Skiri/new_MBEAR06.xml

XML version dated October 16, 2025. © Douglas R. Parks, Indiana University.

Wituksítat	rakuuturiísaata	.
There was a village	a big camp	.

Ruurii’ahucíksa	cahiksícahiks	i’ahiciiraáhisa
That is how they used to be	Indians	our being there

rakuutuhtakípiitit	.
to be gathered in a village	.

Raaruukarawituksuriíwa		kíci	wituksituhwiwaáhat	tiraakítaahku	.
They did not just go around	,	but	there were various villages	this tribe	.

Aáka		tihaáahaaku	piíta	.
Oh	,	here he lived	a man	.

Witiisá’a	Riitáhkac Rariisaáru	.
He was named	Eagle Chief	.

Tiraahku	Riitáhkac Rariisaáru	hi	aharúhku	cápaat	.
This	Eagle Chief	and	he had	a woman	.

Raariwiícu’	kuuhattakúksa	cuúraki		cirú	cuúraki	rakú’u	.
Just now	he got married to her	a young girl	,	yet	a young girl	to be	.

Uu		witikuskítawi’	.
Oh	,	she was beautiful	.

Iraáku	cuúraki	ruutiiriítat	ikituú’u	aharariíwaa’at	riisaáru’
This	girl	this village	all	they were looking at her	the chief

irarúhku	cápaat	.
that of his	woman	.

Hi	tíraaku	cápaat	witaahwáku’	iriirahkuwícka’a	rakuúta
And	this	woman	she would say	whatever she wanted	to be	,

kítuu’u’	cápaat	wititiiracákipu	hi	riitaruuhaawí’uu’a
all	the women	they all would gather	and	they would incline her way

iriiraáhkuwaaka	hi		Círu	titatuuhaákarista			tiraraahuúriki
what she said	and	'	Yet	we are going to do this	,	"	these ways

ahikstaarahkawaakaruukusuku	a	ahicikstaáwuusuku	rákis	a
when they used to plant gardens	and	when they used to go after	wood	and

ahicikstaáwariihusuku	tiratawaawiiruutiku	riwáharit	a	kísuc	.
when they went after things	these that grow on (trees)	plums	and	grapes	.

Ráwa	tíraaku	piíta	witaruuraapírihuu’	tíraaku	cápaat	.
Now	this	man	he loved her	this	woman	.

Witikuskítawi’	.
She was beautiful	.

Hi	ahawáku’	ásku	irikuuhásaku’	iraáku	cápaat			Ruu
And	she said	one	whatever day it was	that	woman	:	'	There

cirú	tatuuhattaáhuhta	rákis	.
yet	we are going to go after it	wood	.

"

Witiícikstaawariihusuuku’	rákis	kaciíharaaku’	ruu
They used to gather	wood	on foot	there

iwiraraáhka’iispu	ríhkuuhaata	rákis	.
when they were going into the woods	their going after it	wood	.

Witiirarahúhkaru’	ruurakuciraauu’a	rakuracákuska	.
They made bundles of them	to be enough	for one to carry it on her back	.

Ráwa	ruu’iwirárahka’iisata	hirú	witaahwáku’	iraáku	cápaat
Now	when they went into the woods	then	she would say	this one	woman

		kaakiíraaki	.
:	'	Don't be long	.

Hi	kici	wirastattahka’iíspara	hi	rihúksu	táku’
And	but	when you (pl) go into the timber	and	only	someone

ríkaksa	tirataraapaáriki	riwiruhaara’íhku’	wískucu’	ruuraakuúraraa
if she calls	these of us	that means	quickly	for you to come

racakukurattacákipiitit	hi	askuruúrit	itaraakaspaátasiiku’	hirú
for us to gather together	and	together	we'll start out	there

irirataraakítat	.
where our camp is	.

"

Ráwa	wiraarahka’iisat	hi	taahwáku’	cápaat
Now	they would go into the woods	and	she would say	the woman	:	'

Ráwa	iriirattaaka	rihkuhaácikstawi	.
Now	what I said	you be watchful	.

"

Iraáriki	cuúraki		aáka		iraáriki	sikuuhaáruhku
That one	young girl	,	oh	,	that one	she had her

sirihkuriruuhaawiíwari		kíci	kiikí ruútari’	kíci	rihúksu’
for her to help her	,	and	what is she doing	but	only

tuuhaáciksta	irarahkawaáwari	.
she watched out for them	those going about in the woods	.

Iriwisiriiharahúhkuska		hi	caskií’it	kuúharu’
When they fixed a bundle for her	,	and	a little	she must have made it	,

ruu’ahawáku’			Táku’	rakuukaksa	rakuracákipiitit	cápaat	.
then she said	:	'	Someone	call out	for them to gather	the women	.

"

Hi	ahaarahkáwaa’	.
And	they all came out of the woods	.

Híru	ahiíci’a	kítuu’u’	.
Then	they did it	all	.

Ahuuhaa’iirit	kíra kítuu’ kára’		kítuu’u’	ráhkuuki	.
She saw them	that all were there	,	all	for them to be	.

Híru	witaaraspaátasiiku’	.
Then	they were starting out	.

Ráwa	tiiriiraturaa’iíwaati	karuuraaraaríhi’	kícku	kuhuuhaaruuru’
Now	this that I am telling about	once	several	there were times

rahkuúwu	tirasaakariki	.
their going	this (ie one) day	.

Witiwícka’	ahukspáttikusuku	riisaáru’	i’aharúhku	páttiku
He wanted	the one who used to announce	the chief	that one he had	a crier

	hi	ahiwáku’			Kaasiwáttit		hi	ispáku’
,	and	he said	:	'	You must announce	,	and	you'll say	:	`

Tirasaákariki	cápaat	wituksasá’	cuúraki	Ctiwahárittaáku’	.
Today	the woman	now she is named	the girl	Plum Bush Woman	.

		Iriwituksasá’	Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
'	"	That was her name	Plum Bush Woman	.

Wituuricuurakísuri	.
She was a beautiful girl	.

Kícku	ahuúhaaráru’	rihkuúhaata	rákis	.
Several	it numbered the times	their going after	wood	.

Ráwa	tiiriítat	ráwa	wiráhkuwaaka
Now	where this camp was	now	one would say	:	'

Witataraakitkaáka’ispusta	.
We are going to go to the garden	.

