.*	Ai d	A Kii
hija	nįgé	wocokje.	Hižą	hak’į
[there]	[piece]	you can content to your fill.	One	I packed

*this should be spelled wo ttAo Ktte.

A Ki Li n.	de e di	tee Ai	wo tteAe xiAi nK deAe.	e Ke tti ni.
hakiríną.	Žeeži	t’ehi	wocexinąkše,"	egejinį,
I went home.	These	to kill	they are not hard,"	he said, so

Ai no K	Ai Ai nl n K tt.	A Ke	ni Ke	w d
Hinųga	hihinąpnąkają,	hąké	nįgé	wažą
Hinų	she ran outside, but	not	[piece]	anything

p. 70 —

A tt ni de.	n t reAe li d.	Ae o	e tt Kede.	Ai Ai nl lK tt
hajanįže.	Nątasepižą	he’ų	ejakše.	Hihinąbagają
she did not see.	A burnt stump	packed up	there it lay.	He went out, and

te we L Ki	n t rAe li d	Ae o	e tt Kede.
tewéraki,	nątasepižą	he’ų	ejakše.
unexpectedly,	a burnt stump	packed up	there it lay.

AK dAK KL.	Ko Lo r n K	di Ke	Le de.	e tt
Hąkšą́kra	kurusanąga	žigé	reže.	Éja
The pack strap	he took, and	again	he went on.	There

te we L Ki	Ao we	owK deAe.	ni tteAe tte tt.
tewéraki,	howe	’ųwakše,	nicejeja.
unexpectedly,	going along	[he was doing it,]	along the edge of a creek.

p. 71 —

te we L Ki.	L lL.	ni ttAe ttL	Lo K n de.	di Ke
Tewéraki,	raprá	nicejeja	rokanaže.	Žigé
Unexpectedly,	beavers	along the edge of a creek	[there were many.]	Again

e tt.	no liAi wi	m Ki no de.	di Ke.	w Kii
éja	nųpiwi	maginuže.	Žigé	wak’į́
there	two	he stole it.	Again	he packed on his back

Ki Li de.	di Ke.	Ai no K.	Ai Ai nl n K tt	te we L Ki.
kiriže.	Žigé	Hinųga	hihinąpnąkają,	tewéraki,
he went home.	Again	Hinų	she ran outside, but	unexpectedly,

p. 72 —

xA tte.	e tt.	Ae o tte de.	di Ke.	wK Kn K
xąje	éja	he’ųježe.	Žigé	wąknąka
moss	there	it was packed up.	Again	the man

Ai Ai nl lK tt	te we L Ki	A tt de.	de Ko.	di Ke.
hihinąbagają,	tewéraki,	hajaže.	Žegų	žigé
he went outside, and	unexpectedly,	he saw it.	Then	again

wi Kii L.	Ko Lo r n K.	to w Le de.	A Ko Le d.	wK no tte K
wik’įra	kurusanąga	towareže.	Hagoréžą,	wąknujega
his strap	he took, and	he went on.	Finally,	the old man

p. 73 —

Ki Li de.	L lL	Ai Lo Ki dKe	deKe	Lo tiy n K.
kiriže.	Raprá	hirogišgé	ške	rutianąga
he went home.	Beavers	he tied	also	he dragged, and

Ao Ao Ao.	e de.	wi m L K n K	we de.	wi A K
"Ho ho ho,"	éže,	wimarakánąga	weže.	Wihąga
"Ho, ho, ho,"	he said,	pointing, and	he spoke.	Wihą

we de.	w m ni Ki no de	e Ki di.	lA	Ki rii rii de.
weže,	"Maniginuže?"	egíži,	pa	gisįsįže.
he spoke,	"He stole it from you?"	she said, and	head	he nodded.

n t reAe l K	Lo r n K	K tt	too lK tt.	Ao tti d
Nątasepąka	rusanąga	gają	t’ųpgają,	hųjižą
The burnt stump	he took, and	[then]	he laid it aside, and	a bear

p. 74 —

Ae Le de.	di Ke	xA tte n K.	Lo A	w do K tt.
hereže.	Žigé	xąjenąka	rohą	wašugają
it was.	Again	moss	aside	he put them, and

