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Loong ago, the STRIVing life, the ways they lived, VARious ways.

teecxo' hiisoo' huune'etiit, heeneisiine'etiiwoohu3i', heenei'isiihi'.

A YOUNG man, it was like this, when he was first married

hecexonoh'oe, nee'eesiini, teebe hei'iisniiseekuut;

thereabouts where they were living, there was no work:

noh nuhu' heetoo3i', noo'oeeniihi' hoowuuni niisi3ooo.

Wherever he went, there’s no work anywhere.

heeneetohusee3i, hoowuuni hoowuuni niisi3ooo.

it was full.

he'ih'iixoxonee'.

And that’s how it was, his life.

noh nee'eesiini hiine'etiit.

He’d been married for maybe several months.

niisneniibeihit he'iicishokootouu3i'.

WOHEI! “Wohei,” he said to his wife.

wohei wohei hee3oohok hibetebihow

“I’m going to set off.

heetce3ei'oonoo.

I’m going ... to look for work.

heetwonotiitiinoo niisi3ooo.

“If I find it somewhere, I’ll work there.

he'iitnei'i bii'iitiinoohok heetnee'eetoonoo.

I’ll save up money.”

bei'ci3ei'i, heetwo'3itiinoo.

Wohei here’s his wife, preparing him.

wohei nee'eeneise'enou'uheit, niine'een hibetebihow.

She put all his clothes, his various things, everything he would use, in a bag.

wohei he'ih3ee3eiinowunino hiteixo'ono, heenei'isiihi' tootonouneihiinou'u, ce'eiino3e'.

Wohei then when he was ready, “Wohei” he told his wife.

wohei ne'P tih'iiniise'enou'ut, wohei hee3oohok hibetebihow

“Here’s your home.

niiyou heyeihi'

Watch over it!

wohei hoonoyoohootoo.

Watch over it!

hoonoyoohootoo.

Sometime, I’ll come back.”

toonhei'[iihi'] heetce'no'useenoo.

“I’m going to look for work.”

heetnotiitiinoo niisi3ooo.

Wohei then this man set off.

wohei ne'ce3ei'oot nuhu' hinen.

Way far away.

wohei beebei'on hee3ebno'o'no'useet.

Way off over there he went to ask for work

he'ihniiitowoot niisi3ooo

There’s NONE.

hoowuuni.

The last one... just got here.

teebe nih'iiP hiitooxno'useet.

I just hired the last one.

teebe nih'iiso3i'eewo'.

Wohei, he’s going to work for me.

wohei heetniistoneinoo.”

Now we’re full up, already full”

wohei woow he'ih'iixoxonee, heniixoxonee'.

WherEVER he went, that’s what he was told.

heeneetohno'usee3i nihii nih'iisinihii3eit.

He kept pushing farther onwards.

hii he'ih3ebceniixohoet.

Wohei then, WherEVER he asked for work, then he was told.

wohei ne'P heeneetP hinee niiitowoo3i niisi3ooo, he'ne'nih'iisinihii3eit

“We’re full too.

wohei howoo niixoxonee'.

I’m not... I’m not looking for any more workers.”

neihoowoohnotiihoono' niiniisi3eihiiho'.

Wherever he arrived, they’d JUST filled the last opening.

heetniini heetohno'useet he'iitnei'i niiP heetP, teebe teebe he'ih'iixoxonetii.

Here he is, arriving,

niiyou heetP hiitiino no'usee.

“here I just hired the last one.

hiit nee'eeto3i'eewo'.

Now we’ve got enough.

woow nee'eetoxu3i'.

There, farther down that ways, he’s looking for workers.

noh huut, 3eboowun[iih]iihi', nootiihoot niisi3eihiiho.”

Right away!

xonouuyihooninee.

Right away!

xonouuyihooninee.

Go see him right away!

xonouu xonouuneecis.

Wohei I guess he didn’t find him there.

wohei wohoe'ciinee'eetiisiitenoo.

Then he set on off.

wohei ne'ce3ei'oot nehe'.

He arrived over there.

3ebno'useet.

He went on in to see this white man.

he'ihce'ciito'onin[sic] nehe' nih'oo3oun.

“I’m trying...”

neyeihP

Wohei, what are you looking for?

wohei heeyou niinotiitiinoo

Work.

wohei niisi3ooo.

I’m going to work.

heetniisi3ei'inoo.

Yes.

hee

WOHEI, he came along JUST at the right time.

wohei, benii'oniseet.

You, you’re the last one to arrive.

neneenin hiitooxno'useen.

I’ll hire you.

heetniini'ho3i'eebe3en.

You’ll work for me.

heetniisitonin.

That’s what he told him.

nee'eenei'towuuneit.

