672 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



One"' di' wa'geiennenda'nha'. Is di' e°tchadiee°'da' naie' 



Now more- my handiwork is ended. Tliose more- thou wilt be the first that 



over over (it is) 



6''sa'mgo'"hiiosda'gwa' tea' nonwa'ho'de"' e°ga'hwa'k tea' 



it will content thy mind where kind of thing it will contain it where 



o°'hwefidjiade'. Degeni' wado°'t'ha'; naie' ne' oiigwe' e°ionnagat 



it earth is present. Two it makes itself; that the humans they will come 



(it is) to dwell 



tea' o^'hwendjiade' naie' e°ieia'dagwe'niio'khe', naie' 



where it-earth is present that they will come into possession of it, that 



(it is) (it is) 



e°iago'nigo'"hLiiosda'gwik tea' niio°' e^ga'hwa'k tea' o°'hwendjidae'. 



it will content their minds thereby where so it is it will contain where it earth is present. 



much 



One"' di' wa'gei'hwis'a' ne' o'hendo"" he°ga'hawi'da' tea' nige"' 



Now more- I ordain it the ahead, thither it will bear it where so it is 



over (future), far 



he°tciado'kde°' nefige^'ha' wa'gatga'k t'hone"' snino°'sgonwa' 



ye two will e.xhaust it this (it is) I left it here in your two lodge 



one"' is e^djiadadienawa's ne' skeiino"' e''teieiino°'donnio°'hek." 



Now, you ye two will help yourselves the (it) peaceful ye two will think thoughts 



time, repeatedly." 



Ganio' wa'hai'ho'kde"' one"' ne' T'hae°'Mawa'gr' sa'haiage°'nha', 



So soon as he finished the now the again he went out, 



matter 



sa'ha'dendia', de'^'se' hon'sa'haio"' tea' nonwe' t'hodasgwa'ha'. 



again he departed, and there again he where the peace there his bark 



arrived lodge (is). 



T'ho'ge' one"' wa'he'"hen', "Hiia' hiia' 'oiV t'haioianeii'khe' 



At that (time) now he said, "Not verily presum- it will result in 



ably good 



ne' dosge°'ha' daiagiadek ne' deiagiade°'hnonda'. One"' hiia' 



the near (it is) one and I should the one and I are brothers. Now verily 



keep apart 



wa'hadoda'sia' wa't'hak'nigo°'haen' tea' nonwa'ho'de"' agio'dadie'. 



he has shown himself he has disturbed the mind where kind of thing I am working along. 



Naie' di' 'oil' oiane' ne' de°iagiadekha', 'a'so"' hiia' i'sowa' 



That more- presum- it-good the one and I will separate still verily much 



(it is) over ably is by a mete, (it is) 



agadei'hwade' e°wagio'de°'ha'. Ne't'ho' one'" di' hiia' 'on' 



I have unfinished I will work. Thus now moreover verily presum- 



matter ably 



ne°giea'. De^gia'k di' nenge°' tea' ga'hwe'no', naie' di' ne' 



solwilkloit. I will divide more- this (it is) where it-island floats, that more- the 



it in two over (it is) over 



o%neganos e°gawet'hak tea' na'de"giadat. Hiia' di' t'ha'hagwenia' 



it-water fresh I will place it where as much they two Not more- he will be able to 



between will be apart. over do it 



ne' ganio' gwa' hwendo^' da'haia'liia'k.'' T'ho'ge' one", 



the at any seemingly when he should cross the stream." At that (time) now 



wa'haiage'^'nha' de°'se' wa'ha'dendia' de'^'se' agwas tea' 



he went out and he went and just where 



diiot'hnego'kda' ne't'ho' wa't'hada'nha' de°'se' one"' di' 



there it itself water ends there he stood and now more 



over- 



wa'he°'hen', "Naie' nenge°' o°'hwendjiade' de°wadekha'sia', 



he said, *'That (it is) this (it is) it-earth (is) present it will separate itself, 



is di' nenge°' o'hneganos wa'gwa'hongaia'k ne't'ho' nonwe' 



thou more- this (it is) it-water fresh (is) I appoint you (pi.) there the place 



