Hočąk Syllabic Text — Trickster and the Children

Hočąk Syllabic Text — Trickster and the Children

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. 39 —

e Ki.	e tt.	ow Ai K tt.	te we r Ki.	w Ki d
Égi	éja	’úwahigają,	tewéraki,	wąkižą
And	there	as he was going along,	to his surprise,	a man

e tt	owK deAe.	Ao Ao.	e de.	w Ktt K K.
éja	’ųwąkše.	"Hohó,"	éže	Wakjąkaga.
there	he was.	"Ho ho,"	said he	Trickster.

Ai roAoKo A s	Ki Ki Ao we	owK.	e de.
"Hisųkhara,	gigihowe	’ųwąk,"	éže.
"My younger brother,	here he is walking	[he is,"]	he said.

p. 40 —

Ai roAo Ki tti	tt Ko	Ao we	doo dA wK deAe.	e de.
"Hisųgijį,	jagú	howe	š’ušawąkše?"	éže,
"My younger brother,	what	about	you are doing?"	he said,

no ni Ke.	Ai Ke	Ki xA li s ni de.	w K K.	n m ttAe d
nunige	hįké	gixapiranįže.	Wąkaga	nąmąčežą
but	not	he did not answer.	The man	a club

A ni	w owK deAe.	we de.	w K Kese.	Ao Ao.
hani	wa’ųwąkše.	Wéže	wą́gere,	"Hohó,
he had	he did.	Said he	this man,	"Oh oh,

nyi di	ni Ktt Kini Ks.	toyi Ki Ke we Ai xitti ne Ke n.
naį́ži	nįkjąknįkara	toikikewehixjįnegeną,"
[by now]	my children	they are very hungry,"

p. 41 —

e de.	w Ktt K K.	wi wx s.	w we rK	no ni Ke.
éže.	Wakjąkaga	wiwąxera	wawesga,	nunige
he said.	Trickster	questions	he was bothersome,	but

Ai K K	Ki xA li s ni de.	wK tt ne	w o de.	mo doo Ki d
hįkaga	gixapiranįže.	wąkjąne	wa’ųže:	moš’ogižą
never	he was not answered.	The man	he doeth [sic] this	a knoll

e Ki	n Ki.	n m tteAey K	Ai ow n K.
égi	nąkí	nąmąčeiga	hi’ųwanąga
there	it was	the club	he used it [and]

Ao tti de.	we s Ki.	w to Ki d.	Ki rAK deAe.	de Ko
hojiže.	wéraki,	watokižą	gisákše.	Žegų́
he struck it.	To their surprise,	a large, old bear	he killed.*	Thus

*the translation adds, "by club."

Aiy n K.	leAe tti d	Ao too de.	e tt.	Ao tt Kese.
hianąga	pejižą	hot’ųže.	Éja	hųjakre
he had done, then	a fire	he built.	There	the bear

A t dA s Ai de.	so dtt Ki di.	s xi d.	so r n K.	Ao A de.
hatašarahįže.	Rušjągiži,	raǧižą	ruzánąga	hohą́že.
he burned off the hair.	When he was done,	a pail	he had taken [and]	he boiled it.

p. 43 —

e Ki.	Ai Kow n.	wy re de.	xA lee Ai Kiy n K.
Égi	higųwąną	waiseže.	"Xap’ehigianąga
And	immediately	he dished it out.	"Hurry up, [and]

ni Ktt Ks.	toyi Ki Ke we Ai xitti n Ko ni	a n K	w o nK deAe.
nįkjąkara	toyikikewehixjįnągųnį,"	ánąga.	Wa’ųnąkše.
the children	they must be very hungry,"	he was saying.	He was doing it.

n w reKeyi d.	Ao ow n K.	ni lA n.	Ki re de.
Nąwasgeižą	ho’ųwanąga	nipana	giseže.
A wooden bowl	he used [and]	soup	he dished out.

