Hočąk Text — Wolves and Humans

p. 1 —

e tt.	ttAi reAe se tti d	Ke de.	Ki K nK.	w o nK deAe.
Éja	čiserejižą	geže,	kikąnąk	wa'ųnąkše.
There	a long lodge	and,	a married couple	they were.

ni Ktt Ks.	Ke se lA ny d	Ai niKi Ai wi de.	A ntt	Ai noKo K n Ki se de.
Nikjąkra	kerepanaižą	hinįkhiwiže.	haną́č	hinųkąnąkireže.
Children	ten	they had for sons.	All	they were married.

di Ki.	niKi n K deKe.	ni Ktt deKe.	ttAo Ai se de.	e rKe.
Žigi	nįknąkaške	nįkjaške	čųhireže.	Ésge
Again	these children also	[children also]	they had.	So

Ao too	Ke so lA ny d d	Ae se Ki di	Aoy xitti xitti de.	e Ki.
Hot'ų	keropanaižažą	heregíži,	hoixjįxjįže.	Égi
Fireplaces	a ten (placed) one	it was, but	it was full.	And

de e.	w tee Ai Ke	Ai se de.	w no tteKe s	so K n
žee	wat'ehike	hireže.	Wanočgera	rokana
they	hunters	they are.	Game	much

p. 2 —

w Ki o	Ai se ra de.	Ki di.	A Ko sey d.	so da Ki se de.
waki'ų	hires'aže,	giži,	hagoreižą	ruš'ákireže.
to get	they would,	but	finally	they failed.

de Ko de.	to Ke we Ai wi de.	Ai Ke	w d	de rK ni Ki di.
žegų́že.	Tokewehiwiže.	Hįké	wažą	žesganįgiži,
Thus it was.	They were in want of food.	[Not]	[anything]	[not this way],*

*an idiom translated as, "it was very difficult".

niKi n K	w wi de.	tt tti.	n ni K.	A K s Ki do.
nįkinąka	wawíže,	"Jaji,	naniga	hakarakižu
[these children]*	they said,	"Father,	mother	with her

*translated as, "young men".

Ai Ki	A dA nK wi Ki di.	Ai tt n	te Ktt wi n.	ni Ke
higí	hašanąkwigiži,	hijaną	tekjawiną	nįge
[here, in ones place]*	if you will remain,	[to camp over]	we will go out	where

*translated as, "home".

Ao to tti r tt wi s.	de rKe	tt deKe	w d	tee Ai
hotujisjawira.	Žesge	jašge	wažą	t'ehi
we have not been able to go and back in a day.	Such a place	[how]	something	to kill

p. 3 —

liAiyK ra se deKe.	de rKe tt	ni Ke	w w te Ktt n A wi n	a wi de.
pįaks'arešge	žesgéja	nįge	wawatekjanahawiną,"	awiže.
to be able perhaps, so	to such	a place	we are going to it,"	they said.

Ai rKe	Ai wi se.	ni Ktt Kini K xitti wi s.	a wi de.	Ai dtt Ke.
"hisgé	hiwire	nįkjąknįkaxjįwira,"	awiže.	"Hišjąge,
"So	you may do it	my (dear) children,"	they said.	"[Well,]

Ai s K sy dtt Ktt wi n.	w ni d wi Ki di.	a wi de.	Ao ttiy
hirakaraišjakjawiną,	wanišawigiži,"	awiže.	"Hojiá,
you can run over and see us,	if you have good luck (in hunting),"	they said.	"Yes!

A a.	xA lee di	ni dtt Ktt n A wi n	a wi de.	te Ki.
ha-a,	xap'eži	nišjakjanahawiną,"	awiže.	Tégi
[expression of contentment]	soon	we will come back to see you,"	they said.	Over here

xeAe rKyi d.	A ttA se A wi doAo no s.	e ttA we Ktt n A wi n.	a wi de.
xesgayižą	hačarehawišųnųra	ečawekjanahawiną,"	awiže.
a white hill	we used to see	we will go to it,"	they said.

p. 4 —

e tt.	i ne Ki	too ne Ai s wi de.	e Ki.	Ai tt n s.
Éja	inéki	t'ųnehirawiže.	Égi	hijanąra
There	alone	they were left.	And	the hunting party

tti K s wi de.	xeA	w Ky s ni Ae K.	e tt	A Ai n i xitti Ai se de.
jikarawiže.	Xe	wagairanihega,	éja	hahinaįxjįhireže.
they had started.	Hill	they had mentioned,	there	they tried very hard to get to.

tto l A n	wi K tt	A ttA Ke se	Ai tt	A Ai se de.
jobą́hąna	wigają	hačągére	hija	hahíreže.
Four	for days (suns)	[with difficulty]	[there]	they reached it.

e Ki.	wK diAiKi xeAe te.	w too ne.	A sy s se.	A Ko sey d.
Égi	wąkšik xete	wat'ųne	harairare.	Hagoreižą
And	old folks	who were left at home	[they went to.]*	[In the course of time]

*this sentence, which incorporates material from the next sentence (q.v.), was translated as, "In the meantime something had come upon the old folks that were left at home."

p. 5 —

w d	wi s tti se de.	n w	A Ao Ay se de.	w nK deAe.
wažą	wirájiréže.	Nąwą	hahuhaíreže.	Wanąkše,
something	they came to them.	Singing	they came.	They said,

n w s.	doAo Ktt Ke.	w d s da da da de	ay se s.
nąwąra,	"Šųkjąge!	wašaraš'aš'aš'aže,	aírera;
as they sang,	"Wolf!	you tickle with your mouth,	they say;

Ai s	da da se.	a nK de	n w	w nK deAe.
híra	š'aš'are,"	ánąkše,	nąwą	wanąkše.
Teeth	tickle (me),"	they said,	singing	they said.

A tti	Ao K wy se de.	Ai s Ki K s wi se.	Ko se reKe deKe.
Haji	hokawaíreže.	Hirakikarawire,	korésgešge
They came	they entered.	"Be careful of yourselves,	[as suprisingly]

Ao m dtt	ni K Koo	w doo wi Ki di.	Ai d	deKe
homąšją	nįgak'ų.	Waš'ųwigiži,	hižą	ške
strong	[he might be. ?]	If you do it,	one	also

w d	ni Ki dK wiye Ke.	a nK deAe.	w diAi nK deAe.	ttAi s.
wažą	nįgišgąwiyege,"	ánąkše.	Wašinąkše.	Čira
things	he might harm some of you,"	they said.	They were dancing.	The lodge

p. 6 —

Ao Ki Kixi.	ttA ni Ke se deKe	ni Ki d.	w diAi	ttAo niyK deAe.
hogįgįx´	čanįkerešgé	nįkižą	waši	čoniyąkše.
they [went] around	[spotted fawn]	a little one	dance	he was leading it.

ttA	w o nK deAe.	n w	Ai s n K.	w di nK deAe
Ča	wa'ųnąkše.	Nąwą	hiránąga	wašinąkše.
Deer	they were.	Singing	they came and	dancing.