That’s where he’s going to work, doing various things.

heetniitniiniisi3ei'it, heenei'isiihi'.

Then he started working.

nihce3niisi3ei'it.

He told his boss, “Most of my money, I want to put it away in the bank."

he'ih'ei'towuunoot[sic] nuhu' hineeceew, hooyei nebei'ci3eiwo heetihceibciinen[i'] bei'ci3eiyo'oowuu'.

He put it in there when he got paid.

he'ii3ei'neeniihi' tih'iicihbiin[eet].

I’ll buy things for myself, the things I need, shoes, socks, shirts, and the various things.

heetniihi'oonotoonouhunoo niitootonouneihiinou'u, wo'oh wosouhu', biixuut noh heenei'isiihi'.

Wohei, that’s what happened.

wohei ne'nih'iisiini.

Every thing that he got a hold of, he saved it up.

heeyowontonouneihi3i, ceibciineno';

He saved up a lot from all his work.

wo'o3itiit;

All the work he did.

heeneisi3eit.

Well...

nihii

After a long while, maybe twenty years since the beginning.

he'iicis, bebene hehniisoo' cecniihi', nee'ee3etii.

Wohei then he thought about it. Maybe now there’s enough, my money, what I’ve saved.

wohei nee'eetoxei'i nuhu' nebei'ci3eiwo, nowo'o3itoot.

Might as well go on back home now.

noonoko' ne'eihi' ce'eeckoohunoo.

WOHEI, THEN he told his boss.

wohei ne'ei'towuunoot nuhu' hineeceew,

Before I go, I’m going to tell you.

hoote'eihi' heenei'towuune3en.

I’m going to take my money home. I’m heading back home.

heetnooke'P hinee hiisi', heetne'ce'eeckoohunoo

So you can look for whomever’s going to... replace me around here.

heetihnotnoohowot toonheetnooxoeniihi' niisi3ei'it.

And that’s how it went.

he'ne'nih'iisiini.

Wohei, now the time has arrived, the time when he’ll set off. ??

wohei nenee': noo'oxoo' nenee', noo'oxoo'. heetnii'ce3ei'oot.

Wohei his boss, someone had arrived to replace him in the future.

wohei nuhu' hineeceeb, he'ihno'us hi'in heetnooxohoeniisi3ei'it hee3ebiini.

“I’m going to tell you what you will do.”

heetnei'towuunoot “heetne'niistoon”. heetneeneistoot

Wohei then his boss arrived with the bags, and put them down; "here it is."

wohei ne'cihno'useeni3 hineeceeb, ce'eiino3o, ciineno'; niiyou.

Wohei here’s your money.

wohei niiyouno hebei'ci3eiwo;

It’s all inside here.

koonoh3eiise'.

I’m going to give YOU some ADVICE.

heetniiseineebe3en:

There where you’re going, where you’re going, when you’re going back home, DON’T look around at anybody!

hini' heetnii3e'eiseen nii3e'eiseen co'ookoote'eiseen, hiiceebehce'e'einei'ooku'oo.

Don’t talk to anybody!

hiiceebeh'eenetsin nenitee.

Whenever you arrive in a town where you’re going to eat, just keep this in mind:

heeneetohno'useenoni howoh'oowuu', heetniitohbii3ihin, hiibi'e'inoo:

[the waiter], tell him what you want to eat.

noh heetbii3hiitono, hei'towuunin.

When you’ve finished, put down some money; a little extra, more than it costs [as a tip].

hootoobenoni, hiiciinenoo bei'ci3ei'i; cebe'einiihi' toonhee3ouh'u'.

Then he set off.

ne'ce3ei'oot;

That’s what he did.

he'ne'nih'iistoot.

Wohei sure enough he arrived at a town

wohei kooxhe'no'useet howoh'oowuu'.

and he went to a restaurant.

ne'yihoot bii3hiino'oowuu'.

He looked around to see what he would eat.

he'ihnoonotnoohoot hetbii3hiit;

Then he told the waiter.

nuhu' ne'ei'towuunoot; nuhu' no'uxotiini3.

At the time when he had finished, then he put down some money, a little extra.

nuhu' hei'otoowoot, ne'ciineno' bei'ci3ei'i, beenhehe' cebe'einiihi'.

He got up.

koohei'it nuhu'.

He went outside, and set off. After he had gone some distance,

no'oehit ce3ei'oot. he'iicisee3i,

he heard someone running towards him.

nee'ei'cihwoteikoohut.

there was someone running towards him.

ne'ceiwoteikoohuni3.

Well right away, he took off.

kooxxonouu ne'tokohut.

Wait, wait,

howoh'oe, howoh'oe.

I’m not going to hurt you.

neetneihoowkohtowuu[ni], neetneeneihoowuu[ni].

Wait!

howoh'oe.