Luisa Cadena, "A Human Woman Becomes the Tapir's Wife."

From interviews with Tod D. Swanson

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English Translation

Look! There was a daughter who lived all alone with her mother. And this girl used to gather snails and crawfish and fish to feed her mother. She she would go to the forest, go to the forest (looking for food). (So one day) she went out to the forest looking for greens; And as she was out there gathering she met a big fat guy. When she ran into him (out there), she asked herself, “Where did this guy come from?” Then the man, (who was actually a tapir) says, “I love with you.” (He wanted to marry her) "Why would I marry a fat guy?", she thought to herself. She didn't want him. Since she didn't want to (marry him), she took the greens and left. She left, but then (another day) went back out there again. He was waiting for her with the leaves of this plant (Psychotria cenepensis) carefully crushed. That's why they call it tapir love medicine. He waited to embrace her and rub her with the crushed leaves. So the tapir-man surprised her with a hug. He hugged her and rubbed her (with the leaves). After that she felt for him, and out of so much feeling for him, she began to love him. When she arrived home her mother wanted to feed her the greens, but she didn’t want to eat. “Why aren’t you eating?” she was asked, and she began to cry like water. “Why are you crying, daughter?” “Mama, in the forest I met a fat person.” “I saw him, then I went to another place, and I saw him there too.” “I found the same man again. I went somewhere else, and he surprised me and hugged me while I was gathering palm hearts.” “I don’t know what he bathed me with, but after he bathed me, I started missing him, feeling for him.” “I feel for him, Mama. Now what am I going to do?” (She was so lovesick that) she didn’t want to eat. Carrying her basket, she went out again. Again? Yes again. And there she met him again. Then the man took her away (as his wife) and hid her. When he took her away, he would only bring her morete fruits (to eat). Just morete. All her husband ate was morete. Moretes, only moretes he brought, eating just that. She got tired of drinking and eating only that. “Mama, I’m leaving now. This man is taking me. He told me he has a big house and I’m going there.” “Who is the man who’s taking you?” “He’s a fat guy,” she said. “I’m going with him, and I’ll bring you morete fruits,” she said. She kept bringing them, bringing them—and then she disappeared. When she disappeared, her brothers started searching (for her) with dogs. They followed the tracks to see where she was. Her husband made her climb a huge ficus tree—It was an enormous tree that was standing there. They gathered a heap of those (ficus fruits) to make their chicha. The fruit had soften and fermented. They say that they all got very drunk drinking that, the pumas, the peccaries, the tapirs—they were all people (then). They met there. The jaguar said, “I will eat your wife. I will eat her". "I will beat you,” (the tapir husband) said. The tapir was drunk. He was a big fat man, and they fought. They fought with each other. While fighting, he threw the ocelot down, threw him far away, dead. Then another one came. He was painted from the feet up, very beautiful. He defeated that one too. “You wanted to eat my wife?” With these teeth, he broke the ocelot’s teeth—wim!