Witatuuhaákawaahihusta	wirataakurattaárahkawaakaruku	.
Now we are going to work	our planting the garden	.

"

Ráwa	rii’ahirikstarihkuki	raahárisu’	ráku’u	ahikskaruukusuku
Now	whatever they had	hoes	to be	what they used to make

cahiksícahiks	táraha’	kickaáhisu’	iwi’ahara’u	raahárisu’
Indians	buffalo	shoulder blade	when he made it	a hoe	,

taruúta	rahkúra’u	húraaru’	.
he would do it	his making it	the land	.

Kícku	kaakiiwákaahu’	kícku	rakutkawiraruu’a		kici
Several	one was not saying (ie meaning)	several	to be acres	,	but

súhuri’	ruurakuciraa’uu’a	ruurakuraarahkawaakara’u	.
near	to be that way	for one to plant (her garden)	.

Hi	ahikstárihkuki	rákiriiku’	tiiriitat	hi	tiraarahkawaákaru’	.
And	the ones they had	seeds	this camp	and	they planted them	.

Kítuu’u’	wituuhaáciksta	hi	kici	hawa	iwiiraahwu	táku’
Everything	they watched them	and	but	also	when they would go	some

taaruukáwi’at	iruúki	raáhikucu’	aharuurukspihat	riísaaru’
they would go on the ridge	those	braves	he had them	the chief

ráku’u	kítuu’u’	rakuuhaácikstawi	.
to be	all	to watch them	.

Ckára	karaáhuriwa		kici	akitaaruupiiru’	wituksakitaracirahpaápiku’
Alone	they were not	,	but	different tribes	the tribes were around

cáhiks	uúpiiru’	tiwiti’ahacikstikátawaawi	.
people	different	when they fought one another	.

Kítuu’u’	ruuwitiruuciíciksta		ráwa	títaku	íraraa’u
All	they used to watch for one another	,	now	here	that way

kítuu’u’	tiruuhikatahihaahtaawaahaku	hi	íruuta	rahkuwaáka
all	this year going around	and	that one going	he would say	:

	Kaawíwattit	tiraáku	titíwicka’	Ctiwaharittaáku’
'	You must announce	this one	I want this	Plum Bush Woman	:	`

Ruuwitasuksuhuurattaaruucakacuhta	.
Now you are to go swimming	.

		Títaku	ahawaahaku	.
'	"	Here	there was an island	.

	Kísuc		aáka’a		kira kawiruurúciraa’u’	.
'	Grapes	,	oh	,	let's see if they are alright	.

Ráwa	híru	raaraaruucákacat	.
Now	then	one can swim	.

"

Hiru	aharikatihaahtaawaahaku		hi	tíhtaru’	kísuc
Then	as the seasons went around	,	and	they picked them	grapes

wiraahkuwaaraasiki	tirarikaa’iispaa’a	a
when they were ripe	when they were bringing them home	and

rahkuraaruuciriíwa	.
when they were swimming	.

Ahiiruurukskiiraarawaahat	huukiwihkahaaru’	rakutarahkisaawari
They used to have various creeks	a sand bank	for one to run around on

	aaka		cuurakuraáhiira	.
,	oh	,	its being so good	.

Ráwa	kítuu’u’	kísuc	a	riwáhari’	i’ahukstawaáwikuki
Now	all	the grapes	and	plums	those that were growing on them

karuuraattíhit	kici	táhawaawaki	rataraapakiíhu
they weren't the only ones	but	various fruits	what we call

tiruhtahariwaarakuuki	ákaaruc	.
these that taste good	cherries	.

Ráwa	kítuu’u’	rahiíra’	iriirakuraá’u	rihkuraraspiíta	pácuuka’
Now	all	further	another one	their going to look for them	turnips

a	íc	ahikstuuwaakaruukusuuku’	.
and	wild potatoes	they used to dig them	.

Ráwa	títaku	hawá	ruuráraa’a	irarikatihaaraarahu	hi	ri’ahuutari’
now	here	also	the way coming	that season coming	and	she did that

iraáku	cápaat	iriwitikítawi’	iraakítaahku	.
that one	woman	she was the leader	that band	.

Aáka		kítuu’u’	siwitiiríructi’	.
Oh	,	all	they esteemed her	.

Ráwa	ráhiira’	rihkuhuukahu	cápaat			Iíka
Now	further	when one came inside	a woman	:	'	Oh	,

tiratuutiíriksa	.
I am coming to see you	.

Tatuuharuuwaa’	ásuuru’	a	ráhkasii’u’	rahúrahki	a
I am bringing them for you	moccasins	and	a dress	deer (skin)	and

uukuúku’			a	kítuu’u’	ahikstarihkuuki		pá	aáru’
leggings	,	"	and	everything	whatever they had	:	elk	tooth	,

a	kítuu’u’		tákusu’		píckahuuru’		kítuu’u’	ráhiira’
and	all	,	earrings	,	cowry shell	,	all	beyond	,

kítuu’u’	raahkuraawirariira’u	.
completely	its being decorated	.

Kítuu’u’	ahikskawaakaruukusuku	siwitiruutakuttit	ctiisaáru’	íraaku	.
All	what they used to make	they dressed her	the princess	that one	.

Aáka		witariihaati’	iraáku	Riitáhkac Rariisaaru	riisaahkawí’u’	.
Oh	,	he liked it	that one	Eagle Chief	the head chief	.

Tíraaku	piíta	aharuuraapírihuu’	cápaat	.
This one	man	he loved her	the woman	.

Kítuu’u’	siwitiítaciksta		haákawahcisu’	sirihkuuharahuuka
Everyone	they watched her	,	food	their bringing it into her

rahiíra’	rahkuhuúraa’u		a	rahiíra’	rahkukára’u	tápaharus
sometimes	one making mush	,	or	sometimes	one making it	pemmican

	a	taákaski	rihkúrahuuka		a	rahiíra’	táku’
,	or	dried meat	her bring it in	,	or	sometimes	someone

raahkukspaariísata	rahúrahki	.
when he would go hunting	deer	.