L li Le de.	wo liAi Ke Le L.	Lo K n de.	e Ki.	wy Le de.
rapireže.	Wopįkerera	rokanaže.	Égi	waíreže,
they became beavers.	Caches	there were many.	Then	they said,

Ay ni Ki di.	n ni K.	tti doAo no L	Ae Le n.	A Ke
"Hainigíži,	nąnį́ga	jišųnųra	hereną.	Hąké
"In the morning,	our mother	[that she might come,]	it is.	Not

p. 75 —

ni Ke	Ao w	L niy tte	Ai no K	Ai K n L
nįgé	howa	ranįaje,"	Hinųga	hikánara
anywhere	to go	you are not,"	Hinų	her husband

Ai K L Ke de.	Ay ni Ki di.	wK no K	no xA w de.	Ki xA L.
hikarageže.	Hainigíži,	wąknuka	nųxáwąže.	Gixara
she said to him.	In the morning,	the old man	he hid.	The wilderness

Ao w	L n K.	Ai o ni Ai Le L.	tti Ki di.	Ai no K
howa	ranąga	hi’ųnįhirera	jigiži,	Hinųga
[out]	he went, and	their mother	when she came,	Hinų

di.	tt tti ne tt.	Ai dtt diAi Li Litti Ke Ao n di K	n ni	ne
ži	jajineją,	"Hišjaširiricge-honąžįga	ną́ni	ne
she said	right away,	"Wears Sparrows for a Coat	mother	I

p. 76 —

w LoKo dA n	e de.	n ni.	doAo Ki d	ni Ai L.
warókšaną,"	éže.	"Ną́ni	šųkižą	nihira
I married,"	she said.	"Mother	a dog	that he owns

wi A K.	K tt K	deKe	Ao Lo Ko ni	y Le n.
Wihąga,	gająga,	ške	horokųnį,	yaréną,"
Wihą,	[now then,]	[also]	she has married,	I believe,"

Ai no	Ki di.	e xiiti de.	wi ttA w n K
Hinų	giži*	exjįže.	Wicąwąnąka
Hinų	and	she said many other things.	The wildcat

*as a suffix, -giži should always be attached to a verb, so Hinųgiži does not seem plausible; yet the uncoupling of -giži from her name means that the name Hinų is separated from its verb by a conjunction. Other possibilities are equally puzzling.

de rKe	Ai o ni L.	Ao Koo de.	K tt deKe
zešge	hi’ųnįra	hok’ųže,	gająške
[that]	her husband	she gave,	but

p. 77 —

Ai Ke	Lotto ni de.	wi A K.	wo Koo Ki di.	e dA n.
hįké	rucnįže.	Wihąga	wok’ųgiži,	ešana
not	she did not eat.	Wihą	she gave her it, and	that only

Lotto deAe.	e Ki.	n ni.	w d	diAi diAiKi Kitti d
rucše.	"Égi	ną́ni,	wažą	šišikjįžą
she ate.	"But	mother,	thing	a very bad one

Ae Le n.	a	no ni Ke.	Ai noKo A xitti	Ai dKe
hereną,"	a,	nųnįgé	"Hinųkhaxjį	hišgé
it is,"	she said,	but	"Daughter,	[indeed]

p. 78 —

Ai Le Ke	w o n K tt.	tt Ko o	w dA dA n Kd[e]	Ai Ke de.
hirege,	wa’ųnąkają,	jagú’ų	wašašąnąkše?"	higeže.
[as she thinks,]	[she does it, so]	why	you talk thus?"	she said to her.

