618 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



i'sado"'k one"' hodigwat'hwi'." T'ho'ge' neng6°'ha' ne' Hoda'he' 



tbou art saying now they have paid a visit." At that this it is that He Has a 



(time) Standing Tree 



wa'he-'hen', "Naie' ne' ge'he' one"' wa't'hontc'a'da' one"' ne' 



he said, "That that I think now they have exhausted now that 



(it is) their numbers 



t'hone"' henne'sgwa'. One"' hodigwat'hwi' ne' EMekha' Gaa'gwa', 



here they have been. Now they have paid visits that dayligtit Orb 



here 



de°'se' A'sonekha' We°'hni'da', de°'se' ne' Odjisdanno'gwa', 



and night (it) planet is present, and that (it) Star, 



de°'se' nenge"' Odendofmi', de°'se' nenge^'ha' Ot'hondofini', 



and this Grown Trees, and this fit is) Orown Bushes, 



de°'se' ne' Odennu'genni', de°'se' ne' Gondiio', de°'se' ne' 



and that Grown Grasses, and that they are animals, and that 



Gondidie's, de^'se' ne' Gondidakhe's tea' ©"'hwendjiade', de^'se' 



They fly about, and that they run about where (it) earth is present, and 



ne' O'hnegitgen'ho"'. Naie' diioi'hwa' ge'he' one°' gagwegi' 



that (it) water comes forth in That it is the reason I think now all 



diverse places. (it is) 



agwas' naie' gengwa' 'a'so"' odadeni', naie' ne' 'a'so"' 



very that it is only still it remains, that it is that still (not) 



de'hogwat'hwi' ne' Owade', naie' tea' niio°' one"' hodigwat'hwi'. 



he has paid a visit that (It) Wind. that where so it is now they have paid a visit. 



(it is) many 



Niiie' ne' na' ne' ge'he' naie' 'on' ne't'ho' ne°iawe'"ha' ne' one"' 



That (it that the that I think that (it pre- thus so it will come to that time 



is) that is) sum- pass 



ably 



gi's'he"' e''ioiigwennowe°'nha' ge'he' naie' 'on' ne' 



it may be one will And my word I think that (it is) presumably that 



e''go'"hwendjiongo'da', naie' diioi'hwa' ne't'ho' ne°iawe"'ha' tea' 



I will cause it to pass through the that it is the reason thus so it will come to pass as 

 earth (out of it), (it is) 



one"' se' hiia' wa'onowe"' ne' awagienawa's ne' t'hone"' 



now actually, verily, it failed that it should aid me that here ' 



o'"hwendjiade'. Doga't se' 'o^'ke"' agagwenia' aiagoienawa's 



(it) earth is present. It actually soon it should be able it would aid one 



to do it 



ne' oia' 'a'se' dondawadofinia'. Naie' di tea' ne^iawe^'ha' ne' 



that (it) other (it) thence it would grow. That (it more- where so it will come to that 



new is) over p;iss 



t'hone"" o^'hwendjiade' de''watdeni', 'a'se' o' na' de°dwadonnia'." 



here (it) earth is present it will change (it) new too the thence it will grow (make 



itself, that itself)." 



T'ho'ge' one"' ne' neiige"' ne' agoilgwe' wa'a'hen', "Hiia' 'on' 



At that now that this (it is) that she, a human she said, " Not pre- 



(time) sum- 



ably 



de'giai'hwis one"' he"ga'he'g doga't se' 'o"'ke°' awado"' 



it is a long matter time it is it will arrive if actually soon it would be 



possible 



aie'sawenni'sak ne' khe'hawa's'ho°'a'. Degeni' dewagwiaie"', 



one should seek thy word that my ollspring. Two I have children 



naie' de°'se' gengwa' de'hniksa'a' 'a'so""." T'ho'ge' nenge"" ne' 



that (it and only they two (are) yet." At that (time) this (it is) that 



is) children 



Hoda'he' wa'he"'hen', "Ne't'ho' gwa' o' ha'degaiei', E"genno"'a'." 



Ue Uas a he said, " "There (it is) just too it is quite enough. I will wait." 



Standing Tree 