Kutaaraáhuraas	kítuu’u’	ahikspaawaákuuki		rahúrahki	a
He would find something	all	what they used to eat	,	deer	or

páh		kítuu’u’	ahiciksasawaawuhu		rahiíra’	rakúcukstaarawuhu
elk	,	all	what they used to trap	,	sometimes	when he went fishing

káciiki	ráhiira’	rihkurarahuuku	a	rahiíra’
fish	sometimes	when he would bring them in	or	beyond

rihkurarahuuka	kítuks		hi	ahikspaawaákuuki	.
when he would bring them in	beavers	,	and	what they used to eat	.

Ráwa	i’ahicikskaaruruuki	ákitaaru’	ti’ahiitat		iíka		cahiksícahiks
Now	that which they ate	the tribe	this village	,	oh	,	Indians

táku’ kararakuuwari	cahíkstaaka	kici	cahiksícahiks	a
there was none around	whitemen	but	Indians	and

iriikitaariki	kici	iraakítaahku	.
those (other) tribes	but	that band	.

Ráwa	ruutiwiruútasitiku	wirakuhuraarawicpu		hi	ahawáku’
Now	as it was happening	when it reached that time	,	and	she said

íraaku	cápaat			Wiruutiiraawi’u’	rákis	ratihkurattaruuwahu	.
that	woman	:	'	It is now the time	wood	for us to gather	.

	Raawiitakaaraahisu’	kukuusucikaahuraarasítit		kici
"	All at once	the weather might change	,	but

wiruutiruurihtataruc	rákis	.
they have it piled beside (their dwelling)	wood	.

Ráwa	hiru	ahiwattit	pattíku			Iriwititaraárikaahu’
Now	then	he announced	the crier	:	'	She is telling this

Ctiwaharittaáku’			Tirasaákariki	iriwitísaku’	ráku’u	rákis
Plum Bush Woman	:	`	Today	this is the day	to be	wood

rasihkurattaruuwaa’	.
for you all to bring it	.

Wískucu’	=.	Hi	ruuwititiiruuhuhwícta’	=.
Hurry	!	And	ready yourselves	!	'	"

Hi	wi’ahuutari’	i’ahawattikusa	.
And	he was doing it	while he walked crying out	.

Istú	tihuúkat	.
Again	he came in	.

Ráwa	karawitiíraakii	cápaat	iraahwíca	rakuhaastaraaha
Now	it was not long	the woman	when she would return	her having ropes

	ahiksaástaraahu	rakúkaruuci	rákis	.
,	their bringing ropes	to put in them	wood	.

Taaraciíriwis	wirihkuracákipuha	rákis	.
They would pack them on the back	when they gathered it	wood	.

Istú	ruutiiraára’	.
Back	then they came	.

Hiru	ístu	iririítari’	irarahka’iispu	.
Then	again	they were doing it	their going into the woods	.

Aáka’		witúraahi	iriirakúraa’u		rákis	i’ahiiraruuwáhu	.
Oh	,	it was good	that way	,	wood	their bringing it	.

Hi	witihiirikiraawariku’		háwa	raakuhiisa	háwa	tiiraara’	.
And	they were hurrying	,	also	when morning came	also	they came	.

Witiiruuhaat	.
They went after it	.

Háwa	ruuiriirahuraarawicpu	ráwa	iriwirihtawaawaakaru’
Also	there where they go to the spot	now	they picked all of them there

kítuu’u’	iriiwirihtawaawaakará’u		kítuu’u’	iriwirihraatakipaapuhu
everything	their picking all of them	,	everything	their gathering them

kítuu’u’	haákawahcisu’	.
all	the food	.

Iriwi’aharaatiihat	ahiruurukskiihaaracawikuuki	.
It was the end of the way	when we had all the dances	.

Hítaku	taahwáku’		cápaat	tiwáku’			Ctiwaharittaáku’
Another	she would say	,	a woman	she said	:	'	Plum Bush Woman	,

ciru	sitatutkaahista		a	ciru	riitarattahkaahista	.
yet	we are going to dance for you	,	and	yet	we are all going to dance	.

"

Iriirakúraa’u	haákawahcisu’	tiiruutawa	iwiriraatakipaapuha
Whatever it was	food	they all cooked	after they had gathered them

rihkukstaarahkawaakara’u		kítuu’u’	cíkstit	rahkuúta
what they had planted	,	everything	well	its being

rakuraatakawaahat	.
to be plentiful	.

Aáka		a	witaaraatari’ic	iriiriítat	.
Oh	,	and	they would dance fast	(in) that village	.

Hi	ahasakú’	hi	ahawáku’			Witatuutattaáwusta	.
And	it was a day	and	she said	:	'	We are going to go after it	.

Kira kustiriihaattara’	.
I think I will go after poles	.

	Tuhkaahuraarari’	.
"	The weather is changing	.

Tiraahúraari’	rakuckakatiriitit	.
They were to be used on the ground	to get cloudy	.

Hi	ahihwáki’			Ráwa	iraáku	pattíku	hi	ístu	hawá
And	they said	:	'	Now	that	crier	and	again	also

ahiwáttit	iriirattaakahu			Ctiwaharittaaka	hawa	tiwícka’
he'll announce	what I am saying	:	`	Plum Bush Woman	also	she wants

rakuuhaatta	rákis	.
to go after poles	wood	.

Wituhkaahuraarari’		raakuucuuwahístarit
The weather is changing	,	its looking like it is going to rain	,

raakuupiciihi’aaristarit	.
its looking like it is going to become cold	.

Witiihuraárawicpu	.
The season is arriving	.

Wískucu’		ruutaarahwaa’	.
Hurry	,	you must come	.


'	"

Hiru	ahiraárat	.
Then	they went	.

Karawitiíraakii	hi	aharacakipiitit	.
It was not long	and	they gathered	.

Hiru	ahirahka’iísat	.
Then	they went into the woods	.

Kítuu’u’	witiihaáciksta	.
All	they were watching	.

Irawaáriki	wititiítaciksta	.
Those	they watched out for themselves	.

Aáka		ruu’iriwiraarahká’iispu
Oh	,	then when they were going into the woods

iraarahka’iísata		títaku	witiháhuraahku	.
when they went into the woods	,	here	there was a stand of woods	.

Caskií’it	ruurihiíra’	witikahuraahkícuucis	.
A little	further	it was thick woods	.

