Chafe] SENECA THANKSGIVING RITUALS 127 



supposed to do today, attaclied there to the sky. (527) And you 

 decided, "There will be a relationship when they want to refer to it, 

 the people moving about." (528) It is "our elder brother, the sun". 

 (529) And you gave him the responsibility for various things, if we 

 were only aware of everything. (530) For we know but a small 

 amount, but we believe that he has done all that he was obligated 

 to do. (531) There is indeed beautiful daylight now for us who 

 move about on the earth. (532) And indeed the warm wind is also 

 his responsibility. (533) Indeed aU the things are flourishing that 

 you left on the earth to grow of their own accord, (534) And we 

 believe that he has done all that he was obligated to do. (535) And 

 again there is thanks indeed that he is carrying out the entire assign- 

 ment that you gave him. (536) And we ask only (537) that it will 

 continue in the same manner for the period of another year. 



17. The Moon 



(538) And the entire group is thankful. (539) This is what you 

 did in the sky. (540) As I said, you did it in a certain way. (541) 

 "For a certain period it will be light on the earth, and then it will 

 become dark again." (542) You decided, "The people moving about 

 will rest when it becomes dark. (543) Their bodies will then return 

 to normal." That is what you intended. (544) And you decided, 

 "It will perhaps happen (545) that they will run into darloiess some- 

 where at a distance." (546) And you decided, "There will be another 



