656 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann.43 



One"' ne' T'hae^^hiawa'gi' hoiefit'hwi' one''' wa'wada'hionnia'. 



Now that the Life God he has planted now it bore fruitage. 



One"' dV t'ho'ge' wa'haia'donnia' djieniiiogei' de^'se' djisga'ga', 



Now more- at that he made its body blue bird and robin, 



over {.time) 



de°'se' gane°'dia'ksgwa' de°'se' wa'he°'hen', "One"' wa'gwaia'dis'a', 



and pine grosbeak and he said, "Now I have finished your 



bodies, 



naie' wa'gient'hwa'da' t'hone"' e^'swennagaat tea' o°'hweadjiade', 



that (it is) I planted it for it here ye will dwell where it earth is present, 



nc't'ho' ha'degayei' de"'swat'h\vadjiia'k." T'ho'ge' one"' 



there it is full sulRcient ye will produce ohwachiras." At that (time) now 



wa's'hagotga'k, gagwegi' degniia'dage's'ho°', sgaiaMada' gadjina' 



he let them all go, all they are two bodies each it-body one (is) it-male (is) 



de"'se' sgaia'dada' ne' ge^'he"'. Ne't'ho'ge' one"' wa'tgondide"' 



and it-body one (is) that it-female (is). At that (time) now they flew 



de°'se' one"' o'ni' wa'gondennode"'. One"' ne' O'hila' hot'hofide' 



and now also they sang. Now that Flint he heard it 



diiodit'ha' nwa'tgondiwennage' de"'se' gondiwenniio's. T'ho'ge' 



there they (zoic) every their voices in number and their (zoic) voices At that 



are talking (are) fine. (time) 



wa'he"'hen', "Ksodaha', ste"' gwa' nidiiodyee"' tea' hagwadi' 



he said, "Oh, my some- apparently thence it is doing where towards 



grandmother, thing 



t'hono°'saie"' ne' deiagiade"'hnonda'. Doge"s tgai'sdowane"' 



there his lodge that he and I are brothers. Truly, there it-noise (is) great 



stands 



gondiwenniio's." Wa'a'hen' ne' ho'soda', "Ke"'djik ne't'ho' 



their (zoic) voices (are) She said that his grandmother, "By and by there 



fine," 



he"dne', e"dnikdo"'hna' ste"' gwa' nidiiodiee"'." 



thence thou thou and I will go something apparently thence it is taking 



andlwillgo, to see it place." 



One"' ne' T'hae""hiawa'gi' one"' 'o^'ke"' wa'he°'hen', "Naie' 



Now that now next in order he said, "That (it is) 



e°gia'donnia' ne' skennoiido"' e^gaiadjik," one"' di' 



I will make its body that deer it will be named," Now moreover 



wa'haia'donnia', naie' gwa'tho' ne' djogaaga'k de°'se' ne' 



he made its body, that (it is) next in turn that elk and that 



degeia"gi', gagwe'gi' dcgniia'dage'hadie', sgada's'ho"' gadji'na' 



buUalo, it all they (zoic) two bodies (are) in it one each it-male (is) 



mumber, each 



de'"se' sgada's'ho"' ge'"he'". One"' wa'he°'hen', "One"' 



and it-one each it-female (is). Now he said," Now 



wa'gwaia'dis'a'. One"' di' na' wa'gient'hwa'da' de°'swat'hwadjiia'k' 



I have complete your Now more- the I planted it for it ye will produce ohwachira 



bodies. over that 



tea' o^'hwendjiade'," one"' gagwegi' wa's'hagotga'k, one"' ne' 



where it-earth (is) present," Now it-all he let them go, now that 



na' wa'tgona'dat. 



the they ran. 



that 



One"' he' oia' wa'he°'hen', "One"' di' e"ge'sennia' naie' ne' 



Now again it-other he said, "Now moreover I will make it that (it is) that 



(is) 



djio'ha e"gaiadjik." One"' di' wa'ha'sennia' wa'haia'donnia'hen', 



pigeon it will be called," Now more- he made it, he made its bodies several, 



over 



