648 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



naie* hiia' ne' esano°'sda'sek ne' sa'soda'ha'. Ne°' igilie^' 



that (it verily that she begrudges thee that thy grandmother. Here ithes 



is) habitually 



di' na' he^tchawa' de'^'se' naie' e°'sadadekhoniiie°^ ne' oiie'^' 



more- the thou wilt tate it and that (it is) thou wilt prepare it for thy food that time 



over that with thee 



he°tcyo°' tea' nonwe* di'sa'deiidion*. Naie' di' ne' 



again thou ar- wherein place thence thou didst depart. That moreover that 



rivest home 



e°'sade'djie°'hende°', naie' dV ne' one°' engaik 



thou wilt roast ears of green corn, that (it is) moreover that now it will be 



cooked 



one"' ne't'ho'ge' e°'sadekhofinia'; naie' di' ne' one""* 



time at that (time) thou wilt eat it; that (it is) more- that time 



over 



e°'hiatdoga' tea' one°' o' nis'a' we'sadeiina'tchaienda'nha' 



they two will wherein now too thou person- thou hast acquired provisions 



notice it ally 



e^'hiya'Dege"' tca't'ho', e"'si'hen', 'Ganyo' 



they two will beg it of thee ai'timlly, thou wilt say, If (so soon as) 



hiae' e°wadonnia' one' ha'sa' e°'senno"'do'" naye' do niyo"' 



first it will produce time not before thou wilt will it that how so it is 



itself (grow) (now) (think it) (it is) amount, 



is much, 



de'sado°'hwendjionnik a'sek.' " T'ho'ge' o°'ke°' wa'he"1ien', 



thou desirest it thou shouldst At that next in order he said, 



eat.' " (time) 



'*One* dV e°gomat'hoie°' e°*sgwenia' ne' ne°' e°*se*sennia' is 



"Now more- I will tell thee thou wilt be able that this here, thou wilt make it thou 



over to do it 



tea' niioH tea' de°*sado"'hwendjio*s. Hiya' ste°' t'he'sanowe^', 



where- so it is wherein thou wilt need it. Not- any- thou wilt fail to do it 



in thing 



gagwegi' ne't*ho' ne"yawe°'ha' tea' nonwa'ho'de°* de°'sai'- 



all thus so it will come to pass wherein kind of thing thou wilt 



hwayefida's." T'ho'ge' one°* wa'he°*hen', ''Dyen'ha'gwa' ste"' 



conclude (the) At that (time) now he said," "If it so be anvthing 



e-'sgia'datchenni'." T'ho'ge' ne' T'hae-'hiawa'gi' wa'he'"hen', 



thou wilt find my body." At that (time) that he said, 



''One°' gwa' o'ni' e^sga'dendia'." T'ho'ge' one°* wa'haiena' 



"Now just also I will again depart." At that (time) now he took it 



ne' one"*ha' de°'se' one"' sa'ha'dendia'. 



that (it) corn and now he again departed. 



Naie' ne' one"' hoiisa'haio"' one"' he' ne' ho'soda' 



That (it is) that now again there he arrived now again that his grand- 



mother 



wa'honwakhwanonda' ne' hodi's'hennia'i', one"' di' wa'he"*hen' 



she gave him food that it hud overmastered now moreover he said 



them (is left over), 



ne'T'hae"'hiawa'giV'E"gonia'hendo"', ksoda'ha', hot nofiwa'ho'de"' 



that "I will ask thee, O, my grand- what kind of thing 



mother, 



diioi'hwa' tea' ne't'ho' niio't hiia' hwendo"' t'ha'deiongwadofidi' 



it is the reason wherein thus so it is not ever we have eaten together 



de"'se' diiotgont naie' ne' o'he"' ne' wa'sgnonda' ne' 



and always that (it is) that it is dry that thou givest me a portion that 



e"gadekhonnia'?" T'ho'ge' one"' ne' ho'soda' daiei'hwa'siigwa' 



I will eat it?" At that time now that his grandmother she replied 



