HEwiTTl ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 615 



wa'ha'he"' ne' ga'ho"'sa'. On&"' ne' na' ne' goksten'a' deiega'ha' 



he laid it on that (it) case (burial). Now that the that she. the Ancient she had her 



(that) One eyes fixed on it 



tea' n\va'awe°'ha', one"' wa'agoi'hwane'hagwa' tea' niiot tea' 



as so it happened, now she marveled at the matter as so, it is as 



(wherein) 



wa'ontgat'hwa'. T'ho'ge' one"' (ionda'ha'gwe'hne°'da' neiige"' ne' 



she saw it. At that now again he descended it this that 



time 



haksa'a'. 



he (is) a child. 



T'ho'ge' one"' sa'honwaia'da'se'da', ne't'ho' hon'sa'honwe°'den' 



.\t that (time) now again she concealed his body, there again she placed him 



tea' nonwe' ni'hadiendakhwa'. 



wherein place he habitually abides. 



Naie' di' tea' nwa'onnis'he' ne' gao^'hwa'a' (e'den') ne' 



That (it more- wherein so it lasted that she. all alone she abode that 



is) over 



goksten'a' wa'ondien' ha'gwa' da'haio"' ne' hengwe' de°'se' 



she, the Ancient she was surprised he entered that he, a human and 



One (is) 



wa'he°'hen', "Gaefi' na' nhe'honenon' ne' sa'hwadjia'?" T'ho'ge' 



he said, *' Where the they have gone that they ohwachira?*' At that 



that (time) 



wa'a'hen' nenge"' ne' goksten'a' "Hiia' de'henni'den' ne' gagvvegi'." 



she said this (it is) that she, the ,\ncient "Not they abide (at home) that it (is) all." 



One, 



T'ho'ge' nenge"' hengwe' wa'he°'hen', "Naie' ne' ne"" ganowe"" 



.\tthat this (it is) he (is) a he said, "That is it that this (is) it is vital (se- 



(time) human rious) (grave) 



tea' niwagadiee°'hadye'; naie' ne' hage'nha'i'hadie' ne' 



wherein so I do it coming: that (it is) the he ordered me coming the 



s'hedwagowane"' hoda'he'. Naie' ne' agat'hoya'heiidie' tea' 



Our chief he has a Stand- That that I come telling it wherein 



ing Tree. (it is) 



wa't'hodo°'hwendjios ne' gagwegi' aiagodoge°'s tea' enagee', naie' 



it became necessary for him that all it would be mani- wherein they dwell, that 



festeil to (them) one {it is) 



ne' he'he' doga't 'o^'ke"' agagwenia' aiongwennowe'"nha'. Naie' 



that he desires if so it be soon, by it woulil be able one would find his word. That 



it and by to do it (it is) 



di' e°'sat'hoia' ne' one"' e"'s'hadiio"' ne' sa'hwadjia'. Naie' ne' 



more- thou wilt that time they will return that they ohwachira. That that 



over tell it (it is) 



deiodo°'hweiidjio'hwi' gagwegi' aiagoweiinaieiida'nha', naie' se' 



it is necessary all they should obtain the word. that Actu- 



(it is) ally 



hiia' de'oiendet tea' ne°'iawe°'ha' doga't naie' gi's'he"' ne' hiia' 



not it is knowable wherein so it will happen if it so be that possibly that not 



(as) (it is) 



t'ha'honwawennowe°'nha'. Naie' gwa' o' naie' one"' diio'sfiwa' 



they should find his word. That (it is) just too that now it has begun 



onS"' hadigwat'hwa's." T'ho'ge' one"' ne' goksten'a' 



now they are making trips." At that (time) now that she, the Ancient 



One, 



daicweiinitge"'nha' wa'a'hen', "Hiia' de'wagenno°'do"' hot 



her voice came forth she said, "Not I do know it wha 



nonwa'ho'de"' on' nagiea'. Naie' ne' s'hagwaksteil'tcha' naie' ne' 



kind of thing possi- so I should That that our Ancient One that (it is) that 



bly do. (it is) 



