Hocąk Text — The Twins Get into Hot Water

Hocąk Text — The Twins Get into Hot Water

Version 1

by Sam Blowsnake

interlinear translation by John Baptiste (164-193)

and Oliver LaMère (?) (194-200)

Sam Blowsnake

English Translation

p. 164 —

e Ki.	K tt.	w Le ttA w	Ai L ni Ae L.	xeAe te niKi KL
Égi	gają	Warecáwa	hiránihera	xetenįkra
And	at this time	Twins	[there are]	the oldest one

we de.	w Lo L.	de tt ny xitti	m n KeLe	Ao we	Ao L tte Kette n.
weže,	"Warora,	žejanaíxjį	mąnąkere	howe	hurajekjeną.
he said,	"Flesh,	now	in the world	around	let us go visiting.

tteAe Kitti L.	Ai ttAo Ke Ai Ai L	e Kiy KL	e Ao w Ai KeKe n.
Cekjįra,	hicokehihira	egiakra,	ehowahikekeną."
In the first place,	our grandfather	he is located here,	we shall [go] by him."

p. 165 —

a wi de.	e tt.	Ai L Ai Le de	Ai ttAo Ke Ai Le L.	ttAo K
awiže.	Éja	hirahireže,	hicokehirera.	"Coka,
they said.	There	they had come,	their grandfather.	"Grandpa,

A tti w[i] d ny n.	ay Le de.	Ao Ao.	Ai ttAo deKe niKi w A L
hajiw[i]žanąiną,"	aíreže.	"Hohó,	hicųšgenįkwahara
we have come,"	they said.	"Well, well,	my little grandsons

A tti Le Ko ni.	e liAi n.	ni Ko no ni A.	AK wi n.	e de.
hajiregųnį.	epíną.	nikonuniha,	hąkwiną,"	éže.
they have come.	It is good.	I have been lonesome for you,	as I lay here,"	he said.

p. 166 —

Ai deKe	ttAo K	deyi rK wi Ke	w o Ao wi n.	Ai Ky Le de.
"Hišgé,	coka,	žeisgawige,	wa’ųhuwiną,"	higaíreže.
"Also,	grandpa,	we have been made [this way,]	so we have come,"	they said to him.

e tt.	tee w Ai	n i de.	ni	xeAe Le
Éja	t’ewahi	ną’įže.	Ni	xere
There	to kill them	he tried.	Water	to boil

Ai tt Ke Le de.	e	wi Lo A Kette Ke.*	Ki Lo di tti Le de.
hijakereže.	E	wirohąkjege.	Kiružijireže.
he put on.	He	he was to boil them.	They began to tease one another.

*what appears to be a free standing letter /i/ occurs after this word, but is probably meant to be just a period.

p. 167 —

o xitti Ai Le de.	e tt.	wK no K.	ni	xeAe Le tte K
’Ųxjįhireže.	Éja	wąknuka	ni	xerejega
Very hard they [did it]	There	the old man	water	that which was boiling

A n Kodo Ai L n K*	tee Ai	Ai Le de.	A Ao	w Lo L.
hanąkšųhįranąga	t’ehi	hireže.	"Hąhó	Warora,
they tipped it over by foot and†	to kill him	[they did].	"Say	Flesh,

*just after the initial /n/, what appears to be /K./ has been erased.
†"it" has been inserted above the line by a caret.

te e	e	w o n.	Ai o ni Ai Ai L.	Lotto dA n.
tee	e	wa’ųną,	hi’ųnihihira	rucšaną.
this one	[he]	he had done it,	our mother	he has eaten.

Ai Lo tti Kette n.	e de.	e tt	Lo tti Le de.	e Ki.
Hirujikjeną,"	éže.	Éja	rojireže.	Égi
Let us eat him,"	he said.	There	they ate him.	[And]

p. 168 —

Lo dtt	Ai Le Ki di.	e Ki.	ttiAi L	Ao w xitti
rušja	hiregiži,	égi	cira	howaxįc
[eaten]	when they had,	then	the house	to set fire to

Ai Le de.	e Ki	e tt.	A Ly Le Ki di.	tt n K.
hireže.	Égi	éja	haraíregiži,	janąga
they did.	And	there	when they started,	all

w d L	Ai Ke	liAi ni Ki di.	tee Ai Le de.	m n KeLe
wažąra	hįké	pįnįgiži,	t’ehireže.	Mąnąkere
the things	not	[that were not good,]*	they killed.	The world

