XML version dated February 14, 2024. © Douglas R. Parks, Indiana University.

24

The Man and His Bear Child

Alfred Morsette

wetatunaaʾiitíštA nuu naapakúhtuʾ aNUsuuxiruu- tikú nuuwehnaahtakuwaʾá.
Now I am going to tell about long , long ago the things that happened when they migrated this way.
wah tiwenatuunaa- kiítIhu ačitaánuʾ niikohnáʾIt
Now the ones I am telling about tribe whatever one it was
tsu neetuuNAt- kóʾ nuúxU -- kuúNUx teeWIsítIt kuwituuxAxaáʾA.
but I heard it from him the one who was -- Bear Goes Out he was named.
kuúNUx teeWIsítIt.– Ray Gough.– wetatuhwakuuniítištA.
Bear Goes Out.– Ray Gough.– Now I am going to tell his words.

wah nuuwehnaahtakUhunuuwaáWI wehnaahtaku- waʾá
Now when they were traveling as a group when they came as a group this way
niikohniíhiʾ weNAhkiitúhkUx wi- tiraačeéʾA NAhkuraanoótA.
wherever it was where the village was it was a long time their living there.
weNAhkuunaaʾiiʾaá- NA tinaraáčI takaraáhNIš nátš
When the supply (of game) got depleted these ways hunting, wood
wekanaNAhkiíčI weNAhkuraaNIsuuwútkA wah čikiitoxtaaNAhwiísAt
when there was none when they had used it up, "Now let's move somewhere
nooNAhií- naʾ štoh.
farther on again!"
na nikunoowitsá.
And then that is what they did.
nikuwitsuusaapaahnuuxuúkuʾ.
Those are the things they used to do.

nuuwehneetúhkUx wiiteešútš pítkUx nooWIšitiraaʾíh- WA.
Where the village was young men two then they (du) went hunting.
nuuwešiNAhkuraaWIhkaʾaáhNA noowitihUshaanúʾAt.
As they (du) were hunting there was a valley.
nooteeRAhčesWAtwaahUxuúkuʾ NAhnunáhtš tiihéʾ niitinuútA.
Then they used to come out of the brush deer right here where this (type of valley) was.
šohnačitákUx witiʾaanúʾ hiíš.
As they (du) sat on top it was becoming evening.

noowitiwaákoʾ aráh hásI.
Then he said: "Say, look!
číkuʾ wekutatuuteéRIt.
I see something.
čiraa- síhWA
Let's go! "

nooWIšititawiraáWA.
Then they (du) went down.
iiʾAhnawaraahuusáxA wititsá čipít AhnahUsAhaanoótA.
Where the trees were in the valley there was water a spring where the valley was.
na inoowitiišá kuúNUx uu AhnakatAkaaráxA.
And there there lay a bear, oh, as it lay on its back.
atíštIt Ahnoowitítka AhnitkAxkataRAxaáhu.
Well (ie soundly) it just slept as it snored while it slept.
wešohNUtčiríkUx AhnapastákUx áxkUx wiítA noowitoohwaátaʾ.
While they (du) were looking at it its vulva being exposed, one man then he got an erection.

aráh tuxtúx.
"Say, let me copulate with it!"

uunaaríčI noowitiwaákoʾ nooNUsúx.
The other one then he said: "Don't do it!
tiwaaRUxtíʾ aninaáxA.
It is holy the one lying.
číkuʾ witooxuutUhuuNAhuúnuʾ.
Something might happen to you."

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