532 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY Ieth. ann. 43 



to pass. Utterly wilt thou overthrow my power to do before it shall 

 so come to pass in accordance with thiue own intentions. '" 



At that time De'hae°'hiyawa"kho°' said, "Not, verily, have I 

 myself done thus that I should manifest wherein our two methods of 

 doing difi'er, that I myself am at work so that all of us should con- 

 tinue to be at peace in our minds. " 



Now at that time the old woman said," Perhaps it will not result 

 in good that you O'ha'a' should still contend. Now all that in 

 which thou and I usually would control has been lost. So now we 

 two will depart for home." Now at that time they two started 

 homeward. 



Some time afterwards now as to them the two human beings had 

 issue. Then they two traveled about with their family. Now at 

 that time De'hae'"hiyawa"kho°' said, "Now I have decided the 

 matter that now thou shalt assist me, so that thy handiwork will 

 appear in time, in that I desire that now we will go to bring back the 

 head of my mother. So thus it shall come to pass. Thou shalt fully 

 prepare thyself. And thou shalt get red willow ^^ and thou shalt make 

 thyself medicine therewith. Verily thou shalt use it as an emetic. 

 When the Sun will not yet have arisen then thou shalt have used the 

 medicine thrice; in the next place, thou shalt continue to do this for 

 three days. Now at that time we will start. So thou and I will 

 divide between us our work. Thou, Sapling, dost possess this place. 

 So thus shalt thou do. Thou shalt travel about, thou shalt go over 

 every portion of the entire island. So if it so be that thou wilt see 

 the horn of a deer lying on the ground, thou shalt place it up high. 

 In the next place, if it so be that thou wilt also see a flint lying on 

 the ground, thou shalt take it up and customarily place it up high. 



"As much as is possible for thee thou shalt do this with care and 

 thou shalt exhaustively do it. Do not let any be left lying on the 

 ground. That (work) alone if so thou shalt do, will enable us to 

 pass the crisis. We, it is known, will be able to ward off the power of 

 O'ha'a'. And, it seems, truly, that he will be able to follow us back, 

 so there I myself too will go to the place where floats the island of 

 O'ha'a'. To that I myself will direct my labor. I will go around 

 the island and all the horns which I will find I will place them up 

 high, and the flint which I will find I will place all up high. 



"Only that will residt in our passing through the crisis severally. 

 Thus, it is known, it vrill come to pass that when O'ha'a' will become 

 aware and see the horns, also the flint, placed up high, he will believe, 

 it is known, that seemingly now everyone has become hostile to him. 

 And, it is laiown, he will keep still and seat himself in the lodge. So 

 by the time that I return again all this work must be completed." 



See note on p. 610. 



