The Beginning of the Same Myth Waxóbe K'iⁿ Gayó Miká zhiⁿga abá ayé ába skaⁿ. gayó and then m127 miká Raccoon m312 zhiⁿga young m005 m641 abá the (mv. sub.) m016 ayé ába was going m010 m004 m592 m015 skaⁿ perhaps m474 And the young Raccoon was going. Gayó gágabe skáⁿ. gayó and then m127 gágabe said as follows m105 m005 m004 m130 m169 m049 skáⁿ perhaps m474 And he said as follows: "Hígamáⁿkiye! Házu yách aⁿgáye tábe, Hígamáⁿkiyé," ábe skaⁿ. Hígamáⁿke-e O Hígamaⁿke! m003 m100 házu grapes m168 yách(e) to eat m005 m004 m574 m067 aⁿgáye tábe let us go m028 m010 m592 m485 m049 Hígamáⁿke-é O Hígamaⁿke! m003 m100 ábe he said m005 m004 m169 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 "O Hígamaⁿke! let us go to eat grapes." "Wízhiyé, gage hí wasáⁿsaⁿ-nána," ábe skáⁿ, isóⁿga akhá. wízhiyé my elder brother m548 m644 gage those things m105 m128 hí tooth m174 wasáⁿsaⁿ-nána shook in the past m509 m004 m002 m428 m329 ábe said he m005 m004 m169 m049 skáⁿ perhaps m474 isóⁿga his younger brother m200 m477 akhá the (sub.) m024 "My elder brother, those things shook my teeth when I ate them," said the younger brother. "Hígmáⁿkiye! Náⁿpa yách aⁿgáye tábe, Hígamáⁿkiye!" ábe skaⁿ. Hígamáⁿke-e O Hígamaⁿke! m003 m100 náⁿpa chokecherries m338 yách(e) to eat m005 m004 m574 m067 aⁿgáye tábe let us go m028 m010 m592 m485 m049 Hígamáⁿke-e O Hígamaⁿke! m003 m100 ábe said he m005 m004 m169 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 "O Hígamaⁿke! let us go to eat chokecherries." "Wízhiyé, hi wánie-hnáⁿbe-na é," ábe skaⁿ. wízhiyé my elder brother m548 m644 hi tooth m174 wánie-hnáⁿbe-na usually pained m509 m004 m349 m179 m049 m326 é that m101 ábe said he m005 m004 m169 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 "My elder brother, those usually made my teeth ache," said the latter. Hígmáⁿkiye! Káⁿje yách aⁿgáye tábe, Hígamáⁿkiye! ábe skaⁿ. Hígamáⁿke-e O Hígamaⁿke! m003 m100 káⁿje plums m243 yách(e) to eat m005 m004 m574 m067 aⁿgáye tábe let us go m028 m010 m592 m485 m049 Hígamáⁿke-e O Hígamaⁿke! m003 m100 ábe said he m005 m004 m169 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 "O Hígamaⁿke! let us go to eat plums." "Wízhiyé, káⁿje ge jézhe wié-hnaⁿbe ao," ábe skaⁿ. wízhiyé my elder brother m548 m644 káⁿje plums m243 ge the (pl. ob.) m128 jézhe wié-hnaⁿbe usually cause dysur[ia] (?) m004 m234 m548 m101 m179 m049 ao . m031 ábe said he m005 m004 m169 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 "My elder brother, plums usually cause dysur[ia]," said the younger Raccoon. "Hígmáⁿkiye! Máⁿshka yách aⁿgáye tábe, Hígamáⁿkiye!" ábe skaⁿ. Hígamáⁿke-e O Hígamaⁿke! m003 m100 máⁿshka crawfish m304 yách(e) to eat m005 m004 m574 m067 aⁿgáye tábe let us go m028 m010 m592 m485 m049 Hígamáⁿke-e O Hígamaⁿke! m003 m100 ábe said he m005 m004 m169 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 "O Hígamaⁿke! let us go to eat the crawfish." "Wízhiyé, wanóⁿble yáliⁿ e-hnáⁿbe ao. wízhiyé my elder brother m548 m644 wanóⁿble food m509 m004 m362 yáliⁿ good m005 m581 e-hnáⁿbe it is alone m101 m180 m049 ao . m031 "My elder brother, they are the only good food." Wanóⁿble aⁿgótabe é," ábe skaⁿ. wanóⁿble food m509 m004 m362 aⁿgótabe ours m028 m223 m049 é that m101 ábe said he m005 m004 m169 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 They are our food," said he. Gashóⁿ ayábe skáⁿ. gashóⁿ so m118 ayábe they departed m010 m004 m592 m049 skáⁿ perhaps m474 So they departed. James Owen Dorsey writes, "Aye aba skaⁿ, eq. to the P., a¢e ama-ma., he was going, 'tis said. Higamañkiye or Higamañke-e, voc. of Higamañke, a feminine noun! Yet it is addressed to 'a younger brother.' See Hañga miⁿ niⁿtce, in the preceding version." Fourteenth text entered for ANA graded reader project in December 2008.