640 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth.ann.43 



ne' s'haia'dada' wa'he^'heii', ''E^gade'niende'^' o' ni'a' ne't'ho' 



that he. one person he said, "I will try it too the I per- thus 



sonally 



o' ni^a' ne°giea' tea' ne' nis'a' ni^siea'ne'. Doga't hiya' 



too the I so I will where that the thou so thou art If not 



person- do it person- about to 



ally ally do it. 



t*hakgwenia' ne't'ho' nagiea' oia' gwa' o^ni' ne°tgei'hwaiea^da\ 



I should be able thus so I should it-other just also so I will attempt it. 



do it (is) 



Tgagonda^ o^ ni' e°wagei'hwayendak ne' o°'hwendjia'ge'. " T'ho'ge' 



By too the I will have a matter that on the earth." At that 



I (time) 



one"' got'hoilde' det'hodit'ha' i4iado4i, ''Hot nonwa'ho'de°' 



DOW she heard it they too con- he says, "What kind of thing 



versed thence 



ne°yawe°*ha'. One"' ne' ne°' wa'ga'he'g one°' e°dniyage"'nha'. 



so it will happen. Now that here it has arrived now thou and I will 



(is time) emerge hence. 



Son nonwa'ho'de"' e°'ha'hent?" T'ho'ge' di' one"' got'honde' 



Who kind of thing he will take the At that besides now she heard it 



lead?' ' (time) 



ne' s'haya'dada' wa'he°'hen', "Is gwa' o'ni' eVhent. Nefi' 



that he one person (is) he said, "Thou just also thou wilt Here 



take the lead. 



ne' I' t'hone"' ni'a' gefigwa' t'ha'de°kdoge""da', t'hone"' 



that I here I per- only I will go direct, here 



son- 

 ally 



deyo'hat'he'henk. Ne't'ho' ne' ni'a' nonwe' e°giage°'da'k. " 



it is light in places. There that I per- place I will use it to 



sonally emerge." 



T'ho'ge' ne' .s'haya'dada' got'honde' wa'he^'hen', "Hiya' naye' 



At that that he (is) one person she heard it he said, "Not (at that 



(time) all) 



t'hayoyanen'ha' ne't'ho' na'siea' tea' nisa'nigo'"he'de°'. E^'s'heyo' 



it would become good thus so thou as so thy mind (is) kind of. Thou wilt 



shouldstdo kill her 



na' ne' et'hmo'ha'." One"' di' got'honde' wa'he-'hen', "One"' 



the that our (two) Now besides she heard it he said, "Now 



(that) mother." 



gwa' o' ni'a' he''giage"'nha'." T'ho'ge' one"', one"' ne' na' 



just too I per- I will emerge." At that now, now that the 



sonally (time) that 



wa'hennagaat. Hiya' de'oi'hwis'he'i' one"' gwa' e'nho°'dagonwa' 



he was born. Not it (is) long time now just in her armpit 



(matter) 



ne't'ho' nonwe' da'hayage"'nha' s'haya'dada'. T'ho'ge' one"' 



there place he emerged he (is) one Then now 



person. 



ne' wa'agoksa'dayeiida'nha' one"' ne' naye' wa'ai'heya'. T'ho'ge' 



that she became possessed offspring now that that she died. At that 



(it is) (time) 



ne' Goksten'a' one"' wa't'hofiwadiya'da'gwa' ne' de'hniksa'a', 



that she, the .An- now she took up the bodies that they two male 



cient One, children 



wa't'honwadi'snye'nha', ganakdagonwa' hagwadi' wa'hoiiwenni'deii'. 



she cared for them, under the mat side of it she placed them. 



T'ho'ge' one"' ne' ondat'hawa' goyee"'da' wa'die'syne'nha'. Tea' 



At that now that her offspring her flesh she cared for it. Wherein 



(time) 



hagwadi' hedjio'sgonda' tea' nonwe' niionadasgwa'ha' ne't'ho' 



side of it it has another stoop wherein place they have a bark lodge there 



