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(1)ê-âtayôhkêhk ôma. |
(1)This is a sacred story they tell. |
(2)oskinîkiw ês-âwa nôhtê-wîwiw êsa; mâka nama wiya wîhtamawêw ôhtâwiya mîna okâwiya. mâka kiskêyihtamwak ê-nôhtê-wîwiyin ôki kêhtê-ayak okosisiwâwa.1 |
(2)This youth wanted to take a wife; but he did not tell his father and his mother. But those old people knew that their son wanted to take a wife. |
(3)êkosi, «âyiman, nikosis,» itêw, «kâ-wî-nâtiskwêwêyan. mihcêt nisiwanâcihêwak oskinîkiwa,» okosisa awa nâpêw itêw okosisa ês-âwa. |
(3)And so, «It is a difficult place, my son,» he told him, «where you wish to court a wife. They have destroyed many youths,» this man told his son. |
(4)êkwa nôtokêw ômisi itwêw: «ôma kâ-wî-nâtiskwêwêyan, kik-ôtihtâw kôhkom; ka-kakêskimik; kakwê-nitohtawâhkan. âta wiya ana manitôwiw kôhkom,» itêw okosisa awa nôtokêw. |
(4)And the old woman spoke thus: «When now you go to seek a wife, you will come to your grandmother; she will give you counsel; try to listen to her. After all, your grandmother is a manitou person,» the old woman told her son. |
(5)tâpwê sipwêhtêw oskinîkiw, ê-nitawi-wîwit. êkâ ê-pîsimôwik itohtêw itêhkê. pêyak wâpahtam wîstêpahkwayikamikos. itohtêw; pîhtokêw awa oskinîkiw. |
(5)Really, the youth set out to go take a wife. In the direction where there is no sun he went. He came in sight of a little tipi of old leather. He went there; the youth entered. |
(6)«nôsisimis, kayâs, `wî-nâtiskwêwêw,' kitikawi, iyikohk kâ-takohtêyan!» ôhkoma awa itik oskinîkiw ôhkoma; «nêo-tipiskâw kik-âyân ôta; ka-nikamohitin; âta wiya piko kâ-mac-âyiwit wiya ana nâpêw,» kî-itik ôhkoma awa oskinîkiw. |
(6)«My grandchild, of old, 'He will seek a wife,' was said of you, and only now you come!» that youth was told by his grandmother; «Four nights you will stay here; I shall teach you songs; but really that man is an evil being,» that youth was told by his grandmother. |
(7)êkwa kî-nikamohik nêo-tipiskâw.2 |
(7)Then for four nights she taught him songs. |
(8)kî-miyik ôhkoma oskâcihk, «t-âpacihtâyan t-ô-pimâtisiyan. êwako ôma nama wiya kiskêyihtam,» itik ôhkoma awa oskinîkiw; «kik-ôtihtâw kotak kôhkom,» itik ôhkoma. |
(8)His grandmother gave him an awl; «It is for you to use that you may preserve your life. This at least he does not know,» the youth was told by his grandmother; «You will come to another grandmother of yours,» his grandmother told him. |
(9)kî-ati-sipwêhtêw oskinîkiw. mîna wâpahtam wîstêpahkwayikamikos. mîna pîhtokêw. |
(9)That youth continued his journey. Again he came in sight of a little tipi of smoked-up leather. Again he entered. |
(10)«kayâs, `wî-nâtiskwêwêw,' kitikawin, iyikohk kâ-takohtêyan, nôsisê!» itik ôhkoma; «âyiman itê k-êtohtêyan, nôsisê,» itik ôhkoma; «nêo-tipiskâw kik-âyân ôta; ka-nikamohitin,» itik. |
(10)«Of old, 'He will seek a wife,' was said of you; and only now you come, my grandchild!» his grandmother said to him; «It is a dangerous place for which you are bound, my grandchild,» his grandmother said to him; «Four nights you will stay here; I shall teach you songs,» she said to him. |
