632 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



On6°' wa'ondongo'da'. Naie' di' ne' he'da'ge' onatga'de' 



Now she passed on. That (it is) more- that below, beneath, they are 



over numerous 



ne' sowek ha'diiodi'sage'. Naie' di' ne' s'haia'dada' haia'da' 



that ducks every they are kinds That (it is) more- that he is one person his body is 

 in number over present 



naie' ne' diiotgoiit lie'tge"' ha'de'haga'ha'. Dieii'ha'gwa' one"' 



that that always upwards he has his eyes tixed. After a while now 



(it is) 



wa't'ho'hefie'da', wa'he^'hen', "Aiena' ongwe' he'tge", 



he shouted, he said, " It seems a human being above 



daieia'dondie'." T'ho'ge' one"' ne' Ha'howe"' wa't'ho'hefie'da', 



thence her body is At that (time) now that Loon he shouted, 



falling." 



wa'he°'heil', "Djiat'hadat, deietchiia'daa'da', skeiino°'a' de°ie'- 



he said, ** Do ye mount upwards, do ye meet her body slowly she 



dendan'ha'." T'ho'ge' one"' ne' soweiv wa'tgondide"', wa'goiit'hadat 



will alight." At that now that duck(s) they flew, they raised them- 



(time) selves, 



he'tge"' ne't'lio' wa'tchagoiinadaa'da, naie' ne' wa'tgondiia'dakha'ho"' 



above there they met her, that that they joined together their boflies 



(it is) 



ne' sowek, ne't'ho'ge' one"' ne't'ho' wa'ondie"'. One"" skenno°'a' 



that duck(s), at that (time) now there she seated herself. Now slowly 



he'da'ge' hoii'sagonne'. Naie' ne' one"' don'sagonni'denda'nha' 



down thence again they That (it is) that now there again they alighted 



went. 



he'dage' ne't'ho' niio'di'hadie's, degondiia'dakha'ho"' odi'sgo'gii'ne's, 



below there thus so it remained moving their bodies severally joined they floated going from 

 about, place to place, 



ne't'ho' di' etgodadie's. T'ho'ge' one"' ne' Ha'howe"' one", 



there more- she sat going from At that now that Loon now 



over place to place. (time) 



wa't'ho'heiie'da', wa'he°'hen', "One°'gae' nondasne'gagwegi'." T'ho'ge' 



he shouted he said, "Now hither thence do ye all.'* At that (time) 



come 



one"' wa'hodiia'daieik gagwegi'. One"' ne' Ha'howe"' wa'he°'lien', 



now they assembled all. Now that Loon he said, 



"One"' wa'oiigwaia'daieik, ne' I' dioiigwadiee^'di' oiigwaio"' 



"Now we have assembled, that we there we were the first we arrived 



ne' t'hone"'. One"' di' wa'dwado°'hwendjiok aiet'hiia'dage'nha' 



that here. Now morevoer it has become necessary we should aid her 



ne' degeni' oiido'"t'ha' wa'eio"'. One"' di' e''wadoda'sia' do 



that two (it is) she becomes she arrived. Now moreover it will manifest itself how 



niiongwa's'hasde"'sa's tea' nidiio"' ne' tgagoiida' aiagon'hek. 



so our potence (is) large where so we number that by all means she should con- 



tinue to live. 



Naie' hiia' dawadiee"'da' wa'hai'hwagwenia' ne' De'hae^'hiaga'hii' 



That verily it was the first he was able to do the that He looks at the sky, has 



(it is) matter his eyes fixed on the sky 



naie' wa's'hagoge"' tclion-daieia'doiidie'. One"' di' songa' 



that he saw her while her body was falling hither. Now moreover someone 



(it is) 



t'he"'nigo"'hede'" hot ne°dwaiea' e"iagon'lick. Gaen' nonwe' 



let him devise a plan what so we will do she will continue Where (it is) the place 



live. 



ne"iet'hi'den'." T'ho'ge' one"' wa'hoiide'niende"' ne' sowek-s'ho"'a'. 



we will place her." At that (time) now they attempted it that ducks-severally. 



Pliia' de'hodigwenio"' a'hoii'nigo"'hede"'nha'. T'ho'ge' ne' 



Not they are able to to do it they should find an idea (mind). At that (time) that 



