GLUSK4BE' THE TRANSFORMER 

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GLUSKaBe CREATES HIMSELF AND COMPETES WITH THE CREATOR 



yuwe'dji' 



From this 



wa'wali'h«de 



when he made 



gi'zi'hq't 



when he made 



yu- ki- 



this earth 



mliksana'o 



he was so strong 



negani' ' 



niadjabe'gasit' Gluskccbe' nenawa' 



is the beginning Oluskabe. Then he 



ntamisenqcbar ninawayu' ki' 



first man then now of earth 



yuli'l sencxba'l'. niwudji' nitci'husi'n 



debe'ldak 



"The Owner"! 



peyana'k 



left over, 



Gluskccbe' 



Gluskabe 



niwef e'k 



that is why 



this man from that he created himself 



peyanqc'zi'k Id'yu' gi'zibegi'hadcjzu" 



left over this earth which had been sprinkled, 



ni'waida' Gluskabe' kizin'ogwitciwalihozu' 



so well Gluskabe was able to form himself: 



uba'bmKdabi'n nidebelda'k' umalhinawa'"n 



then he moved about in a sitting position; then "The Owner" was astonished; 



ni'udi'la'n "tccni'' wada'te yugadayi'n" ni'udi'fogun "a'ida" 



"How happened now here you be?" Then he said, "Well! 



nidji'hosi'n ki'yu peyanama'n nta'mi' se'riKbe 



I formed myself from this earth left over from first man 



then he said, 



ni'wadji' 



because 



gizih'at" 



that you 

 made." 



kamalhintato 



you are wonderful. 



niudi'iegun 



Then he was told 



debe'ldamlidji'l' 



his "Owner," 



'gama'dj'i" 



"Very 



udi'legul "namalhi'ntato' e'ligizi'begihaliha'n." 



He was told "I am wonderful because you sprinkled me." 



nega' ni'udiiKgu'n "nagadji' kiuse'nena' nikwccbi'"' 



Then he was told "Accordingly we shall roam about now." 



niwe'dji' mcmdji'hidi't niwoda'kwaqk'i'na wadjuwa'I" 



So they left then they went up hill a mountain, 



ni'gizi' uski'dji'we" wadjo'k nebla' tcxiawe' ubma'tawo'bina' 



then after they reached the top of the mountain while so they gazed about open eyed 



tani' 'lanawage' 



so far 



si'bua'l 



rivers, 



si'biwi" 



and 



owewi'waniwi' 



round about 



abazia'I" 



trees 



ni'una'mi'tona" nabasa'l' 



they could see lakes, 



masi' 'wi el'ka'mige'k ki" 



all how the land lay, the 



nidabe'lda'k udi''taai 



Then "The Owner" said, 



ngizidahq'daman- 



I created by my wish of mind 



si'buinaba'sa'l'" ^ 



river lakes." 



"kinayu' elimalhi'iitatowqc' 



"Behold here how wonderful is my work^ 



pe'mkamige'k sobe'k'". 



the existing world, ocean, 



ni'udi'lan Gluskciba'l' 



Then he said to Gluskabe, 



nagodli'bogwatu'n?" 



have caused to be created?" 



"nda'ba nindli'bagwa 



"Can not I cause anything 



ni'udlihazi'temegu'ii yuli'l 



Then finally he replied this 



tawu'ii * ninav/a' 



to be created yet 



earth. 



msi'wi 



all 



si'bua'l' 



rivers, 



"ki'aba' 



"What mig^t 

 you 



Gluskaba'l' 



Gluskabe, 



ke'gwi'ba 



something 

 perhaps 



1 The "Owner" of the I'niverse, synonymous with God. 



2 A common concept among the Indians; freely "by wishing a thing into existence.' 

 ^ Or si'bi'vri'' nebo's'aH' "also lakes." 



* Denoting more "to make complete." 



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