652 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



Ne' one°' honsa'haio"' wa'he^iien', *'Ksoda'ha*, oi'hwane'hagwat 



That time there again be he said, "0, my grand- it is a marvelous matter 



arrived mother, 



tea' uidiiodyee"' tea' nonwe' hege'sgwa'. Hodadekhonnienni' 



where there it " is duing," where place I have been He is making food for himself 



going on there. 



agwas o'hnaia'he'^'i', we'^^saga'wf. Wa'tieiiiwanendo"^' ne' 



very it drips fatness, (it) odor is sweet. I asked him that 



a'hagnofida', wa't'haiiiwa'sagwa' wa'he^'hen', '"A'so''' tiie'o^hewi*. 



he should spare me he answered he said, " Not yet it is time for it. 



a portion, 



Ke°'djik ne' naye' ne't*ho' ne"iawe°'ha', ganio' e4otga'de°'ha'/ 



By and by that that (it is) thus so it will come to so soon as it will become abun- 



pass, dant." 



Naie' o'nr wa'gatgat'hwa' ne' hono°'sakdondie' odonni' 



That (it also I saw it that beside his lodge it grows 



is) 



deiawe°'hagwai'di' o'so'gwiyo's o^ni' de°'se' we°'saga'wi'. 



it has Ilowers newly opened it is fine in color also and (it) odor (is) sweet. 



Wa'heia'hefido"' hot nonwa'ho'de°' neiige^'ha' odoiini*, wa'he°*hen, 



I asked him what kind of thing this (it is) it has grown, he said, 



'*Naie' hiia' neiige"' wa'satgat^hwa' naie' ne' agient'hwi', 



"That (it verily this (is) thou sawest it that (it is) that I have planted it, 



is) 



e"wadonnia' t^hone"' o^'hweiidjiade', ke*^'djik gwa't^ho' e°ganiionde°' 



it will grow here (it) earth is present, by and by soon it wiU bear it 



o'hia' gaiadjf." T'ho'ge* one"' ne' ho'soda' wa'a'hen', 



(it) fruit it is called." At that (time) now that his grandmother she said, 



"E'"s'nigo'"ha'k. Ganyo' e°'satdoga' one"' he' e^'hakhofmia', 



" Thou wilt watch. As soon as thou wilt notice it time again there he will prepare 



food 



t'ho'ge' one"^' e°sgat'hoie°' ne't'ho' di' he°dne', e°gatgat'hwa' 



at that time now thou wilt tell me there more- thither thou I will see it 



over and I will go. 



o' ni'a' hot nonwa'ho'de'^' nidiiodiee"*." 



too tho I what kind of thing there it is done." 



personally 



T'ho'ge' one"' ne' T'hae°*hiawa'gi' one"' he' ne't'ho' honsa'he' tea' 



At that now that now again there thither again where 



(time) he went 



nonwe' he'hogwat'hwi' tea' nonwe' t'hoQO°'saie°' hiia' ne' hengwe'. 



the place there he had made a where the place there his lodge verily that he, a human, 



trip stands (is). 



Naie' ne' one°' wa'haio"' ne' hono'"saie°' wa'he'"hefl', "Ganowe"' 



That (it that time he arrived that he has lodge be said, " It is deplorable 



is) (now) 



tea' niiago'nigo'"he'de°' ne' sa'soda'ha'. Naie' ne' tca't'ho' 



where so her mind (is) liind of that thy grandmother. That (it is) that by and by 



ne' e"ionde'niende'" e^ie'sahetge^'de"' tea' nonwa'ho'de"' one"' 



that she will attempt it she will spoil it for thee where as kind of thing now 



da'sa'siiwe"' wa'se'sefinia' tea' nonwa'ho'de"' e''ga'hwa'k tea' 



thou didst begin it thou didst make it where kind of thing it will contain where 



o^'hwendjiade'. Naie' di' e°gofiiat'hoie°' tea' ne'"siea', naie' ne' 



it earth is present. That more- I will tell thee as, so thou Shalt that that 



