BEwml ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 665 



wa'khe'nhodo"' ne' gondiio'. One"' di' is e'-tchenno'^'do'" tea' 



I have shut them the they (zoic) .-Now more- thou thou wilt will it where 



lanthrop.) up (are) animals. over 



niwat'hawi' ge°s de^'sado^'hwendjio's ne' o'wa'ha', gengwa' 



it bears itself custom- it will become needful to thee the it-meat, only 



there (it is time) arily 



ge°s e^sgafhoie"' one"' e°gegvva'ha'." Ne' ho'soda' wa'a'hen', 



custom- thou wilt tell me time I will go after it." The his grand- she said, 



arily (it is) mother 



"Ge°'he°' niawe°'ha', one"' hiia' ongiade°na'tchaga'de'"ha'." 



"Exceedingly it is thankable, now verily thou and I have an abundance 



of provisions." 



Ne't'ho'ge' one"' ne' O'haa' ne't'ho' nhofi'sa'he' tea ' nonwe' 



At that (time) now the Flint there again he went where the place 



t'hodasgwa'ha' ne' de'hiade'"hnondaa'. Wa'haio"' de°'se' one°' 



there his bark the his brother. He entered and now 



shelter (is) 



wa'had.ven'ha' gwa' doge°s hat'hesgaennia'henk ne' T'hae°hiawa'gi'. 



he was surprised just it is true he is making for himself arrows the 



One"' ne' O'haa' wa'he""hen', "Hot noilwa'ho'de"" sesda'ne' 



Now the Flint he said, "What kind of thing thou are going 



to use it 



nige'-'he'" sa'hesgaga'de' one"'?" T'ho'ge' one°' ne' T'hae"'- 



exceedingly thou has many arrows now?" At that (time) now the 



hiawa'gi' da'hai'hwa'sagwa' wa'he"'hen', "Ntxie' hiia' 



he replied he said, "That verily 



(it is) 



gadadeieiinenda's ke°'djik gwa't'ho' one"' doge"s e"ganagen'ha' 



I am preparing myself by and by soon now it is true it will become 



abundant 



ne' gaio'." One"' ne' O'hila' da'he"'hen', "Gaefi' di' nonwe' 



the game." Now the Flint he said "Where more- the place 



in reply, over 



ne°tgonne' tea' i'sado"k e°ganagen'ha' ne' gaio'. Hiia' ni'a, 



thence they (z.) where thou art saying it will become the game. Not the I 



wiU come abundant person- 



ally 



gatka' de'kge"'ha' awe'sek ne' gaio'?" T'ho'ge' ne' 



anywhere I see it it should be going the game?" At that (time) the 



about 



T'hae°'hiawa'gi' da'haweiinitge"'nha' wa'he°'hen', "Tgagonda' se' 



he spoke in reply he said, "It must be (so), in- 



deed, 



gaen' gwa' nonwe' nigonne's tea' niio"' ne' ao"'hwendjiat'he"'ge' 



where just the place there they (z.) where so it is the it-earth dry at 



go about many 



degondawefiiek." One"' ne't'ho' niwat'hawi' one"' ne' O'haa' 



they (z.) continue to Now there there it bears itself now the Flint 



go about." (is time) 



sa'ha'dendia'. 



again he departed. 



Ne' one"' honsa'haio"' tea' nonwe' t'hninadasgwa'ha' 



The time there again he where the place their (two) bark shelter 



arrived stands 



wa'he°'hen', "Ksoda'ha', wa'kgwat'hwa' tea' t'he"'deii' 



he said, "Oh, my grand- I made a trip where there he abides 



mother, 



ne' T'hae""hiawa'gi', wa'gatgat'hwa' hat'hesgaennia'heiik, 



the I saw it he is making arrows for 



himself, 



hadadeienneiida's, iage"', e°ganagen'ha' ne' gaio'." 



he is preparing himself, it is said, it will become plentiful the game." 

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