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(1)êkwa ôtê isi mâhi-picinâniwiw; okâskiskahwânatinaw isiyîhkâtêw. |
(1)To that place camp was being moved for the down-river trading; Moose-Shoulder-Hill it is called. |
(2)êkota ê-ihtâhk, kîkisêpâ môskîstâkêwak mistahi ê-mihcêticik ayahciyiniwak. âta wiya mihcêtiwak nêhiyawak mîna opwâsîmôwak; mâka nôkwan kita-sâkôcihtwâcik ayahciyiniwak. nôtinitonâniwiw. kapê-kîsik mistahi iskwâhitonâniwiw. ê-sôhkitêhêcik ohci k-ô-pimâtisicik, âta wiya nôhtaw ê-ihtasicik nêhiyawak mîna opwâsîmôwak. mâka nîso âtotâkosiwak opwâsîmôwak, ê-owîstâhtocik, ê-nîsicik.1 nama wiya nipahâwak. ômisi isiyîhkâsôwak: pêyak mâyawêstikwân, pêyak piyêsiw-k-ôtêskanit. |
(2)When they had got to this place, early one morning the Blackfoot made an attack in great number. To be sure, the Cree and Assiniboine were numerous; but it was plain that the Blackfoot were going to prevail. There was a battle. All day long there was much slaughter on both sides. It was through their courage that the Cree and the Assiniboine saved their lives, although they were fewer in number. But two Assiniboine are most famed, two brothers-in-law. They were not killed. Thus they were named: one, Straight-Head, the other, Horned-Thunder. |
(3)pêyak awa mistahi kisiwâhik pêyak ôhi ayahciyiniwa mihcêt ê-nipahtâkêyit. kîtahtawê môskîstawêw, êwako mâyawêstikwân k-êtiht. mâka mîhkawikiyiwa ê-têhtapit. kî-atimêw; mêkwâ ayahciyinînâhk kî-itisahwêw. êkota kî-pakamahok ostikwânihk; kî-cikahkwêwâpahok. nama wiya nama nânitaw kîskahok. mâka kahkiyaw ocayânisa otinamiyiwa. mostâpêkasêw. mâka âta wiya ê-môskîstamâht, êkota ê-nîpawistâkot owîcêwâkana, êkwêyâk âpisisin. pôt-ôma nama kîkwa kikiskam. êkwa otinimêw pêyak nâpêwa otâsiyâniyiwa; êkwa pahki manipitêw ê-pakwahcêhosit, pahki ê-kikâsiyânêt. êkosi kî-tôtawâw mâyawêstikwân. |
(3)The one was greatly angered by a certain Blackfoot who did much killing. Suddenly he, the one who was named Straight-Head, attacked him. He was riding a fast horse. He overtook him; he chased him all the way into the Blackfoot's territory. But there the other struck him on the head; he knocked him from his horse and out of his senses. He did not wound him. But he took all his clothes. He was naked. But his assailant was attacked for him, for his comrade stood by him; and then he regained his senses. But there, he had nothing on. Then he took a man's breech-clout; part of it he ripped off and wore as a belt, the rest he wore as a breech-clout. That was the way Straight-Head fared. |
(4)êkwa piyêsiw-k-ôtêskanit owîcêwâkana nipahimâwa. môskîstamawêw êkwa awa ayahciyiniw. sakâpêkipahêw êkwa ê-cîkaskôt.2 pasastêhwêw kâ-têhtapit. pisci pasihkwêhwêw. kâ-sakâpêkipahtât sâsakici-nîhcipitik. êkota otihtinêw awa opwâsîmôw; mamâhcikonêw. êkwa kotaka owîcêwâkana pakamahamâk. |
(4)Horned-Thunder's comrade was killed. Then that Blackfoot attacked him. He dragged him behind him by a thong, as he rode lying close on his horse. He whipped his horse. By accident he cut it across the eyes. the one whom he was dragging along on the line pulled him from his mount, and he fell backwards. There that Assiniboine got hold of him; he held him down. Then another comrade clubbed the Blackfoot for him. |