Aáka		tihaaahaá’	.
Oh	,	here she came	.

Ráwa	Ctiwaharittaáku’	ahawáku’			Títaku
Now	Plum Bush Woman	she said	:	'	Here

iriwitataraapaa’uuriíriksta	.
we are going to stop here	.

Ráwa	ruukaasirattahka’iisat	.
Now	you must go into the woods	.

Kariíriiraakii	=.
Don't be long	!	"

Ráwa	tíraariki	ahiksaástaraaha		hasíckariitu‘		a
Now	this one	the ropes they had	,	rawhide ropes	,	and

witaahaaktiikictawarit	.
she ropes a limb	.

Aáka’		witariruúhiwa	rákis	tiraáriki	Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
Oh	,	she had good ones	wood	this one	Plum Bush Woman	.

Siihiiháhkariipu	ruurakuuciraa’uu’a	kararakuuriciisata
They tied the wood	that it be just enough	for her not to get tired

raakuracárisu	.
its being heavy	.

Tihírawaariki	siihiihárihku’	íhtat	.
These others	they carried them for her	some	.

Ráwa	iwirawaáriki			Ráwa	kustuuhuúraapu’	.
Now	when they stood	:	'	Now	we will go now	.

"

Hi	wi’ahaárahwaahu’	.
And	now they were coming	.

Íhtat	ciru	ikararaarahwaahu	.
Some	yet	those were not coming	.

Hi	iriikuuhu’	ahawáku’			Títaku	tiírit	cápaat	.
And	whoever it was	she said	:	'	Here	she stands	a woman	.

Hi	riiwákaahu’			Táticka’	ratkuútiirit	Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
And	she is saying	:	`	I want	for me to see her	Plum Bush Woman	.

Hìì		táticka’	ratihkuhaarikaa	iriiratiihaarikaahistarit	.
Hey	,	I want	for me to tell her	what I am going to tell her	.

Karuuráwactaahi	kítuu’u’	aastaákatkuku		kici	haá’	ckára
It would not be good	all	if you were to hear it	,	but	yes	alone

a	itiihaárikaa	.
and	I'll tell her	.

Híru	sukstaattacírahpiraahat	iráhaapi	=.
Then	you (pl) all go around it	that tree	!	'	"

Ráwa	hi	ahá’at	Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
Now	and	she went	Plum Bush Woman	.

	Kaákatu’	.
'	Let's see	.

"

Hi	ahaá’	cápaat	hi	ahawáku’			Aáka
And	she came	the woman	and	she said	:	'	Oh	,

Ctiwaharittaáku’		iriwitasuuricuurakísuri	.
Plum Bush Woman	,	you are a beautiful girl	.

Ráwa	rawitasaruuhaa’u’	Riítahkac Rariisaáru	raakuutahuksku	a
Now	it is no wonder	Eagle Chief	that he is holding you	and

raáhuriitat	raakuucikstiíhuru	kítuu’u’	.
always	that he is thinking about you	entirely	.

A	kutuú	kusikara’aasiriiraaku	a	raaruutúraahi	.
And	it seems	that you (du) do not have any problems	and	it is just good	.

Ráwa	kaákatu’	.
Now	let's see	.

Kutuú	raakuracárisu	tíraruuci	rákis	.
It seems	to be heavy	this (load)	wood	.

Ráwa		kaákii’	.
Now	,	no	.

Witisuksaspaara’uc	=.	Hi	cíkstit	títaku	riituctariípu	tirahaasta
Lay down on your back	!	And	well	here	I'll tie it	this rope

hasíckariitu’	.
rawhide rope	.

Aáka		hiru	ituúcikstaruurikut		hiru	isiriíwaata’	.
Oh	,	then	I'll catch your hands	,	then	you'll arise	.

"

Iíka’		irii’ahuúta	cápaat	.
Oh	,	she did that	the woman	.

Iwiwitii’ahuúca	Ctiwarittaáku’		aáka		iriikuuhuutasítit
When she lay down	Plum Bush Woman	,	oh	,	whatever happened	,

i’ahaariki	cápaat	iwirikutí’	ahihwakiíhu	ctuú’	.
that one	woman	that was the one	what they call	a witch	.

Ctuú’	iriwiríkutí	iraáriki	.
A witch	that was the one	that one	.

Hiru	ahiwáku’	iraáriki	ctuú’			Ki’iskuutiírit	cíkstit	=.	Aáka
Then	she said	that one	witch	:	'	Look at me	well	!	Oh	,

iriwitás	.
you are the one	.

Ku’aatahaakakitus	casiíri	iriít	cápaat	.
I wish I might kiss you	even	I am that	a woman	.

Aáka		iriíticka’	.
Oh	,	I want that	.

"

Aáka		rihúksu’	witihurahwiitit	raku’u	rihkuhaakakituusi	hi
Oh	,	only	she stooped over	that it be	for her to kiss her	and

ahihwáru	.
she blew on her	.

Aáka		iriikuuhuutasitit		aáka		iriirawícka’	.
Oh	,	whatever happened	,	oh	,	she wanted that	.

Ráwa	iraáriki	ctuú’	hi	ahakaát	iraáku
Now	that one	witch	and	she went inside (her body)	that one	,

ruurikuhiíwarit	Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
then she threw her out	Plum Bush Woman	.

Iraáku	rihúksu’	wití’	káruusu’	.
That one	only	it was	a sack	.

Iraáku	Ctiwaharittaaku’	ruuriikuuhiirawika’i		kíriku’
That	Plum Bush Woman	she threw her in wherever it was	,	perhaps

ruu’irakiícuhat	rihkuuwiha’iira	.
that creek there	when she threw her in the water	.

Ráwa	íraaku	ctuú’	irihi’ahakaát	iraáku	káruusu’
Now	that	witch	she went in that other one	that	sack

Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
Plum Bush Woman	.

Aáka		hi	ahaarahwica’	cápaat	.
Oh	,	and	they came back	the women	.

	Aáka		kiíki ruú’ut	=.
'	Oh	,	what happened	?	"

	Aáka		iriwitarácaris	.
'	Oh	,	this is heavy	.

"

Hiru	ahiriírauuwa	caskí’it	.
Then	they took off	some	.

Hiru	si’ahiiwáhaa’a	.
Then	they lifted her up	.