Ai s m ni.	doAo Ktt Ke.	w dA s da da ra de	ay se s.
Hiramani,	"Šųkjąge!	wašaraš'aš'as'aže,	aírera;
[As they walked, ?]	"Wolf!	you always tickle something with your mouth,	they say;

Ai s	da da.	ay s n K	w diAi nK deAe.	o nK Koo.
híra	š'aš'a,"	airánąga	wašinąkše.	'Ųnąk'ų,
The tooth	tickles,"	they said and	they were dancing.	Finally,

Ai Ki tt ne Ki	tti de.	w diAi ttAo ni s.	e tt
hikijąnegi	jiže.	Wašičonira	éja
[along side of him]	he got around.	The dance-leader	there

p. 7 —

A ni miKi deAe.	Ao Ao	Ai to Ke s.	Ai tt	Ai Ki tti s se
hanį́mįkše.	"Hohó,	hitokera,	hija	hįgíjirare,"
he grabbed him.	"Oh my!	old woman,	[there]	help me,"

e de.	Ai to Ke niKi K K.	ttA m K ri s.	m wx deAe.
éže.	Hitokenįkaga	čamąkazíra	mąwáxše.
he said.	Old Woman	the cords at the back of its neck	she cut.

e tt	tee Ai wi de.	de e	niKi	e tt.	Ai m ttAi wi de.
Éja	t'ehiwiže.	Žee	nįk	éja	himąčiwiže.
There	they killed it.	This	[little one]	on	they lived.

A Ko seyi d.	ttAe li wi de.	di Ke	Ai Ke	w d
Hagoreižą,	čepiwiže.	Žigé	hįke	wažą
Finally,	they ate it up.	Again	[not]	[anything]

de rKe	wi ni Ki di.	e Ki xitti	di Ke	Ai s tti s wi de.
žesge	winigiži,	égixjį	žigé	hirajirawiže.
[sort]	[they found and ?]	just then	again	they came.

di Ke	de rKe	a	Ao Ay se de.	n w s.
Žigé	žesge	a	huhaíreže,	nąwąra:
Again	[this kind]	saying	they came up,	[the song:]

p. 8 —

doAo Ktt Ke.	w dA s da da ra de	ay se s.	Ai s
"Šųkjąge!	wašaraš'aš'as'aže,	aírera;	híra
"Wolf!	you always tickle something with your mouth,	they say;	The teeth

da da se.	a nK deAe.	n w s.	w diAi m ni s n K	w nK deAe.
š'aš'are,"	ánąkše.	Nąwąra.	wašimaniranąga	wanąkše.
tickle (me),"	they said.	Singing	they came dancing along and	[they said it.]

di Ke	ttAi s.	A tti	Ao K wy se de.	di Ke
Žigé	čira	haji	hokawaíreže.	Žigé
Again	the lodge	they came	they entered.	Again

ttAi s.	Ao Ki Kixi	A tti oyi se de.	di Ke	de e
čira	hogįgįx´	hajioyireže.	Žigé	žee
the lodge	they [went] around	[they came around.]	Again	[these]

Ai d.	ttA Ae ttA Ki d Keyi d	Ae se Ki di	e dA n.	Ai tt
hižą	čahečakižągeižą*	heregíži,	éšaną	hija
a	forked-horned deer	there was and	[alone]	there

*according to Marino, "forked" should be čakijąke; but see a confirmation of this form of the word at "Old Man and White Feathers."

p. 9 —

wo so tti r Ki di.	A ni miKi deAe.	A s xttK deAe.
worujisgiži,	hanį́mįkše.	Haraxjakše.
that was the smallest,	he grabbed him.	He bit him.

w Kono ni Ks.	A si xitti	Aoyi dA s tti se de.	Ai Kd s.
Wąknunįkra	haríxjį	hoišarajireže.	Hikšára
The old man	a long distance	he was hurled off.	He laughed

so K n	we de.	ttA K.	Ai rKe	wy se n.	Ai s	da da n
rokana.	Wéže,	Čaga,	"hisgé	waireną.	híra	š'aš'ana,"
very much.	He said,	Deer,	"The truth	they have told.	The teeth	they tickle,"

e de.	di Ke	Ai d.	A ni mi K	deKe.	A[i] Kd s
éže.	Žigé	hižą	hanį́mk	ške	hikšára
he said.	Again	one	he grabbed him	also	they laughed

so K n	wy s n K.	A si xitti	Aoyi dA stt se	Ai se ra de.
rokana	waįranąga	haríxjį	hoišarajare	hires'aže.
very much	[whooping and]	far off	they hurl him	they would.

p. 10 —

o xitti	no ni Ke	A Ke	w wi ttAe ttini de.	di Ki Ko
'Ųxjį,	nunige	hąké	wawičejiniže.	žigígų
He did much,	but	not	he could not get one.	Again

Ay ni Ki di.	A tti se de.	e lA	A lo K	Ai Ai s tti se de.
hainigíži	hajireže.	Epa	hąpok*	hihirajireže.
the next morning	they came.	After that	every day	they would come to them.

*more commonly, hąpak.

Ai Ko	ttAe Ke tt.	tt rKe K	de rKe	Ki Ki se ra de.
Higų	čegéja	jasgéga	žesge	gigires'aže.
And	in the first place	[every time]	the same	they would always do.

Ao dK tti se de.	de de Ko	tto l A	Ki Ki se K tt.	e di.
Hošgačireže.	Žežegų	jopahą	gigiregają,	eži
They fooled with him.	Thus	four times	they did to him, then	[however]

Ao tti dA n.	A Kiy K sy se K tt.	te we s Ki	Ai d	Ai tt
hojišáną	hakiakarairegają,	tewéraki	hižą	hija
just	when they had left,	unexpectedly	one	there

n w	Ao Ae de.	tti K tt.	te we s Ki.	w Ki d
nąwą	hohéže.	jigáją,	tewéraki,	wąkižą
singing	he came.	When he came,	unexpectedly,	a man

p. 11 —

wK deAe.	wK reAe se tti d.	wK reAe li d	Ae se de.
wákše.	Wąkserečįžą	wąksepižą	hereže.
he was saying it.	A tall man,	[a black man]	he was.