(11)mîna êwakoni nêo-tipiskâw kî-nikamohik. kî-miyik wêstakayiwa. |
(11)She too taught him songs through four nights. She gave him some of her hairs. |
(12)«kik-ô-pimâcihoyan, êwakoni êkâ ê-kiskêyihtahk, ta-kaskikwâtaman kitayôwinisa,» itik ôhkoma. |
(12)«That you may preserve your life, from these, which he does not know, you may sew your garments,» his grandmother told him. |
(13)tâpwê kî-kaskikwâtam otayôwinisa. |
(13)Accordingly he sewed his garments. |
(14)«kotak mîna kôhkom ka-kakêskimik, otihtaci,» itik ôhkoma. |
(14)«Yet another grandmother of yours will counsel you, when you reach her,» his grandmother told him. |
(15)êkwa mîna kî-ati-nakatêw, ê-ati-sipwêhtêt, ê-pa-pimohtêt. |
(15)Her too he left, setting out to continue his journey, and walking on. |
(16)kîtahtawê mîna wâpahtam wîstêpahkwayikamikos. itohtêw. ê-takohtêt, ati-pîhtokêw. |
(16)Presently again he came in sight of a little tipi of smoked-up bits of leather. He went there. When he came to it, he entered. |
(17)«amê, amê, nôsisimis! ê-âyimaniyik itê ê-nâtiskwêwêt!» itik. |
(17)«Alas, alas, my grandchild! A perilous place it is where he seeks a wife!» she said to him. |
(18)ês-êkwa êwakoni êkwêyâk wîhtamâk ê-âyimaniyik. |
(18)She was the first to tell him that it was dangerous. |
(19)mâka ômisi itik: «nîso-tipiskâw ôta kika-nikamohitin,» itik. |
(19)But this she said to him: «For two nights here I shall teach you songs,» she told him. |
(20)tâpwê ês-âni nîso-tipiskâw nikamohik êwakoni. miyik opakwahcêhonisiyiw. |
(20)Really, for two nights she taught him songs. She gave him a belt of hers. |
(21)«sêmâk nahapîstawaci ana oskinîkiskwêw, `mahti kotahpiso ôma,' kik-êtâw. `mân-êsa kâ-wâpamat kôhkom,' kik-êtik. `nama wiya wîhkâc awiyak niwâpamâw,' kik-êtâw. ka-kîhkîhkimik âni; êkâya ka-sâkôcimik. kîspin sâkôcimiski, nama wiya kika-kî-pê-kîwân, ê-macihtwâyit ôhtâwîwâwa. kêyâpic pêyak kôhkom kik-ôtihtâw; mîna êwako ka-kakêskimik,» itik ôhkoma. |
(21)«As soon as you take your seat by that young woman's side, 'Do try this round you,' you will say to her. 'It looks as though you had seen your grandmother,' she will tell you. 'Never have I seen anyone,' you will answer her. She will remonstrate with you; let her not persuade you. If she persuades you, you will not be able to come back, for of evil power is their father. Another grandmother of yours you will reach; she too will counsel you,» his grandmother told him. |
(22)tâpwê ati-sipwêhtêw. tahki ati-kisinâyiw, ayiwâkês ê-pa-pimohtêt. kîtahtawê mîna wâpahtam mîkiwâhp. itohtêw. yiyikwatiniyiw.3 mistahi kisinâyiw. êkwa âyimêyihtam ta-pîhtokêt. mâka pîhtokêw. mistahi kisinâyiw pîhcâyihk. |
(22)And so he continued his journey. It grew ever colder as farther he walked on his way. Presently again he saw a tent. He went there. It was covered with frost. It was very cold. He hesitated to enter. Yet he entered. It was very cold within. |
