HEWITT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 647 



T'ho'ge' one"' gwa' t'ha't'hadoge"'cla', one"' di' wa'hadyen'ha'gvvfi' 



At that now just he kept straight ahead, now besides he was surprised 



(time) 



ne't'ho' gwa' gatgoda'. DosgC'lia' wa'hatgwi'da' d3'en'ha"g\va' 



there just it sat. Nearer be moved nevertheless 



de'hoga'ha', one"' di' wa'ha'agvva' de^'se' sa'hat'wa'da'. One°' nc' 



it had its eyes fixed time besides he shot and be missed it, Now that 



on him, 



na' vva'wade'gwa' one°' ne' hao^'liwa' de'haga'ha' ne' ho'hesga' 



the it fled time that he liimself he watched it that his arrow 



that 



tea' nhwa'we'. Ino^'hage"' ne't'ho' wa'o'nha'. T'ho'ge' one"' 



where- thither it went. Not far tliere it fell in (tlie water). .\t that now 



in (time) 



T'hae"'hiawa'gi' wa'ho'uigo"'hahetge"'nha' de""se' one"' wa'heii' 



he grieved over it and now he desired it 



tgagonda' he°sgegwa' ne' akhesga', hij'a' hij^a' ne' oya' 



it must be again I will get it that my arrow, not verily that other 



t'honsayonge'sennie"' ne' ksoda'ha', t'ho'ge' one"' wa'hade'skok, 



againshe will makeit for me that my grandmother, at that now he waded 



(time) (in the water) 



wa'ha'dendia' agwas tea' nige"' one"' wa'ha'do"' 



he moved ahead just wherein so it is far time be disappeared 



tea' niyo'hnodes wa'hadyen'ha'gwa' hiya' gwa' de'o'hnego' 



wherein so it was deep he was surprised not just it contained water 



tea' hagwa' nhwa'hawenonhadie', one"' di' wa'hatgat'hwa' 



wherein direction thither he was going, time besides he saw it 



ne't'ho' gwa' tgano°'saie"' dioie"'gwaeda' o'ni', one"' di' ne't'ho' 



there just there (it) lodge stood there (it) smoke arose also, time besides there 



nhwa'he'. Wa'haio"' wa'hatgat'hwa' ne't'ho' gwa' hatgoda' 



thither he went. He arrived there he saw there just he sat 



ne' hengwe'. T'ho'ge' ne' hono"'saie"' wa'he"'heii', "Onnis'i' 



that be is a human. At that that he owns lodge he said, "It is along 



(time) time 



one"' tea' degonga'hiidie's, .dewagado°'hweiidjiofiiiik ge"s ne' 



now wherein I had my eyes on thee as I desired it ciistom- that 



thou went about arily 



daediadatge"'. I' di' wa'gon'hno"k tea' t'hone"' wa'sio"'. Naye' 



thou and I should see I more- I sent for thee wherein here thou didst arrive. That 

 each other. over (it is) 



daioi'hwa'khe' hwa'gon'hno"k swa'djik hiia' hiia' 



it caused it I sent for thee because (too much) verily not 



de'esanowe°'khwa' ne' sa'soda'ha' naie' di' diioi'hwa' 



she respects thee that thy grandmother that (it is) more- it is the reason 



over 



hwa'goii'hno°k tea' one"' hiia' wa'ga'he'g one"' e"tcha'sawe"', 



I sent for thee wherein now verily it is time (it has now thou wilt begin, 



arri vedj 



e"saio'de°'ha' tea' nonwa'ho'de"' sadei'hwade'. Naye' di' 



thou wilt work wherein kind of thing thou hast to do matter. That more- 



(it is) over 



diiodiee°"di' e"goiiiat'hoie"' agwas ganowe"' tea' nwa'awe°'ha' 



it is the first I will tell thee very it is grave wherein so it happened 



tea' wa'disni'nigo"'hadi'he"'ha' ne' dedjiade"'hnonda'. 



wherein your (two) minds disagreed that ye two are brothers. 



Ne't'ho' di' niio"' e"dwadiee"'da' e"tgonio"' ne' e°'son'he'gwik, 



There more- it is so it will be the first I will give it thee that thou wilt subsist on it , 



over much 



