484 THE WINNEBAGO TEIBE [eth. ann. 37 



The Fast-Eating Contest 



Tcek'dji'na waru'djera here k'§,rolio'gi e'gi wagigo'iiATjk'a 

 hijqk'I'ra hidjai'ra p'lranaijk'i'gi hotu'djera p'ixdji hotadju'gera 

 aidja'xdjere^xdji hlra'n^ga warutctco'na han|'tci);xdji rutcop'- 

 djine'je. Ht\r;k'e' hoce'rek' hidja' wajgi' nlliehl'ranije horocdjana'- 

 cge h^Tj^'e' nirjge' nlhehi'ranlje. Hirucdj§/'xdji hi'regi e'gi wagigo'- 

 naryk'a nlji-a'n^ga we'je. 



"Sa'kercrjiTjkdJQ'gera minaT^kca'wai^gre nirykurulii'ndj reha'- 

 wiiH. WaniTjgik'i'k'aratc xete'ra wak'^djai'k'ik'ii'ratc hij^' 

 hidja'naj^k'i warudj sak^y' haratcec. Hij^' tcok'a'rak'ere ^yxdje 

 higeje. Egi jjge' mai'djerejii hyndjk'ik'a'radjrjq, je^e warusa'k-ij 

 haratcce' weje. Wa'nirjgik'Ik'a'radjera djam^ga'k'i je^e' herera'- 

 n4ga e'gi mane'girera djaiHga'k'i "sron^'iirera hak'ik'iie'k. 

 Wagi'gi wa^Tjk'djone'je, wanirjgik'ara'dji^ mane'gerejf\ hlk'I'^y 

 wagigik'aroho'n4 won4'7irera hak'ik'ue'k' wagigl' wa^yijk'- 

 djone'n^- E'gi hiny'wiryk'e hlj§,'cAnA k'uruzira'n^ga waruTa'p 

 tcowe'dja warutc sak^y' ik'arohol'reiii^. Waru'djera nawa'sge 

 xetera' nijp'rwi hik'ik'i'naijxdji woju'-iran^ga e'dja wak'are/ren^ 

 waru;-a'p tcowe'dja. Wasge'naijk'a wak'andjai'k'ik'araMjenAryk'a 

 hijO:' tcok'e're wasge'naryk'a hijfi' djl-a'minar;gire^n4, e'gi jige 

 hindjik'ik'a'radJEnajjk'a hljq,' tcok'e're wasge'djone'djega hadji; 

 a'miiiATjkce. E'gi agi'xdji k'ik'o'nQgireje hldjo'bik'e. Wagigo'- 

 naijk'a juju'k' djirehi-ii'iHga n|'wq djirehi'gi. Warutc sak^u'na 

 hik'idjai'xdji hanimijjgireje. Tconi ^liajjge'dja xetena'rjk'a tcebi- 

 relii-a'n4ga Iro'k'aradjiMjine^je, e'gi weje, "Aliu'-irasa'narygre Ira 

 xete'ren4. Haijk'e' warudje'dja wan§.'p'ini wa^un^'kcAn^." 

 E'gi wanaina'nAryk'a wai'reje k'e'ni tcebria'ni n^bo'ju ruzira'n^ga 

 lioho'birera. Wai'ren^. Maj'djere xete'naijk'a wa'navjkce, 

 "HaTjk'e' wogi'zok liiwanarnaniga'dj^ mana'geregere ira xete'ren^ 

 ^uQi'genarjgere djasge'xdjinArygre, h^jjk'e' niyjge' ragajem'naijkcAii^ 

 eje?" Hohl'reiHryk'a wana'kcAn4. E'gi k'iga'ra wap'a'warad- 

 jireje. Jenuijga'dJQ te^e'. 



''Waru'dj ng,w^ djIrehi'giwagigo^nAijk'a waru'djna hik'idjai'xdji 

 waru'djera djik'erehi're waru'djenaijk'a hik'uhe'xdjj xapge' tcebi' 

 na^i'ne tconi' tcebi'djegilcge wajg-'nijg. herehirana^i'ne. 



