First Story Nighúje Yíⁿge Gashóⁿ dodáⁿ ayé tábe níkashíⁿga ghagé-hnaⁿbe ao. gashóⁿ now, m118 dodáⁿ war m093 ayé tábe they will go m010 m004 m592 m485 m049 níkashíⁿga persons m351 ghagé-hnaⁿbe usually cry m004 m129 m179 m049 ao . m031 Now, when persons will go to war, they usually cry. Gayó ghagá-ba-dáⁿ, ayé ta-bá-daⁿ, dóba zháⁿ-daⁿ óⁿhoⁿ ijíla-bá-daⁿ, … gayó and m127 ghag(é) they cry m004 m129 (a)ba-dáⁿ and m015 m085 ayé ta-bá-daⁿ when they are about to go m010 m004 m592 m485 m015 m085 dóba four m499 zháⁿ sleep m635 -daⁿ when m085 óⁿhoⁿ kettle m369 m507 m187 ijíl(e) put on the fire m215 m005 m004 m276 (a)bá-daⁿ and m015 m085 When they cry and are about to go, they put the kettle on the fire for four days, … … níka dóba xléts'age gághabe ao. níka man m350 dóba four m499 xléts'age standard bearers m557 gághabe they make m005 m004 m107 m049 ao . m031 … and appoint four men as xléts'age. Ámatahá noⁿbá, shi ámatahá noⁿbá. Hao. ámatahá on one side m030 m488 m145 noⁿbá two m361 shi again m442 ámatahá on the other side m030 m488 m145 noⁿbá two m361 hao ¶ m164 Two are on one side of the tribe and two on the other. Gayó ayé-hnaⁿbe ao. gayó and m127 ayé-hnaⁿbe they usually depart m010 m004 m592 m179 m049 ao . m031 At length they depart. Wahóⁿ k'íⁿ-ba-dáⁿ, owé k'íⁿ-ba-dáⁿ, ayé-hnaⁿbe ao. wahóⁿ thread m519 k'íⁿ carried m005 m004 m257 (a)ba-dáⁿ and m015 m085 owé corn and squashes in bags m393 k'íⁿ carried m005 m004 m257 (a)ba-dáⁿ and m015 m085 ayé-hnaⁿbe they used to go m010 m004 m592 m179 m049 ao . m031 They used to carry thread or sinew for mending their moccasins, and corn in bags with slices of squashes. Gayó dodáⁿhaⁿga akhá nánuózhu máⁿgaha ayíⁿ abá eyaó, nánuóⁿba zhóle ayíⁿ abá eyaó, yashóje. gayó and m127 dodáⁿhaⁿga war captain m093 m158 akhá the (sub.) m024 nánuózhu tobacco pouch m341 m507 m369 m004 m648 máⁿgaha skunk skin m298 m144 ayíⁿ abá he was having as he went m009 m005 m004 m607 m015 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 nánuóⁿba pipe m342 zhóle with it m645 m005 m004 m274 ayíⁿ abá he was having as he went m009 m005 m004 m607 m015 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 yashóje he smoked m005 m004 m574 m455 The captain used to carry his pipe, with a tobacco pouch of skunk skin. He smoked. Gayó gá nánuóⁿba yékhe yashóda-bá-daⁿ, wadá abá eyaó. gayó and then m127 gá and m104 nánuóⁿba pipe m342 yékhe this m595 m250 yashó(je) he smoked m005 m004 m574 m455 (a)bá-daⁿ when m015 m085 wadá abá he was begging m509 m004 m078 m015 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 And then, when he smoked this pipe, he used to make petitions to the Wakáⁿda, saying, … "Hao, Wákaⁿda-é! (stress) hao ho m164 Wákaⁿda-é Wakáⁿda! m523 … "Ho, Wakáⁿda! Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ miⁿ ts'e kóⁿbla eyaó!" é-hnaⁿbe ao. Hao. Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ Pawnee Loup m414 miⁿ one m317 ts'e die m004 m506 kóⁿbla I wish m005 m238 m139 m052 m573 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 é-hnaⁿbe he used to say m005 m004 m169 m179 ao . m031 hao ¶ m164 Truly do I wish a Pawnee-Loup to die!" Gayó Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ íye-hnáⁿbe ao. gayó and m127 Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ Pawnee Loup m414 íye-hnáⁿbe he used to find m205 m005 m004 m596 m179 m049 ao . m031 And they used to discover the Pawnee-Loups. Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ íya-bá-daⁿ, áshka-zhíⁿga láda-bá-daⁿ, káⁿya-hnáⁿbe ao. Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ Pawnee Loup m414 íy(e) he saw m205 m005 m004 m596 (a)bá-daⁿ when m015 m085 áshka-zhíⁿga a short distance m033 m641 lá(je) crawled up on m005 m004 m268 (a)bá-daⁿ and m015 m085 káⁿy(e) attacked m005 m004 m241 m004 m590 hnáⁿbe usually m179 ao . m031 When they saw the Pawnee-Loups, they crawled up on them till within a short distance, and then they rushed on them. Gayó Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ káⁿyabe oyóya ahúbe gashóⁿ wahótaⁿ íkudábe ao, maⁿ idábe. Hao. gayó and m127 Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ Pawnee Loup m414 káⁿyabe he attacked m005 m004 m241 m004 m590 m049 oyóya immediately m398 ahúbe reached m010 m004 m194 m049 gashóⁿ so m118 wahótaⁿ gun m507 m191 íkudábe shot at him m202 m005 m004 m267 m049 ao . m031 maⁿ arrows m291 idábe also m209 hao ¶ m164 As soon as they attacked the Pawnees, they reached them and shot at them with their guns and bows. Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ éshki wakúdabe ao. Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ Pawnee Loup m414 éshki he too m101 m452 wakúdabe shot at him m509 m004 m267 m049 ao . m031 The Pawnees, too, shot at them. Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ kúda-bá-daⁿ, wahótaⁿ ióbe-dáⁿ, ts'é abá eyaó. Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ Pawnee Loup m414 kú(je) shot at m005 m004 m267 (a)bá-daⁿ when m015 m085 wahótaⁿ gun m507 m191 ióbe wounded with m202 m005 m004 m368 m049 -dáⁿ when m085 ts'é abá was dying m004 m506 m015 eyaó . m101 m001 m031 When they shot at the Pawnees, they wounded them with their guns, and the Pawnees were dying. Gayó nuzhúha itábe yuzé abá eyaó, blóga gashóⁿ báse-hnáⁿbe ao. gayó and m127 nuzhúha hair m367 itábe his m200 m223 m049 yuzé abá was taking m005 m004 m628 m015 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 blóga all m055 gashóⁿ so m118 báse-hnáⁿbe used to cut off with a knife m040 m005 m004 m433 m179 m049 ao . m031 Then the Kansas took the scalps of their foes, they cut off their entire scalps. Gayó báse yushtáⁿbe-dáⁿ, agú-hnaⁿbe ao. gayó and m127 báse cutting with a knife m040 m005 m004 m433 yushtáⁿbe finished m005 m004 m619 m462 m049 -dáⁿ when m085 agú-hnaⁿbe they were coming home m010 m004 m142 m179 ao . m031 When they finished scalping, they started homeward. Alíbe-dáⁿ, zháⁿxa gágha-bá-daⁿ, pahú ágashkábe ao. alíbe they got home m010 m004 m285 m049 -dáⁿ when m085 zháⁿxa stick m637 gágh(e) made m005 m004 m107 (a)bá-daⁿ and m015 m085 pahú hair m407 ágashkábe fastened to m012 m005 m004 m106 m450 m049 ao . m031 When they reached home, they cut a pole, and fastened the hair to it. Gayó wachíⁿ abá eyaó. gayó and m127 wachíⁿ abá they were dancing m512 m004 m069 m015 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 Then they were dancing. Dodáⁿhaⁿga yiⁿkhé wak'ó itábe nuzhúha nánuóⁿba éyoⁿba ayíⁿbe-dáⁿ, gashóⁿ wachíⁿbe ao. dodáⁿhaⁿga war captain m093 m158 yiⁿkhé the one who m613 wak'ó woman m528 itábe his m200 m223 m049 nuzhúha hair m367 nánuóⁿba pipe m342 éyoⁿba too m101 m617 ayíⁿbe had them m009 m005 m004 m607 m049 -dáⁿ as m085 gashóⁿ so m118 wachíⁿbe danced m512 m004 m069 m049 ao . m031 The wife of the captain held the scalp and the war pipe as she danced. James Owen Dorsey writes, "This fight occurred about A.D. 1847. The Panis were encamped on Yüqe-zigule creek, a branch of the Neosho, south of Council Grove, Kas. They wished to steal horses from the Osages. The Kansas surprised the Panis, killing one man. The war captain was Axagabe, of the Wanaxe gens. The qlets'age were Kaⁿze-pa-wadayiñga (of the Maⁿyiñka-gaxe gens?), Miⁿtcu-najiⁿ, Kiniyuyiñge (of the Lu), and the Macuⁿ-jiñga (of the Qüya)." Eighth text entered for ANA graded reader project in October 2008. -jtm