Aoyi riAi ni de.	e Ki	w o de.	w te xoAoyi d
Hoisiniže.	Égi	wa’ųže.	Watexuyižą
He cooled it off.	And	he did.	A bladder

p. 44 —

ni ttK nK tte Ki di.	Ko soro reAe.	so deKe de.*	te we s Ki.
ničganąkjegiži	kuruze	ruškéže.	Tewéraki
he had attached to his belt	that he took	he untied it.	To his surprise

*a period occurs after /deKe/ by mistake.

ni Ktt Kini Ks.	tto liAi	e tt	so e de.	de Ko.
nįkjąknįkara	jopi	éja	rueže.	Žegų́
wee children	four	there	he uncovered.	[Then]

w ni	K s Ke se Ke se de.	w Ktt K K.	w tte de.
wanį	kara kere kereže.	Wakjąkaga	wáježe,
[beings ?]	he talked to them lovingly.	Trickster	he was saying,

p. 45 —

Ao Ao	Ai roAo Ki tti.	A K w d.	ni KttK niKi	liAi
"Hohó	hisųgijį,	hagáwažą	nįkjąknįk	pį
"Oh oh	my younger brother,	what	little children	fine

A diAi ni d.	a tte de.	e Ki.*	w sotto	w Ki Ki de.
hašįnį́ža,"	aježe.	Égi	waruj	wagigiže.
you own,"	he was saying.	And	to eat	he let them.

*there are two parallel bars just after the period, the significance of which is unclear.

Ai Ko	w tK niKi	sotto	w Ki Ki de.	e Ki.
higų	watáknįk	ruj	wagigiže.	Égi
But	not so very much	to eat	he let them.	And

so dtt Ki di.	di Ke.	w te xoAowe tt	wo Kodow n K.
rušjągiži,	žigé	watexuweja	wokšuwanąga
when he was done,	again	into the bladder	he had put them in and

p. 46 —

w ni K s ttK nK deAe.	e Ki.	w o de.	n	a K s tteKe
wanikaračganąkše.	Égi	wa’ųže:	ną	akáračgé
he carried them hanging from his belt.	And	he doeth this:	[tree]	branches

so diAi diAi d n K.	e tt.	wo A tte K.	Ki re de.	A ntt.
rušišižanąga	éja	wohajega	giseže,	haną́č.
he had broken off and	then	the kettle	he dished out	all of it.

e Ki	Ai tt	mi n K n K.	w sotto deAe.	tteAe li de.
Égi	hija	mįnąganąga	warujše.	Čepiže.
And	there	he sat he did then	he ate.	He [finished] all of it.

di Ke.	ni lA n s.	riAi ni Aiy n K.	se xs.	Ao xo woKo K n K.
Žigé	nipanara	sinihianąga	rexara	hoxųwoganąga
Again	the soup	he cooled [and]	the pail	he drank from and

p. 47 —

s reKele deAe.	e Ki.	we de.	A A.	e de.
rasgépše.	Égi	wéže,	"Hąhą́,"	éže,
[finished it completely.]	Then	said he,	"Now,"	he said,

Aoyi dA A tte Ke tti ni.	A Ke	Ao ni Ki ta ni	A tte n.
hoišahajegejįnį	hąké	honikit’anį	hajéną,"
I am busy therefore	not	I did not talk with you	I had,"

e de.	e Ki.	w Ktt K K.	we de.	Ai roAo Ki tti.
éže.	Égi	Wakjąkaga	wéže,	"Hisųgijį,
he said.	Then	Trickster	said he,	"My younger brother,

p. 48 —

A K w d.	ni KttK	w xtt niKi	A diAi ni d.
hagáwažą	nįkjąk	waxjanįk	hašįnį́ža.
truly indeed	children	[rather funny]*	you own.

*the translation has "very beautiful". In this context, it might mean "cute".

Ai rAo Ki tti	no liAi wi	niKi	Ai deKe	deKe
Hisųgijį,	nųpiwi	nik	hišgé	ške
My younger brother,	two of them	[young ones]	[myself]	[also]

Ai s K s tte deKe.	ni Ktt KiniKi	Ai w ttAo s.	e de.
hirakaraješge	nįkjąknįk	hiwačora,"	éže.
supposing that I should care for	little children	our,"	he said.

p. 49 —

Ai Ke se deKe.	de rKe	Ai to xoAo so Kini n.	w ni Ktt K K tt.
"Hįkerešge,	žesge	hituxuruginįną.	Wanikjąkagają,
"Not so,	that	I could not do.	[As] you are tricky,

tee	wy s Ki Ki doo ni n de.	e de.	K tt.
t’e	wairágigiš’ųnínąže,"	éže.	Gają
dead	you would make them for me,"	he said.	[After that]*

*the translation has "when".