	Ráwa		wískucu’	=.	Ruutataaraápusta	.
'	Now	,	hurry	!	We are going to go	.

"

Hiru	ahíwu’	.
Then	they were going	.

Kítuu’u’	wirarahwica		kítuu’u’	witiihaa’iirit	.
All	when they returned	,	everyone	they saw it	.

Ráwa	kítuu’u’	ahikaá’iispu’	.
Now	all	they were going home	.

Hi	ahawícat	irii’ahákaawi	.
And	she went there	where her home was	.

	Aáka		wiraatatiriíriwiiku	rákis	.
'	Oh	,	I now just have a pile of it	wood	.

Uúka		Riitáhkac Ráriisaaru		ka raskaáku	=.	Síksawacítiksa’	=.
Oh	,	Eagle Chief	,	are you inside	?	Come out	!

Aáka		a	raakutikuriiciwactaawii’at	=.
Oh	,	and	you should help me	!	"

Riitáhkac Ráriisaaru	ruu’ahiwícka’			Ká rikúru’
Eagle Chief	then he thought	:	'	I wonder if it is she

Ctiwaharittaáku’	=.	ka rikúru’	Ctiwaharittaaku’	ratirattaku’
Plum Bush Woman	?	I wonder if it is she	Plum Bush Woman	my wife

=.	A	riíkariku	.
?	And	it is her home	.

"

Tiwáku’			Aáka’a		witásaruuta	=.		Híru	ahí’at
He said	:	'	Oh	,	why should you do it	?	"	Then	he went

irii’ahukstaaraaha	rakuutuurikut	cápaat	hi
the way he used to do	to catch her	the woman	and

tiihuúkatahpa	.
he took her in his arms	.

Híru	si’ahahuúpa	hi	risi’ahaáku	.
Then	they (du) went inside	and	they (du) were sitting there	.

	Iíka		Riitáhkac Ráriisaaru		iriwitúraahi	.
'	Oh	,	Eagle Chief	,	that is good	.

Tihaarikutiiraat	hi	riiracákipu	rákis	.
This one did not take long	and	they gathered that	wood	.

Rikutuuhaa’	páruhit	ruuratiriiraákahu	.
That is the reason	quickly	our coming back	.

"

Ráwa	iraraáriki	kici	ruuwitirahkaa’iisat	.
Now	those	but	then they went home	.

A	iraáku	cústit	ctuú’	iriwitiraaraspi’	rátkat
And	that one	old woman	witch	she wondered	afterwards

iriirihkuutaristarit	.
what they were going to do	.

Íraaku	Riitáhkac Ráriisaaru	ahawáku’			Ctiwaharittaáku’
That one	Eagle Chief	he said	:	'	Plum Bush Woman	,

kiíki wiruútasitit	=.	Witásaruuta	.
what has happened to you	?	You have become soft	.

"

	Kariisúci’a	raaruuraskuruúhuruku	.
'	Don't do it	your just making me out to be	.

Kaakií’	.
No	.

Rikutát	Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
I am the one	Plum Bush Woman	.

Ráwa	tiriiratuuhaaríhku’	.
Now	this is what I mean	.

"

Hi	rii’ahuúta		ahawáku’			Kiíki ctuurasuraahi	ratkuhaakaara
And	he did that	:	he said	:	'	What is the best way	for us to do

=.
?	"

Cápaat	irii’ahakaawihat	iriisikuhiriitáwaahi			Iíka’a
Women	the ones who were inside	the ones who helped her	:	'	Oh	,

cuú’at		kiíki raasaciks	tiwiriiraawi’u	rataakuucuksuhuuraákaara
daughter	,	what do you think	at this time	that we should do now

=.
?	"

Ráwa	hiru	ahiriíwaki’			Kuuharaariihac	raakúrahkaahu	.
Now	then	they said	:	'	She must have decided	to dance	.

"

Ráwa	kici	kuhiiruurukskiihaaracawi’	.
Now	but	they used to have different dances	.

Hi	iruu’ahíwu’	.
And	then they went there	.

Hi	riruuahiwáku’			Kaasíwattit			Wískucu’
And	thereupon he said	:	'	You must announce	:	`	Hurry	,

kaasiriirattahwaa’	.
you (pl) must come	.

Ctiwaharittaáku’	tiwícka’	raakuksuhuurahkaa	cápaat	.
Plum Bush Woman	she wants	that you (pl) dance now	woman	.


'	"

Ráwa	ti’ahuútasitit	.
Now	this happened	.

Hiru	tíraaku	Riitáhkac Rariísaaru	iriisi’ahaaku		hiru
Then	this one	Eagle Chief	where they (du) sat	,	then

taárat	iriirakuuriki	piíta	iriiráku’u	.
she would go	where he was standing	man	a different one	.

Hi	rikara’ahúci’	Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
And	she had never done that	Plum Bush Woman	.

Hi	si’ahakaa’iispa’	.
And	they (du) went home	.

Hiru	ahiwáku’	Riitáhkac Ráriisaaru			Aáka’a		kiíki wiruútasitit
Then	he said	Eagle Chief	:	'	Oh	,	what has happened

=.
?	"

	Kukaakiikuútasitit	.
'	Nothing has happened to me	.

"

Aáka’a		iwiraratkii’aara	a	riwitaáhca	ctuú’
Oh	,	when it got dark	and	she would lie there	witch

Riitáhkac Rariísaaru	rihkurikirika’u	.
Eagle Chief	her keeping him awake	.

Rihúksu’	a	taruksitkasitit	witiíhiisa’	.
Only	and	he would fall asleep	(when) it was morning	.

Ráwa	Riitáhkac Rariísaaru	ahawáku’			Kaasiwáku’		irásku
Now	Eagle Chief	he said	:	'	You must say	,	you there

páttiku		taasicahkaáhuhta	hi	riisaakasta
crier	,	you are to go through the village	and	you must tell them

Ctiwaharittaáku’	witiwícka’	tirasaákariki	Riitahkactiísaru’
Plum Bush Woman	he wants	today	Eagle Chief

sirihkuriitiirit	tíraaku	cápaat	.
for them to see her	this	woman	.

Iriikuhuút	kúrakuuru	irii’áruuta	.
It is that way	to be something	what is doing	.