Ai ni wy d	A niy n K.	w owK deAe.	n w s	s dK Ki di
Hiniwaižą	hanianąga	wa'ųwąkše.	Nąwąra	raškagiži,*
An oar	he had and	[he did it.]	Singing	when he was through,

*one would expect rašjagiži.

w o de	Ai ni w	Kese Ai	ow n K.	s xoAotto t KAtt.
wa'ųže:	hiniwa	kerehi	'ųwanąga	raxóč takáč
he did this:	oar	[lowered]	he did and	live coals (hot ashes)

Ai w m x n K.	e Ki.	wK diKi	xeAe te n Kese.	w wo tti Kede.
hiwamąxanąga	égi	wąkšik	xetenąkere	wawojigeže.
he scooped them up and	then	people	these old ones	he made them jump.

p. 12 —

Ki Ko so K K dwyi Ki de.	de Ko	Aiy n K	A Ki Ai Ai nl deAe.
Kikurukągąšwaigiže.	Žegų	hianąga	hagihihinąpše.
[...]	Thus	he did and	he went on out again.

Ao Ao.	tt xitti d	w o Ki di.	e ny xitti	Ai niKi w A s
"Hohó,	jaxjį́žą	wa'ųgiži,	enaįxjį?	Hinįkwahara
"Oh my!	[who]*	is he,	I wonder?	My sons

*translated as "what".

Ai d	Ai Ki tte deyi di	e de.	Ai niKi w Ai
hižą	higiježeiži,"	éže.	"Hinįkwahi
one	I wish,"	he said.	"Your sons

A K	A Ktt Ktt n Ae s.	Ai deAe doKo ni de	e de.
haga	hakjakjanahera	hišeškuniže?"	éže.
sometime	you will see	do you say?"	he said.

Ao Ao	Ai niKi w A s.	ni Ke	Ai Ki	tay se Ke deKe
"Hohó,	hinįkwahara	nįge	higi	t'airegeške
"Oh my!	my sons	I wonder	[?]	they are dead

we ra se	e de.	e Ki.	di Ke	Ay ni Ki di.
wes'are,"	éže.	Égi	žigé	hainigíži
whether he meant,"	he said.	Then	[again]	the next morning

p. 13 —

di Ke	A tti s Ki ni de.	w diAi s.	di Ke	o xitti
žigé	hajiraginįže,	wašira.	Žigé	'ųxjį
again	they were already here,	dancing.	Again	he did very much

no ni Ke.	w s da da ra de.	di Ki Ko	tti de.	s xoAotto t KAtt
nunige	waraš'aš'as'aže.	žigígų	jiže.	Raxóč takáč
but	he tickled them with his teeth.	Again	he came.	Live coals

w le s.	di Ki Ko	de e	tto l A	tti de.
wapera	žigígų	žee	jopahą	jiže.
[the one who did it (?)]	again	[this one]	four times	he came.

e Ki.	Ai to Ke ni K Kese	we de.	w Kono ni Ks.	w d
Égi	hitokenįkre	wéže,	"Wąknunįkra,	wažą
Then	the old woman	she said,	"Old man,	something

doo n dii Ki	dA n	Ae se Ktt n Ae n.	e de.	te e di
š'unaš'įgi	šana	herekjanaheną,"	éže.	"Teeži
if you try and do it	only	it will be,"	she said.	"This one

p. 14 —

Ai da K tt	e de.	e Ki.	we de
hiš'agają,"	éže.	Égi	wéže,
as I am old,"	she said.	And	he said,

Ai to Ke ni Ks.	wi doAo K n Ks.	Ai d	Ao ni s se
"Hitokenįkra,	wišókąną́kra	hižą	honirare,"
"Old woman,	oyster shell	an	go hunt,"

e de.	Ai s Ki K s doAo s.	Ai d	w Ke n
éže.	"Hiragikarašura	hižą	wagéną,
he said.	"With the two sides	one	I mean,"

e de.	Ai to Ke niKi tte K	se de.	Ai d	A ni Ki si de.
éže.	Hitokenįkjega	reže.	Hižą	hanikiriže.
he said.	The old woman	she went.	One	she brought.

w Kono n Kese	w o de.	se s.	Ai K s Ki deAe se de.	e
wąknunąkre	wa'ųže.	Rera	hikaragišereže.	E
The old man	[he did it.]	His privates	he began to handle.	He

nK Koo.	e tt	w di d.	so reAe.	di Ki no ls.
nąk'ų	éja	wažižą	ruse.	Žiginųpra
finally	there	something	he took.	Second

p. 15 —

Ai tt	soro deAe.	de Ko	Aiy n K.	wi doAo K nK n K.
hija	rúsše.	Žegų	hianąga	wišókąną́kanąga
there	he took it.	Thus	he did, and	oyster shell, and

so Ke tt	wo do de.	e Ki	Ai to Ke niKi n K.	se K s ttAK
rogeja	wožuže.	Égi	hitokenįknąka	rekaračgą
in	he put them.	Then	the old woman	to hold between her legs

w Ai deAe de.	A Ae Ki di.	ni di	w d	Ai Ki
wahišeže.	Hąhegiži,	"Niži	wažą	higi
he told her.	In the night,	[exclamation]	something	in it

ni a li se Ko ni	y se n.	e de.	Ai to Ke niKi K K	we de.
ni'ąpiregųnį,	yaréną,"	éže	hitokenįkaga,	wéže.
they are [perhaps] alive,	I think,"	she said	the old woman,	she said.

e Ki.	w Kono s.	we de.	de Ko	Ki reAe we
Égi	wąknura	wéže,	"Žegų	kiséwe
And	the old man	he said,	"Just	quiet

p. 16 —

w ni se.	Ay ni Ki	dA n.*	Ai wo so xo tti Kette n	e de
wanįre.	haínigi	šana	hiworuxujikjeną,"	éže.
keep them.	Tomorrow	[only]	we will look at them,"†	he said.

*/n/ is written over a couple of letters that have been erased.
†the translation has for this sentence, "as we will not look at them until tomorrow".

e Ki.	Ay ni Ki di.	wi doAo K n Ks.	so ad wi K tt.	e tt.
Égi	hainigíži	wišókąną́kra	ru’ášwigają.	Éja
And	the next morning	the oyster shell	they opened it.	There

w d	n Ke we reKe s.	no liAi wi	Ai Ai nl wi de.	Ai d.
wažą	nąkewesgera	nųpiwi	hihinąpwiže.	Hižą
things	fearful	two	they came out.	One

rK xitti de.	di Ke	Ai d.	reAe litti de.	Ai Kow n.
sgaxjįže.	Žigé	hižą	sepjįže.	Higųwąną,
very white.	[Again]	one	very black.	Immediately,

xeAe te xitti	tti tte se de	Ao Ao.	Ai niKi A xitti wi s.	e liAi n.
xetexjį	jijereže.	"Hohó	hinįkhaxjįwira,	epíną.
[very] big	they became.	"Oh my	my sons,	it is good.

p. 17 —

Ai raK wi Ke.	Ai Kd Kd nK wi n.	w no tteKe s.	e de.
Hįs'akwige*	hikšakšanąkwiną,	wanočgera,"	éže.
We are old so	they are abusing us,	the animals,"	he said.