*translated as "evil".

p. 169 —

A n ttiAi	Ao oyi Le de.	e Ki	m Ko A L.	ni n KLe deKe.
hanącį	ho’ųireže.	Égi	mąk’úhąra,	ninąkreške,
all	they went over.	And	under the earth,	and all the rivers,

te tt L deKe.	Ai Ke	m n KeLe	ni Ke	n Kd di L ni de.
tejąraške,	hįké	mąnąkere	nįgé	nągąžiranįže.
the ocean also,	not	in this world	anyplace	they did not miss.

e Ki	di Ke.	w KL.	Ao o	Ai Le de.	A Ai
Égi	žigé	wągra	ho’ų	hireže.	Hahí,
And	again	above	to go over	[they did.]	Finally,

m xiAi	w KL	deKe	Ao o	Ai Le de.
mąxi	wągra	ške	ho’ų	hireže.
skies	up	[also]	to go	[they did.]

p. 170 —

A ttAi tt.	A Ae L.	n Ki di	wi L Ai Le de.	A ttAi tt.
Hacįja	Hąhéra	nąkiži,	wirahireže.	Hacįja
Wherever	the Night-beings	they are,	they got to them.	Wherever

wi n KLe.	ttiAi	w o n Ki	deKe	wi L
winąkre	ci	wa’ųnagi,	ške	wira
the sun	to live	[if he did it,]	[also]	the moon

Ai Le de.	A ttA[i] tt.	wi L Ko deKe	n Ke	w o n Ki
hireže.	Hac[į]ja	wiragošge	nąge	wa’ųnagi,
[they were.]	Wherever	stars	[to sit]	[if they were,]

deKe	wi L Ai Le de.	e Ki	A ttAi tt.	w K tt
ške	wirahireže.	Égi	hacįja	Wakąja
[also]	they got to them.	And	wherever	Thunderbirds

p. 171 —

ttiAi n Ki d	n Ki	deKe	Ai L Ai	Ai Le de.
cinąkižą	nągí,	ške	hirahi	hireže.
a village	if it is,	also	to get to	[they did.]

m L.	t[t]o liAi wi	A n Ki di.	A ntt	Ao we
Mąra	[j]opíwi	hanąkiži,	haną́c	howe
The worlds	four	that be,	all of them	through

wo o	Ai Le de.	A Ke	ni Ke	n Kd
wo’ų	hireže.	Hąké	nįgé	nągąš
to go	[they did.]	Not	anyplace	to miss

Ai L n[i] de.	A Ko Ley d.	o n Koo.	m o L.	ni Ke
hiranįže.	Hagoreižą,	’ųnąk’ų,	Mą’ųra	nįgé
they did not.	In the course of time,	as they went about,	Earth-maker	where

p. 172 —

n Ki di	Ai L Ai	Ai Le de.	Ko Le	Ai Le de.
nąkiži,	hirahi	hireže.	Koré	hireže.
he dwells,	to reach	[they did.]	To surprise him	[they did.]

Ai K K.	e tt	Ai d	w n o Ke we	Ai ni Ktt n Ae de.
Hįkaga	éja	hižą	waną’ókewé	hinįkjanaheže.
Never	there	one	of his own accord	[he would not come.]

Ai L nK o	w o A Ai Le de.	ttiAi	xeAe te xitti L	no liAi wi wi de.
Hiranąk’ų,	"Wa’ųhahireže."	Ci	xetexjįra	nųpiwiwiže.
He was thinking,	"They came here."	Buildings	very large	there were two.

e tt.	m o L.	Ae Le doKo ni L.	Ai L Ki rA niKi	nK dAe
Éja	Mą’ųra	Herešgúnira	hirakisanįk	nąkše.
There	Earth-maker	the Devil	side by side	they were.

p. 173 —

e Ki.	Ae Le doKo ni K	e tt	ttAo ni	Ao K w wi de.
Égi	Herešgúniga	éja	coni	hokawawiže.
And	the Devil	there	first	they went.

