HEWITT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 661 



ne' T'hao'^iiiawa'gi* wa'he"*hen', "Naie' gwa^ o'di' e°iesda' 



the he said, "That likely also one will 



(il is) use it 



ne* t'hone"' o"'h\vendjiade' ke"'djik e"ionnagaat ne' ongwe' 



the here it earth (is) present by and by one will dwell the !mman(s) 



nwa'eia'do'de"'." T'ho'ge* ne' ho'soda* wa'a'hen', ''One"' gwa' 



such one's body (is) At that the his grand- she said, "Now likely 



kind of." (time) mother 



o' e°tciagia*defidiaV' de^'se' one°' sa'hia'dendia'. 



too one and I will depart and now again they two 



again," departed. 



Naie' ne' one°' sa'hniio"' tea' nonwe' det'hninadasgwa'ha' 



That the time again they where the place there their two bark-shelter (is) 



(it is) two reached 



one"' ne' goksten'a' wa'a'hen', "Nige'^'he"' oi'hwane'hagwat 



time the she, the An- she said, "Exceedingly it matter (is) 



cient One marvelous 



tea' niyodiee"' tea' nofiwe' hedne'sgwa'. Doge°s hiia' 



where so it is done where the place there thou and Truly. verily 



I have been. 



wa'gai'hwaiei'khe' tea' hawen', 'P e"ge'sennia' tea' nou\va*ho'de°' 



it-matter has been fulfilled where he said, 'I I will make it where kind of thing 



deiodo°'hwendjio*h\vi'.' " One"*' ne' O'haa' wa'haweiinitge'^'nha' 



it is necessary'.' " Now, the Flint he spoke 



\va'he°'hen', "Ksoda'ha', e^kgwenia' se' o' ni'a' ne't'ho' ne°giea'." 



he said, "Oh,mygrand- I will be able indeed too the I thus solwilldoit. 



mother, to do it per- 



sonally 



Hiia' de'oi'hwis'he'i' one"' gwa' hoiinat'honde' o'gai'i' o'gaionde'. 



Not it-matter long (is) now belike they heard it it is loud it-sound went 



sound along. 



Ganio' wa'hni'henga' one"' wa'hniiage^'nha' de"'se' one"' wa'a'hen' 



So soon as they two heard it now they two went out and now she said 



ne' goksten'a', "E"diatgat'hwa' hot nonwa'ho'de"' agwas 



the, the Ancient "Thou and I what kind of thing just 



One. will see it 



nondaiodiee°'hadie'," one"' di' asde' wa't'hnida'nha'. Wa'hiadien'ha' 



thence it comes taking place." now more- out of they two stood. He was surprised 



over doors 



gwa' ne't'ho' gondidakhenofidie', oilnatga'de' skennoiido"' 



jirst there they (zoic) severally were they (are) deer 



running, numerous 



nwa'gaia'do'de°' de^'se' wa'goildofigo'da', Ha'sa' gwa' one"' 



so their body kind of (is) and they (zoic) passed by. Just then seemingly time 



he' oia' ne't'ho' sgondidakhenondie' djogaaga'k onnatga'de' 



again it there again they (zoic) severally elks they (zoic) are 



other were running numerous 



(is) 



de°'se' wa'gondongo'da'. Ha'sa' gwa' one"' he' oia' ne't'ho' 



and they (zoic) passed by. Just then seem- time again it-other there 



ingly (is) 



gondidakhenofidie' degeia'gi' onnatga'de' de"'se' wa'gondoiigo'da'. 



they (zoic) ran severally buffalo they (zoic) and they passed by. 



are many 



Ha'sa' gwa' onnadoiigo'di' one"' he' oia' dagondidakhenofidie' 



Ju5t then seem- they (zoic) have now again it-other thence they (zoic) came 



ingly, passed by (is) running severally 



o'gwai' onnatga'de', wa'gondongo'da' o' na' ne'. Ha'sa' gwa' 



it-bear they (zoic) are they (zoic) passed by loo the that. Just then seem- 



numerous. that ingly 



one"' he' oia' ne't'ho' gondidakhenondie' djo'eaga'k onnatga'de'. 



now again il-oiher there they (zoic) are si-vt-rally raccoons they (zoic) are 



(is) running numerous. 