*more commonly, hįš'akwige.

w K no n K.	Ao	e de.	tt Ko	w o nK deAe.
Wąknunąka,	"Ho,"	éže.	"jagú	wa'ųnąkše?"
The old man,	"All right!"	he said.	"What	are they that are doing it?"

e de.	e Ki.	wK no n K.	we de.	Ai niKi A xitti wi s.
éže.	Égi	Wąknunąka	wéže,	"Hinįkhaxjįwira,
he said.	And	the old man	he answered,	"My sons!

Ai Ko	A tt se Ktt n	A Ki ni n.	ttA s.	Ao ni Ae xeAe te xitti
higų	hajarekjana	hagininą.	Čara	honihexetexjį
right away	[they will be seen]	to be coming.	The deer	a large number

p. 18 —

Ai w diAi A tti s wi doAo no n.	e de.	Ai Ko	A tti se Kette s.
hįwašihajirawišųnųną,"	éže.	Higų	hajikjera,
they always come and dance over us,"	he said.	[Now]*	they will come,

*this sentence was translated as, "and it is time that".

Ae se Ki ni n.	xA lee niKi	A tti se doAo no n.	e de.	Ko te
heregįnįną.	Xap'enįk	hajirešųnųną,"	éže.	"Koté,
they always do.	Early	they always come,"	he said.	"Say,

Ai roAo Ki tti	Ai wi s deAe Kette n.	Ai no xA w Ktte n
hisųkiji	hiwirašekjeną;	hinųxáwąkjeną,"
younger brother,	let us wait for them;	let us hide,"

a wi de.	e tt	no xA w wi de.	e Ki	tti ne tt.
awiže.	Éja	nųxawąwiže.	Égi	jineją*
they said.	There	they hid themselves.	And	even then

*more commonly, jajineją.

n w	A Ao Ay se de.	do Ktt Ke.	w dA s da s da da ra de.
nąwą	hahuhaíreže,	"Šųkjąge!	wašaraš'araš'aš'as'aže,
singing	they were coming,	"Wolf!	you always tickle (things) with your mouth,

ay se s.	Ai s	da da se	a	A Ao Ay se de.
aírera;	híra	š'aš'are,"	a	hahuhaíreže.
they say;	The teeth	tickle (me),"	they said	they were coming.

tt tti ne tt.	w diAi A tti	A xe li se de.	ttAi s
Jajineją	wašihaji	haǧepireže.	Čira
Even now	they came and danced	they appeared.	The lodge

Ao K wy se de.	e tt	Ki K w a Ai se de.	A Aowo.	Ai Ke
hokawaíreže.	Éja	gikawa’ahireže.	"Hahowo!	hįké
they entered.	There	they arose.	"Oh!	not

p. 19 —

w d	de rK ni Ktt n Ae n.	Ai tt	Ai d.	ni n a wiy tte
wažą	žesganįkjanaheną."	Hija	hižą,	"Nina’awiaje,"
thing	[it is not going to be so."]*	There	one,	"Try and save yourselves,"

*this sentence is translated as, "Oh! it is going to be difficult ..."

ay s n K.	ttiAi so ls	A Ki Ki ni Ki ne de.	e tt.	Ai ni Ke Ai
airánąga	čirobara	hagikinikineže.	Éja	hinigehi
he said, and	the door	they crowded one another.	There	one by one

w s.	raK wi de.	e tt	A n ttAi	tee w Ai se de.
wara	s'akwiže.	Éja	hanačį	t'ewahireže,
the jaws	they crushed them.	Then	all of them	they killed,

ttA n K.	e Ki.	w wi Ki deAe se wi de.	e Ki.	wy se de.
čanąka.	Égi	wawigišerewiže.	Égi	waíreže,
these deer.	And	they dressed them.	And	they said,

Ai niKi A xitti wi s.	di Ke	w di d	tti doAo no n.	di Ke
"Hinįkhaxjįwira,	žigé	wažižą	jišųnųną.	Žigé
"Sons,	[again]	a thing	it comes.	[Again]

p. 20 —

tti Kette s.	Ae se Ki ni n.	ay se de.	di Ke	n w
jikjera	heregįnįną,"	aíreže.	Žigé	nąwą
he will come	he usually does,"	they said.	[Again]	singing

Ao Ae de.	tti Ki di	e tt	tee Ai se de.	te we s Ki.
hohéže.	Jigiži	éja	t'ehireže.	tewéraki,
he came.	When he came	there	they killed him.	Unexpectedly,

n Aoyi d	w o tte de.	e tt	n Ao	so ttA o xitti se de.
nąhųyižą	wa'ųježe.	Éja	nąhų́	ruča'ųxjįreže.
[sturgeon]*	it was.	There	[sturgeon]†	they ate much.

*the translation has, "a fish (n soo)".
†again translated as "fish".

de Ko de.	m w deAe	tti nK Ki se de.	e Ki.	wK no ni K.
žegų́že.	Mąwáše	jinąkireže.	Égi	wąknunįka
Thus it was.	Plenty	they came into possession.	Then	the old man

we de.	Ai niKi A xitti wi s.	Ai rKe	Ai mi s wi s.*	Ai tt n.
wéže,	"Hinįkhaxjįwira,	hisgé	hinirawira	hijáną
he said,	"My sons!	some	your older brothers	on a hunting expedition

*this word had been written over a word that had been erased.

p. 21 —

A sy se n.	to Ke we Ai tteAe Ktt n A wi Ke.	e rKe	Ai tt n	A sy se s.
haraíreną.	Tokéwehičekjanahawige,	ésge	hijáną	haraírera.
[they went.]	We were starving to death,	so	hunting	they went.

rii se tt	w ayi se n.	ni Ke.	ny di deKe.	tay se Ko ni.
s’ireją	wa'ayireną.	Nįge	naįžiške	tairegųnį."
Sometime since	they went.	Perhaps	by this time	they might be dead."

