644 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



honwanowe°khwa' one"' ne' T'hae"'hiawa'gi' hiia' hiia' naye' 



she loves him bow that He-Holds-the-Sky not verily that 



(it is) 



de'honwanowe°khwa'. Ganio' wd'hayage^'iiha' ne' T'hae"'hiawa'gr 



she loves him. As soon as he went out that He-HoIds-the-Sky 



one"' wa'a'hen' ne' Goksten'a', "Agade°na'tchaye°' tca't'ho', 



now she said that she, the Ancient "I have provisions in truth, 



One, 



one"' de^'se' nitcioi'hwa'a' tciodadeni'; ne't'ho' gwa' o' ha'degaiei' 



now and it is but a small it is stiU left; thus seem- too full sufficient 



matter ingly 



e"tnon'hek; naie' di' ne' so^'hwa'a' ge°s e""sadekhonnia'; naye' 



thou and I will |that besides that thou alone custom- thou wilt eat; that 



live; (it is) arily (it is) 



diioi'hwa' ne't'ho' ne^iawe-'ha' one"' ne' ne°' nitcyo"'ha' 



it is reason thus so it will come to now that this so it amount is 



pass small 



tcyongiade°na'tchaye'". Hiya' de'wagenno°'do'" gaeii' nofiwe' 



thou and I still have provisions. Not I do know where place 



hon'sagegwa' ne' one"' he°watc'a'da'." T'ho'ge' ne' O'haa' 



again 1 could get it that time it will become Then that Flint 



exhausted," 



wa'h6'"heii', "Dyogondo"' e°gade'niende'" e°ge'sak ne' 



he said, "By all means I will it attempt I will seek it that 



e"tnon'he'gwik." T'ho'ge' one"' ne' ho'soda' wa'a'hen', "Tea' 



thou and I will live At that now that his grand- she said, "As 



thereby." (time) mother 



ge^s nige°' e^'hayage^'uhS' ne' detciade°'hnonda' t'ho'ge' one"' 



custom- so it is he will go out that ye two are brothers at that now 



arUy far time 



ge"s e°diadekhonnia', tea' di' ge"s niyo"' e°yongni's'hennia' 



custom- thou and I will eat, where- be- custom- so it is it will overmaster us 



arily in sides arily amount 



naye' ge°s naye' e"'hadekhofinia' one"' he' e"s'hayo°'." T'ho'ge' 



that custom- that he will eat it time again he will return." At that 



(it is) arily (it is) (time) 



ne' O'haa' wa'he°'hen', "Hiya'-khe"' t'hasgwenia' a'sge'semiie"' 



that Flint he said," "Not-is it thou art able to thou shouldst make 



do it it for me 



ne' agadowast'hak, doga't 'o"'ke°' ge"'djikgwa't'ho' de°gondawennye' 



that I would use it to hunt, if ne.rt by and by soon they will range about 



ste"' gwa' nwa'gaya'do'de"'?" T'ho'ge' ne' ho'soda' wa'a'hen', 



some- seem- such it has kind of body?" At that that his grand- ^she said, 



thing ingly (time) mother 



"A'enna' e"gon'sennie"' de"'se' ga'hesga'." 



"A bow I will make for thee and an arrow." 



T'ho'ge' one"' wa'honwa'sefinie"' ne' a'enna' de°'se' ga'hesga'. 



At that now she made it for him that a bow and an arrow, 



(time) 



Ganio' wa'eiefinenda'nha' wa'a'hen', "'A'gwi' e"'he'senni'ha'de"' ne' 



As soon as she finished it she said, "Forbear it, thou wilt lend it to him that 



detcyade"'hnonda'." T'ho'ge' one"' sa'hayo"' ne' T'hae"'hiawa'gi', 



ye two are brothers." At that now he returned 'that He-Holds-the-Sky. 



(time) 



wa'hatgat'hwa ne' a'enna' hoye"' ne' de'hiade°'hnonda' de°'se' one"' 



he saw it that a bow he has it that they two are brothers and now 



wa'he"'hen', "Gaeii' nonda's'hawa' ne' sa'enna'?" T'ho'ge' ne' 



he said, "Where didst thou get it that thy bow?" At that (time) that 



O'haa' wa'he"'hen', " Ksoda'ha' hiya' wa'ongwe"'." T'ho'ge' 



Fhnt he said, "My grandmother verily she gave it to me." At that (time) 