Ay ni Ki di.	Ai ni Ko A tti	Ai Le Ktt n A wi n.	ttiAi nK KL.
"Hainigíži,	hiniguhaji	hirekjanahawiną,	cinąkra
"In the morning,	to come after you	they will,	the village

w L Ki	A te wi n.	w wi Ke de.	w Kii
waragi	hątewiną,"	wawigéže.	Wak’į́
[which they come from?]	you have dreamt,"*	she said to them.	Bundle

*the translation given is, "They will come after you from the village you have dreamed for them".

p. 79 —

Kiiy n K.	Ke Le de.	Ki Ki di.	Ao LK deAe	tt rKe
k’įanąga	kereže.	Gigiži,	horákše,	jasgé
she packed, and	she went home.	When she got home,	she told,	what

Ai n K.	Ai ttA Ai Ai wi L.	w xtt Ko ni	ay Le de.	e ttA
hinąka.	"Hicąhihiwira	waxjagųnį,"	aíreže.	Écą
they did.	"Our brother-in-law	he must be funny,"	they said.	And instead

A Ao Ao	Ai Le de.	wK no n K.	w d Ko ni.	Ai Ke	tte rKe*
hahuhú	hireže.	Wąknunąka,	Wažągųnį,	hįké	[žesge]
to be anxious	they were.	The old man,	"It is strange,	not	this way

*this should be, tte rKe, for žesge.

p. 80 —

ay L ni K tt.	m doAo rK. A Ke Le K.	Ai dtt diAi Li Litti Ke Ao n di K.
airanįgają	Mąšųska-hakerega,	Hišjaširiricge-honąžįga,
it was not told,	Wears White Feather,	Wears Sparrows for a Coat,

Ai Ke.	doAoKo	w d niAi de	ay L ni K tt.	wK noyi d.
hįké	šųk	wažąnįhiže,	airanįgają	wąknuižą
not	dog	[he was not such a thing]	it was not told, and	an old man

e di	Ai ttAo Ke	Ai de	ay Le doAo no K tt.	ay Le de.
eži	hicoke	hiže,	airešųnųgają,	aíreže."
it was said	his grandfather	he was,	it was always told,	they said."

p. 81 —

Ay ni Ki di.	A Ai Le Ktt n Ae Ki di.	di Ke	ni Ke	Ao w Le de.
Hainigíži,	hahirekjanahegiži,	žigé	nįgé	howareže.
In the morning,	when they were about to come,	again	[someplace]	he went away.

no xA w de.	wo ni L	o xitti	Ai L	no ni Ke.
Nųxáwąže.	wonira	’ųxjį	hira,	nųnįgé
He hid.	Hunting	to do much	[they were doing,]	but

de Ko	A Ke	Ai e L ni de.	de Ko	Ai noKo niKi tte K.
žegų	hąké	hi’eranįže.	Žegų	hinuknįkjega
[thus]	not	they could not find him.	So	the young woman

A Ke	K L ni de.	Ao we	xK	tte de.
hąké	karanįže.	Howe	ǧak	jéže.
not	she did not go home.	To go about	crying	[she did.]

p. 82 —

e tt	w ow Ki di.	Ai noKo	ni Ae K.	Ai L tti de.
Éja	wa’ųwagiži,	hinų́k	nihega	hiraježe.
There	she was,	woman	that was	she came to him.

Ai Ai nl lL.	Ai Ky Le de.	Ai Ai nl deAe.	te we L Ki.	te tte de.
hihinąbara	higaireže.	hihiną́pše.	Tewéraki,	teježe.
To come out	[she told him.]	He came out.	Unexpectedly,	there she was.

n tti riKi de.	de Ko o	ni Ki Ki Kette	y Le K	tte Le n.
nąjisgiže.	"Žegų’ų	nįgigikje	yarega,	jereną.
She scolded him.	["Thus ?]	I would let you go,	I thought,	[it stood.]

p. 83 —

Ai noKo ni Ki d.	w n tto ttyi rKe	w o tte Ke	w o	A tti n.
Hinuknįkižą	wanąjojąisge	wa’ų́jege,	wa’ų	hajíną.
A young woman	she is very sad	[because she is this,	[to do it,]	I have come.

