A mythic tale of the Isleta Indians, New Mexico : the race of the antelope and the hawk around the horizon / by Albert S. Gatschet.

  • Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907.
Date:
1891
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A mythic tale of the Isleta Indians, New Mexico : the race of the antelope and the hawk around the horizon / by Albert S. Gatschet. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    peba'n. Pi'enabe tiiba-u' i'nmimik, shumieifie'rk changed himself. Some distance towards east when they had gone, when he passed by “ Hahaha', ta-u'ide! tua'rnban nabat’hii' tii'ei kwi he said of the white village to t haku' tieremi'k! me'tchu good by ! perhaps H ue'bai inwa'mban hue'bai The east having reached from east takie'de tch’um' mi'mi-e-i the hawk flew ahead pie'nnak in'mimik wi'm’a ‘ half ways having gone one tua'rnban ta-u'ide. Ta-u'ide spoke to the antelope. The antelope ‘ho'-u-ide wi'-en’a u'wir old woman four reed-pipes to the racer: awa' you towards “Hahaha! antelope! wa'nhi hue'bai.” will reach the east.” tii'-u hinmabo'ribak; they turned ; u fetch ihl'nab to light (them) pie'nnai, half ways, Wi'wai Again mi'mik wi'ba one hue'bai from east north hue'bai kwi'er from east towards lio'-u-ide nabat’hii' old woman from the white bewi'niban hu'bak stopped and wie'tcheban, gave him, / pie'nnai, wi'ba (when) halfways, one ’ba one hue'nai pie'nnab, ’ba hue'kwi from west halfways, one from south tii'-u ; north ; tiiei'ti pueblo ye'de that u'bemik telling (him) hue'-u-i from north pie'nnai. halfways. ta-u'-ide tue'dweban hue'bai kwier the antelope ran east towards fe'tchiban: ifa'ribak pie nnai; some distance; 1 wir wi'p’a A while running one reed-pipe he lighted; when he had done be fi' clouds ye'niban, hio-ati'n mi'mik benamakwerkie'-iban, arose, (and) a short way moving on did wrap in (both), nbn'amin. Yo-a'btinbak pa' ‘luilaidewa'na, ta-u'-ide it darkened. After a while rain fell in heavy drops, the antelope beta'n bai'tin besu'rban; t’a' hue'-u-i wa'nhi shook itself and then wiped off (the moisture); almost the north-point going to reach pa'nab, takie' kii'wan, takie' mo'bak shi'mba pati'n nearly, the hawk it met, the hawk it found all over wet tu/la'ak aru'mig. Shumiei'fierk tii-a'mban : “Hahaha'! on a cottonwood tree crying. As he passed it said (to him): “ Haha ! haku' tieremi'k, vu'ni nu' sie'rnin i-uta'manin; good by! in this way men treat each other, me'tchu hue'nai a wa'nhi;” hu'bak ta'-uide bepi'kurwan, perhaps the west-point you will reach;” then the antelope started, hue'nai kwir bemabuo'rimik takie'-ide bakiiweba'n. the west towards veering about the hawk Shumiei'fier u'beban: “ta'-uide, ta'sim aku' overtook (it). tieremi'k! As he passed by he shouted: “ antelope, now Yu'ni nu' sie'rnin ibe-i-utama'nin. In this manner men act towards each other. good Me'tchu May be by! hwe'kui south a wa'nhi! ” you will arrive ! ”