—and threw him far away. After killing him and getting drunk, he laid down in a big house with big roots. That was his house. “That’s his house?” There he lay down to sleep. The brothers were searching and found footprints. “Mama, let’s look with uncle’s dog—let’s look with that.” And the sister was sitting up above. She bit the poor man who was drunk. He got up and ran away. He went to the river and fell in. He was swimming, and the brothers chased him with spears and killed him. When she came down, he walked funny—legs spread apart. That tapir made her private parts grow with a plant—so big she couldn’t walk, it was huge. He made it grow with a plant. “Was it heavy?” Yes, it was really heavy. That’s what he did. “I didn’t leave willingly. I went because I loved my husband. Why did you kill him like that?” Seeing this, the woman began growing hair. She was growing hooves; she was turning into a tapir. She wanted to bite the uncle, the brothers, the mother—she was chasing them. They were chasing her. Then they tied her hands and feet. She wouldn’t stay at home. She just wanted to go to the forest. The dogs killed her, chasing her through the forest. “That woman?” That’s the end of the story. This plant—sígueme, sígueme—that tapir used it to mess with the woman. The tapir knew that this plant was sígueme, sígueme (follow me). That woman didn’t want him, saying he was fat, ugly, big and wide. “Who would marry him?” she said. That tapir collected tender leaves and made a powder. Then he rubbed her with those leaves. He dried them in the sun and rubbed her with that. She had been running away from the tapir, and later escaped with the same tapir. That’s why the elders call it sígueme, sígueme of the tapir. “Just now you were laughing—saying the woman turned into a tapir and had a big vagina?” Yes, she had a big vagina. The tapir used runduma—that’s what messed her up. He bathed her with that, and her vagina grew very large. She couldn’t walk. She walked like “calla!”—burned. Her vagina had grown; it was too heavy to walk. He used runduma, the tapir. That’s what made her vagina grow. “Why did he do that?” So that her vagina would grow. The man made it grow in his wife. She couldn’t walk. She was growing lots of hair. She didn’t want to live with her mom; she went to the forest. The dogs that were chasing the tapir were hunting. They followed until they killed her. “The woman?” Yes, the tapir-woman. “Aunt, did she die leaving children?” I don’t think so. “You didn’t have a vagina,” he told her. “You didn’t have one.” He scraped a bit of that plant, rubbed her, bathed her—and made it grow that big. “Is that why the tapir has a big vagina?” Yes, that’s why she has a big vagina. “Why was the woman’s small?” Yes, the woman’s was small. He made it that big—because the tapir has a large penis. He couldn’t have sex, so he made it grow by rubbing her with that plant. “Do they still walk like that?” Yes, they walk side to side because of their big vaginas. That’s the end of the story. You’ve brought me just to make me laugh!

Kichwa Translation

Rikungui pay mamalla chi tiara ushishilla, ushushiga churuwata tandasha, lluchungata tandasha anzilusha karak ashaka. Chi chasna chasna puriusha, kuna sachama yuyukrishalla nisha yuyungawa rira yuyugan rishkay chi ¨wira¨ runa rukuta pay, pay tupara. Tupasha maymandata kay runa kasna rikuriwan nishashi ña. "Ñukami kanda, kanda munani," nirashi chi wagra runa. Chiga nikpi, "imawa kasna wiran ruku ima shinata apisha?" shunguy iyarisha. Manashi munashka. Mana munak, yuyuta apak rishka. Chi rik kuti shamushka. Chiga payga kaytaga sumak pulbushka chiraygu wagra semayuka ninun. Kay llullu pangata apasha chi wagra runaga sumak pulbusha payta kungaymandashi wagra runa ukllarira chi warmita. Ukllarisha ¨win¨ armachishka chiga mundutashi llakinayara payta. ¿wira runata? A a wira runata. nay pay manzhawshkallatatashi llakinayara. Chiga mamay paktashka. Yuyuta mama karasha nikpi mana chi munarachu. "Imarasha mana munangui," nikpi yaku shinalla chi wakasha