(23)«amê, nôsisimis! kêkâc kikitimahon!» itik ôhkoma ôhi k-ôtihtât; «nîso-tipiskâw kik-âyân; ka-nikamohitin,» itik ôhkoma. |
(23)«Alas, my grandchild! Almost you have reduced yourself to ruin!» he was told by his grandmother of his to whom he had come; «Two nights you will stay; I shall teach you songs,» his grandmother told him. |
(24)tâpwê nikamohik nîsotipiskwa. êkwa miyik omaskisiniyiwa ôhkoma ê-kisitêyiki. |
(24)Really, she taught him songs through two nights. And his grandmother gave him some of her warm moccasins. |
(25)«mayaw kî-nahapiyani, sêmâk kêtaskisinêhkan. kakwê-caciwihâhkan. `ôhi kotiska,' kik-êtâw. `kêhcinâ kikî-wâpamâw kôhkom,' kik-êtik. `nam-âwiyak wîhkâc nikakwê-wâpamâw,'kik-êtâw; `kiya piko kâ-pê-nitawâpamitân, ê-pê-nâtitân, ta-wîkimitân,' kik-êtâw,» itik ôhkoma; «awahê, nêotipiskwa ani kamawinêhok ôta oski. ka-môwik, ê-omîciwinit ayîsiyiniwa. êwakoni ôhi êkâ kîkwa ê-kiskêyihtahk kôhkomak kâ-miyiskik, t-ô-sâkôcihat,» itik ôhkoma; «misiwê kik-êtik; êkâ wiya wîhkâc tâpwêhtaw,» itik ôhkoma. |
(25)«As soon as you sit down, at once take off your moccasins. Try then to take her by surprise. 'Try these on,' you will say to her. 'Surely you have seen your grandmother,' she will say to you. 'Never have I tried to see anyone,' you will answer her; 'It is only you I have come to see, for I have come to fetch you and take you for my wife,' you will say to her,» his grandmother told him; «Be on your guard, for four nights first he will call you to contest there. He will eat you, for he makes his food of mortal men. These things which not at all he knows, your grandmothers have given you, that with them you may defeat him,» his grandmother told him; «All manner of things he will tell you; never give credence to him,» his grandmother told him. |
(26)êkosi êkwa sipwêhtêw, ê-pa-pimohtêt. kîtahtawê wâpahtam sâkahikan. nama wiya wâpahtam ta-kisipikamâyik. kêyiwê sipwêhtêw; miskwamîhk pa-pimohtêw. kîtahtawê wâpahtam ministikohk mîkiwâhp. êkota kâ-nâtiskwêwêt, k-êtêyihtahk. takohtêw; sêmâk pîhtokêw. |
(26)So then he went forth and walked along. Presently he saw a lake. He saw no end of the expanse. None the less he went on; he walked along on the ice. Presently he saw a tent on an island. That was where he would seek his wife, he thought. He reached the place; at once he entered. |
(27)êkwa têkohtêt, «`askiy-k-âkocîsta k-êsiyîhkâsot,'» itik ôhi oskinîkiskwêwa, «kayâs, `wî-pê-nâtiskwêwêw,' itwânipan!» |
(27)Then, when he arrived, «'He who is called Hangs-Near-the-Earth,'» that young woman said to him, «of old, 'He will come seeking a wife,' I remember, was said.» |
(28)sêmâk âpihkôw. |
(28)At once he ungirded himself. |
(29)«kotahpiso ôma,» itêw oskinîkiskwêwa omisimâwa. |
(29)«Try this round you,» he said to the eldest of the young women. |
(30)«mân-êsa kôhkom kâ-wâpamat!» itik ôhi oskinîkiskwêwa. |
(30)«It looks as though you have seen your grandmother!» that young woman said to him. |
(31)«nama wiya wîhkâc awiyak niwâpamâw,» itêw oskinîkiw. |
(31)«Never have I seen anyone,» the youth told her. |