A A.	ni Ktt Kini K xitti wi L.	Ai lA	e Ki	miy n KL.
"hąhą́	nįkjąknįkxjįwira,	hipá	égi	miánąkra,
"Well	my children,	ever since	here	I have been sitting,

Ai K Ki.	Ai d.	w n o Ke we	Ai Ly tti ni n.	te e
hįkagi	hižą	waną’ókewé	hiraijinįną.	Tee
never	anyone	of his own free will	he has come to me.	This

p. 174 —

ttAe Kitti	te de rKe	L wi n.	w d L	Ai d
cekjį	težesge	rawiną.	Wažąra	hižą
first time	likewise	you have done.	[The thing]	[one]

doo L tti wi Ki	tt Ko o	w doo L tti wi Ki	n ni xoKo Ktt wi n.	e de
š’ųrajiwigi.	Jagú’ų	waš’ųrajiwigi?	Nanixgųkjawiną,"	éže.
you have come for.	Why	you have come for it?	I want to hear from you,"	said he.

e Ki.	xeAe te tte K	we de.	Ao rKe	m n KeLe
Égi	xetéjega	weže,	"Hosgé	mąnąkere
Then	the older one	he said,	"Not for any purpose	the world

p. 175 —

A ntt	w we A tt wi n.	w Lo K	A Ki do.	e de.
haną́c	wawehajawiną,	Waroga	hakižu,"	éže.
all	we are going over,	Flesh	I am with,"	he said.

e Ki.	w Kidi Ko i	w Kx n Kede.	Ai d	tteAeKe
Égi	wąkšígo’į	wagaxnąkše.	Hižą	cek
And	life	he was marking out.	One	first

w KidiKi i K.	w w Kx xe tt	w Kx nK deAe.	di litti niKi	w w Kx n Kede.
wąkšigiga,	wawagaxeja	wagaxnąkše.	Šipjinįk	wawagaxnąkše.
when he is born,	book	he wrote it.	Very short	he marked them out.

p. 176 —

Ko te	tt Ko o K tt.	A Ke	reAe Lette	w L ni dA nK deAe.
"Koté,	jagú’ųgają	hąké	sérec	waranišánąkše?"
"Say,	why	not	long	you make them?"

Ai Ky Le de.	Ao rKe	de rKe.	w d o L.	Ai o n.
higaíreže.	Hosgé	žesge	Wažą’ųra	hi’ųną.
they asked him.	[Thus]	this way	the Creator	he has made me.

p. 177 —

w Kidi Ko i.	Ai to K n L.	di lini Ki Le n.	A ntt	reAe Le tti Le Kidi
Wąkšígo’į	hitukanara	šipnįkireną.	Haną́c	serejiregiži,
Life	I have control over	it is short.	All	[if they were long,]

m L	A Ki ni Ki Le Ktt ne n.	e ttA	w n tto tty reKe	Ai Le Ktt ne n.
mąra	hakínikįrekjaneną.	Écą	wanąjojąisge	hirekjaneną.
the world	they would crowd themselves.	Then	in a helpless condition	they would be.

A Ke	w Lotto	Ai Ki n	Ki L ni Ktt n Ae n.	e rKe.
Hąké	warúc	higiną	kiranįkjanaheną.	Ésge,
Not	food	enough	they will not have.	Therefore,

p. 178 —

Ai deKe	me de rKe	Ai Koro rA n.	m o L.	w Kidi[Ki] L.
hišgé	mežesge	higųsaną,	Mą’ųra.	Wąkši[k]ra
[thus]	in this wise	I am created,	Earth-maker.*	The people

*"Earth-maker" is written over an erased "Creator".

Ao Aele A Kette	Ai o n.	Ki oy Le de.	w w Kx n K.	ni Ki o Ktte n.
hohephakje	hi’ųną."	Ki’ųireže.	Wawagaxnąka	niki’ųkjeną.
to decrease	he made me."	[They did it.]	"[This book]	let us do it for you."

Ai Ky Le Ki di.	a n Koo L	xoAo Lo Ko Le de.	e rKe	Ki o
higaíregiži.	Anąk’ųra,	xurukureže.	Ésge,	ki’ų
they asked of him.	Finally,	they persuaded him.	Therefore,	to do

p. 179 —

Ai Le de.	A ntt	reAe Le ttAi	w w Kx	Ai Le de.
hireže.	Haną́c	serecį	wawagáx	hireže.
[they were.]	All	very long	to mark them	[they did.]