tiarin. "Imata wakasha tiangui mamaku?" nishashi niun. "Mama," nishkasha "Sachaymi shuk wira runa rukuta tupani," nishkasha. "Tuparani. Kuti rik shuk partita rishalla," nik, "shuk parti rishkay chillatata tupani," nishkasha. "Chi runa rukullatata tupakpi shukma rirani," nishkasha. "Kuti rishkay kungaymanda ñuka yuyushkay ukllariwara," nishkasha. "Ukllarisha imanwan chari ¨win¨ armachiwara," nishkasha. "Armachishan kunanga chitaga imatacha llakinayawan, nikashka. Llakinayawan mama kunanga imashinata rasha nisha ninun mana mikunta chi mana munara. Ashangata aparikga rishka. Kuti. Chis! ña tuparishka ña ¿Pay kusa? Kusaruku chaymanda, mitikuchisha apashkasha. Apashkaga muritillata shapamun, muritilla shapamun ¿Muritilla mikuk ruku? Mm kusaru muritilla mikuk kuru ruku shamun. Muritilla, muritilla shapamun apamusha ima kaita mikujsha abinimi, kaitas upiushash abinimi nishkasha nishka. Mama! nishkasha kunanga riunimi ñukata apawan chi runaga nishka. Atun wasiyuk mani niwanmi chibymi riuni nirasha. Chunsha mama ¨saw¨ tukushka maymada runata apay tukungui kanda nishkasha ima runa wira runa ruku man nishkasha. Chiwanmi riuni mama nishkasha kusha puriush kangami moritita nishkasha kusha puriuk, kusha puriuk ¨tas¨ chigarishka. Chingarikpiga turiguna mashkashkawna allkuwan mm allkuwan katichun imay shanaun nisha mashkaskawna illan. Chashay sha awan ruya sikasha, sikachiska kusara kasnay chi mayta ilaru, ilaru kukunasha sayashka. Chitaga munduta tandachisha paynazo ¿azu? a aw¨ ña wañuwrishka chima ma a aw¨ apiyashka. Chitashi pay upisha imashi machanun ¿machanun? Chiga pumagunawan, lumuchigunawan, guanganagunawan runa shamunguna ¨win¨ ¿runa, runa? Tupanakunawn nishka chi inchik puma, kamba warmita ñukami mikungarawni nisha a a ñuka mikusha nishka ñuka maka, makasha canda vincingarawni nishka makita rikuchik mm. Chiga nishkashi aa! wagra machashka shashka atun runa cha wira runa chiga chasna rausha makanakushkawna. Ñawpa makanushka, makanushka karanwa makanakushka chasnay chi mashti karu, karu pintaru chayma chi shitara wañuchisha. Puka puma ishijpuma wañuchisha waiksan. Chasnay shuk randi shamura chaquipundamanda win! imamuynata avirishkaguna chi shamusha. Makanakushka chi tas vincishka aa! kanga ñuka warmita mikusha niranguimi, kay kiruwan, kiruta wim! pakishka pumata. Chayma shitashka. Shitashka washa atun washi niun atun angu, angu sapita chassha ninun ila angu sapita ¿Chi shan pay atun wasi? Chi shan pay atun wasi. Chaybi shi siririshka puñungawa chaybi, sirishkay turiguna mashkawsha shi ña chakin, chakin purij ashka. Mama nishkasha achiga katy allukuyuk kuna chiwan mashkashun, chiga pani awama chi tiaushka. Chiga tiaushkay allku shamusha pugri rukuta machasha tiauk rukuta kani, kani shi rakshamura das atarika. Yakuy shi urmarishka yakuy urmarijshka waytaushka waytaushkay turiguna rikukuna lanzawan wanchishkawna kusa rukuta? kusarukuta. Raykushka asinayta ringa raykushka, raykusha kasna chi purishka. Chiga chi wagraga rudunmawan rakata wiñachishka kay rukuta kay! churu rukata wiñachishka chi churus mana puringata ushashka raka wiñajpi. Runduman wiñachisha ¿llashak? llashak ruku tukuj ashka, chiga chasna rasha chasna rurashkaya. Mana yanguchu rirani ñuka llakishami rirani ñuka kusawata imangata wanchinguichi. Chi warmita wagra wilma ñashi wiñaushka wagra wilmata. Ña nashi shilluguna wiñawshka ña shi wagra tukushka warmiga turiguna kanisha achigunata nisha mamata kanisha nisha apanakushka. Chita apunakushka sambayachisha chiki maki watasha apanakusha wasima, ña mana yacharikpi chi allkuguna sachamalla rinata munakpi allkuguna chi wanchishkawna payta ¿Chi warmira? Chibi tukurin kayga aa! ña tukurin kay. Kay semayakun wagra llutashka chi warmita, wagraga ña paymi riksij agashka payaba