646 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



T'ho'ge' one"' ne' T'hae"'hiawa'gi' wa'he-'hen', "Iliya', 



At that (time) now that he said, "Not, 



ksoda'ha', de'oyane' tea' nwa'siea', naye' hiya' ne' wa'tcdi'ha'da', 



O my grand- it is good as so thou didst that (it verily that thou didst prefer one 



mother, do it, is) to the other 



hiya' ni' de'sagaye"'!' ne' awagyendak o' ni' ne' a'efina'." 



not the I thou didst consent that I should have it too the I that a bow," 



T'ho'ge' one"' wa'a'hefi', "One"' gwa' o'ni' e°gon'sennie"'," 



At that now she said, "Now just also I will make it for thee," 



(time) 



one"' di' wa'o°'sa\ve"' ne' wa'e'sennia' ne' a'enna' de°'sc' ne' 



now besides she began that she made it that a bow and that 



ga'hesgfi'. Ne' one"' wa'ondyenno'kde"" one"' wa'a'hen', 



(it) arrow. That now, time, she finished her task time (it Is) she said, 



"One"' ne't'ho' nwa'awe°'ha' tea' nisa'nigo"'he'de"', naye' di' 



"Now thus so it has come to pass as so thy mind (is) kind of, that besides 



gengwa' sgada' ne't'ho' ne°yawe'"ha', doga't e"'sa'do"', hiya' 



only one (it is) thus so it will come to pass, if thou wilt lose it, not 



ne' oya' t'honsagon'scnnie"'." One"' da'hoiiyo"' ne' a'enna' 



that other again will I make it for thee." Now she gave it to him that (it) bow 



ga'hesgfi' o'ni'. One"' ne' T'hae"'hiawa'gi' da'haiena' de"'se' 



(it)arrow also. Now that He-IIolds-the-Sky he received it and 



wa't'hadenno°'heii' wa'he"'hen', "Nyawe"'ha'." T'ho'ge' one"' 



he expressed his thanks he said, "I am thankful." At that (time) now 



dawa'sawe"' ne' T'hae^iiiawa'gi' de^hodawennye*. Hiya' 



he began that Ile-Holds-the-Sky he roamed about. Not 



dc'eno°'hwe's ne' ho'soda' ne' a'hne'sek ne' de*hiade°'honda' 



she liked it that his grand- that they two should that they two (are) brothers 



mother accociate 



de'^'se' hiya' de'awet da'hondoiit ne' one"' he' \va'hiadekhonnia\ 



and not it is possible they should eat that time again they two ate. 



together 



Naye' di' ne' one°' de'hniksa'da'se'a', naye' di' o*he°'senk 



That (it besides that now they two were lads that besides daily 



is) 



ganyadakdofidie' i'he's ne' T'hae^'hiawa'gi'. Doga'a' ge°s 



along the edge of the lake he habitually that He-nolds-the-Sky. Very few custom- 



went arily 



nwa't'hat/hwadase' one"* he' ge"s honsa'hayo"' tea' 



so many he went around it time (it is) again customarily thither again he wherein 



would arrive 



t/hodino"'saie"'. Dien'ha'gwa' one"' wa'hage"' hiya' de'hayendei, 



their lodge stands. After awhile now he saw it not he knew it 



ne't'ho' gadie' tea' nonwe' honnadasgwa'ha' akdondie' 



there it flew along wherein place they had put up bark-shelter ■ nearby 



for themselves 



wa'wadofigo'da', one"' ne' T'hae"'hiawa'gi' wa't'ho'nonwaya'he"'ha' 



it passed by, time that he hastened 



wa'hilgwa' ne' ho'enna' de"'se' ne' ho'gesga', de"'se' 



he got them that his bow and that his arrow, and 



wa'ha'hwa' wa'hayage"'nha' de"'se' o'ni' wa'hatgat'hwa' 



he bore them he went out and also he saw it 



hiya' de'ino"' ne't'ho' gwa' tgatgoda'. Ne't'ho' nhwa'he'; 'a'so°, 



not far there just there it sat. There thither he went; still 



ino"' da'he' one"' wa'wade'gwa', ganyadakdondie' nhwa'we'. 



far there he was time it fled, along the edge of the lake thither it went, 



coming 



