HEWITT) ONOXDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 631 



e°dienno°'donnio'"." T'ho'ge' one"' donsa'hada'nha' de°'se' 



thou and I will think repeat- Vt that (time) now again he stood up and 



edly.- 



wa'he'"hen', "One"' wa'sa'dendia'," one"' di' wa'tchago'tciae"' de°'se' 



he said, "Now thou dost depart," Now more- he shoved her and 



over 



one"' wa'cia'de^'nlia' tea' o'sadagonwa' tea' noiiwe' 



now her body fell where it-cavern-in where the place 



odo^'hwendjiiagi'. T'ho'ge' one"' donda'hadiendode"'. 



it-earth is broken through. At that (time) now they again reset up the tree. 



Naie' di' tea' nigg"' ne' one"' wa'eia'dondie' ne't'ho'ge' one"' 



That (it is) more- where so it is far that time (now) hence her body is at that (time) now 

 over in flight 



wa'hofiwage"' ne' Owa'he'sda' Ni'haia'do'de"' ne' Ga'ha'syefidiet'ha'. 



she saw him that it is white so his body is kind of that It casts flames (Fire- 



Dragon). 



Naie' wa'tchagoia'dano°'nhagwa', de"'se' wa'he"'hen', "One"' 



That he caught her body (as it was in flight), and he said, "Now, 



(it is) 



sat'ha'hine'. E"gonia'dage'nha' di' tea' niio"' e°kgwenia'. Naie' 



thou art traveling I will aid thee more- as so it is I will he able to That (it is) 



(art on thy way). over (where) much doit. 



e"dioianeii'h\va' tea' niwage's'hasde"'s'haie"' ne' tgagoiida' a'son'hek 



it will follow its course as so (much) I have power that by all means than shouldst 



(where) be alive 



ne' one"' he'da'ge' he"'sio"'. Naie' diioi'hwa' tea' ne't'ho' 



that time (now) below therethouwilt arrive. That (it is) it is the reason that (as) thus 



(where) 



ne°iawe""ha' tea' naie' hiia' I' hagei'hwas ne' da'hiaia'de"'da'. 



so it will come to where that (it is) verily I he accuses me of that he cast thy body down, 

 pass the matter 



Khilwi' di' naie' e"'son'he'gwik ne' one"' he"'sio"' ne' he'da'ge'." 



I am carry- more- that thou wilt live on which that time there thou wilt that below." 

 ing it over (it is) (now) arrive 



T'ho'ge' one"' wa'ontgat'hwa' ne' one"'ha' de"'se' ne' o'wa'ha' 



At that now she saw it that it-corn and that it-meat 



(lime) 



dedjiae"' o'he"' ha'hwa'. T'ho'ge' one"' wa'eiena'. One"' 



both it is dry (dried) he held it. At that (time) now she took it. Now 



dr wa'he^'hefi', "E^gofi'deii'hna' tea' dewa'senno°' nige°' 



more- be said, "I will accompany thee where it is the middle so it is distant 



over 



he"kgwat'hwa' tea' nige"' Is'a' wa'se'." T'ho'ge' one"', one"' 



I will make a trip where so it is thou per- thither thou At that (time) now, now 



distant sonally art going." 



wa'ondongo'da'. Hiia' de'ino"' nige"' t'he'agawenon' one"' 



she passed on. Not it is far so it is distant she had gone now 



ne' na' \va'he°'hen', "T'hone"' geiigwa' nige"' nwa'kgwenia' 



that the that he said, "Here (it is) only so it is distant so 1 am able to do it 



wa'gofiia'dage'nha'. Naie' di' naie' ne' s'hawi' ne' ga's'hasde"'sa', 



I aided thee. That more- that that thou art that it-potence, 



(it is) over (it is) carrying it power 



dyen'ha"gwa' e"wado"' skeiino"' t'ha'de"'sadongo'da'. Hiia' 



if so it be it will be possible in weal thou wilt pass through it. Not 



na' de'gai'hwis one"' ne't'ho' ne°djiiawe"'ha' tea' niiot tea' 



the it is a long matter now thus so again it will come to pass as so it is where 



(that) (where) 



nonwe' da'sa'dendia'." T'ho'ge' one"' ne' na' sa'hakda'. 



the place thence thou didst At that (time) now that the he turned back, 



depart." that 