Ao ni Ki tKi Kitti K tt.	wo wK	w doo n.	de Ko di	o
Honįgitakikjigają,	wową́k	waš’ųną.	Žegųži,	’ų
I told you of this, and	wrong	you did it.	[Thus,]	[to do]

ni Ki Ki K tt	Ae Le n.	e Ki.	m i d	tte n.
nįgigigają,	hereną.	Égi	mąížą	jeną.
I would let you go,	[I thought.]*	Here	a spring	there is.

*"I thought" has been lined out and replaced with "I made up my mind that".

e tt.	tto l A L	Ko wo Ki Ktte n.	e Ki	wy ni	te e
Éja	jobąhąra	kųwųkikjeną.	Égi	wainį́	tee
There	four times	you must dive in.	And	clothes	[these]

p. 84 —

wo dA w xo Ki Kette n.	Ai K n K.	wy ni	Ao Koo de.
wošawaǧukikjeną,"	higanąga	wainį́	hok’ųže.
put them on,"	[she said to him, and]	clothes	she gave them to him.

e tt.	Ai noKo niKi Kette K.	o tte Ki di	e tt	Ki de.
Éja	hinųknįkjega,	’ųjegiži,	éja	giže.
Where	the girl	she was,	[there]	he came back.

xK	tte de.	A tt Ki di.	xK KL	L dtt de.
Ğak	jéže.	Hajagiži,	ǧakra	rašją́že.
She was crying	[she was.]	When she saw him,	crying	she stopped.

p. 85 —

rii Le tt	A ntt	A K Ly Le n.	ni dA n	Ai Ki
"S’ireją,	haną́c	hakaraíreną.	Nišana	higi
"Long ago	all	they went home.	I only	here

Ao ni ni	A tte n.	e de.	e tt.	m i tte K
honini	hajéną,"	éže.	Éja	mąíjega
I have been looking for you	[I have,"]	she said.	There	the spring

e tt	A Ki Le Ki di.	Ai tt	K L Ae	Ai Ko Koro deAe.
éja	hagiregiži,	hija	karahé	higųgųsše.
[at]	when they go to,	there	to go on	he made a motion.

Ai tt	A K L Ae Kette	w L Ke de	e Ki di.	Ao.
"Hija	hakarahékje	warageže?"	egíži.	"Ho,"
"There	[I shall go on]	you mean?"	[she said, and]	"Ho,"

p. 86 —

a n K	lA	Ki rii rii de.	Ai tt	K L Ae de.
ánąga	pa	gisįsįže.	Hija	karahéže.
he said, and	head	he nodded.	There	she went on.

e tt.	tto l A.	Ko wo K tt.	Ao w doAo Lotto deAe.	te nK deAe.
Éja	jobą́hą	kųwųkają,	howašorócše.	Tenąkše.
There	four times	he dove, and	he cast it off.	There he was.

Ao Ao.	K	de rK tte Ko ni.	a n K.	n tteKe L
"Hohó,	ka	žesgajegunį,"	ánąga	nącgera
"Oh my,	that	it is the way I looked,"	he said, and	his heart

p. 87 —

teKe deAe.	e Ki.	w ni L	w wo K w xoKo deAe.	te tte de.
tekše.	Égi	wanira	wawokawaǧukše.	Teježe.
[it ached.]	And	his clothes	he put them on.	there it was.

wK	liAi La Ki.	di Ke	Ai L tty L de.	Ke Le K tt.
Wąk	pįragi,	žigé	hirajairaže.	Keregają,
[Man]	if he formerly looked good,	[again]	[the more so.]	He started on, and

e tt	Ai Ki lA de	Ai noKo ni KL.	Ai wo dA K tt.	de Ko.
éja	hikipáže,	hinųknįkra.	Hiwušagają,	žegų
there	he met her,	the young woman.	He stopped, but	[then]

p. 88 —

tti Le de.	A Ke	dKe	Ai tt	Ao Lo xotto ni de.
jireže.	Hąké	ške	hija	horuxucnįže.
she went by.	Not	even	there	she did not look.