w Ktt K K.	we de.	Ao Ao	Ai rAo Ki tti
Wakjąkaga	wéže,	"Hohó	hisųgijį,
Trickster	said he,	"Oh no	my younger brother,

w so K n w di deAe.	wo Ki xAl	w Ke Ke
warokanawažiže.	Wokíxap	wagege
you have made too much of it.	For their companionship	[I want]*

*the translation has "I asked for".

p. 50 —

w A tte n.	tt rKe	wi s s K s s tte Ki
wahájeną.	Jasge	wirarakararjegi
[that is why] I am saying [it].	In whatever way	you are taking care of them

Ai deKe	de rKe	A n n.	e de.	a tt o
hišge	žesge	hanąną,"	éže.	ája’ų
also	the same	I would do,"	he said.	[Saying this]*

*translated as, "Continuing, finally".

s xoAo soKo dAe.	e Ki.*	n m ttAeyi d.	Ki o de.	e Ki.
raxurukše.	Égi	nąmąčeižą	ki’ųže.	Égi
he persuaded him.	And	a club	he made for him.	And

*this is written /e Ke/ the presumption being that the last letter looks like an /e/ mainly because it was not dotted.

se xs.	w reKe s.	wo Koo de.	e Ki.	Aotto
rexara	wasgéra	wok’ųže.	Égi	hųj
the pail	the plate	he gave to him.	And	bear

p. 51 —

tee Ai K.	te xs.	de e	e tt	no liAi wi
t’ehiga,	teǧara	žee	éja	nųpiwi
that he had killed,	the bladder	[these]	there	two of them

Ao Ki K nK deAe.	e Ki.	w Ke de.	A A.	w Ktt K s.
hokikanąkše.	Égi	wageže,	"Hąhą́	Wakjąkara,
he put them for him.	And	he said to him,	"Now	Trickster,

te e	tee w s Ki di.	dette Ktt ne n.	Ai Ko A ttiAi tt.
tee	t’ewaragiži,	šjekjanéną.	Higų hačija
these	if you kill them,	you shall die.	Where so ever

doo s tt o.	e tt	tee w s Ki	e tt	A Ki K w a n K.
š’ųraja’ų,	éja	t’ewaragi,	éja	hagikawą’ąnąk
you may be,	there	if you kill them,	there	I shall rise up

p. 52 —

tee ni Ktt ne n.	Ai s K s tte.	wi d K.	w sotto
t’enikjaneną.	Hirakaraje.	Wižąga	waruj
I shall kill you.	You keep that.	Once a month	to eat

w Ki Ki A tte n.	A Ke	Ai tt Ai niy tte.	Ai tt s Ki di.
wagigihajeną.	Hąké	hijahiniaje.	Hijaragiži,
give them something.	Not	do not change from it.	If you change from it,

tee w s Ktt ne n.	tt rKe	A se	A dtt n.	de rKe
t’ewarakjaneną.	Jasge	hare	hašjaną.	Žesge
you will kill them.	What	I have done,	you have seen.	That

p. 53 —

Aiy tte.	Ai Ke de.	e Ki.	w Ktt K K	we de.
hiáje,"	higeže.	Égi	Wakjąkaga	wéže,
do,"	he said to him.	And	Trickster	said he,

Ai roAo Ki tti	Ai dA s tte Ke n	ni xoKo K tt.	de rKe
"Hisųgiji	hišarajege	nanixkųgają,	žesge
"My younger brother,	you have been saying	and I have heard,	that

A Ktt n Ae n.	e de.	e Ki.	Ki so ttA wi de.
hakjanaheną,"	éže.	Égi	giručawiže.
I will do,"	he said.	And	they separated.

p. 54 —

w te xoAo s.	w ni K s ttK nK.	Ki so ttAy se de.	Ai Ke.
Watexura	wanikaračganąk	giručaireže.	Hįké
The bladders	they attached to their belts	they separated.	Not

rii xitti ni de.	ow Ai K tt.	we de.	Ao Ao.	ni Ktt Kini Ks.
s’ixjįnįže.	’Úwahigają,	wéže,	"Hohó,	nikjąknįkara
it was not very long.	As he went along*	he said,	"Oh oh,	the children

*translated as, "When as he went along, suddenly,".

ny di.	toyi Ki Ke we Ai se Ko ni	e de.	tt Ko
naį́ži	toikikewehiregųnį,"	éže.	"Jagú
about [now]	they are hungry [perhaps],"	he said.	"What

Ai A mK	w sotto	w K s K se A Kette n.	a n K.	e tt.
[hihanąk´]*	waruj	wakaragarehakjeną,"	ánąga.	Éja
I am saying?	To eat	I will let them,"	he had said.	There