"

Wituutakáksa’	kúraa’u’	.
He called them	the doctors	.

Kuraa’u	ruu’ahiiciikaksa’	.
The doctors	then he (the crier) called them	.

Iika’a		hi	ahaaraáruuka’	.
Oh	,	and	they came inside	.

	Wiskucu’		kuruu’asiriiraakaahu’	=.		Witíwicka’	ícaas
'	Hurry	,	you must come in	!	"	He wanted	the turtles

sirihkutkiritta’iíwara	kíra kiíki wiruútasitit	.
for them to examine her	to see what is the matter	.

Ahaaraáruuka’	.
They came inside	.

Hi	ahaáku	Cústittawarit	.
And	she sat	Old Woman Rat	.

	Uuka’		hikiiri	tiiwiiraá’	=.	Iriikuha’u
'	Oh	,	indeed	what is coming in	?	Whatever it is

kuuhiricawísta	kukaaki’ sirihkuraáhurasi	.
they are doing to doctor	they cannot find out anything	.

"

Ráwa	tiriitari’	i’ahawaaka	Riitáhkac Rariísaaru	.
Now	they did this	what he said	Eagle Chief	.

Wituraáracihtis	iwirawaaka		hi	aharaciirahpiitit	ícaas	.
He was suspicious	when he said it	,	and	they encircled her	the turtles	.

Ruusihitkíriku	hi	ahawáku’			Riitáhkac Rariísaaru
Then they looked at her	and	he said	:	`	Eagle Chief	,

kíra hítaku kúsaahu’	=.	Kusikaakaahaáruraasu’	iriiráku’u	rákuuta	.
let another (group) come	!	We cannot find anything	what it is	to be	.

Kítuu’u’	wisitátutkiritta’iwa	.
All	we have examined her	.

"

Ráwa	iwiriiraaku	ráwa	tiwi’ahaahiísa		Riitáhkac Rariísaaru
Now	this way here	now	the next day	,	Eagle Chief

witiwícka’	hawá	rakuraarikiwitaara	raákuraaruuka	hi	cíkstit
he wanted	also	a different group	for them to come in	and	well

hawá	siritkirittáwi’at	kíra kuúsikus	sikuúsiriici’a
also	for them to examine her	to see if they could take it out	if they might do it

tiiriwirúraatuukut	sirihkukuuraáruuwaaha	.
whatever is wrong with her	for them to take it away	.

Tiwákaahu’	Riítahkac rariisaáru			Iratutkiriku	raárit
He was saying	Eagle Chief	:	'	When I look at her	really

rikutí’	Ctiwaharittaáku’		irakírikawaawi		iraacká’u	.
it is her	Plum Bush Woman	,	her eyes	,	her face	.

Cirú	irawaawattiku		uurariísit	kaákuu’ut		a
Yet	when she talks	,	straight (ie normal)	is isn't	;	and

iriirakuraa’u		uúrariisit	kaakuutuhúru’	.
as it is	,	straight	she is not acting	.

"

Siihaáku	.
They (du) were sitting	.

Tihaasi’ahiíratkuuku’	.
Here they were listening	.

Hiru	rátkat	sihiiciraáta	rákis		hiru
Then	later	after they went after it	wood	:	then

tiku’ahuúhaa’u’	si’ahiíratkuku		tiwákaahu’	cápaat	.
this was (barely) the way	their hearing it	:	she was saying	the woman	.

Witikíkat	cápaat	ruu’irahkáhuraaruhat	.
She cried	the woman	there in that timber	.

Hiru	ahuraawiítiku’	irahkícuhat	.
Then	it was beginning	(in) that creek	.

Hi	tíraaku	cústit	ctuú’	iwiraaruuriikírittarawari’
And	this one	old woman	witch	now she was eyeing

iwisiririiraa’iiwaati	Riitáhkac Ráriisaaru			Riiciksa
when they were telling him	Eagle Chief	:	'	Let them be

kira kuusaáraara’	irakáhuriiwaawikuuki	rahúrahki	.
to see if they can come	those who live in the woods	animals	.

"

Siihírattaawat	kaáka’		tiraraárawari	kaáka’		hi	ahaawícaahu’	.
They chose them	crows	,	these that fly	crows	,	and	they arrived	.

Cústit	rihúksu’	wituútakiirit	ctuú’	.
The old woman	only	she saw them	the witch	.

Tíraaku	cústit	kutiisá’	Custittawárit		tíraaku	cápaat
This one	old woman	she was named	Old Woman Rat	,	this one	woman

Ctiwaharittaáku’	iraackarítpitat	.
Plum Bush Woman	the one whose skin she wore	.

Hi	tíraaku	wi’ahuutákiirit			Tiwiraáhu		aáka’
And	this one	when she saw them	:	'	These coming	,	oh	,

kiíki ra’	tiraáhu	=.	Uúka’a		irihiirarúksit
what are they	these coming	?	Oh	,	it is doubtful for them

siriraahúrasi	irikuuhátuuta	.
their finding the way	this that I am	.

Ráwa	kici	rikuuhíhwicka’	sikuuhitkirittá’iwa	.
Now	but	that is what they want	when they examine me	.

"

	Ráwa		Riitahkactiisaaru’		táku’ hiruksaahu’	haáwa’	=.
'	Now	,	Eagle Chief	,	let some other (group) come in	also	!	"

Ráwa	ruu’ahiíwacitiiku’	.
Now	then they were going out	.

Kici	kukara’ahúci’	ráhkuwaaka	hiru	rii’ahucíksa
But	there was nothing (wrong)	as they said	then	as it was there

Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
Plum Bush Woman	.

	Iíka’a		ciksuhuurawáciruutit	=.
'	Oh	,	let's go outside now	!	"

Hiru	iriisiraahkúwara		hi	istú	sitíhwaa’	.
Then	when they (du) would go	,	and	back	they (du) came	.

Hi	ahiíratkuku’	hi	tihwakí’aahu’			Hiru	irakiícuhat
And	they were listening	and	they were saying	:	'	There	(in) that creek

hi	riiwákaahu’		Riitáhkac ráriisaaru		iraásasaaru	irakicpu
and	she is saying	,	Eagle Chief	,	your being called	that stream

		i’ahiíratkuku	.
,	"	when they were listening	.

