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��udr'lan Gluska'be naga'saga'o ta'gwi Said Gluskp'be, "Then let us both
se'skade'mirre natc Gluska'be useska'- letuscry!" Then Gluskp'be cried,
demin tci'bago"kezu na - 'lau se'skade'mi'na gave a great scream, so thence they cried.
ma - 'alam' awa's'is e'k' w pazu nomr'li'ha- At last baby stopped crying, then he*
dagun a'was'is nabi"' soge'wadun na'tc made mischief baby, water spilling; then
Gluska'be mHi'ha'dagun mala'am'te Gluskp'be likewise did mischief, until at last
a'was-is sawa"tu ola-'bin awa's-is baby got tired, he sat down baby,
ane'bi't udaldja'go'kan ma'nit'e
then there sitting there he defecated, then
kwa'lbada'bo na'ga umi-'djin naGluska'be he turned around and ate it. Then Glusk/be
se'ka - 'wun nedali'se'ka'wat Gluska'be was conquered, there he was conquered Gluska'be
nda"tama udlr'gi'zi'ha'dawun not he could accomplish it.
TRANSLATION
Gluska'be was a very great person. He did many things. He defeated all his opponents. Great dangerous beasts, all great magicians, he defeated. Even the wind he defeated. "So," he said, "I why, there is no one but whom I can conquer." Then a woman who heard him said, "Better refrain from saying that ; there is some one who will conquer you." Said Gluska'be, "Who is he who can conquer me?" Said the woman, "Even in my wigwam there is one who will conquer you." Said Gluska'be, "I want to see him." This woman replied, "Well, then, come to my wigwam." Said Gluska'be, "Yes, I will go and see him." Then he went to the wigwam. Arriving there, he saw a baby in his usual mischief. The woman said, "This baby you are not able to conquer." Gluska'be laughed loudly. The baby grew angry. He gave a scream; and, crying, he would not be hushed, because he was angry. Then said the woman, "Well, Gluska'be, try
��to conquer him." And Gluska'be laughed again. Then the baby uttered another scream, and Gluska'be tried to stop his cry- ing; but he kept on just the same. Then said Gluska'be, "So, let us both cry." Then he, too, uttered a scream, and Gluska'be cried. So they were both crying and screaming. At last the baby stopped crying; but he began more mischief, he began spilling water. Then Gluska'be did the same. They both spilled water all about. Soon the baby got tired spilling water and sat down. Forthwith he defecated, and then he turned around and ate it. Now Gluska'be was conquered. Right there he was conquered ; Gluska'be could not do that.
15. GLUSKA'BE CAUSES HIS UNCLE, TURTLE,
TO LOSE HIS MEMBER, AND
RECOVERS IT FOR HIM
sala"ki bemo"sedit kpi-' Gluska'be Once walking along in woods Gluskp'be
na'ga wusa"srzal' do-'labal J umada'bana and his mother's brother Turtle ' they came down
ktci'si-'buk udlaTjkwa'zi'na gi'zaTykwa'- to a big river; finally they cooked dinner; after*
zi'hi-'dit umi-'tsi-na grzi-"pi-hidit
they had cooked, they ate. After they had eaten,
dali'uda-'mona sala"ki ela'brhi-'dit
there they smoked. Suddenly they looked
aga'muk sr'buk unami'hana p'he'namu across the river, they saw women
me'daba'bazi'djik dali'tkasmo'ldi-na
coming down to the shore, there they went in bath ing.
ak - wa - 'dale awr'gi'na'wa do'l'be p'ht'namu Ak-wa-dale! He wanted to cohabit Turtle with= the women.
i-'dak nda'wazam 2 tanbet - e"t ndla-'lo'kan He said, "Nephew, 2 how please shall I do
we'dji' gi'zi'be'su't'kawak ni-'gik
so that can approach those
'Sculptured terrapin (Chelopus insculptus).
2 It is interesting to note that the relationship terms employed here indicate Turtle to have been the hero's maternal uncle.
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