626 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



Ne't'ho'ge' one"" ne' eksa'gona' wa'a'hen', "Ne't'ho' gwa' o' 



At that (time) now that she, the maid she said, "Thus just too 



ne°giea'. Ne't'ho' he^sge' tea' die'den' ne' agno'ha'. " 



so I will do it. There again I will go where there she that my mother. " 



abides 



T'ho'ge' one"' saio^'defidia'. Ne' one"' honsaieio"' wa'a'hen', 



.\t that (time) now again she departed. That time there again she she said, 



(now) arrived 



"Naie' ne' ne°' sgat'hoia'ne' tea' nwa'awe^'ha' tea' nonwe' 



"That (it is) that thishere again I come to where so it happened where the plafe 



tell it 



hegi'den'. Naie' ne' wa'gedjie'"ha' tea' nonwe' 



there I abide. That (it is) that I went to bring water where the place 



diio'hnegitgen'hwi', naie' di' ne' one"' wa'gedjie^'da' one"' 



there it water comes forth, that more- that time (now) I dipped the water now 



(it is) over 



doiidaga'dendia'. Ne't'ho' di' isge' tea' nonwe' de'honnasdji'gwa'e', 



thence again I departed. There more- again where the place they are playing at ball, 



over I 



walked 



s'haia'dada' di' ne't'ho' nonda'he' wa'hakhnega'nege"', t'ho'ge' 



he, one person moreover, there thence be came he begged of me the water, at that 



(timei 



da'heio"', naie' di' ne' one"' wa'ha'hnegi'ha' doiida'hago"' tea' 



I gave it to him, that more- that time he drank the water thence again he where 



(it is) over (now) gave me it 



ga'hnega', t'ho'ge' wa'he-'heii', "Niawe'"ha'." T'ho'ge' one"' 



it water, At that he s.aid, "I am thankful." Atthat(time) now 



(time) 



dagadadia', wa'gi'heii', "Nio'." Naie" di' ne' one"' sagiena' 



I spoke back, I said, "So be it." That more- that time again I took 



(it is) over (now) it 



ne't'ho' gwa' horigadi' ne' o'hneganos, de^'se' ne't'ho'ge' oia' 



there just I threw it that it-water fresh, and at that (time) it i* 



other 



honsagedjie°'da'. Naie' di' ne' one"' honsagio"' nilie' nenge"'ha' 



hence again I went to That more- that now there I again that this (it is) 



dip water (it is) over returned (it is) 



wa'he^'hen', "Hiia' de'sai'hwaieisdi' tea' age"', " 'a'gwi' 



he said, "Not (it is) thou didst fulfill it where I said, "do not 



e''tewerinitge°'nha' ne' e°iesawenna'nha'." Naie' gwa't'ho' 



thou wilt spe;ik back that one will address thee. That (it is) next 



wa'he^'hefi', "Naie' geiigwa' onakdoda' ne't'ho' he"tehe' 



he said, "That (it is) only it has room lliere there again 



thou wilt go 



e^'s'heyat'hoye"' ne' sano'ha' 'a'so"' hiya' t'hone"' t'hayegwat'hwil' 



thou wilt tell her that they mother still not verily here she has made a trip, 



'a'so'" o'ni' de'agoi'hwa'hni'di' tea' t'hone"' si'deu'." T'ho'ge' 



still not also she has confirmed the matter wherein here thou dust abide." \t that (time) 



one"' ne' goksten'a' wa'a'heii', "Doge°'s hiia' ongia'das'haie°'ha'. 



now that she. the ancient One she said, "It is true verily I have delayed too long. 



One"' ne' naie' ageienneiida'i' e°gei'hwa'hni'da.'. One"' 



Now that that (it is) I have completed it I will confirm the matter. Now 



(I have made it ready). 



ne' na' ne°' ga'a'saie"' o'haa'gwa' o'hiadji' degayesdi'. 



that the (that) here, (it) basket lies (it) bread huckleberries one mingled with it. 



One"' di' ne't'ho' hfge' oiisa'he'nigo'"ha'seiinia', naie' hiia' 



Xow moreover there I will go hence again I will satisfy his mind, that (it is) verily 