e de.	w Kono n K.	we de.	de de rKe	Ai niKi w Ai s.
éže,	wąknunąka	wéže.	Žežesge	hinįkwahira
he said,	the old man	he said.	Thus	his sons

w wo Ki sK deAe.	e Ki.	Ai niKi w Ai s.	w wi de.	tt tti
wawogírakše.	Égi	hinįkwahira	wawíže,	"Jaji,
he told them.	And	his sons	they (two) said,	"Father!

w w ni te Ktt n A wi n.	ay se de.	e Ki	Ai Kow n	se Ktt n A wi de.
wawanįtekjanahawiną,"	aíreže.	Égi	higųwąną	rekjanahawiže.
we are going to look for them,"	they said.	And	even then	they were ready to go.

p. 22 —

e Ki	w wi de.	te e di.	w so tts	liAi xitti
Égi	wawíže,	"Teeži	warujra	pįxjį
And	they said,	"But you	food	very well

s ni wi K tt.	Ai ni w A wi s	w w ni te Ktt n A wi n	a wi de.
raniwigają,	hiniwahawira	wawanįtekjanahawiną,"	awiže.
you are supplied, so	our brothers	we are going to look for them,"	they said.

e Ki.	A sy se de.	Ao xtt n ne Ki.	w o wi de.	e rKe
Égi	haraíreže.	Hoxjananegi	wa'ųwiže,	ésge
Then	they went.	In the evening	they started,	so

A Ai Aele n wi de.	w Ao Ai s.	so K n xitti de.	e Ki.	riAi ni Ai s.
hąhihepnawiže.	Wahúhira	rokanaxjįže,	égi	sinihira
they stopped overnight.	It snowed	very much,	and	cold

so K n xitti de.	Ai Ke	w o liAi ni de.	e Ki.	e tt
rokanaxjįže.	Hįké	wa'ųpiniže,	égi	éja
very much.	Not	they could not do anything,	and	there

p. 23 —

w n x wi de.	so K n xitti	Ai se de.	Ai ni w Ai wi s.	ni Ke
wanaxawiže.	Rokanaxjį	hireže.	Hiniwahiwira	nįge
they kicked away the snow.	Very powerful	they were.	Their older brothers	where

n Ki deKe.	e tt.	Ai lA	Ai li wi de.	wo n tti Ks.
nąkiške,	éja	hipá	hįbiwiže.	Wonajikra
they were [sitting],*	there	[to that place]	[they put it.]†	[The kicking of snow]

*the translation has, "they were camping".
†the translation has, "they kicked the snows to".

wi ttiAi.	Ai ttAi	Ao ttAi n Ki di.	e tt.	Ki roAoxo
wači	hiči	hočinągiži,	éja	gisóx
reed	lodges	when they were camping,	[there]	rattle

Ai li se ra de	e Ki.	e tt	n Ai Ko so Ao Ai se K tt.
hįpires'aže.	Égi	éja	nahikurohohiregają,
[they would do suddenly.]	And	there	when they were about to sleep

Ai d.	e tt.	Ao de.	tto l A	Ao de.
hižą	éja	hože.	jobą́hą	hože.
one of them	there	he howled.	Four times	he howled.

de Ko.	m s.	s Koso ttini reKe de.	Ai ni w Ai s.
Žegų	mąra	rakorojiniskeže.	Hiniwahira
And	the earth	it would seem to shake.	His older brothers

n xoKo Ai se de.	A Ao	tt Ko de.	A Ke
naxkųhireže.	"Hąho,	jagúže?	Hąké
they heard him.	"Well,	what can it be?	Not

p. 24 —

ni Ke	Ai d	ni A ni n.	da Ki w Ai wi s di.	da Ki se n.
nįge	hižą	nihanįną.	Š'akiwahiwiraži	š'akireną.
anywhere	one	[there is not. (?)]	Our parents	they are old.

e	w d	o wi Ko ni	a wi de.	e Ki.
E	wažą	'ųwigųnį,"	awiže.	Égi
They	something	they must have done,"	they said.	And

Ay ni Ki di.	di Ke	tt tti ne tt.	tti K s wi de.	e tt
hainigíži	žigé	jajineją	jikarawiže.	Éja
The next morning	again	right away	they started.	There

wi s Ai wi de.	te we s Ki.	Ao K w Ai nK wi de.	n Ke we rKe s.
wirahiwiže.	Tewéraki,	hokawahinąkwiže.	Nąkewesgera
they reached them.	Unexpectedly,	they entered.	Frightening*

*translated as "fearful".

no liAi wi.	tey tt wi de.	Ao Ao	Ai ni w A s.	a wi de.
nųpiwi	teijawiže.	"Hohó,	hiniwahara,"	awiže.
two	there they stood.	"Oh my,	our older brothers,	they said.

p. 25 —

Ao Ao	Ai roAoKo w A s.	ay se de.	e Ki.	de Ko n.
"Hohó,	hisųkwahara,"	aíreže.	Égi	žegųną.
"Oh my,	our younger brothers,"	they said.	[And]	[thus it was.]

Ai roAo Ki tti wi s.	Ao rKe	e Ki.	y ni wi n.	e rKe
"Hisųkijiwira	hosge	égi	yaniwiną,	ésge
"Younger brothers,	it is all up,	and	we are prisoners,	so

e Ki	ni Ke	Ao w Ke se s.	to da K nK wi n.	ay se de.
égi	nįge	howakerera	tuš'aknąkwiną	aíreže.
[then]	[perhaps]	to go back home	we cannot	they said.

te de rKe	Ai Ki Ki s wiy n K.	wy Ki o nK wi n.	te e	deKe
téžesge	hįgigirawianąga	waįki'ųnąkwiną,	tee	ške
Thus	they do to us and	we did to them,	[this]	[also]

A Ae se.	ni Ki o Ai s wi se.	A ls.	diAi diAi Kitti	Ai se K.
hąhére	niki'ųhirawire.	Hąpra	šišikjį	hiregá,
night	they did to you.	[The day]*	(very) bad	they make,

*translated as, "the weather".

te e	Ai Ko	e	w o nK dA n	e tt
tee	higų	e	wa'ųnąkšaną.	Éja
these	the same	they	they do it.	There

p. 26 —

w ni Ae Ae wi Ki di.	Ao ni xii Ki Ktt wi Ke	w oyi se n.	ay se de.
wanihehewigiži,	honix'įkikjawige	wa'ųireną	aíreže.
if you were weaklings,	to give out	they intended for you	they said.

e Ki.	A tti se Ktt n	A Ki ni ni de	de rKe	Ai s n K.
Égi	hajirekjaną.	Hagininiže.	Žesge	hiránąga
And	they will come.	They always come.*	Thus	they do and

*these two sentences are translated together as, "And it is now time that they always come."

