638 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY (eth. ann. 43 



T'ho'ge' one"' wa'he°'hefi' ne' hengwe', 'Hiya' hon' ne't'ho' 



At that DOW she said that he, a "Not presiira- thus 



(time) human. ably 



t'haiawe°*ha' ne' gondadie* onsedne'. Naie' biae' ne' he°skgwat'hwa' 



it should occur that it is instant again thou That first in that again I will make 

 (at once) and I should (it is) order atriptheie 



go together. 



tea' nofiwe' dwaga'dendion*. Tea' nige°' e°gadadeiennenda'nha* 



where the place thence I have departed. Where so it is I will finish my preparations 



distant 



t'ho'ge* one°' ne't'ho' he°ge', he°gnino"'sowe°'nha'. Naie' di' 



At that now there I will go, there I will find the lodge That more- 



(time) of you twu. (it is) over 



e"gomat'hoie°' ne' hiia' ne't'ho' t'hagadie"' tea' nofiwe' disnino°'saie°\ 



I will tell thee that not there I will remain where the place there ye two have 



a lodge. 



Geflgwa' he°kgwat'hwa' ne' one"' ne't'ho' he°ge'." T'ho'ge' one"' 



Only I will make a trip that time there I will go." At that Now 



saio°'dendia' cje^'se' ne' one"' honsaieio'^' ne' Goksten'a' wa'a'hen', 



again she departed and that time theie again she that she, the An- she said,'* 



arrived cient One 



"Hot nonwa'ho'de"' nwa'awe^'ha' hiya' de'djisne'?" T'ho'ge' ne' 



'■ What kind of thing so it occurred not ye two came At that that 



together?" (time) 



eksa'da'se'a' wa'a'hen', "Sa'ha'dendia'. Ne't'ho' iage°' hiae' 



she, the maiden she said, "Again he went There, one first in 



home. » said, order 



he°s'hagwat'hwa' tea' nonwe' t'ho'dendio"'. Ganio' iage°' 



again he will make a trip where the place thence he departed. Sosoonas, one says, 



e"'hadadeiemienda'nha' t'ho'ge' one"' de°t'he'. Hiya' iage"' fhone"' 



he will complete his preparations At that Now he will Not, one here 



(time) come says, 



hither. 



t'ha'hadie"'. Agwas iage"' naie' gengwa' ne' t'hone"' e"'hagwat'hwa'." 



he should stay. Just, one says, that only that here he will make a trip." 



(it is) 



T'ho'ge' ne' Goksten'a' wa'a'hen', "Naie' hiia' tchi-gado"k hiya' 



At that that she, the An- she said, "That verily while I am saying not 



(time) cient One (it is) 



tca't'ho' de'hoge"'he°'. T'ho'ge' one"' gni'nigo-'ha' hwendo"' gwa' 



actually he is an ordinary At that Now they two (fem.) when just 



person. (time) watched for it 



e"'hayo°'. Agwas di' one"' deio'gas one"' wa'gienno"'hwet'ha'. 



he will arrive. Just moie- now it is grow- now they two (fem.) retired 



over ing dark for the night. 



Ha'sa' gwa' wa'onnidagen' one"' gwa' da'haio"' de"'se' wa'he°'hen', 



Not long just she lay down Now just he came in and he said. 



(time) 



"One"' wa'gio"'. Naie' di' e"goiiiat'hoye°' tea' ne"iawe"'ha'. Naie' 



"Now I have ar- That more- I will tell thee where so it will come That 



rived. (it is) over to psiss. (it is) 



ne' e"gatga'k t'hone"' e"gaiendak ne' akhesga' tea' niwa'sondis. 



that I will leave it here it will remain that my arrow as so it night (is) long. 



E"io'he"'nha' e°'ge'djik de"tgegwa'he'." T'ho'ge' wa'ontgat'hwa' 



It will become day early in the 1 will come foi it." At that she saw it 



morning (time) 



degeni' ne' ga'hesga' ha'hwa', sgada wa'hae'ha'. T'ho'ge' one"' ne' 



two(itis) that it-arrow be held it, one (it is) it has a flint- At that now that 



point. (timel 



hiia' ste"' de'o'ha' wa'hadagwai'sioiigwa'. T'ho'ge' one"' tea' edaga' 



not any- it has as he straightened out repeatedly. At that now where she lay 



thing a point (time) 