Ai Ke	de rKe	Ai wi ni ne	Ao ttAi ttAi niKi wi L.	a no ni Ke.
"Hįké	žesge	hiwinįne,	hocįcinįkwira,"	anunige
"Not	that way	do not do it,	boys,"	he had commanded, but

A ntt	reAe Le ttiAi	w w Kx	Ai Le de.	w Ko Loro
haną́c	serecį	wawagáx	hireže.	Wakurus
all	very long	to mark them	[they did.]	To take back

p. 180 —

n i Ki	deKe	Ai L tt	Ki Ki Le de.	e tt Le deKe.
ną’įgi	ške	hirają	gigíreže.	Éjareške,
he tried	but	to refuse to give it up	they did.	Even then,

Ae Le doKo ni K.	m o L.	Ai Ki rKe	no ni Ke.	Ai ni A ni Le de.
Herešgúniga	Mą’ųra	hikisgé	nųnįgé	hinihanireže.
the Devil	Earth-maker	equal to	[but]	they ruled him by might.

w n Ke we de.	n xi Le	Ai Le de.	e Ki.	di Ke.
Wanąkeweže.	naxire	hireže.	Égi	žigé
He was afraid of them.	They scared him	[they did.]	And	again

p. 181 —

m o L.	e tt	Ao w Ly Le de.	Ai L	Ai Le de.
Mą’ųra	éja	howaraíreže.	Hira	hireže.
Earth-maker	[there]	they went.	To get to him	[they did.]

A A.	ni Ktt Kini K xitti wi L.	Ai Ke	de rKe di	A Koro ni n.
"hąhą́	nįkjąknįkxjįwira,	hįké	žesgeži	hagųsnįną.
"Well	my little children,	not	to be this way	I have not made it.

L tti wi Le di.	tt Ko	Ai Lo	Ai Le de.	tt Ko
Rajiwireži,	jagú	hiro	hireže.	Jagú
Your coming there,	[what]	evil	[there is?]	Whatever

p. 182 —

doo L tti wi Ki di.	de e di	de rKe Ktt ne n.	e Ki.	w Ky Le de.
š’ųrajiwigiži,	žeeži	žesgekjaneną."	Égi	wagaíreže,
you have come for,	that	it will be done so."	And	they said,

Ao rKe	A ntt	w o A tt wi n.	e Ki	dA n
"Hosgé	haną́c	wa’ųhajawiną.	Égi	šana
"Just merely	all	we are going over.	Here	only

Ai K K	A tti	ni A tt wi Ke tti n	e rKe	e Ki
hįkaga	haji,	nihajawigejiną.	Ésge	égi
not	[to come,]	[we have come to see you].	So	here

A tti wi n.	e tt.	w w Ke de.	A A.	ni Ktt Kini K xitti wi L.
hajiwiną.	Éja	wawageže,	"hąhą́	nįkjąknįkxjįwira,
we have come."	There	he said to them,	"Well	my little children,

p. 183 —

te e di	L tti wi Le.	liAi n.	no ni Ke	A Ke
teeži	rajiwire.	Pįną,	nųnįgé	hąké
this	you have come.	It is good,	but	not

Ai no l A L	de rKe	Ai wi niy tte.	tt KeLe Ki	L tti wi Ki di
hinųpáhąra	žesge	hiwinįaje.	Jakeregi	rajiwigiži,
the second time	this	do not do.	Outside	when you came there,

tt Ko	Ai ni Ki wi de.	e Ki	e Ki.	mi n K n K
jagú	hinigiwiže."	"Égi	égi,	minąkanąga,
what	he said to you?"	"And	well,	as he sat there,

p. 184 —

w KidiKi	w doo Ki di.	w Kidi Ko i L.	di liniKi	w Ki Ki nK deAe
wąkšik	waš’ųgiži	wąkšigo’įra	šipnįk	wagiginąkše.
people	that he rules,	their lives	short	he was making them.

e n.	Ao rKe	de rKe	Ke	w o nK dA n.
Éną,	hosgé	žesge,	ge	wa’ųnąkšaną."
He said,	that	the way,	so	he was doing it."