Ai d	t wi K.	Ao Ki Ko so daK	w nK wi n.	e Ki.	ttA s.
hižą	tawiga,	hókikúruš'ak,"	wanąkwiną.	Égi	čara
one	when we go,	they tire us out,"	[they were saying.]	And	the deer

Ao ni Ae s.	Ai d.	Ai s w A r	Ki se se K.	Ai d
honihera	hižą	hirawáhas	kirerega	hižą
the herd	a	they drive	[they go] back and	one

wo so tti ritti K.	e Ao Koo Ai s.	wi doAo no n.	de e.
worujisjįga	ehok'ųhira	wišųnųną.	Žee
the least	they give us	[they might.]	That

p. 27 —

ni Ktt Kini Ks	so tti se doAo no n	wo so A K n K.
nįkjąknįkra	rujirešųnųną.	worohanąga
the children	they would eat.	But there were many of them and

xoAo no Ai xitti niKi	dA n.	so tti se doAo no n.	e de.
xųnųhixjįnįk	šana	rujirešųnųną,"	éže.
it was a small piece	apiece	they would get to eat,"	he said.

e Ki xitti.	A Ao.	a Ao Ai se de.	Aowo	e de.
Égixjį,	"Hąho,"	ahohireže.	"Howo,"	éže,
Just then,	"Ho!"	he said in the distance.	"Now then,"	he said,

Ai roAo Ki tti	ne te Kette n.	e de.	rK tte K	se de.
"hisųkiji	netekjeną,"	éže,	sgajega.	Reže.
younger brother!	I will go,"	he said,	the white one.	He went.

te we s Ki.	n Ke we rKe de*	A xele li nK deAe.	A Ao	tt Ko
Tewéraki,	nąkewesgež[ą]*	haxebinąkše.	"Hąho,	jagú
Unexpectedly,	a frightening one†	it appeared.	"Well,	[how]

*this should perhaps be, n Ke we rKe d (nąkewesgežą).
†translated as, "a fearful one".

A Ke	Ai d	me de rK ni n	y se.	Ai se de.
hąké	hižą	mežesganįną,	yaré,"	hireže.
not	one	it was not like this,	I think,"	he thought.

p. 28 —

e Ki	A Ki do se de.	A Ai	we de.	A Ao.
Égi	hakižúreže.	Hahi	wéže,	"Hąho,
Then	he went with him.	On the way	he said,	"Now then,

Ao ttiAi ttiAi s.	Ai dK K.	ttAo ni se.	Ai Ke de.	e tt
hočįčįra	hišgaga	čonire,"	higeže.	Éja
young man,	[in turn]	take the lead,"	he said to him.	There

Ai dK K.	ttAo ni de.	dAo KttK rK tte K.	A Ke tt
hišgaga	čoniže,	Šųkjąksgajega.	Hagéja
in turn	he took the lead,	White Wolf.	Behind

Ai so nK	m ni Ki di.	w o de.	Ai s we xo	m ni de.
hironą́k	manigiži	wa'ųže.	Hirowexų	maniže.
he followed	[walking]	[he did.]	He kept blowing at him	as they went.

t rAK	Ao Ki Ko so daK Ai Kette	w Ki o de.	diAi K s.	no xi s
Tasak	hókikúruš'akhikje	waki'ųže.	Šikąra*	nųxira
Cold	to have him get exhausted	he intended.	The ankles	ice

*more commonly, sikąra.

tt Ai	n i	w o de.	de rK no ni Ke.	de Ko
jahį	ną’į́	wa'ųže,	žesganunige	žegų
[the other]	he tried	[to make,]	but	[thus]

p. 29 —

w s	deKe	Ai Ke	Ai s s tt ni de.	de Ko
wara	ške	hįké	hirarajnįže.	Žegų,
the snow	[also]	not	it would not stick on.	[Thus,]

w s.	xoKo s	tt K	s K se de.	de Ko
wara	xukra	jaga	rakareže.	Žegų
the snow	it would fall off	as he walked	[going along ?].*	Thus

*translated as, "steaming along as he was sweating".

loo n	m ni de.	e ttA	Ao t	K Ktt deAe.
poną	maniže.	Éčą	hotá	gagačše (?).
he would do*	[as they walked.]	[Indeed]	others	[he had done it to them (?)].

*this is defined in Marino's dictionary as, "to do much, to be unusual, marvelous."

de de rKe.	w Ki Ki K.	riAi K s.	no xi s	ttyi s n K.
Žežesge	wagigiga	sikąra	nųxira	jayiranąga
[In that way]	[he would make]	the ankles	the ice	they freeze and

m ni s.	so da Ki se ra Ki	e rKe	de rKe	Ki Ki
manira	ruš'ákires'agi,	ésge	žesge	gigi
to walk	they would become unable,	and [so]	that	to do

n i	w Ki o de.	e tt.	Ao Ki Ko so daK	w Ai K.
ną’į́	waki'ųže.	Éja	hókikúruš'ak	wahiga.
he was trying	[he intended.]	[There]	he would exhaust them	[in order to win.]

p. 30 —

w Kd Ai se K.	i ne Ki	se ra de.	e tt	w w Ki o tte de.
Wakšąhirega	inéki	res'aže.	Éja	wawaki'ųježe.
They would return and	alone	he would go on.	There	[he did it to them.]

ttA s.	Ao ni Ae s.	Ai d	Ai s w Ar Ki K.	xoAo no xitti ni Ks.
Čara	honihera	hižą	hirawahasgiga	xųnųxjįnįkra
The deer	herd	a	he would drive back and	the smallest

Ai d	wo K ra de.	de rKe	Ai n i	w o
hižą	wogas'aže.	Žesge	hinaį	wa'ų
one	he would give them.	Thus	he meant	to do

no ni Ke	so daKe deAe.*	e tt	owK Koo.	e xitti
nunige	ruš'akše.	Éja	'ųwąk'ų	exjį
but	he failed.	[There]	finally	himself

*the transcription /daKe/ is probably in error for /daK/.

