WOTANIGE HOKSINA OHAN KIN. 
BLOOD-CLOT Boy DOINGS THE. 

WRITTEN IN Dakota BY DAVID GREY CLOUD. 

Inyuy kaked: Hoka wan wased ti keyapi. Hoka Ginéa ota hinéa. 
Behold thus: Badger a - rich lived they-say. Badger children many very. 
Hoka y ranhinkpe wanziday yuha, tuka hanska hinéa yuha. Hoka hoéoka way 
Badger arrow one had, but long very ~ had. Badger surround a 
kahmin e yuha. Unkay he ohanhayna otoiyohi pte optaye ozuday eéee. 
river-bend that’ had. And that morning each buffalo herd full always. 
Tohan heéeéa eéa owasin hamwiéaye, ¢a owasin Gankuye wanziday ahda 
When so then all drove-he them, and all path one pent 
ome 
eéa wicihektapatanhay inazin, ka tukte ehakeday uy e¢a, wanhinkpe w ay 
then them-behind-from he-stood, and which the-last was when, arrow 
hanska yuhe Gikoy, he on owasiy i¢iyaza wiéao eéee. Hoka heéon sane 
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long had that, that by all one-after- them-shot always. Badger this-doing “was, 
another 
éa wanna waseéa hinéa. 
and now rich very. 
Unkay ihnuhanna Mato way en hi, ka Mato kiy heya: Huyhunhe! 
And suddenly Gray-Bear a in came, and Gray-Bear the this said: Wonderful! 
sung, niye ke deGen wased yati nanka he, eya. Miye kes miéinéa om 
brother, you even thus rich you-live are-you 2 he'said. I even my-children with 
akihay mate kte do, sung, eya. Heéen, sung, tyonidipi kinhay den ahi wati 
starve I-die will 5 brother, he:said. So brothice, Dleasesyon if here move I-live 
kte do, eva. Unkay Hoka, Ho, eya; iyokosays idimagagayaken sakim 
will ; he said. And Badger, Yes, said; moreover amusing- eon: thus both 
uyti kte do, eya. Wanna Mato kiy hde kta, unkay Hoka woheyuy way 
we-live will . he'said. Now Gray-Bear the go-home would, then Badger bundle one 
ikikéu ka Mato ku, ka kin akiyahda. 
took and Gray-Bear gave, and carrying he-took-home. 
Thanhayna hehan Hoka ti kin en Mato ahiti. Hoka ti kin en Mato 
The-next-morning then Badger house the in Gray-Bear moved. Badger house the in Gray- 
jear 
hi kin heéehnana Hoka tankan iyeyapi; ka Mato iye ohna iyotayka, 
came the immediately- Badger out-doors was-turn d; and Gray-Bear himself in “ sat-down, 
ka Hoka woyute tawa koya owasin kipi; heéen Hoka tankan eti, ka nina 
and Badger provisions his also all were-taken; so Badger out-doors dwelt, and very 
muc 
akihay. Mato en hiyotanke 4iy ihanhayna unkay Mato hanhayna hin 
starved. Gray-Bear in came-sat-down the next-morning then Gray-Bear morning very 
kikta, ka taykan hinazin ka heya: Hoka nuksi siéamnana kin taykan hinanpa 
waked-up,and outside came-stood and this said: Badger ears stinking the outside come 
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