642 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



da'hadadia' wa'he'"hcn', "Hiia' ni 'a' naie' de'genno"'donnio"'k 



he replied he said, "Not the I that I am thinking about it 



personally (it is) 



tea' nonwe' nidwagenon'. Hiia' o'ni' na' de'geiino'"donnio"'k 



where the place thence I have Not also the I do think repeatedly, 



come. that 



gaen' nonwe' nho"'sage' ne' onsaga'deiidia'. Ne't'ho' ha'dcgaiei' 



where place thither again I that again I .should depart There just it (is) right 



should go heuce. 



dwak'nigo^'hiio' tea' nonwe' agio"'. Ge°'djik se' hiya' one"' 



my mind is satisfied wherein place I have By and by really verily now 



arrived. (soon) 



heio'he' de°io'nigo°'hawenia't'he'. Niiie' ne' ni' agadwennoda'gwi' 



utmost it will become amusing to the mind. That that the I have speech by it 



(it is) I 



ne' g'ni'lia' hagitwi'." T'ho'ge' ne' Gokstefva' wa'a'hen'. 



that my father be gave it to At that that she, the .\ncient she said, 



me." (time) One 



"Hot nonwa'ho'de"" ne' sadwennoda'gwi' ne' hia'ni'ha' hiawi'?" 



"What kind of thing that thou has speech by it that thy father he gave it to 



thee?" 



T'ho'ge' wa'he°'hen', "Naye' hiya' ne' ga'hesga' wat'hio'hiae'ha'. 



At that he said, "That verily that (it) arrow it has flint-point, 



(time) (it is) 



Naye' e°gesda' e°gadya'dage'nha' naye' gai'hofinia'ha' hiya' 



That I will use it I will defend mvself, that it caused it not 



(it is)) (it is) 



ni'a' katka' , t'he'genno'"donnyo"'k ne' en' nonwe'." T'ho'ge' 



the I anywhere I ttiink of it repeatedly that else- place," At that 



person- where time 



ally 



ne' Goksten'a' wa'a'heii', "Naye' di' hiya' nis'a' wa'goiina'do'"gwa' 



that she, the Ancient she said, "That" besides verily the thou I designate thee by it 



One (it is) personally 



T'hae"'hiawa'gi' wa'he"'hen', "Agenno°'do"'. Goda'wi' hiya' 



He-holds-the-sky he said, "I know it. she sleeps verily 



gengwa'." T'ho'ge' one"' ne' O'haa' wa's'hago'hendo"' ne' 



only." At that now that Flint he asked her that 



(time) 



ho'soda' wa'he"'hen', "Doge"s-khe"' goda'wi' ne' akhino'ha'?" 



his grand- he said, "It is true-is it she sleeps that our mother?" 



mother 



Wa'a'hen', "Doge°s ne' tca't'ho'. E"tcyeyek gwa' o' naie' 



She said, "It is true. that actually. She will again just too that 



awake (one) 



ne' one"' e"ga'he'g." T'ho'ge' ne' O'haa' one"' wa'he"'hen', 



that time it will arrive At that that Flint now he said, 



(now) (be time)," (time) 



"Dewagado°'hwendjionnik o'snowe' akhege"' ne' akhino'ha'." 



" It is necessary for me quickly (it is I should see tliat our mother." 



swift) her 



Wa'a'hen' ne' goksten'a', "E"'s'hege°' se' na' ne' one"' 



She said that she, the Ancient " Thou wilt see her really the that time 



One, that 