semayuka ashka. Chi warmi mana munashka masna tupakpi masna risha tupakpi mas tupakpi irisha wira ruku atun runa ruku apinga palayashka rukuta mana munashka. Chiga wagra kayba kugullun gunata tandasha sumak kayta pulbushaba kayta riki kayguanata kasna apashaga aa! Apasha indibi churasha chakichisha chi warmitaga llutakrishka llakishka wagrata mitikushka wagrawan chasna maun payga. Chiraygu wagra semayuka ninun rukuguna ¿Ñankata asisha chi warmi wagra tukusha atun churu? Atun churu wagra shi rundu mata charishka chita shikishaga churushtaga armachigashka armachishaga churus kay rukus chi wiñara. Chiwans mana purinata ushara calla! calla! calla! purira churus wiñakpi mana purina llashakpi. Rundo huma pay chi charishkara wagra payga churushta kakushka wiñashka ¿Imrashka shina kakushka? kuti wiñachun nisha churushta. Kay shi wiñachiska pay warmita chiwan mana purintan ushara ñaupa vilma winda wiñasha chiga ña manay mana kausanata ushasha sachamalla rishka. Chi allkuguna wagra katiguna katisha apanakuna wanchishkawna ¿warmita? warmita chi warmita ¿Mikia manachu chi chichusha mirasha wañura? Imashinatalla kayllay anga. Kanga churush illak mashkangui nirashia ¿Kugan kuty? Churush illak mashkangui nishagata cha shikishaga chasna pingayta archachishka wiñachishka kay rukuta. ¿Chiraygu chari kunanbas sacha wagrawas churu sapa tukushka chiraygu chi kustumbre? Ari ña chasna man. ¿Y runa warmi ichilla charikpiga? aaw! aaw! Runa warmi ichilla charikpiga payga chasna rakpiga, Chi shara wagra shara ullushapa! Mana puñata ushashka chi shi wiñachira rundumawan kuti kunambas rikuj changui? rikuj changui aaw! chishi kashna akungui nikpi chasna rira calla! calla! kaybi luma ruku churus. Chivin tukurin ña.

Spanish Translation

Solo con la mamá vivía, la hija. La hija sabía juntar caracoles, camarones, pescar, rejuntando, pescando, y ha sabido dar de comer. Así solía caminar, y al monte se fue a sacar palmito; cuando fue a sacar palmito, encontró ahí una persona gorda. Encontrando a dicho de donde se asomo este hombre yo te quiero a usted le a dicho el hombre danta. Para que me voy a casar con una persona gorda pensó en su corazón no ha querido. No ha querido cogió el palmito y se fue, se fue a venido otra vez el esperaba haciendo polvo por eso le dicen sígueme sígueme de danta. Esperaba haciendo polvo para abrasarle y frotarle el hombre danta le sorprendió con un abrazo a esa mujer. Le abrazo y le froto después le dio pena de tanto pena que tenia y comenzó a quererle. Llegó donde su mama a darle de comer palmito y no quiso comer porque no quieres y empezó a llorar como agua. Porque estas llorando hija? mama en el monte encontré una persona gorda. Lo encontré y de ahí me fui a otro lugar y ahí también lo encontré. A mismo hombre le encontré me fui a otro lugar de sorpresa me abrazó cuando estaba sacando palmito. No se que con que me hizo bañar después que me hizo bañar me da pena como lo extraño. Me da pena mama ahora que voy hacer no quería comer. Cargando la canasta se fue otra vez y ahi tambien le fue encontrar de ahi el marido le llevo escondiendo. A lo que se llevando solo morete nomas trajo el marido a sabido comer solo moretes. Moretes, moretes nomas trajo comiendo eso nomas ya me canso tomando ya me canso que pues. Mama ahora me voy me esta llevando ese hombre. Una casa grande tengo me dice ahí me voy. De donde es el hombre que esta llevando es un hombre gordo le dijo. Con él me voy y te vendré a dejar moretes estaba yendo a dejar yendo a dejar y se perdió. Cuando se perdió los hermanos empezaron a buscar con los perros le hicieron seguir con los perros a ver donde esteran. En árbol arriba le ha echo subir el marido habido arboles grandes. Y eso a juntando bastante de esos y eso es