Hi	ahawákaahu’
And	she was saying (ie singing)	:

(1)	Riitáhkac Rariisaaru		tihiwirasahkictíkatiri’	Custittawárit
\	Eagle Chief	,	you are embracing her neck	Old Woman Rat

uu		Custittawárit	.
oh	,	Old Woman Rat	.

(2)	Tihiiwiriikuuwakuuha’iwu	Ctiwaharittaáku’
\	Her voice is floating down the water	Plum Bush Woman

uu		Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
oh	,	Plum Bush Woman	.

(1)	Riitáhkac Rariisaaru		tihiwirasahkictíkatiri’	Custittawárit
\	Eagle Chief	,	you are embracing her neck	Old Woman Rat

uu		Custittawárit	.
oh	,	Old Woman Rat	.

(2)	Tihiiwiriikuuwakuuha’iwu	Ctiwaharittaáku’
\	Her voice is floating down the water	Plum Bush Woman

uu		Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
oh	,	Plum Bush Woman	.

(1)	Riitáhkac Rariisaaru		tihiwirasahkictíkatiri’	Custittawárit
\	Eagle Chief	,	you are embracing her neck	Old Woman Rat

uu		Custittawárit	.
oh	,	Old Woman Rat	.

(2)	Tihiiwiriikuuwakuuha’iwu	Ctiwaharittaáku’
\	Her voice is floating down the water	Plum Bush Woman

uu		Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
oh	,	Plum Bush Woman	.

(1)	Riitáhkac Rariisaaru		tihiwirasahkictíkatiri’	Custittawárit
\	Eagle Chief	,	you are embracing her neck	Old Woman Rat

uu		Custittawárit	.
oh	,	Old Woman Rat	.

(2)	Tihiiwiriikuuwakuuha’iwu	Ctiwaharittaáku’
\	Her voice is floating down the water	Plum Bush Woman

uu		Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
oh	,	Plum Bush Woman	.

Tiráturaa’iiwaati	kskiíti’iks	rátihkuuwikaaruuwe	aku	ruúrahiira’	.
This story I am telling	four (times)	it is for me to sing through	and	further	.

Kici	tiiríruuta	iriraruuraákitawi	caskií’it	kuriitúci’aari’	suúhuri’	.
But	the way it is	on account of it	a little	I am doing it	near	.

Hi	ahawáku’	Riitáhkuc Ráriisaaru			Aáka’a		iriiratuúhaarihku’
And	he said	Eagle Chief	:	'	Oh	,	that is what I mean

ctiisaáru’	kíra kúsaahu’	iítu’	ihirawíhat	.
the princess	to see if it will come	being there	that other group	.

"

Witiwáku’			Irastápihat	kiíki rastápakista
He said	:	'	Your (group)	what are you (pl) going to say

siriítacikstawi	iraáku	riísaaru’	=.
they who are taking care of him	that one	chief	?	"

Witiwáku’			Tiriihapaki’aahu’			Kíra kúsaahu’	tiraraárawari
He said	:	'	We are saying	:	`	Let them come	these who fly

rihwakiíhu	pákskicis ríkucki	.
what they call	baldheaded birds (ie buzzards)	.


'	"

Hiru	iririíhi’u	siriítiirit	riisarahúrahki	kúrakuuru
Then	where they were	they saw him	the chief deer	to be something

caskí’it	wirakuraahúrari		hi	tirawaáriki	ríkucki
a little	when it was getting spoiled	,	and	these	birds

iriwirutpakaarawítaakahaaku’	.
they were flying around it	.

Iriwiruutuhuhtaakáhaaku’	ruuraárihi’	aku	kícku ruuháruuwa
It was flying in a circle	just a single one	or	it may be more than one

cúsawi’	.
buzzards	.

Ráwa	ahaáhu’	.
Now	he was coming	.

	Tiwiraá’	.
'	Here he comes	.

Ráwa		iíka’a		wískucu’	=.
Now	,	oh	,	hurry	!	"

A	ahaáhuuka’	.
And	he came inside	.

Iraáku	Custittawárit			Úh		háwa	tiirikíwi	.
That one	Old Woman Rat	:	'	Oh	,	also	it is a different one (group)	.

Ráwa	kici	kiíki riítarista	tirawaáriki	=.
Now	but	what are they going to do	these	?	"

Siihitkiritta’iwaáwari’	.
They examined her all over	.

Hi	ahíhwaki’	irawíhat			Ráwa		iíka’a		tiiwiiriíraaku
And	they said	those	:	'	Now	,	oh	,	this way (ie problem)

iriwituuhaahúhtawi’	.
it is a difficult matter	.

Híru	iraráhwari	ahukspícahu	ícaas	.
Then	those going around	they were arriving	tarapins	.

Hiru	iritiráhwari	kuuhaáhkat	irii’ahahawastátku		kítuu’u’
Then	those lived there	in the valley	where there is tall grass	,	all

rapákararuusu’		hi	tirawaáriki	ícaas	ruu’iririirahkirikispaáwari’	.
the brush	,	and	these	tarapins	they crawl around in that	.

Ráwa	tihiwirúksahu	kaáka’	hiru	riiraaráwari’	.
Now	these others who had come	crows	there	they were flying	.

Kiíkaru’us	kítuu’u’	irihisitiihaa’iiríkspari’	kaáka’	.
Early in the morning	all	those were flying around watching	crows	.

Wirakuratkií’aari		hi	awít	irihitirahká’iisat
When it was becoming night	,	and	first (ones)	those went into the woods

tirahuraárawaahat	kaátuhaaru’	.
this land passing all around	timber	.

Hiru	iriitiráhwari’	.
There	that is where they went	.

	Ráwa	títaku	tiratiraákahu’	.
'	Now	here	here we come	.

Kusikariiriituraaracíhtis	kíriku’	hiru	irahattaaráwari	.
We did not notice anything	anything	there	while we were flying around	.

"

Ráwa	hiru	ihítaku	táku’	iriirakiícuhat	táku’
Now	then	over there	someone	where the creek was	someone

aá’	.
he came (unnoticed)	.

Hí	riruu’ahíci’a		aháwu’	.
And	thereupon they did it	:	they were going	.

Hirú	ahiwáku’			Kuwikaakatuúhaaka	.
Then	it said	:	'	We did (ie could) not do anything	.