*the last syllable of the syllabic text is clearly written as /mK/, an unattested form which almost certainly should have been /nK/.

p. 55 —

mo doo Ki d n K.	n m ttAe s.	Ai Koow n K.	Ao tti de.
moš’ogižąnąga	nąmąčera	hik’ųwanąga	hojiže.
a knoll and	the club	he used [and]	he struck it.

w to Ki d.	Ki rAK deAe.	xA lii	Kiy n K.	leAe tto too de.
Watokižą	gisákše.	xap’i	kiánąga	pejot’ųže.
A large, old bear	he killed.	Hurriedly	he did [and]	a fire he built.

e tt	Ao tts.	A tt dA s Ai de.	tt tti ne tt.	m de dey n K.
Éja	hųjra	[hatašarahįže.]*	Jajineją	mąžežeyanąga
There	the bear	he burned off the hair.	Already	he cut it up [and]

*the second syllable of the syllabic text is clearly written as /tt/, an unattested form which almost certainly should have been /t/.

p. 56 —

Ao A de.	ttAo we xitti.	Ai tt xeAe se Ki.	tt tti ne tt.
hohą́že.	Čowéxjį	hijaxeregi,	jajineją
he boiled it.	Just a little	[after] it had begun to boil,	quickly

wy re Ki ni de.	Aoyi riAi ni de.	riAi ni Ai Ki di.
waiseginįže.	Hoisiniže.	Sinihigiži,
he [already] dished it out.	He cooled it off.	When he had cooled it,

w te xoAo s	Ko so e de.	we de.	ni Ktt KiniKi w ni s.
watexura	kurueže.	Wéže,	"Nikjąknįkwanira,
the bladder	he opened up.	Said he,	"My little children,

w K s Ko no ni xitti n.	a n K.	w Ko so e de.
wakarakununixjįną,"	ánąga.	Wakurueže.
I am lonesome for them very much,"	he had said.	He uncovered them.

p. 57 —

w sotto	w Ki Ki de.	n w reKe tte K	Aoyi xitti
Waruj	wagigiže.	Nąwasgejega	hoíxjį
[To eat]	[he let them.]*	That wooden bowl	full

*this sentence is translated as, "He fed them."

wo K de.	e xitti	Ai s ni Ae s.	so K n	w w Ki o de.
wogáže.	Exjį	hiránihera,	rokana	wawaki’ųže.
he gave to them.	In spite of all	he was commanded,	very much	he did to them.

de Ko	Aiy n K.	w te xe tt	wo Kodow n K.
žegų́	hianąga	watexeja	wokšuwanąga
Then	after he did this	into the bladder	he had put them and

p. 58 —

w ni K s ttK nK K n K.	n	A w diAidi K nK K n K.
wanikaračganąkanąga	ną	hawašiškanąkanąga
dangling upon his belt [and]	wood	he had gathered together broken pieces

e	Ai tt	mi n K n K.	tteAe li di.	ni lA n s
e	hija	mįnąganąga	čepiži	nipanara
he	there	he sat [and]	he ate it up	the soup

deKe.	se xs.	Ao xo wo K n K	s reKele deAe.	e Ki
ške	rexara	hoxųwoganąga	rasgépše.	Égi
also	the pail	he drank from and	[finished it completely.]	Then

p. 59 —

di Ke	to w se de.	w niyo tteKe	tt n K Ki di.	A ntt
žigé	towareže.	waniyočge	jánągagiži	haną́č
again	he went on.	The animals	all there are	all

w Ktt K K	Ai Ky se de.	Ai Ko	di Ke.	xA lee niKi.
"Wakjąkaga"	higaíreže.	higų	žigé	xap’enįk
"Tricky One"	they called him.	[Now]*	again	in a little while

*translated as "this".

e xitti	to Ke we Ai de.	ni KttK niKi n K di.	wi d K
exjį	tokéwehiže.	"Nikjąknįknąkaži	wižąga
himself	he was hungry.	"[At least] the little children those	once a month

p. 60 —

dA n.	w so tti Ktte	ay s no ni Ke.	e xitti di	w sotto
šana	warujikje,"	airanunige	exjįži	waruj
only	they were to eat,"	they said, [but]	he himself	food

so Ko Ki ni de.	e rKe	e tt.	di Ke	we de.
rokoginįže.	Ésge	éja	žigé	wéže,
he was in want.	Therefore,	there	again	he said,

