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WAWENOCK MYTH TEXTS FROM MAINE 



[ETH. ANN. 43 



Fxigafe' 



and at once 



ni'gi'zi'nilcjni' 



After he had killed 



nabi'narigwa't 



quickly it seemed 



nunadie'lawqraa'n wunagigwa 



then he hunted and packed them otters 



kipke'"taha'nt 



he cut off some meat 



Id'ni'' eli'wi'za'ke'k 



very much he hurried 



umadeganoma' nigizi' kizccdji't 



his hides and after he was ready 



nahan'i'' nagwada'mkip'ode' 



now about one o'clock 



wadlidohcczi'n "nidqbe 



thought, ' " my friend 



tonetu'l'. la'k'^heki' 



ni ga 



and then 



elidahazi't 



he thought, 



ccgelat'e'." 



surely." 



nowa'nelamu'k'" " 



said what was true." 



wedjibaya'nt yuli'l' 



he came from 



kizi'djanabi'wi'' 



stop 



sala'kiwi'" 



Suddenly 



elidahcczit 



thinking 



did not know how far 



was'a'mi'wi'"tc nd'at'egene' 



because also not he could 



we'djiwi"' me'Iaiitde' spame'k' 



always traveling in the air. 



saqkhi'mama'ntkami' 'gip'ode'k 



coming out earth trembling, 



gadi'me't'kami'ge' e'dudjisak'pa'taqgwa'k 



the world was about to end so much it was noisy, 



saijkhe'Iccli't niga'fe 



coming along out and then 



wa a'ida bmule"' 



that well Bmule' 



gi'zi'na''iii madeolanowa'k 



it is already time the shamans wake up." 



udes'i"'g3dahi'n po'skwana'k. yuli'l 



jumped upon his back this 



iimadegonoma' tanlawe'i' ki"za'di'eli'"t 



his hides as much as he had hunted. 



bmule' ni'fatci'' tcclawe'i' e'dudji'la'nt 



Bmule' and then like so fast going 



sibiwi' tama'kwa' 



also beavers. 



niyu' ba'sihada'sitan 



and then he skinned them 



wo'labekhada'man 



he bundled them up well 



ki'zis'f o' 



"It is after 



niga'nowa 



And then he 



niganowanda' 



And then not 



widccba'l' 



this his friend 



wa ayaganfe' 



that since 



ni' unodama'n 



then he heard 



ebsgwatce't'o' 



on account of it 



saki''yulir wi'dqba'l' 



but behold this his friend 



pedji"'gddahi't wa bmule' ni'udi''damen 



came jumping that Bmule'. Then said 



nabawi'' tes'i''g8dahi"n nba'skwana'k 



"Quickly jump upon my back 



amku'ldowa'k." ni'gela' ni'wa' 



Accordingly then he 



wi'dccba'F se'wiyu' 



his friend with here 



ni'wa' omqc'djelan 



Then he started off 



pek'i'wi''bi'wi'' 



only just 



lambi'gwa'haside' ni'gi'zi'' obesogu'n wa'da 



he imagined it then after ho warmed up his belly 



neni'gan'i' gi'zi'be'swogo't 



there as formerly when he brought him 



kane'na'mi'hodi''p8na' 



we will see each other 



wule'lamagwewin nawedji' 



will have good fortune and so 



notlo"ka:r|ga"n ume'tccbegas'i'n. 



my story is ended. 



ni'udi"l8gun 



then he was told 



kenowadji' 



but also 



kwenq'wazi'a'n " 



you will live long." 



nogo ta"p 



and his head 



'nd'atci. 



"Not ever 



ntanii' 



first 



mi'na' 



again 



kadaskami'' 



you forever 



ni'tatci'' 



And here 



