634 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



on' t'hakgwenia' swa'djik de"'gr oksde'." T'ho'ge' one"' sa'hadi- 



presura- I should be able because excessively it is At that now again they 



ably to do it heavy." (time) 



ha'gwa' ne' o'he'da'. T'ho'ge' one"' naie' 'o°'ke"" ne' Hania'de°'gona' 



took it off that it-earth. At that (time) now that (it is) next in that He, Turtle Great (is) 



order 



wa'hawennitge°'nha' wa'he'"hen', "F 'on' e°gade'niende°'." 



he spoke he said, "I presumably I will attempt to do it.'* 



T'ho'ge' one"' ne't'ho' wa'hadi'hen' tea' has'ho'ne' ne' o'he'da'. 



At that now there they placed it on it where on his back that it-earth, 



(time) 



T'ho'ge' one"' nenge"'ha' ne' Hania'de"'gona' wa'he"'hen', "Ne't'ho' 



At that now this (it is) that He, Turtle Qreat (is) he said, "There 



(time) 



gwa' o'ni' ha'degaiei' e"kgwenia'. Naie' di' tea' ne°iawe"'ha'. 



just also it is enough I will be able to That (it is) more- where so it will come to 



do it. over pass. 



Dien'ha'gwa' e°wadodiaka' ne' o'he'da' ne't'ho' gwa' o' ni'a, 



If so it be it will grow in size that it-earth thus just too I per- 



sonally 



ne°iawe"'ha' tea' di' ne°iododi'hadie' ne't'ho' o' ni'a' ne"wagadodi'- 



so it will come to where move- so it will be growing thus, too, I per- so I will he growing, 



pass over sonally 



hadie'." T'ho'ge' one"' ne' Ha'howe"' wa'he"'heii', "One"' hiia' 



in size." At that (time) now that Loon he said, "Now verily 



'on' ne't'ho' nwe'dwagwenia' ne' diongwadat'hende'di'." T'ho'ge' 



presum- there so we have been able to that we came as the first ones," At that 



ably do it (time) 



one"' ne't'ho' one"' wa's'hagoni'den' ne' agongwe'. One"' ne' 



now there now they placed her that she, a human Now, that 



(is). 



Ha'howe"' wa'he"'hen', "One"' wa'gwaiennenda'nha'," de°'se' 



Loon he said, "Now we have finished our preparations and 



for thee," 



one"' akda'a' nhonsa'henne'. 



now elsewhere there again they went. 



T'ho'ge' neiige°'ha' tea' nonwe' niie'den' one"' wa'wa'sawe"' 



At that (time) this (it is) where the place there she abides now it began 



ododi'hadie'. Agwas t'ho'djik one"' tea' niio"'hwefidjia' one"' 



it continued to Very "about right" now where so it-earth (is) large now 



grow. 



wa'agoksa'dieiida'nha', naie' ne' agongwe' ne' eksa'a'. T'ho'ge' 



she brought forth a child, that that she, a human, that she, a child. At that 



(it is) is is. (time) 



one"' ne't'ho' deiago'snye' o'snowe' gododi'hadie'. Hiia' de'gai'hwis 



now there she attends to it it (is) rapid shecontinuestogrow. Not it-matter is long 



one"' eksa'da'se'a' wa'wado"' ne' oiidat'hawa'. Naie' di' tea' 



now she, a maid, (is) it became that her offspring. That more- where 



(it is) over 



nwa'awe"'ha'. One"' hiia' ge"s deiagodawcnnie', gokdofmiondie's 



so it came to pass. Now verily custom- she wanders about, she goes about examining 



arily things 



tea' niio"'hwefidjia' tea' nigninfigee'. Wa'ofidyen'ha'gwa' 



where so it-earth is large where there they two inhabit. She was surprised 



ne't'ho' hada' ne' heiigwe'. One"' wa'he"'heii', "Hiia'-lvhe"' 



there he was that he, a human, is. Now he said, "Not -is it 



standing 



t'ha'sat'hondat aiofigniniakhe'? Aiena' sadongwe'di'saks?" T'ho'ge' 



thou shouldst con- thou and 1 should It seems thou art looking for a At that 



sent to it marryV person for yourself?" (time) 