Ae Le doKo ni L	w o nK dA n.	A Ki	no l A L	Ai tto K w wi niy tte.
"Herešgúnira	wa’ųnąkšaną.	Hąki	nųpahara	hijokawawinįaje."
"The Devil	it is.	Not	the second time	[do not enter there.]"

p. 185 —

e tt.	w wo K de.	w Lo tti Le de.	e Ki	de e di.
Éja	wawogaže.	Warujireže.	Égi	žeeži
There	he gave them something to eat.	They ate.	And	that

w Kidi Ko i	w Kx n Ki di.	Ao t Ki L xitti.	di lini rKe	w Ai ra de.
wąkšigo’į	wagaxnąkiži,	hotakiraxjį	šipnisge	wahis’aže.
lives	he was marking, but	very few of them	kind of short	he made them.

p. 186 —

e tt.	o n Koo.	di Ke	Ai Ai n li Le Ki di.	we de.
Éja	’ųnąk’ų,	žigé	hihinąpiregiži.	Weže
There	they remained awhile,	again	they went out.	Said he

xeAe te L.	A Ao.	w Lo L.	ni di.	m o L.
xetera,	"Hąhó	Warora,	niži	Mą’ųra
the older one,	"Say!	Flesh,	[exclamation]	the Earth-maker

di Ke	te Ki	Ao Ke we	w K diAi d L[e].	A Ao
žigé	tégi	hokewé	wągašižar[e].	"Hąhó,
again	here	to go in	he did tell us.	"All right,

de rKe Kett[e] n.	ay L n K.	di Ke	e tt	Ao K w wi de.
žesgekj[e]ną,"	airanąga	žigé	éja	hokawawiže.
it will be so,"	[he said, and]	again	there	they went in.

p. 187 —

di Ke	Ai tto K w	Ai Le Ke.	e tt.	Ae Le doKo ni K.
Žigé	hijokawa	hirege,	éja	Herešgúniga
Again	to go in	because they did,	there	the Devil

Ai Ke	Ki liAi ni de.	Ai lAe Le ri Le de.	Lo Ke tt.	Ki Lo di tti Le de.
hįké	gipįnįže.	Hiperezireže.	Rogeja	kiružijireže.
not	he did not like it.	They knew it.	Inside	they teased one another.

Ai rKe xitti	Ai Ke	wy liAi ni de.	e Ki	w o de.
Hisgéxjį	hįké	waipįnįže.	Égi	wa’ųže.
Truly	not	he did not like them.	Then	he did it.

p. 188 —

mr Ai ttiAi d.	t Ktt Ai de.	w d L.	w wo Ki dK tti Le de.	e Ki
Mązhicižą	takjahiže.	Wažąra	wawogišgajireže.	Égi
An iron-castle	he heated it.	[His things]	they abused them.	And

w w Ke de.	ni Ktt Kini K xitti wi L.	Ao we	m n KeLe	A L L tt wi n.
wawageže,	"Nįkjąknįkxjįwira,	howe	mąnąkere	hararajawiną,
he said to them,	"My little children,	[going about]	the earth	you are visiting,

p. 189 —

Ai ni teKe wi Ko ni.	y Le Ke.	i no Ke we	ni Ki o wi n.	A Ao.
hinitekwigųnį,	yarége,	inokewe	niki’ųwiną.	"Hąhó,
you were tired,	I thought, so	steam-bath	I have made for you.	"All right,

e liAi n.	i niyo Ke we o	Low Ko A tte n.	w Lo K	Ai deKe
epíną.	Iniokewe’ų	rowaguhajeną."	Waroga	hišgé
it is good.	Into a steam-bath	I want to go."	Flesh	also

e de.	e	e tt.	mr Ai ttiAi n K.	e tt	Ao Ke we
éže.	E	éja	mązhicinąka	éja	hokewé
he said.	So	there	the iron-castle	then	to go in

p. 190 —

w Ki Kiy n K.	e Ki.	ttiAi Lo lL	ttAo dKo ni	tti tte
wakikianąga	égi	ciropara	cųšguni	jije
he let them, and	[then]	the door	none	suddenly

w Ki Ki de.	w xoAo liAi ni	L Ki n L	dii wi n.	dette Ktt wi n.
wagigiže.	"waxopį́nį	rakinara	š’įwiną.	Šjekjawiną.
he made for them.	"Spirits	to make yourselves	you have tried.	You will die.