la chicha de ellos el suave que esta rejuntando es la chicha de ellos. Tomando eso quedo borracho tigre, puma sajino guangana eran personas. Se encuentran ahí le dice el tigre yo comeré a tu mujer yo le comeré yo te ganare pegando le ha dicho. Danta estaba borracho era una persona grande y gorda y pelearon. Con otro, con otro pelearon, peleando le boto para abajo le manto boto por allá al tigrillo muerto. Ahí llego otro también esta pintado desde los pies bien bonito. A esa también le venció con estos dientes querías comer a mi mujer y rompió los dientes ¨wim¨ al tigrillo por allá le boto. Después matar lo bota después de emborrachar como una casa grande con raíces grandes eso es la casa de el ¿Esa es la casa de el? Ahí se acostó a dormir los hermanos le andaban buscando y encontraron pisadas. Mama con el perro del tío busquemos ahorra con eso busquemos y la hermana estaba sentado arriba. Al pobre que estaba borracho le mordió se levanto y se fue corriendo. Al rio se fue a caerse estaba nadando los hermanos le mataron chaceando con lanzas. A bajado chitoso voy a caminar cuando bajo empezo a caminar asi abierto las piernas. Esa danta le a hecho crecer con una planta su parte intima así de grande le hecho crecer la parte intima no podía caminar lo tenia grande. Con una planta le hizo crecer ¿bien pesado? tenia bien pesado. Así le ha echo. Yo no me fui de gana yo porque le quise a mi marido me fui por que le matan así a mi marido viendo esa mujer la le estaban creciendo los bellos. Ya le estaba creciendo las pesuñas ya estaba convirtiéndose en danta la mujer quería morder al tío a los hermanos y a la mama les seguía. Le estaban siguiendo después le cogieron le amarraron los pies y las manos no se enseño estar en casa quería irse solo al monte los perros le mataron siguiendo en el monte. ¿A esa mujer? Aquí se acaba esta historia este planta sígueme, sígueme esa danta le fregó a esa mujer. La danta sabia conocer que esta planta es (sema yuca) sígueme, sígueme era su planta. Esa mujer no lo quiso diciendo que es gordo feo grande y ancho quien se va casar dijo eso. Esa danta a recogió hojas tiernas esas hizo polvo después froto llevando estas hojas. Llevando eso seco en el sol y a la mujer froto con eso estaba huyendo de esa danta y luego escapo con la misma danta. Por eso le dicen sígueme sígueme de la danta los mayores ¿Hace rato ustedes estuvieron riéndose que esa mujer se convirtió en una danta tenia una vagina grande? Si vagina grande a tenido la danta runduma eso a fregado le baño con eso y la vagina le creció muy grande. Con eso no podía caminar caminaba como calla! escaldado caminaba creció la vagina le pesaba para caminar. rundo huma tenia la danta el fregó la vagina le creció ¿Por qué le fregó así? Para que crezca la vagina. El hombre le a echo crecer a su mujer con eso no podía caminar le estaba creciendo muchos bellos no quería vivir con su mamá se iba al monte. Los perros que le seguían a la danta le estaban cazando le siguieron hasta matarla ¿A la mujer? Si ala mujer danta ¿Tía ella murió dejando crías? No creo que haya pasado eso. Tu no has tenido vagina le ha dicho, no has tenido vagina raspo un poco de eso y froto le baño le hizo crecer así de grande. ¿Por eso la danta tiene una vagina grande? Si por eso tiene vagina grande así. ¿Por que la mujer lo tenia pequeño? Si por la mujer lo tenia pequeña la vagina le hizo asi de grande porque es una danta lo tiene grande el pene. Porque el no podía tener relaciones sexsual por eso le hizo crecer frotando con esa planta ¿Hasta ahora caminan así? caminan de lado a lado por que lo tienen grande la vagina. Se termino esta historia. Para hacerme reír tanto me has traído.

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