15captive

Well one story I was told a story.

Wohei ceese' hoo3itoo nih'oo3itooneenoo.

long ago it was like that life.

teecxo' nihiiP nih'iisoho' hiine'etiit.

they moved around various places,

nih'eenei[n]wo'owusee3i' heenei'isiihi',

they moved camp [all about] towards to the north,

heeneiniihiiP heeneiniihi3i' 3ebiihi' 3ebnenebiihi',

or this eastwards, southwards.

wo'ei3 nuhu' cenoho'einiihi' noowuuhu'.

this rising lands they called it,

wohei nuhu' hihcowonou'u ni'iitou'u

all around, everywhere, that's how they moved camp, wherever they found them buffalo.

noo'oeniihi' totoonee ne'nii'wo'owuuhu3i' heeneetbii'iihoonoo3i hii3einoon[in].

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then they went there;

he'ne'nih'iisee3i';

like... they stayed close to them,

wootii he'ih'iinitoo3iheeno',

they killed them.

nih'iineeneh'ei3i'.

Jerked meat, they made it.

ho'uwoono he'ihniiniistiino'.

Also when they were ripe fruits, they picked them various places, towards southwards.

howoo nii'eeneisetei'i biibinootno he'ih'iikooko'unowuu heenei'isiihi' 3ebiihi' noobe'einiihi'.

Somewhere over there they were attacked3 [by] those Apaches,

he'iitnei'i hii3e' ne'bisiitoneihi3i' hinee tii'iihiineniteeno',

They were attacked.

he'ihbisiitonei'i

Gee, they[Apaches] a young man, they are adopting him [as a captive].

hoeii he'ih'iisiiteneeno' hecexonoh'oe woonou'uwoo3oo3i'.

After they seized him, They took him home that child, boy.

heniisiitenoot 3ebnohkeeckoohuno' hi'in tei'yoonehe' honoh'oe.

That's where he stayed:

he'ne'nih'iitoot:

he lived with them.

nenii3neniiwoot.

He played and their language, soon he knew(it) their language, how they lived those, where its hot.

heeneinikotiit noh hiteenetiitooninoo heihii he'ih'e'in hiteenetiitooninoo heesiine'etii3i' hinee heet[n]esitee'

whereever they find (it) what they will eat, various things, where it is water.

hinee heetoo3i' neeneitohbiibii'iitii3i' hetbii3hiitooninoo heenei'isiihi' heeneetou' nec.

out they would go to attack others.

wohei niiwootee3ebiini biibisiitonoo3i'.

He went along.

he'ih'iiniihobei.

He takes part in everything the young boy, and then maybe this one, how old is he... or maybe almost...

niibisnohkco'oot hecexonoh'oe noh ne'P nooxeihi' nuhu' heecxooyeiht...

they told him “We're going to let you go.

wohei hee3eihok heetciineneen.

We won't do anything to you.

heihoowkohtowuhee.

We'll only take you here,

bi'cih'iteneen hiit,

you'll accompany us.

heetniinii3neniibei'een.

We'll prepare you here.

heetneeneise'enou'uheen hiit.

We'll... that meat, we'll put it in there where you'll carry things, food water.

heetniiP hinee hoseino' heetniini 3ee3eiinou'u heetP heetniiwoh'uyoo bii3wo nec.

They prepared him.

ne'eeneise'enou'uheit.

then (it) arrive that day when they'll let him go.

wohei ne'iini no'xoo' hi'in hiisi' heetnii'cihciineneit.

like that like that that where they live your people , like that like that they only pointed.

wohei huusoho'uusiihi' hinee heetoo3i' hetineniteeno' hiisoho'uusiihi' beni'ceitosohoe3i'.

Here just ... that's where you'll go straight home.

hiit beebeet heetne'P cihxouuwoeckoohun

Somewhere, you'll avoid that place;

he'iitnei'i heetneh'oonoh'ei'ow;

you'll facing that ways you go that ways.

noh beebeet heetniiP hee3e'eihi' hee3e'eiseen.

You'll try to recognize it.

heetneyeihe'inow.

You'll know it.

heetniihe'inow.

then he set out.

wohei ne'cihce3ei'oot.