(32)êkwa nahapîstawêw. mayaw ê-nahapit, sêmâk kakwêyahôw ê-kêtaskisinêt. |
(32)Then he sat beside her. As soon as he had sat down, he hurried to take off his moccasins. |
(33)«kotiska ôhi,» itêw oskinîkiw. |
(33)«Try these on,» the youth told her. |
(34)kakwêyahôw ê-postaskisinêt. |
(34)She hastened to put on the moccasins. |
(35)ê-kîsi-postaskisinêt, «kêhcinâ kikî-wâpamâw kôhkom!» itêw oskinîkiskwêw. |
(35)When she had put them on, «Surely you have seen your grandmother!» the young woman told him. |
(36)«nama wiya wîhkâc awiyak nikakwê-wâpamâw. kiya piko kâ-pê-nâtitân,» itêw oskinîkiw. |
(36)«Never do I try to see anyone. You alone I have come to take,» the youth told her. |
(37)«êha,» itêw awa oskinîkiskwêw; «mâka âyimisiw nôhtâwiy. paskiyawaci ka-kîwêhtahin,» itêw oskinîkiskwêw; «mâka mac-âyiwiw nôhtâwiy. iskwâhêw oskinîkiwa mêywêyimâyâhko. nama wîhkâc sâkôcihik awiya. nêotipiskwa ka-mawinêhok. nîkân ka-kakwê-kawatimik.4 êkâ sâkôcihiski, kîhtwâm ka-kakwê-kîsisok. êkâ sâkôcihiski, ka-pîhtwâhik kapê-tipisk. êkâ sâkôcihiski, nanâtohk kîkwa ê-pêtatâmot ôskiciyâhtikomihk, ta-nipahtâkêyik, êkâ sâkôcihiski, êkwa twâhipânihk ka-pîhtokahik.5 êkosi ka-pôyôw.6 ka-papâsimik ta-sipwêhtêya sêmâk.7 sêmâk ka-kîwêhtahin. ka-miyo-wîcêkonaw. êkota ohci kayâs ka-kitotikonaw,» itêw oskinîkiwa awa oskinîkiskwêw.8 |
(37)«Very good,» that young woman said to him; «But a dangerous person is my father. If you win me from him, you may take me home with you,» the young woman told him; «But of evil power is my father. He kills off the youths who love us. Never has he been defeated by anyone. Through four nights he will assail you with contests. First he will try to freeze you. If he does not overcome you, again, he will try to burn you. If he does not overcome you, he will make you smoke all night. If he does not overcome you by drawing all manner of things from the pipestem to deal out death, if he thus does not overcome you, he will make you enter the water-hole in the ice. With that he will stop. He will urge you to depart at once. At once you will take me home with you. He will keep us company in friendly wise. From that time on he will speak to us as he did of old.» the young woman told that youth. |
(38)ê-kîsi-wîhtamawât onâpêma, kâ-takohtêt kisêyiniw kâ-mac-âyiwit. |
(38)When she had told this to her husband, there came the old man who was a person of evil power. |
(39)«sêmâk mâskôc kikî-kâ-kitotâw!» |
(39)«Doubtless at once you entered into converse with him!» |
(40)«êha, nimiywêyimâw, k-ô-kâ-kitotak,» itik otânisa. |
(40)«Yes, I love him; that is why I entered into converse with him,» his daughter answered him. |
(41)«î!» itwêw kisêyiniw. |
(41)«Fie!» cried the old man. |
(42)êkwa ê-tipiskâyik mawinêhwêw onahâhkisîma. sêmâk otinam oskâcihk mîna wêstakayiwa ôhkoma kâ-kî-miyikot. nîswayak paskitahpisôw. ê-mosêskatêcik, kapê-tipisk ê-wâskâhtêcik, nama wiya kî-âhkwaciwak, êsi-nîsicik. paskiyâk onahâhkisîma. kîhtwâm ê-tipiskâyik mîna mawinêhwêw, ê-kakwê-kîsiswât. kapê-tipisk nam-âwiyak kîsisôw, êsi-nîsicik.9 |