Ao Ki Ko so daK Ki de.	e tt.	t rAK	Ao Ki Ko so da Ki di.
hókikúruš'akiže.	Éja	tasak	hókikúruš'akiži,
he exhausted himself.	[There]	cold	he was exhausted, so

w Kd de	e tt	i ne Ki	se de.	e Ki.
wakšąže.	Éja	inéki	reže.	Égi
he turned back.	There	alone	he went.	And

p. 31 —

e tt	ttA s.	ttAi nK	K nK	n Ki di	e tt
éja	čara	činąk	kanąk	nąkiži,	éja
there	the deer	village	they kept	[having sat,]	[there]

Ai de.	Ai rKe	Ai s w A r n K	Ko de.	Ki si Ki di.
hiže.	hisgé	hirawahasanąga	guže.	Kirigiži,
he got to it.	Some	he drove and	went home.	When he returned,

Ai dK K	w Ki o wi de.	Ai d Ki s.	wo so tti ritti Ki di.	w wo K wi de.
hišgaga	waki'ųwiže.	Hižąkíra	worujisjįgiži,	wawogawiže.
in turn	they did it to him.	The one	that was smallest,	they gave them.

ttA ni Ke se deKe ni Ki d.	wo K Ai se de.	e Ki.	Ko no K.	te we s Ki.
Čanikérešgenįkižą	wogahireže.	Égi	Kunuga	tewéraki
A young deer	they gave them.	Then	the oldest one	unexpectedly

e tt	Ko de.	ni xA s.	mo so ti ti	Ko de.
éja	guže.	Nįxara	morutiti	guže.
there	he came.	Belly	dragging (on the ground)	he came.

ttA s.	Ai d	rA Ke	ttAe liy n K	w owK deAe.
Čara	hižą	sáke	čebiánąga	wa'ųwąkše.
The deer	one	raw	he had eaten and	[it was.]

A Ao.	Ai ni Ai wi s.	tt Ko	o de.	ay se de.
"Hąho,	hinihiwira	jagú	'ųže?"	aíreže.
"Oh my!	our older brother	what	he has done?"	they said.

Ai roAo Ki tti wi s.	Ao lA d xitti Ke	w o n.	e de.	A Ao.
"Hisųkijiwira,	hopažaxjįge	wa'ųną,"	éže.	"Hąho,
"My younger brothers,	[I have made myself very sick]*	I did it,"	he said.	"Now then

*translated as, "because I was very hungry".

e Ki	de rKe Ktte Ke	w o Ki di.	e lA	de rKe
égi	žesgekjege	wa'ųgiži,	epa	žesge
[here]	[it will be made so]	since he has done it,	henceforth	that way

Ai Ai	A ni Ae Ktt n A wi n.	a wi de.	e tt.	rA Ke
hįhí	hanihekjanahawíną,"	awiže.	Éja	sáke
you and I do	we will have to be that way,"	they said.	There	raw

w so tti se de.	w d s.	e lA	de rKe	Ai se de.
warujireže.	Wažąra	epa	žesge	hireže.
they ate them.	The things	from that time on	so	they were.

p. 33 —

ttAe Ke tt.	tteAeKe	w Kidi Ko i ne K	e tt.	di.
čegéja	ček	wąkšigo'įnega,	éja	ži
At the beginning	first	existence,	[there]	[at least]

w to tti s n K.	w so tti s ni Ae K tt	Ae se de.	de e	e liA
watujiranąga	warujiranihegają	hereže.	Žee	epį
they used to cook, and	they ate it	it was.	[This]	[it was good]

w oyi se de.	w d	rA Ke	so tti se K.	e Ki.
wa'ųyireže.	Wažą	sáke	rujirega.	Égi
[that they did it.]*	[Things]	raw	they ate from that time on.	Then

*this sentence was omitted from the translation.

Ay ni Ki di.	di Ke	tt tti ne tt.	w Ao Ai se de.	A Ao.
haínigi	žigé	jajineją	wahohireže.	"hąho!
the next morning	[again]	already	they came and shouted over,	"Well then!

n Ki K s s.	Ai Kow n.	a Ao Ai se de.	e tt.	Ai no li Ke
nąkikarara	higųwąną,"	ahohireže.	Éja	hinųbike
to go hunting	it is time,"	they said.	There	both of them

p. 34 —

s wi de.	e tt	di Ke	w wi o tt	Ai s no ni K.
rawiže.	Éja	žigé	wawi'ųja	hiranuniga.
they (two) went.	There	again	[he did it to them,]	he tried them.

so da Ki se de.	di Ke	e ttA	Ko so tt[i]ri Ki de.	e tt
Ruš'ákireže.	Žigé	éčą	kurujisgiže.	Éja
They failed.	Again	instead	he exhausted himself.	There

i ne Ki	s wi de.	doAo KttK	Ki Ki	nolo n K.
inéki	rawiže,	šųkjąk	gigi	nųpnąka.
alone	they went,	wolves	[to do]	[these two.]*

*translated as, "So there they went alone the wolf brothers".

e tt	Ai tt Ai wi Ki di.	ttA	ttiAi nK Ks.	mo Ki e Ai wi de.
Éja	hijahiwigiži,	ča	činąkra,	mokiehiwiže.
[There]	when they got (there),	deer	the town,	they scattered them.

A ntt	m n Kese.	Ao e se Ai wi de.	A Ke	ni Ke
haną́č	mąnąkere	hoerehiwiže.	Hąké	nįge
All	over the earth	they scattered them.	Not	place

Ai no l A s.	soto	Ao s tty s ni Kette	de rKe	w Ki Ki wi de.
hinųpáhąra	sto	horajairanikje.	Žesge	wagigiwiže.
[a second time]	[to gather]	they could not stay.	Thus	they did to them.

p. 35 —

e Ki.	w w K wi de.	A Ke	Ai no l A s.
Égi	wawagawiže,	"Hąké	hinųpáhąra
And	they said,	"Not	[a second time]

ttAi nK s	K nK ni Ktt n A wi n.	Ai Ke	w d	o s.
činąkra	kanąknįkjanahawiną.	Hįké	wažą	'ųra."
the village	you will not hold.	Not	thing	he created."

de rKe	s Ktt.	wi ni o wi ni n.	A Ke	ttAi nK s
Žesge	rakają.	Wini'ųwininą.	Hąké	činąkra
Thus	they said to them.	Then they went home.	[Not]	[the village]

K n Ki Ktt	wi ni o wi ni n.	w wi K wi de.	e	Ki Ki wi de.
kanąk[n]igają.	Wini'ųwininą.	Wawigawiže.	E	gigiwiže.
[they did not hold.]	[Then they went home.]*	[They called them.]	[They]	[they did it.]

