Ngoding giizhgag Nanabush gii waabmaan nkan, wodi waashko-biiyaag.
One day Nanabush saw some geese in a pond.
Mbe, wedi eteg wo miijyaanh. Nishin yaamaanh wiigbiish sabaab wo naakaazyaanh debnagwo.
There's my dinner and luckily I have basswood rope to catch it with, said Nanabush.
Nanabush gii boodaakwe- gwaashgni nbiing. Gii ni bkibdoon naaknashk wo nokaazad wii dpi nesed.
Nanabush entered the water and picked a reed to use as a snorkel.
Naami nbiish, wewiib mnig ezhi gshkitood gii maamwi tkobdamwaan nkag kaadan, mii dash ninjiing gii tkobdood.
Underwater, he quickly tied many geese feet together and then tied them to his hand.
Miidash ggetin gii mookbiitaad nbiing, wii nwadnaad nkan. Gii zaami zeghaawag nkag, mii sa shpiming gii ni gzikeyaad, Nanabush geyii gii ni zgi goojin.
Then, he jumped up out of the water, to grab the geese. In a panic, they took to the air, with Nanabush dangling behind.
Aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Niisnishig! Niisnishig! Shkenaa maanoo niisnishig!
He screamed, aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! And he begged, Let me down! Let me down!
Gii booniiwag nkag, ga gwejmaahaan Nanabushoon aanii gaa naaknige wendminid. Aash aabdeg go Nanabush, pane gii kendaan gegoo wo zhi nkwetang.
The geese landed and asked Nanabush what he was up to. Of course Nanabush, always had an answer for everything.
N'gii nda gkendaan go eta wo zhi bmibzowaanh. K'daa zhichgemi na go miinwaa?
I just wanted to learn to fly, can we go again?, asked Nanabush.
Gii dbaajmo taadwag nkag, miidash gii nendmowaad miinwaa ngoding, giishpin Nanabush aabbidood sabaab. "Ahaaw", gii kida Nanabush.
The geese talked it over and decided they would, if Nanabush untied the rope. Nanabush agreed.
Gii ni gzikewag nkag. Nanabush daa ni noopnanaan pii e ni mbibzowaad, gii ni maamno nendaan ni mbibzod, gaawii dkokiisii geyaabi mtakmig.
The geese took flight. Nanabush ran amongst them as they took off and soon noticed his feet leaving the ground.
Desniketaan miinwaa manj go, gego gnagenh dbashiish naabke, gii zhi wiindmowaa.
Spread your arms and whatever you do, DON'T LOOK DOWN he was told
Nanabush gii mbibzo. Wiya go noondwaan nendam. Aapji gonaa shpiming bmibzowag, geyaabi dash go Nanabush noondwaan wiya.
Nanabush was flying! But he thought he heard voices. They flew very high and still Nanabush heard voices.
Anishnaabeg ndi nwaabmigoog. Niin enji noondaagziwaad. N'ga gnowaabmaag miinwaa n'ga niimkowaag.
The Anishinaabeg are watching me They're cheering me on. I'll look and wave, thought Nanbush.
Gchi nendam Nanabush wiin eta gno waabmind. Aabdeg go wii naabi wii waabmaad e maamiikwenmigjin, ezhi maandaa gshkitood bmibzod.
Nanabush was happy to be the center of attention. He had to look to see who was admiring his amazing flying skills.
Mii go wi pii dbashiish nabid, mii gii bi ndagoojing, mbiingweyaashi miinwaa baabiibaagndam bi ndagoojing, ndib ntam biinji wiimbnakdoong gii zhi pangshin.
As soon as he did, he fell from the sky, flapping and screaming all the way down landing head first into a hollow tree stump.
Gii gwiino naaktaa miinwaa bmaadaaktaa, mii go gawiin gii gshkitoosiin wii giiw dizod.
He squirmed and wiggled, but could not free himself.
Naanoondaagzi Nanabush wii bi naadmowind, mii go gaawii wiya gii bi zhaasii. Gegpii gii noondwaan kwesan gaawyan be baa ndenewaad.
Nanabush cried for help but no help came. Finally he heard a young girl who was looking for a porcupine quills.
Waab-gaag! Waab-gaag kida Kwezenhs. Waab-gaag! Waab-gaag, zhi-nkwetam Nanabush.
Waab-gaag! Waab-gaag, called the young girl. Waab-gaag! Waab-gaag, answered Nanabush
Nanabush nkwetam, niibniching bgosendang ninda kwesan ji bi zhaanid wiimbnakdoonh bid. Gii gshkihaan dash go.
Nanabush replied again and again, hoping to lead the girl to the hollow tree and he did.
Wa kwezenhs, gii waabdaan Nanabush miinjisan zaagsing tikon bgonezid. Gii debwe wendam gii mkowaad waab-gaag.
The young girl saw Nanabush's hair sticking from a knot hole
Waawaagdosim gii nokaazan daashgowaad mtig, gii bmi zaagehe goojiin Nanabush.
She believed she found her Waab-gaag, so she split the tree with her hatchet and out tumbled Nanabush.
Waab-gaag? Waab-gaag?, kida Nanabush. Ki giibaaznaagos. Waab-gaag giiyenh naa. Gaa gnabaj gegoo gda naabdisii, kida kwezenhs.
Waab-gaag? Waab-gaag?, asked Nanabush. You're a funny looking Waab-gaag and not very useful, replied the young woman.