(42)Then, after dark, he challenged his son-in-law. At once he took the awl and the hairs his grandmothers had given him. The two things he bound round him. Going naked, walking all night in a circle, they did not freeze, the two. His son-in-law won from him. The next night again he challenged him, and tried to burn him. All night long, neither of them was burned. |
(43)«âhkamêyimo! mâskôc kîkwa kikiskêyihtên. nama wîhkâc êkoyikohk nôcihêw awiya,» itêw onâpêma oskinîkiskwêw. |
(43)«Take courage! Perhaps you have some mystic knowledge. Never has he so long pursued anyone,» the young woman told her husband. |
(44)ê-tipiskâyik, âsa mîna mawinêhwêw, kapê-tipisk ê-pîhtwâcik. nistam ê-pîhtwât oskinîkiw, sîsîkwêwa pê-sâkiskwêyiwa. sakikwênêw; macostêhwêw.10 kîhtwâm ê-pîhtwât, atosa sâkiskwêyiwa. sakikwênêw; macostêhwêw. kîhtwâm ê-pîhtwât, ê-kaskitêsiyit sâkiskwêyiwa. sakikwênêw; macostêhwêw. êkwa kîhtwâm ê-pîhtwât ê-wâpiskisiyit kinêpikwa sâkiskwêyiwa. otinêw; macostêhwêw. kapê-tipisk ê-pîhtwâcik, nanâtohk kîkwa ê-pîhtwâhât onahâhkisîma, nama kaskihêw ta-nipahât. |
(44)At night again he challenged him, and all night they smoked. The youth was the first to smoke, and a rattlesnake came sticking out its head. He seized it by its neck; he threw it into the fire. When again he smoked, an arrow-snake stuck out its head. He seized it by its neck; he threw it into the fire. When again he smoked, a black one stuck out its head. Her seized it by its neck; he threw it into the fire. And when again he smoked, a white serpent stuck out its head. He took hold of it; he threw it into the fire. As all night they smoked, and he made his son-in-law smoke all manner of things, he could not get the power to kill him. |
(45)kîhtwâm ê-tipiskâk, mîna mawinêhwêw onahâhkisîma, «twâhipânihk kapê-tipisk ka-papâmohtânânaw,» êh-itât awa kisêyiniw onahâhkisîma. |
(45)The next night again he challenged his son-in-law, and «In the water-hole through the ice, all night we shall walk about,» said the old man to his son-in-law. |
(46)mitoni wêhtêyimêw osisa. kahkiyaw kîkwa kiskêyihtam ês-âwa itâmihk nipîhk k-âyâyik. kî-pîhtokêwak twâhipânihk. kapê-tipisk pimohtêwak itâmihk nipîhk. wîpac kisêyiniw kî-kapâw, «âsa kî-nistâpâwêw,» ê-itêyihtahk.11 wiya oskinîkiw kapê-tipisk papâmohtêw. kîkisêpâ môhkiciwanipêkohk ohci kapâw oskinîkiw. otahok osisa.12 |
(46)He thought his wife's father very easy to deal with. All things he knew which are under the water. They went into the water-hole. All night long they walked under the water. After a short time the old man came to land, thinking, «By this time he is drowned.» But the youth walked about all night. In the morning from a spring the youth came to land. He had beaten his father-in-law in the contest. |
(47)kî-papâsimêw ta-kîwêyit onahâhkisîma. tâpwê kî-kîwêwak. |
(47)He urged his son-in-law to go home. Accordingly they went home. |
(48)ômisi itêw kisêyiniw: «kîhtwâm pipohki, ka-nitawâpamitinâwâw,» otânisa ê-itât. |
(48)The old man said to her, «Next winter I shall come to visit you,» speaking to his daughter. |
