HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 677 



ha'sa* gwa' wa'geiennenda'nha^ ne* nigondiio'da's'S-'." T^ho'ge* 



jiist seem- I have finished (them) the so they (z.) are small At that 



now ingly animals (birds)." (time) 



ne' T'hae°'hiawa'gi' wa'he°'hen^ ''Doge^s hiia' gai'sdownane"* 



the rie-holds-sky he said, "It is true verily, it-sound (is) great 



ha'tgondiwennage/ onnadei'sda'. Naie' hiia' otche°'da' e^gfiiadjik. 



every their (z.) voice are they (z.) are mak- That verily (it) fly it will becalled. 



in number ing sounds. (it is) 



E"gagwenia' e^wagienawa's, odia'k ne' gondiio' e°wado"' naie* 



It will be able it will aid me, some the they are it will do that (it is) 



animals 



e°gonnon'he'gwik." One"' ne' O^haii' wa*hao°'wes'ha\ wa'he^'hen*, 



they (z.) will live thereby." Now the Flint he laughed, he said, 



"Dnikdo^'na* agient'hvvi' tca't'ho' oii'we^'sa* de"'se' swa'hiona'.'' 



" Let us two go to see it I have planted actually it-sunflower and it is large fruit." 



One"' dV gano°'sakda' nhofi'saMine'. Sa^hniio"' tea' gano°'sakda' 



Now more- beside the lodge again they two went. Again they where beside the lodge 

 over two arrived 



t'ho'ge' one"' ne' O'haa' wa'ho"'hen', ''Ne"' hiia' o'hnioda' ne' 



at that now the Flint he said, "Here verily it stands the 



(time) (it is) growing 



oa'we"'sa\'' Ne' T'hae"'hiawa'gi' wa'hatgat'hwa' wa'he"'hefi\ 



it-sunflower." The Life God he saw it he said, 



"Naie' hiia' neiige"' o'hnioda' naie' ne" awe"'hiyo' awe"'honda'. 



*'That verily this (it is) it stands, that the its flower (is) it bears flower, 



(t is) growing (it is) fine 



Naie' df ne' one"' e^watchis'a' e"wado"' e"wagia'dage'nha'. 



That more- the time it will be ripe it will do it will aid one. 



(it is) over 



Naie' e°gondon'hesda' ne' nigondiio'da's'a's'ho"'a'. Naie' hiia' 



That they (z.) will live the so they (z.) are small birds. That verily 



(it is) thereby (it is) 



nenge"'ha' o'hnioda' naie' e"ieiast'hak o'hwi'kda'." T'ho'ge' one"' 



this (it is) it stands, that one will call it thistle." At that now 



growing (it is) habitually (time) 



ne' O'haa' wa'ho'nigo"'hiio'khe', one"' di' wa'lie"'hen', "Naie' 



the Flint his mind was pleased, now more- he said, "That 



over (it is) 



'o"'ke"' e"'satgat'hwa' agient'hwi' ne' swa'hiona'." T'ho'ge' one"' 



next in thou wilt see it I have plant- the it is large fruit." At that now 



order ed it (time) 



ne't'ho' nhwa'hne'. Ganio' wa'hniio"' one"' ne' O'haa' wa'he"*hen" 



there he went. So soon as they two time the Flint he said, 



arrived 



"Ne"' hiia' o'hnioda' ne' agient'hwi'." T'ho'ge' one"' ne' 



"Oere verily its stands the I have plant- At that now the 



growing ed it." (time) 



T'hae"*hiawa'gi' wa'he"'hen', " Ne't'ho' ha'degaiei' nenge"' saient'hwi' ; 



Life Cfod he said, "There just it is this (it is) thou hast 



right, correct planted it; 



e°wagia'dage'nha'; e"wado"' e°gondon'hesda' ne' gondiio'. Naie' 



it will aid me; it will do they (z.) will live the they (z.) are That 



(fit for) thereon animals. (it is) 



di' na' e°gaiadjik djiga'he'des." T'ho'ge' one"' ne' O'haa 



more- the it will be called thorn." .\t that now the Flint 



over that (time) 



heio'he' wa'hatchennonnia' de°'se' one"' wa'he""hefi', "Nikdo"'na' 



utmost he i.s pleased and now he said, " Let us two go to 



see it 



naie' ne' tca't'ho' age'senni' ne' gaio'a'." One"' wa'hia'dendia' 



that the actu;illy 1 have made it the it-bird." Now they two started. 



(itU) 