di Ke	A ttiAi tt.	Ao w	deAe Le.	Ai Kow n.
Žigé,	"Hacija	howa	šere?	Higuą́ną
[Again,]	"Where	[onward]	you are going?	Now

Ae Le Kette n.	e de.	A A.	tt Ko	ne
herekjeną,"	éže.	"Hąhą́,	jagú	ne
let us go,"	he said.	"Well,	[how]	you

A ni Ki do	A o	A tte de.	e de.	ne
hanikižu	ha’ų	haježe."	éže.	"Ne
with you	[I am staying]	I am,"	she said.	"I

wi ne n.	a	no ni Ke	de Ko	w Kd de.
winéną,"	a	nųnįgé	žegų	wakšą́že.
it is I,"	he said,	but	[then]	she turned around and went on.

p. 89 —

m i tte K	e tt	A Ai Le de.	di n Ke Le n.	A dAw Kd
Mąíjega	éja	hahíreže.	"Žinąkereną,*	hašawakša
The spring	there	they went.	"There it is,	you turned back

*< že(e)-hinąk-hereną ?

L tte L.	Ai Ke de.	te we L Ki.	e tt	Ao xoAo A L
rajera,"	higeže.	Tewéraki,	éja	hųxuhara*
[that you came,"]	he said to her.	[Unexpectedly,]	there	[his outer form]

*< hų, "body"; xu, "skin"; ha, "skin, husk"; -ra, the definite article.

nK deAe	K tt K.	e tt	Ai rKe	w tte L
nąkše.	Gająga,	éja	hisge	wajéra
it was.	Then	there	[really]	what he was saying

p. 90 —

Ai leAe Lere deAe.	Ai noKo niKi KL.	m dtt	Ai to i de.	Lo reLe.
hipéresše.	Hinuknįkra	mąšją	hito’įže.	"Rusre,"
she believed.	The young woman	very	she was happy.	"Take it,"

Ai Ke Ki di	Loro deAe.	we tt tt n K	A ni de.	A K Ly Le de.
higegiži,	rúsše.	Wejąjanąga	haniže.	Hakaraíreže.
he said to her, and	she took it.	She rolled it up, and	she carried it.	They started home.

A Ki Le de.	te we L Ki.	w Ki d.	A Ki do	Ki Ki
Hagireže.	Tewéraki,	wąkižą	hakižu	gigí,
They got home.	[Unexpectedly,]	a man	with him	she came home, and

p. 91 —

wo Ki roKo	wK	liAi de.	Ai tt	nK deAe.
wogizok	wąk	pįže.	Hija	nąkše.
[really]	man	he was handsome.	There	he was.*

*on the verso it reads, "he was then means the first man that was there or the false one".

de e	w o de.	tteAeKe	Ai tt	Ai Ki di.
Žee	wa’ųže.	Cek	hija	higiži,
[This]	[he did it.]	First	there	when he was,

wi Lo tti	Ki Koo	Ai Le Ktte n.	t ni	A Ai Ktt n Ae n.
wirójį	kik’ų	hirekjeną.	"Tani	hahįkjanaheną,"
club	[to make]	[they should do.]	["Tobacco]	I am going to smoke,"

e de.	e rKe	wi Lo tti	Ki Koo	Ai L n K.
éže.	Ésge	wirójį	kik’ų	hiránąga
he said.	So	clubs	to make	they did, and

p. 92 —

Ai tt	A leAe Le K tt.	t ni Ai K tt.	w Ki Li L	Lo K n de.
hija	haperegają,	tanihigają,	wakirira	rokanaže.
there	they waited, and	as he smoked,	[insects]	[there were many.]

de Ko	Lo dtt de.	e Ki	A Ki Le de.	wK Kn K
Žegų	rušją́že.	Égi	hagireže.	Wąknąka
So	he stopped.	Then	they got home.	[The man]

te	nK Koo	w d	Ao xoAo A n K	Ai Lo tti Le de.
te	nąk’ų	wažą	hųxuhanąka	hirojireže.
this	as he sat,	[thing]	[the outer form]	it was thrown at him.

