678 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY tETH.ANN.43 



Wa'hniio"' ne't'ho' nonwe' one°' ne' O'haa' wa'he"'hen', "Ne"' 



They two there the place time the FUnt he said, "Here 



arrived 



hiia' satgat'hwa' I' gia'di'sa'i'." One"' ne' T'hae°'hiawa'gi' 



verily do thou look I I made its body." Now the Life God 



at it 



wa'hatgat'hwa' de^'se' wa'he°'hen', "Ne't'ho' ha'deguiei'; hiia' 



he looked and he said," There just it is right, not 



correct; 



ste"' de'odiee"' de°gondawennie' tea' o^'hwendjiade'. Hiia' 



any- it matters they (z.) will range where it-earth (is) present. Not 



thing about 



hiia' na' ste"' t'honsagofidei'hwat'wa'da'. Naie' di' na' hanawe"' 



verily the any- they (z.) would do mischief. That more' the butterfly 



that tiling (it is) over that 



e°gaiadjik." One"' ne' O'haa' wa'ho'nigo""hiio'khe' de°'se' 



it will be called." Now the Flint his mind is pleased and 



one"' he' wa'he'''hen', "One"' sgada' gengwa' saiodaden'k. 



now again he said, "Now one (it is) only again it remains. 



Niiie' e"'satgat'hwa'. Agwas ge'he' age'nhi'i' gi's'he"'. One"' 



That thou wilt see it. Positively I believe I blundered methinks. Now 



(it is) 



di' na' is e"'senno"'do°' hot nofiwa'ho'de"' ne"'siea' ne' one"' 



more- the thou thou wilt will it what kind of thing so thou wilt the time 



over that do it 



e"'satgat'hwa'." T'ho'ge' one"' wa'hia'dendia'. Wa'hniio"' ganiadakda' 



thou wilt see it." At that now they two departed. They two beside the 



time ' arrived lake (sea) 



ne't'ho' gwa' onatga'de'. One"' ne' O'haa' wa'he"'hen', "Naie' ne' 



there seem- they (z.) are Now the Flint he said," That the 



ingly numerous. (it is) 



ne"' nenge"'ha' gondidienondie's, naie' gida' ne' goiiiat'hoiennik. 



here this (it is) they (z.) are flying about, that I mean the I am telling thee of 



(it is) (it is) them. 



Naie' ne' ge'he' djio'ha' ne' tea' age'senni'." T'ho'ge' ne' 



That the I think pigeons the where I made it At that the 



(it is) (them)." (time) 



T'hae"'hiawa'gi' one"' wa'hatgat'hwa' wa'he"'hen', "Gae' 



He holds sky now, he saw it he said," Hither 



then, 



noiidaswe'." Gondadie' ne't'ho' dofidagondidie' tea' hada', 



do ye come." At once there thereto they (z.) flew where he stood, 



one"' di' da'hawennitge"'nha' wa'he"'hen', "Hiia' hiia' de'gai'hwi'sa'i' 



now more- bespoke lie said, "Not verily one has ordained 



over the matter 



agadie'selv ne' ogo"'nhoda' de"'se' ne' degano'djioda'. Hiia' 



it should fly the it is furry and the it is fixed with teeth. Not 



about 

 habitually 



di' t'haioyanen'khe' t'haeswadiesda' ne' gondi'ha'da' ne' goiididie's. 



more- it will result in good ye should commingle the they are cov- the they (z.) fly 



over ered with about 



feathers 



Naie' di' 'on' e"ioianen'lvhe' de°swadekha'sia' ne' one"' gagwegi' 



That more- pre- it will result in good. ye will separate one the time it whole 



(it is) over sum- from another 



ably 



e"wadeiennenda'nha'. Naie' se' tea' ne°iawe°'ha' ne' gadoge"' 



it will be accomplished. That in- where so it will come the it certain (is) 



(it is) deed, to pass 



geiiwa' tea' ne"ionnis'he' de"io'hat'he"'ha' tea' o"'hwendjiade' 



it-only where so it will last it will be light where it earth is present 



