472 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY |eth. ann. 43 



revelation and that it is certain that it is unknown what will come 

 to pass if that should take place, it may be, that no one should reveal 

 his word to him. We two, I say, know that they have begun to 

 visit him." 



Then at this time the Elder Woman spoke, saying, " I do not know 

 what thing, perhaps, I should do. With regard to our Elder Man, 

 he is at the tree top; and regarding my children, they are still down- 

 fended." Then the strange man said, "There, you know, perhaps it 

 is proper that they will be included in the thing that is desired by 

 the Owner of the Standing Tree." At this time, then, the man 

 departed. 



It was not long when the child, the daughter of the head of this 

 family, began to weep. Now verily the Elder Woman asked, saying, 

 " What kind of thing do you desire? " Then this girl child did not 

 answer. Then this Elder Woman now began designating customarily 

 various things and saying, " Is that the thing that thou desirest to 

 see? " 



It was a very long time that it was impossible for the girl child to 

 cease from her weeping. At that time, then, the Elder Woman now 

 spoke, saying, "It may be perhaps that thou desirest to see again thy 

 uncle? " Then at that time the girl child ceased from her weeping. 



Then the Elder Woman spoke, saying, " E.xceedingly is it difficult. 

 Not, verily, am I myself able to carry thy body up." Then the male 

 child said, "I verily will do the kind of thing that is needful to be 

 done." 



Then at that time he took up the person of the girl child and he 

 climbed to the very place where her uncle was fastened to the tree 

 top. 



They two arrived at the place where lay the case, and then the 

 girl child looked on her deceased uncle and she became contented in 

 her mind. At that time, then, they two descended again. 



It was not a very long time after when this man again came there 

 and said, "Now it is indeed that you and j^our offspring are the only 

 ones who have not yet visited the place where Hoda'^ie'" is giving his 

 feast, and so now verily it is very necessary that some one from among 

 you should visit that place. It is possible still that he who is giving 

 the feast might be pleased mentally." 



Then this Elder Woman said, "Who are the persons severally who 

 have visited that place?" Then this man replied, "That I suppose 

 would be good that thou shouldst go there. Then what took place 

 would be definite. Thou then could converse together with him 

 who is giving the feast." Then this Elder Woman said, "Truly, 

 just that also will come to pass." Then the man said, "Thou and I 

 verily too will go together." Then they two went to his home. 



And so when they two arrived at his home, then the man said, 

 "Now, do thou know, I have brought her person here for whom 



See note on p. 609. 