(49)êkwa ôki kâ-kîwêcik, miskwamîhk ê-ayâcik, ê-âpasâpit oskinîkiw, kâ-pê-misi-pîwaniyik. |
(49)Then, as they were going home, when they were on the ice, as the youth looked behind him, there a great blizzard was coming. |
(50)«pê-misi-pîwan,» itêw wîwa. |
(50)«A great blizzard is coming,» he said to his wife. |
(51)itâpiw oskinîkiskwêw. |
(51)The young woman looked. |
(52)«nistês ana ê-pê-nitawâpamikoyahk,» itik wîwa. |
(52)«That is my elder brother coming to see us,» his wife told him. |
(53)êkwa kî-kiskêyihtam, ê-pê-nitawâpamihcik, nêwâw piyisk ê-otihtikocik ê-pîwaniyik, mâka sêmâk mâna ê-astê-pîwaniyik, ês-âskôhtoyit ês-ôhi wîstâwa, ê-pê-nanôsawâpamikot. ohtinwa ês-ôhi k-ômanâcimâkanit. |
(53)Then he knew that they were being visited, when four times they were reached by blizzards, but each time at once the blizzard ceased, as his wife's brothers followed one upon the other, escorting him on his way. For it was the Wind whom he had as a father-in-law. |
(54)kîhtwâm ê-piponiyik, kî-pê-nitawâpamêw otânisa. âsay kî-otawâsimisiyiwa nâpêsisa. ê-takosihkik, kahkiyaw êhtasicik takohtêwak. ê-kîsokêyit, itohtêw onîkihikwa awa oskinîkiskwêw, ê-pîhtokêt. |
(54)When winter came again, he came to visit his daughter. She had by this time a child, a boy. When they arrived, all of them came. When they had set up their tent, the young woman went to her parents and entered. |
(55)«nitânis, tânisi êsi-pamihikawiyan ôta k-ônâpêmiyan?» itêw kisêyiniw. |
(55)«My daughter, how are you being cared for here with your husband?» the old man asked her. |
(56)«nimiyo-pamihikawin,» oskinîkiskwêw itêw. |
(56)«I am being well cared for,» the young woman told him. |
(57)«tânitôwahk wêhtapiyan?» itêw kisêyiniw. |
(57)«In what place do you sit?» the old man asked her. |
(58)ômisi itêw oskinîkiskwêw: «wêskwâhtêmihk nôhtapin.» |
(58)The young woman told him, «At the place opposite the door I sit.» |
(59)«amê, amê, nitânisis! mâ, `nimiyo-pamihikawin,' k-êtwêt, ê-kwatakâpasoht êcik-âwa! kîkwa wêmîciwiniyan?» itêw kisêyiniw. |
(59)«Alas, alas, my poor daughter! Think, 'I am well cared for,' she says, when she is being tormented with smoke, it appears! What is your food?» the old man asked her. |
(60)«otêyaniya nômîciwinin,» itêw oskinîkiskwêw. |
(60)«Tongues are my fare,» the young woman told him. |
(61)«amê, amê!» itêw kisêyiniw; «mâ, `nimiyo-pamihikawin,' k-êtwêt, onôcisikiwâkaniyiwa ê-ohtâpanihot êcik-âwa!» |
(61)«Alas, alas!» the old man said to her; «Think, 'I am well cared for,' she says, and it appears that the things which lick the urinary organs are her food!» |
(62)êkwa wî-kîwêw kisêyiniw. |
(62)62 |
(63)ômisi itêw: «nitânis, kiya mîna ninahâhkisîm, niwî-kîwân; kiwî-nakatitinâwâw. kîspin kîkisêpâ ê-takohtêyâhk, wawêyîk; atoskêk.13 ê-otâkosik ê-takohtêyân, êkâ wiya atoskêk. kisinwa kiki nama mayaw nipôyon.»14 |
(63)63 If we come in the morning, prepare yourselves; work. But if I come in the evening, do not work. Together with cold I shall not soon cease. |