*the last two sentences are omitted from the translation.

e Ki.	w o n K.	Ai s Ai se de.	w ri se Ki Ao Ai s.
Égi	wa'ųnąk	hirahireže.	Waziregihuhira
Then	the one who was doing it	they went to.	The North Wind

p. 36 —

w o nK deAe.	t rAK	w Ai n K.	e Ki.	e tt
wa'ųnąkše.	Tasak	wahinąga	égi	éja
[was the one who was doing it.]*	Cold	he made them and	and	there

A Ai se de.	e Ki.	w Ky se de.	Ai Ke.	w d
hahíreže.	Égi	wagaíreže,	"Hįké	wažą
they went to him.	And	they said,	"Not	thing

o s.	te de rKe	s Kette ni o ni n.	ni Ke	mi dA n
'ųra.	téžesge	rakjeni'ųnįną.	Nįge	mįšąna
he created.	[This way]	he did not create you to do.	To where	[you sit]

Ki Kette ni o Ki di	e tt	A Ki	mi n K n K.	tt o
gikjeni'ųgiži	éja	hagi	mįnąkanąga	ja'ų
go back and	there	at	you sit and	do the things

Ai s K s ni	o s	e dA n	A Ki o ne.	Ai Ke.
hirakarani	'ųra	éšaną	hagi'ųne.	Hįké
in charge of	doing	only	[go back to.]	Not

n ttese Ki.	A tti	w tee Ai	n i ni n.	A Ke
nąjeregi	haji	wat'ehi	ną’įnįną.	Hąké
in the center	here	to kill them	do not try.	Not

p. 37 —

te e	wi tee Ai.	Ai doo Kette	de rKe.	w Ki o ni n.
tee	wit'ehi	hiš'ųgeje.	Žesge	waki'ųnįną.
this	to kill with	he did not give you.	[In this way]	[he did not create them.]

w d	o Ki di.	A K wi di	e tt	Ai deKe
Wažą	'ųgíži	hagawiži.	Éja	hišgé
Something	when he created	[?].	There	also

de e.	riAi ni Ao	Ao Ai s.	Ao w Ke se de.	e tt
žee	siniho	huhira	howakereže.	Éja
[this one]	north	[the wind]	it went back to.	There

A Ki	mi nK deAe.	e Ki.	K s wi de.	da K w Ai se s.
hagi	mįnąkše.	Égi	karawiže.	Š'akwahirera
at	he settled down.	Then	they went home.	Their parents

e	Ao w K sy se de.	A Ki se Ki di.	w i nl wi de.	xoo Ke
e	howakaraíreže.	hagiregiži,	wa'inąpwiže.	X'oke
they	they went home to.	When they got home,	they were thankful.	[Parents]

A nK wi K.	e Ki.	wK no n K	we de	A A.
hąnakwiga.	Égi	wąknunąka	wéže,	"Hąhą́,
[they made groans.]*	And	the old man	he said,	"Now then,

*this sentence was omitted in the translation.

p. 38 —

Ai niKi A xitti wi s.	de tt ny xitti	A Ki.	ni Ke.
hinįkhaxjįwira,	tejanaixjį	hagi	nįge
my sons,	about now	at	someplace

Ki reAe we miy n Ki Ktt n Ae n.	e tt.	ni Ke.	xeAeyi d.	Ao ttiAiy n K.
gisewe mianąg[a] [h]ikjanaheną."	Éja	nįge	xeižą	hojihiyanąga
I will go and settle down."	There	where	a hill	he would live and

*I take mianągikjanaheną, to be external sandhi.

e tt	ni Ae Ktt n Ae de	e de.	e Ki	Ai deKe.
éja	nįhekjanaheže,	éže.	Égi	hišgé
there	[he would be around,]	he said.	And	[also]

niKi n Kese	my A Kese Ki.	Ai s ni Ae Ktt n Ae de	ay se de.
nįknąkere	mąihageregi	hiranihekjanaheže,	aíreže.
the young folks	here on earth	they would remain,	they said.

m n Kse	wo so tti se Ktt n Ae de	ay se de.	e Ki	Ai Ke
Mąnąkere	worujirekjanaheže,	aíreže.	"Égi	hįké
Upon the earth	they would feed,	they said.	"And	not

p. 39 —

roto	Ao s tt ni Ktt n A wi n.	roto	Ao s tt wi s.	A Ke
sto	horajanįkjanahawiną.	Sto	horajawira,	hąké
together	we will not go about.	Together	we went about,	not

liAi ni n.	w ntt w Ko tty rK wi n*	a wi de.	e rKe.
pįnįną.	Wanąčwągojaisgawiną,"	awiže.	Ésge,
it was not good.	We were poor,"	they said.	Therefore,

*the /n/ in /ntt/ seems to have been overprinted on a less legible /n/.

e	Ae se se n.	doAo Ktt Kn Kese.	ttAKe	w Kidi Ko i s.
e	herereną,	šųkjąknąkere.	Čake	wąkšigo'įra
they	they are,	the wolves.	First	existence

Ae se se de	de e.	e tt.	e lA	w d
herereže.	Žee	éja	epa	wažą
that was.	These	there	from that time on	things

rA Ke	so tti s n K.	e lA	Ao ttAy n Ao s ttyi se de.
sáke	rujiranąga	epa	hočáinąhorajayireže.
raw	they ate and	from that time on	they wandered about.*

*the translation adds, "singlely".

p. 40 —

ttAe Ke tt.	w Kidi Ki se n.	e rKe	e tt.	Ao w tti
čegéja,	wąkšigireną.	Ésge	éja	howaji.
In the beginning,	they were human.	Therefore,	there	they came.

w KidiKi	xoAo doAo tts	Ao w tti	deKe.	Ao t
Wąkšik	xušujra	howaji.	Ške	hotá
People	the redskins*	they came.	Also	some

*wąkšik xušujra is translated as "Indians".

w KidiKi	w wi i se n.	e rKe.	de rKe	w wi Ki K s tti se n.
wąkšik	wawi'ireną.	Ésge	žesge	wawikikarajireną.
people	originated from them.	That is why	that	they are of the clan.

s ds.	A tti w oyi se n.	w no tteKe	Ai s se.	e rKe.
Ražra	hajiwa'ųyireną.	Wanočge	hirare	ésge
The names	they originated.	Animals	[in time]	[therefore]

e tt	Ki xA A o Ai se n.	Ao t	w Kidi Ki se n.	e rKe
éja	gixahuhireną.	hotá	wąkšigireną.	Ésge,
there	they separated.	[Some]	[they were human.]	Therefore,

de rKe tt.	w wo Ki K w a Ai se n.	A A.	de tt n.
žesgéja	wawogikawa'ahireną.	hąhą́,	žejáną.
[in that way]	they originated from them.	Now then,	it is ended.

English Translation

Source:

Šųkjąkega (Wolf), in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Winnebago V, #19 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) 1-40. Syllabary without translation. The translation is based on a typewritten story with its title in Hočąk syllabary, doAo Ktt Ke K, "Wolves," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Winnebago IV, #8; Freeman #3861 [3891] (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Story 8f: 1-6.