p. 93 —

tt rK ni Ae L	de rKe de.	ttA KL.	Ao to L	Ai Le de.
Jasgáranihéra,	žesgeže.	Cakra	hotura	hireže.
[As he had been,]	[this way he was.]	Outdoors	to throw him	they did.

to we	A xe	A Ly Le de.	ttAi n Ko de tty tt.	A Ai Le K tt
Towe	haǧe	haraíreže.	Cinąkožejaija	hahiregają,
[They kept on]	shouting	they went.	At the edge of the village	when they got there,

e tt.	ta nK deAe.	o o o	Ao w.	a n K.
éja	t’ąnąkše.	"O-o-o,"	hową†	ánąga
there	he flew away.*	"O-o-o,"	to hoot like an owl	he said, and

*"fell [?] dead" is lined out, and "flew away" written above it.
†a hapaxlegomenon — cf. ho, "to howl" (or imitative); wą, "to shout".

p. 94 —

ta nK deAe.	Ai Loyi Le L	w tte K.	w Lo L	Ko Ko xitti
t’ąnąkše.	"Hiroirera	wąjega,	warora	gųgųxjį,
he flew away.	"You homely thing	the one that hoots,	in want	through this life,

wK KidiKi	dii Ktt ne n.	w Kidi Ki L	Kd Kd n	dii n.
wąkšik	š’ikjaneną,	wąkšikra	kšakšana	š’iną.
to live	you will do,	human beings	to abuse	you did.

ni Ke.	ni KttK niKi L.*	Ai d	xK Ki di	wi n Ke we
Nįgé	nįkjąknįkra	hižą	ǧakiži,	winąkewé
Whenever	babies	[one of them]	when it cries,	[scarecrow]

*ni KttK niKi is underlined.

p. 95 —

Ai Ai ni o	Ai L ni Ae Ktt n Ae n.	wo doAo Lo ttiri ritti Ktt ne n.
hihini’ų	hiranihekjanaheną	Wošurujisįckjaneną,"
[to be used as]	they will do.	You will be the least among them,"

Ai Ke Ke de.	e Ki.	wo n di L.	de Ko.	Ay dA nd ditti de.
higegeže.	Égi	wonažįra	žegų	haišąnąšjiže.
he said to him.	And	his coat	[then]	it was very dirty.

p. 96 —

K Ly riAi riAi tt n K.	Ao n di K tt	w niKi niKi n K.	xK KL.	xe
Karaisisįjanąga	honązįgają,*	wanįknįknąka	ǧakra	ǧe
He brushed it off, and	he put it on, and	the [little] birds	singing	[noise]

*honązį means more specifically, "to wear over the shoulders" (Miner).

tte Le de.	di Ke	wo K n KL.	K Ly riAi riAi tt n K.	Ao K L K n K tt.
jereže.	Žigé	wokanąkra	karaisisįjanąga	hokarakanąkają,
they began.	Again	his headdress	he brushed it off, and	he put on his head, and

to rL.	w Ao liAi xitti	xK	A ttiy Ly Le de.	e Ki.
tosra	wahopįxjį	ǧak	hajiaraireže.	Égi
the loons	beautiful voice	to cry out	they began.	Then

p. 97 —

we de.	t ni	A Ai Ktt n Ae n.	wi Lo tti	Ki Koo wi Le
weže,	"Tani	hahikjanaheną.	wirójį	kik’ųire,"
he said,	"To smoke	I am going to do.	Clubs	make ready,"

e Ki di.	wi Lo tti	Ki Koo	Ai Le de.	t ni Ao L
egíži,	wirójį	kik’ų	hireže.	Tanihúra
he said, so	clubs	to make for themselves	they did.	His pipe