Ao Ao	ni Ktt Kini Ks.	ny di	toyi Ki Ke we Ai se Ko ni.
"Hohó,	nikjąknįkara	naį́ži	toikikewehiregųnį,"
"Oh oh,	the children	about time	they were hungry [perhaps],"

e de.	A A.	A K Ki	w sotto	w K s Ki se A Kette n.
éže.	"Hąhą́	hagaki	waruj	wakaragirehakjeną,"
he said.	"Now,	for that	to eat	I shall have made them,"

p. 61 —

a n K.	mo doo Ki d	e tt	n KiAi	Ao tti Ki ni de.
ánąga.	Moš’ogižą	éja	nąkí	hojįginįže.
he had said.	A knoll	there	it was	already he had struck.

w to Ki d.	tee Ai de.	tt tti ne tt.	leAe tto toow n K.*
Watokižą	t’ehiže.	Jajineją	pejot’ųwanąga
A monstrous bear	he had killed.	Already	a fire he built [and]

*the MS has /to/ for the second syllable.

A t dA s.	Aiy n K.	Ki de dey n K.	Ao A Ki ni de.
hatašara	hianąga	gižežeyanąga	hohąginįže.
he burnt off the hair	he did [and]	he cut it up [and]	already he had boiled it.

p. 62 —

tt tti ne tt.	xeAe se Ki di.	wy re Ki ni de.	Ai rKe
Jajineją	xeregiži,	waiseginįže.	Hisgé
Quickly following	when it boiled,	dished out he did quickly.	When

Ai rKe	riAi ni Ai Ki di.	w te xoAo s.	Ko so e K tt.
Hisgé	sinihigiži,	watexura	kuruegają,
Some	when he had cooled it,	the bladder	when he had opened it,

te we s Ki.	ta nK deAe.	Ao Ao.	ni KttK niKi Ks.
tewéraki,	t’anąkše.	"Hohó,	nikjąknįkara
to his surprise,	they were dead.	"Alas!	the little children

woyi Ki niKi Ai se.	e K tt.	tt tti ne tt.	wK ni Ae s.
woiginikhire."	egają,	jajineją	wąknihera
unfortunately they are gone."	When he had said it,	immediately	that man

p. 63 —

te Ki	A Ki ni de.	we de.	A A a.	w Ktt K s.
tégi	haginiže.	Wéže,	"Hąhą’ą,	Wakjąkara,
close by	he was coming.	He said,	"Now,	you Trickster,

detteAe n.	tee ni Ktt ne n.	Ai ni Ke [?] se.*	ni Ktt Ks.	tee
šjeną.	T’enikjaneną,	hinige[-]re.	Nikjąkara	t’e
you'll die.	I will kill you,	I had told you.	The children	killed

*the "[?]" represents a syllabic letter that looks like either an /a/ or a /d/; possibly an /e/. It is probably a /d/.

wy s Ki Ki	Ki di.	A tti ttA we de.	Ao Ao.	Ai rAo Ki tti.
wairágigi	giži.	Hajičaweže.	"Hohó	hisųgijį,"
you have done	[.]	He approached him.	"Oh oh	my younger brother,"

p. 64 —

w Ktt K K	a	no ni Ke.	de Ko	Ai rKe xitti
Wakjąkaga	a,	nunige	žegų́	hisgéxjį
Trickster	he had said,	but	anyway	[sure enough]*

*the translation has, "meaning[ful]ly".

A tti ttA we de.	w Ktt K K.	Ki si Ke se Ai de.	Kiyr deAe.
hajičaweže.	Wakjąkaga	kirikerehiže.	kiasše.
he came toward him.	Trickster	suddenly he starts away.	He fled.

no Ki wK Kitti	no ni Ke.	A ttA Ke se.	Ki K Kd Ai se de
Nugiwąkjį	nunige	hačągére	gigąšhireže.
He ran with all his might,	but	barely missing him	he was struck at.

p. 65 —

A Ke	w d	de rK ni de.	Ai w Koo Ai K	dA n.
Hąké	wažą́	žesgenįže.	Hiwak’ųhiga	šana
Not	anything	truly he was not.	It was by sudden turns	only

so Kd se Ai se ra de.	to we	Ki ow sy se de.	w Ks.
rugąžerehiras’aže.	Towe	gi’ųwaraireže.	Wągara
from which he barely escaped.	This way	he was chased along.	Up above