"

Híru	ahiwáku’	Riitáhkac Ráriisaaru			Iriwitúraahi	.
Then	he said	Eagle Chief	:	'	That is good	.

"

Rihúksu’	witaahcákuriisat	hiru	cáhiks	taárat	tíkskurit
Just	the sun had set	then	a person	he would go	close by

irihiiriíhi’u’	hiri’ahawákaahu’	.
where that place was	where the voice was coming from	.

Ahaarahwícaahu’	iraruhwíhat	riisaáru’	.
They were coming back	those of his	the chief	.

Híru	kuhiicikstaa’iirískpari’	.
Then	they were going around watching	.

Ahuúki	ríwit	ruutiráhkawa	huraáriri’	.
Those	skunks	they live inside there	in the ground	.

	Kíra kusaáhu’	.
'	See if they will come	.

Tiihakáhuriwa	.
They must be around	.

"

Hiru	hítaku	ruuririiráhka’iispu	ríwit	.
There	over there	that's where they were going into the woods there	the skunks	.

A	kítuu’u’	irahaapaáwi	hi	kítuu’u’	iririirahkáwa
And	all	those trees	and	all	they live there in the woods

ríwit	.
the skunks	.

Hawá	ahaáhu’	.
Also	they were coming	.

Cústit	rihúksu’	wituúhaa’iirit	iwiri’aharaaruúkahu	.
The old woman	only	she saw them	when they were coming inside	.

	Aáka		híkiiri	tiwiraáhu’	.
'	Oh	,	indeed	here they come	.

Kítuu’u’	raárit	iriwiturahkararihúriwa	ríwit	iruúki	.
All	really	they are striped nicely	skunks	those	.

Irii’iruúta	kúrakuuru	rakutaraawiisu	iraáku	ríwit
It seems to be thus	to be like that	to be striped	that one	skunk

ira’uspaáwi	kítuu’u’	ríwit	karári’	.
that one's hair	all (over)	skunk	colorful	.

Aáka		iriwitiírawaki’	.
Oh	,	those are strange	.

Ráwa	kaasúciraaka	iriikuhasuuhaákarista	.
Now	you must do	what you are going to do	.

"

Hi	kici	íraaku	Riitáhkac Ráriisaaru		iíka		wi’ahátarahkisiciísat	.
And	but	that one	Eagle Chief	,	oh	,	he was tired out	.

Kici	wi’ahaarahkáwaahu’
But	they were coming out of the timber

i’ahaaraatakipiiruútiku	rakúsakuuru	.
as they were gathering together in a group	one day	.

Iritiiruutári’	.
They were doing that	.

Íraaku	cústit	iriwití’	Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
That one	old woman	she was that	Plum Bush Woman	.

Hi	ahihwaki’aáhu’	i’ahawaáriki	cápaat			Raaríksisu’
And	they were saying	those	women	:	'	Really

tiíkiwi		hi	raárit	rikúti’	.
she is different	,	and	truly	it is she	.

"

Cirú	a	ruutíruu’at	iriirakuraá’u	.
Yet	and	then the way went	the way it was	.

	Híru	wiraaruutuciísat	raaruurakukuháttuuwihku	.
'	Then	she is just doing it	her just saying things to us	.

Iriirakuraá’u	uúrariisit	wikaakuutuhúru’	.
As it is	straight	her way is not	.

	Iriwiruútasitit	.
"	Now that is what happened	.

Ráwa	ruu	hítaku	wirihkukstahkaáwahu	wiraahkusákuriisata	a
Now	there	over there	when they were dancing	when it was sundown	and

wirakuratkií’ari	hi	ahuutári’	ruu’iraáhku	iraaraáruku
when it got night	and	she was doing it	that one there	that one singing	:

witikíkat	hi	aharaáruuku’	táwi’u’	tiruúki		hi	ahawákaahu’
she cried	and	she was singing	songs	these	,	and	she was singing

Ctiwaharittaáku’		raárit	irii’ahá’u	Ctiwaharittaáku’	.
Plum Bush Woman	,	real	the one	Plum Bush Woman	.

Iriikuruuhíraawi’u’	ihiítakaksa’	kítuks	.
It was about the time	he called them	the beavers	.

Hi	ri’ahaáhu’	kítuks	.
And	they were coming	the beavers	.

Aáka		wiwitiwákaahu’	cústit			Aáka
Oh	,	now she was saying	the old woman	:	'	Oh	,

tihiíwiiraahu’	.
here they are coming	.

Aáka		kutiiritkuukátiihat	.
Oh	,	he has a flat tail	.

	Irikuúhu’	ahararaáwari	.
"	It was the one	the ones who live in the water	.

	Ráwa		aáka’a		isuúhaaka	iriikuuhasuukaáharista	.
'	Now	,	oh	,	you'll do	whatever you are going to do	.

	Irii’ahaá	hiru	sihicikirittá’iwa	.
"	The ones who came	then	they examined her	.

Kítuu’u’	irawaáriki	kítuks	iriwirikutí’it	kítuu’u’
All	those	beavers	they were the ones	all

irihwaawaákuuki	rakápahcu’		iriruurakuúraa’u	.
those who eat all kinds	roots	,	everything	.

Iríhku’a		hi	taaraáruttit	káhcu’
When they came	,	and	they had put it in their mouths	medicine	,

riirarahkahaawiriwaárakuuki	kápahcu’		aáka’a		cústit
the ones which smell nicely	herbs	,	oh	,	the old woman

sirihkutkicpiirácaraawaawuhu	.
for them to spray her all over	.

Aáka		witariíhaati’	cústit	.
Oh	,	she liked it	the old woman	.

Aáka		iriwitihwaáruksti’	.
Oh	,	they were powerful	.

	Riitáhkac Ráriisaaru		aáka		witatúhkahaarawiri	=.
'	Eagle Chief	,	oh	,	now I smell nicely	!	"

Tihwáku’			Ráwa		iíka’a		Riitáhkac Ráriisaaru
They said	:	'	Now	,	oh my	,	Eagle Chief	,

kukariisuciíciksu’	=.	Ráwa	kukaáki’ kuratkuuhaákaara	.
don't think anything	!	Now	there is not anything that we can do	.

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