K tt K.	Ao Kodo de.	t e Aiy n K.	L loo Le Ai K tt.	ri ri Ke L.
gająga	hokšúže.	Ta’ehianąga	rap’orehígają,	zizikera
then	he filled.	He lit, and	as he blew the smoke,	turkeys

p. 98 —

Lo K n de.	ttAi nK n K.	ttAi nK Ao Ko Ke L.	de Ko
rokanaže.	Cinąknąka	cinąk-hokųgera	žegų
there began to be many.	The town	streets	[thus]

Lo K n de.	o xitti Le de.	ri ri Ke	Ki rA KL.	e Ki
rokanaže.	’Ųxjįreže,	zizike	kisakra.	Égi
they were full.	Mightily they did,	turkeys	killing.	Then

we de.	Ai L.	Ai rA L.	lAe	wo do wiy tte.
weže,	"Hįra	hįsąra	pe	wožuwiaje,
he said,	["The outer covering]	the feathers	sacks	you will put,

p. 99 —

Ai Ke	wo w riKi Kitti	wi niy tte.	e de.	de rKe
hįké	wowasgįkjį	winiąje,"	éže.	Žesge
not	to stuff too full	do not do it,"	he said.	Even then

no ni Ke.	Ko no K.	lA L	wo w riKi Kitti de.	Ay ni Le Ki.
nųnįgé,	Kunuga	pąra	wowasgįkjįže.	Hainiregi,
[however,]	Kunu	his sacks	he stuffed too full.	In the morning,

w Ko Lo e	Ai Le K tt.	te we L Ki.	wo Lo diAiKi KL.	lA L.
wakuru’e	hiregają,	tewéraki,	worušikra	pąra
to open them	when they did,	unexpectedly,	wampum	the sacks

p. 100 —

Aoyi xitti	Ai Le de.	Ko no K.	w Ko Lo e K tt.	te we L Ki.
hoixjį	hireže.	Kunuga	wakuru’egają,	tewéraki,
full	there were.	Kunu	when he opened them,*	unexpectedly,

*an original "looked at" is crossed out, and "opened" written above it.

wo Lo diAi KL.	A ntt	w xotto Kitti	Ai Le de.	Ao Ao	e de.
worušikra	haną́c	waxjukjį	hireže.	"Hohó,"	éže.
the wampum	all	broken up	they were.	"Oh my,"	he said.

i Lo dK Kitti de.	e Ki.	di Ke	w o de.	tteAe L.
irošgąkjįže.	Égi	žigé	wa’ųže.	Cera
he was very ashamed.	And	again	he did this.	Buffaloes*

*the word "cattle" is lined out and "buffalo" written after it.

p. 101 —

Ao ni Ae	xeAe te Ai L	w Ar	Ki Aiy n K.	ttAi
honihé	xetehira	wahás	gihianąga	ci
herd	a lot	to drive them	[he picked them up, and]	[lodge]

Ai wo roAotto tte tt	wi L	w Ar	Ki Aiy n K.	e tt
hiwosųjeja	wira	wahás	gihianąga	éja
near	[he did it,]	to drive them	[he picked them up, and]	there

tee w Ai de.	e tt	di Ke.	w Kidi KL	o xitti Le de.
t’ewahiže.	Éja	žigé	wąkšikra	’ųxjįreže.
he killed them.	There	again	the people	they had a great time.

p. 102 —

de de rKe	Ai ra de.	tt n A	w ni	Lo Ko
Žežesge	his’aže,	janąhą	wani	rogų́
Thus	[he would do,]	everytime	meat	to want

Ai Le K.	Ai no K.	wK Ai dtt de.	Ao LoKo	n iy n K.
hirega.	Hinųga	wak-hišjaže.	Horók	ną’įanąga
when they did.	Hinų	she fell in love with him.	To marry	she tried to, but

n tteKe rtK deAe.	no ni Ke	A Ke	Ki o	Ai L ni de.
nącgéstakše,	nųnįgé	hąké	ki’ų	hiranįže.
she worried herself,	but	not	to consent	he did not.