Ao Ki we K deKe	Ai deKe	w Ks	Ao we ra de.	di Ke
hogiwegaške	hišgé	wągara	howes’aže.	Žigé
if he should go	also	above	he would go.	Again

p. 66 —

m Ko A s.	Ao Ki we K deKe.	di Ke	e	Ao Ki we ra de.
mąkųhąra	hogiwegaške,	žigé	e	hogiwes’aže.
under the ground	if he fled through,	again	he	he would chase.

w Ktt K s.	A Ke	ni Ke	Ao ni al s Ke se ni n.
"Wakjąkaga,	hąké	nįge	honį’ąparakerenįną.
"You Trickster,	not	anywhere	you will not have any living.

Ai Ko tt rKe Ki di.	tee ni Ktt ne n.	de Ko	Ai Kii Ki se	e ttA.
Higųjasgegiži,	t’enikjaneną.	žegų́,	hik’įgire	éčą.
At any rate,	kill you I will.	So then,	give up right now	[instead].

p. 67 —

do doKo s Ki n.	A Ke	ni Ke	Ao w Ke se
Šųškurakiną.	Hąké	nįge	howagere,
Exhaust yourself you have.	Not	anywhere	you go you could,

doAo so xoAo so Kini n.	a n K	w owK deAe.	Ai Ko	K tt K.
šuruxuruginįną.,"	ánąga.	Wa’ųwąkše.	higų	gająga
you are not able,"	he was saying.	He was following him.	Then	finally

Ai w Koo Ai K	dA n.	Ki Kd se Ai ra de.	w Ks.
hiwak’ųhiga	šana	gigąšarehis’aže.	Wąkra
through quick dodging	only	he would be missed from being struck.	The man

p. 68 —

w Ktt K K.	n xi se doKo ni.	K tt K.	m s.	A ntt
Wakjąkaga	naxirešguni.	Gająga	mąra	haną́č
Trickster	fear fell on him.	Now	the earth	all

Ao Ki nK deAe.	K tt K.	de e.	wiy xele Ao s.
hokinąkše.	Gająga	žee,	wiyaxebhora
through it he has fled.	Now	finally,	sun-appearing-from

Ao Ki nK Ki.	mo de tt s.	ow Ai K tt	A wo tti tti nK deAe.
hoginąki	možejara.	’Úwahigają,	hawujijinąkše.
He ran	to the end of the world.	As he was going,	he ran onto

p. 69 —

mo lA reAeyi d.	nidi lA reAe d.	te tt	Ai ttAe tte tt.
mopaseiža	nįšpasežą	teją	hičéjéja
a pointed piece of land	a projecting piece of a steep wall of rock	the ocean	the edge of it

A wo tti tti nK deAe.	e tt.	de Ko	ni s.
hawujijinąkše.	Éja	žegų́	nįra
it pressed up against.	There	[so]*	the waters

*the translation has, "at all".

Ao tal Ke se de.	ni ntt tte tt.	Ki si nK deAe.
hot’ąpkereže.	Nįnačajeja	kirinąkše.
into jump he did.	Middle of the water	[he landed].*

*the translation has "lit he did", "lit" being old western slang for "alighted".

Kow.	e de.	w Ktt K s	s ni n.	detteAe Ktt n A o Ae se n.
"Guwa!"	éže.	"Wakjąkara	rániną́.	Šjekjanha’ųhereną."
"Ah!"	said he.	"Trickster you,	you'll live.	Dead you were to be."

p. 70 —

e tt	w Ktt K K.	so Kd se Ai se de.	Ao Ao Aow.
Éja	Wakjąkaga	rukšarehireže.	"Hohohowa!
There	Trickster	unhand he did.	(Expression of relief)

e de*	w Ktt K K.	w Ks.	Ai Ke	de rKe
éže	Wakjąkaga.	Wąkra	hįké	žesge
he said,	Trickster.	The man	not	that kind

*what appears to be an extra final /e/ is added to this word by mistake.

p. 71 —

A Ki Ke we wi ni doAo no s.	ttAo we	w di Ki dKy s n.	e de.
hagikewewinįšunura.	Čowe	wašigišgąiraną,"	éže.
I thought of never myself I did.	Almost	they did me harm,"	he said.

English Translation

Source:

John Baptiste (trs.), "Wakjukaga," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, ca. 1912) Winnebago V, #7: 39-71.