iiEWTT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 629 



donsa'hatdeni', O'gwai' sawado"'. Deiega'hii' ne'"hagwa" 



again it transformed a Bear again it became. She had her eyes yonder direction 



il.self, on it 



sagadakhe'. Naie' di' ne' one"' honsaieio"', wa'a'hen', "One"' 



again it ran. That more- that now again she arrived she said, "Now 



(it is) over home, 



sagio°'." T'ho'ge' ne' hono'"saie'" wa'he-hen', "Niiawe-'ha', 



again I have At that that he has the lodge he said, "I am thankful, 



returned." (time) 



wa'tchadongo'da'." 



thou didst pass through it." 



T'ho'ge' one"' ne't'ho' e'den' gaeii'gwa" nwa'gai'hwis'he'. Naie' 



.Vt that now there she remained certain so it (was) long time. That 



(time) (somewhat) (it is) 



ge°s ne' one"' he' wa'honnidS'k naie' ge^s ne' one"' wa'hennidagen' 



custom- that time again they slept that custom- that now they lay down 



arily (now) (it is) arily (time) 



wa't'hiaa'si'daik, naie' ge°s ne' one"' wa'hiatge^'ha' naie' ne' tea' 



they two placed their that custom- that time they two arose; that that where 



feet together, arily (it is) in 



hiadofiie's dedjiae"' degiadaa's. Dyeii'ha'gwa' one"' 



they two breathed both they two met habitually. After a while time 



habitually (now) 



wa'agoia'daiendet'he' ne' e°iagoksa'daienda'nha". Naie' ne' one"' 



her bodv became noticeable that she will become possessed of a child. That that time 



(it is) 



oi'hwakda' one"' e°iagowiaienda'nha' one"" ne' hono"'saie"' 



it (is) beside the now she will become possessed of a child now that he has the lodge 



matter (titne) 



wa'he°'hen', "Ofigii'se°'daksen'ha'. Naie' di' ge'he' aiongwenni'sak ; 



he said. "I have dreamed a dream. Th.it more- I desire one (they) should seek to 



(it is) over it find my word; 



naie' se' ne' deioi'se°'dadoge"'di'." T'ho'ge' one"' wa'hade°'niode°', 



that so it that it is a designated dream." At that now he made a feast, 



(it is) is (time) 



one"' di' wa'hoiiwawenni'sak. Wa'gai'hwis'he' gagwegi' hoii' 



now besides they sought to find his word. It (is) a long matter (time) all presum- 



ably 



wa'honde'niende"' ne' hennongwe' de"'se' ne' gondiio'. Hiia' 



they attempted it that they are humans and that they are Not 



animals. (at all) 



de'awet onda'ho'nigo"'hiio'khe'. T'ho'ge' one"' ne' Ga'ha'syendiet'ha' 



it is'possihle it could cause his mind to be At that now that It-.\Teteor (It casts light) 



satisfied. (time) 



Owa'he'sda' Ni'haia'do'de"' wa'he"'heii', "I' 'o""ke°' gade'niende"' 



it (is) white Such his body (is) he said, "I ne.\t in let me attempt it 



kind of (it is) order 



agonweiini'sak. Hiia' de'oi'hwadoge"' naie' daioga'ha'ik nc' 



I should seek to find Not it (is) a certain matter that its eyes touched it that 



thy word. (at all) (it is) 



sadon'he'sa' ne' aiagwaeiidodagwa' ne' sadendoda' ne' Ono'djia'?" 



thy life that we should pull up the that thou didst set up that Tooth?" 



standing tree (or thj-self Tiger Lily 



T'ho'ge' one"' ne' hode"'nioda' wa'he"'hen', "Niiawe"'ha'. One"' 



-\t that now that he is giving the feast he said, "I am thankful. Now 



(time) 



wa'gai'hwayei'khe' tea' nigaie'ha' ne' agei'se°'da'. One"' di' 



(it) matter, is fulfilled wherein so it acts that my dream. Now besides 



(manifests itself) 



e"g\vat'hoie°'. Agwas en' tea' agenno"'do"' wa'hadiendodagwa' 



I will tell you (plural). Just I thought wherein I knew it they pulled up the standing 



