The Miáloshká Paháⁿle Gáxli "Wajúta-táⁿga wak'ó-zhiⁿgáxci yegóji pághe tá miⁿkhe aó," ábe skáⁿ Miáloshká akhá. wajúta animal m522 táⁿga large m005 m492 wak'ó woman m528 zhiⁿgá old/small m005 m641 -xci very m551 yegóji now m599 pághe tá miⁿkhé I will make m005 m401 m107 m485 m322 aó . m031 ábe said m005 m004 m169 m049 skáⁿ perhaps m474 Miáloshká Miáloshká m003 akhá the (sub.) m024 "I will make a very aged female buffalo," said the Miáloshká. Miáloshká akhá wagághe tá akhá ao. Miáloshká Miáloshká m003 akhá the (sub.) m024 wagághe make them m509 m004 m107 tá akhá he will m485 m023 ao . m031 The Miáloshká was about to make it. "Cé-zhiⁿga hók'a-zhíⁿga miⁿ pághe tá miⁿkhe aó," ábe skáⁿ. cé-zhiⁿga buffalo calf m060 m005 m642 hók'a-zhíⁿga very small m186 m641 miⁿ one m317 pághe tá miⁿkhe I will make m005 m401 m107 m485 m322 aó . m031 ábe said he m005 m004 m169 m049 skáⁿ perhaps m474 "I will make a very small buffalo calf," said he. Gayójedáⁿ maⁿyíⁿka dóka iyúskigábe skáⁿ. gayójedáⁿ whereupon m127 m235 m085 maⁿyíⁿka earth m307 dóka wet m005 m095 iyúskigábe he compressed m202 m004 m619 m626 m049 skáⁿ perhaps m474 Whereupon, he compressed some wet earth. Gayójedaⁿ zhíⁿhabe skaⁿ, háⁿiⁿ-góa. gayójedaⁿ whereupon m127 m235 m085 zhíⁿhabe he slept m004 m643 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 háⁿiⁿ night m159 -góa when m672 Then, at night, he slept. "Gasíⁿxci éji washtóⁿbe hne tabe ao! gasíⁿxci in the morning m121 éji there m101 m235 washtóⁿbe to see m509 m460 m096 hne you go m178 m592 tabe will m485 m049 ao . m031 He said, "You must go in the morning and reconnoiter for game. Cedóⁿga yábliⁿ wíe wapághe ao," ábe skaⁿ. cedóⁿga buffalo bull m060 m097 yábliⁿ three m576 wíe I m548 m101 wapághe I made them m509 m401 m107 ao . m031 ábe said he m005 m004 m169 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 I have made three buffalo bulls." Agú-ba-dáⁿ, oyáge alíbe skáⁿ. agú-ba they where coming back m010 m004 m142 m015 -dáⁿ and m085 oyáge to tell news m372 m005 m004 m577 alíbe they came back m010 m004 m285 m049 skáⁿ perhaps m474 They returned to him and reported, … "Cedóⁿga yábliⁿ eji akhá ao," ábe skaⁿ. cedóⁿga buffalo bull m060 m097 yábliⁿ three m576 eji akhá are (std) there m101 m235 m023 ao . m031 ábe said he m005 m004 m169 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 … saying, "Three buffalo bulls are there." Gayó dádaⁿ wapáhi aⁿyíⁿge, ábe skaⁿ. gayó and then m127 dádaⁿ what m081 wapáhi sharp instrument m532 aⁿyíⁿge I have none m005 m027 m612 ábe said he m005 m004 m169 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 And then each said, "I have no weapons." Wipághe tá miⁿkhe aó, ábe skaⁿ Miáloshká akhá. wipághe tá miⁿkhe I will make it for you m547 m401 m107 m485 m322 aó . m031 ábe said m005 m004 m169 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 Miáloshká Miáloshká m003 akhá the (sub.) m024 "I will make them," said the Miáloshká. Ye gághabe skaⁿ, zhaⁿ-míⁿje khe máⁿ idábe. ye this m595 gághabe he made m005 m004 m107 m049 skaⁿ perhaps m474 zhaⁿ wooden m635 míⁿje bow m321 khe the (ob.) m250 máⁿ arrows m291 idábe also m209 Then he made them a bow and arrows, too, for each. "Wajúta-táⁿga íts'eyáye tá-daⁿ wik'ú eyaó," ábe skáⁿ. wajúta animal m522 táⁿga large m005 m492 íts'eyáye you kill it by means of m202 m004 m506 m005 m575 m586 tá-daⁿ in order m485 m085 wik'ú I give it to you m547 m266 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 ábe said he m005 m004 m169 m049 skáⁿ perhaps m474 Said he, "I give them to you that you may kill the buffaloes with them." Gayó ayíⁿ ahíbe skáⁿ. gayó and then m127 ayíⁿ having it m009 m005 m004 m607 ahíbe he headed there m010 m004 m172 m049 skáⁿ perhaps m474 Then the men took the weapons and went after the buffaloes. Ayíⁿ ahí-ba-dáⁿ, íkuda-bá-daⁿ, ts'éyabe skáⁿ. ayíⁿ ahí-ba he reached there with them m009 m005 m004 m607 m010 m004 m172 m015 dáⁿ and m085 íkuda-bá he shot at it m202 m005 m004 m267 m015 daⁿ and m085 ts'éyabe he killed it m004 m506 m005 m004 m586 m049 skáⁿ perhaps m474 When they reached them, they shot at them and killed them. Ejíkhaⁿ ye zhaⁿ-míⁿje khe níka zhúje ayíⁿ shóⁿshoⁿwabe ao. ejíkhaⁿ from that place m101 m235 m248 ye this m595 zhaⁿ-míⁿje wooden bow m634 m321 khe the (ob.) m250 níka zhúje red men m350 m005 m649 ayíⁿ have m009 m005 m004 m607 shóⁿshoⁿwabe always m459 m049 ao . m031 From that time, the Indians have always had bows. James Owen Dorsey writes, "Mialucka or Mialuckaⁿ, a mythical race of beings, with large heads, and long hair, dwelling in solitary places, to which they are supposed to entice unwary Indians. Their victims become crazy, and live as miⁿquge or catamites. Compare to Ictinike of the Omahas and Ponkas. Some of them dwell underground, or in the water, sitting close to the bank of the stream." First text entered as part of an orthography comparison lesson, Spring 2005.