First he ran this way.

teebe cenihcesihcehit.

and those his shoes wore out.

noh nuhu' hiwo'ohno benee3seeni'i.

that food was all eaten up.

wohei nuhu' bii3wo ne'ootoobe'

His water, no more.

hinecib hoowooh'uni.

There where its very hot, where it's dry, no... no water.

noh hunee niitP tees3ou'noneetee' heetoh'uuxoo'oe'. hoowuuni hoowuuni neciin.

whereever he's searching looking around this boy, well, there's no water.

heeneiteen[o]tiitii[3i] nonoonotnoohoot nehe' nihii hoowneciin.

streams - none.

niiciihoho hoowuuni.

creeks - none.

koh'owuu hoowuuni.

He goes on.

ceebiseet.

he's getting weak.

wohei neneetinoo'oot.

He's hungry.

heesneet.

He's thirsty.

nookooyeit.

maybe now his tracks will end.

wohei nooxeihi' woow nee'ei'ooxeiht.

and “now maybe this is where I'll die,” he thought.

'oh woow nooxeihi' ne'heetbee3toonoo heesi3ecoohok

he looked for a little shade.

wohei nihbii'iitii[t] heetbeextoukoyeinoo'

then he laid down.

wohei ne'iisibit.

“here is where I'll die,” he said.

wohei hiit heetne'bee3toonoo heehehk.

It's hot.

heesitee'.

when he was laying there, there was something else with him.

wohei tih'iise'isi' he'ihnohko'eiP

He looked about:

he'ihnei'ooku'oo

a coyote was sitting there.

koo'oh he'ih3i'okun.

It spoke to him.

heneeneti3eit.

“friend, what are you doing?”

wohei be heitoustoo?

“Yes, here I was captured [by] those people.

hee hiit nihwowooniininoo hi'in neniteeno'.

they had me,

nihnii3ini3i',

they let me go,

hini' nihciineni3i',

and just I will.......go home here where [the Arapaho] live.

noh beebeet heetniini heeckoohunoo huut nee'eetoo3i'.

That's what they said.”

nee'eesinihii3i'.

“I don't have any food.

wohei neihoowuubii3hiin.

I used it all up, the water they gave to me.

no'otiinoo nec ceecei'inowuuni3i'.

I'm hungry.

heesneenoo.

I'm thirsty.

nookooyeinoo.

It may well be just right here I'll die.”

siinooxeihi' beebeet nee'eetP nee'ei'iseenoo.

“Yes,” [coyote] said,

hee hee3eihok,

“I'll help you.

heetniiteheibe3en,

You'll get home.

heetnehno'eeckoohun.

I'll help you.

heetniiteheibe3en.

I will instruct you.

heetneeneixoohoo3ihe3en.

You'll possess things.

heetniiheneihin.

I'll give you things.

heetbiine3en.

You'll be blessed [with] power, as its called.

heetniihenehei3itow no'oteihiit ni'ii3eihiinoo'

first of all, water.

wohei neniitowun nec.

I'll instruct you where you will find it.

heetniixoohoo3ihe3en heetniitohbii'inow.

Come on!

cihneesee.

a short one a stick here, take it!

toonto'eihi' bes huut hitenoo.

Here, come on! “

huut cihneesee.

So he went.

nee'eeyihoot.

and then stopped,

'oh siine'too'ouhu[t],

he saw (it) this green shady spot.

nihnoohoot[o'] niiyou ceeneeteenkoe'.

“That is where is water.

nehe' nee'eetou' nec.

You will dig.”

heetnooxohow.

Well as much as I try, I will not be able to...

wohei hee3ei'neeniihi' heetneihoowuuni...

“if you find damp earth, you'll know that's where there's water.

cee3hito'beehek heetniini he'inow heetniitneciini'.

Then you start digging.”

ne'ce3ooxohein.

There was damp ground.

he'ih'iihito'bee

right there [water] appeared.

wohei nee'eeneetcihbisii'oo'.

That's what happened.

he'ne'nih'iisiini.

Soon, he drank his fill [of] water,

heihii he'ihcih'iixoxonee nec,

and that's how he drank.

noh ne'niisce'iisbene'.

“that, I'm giving it to you.

wohei nenee' beniine3en.

You will be able to find water however dry it may be.

heetni'iibii'iitiit nec toonheeneetoh'uuxoo'ei'[i].