tt Ko.	Ai Ke	de rKe	y L ni K tte Le n.	e Ki.
Jagú	hįké	žesge	yaranįgajereną."	Égi
Now	not	this	I had not thought before."	And

p. 191 —

Lo Ke tt	w nK deAe.	Ko te.	Ae Le doKo ni K.*	liAi
rogeja	wánąkše,	"Koté,	Herešgúniga	pį
inside	they were saying,	"Say,	the Devil	good

*the initial syllable appears to be /Ao/.

w K Ki n.	i no Ke we.	o	Low Ko xitti A tt o	Ae Le n.
wągaginą.	Inokewe	’ų	rowaguxjįhaja’ų	hereną."
he did for us.	Steam-bath	[to do]	I was in need of it very badly	[it happens."]

Ai deKe	deyi rKe n.	e de	Ai tt ne L.	Ai no li Ke.
"Hišgé	žeisgeną,"	éže	hijanera.	Hinųpike
"[Also]	I was in the same way,"	he said	the other one.	Both

p. 192 —

Ki liAi wi de.	A Lo xA.	Ai Ly ttAe L.	xitti	t K tt Le de.
gipįwiže.	Haruxa	hiraicera	xjį	takajareže.
they liked it.	More	more	much	it was getting hotter.

Ko te	w Lo L.	i no Ke we o L.	t K ttL	e
"Koté	Warora,	inokewe’ųra	takacra	e
"Say	Flesh,	in taking a steam-bath	the hotter	[it]

Lo L	t K L xitti	w Ai doAo no n.	Ai L tty L	niKi
rora	takaraxjį	wahišųnųną.	Hirajaira	nįk
[the body]	the more limber	[it usually makes it.]	[The most]	[little]

p. 193 —

t Ktt ttiKi	deKe	e liAi xitti n K tt	a wi de	A Lo xA.
takacgi,	ške	epįxjįnagają,"	awiže.	Haruxa
if it gets hot,	also	it will be very good,"	they said.	[More]

ttiAi n KeLe	t doAo tt Le de.	Ai Ai K tt K	t doAo ttiAi de.	e Ki.
cinąkere	tašujareže.	Hihigająga,	tašujhiže.	Égi
the lodge	it was red-hot.	Finally,	it was made red-hot.	And

p. 194* —

Ae L[e] doKo ni K	w nK deAe.	e Ki	wK	w lA K nK n KL.
Herešgúniga	wánąkše,	"Égi	wąk	wapkąnąknąkra
the Devil	he said,	"And	men	the clever ones

*from page 194 on, the handwriting of the English translation changes and is reduced somewhat in size. The style of the translation also changes: "sweat bath" replaces "steam bath", for instance. This probably reflects the shift from John Baptiste to Oliver LaMère as Radin's translator.

de tt n	Ai dtt L	tt rKe L	A ni n Ki di	a nK deAe.
žejaną	hišjara	jasgera	haninąkiži,"	ánąkše.
now	their faces	I wonder	if they are holding,"	he was saying.

tee w Ai Ko ni	A[e] Le Ke	w nK deAe.	e Ki.	Ki Lo di tti Le de
T’ewahigųnį	h[e]rege	wánąkše.	Égi	kiružijireže.
He killed them	he thought is why	he said it.	And	they began to tease one another.

p. 195 —

Lo Ke tt	Ki Lo xeAe	Ai Le Ki di.	mr	Ai ttAi n K.
Rogeja	kiruxe	hiregiži,	mąz	hicinąka
Inside	to chase one another	[they did, and]	iron	the lodge

e tt	deKe	Ay riKi tti nK	Ai Le ra de.	Ai Kd L
éja	ške	haisgįjinąk	hires’aže.	Hikšára
there	[also]	to fall and make a rebound (like a spring)	they would do.	Laughter

Lo K n	w nK deAe.	Ae Le doKo ni K.	w n xoKo de.	e tt
rokana	wánąkše.	Herešgúniga	wanąxguže.	Éja
very much	[they did it.]	The Devil	he heard them.	There

Ae Le doKo ni K.	n Ki Le de.	e tt	w Ki Lo A ri Kette	Ai Le de.
Herešgúniga	nąkireže.	Éja	wagiruhasikje	hireže.
the Devil	he was frightened.	There	he would open it up for them	he thought.