A we w Ai	no ni Ke	A Ke	Ki o	Ai L ni de.
Hawewahi,	nųnįgé	hąké	ki’ų	hiranįže.
She bothered him,	but	not	[to do it]	he did not.

p. 103 —

e Ki.	A Ko Le d	K L*	Ai Le de.	e Ki.
Égi	hagoréžą	g[u]ra	hireže.	Égi
Then	one day	to go home	she thought.	Then

*this is probably for, Ko L, gura, otherwise it is a hapaxlegomenon.

A Ki Le Ki di.	Ai noKo n K.	we de.	w Ki KeweKe n K.	A Ke
hagiregiži,	hinųknąka	weže,	"Wakikeweknąka	hąké
when they got home,	the women,	she said,	"Since I have rivals,*	not

*an original, "am being sought after" has been lined out, and "have rivals" has been written above it.

Ai Ki	A o nK ni Ktt n Ae n.	e di	w d	Ai ni Ke Ktt n A wi n.
higi	ha’ųnąknįkjanaheną,"	eži.	"Wažą	hinigekjanahawiną,"
here	I will not stay any longer,"	she said.	"Something	I am going to ask,"

p. 104 —

wi n	ttAo ni xitti	ni Ktt KL	Ai d	A diAi ni wi Ki di.
winą.	"Conixjį	nįkjąkra	hižą	hašniwigiži,
[she said.]	"The first	child	one	that you have,

Ao L Koo Ktt n A wi n.	w wi Ke.	e Ki.	Ke Le de.
horak’ųkjanahawiną,"	wawigé.	Égi	kereže.
you must give it to me,"	she told them.	Then	she went home.

w Ktte xiAi wi d	w o nK deAe.	e Ki.	A Ko Le d.	Ai d
Wakjexiwįžą	wa’ųnąkše.	Égi	hagoréžą	hižą
A Waterspirit woman	she was.	Then	one day	one

p. 105 —

A ni Le K tt.	w Ki d.	Ae Le de.	e Ki.	A ni o nK ra Ki di.
haniregają,	wąkižą	hereže.	Égi	hani’ųnąks’agiži,
they had, and	[a male]	it was.	And	they took care of it until

m ni	rA Ki di.	niye tt	Ai K tt.	e tt.
mąnį́	sagiži,	nieja	higáją,	éja
to walk	when he was very lively,	to the water	he went, and	there

niye tt	A ni tti Ke Le de.	e Ki.	de Ko de.	Ai leAe Le ri Le de.
nieja	hanijikereže.	Égi	žegų́že.	Hiperesireže,
[at the water]	he was taken under.	And	[thus it was.]	They knew

p. 106 —

e	w o L.	no ni Ke.	wK tte K.	wo w ri liKi di.
e	wa’ųra,	nųnįgé	wąkjega	wowazipgiži,
she	who had done it,	but	the man	was lonesome, so

ni	Ai tteAe ttL.	Ao o tt o	te we L Ki	e tt
ni	hicejra	ho’ųja’ų	tewéraki,	éja
water	the edge	as he went,	unexpectedly,	there

Ai tt de.	e tt	Ao Ki tee de.	tt tti	Ai Kii Ki Le.
hijaže.	Éja	hokit’eže.	"Jaji,	hik’įgire,"
he saw it.	There	he talked to it.	"Father,	you must give up,"

p. 107 —

e di.	A Ko Le d.	w Kidi Ko i L.	de tt L Ki di	L Ki Li Kette n
eži	"Hagoréžą,	wąkšigo’įra	žejąragiži,	rakirikjeną,"
[he said.]	"Some day,	your life	when it is ended,	you may return,"

Ai Ke de.	e Ki.	A Ko Le d.	w Kette xiAi L	Ao w K L
higeže.	Égi	hagoréžą,	Wakjexira	howakara
he told him.	And	finally,	the Waterspirits*	to go

*the translation has, "to the water spirit land".

Ai Le de.	A ntt	ay Le n.	A ntt.
hireže.	Haną́c	aíreną,	haną́c.
they did.	[All]	it has been said,	[all.]

Source:

Paul Radin, "Old Man and His Grandfather," Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society) Notebook #53, 1-107.