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noowitiraáNAt	–	naawiinakuúnuʾ	kaápiš	–	na	pitáruʾ	na	xás.
Then they went	–	(on) the warpath	Grasshopper	–	and	Ant	and	Mosquito.

nuu	weeNAhunuúWI	AhniinaaWIhka-	ʾaáhNA	noowitipsiʾaanuuxítIt.
There	while they were traveling	while they were	hunting,	then it began to get cold.

noowitaasuúʾaʾ.

Then it rained.

noowitiwaákoʾ	kaápiš	wah	toxtaahNAhkaaʾiíšAt.
Then he said	Grasshopper:	"Now	let's go home!

aaxtóh	wekaakunaáhe.
Certainly	it is not good!

wetaasuuʾaáhuʾ.

It is raining."

noowitiwaákoʾ	nawáh.
Then he said:	"Fine."

uu	witIhoorút.
Oh,	it was muddy.

kaápiš	noowitiwaákoʾ	wititoxtaakawireéhAs.
Grasshopper	then he said:	"Let's get ready!"

noowitiwaákoʾ	nawáh.
Then he said:	"Alright."

uu	kaápiš	číkuʾ wekuwituutAxuúʾIt.
Oh,	Grasshopper	his feet were big (with mud).

hoorúhtuʾ	wewituutAxáRIt	wehnuutAxtatatAhuutaweéNA.
The mud	now he just stood there	its having stuck to his feet.

wewituu-	tAxáRIt.
Now he	just stood there.

noowitiwaákoʾ	wah.
Then he said:	"Now."

noowitUtkaaxá	AhnaWIskáʾA	aatarooʾaáhNA	hoorúhtuʾ.
Then he lifted his leg	his wishing	'I want to take it off	the mud.'

wehnuutAxtatatAhuuteéNA	čiríkU	noo-	witooNUtkaasaríkUt.
Its having stuck to his foot,	poor thing,	then	he pulled his leg off.

–	noowiteeštAhweeraʾuúkUt.
–	Then he fell over.

–	noowitikót.
–	Then he died.

noo	pitáruʾ	na	xás	nooWIšitUtkeeriiwaápI	kaápiš.
Then	Ant	and	Mosquito	then they (du) wrapped him up	Grasshopper.

nooWIšitiwaákoʾ	wah	siškaáWI	kaápiš.
Then they (du) said:	"Now	let's bury him	Grasshopper!

nooWIšitihkaáWI	kaápiš.
Then he was buried by them (du)	Grasshopper.

noowitiwaákoʾ	wah	seenuuxUhuhčitstawáʾ	na	neesíh-	WA.
Then he said:	"Now	let's cry awhile	and	then we	will go.

wetsakuuniíWIs.

We are left now."

nawáh	weWIšitičikAxwaáRIt.
Now	they (du) stood there crying.

hawá	nooNUsuxtaánuʾ.
"Also	let that be all!

tsakuxwakuunoóxAt.

Let's stop crying!

nooNUsux-	taánuʾ.
Let that	be all!

nawáh	tuusíšWA.
Now,	let's go on!"

nooWIšititeewireehAsUxítIt.

Then they (du) began getting themselves ready.

pitáruʾ	noowititeeNUsthuneépI.
Ant	then he put a belt on himself.

wenuutaáNA	čiríkU	noowititohnuusaríkUt	pitáruʾ.
When he did it,	poor thing,	then he broke his rump off	Ant.

hawá	witikotwiʾuúhAt.
Also	he fell over dead.

noowituuniíWIs	xás.
Then he remained	Mosquito.

uu	witičikAxwanúʾ	xás.
Oh,	he went around crying	Mosquito.

noowitiwískaʾ	tooxUhuhkaáWI	–	na	–	neeteéʾAt.
Then he thought:	"Let me bury you first	–	and	–	I'll go!

wetAxkuuniíWIs	skána.
Now you are left	alone.

skána	wetAtkaaʾiišúhtA.
Alone	now I am going to go home."

nawáh	noowitíʾAt.
Now	then he went.

noowituhnunaahnatáWI.

Then he dug a hole.

noowitUt-	keeniiwaápI	pitáruʾ	na	noowitikaáWI.
Then he	wrapped him up	Ant	and	then he buried him.

noowitiwískaʾ	wah	tooxUhuhčítstaʾ	áxkUx	na	neeteekaaʾiíšAt.
Then he thought:	"Now	let me at least cry	once	and	then I'll go home!

wah	tAxkuuniíWIs.
Now	you are left."

wewitičikAxáRIt.

Now he stood there crying

–	noowitiwakuunoóxAt.
–	Then he ceased crying

–	noowi-	tootIsiNItskaaʾaáhuʾ.
–	Then	water was running from his nose.

noowituúta	witiʾaatoo-	NIsUxkohnanooʾaáhNA	–	na	–
Then he did it:	wanting	'that I clean my nose'	–	and	–

noowititiisiNIstuuníkUt	noowititiisiNIstaríkUt.
then he took hold of his nose,	then he pulled his nose off.

čiríkU	hawá	witikotwiʾuúhAt.
Oh my,	also	he fell over dead.

a	xás	–	tákuʾ niikohniškaáWI	–	na
And	Mosquito	–	it is not known who buried him,	–	and

tákuʾ niikohnoxtaaʾiitUxtiwísaʾ	aniwenaraanunáhAs
it is not known who brought the story back	(of) their dying

nuxunuúWI	naawiinakuúnuʾ.
when they went	(on) the warpath.