p. 196 —

e	Ai Ao AeKe	w Ki oyi Le Kette	Ai Le Ke.	e Ki xitti
E	hihohek	waki’ųirekje,	hirege.	Égixjį
[So]	less	they would do to him,	he thought.	Just then

e tt	Ki Kr	Ai Ai nl n Ki Le de.	Ki Lo xeAe	w o nK deAe
éja	gigás	hihinąpnąkireže.	Kiruxe	wa’ųnąkše.
there	to burst	[they went out.]	To chase one another	[they did it.]

di Ke	e tt.	de Ko	Ki Kr	Aoyi K w n Ki Le de.
Žigé	éja	žegų	gigás	hoikawanąkireže.
Again	there	[then]	to burst	they ran back in.

p. 197 —

Lo Ke tt	A Ki	A[i] Kd L	ttA tii n Kede.	e Ki xitti
Rogeja	hagi	h[i]kšara	cąt’įnąkše.	Égixjį,
Inside	[there]	the laughter	it could be heard.	Just then,

di Ke.	m ri ttAi n KeLe.	xiAi tti Ke Le	Ai Le de.	i ttAo
žigé	mązicinąkere	xijikere	hireže.	Įcó†
again	iron-lodge	to burst into pieces*	[they did.]	[Face]

*elsewhere this is translated as "puff of smoke", as xi means "smoke".
†this is written out in Latin script above the syllabic line.

Ao ttiAi L.	A Ki xA n	Ai Le de.	te e	Ki Ki Le de.
hocira	hagixana	hireže.	Tee	gigíreže.
the lodge	to tear down upon themselves	[they did.]	[This]*	they did to him.*

*/te e Ki Ki Le de./ is treated as if it were /t e Ki Ki Le de./. So the latter (ta’egigireže) is translated as "they burned it for him".

p. 198 —

e tt	Ae Le doKo ni K.	i no Ke we	w Ki oy d	tte L.
Éja	Herešgúniga	inokewe	waki’ųižą	jera,
There	the Devil	sweatbath	[a play thing]	[the one who is this,]

ttAi L.	Aoyi t miri	Ai Le de.	e tt	Ae Le doKo ni K.
cira	hoitamis	hireže.	Éja	Herešgúniga
the house	to burn to the ground	[they did.]	There	the Devil

Ai L rA	deKe	t xoAo	Ai L n	no ni Ke
hirasa	ške	taxu	hiraną,	nųnįgé
[together with]	also	to burn up	they could have,	but

p. 199 —

Ai Ke	Ki oyi L ni de.	Ae Le doKo ni K.	Lo Ai L	dA n xitti
hįké	ki’ųiranįže.	Herešgúniga	rohira	šanaxjį
not	they didn't do it.	The Devil	his body	only

A Ki xele deAe.	w n Ke we de	A Ke	Ai no l A L.	wo Ki tee Kette L
hagixépše.	Wanąkeweže.	Hąké	hinųpáhąra	wogit’ekjera
he pulled through.	He was afraid of them.	Not	[the two of them]	[being angry]

deKe	A m Ke ni de.	e Ki.	A Ko	Ai Ko Lo
ške	hamąkenįže.	Égi	hagu	hikoro
[also]	he did not care to.*	And	to come away	to get ready

*Miner's definition of hamąke is a better fit — "to bear, to keep in mind". The translator (Oliver LaMère?) had to add an implicit, "to speak to them". His translation of the sentence is, "He did not care to speak to them anymore."

p. 200 —

Aoyi Le Ki di.	i no Ke we	w Ki o Ki	w i Ki nl	Ai L n K
hoiregiži.	Inokewe	waki’ųgi,	wa’įginąp	hiranąga
they came.	Sweat bath	for giving them,	to thank him	[they did, and]

A Koyi Le de.	tee w Ai	n i L.	A Ki tt
haguireže.	T’ewahi	ną’įra	hagija
they came away.	To kill them	his attempt	[to see ?]

w d	Ki Ki K L liAi L ni de.
wažą	gigikarapinįže.
[thing]	they did not consider it.

Source:

Sam Blowsnake, "Warecáwera," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, ca. 1912) Winnebago V, #11: 164-200.