HEWITT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 679 



t'ho'ge' one"' e°diio'gak, gadoge"' o' na' tea' ne°gagasde°'ha' 



At that now it will become it certain (is) too the where so it will endure 



(time) dark, that 



one"' he' de''diio'hat'he°'ha,'. Ne't'ho' di' nonwe' na'de"ionnada- 



time again again it will become light. There more- the place only they will 



over 



wefmiek ne' gondi'ha'da' tea' ne°gagasde°'ha' de°io'hat'he'dik. 



range about the they (z.) where so it will endure it will cause it to 



habitually leathered be light. 



Naie' ne' one"' e°diio'gak one"' ne' na' t'hengondiea' t'ho'ge' nis 



That the time it will become time the the just they (z.) will at that the 

 (it is) dark that be quiet time ye 



ha'sa' is 'o"'ke°' de"djiswadawenie'. Hiia' se' de'oiane' ne' aiedie'sek 



ju5t then you next in ye again will range about. Not in- it (is) good the one should fly 

 order deed about habit- 



ually 



ne' e°diio'ge' ne' ogo"'nhoda' tea' agon'he' de"'se' ne' deieno'djioda'. 



the in daylight the it is furred where one lives and the one has teeth. 



Ne't'ho' di' nis'a' nonwe' gaendagonwa' nonwe' ne"swanageek." 



There more- the ye the place in the tree(s) the place just ye will abide 



over person- habitually." 



ally 



T'ho'ge' one"' ne' O'haa' wa'hoi'hwane'hagwa' tea' nonwa'ho'de"' 



At that now the Flint he marveled at where kind of thing 



(time) the matter 



wa'he"'hen' ne' de'hiade°'hnonda'. One"' ne' T'hae"'hiawa'gi' 



he said the they two are brothers. Now the He-beholds-sky 



wa'he"'hen', "One"' e"sga'dendia'. One"' di' is '©"'ke"' 



he said, "Now I again will depart. Now, more- thou next 



over, 



e"tcgnada'hen'se'ha'. E"'sekdo"'na' tea' ne' ni'ii' nonwa'ho'de"' 



thou wilt again come to Thou wilt go to see where the the I kind of thing 



visit my home. person- 



ally 



agio'de'." T'ho'ge' one"' donsa'hiadekha'sia' de"'se' ne't'lio'ge' 



I am working At that now again they two separated and at that 



(at it)." (time) one from the other (time) 



one"' sa'hadeiidia' ne' T'hae"'hiawa'gi.' 



now again, he the He-holds-sky. 



departed 



Honsa'haio"' tea' t'hodasgwa'ha' one"' vva'henno°'donnio"', 



There again he where there his bark shelter (is) time he thought repeatedly, 



arrived 



wa'hca' naie' oiane' one"' age'sennia' agaa'gwak, naie' 



he resolved that (it is) • it is good now I should make it it-light-orb should that 



be present, (it is) 



daga'hat'he'da' ne' he'da'ge' o"'hwendjiade'. T'ho'ge' one"' 



it should cause it to be the below it-earth (is) present. At that (time) now 



light 



wa'ha'deiidia' ne't'ho' nhwa'he' tea' nonwe' t'hono"'saie"' ne' 



he started there thither he where the place there his lodge lies the 



went 



Hao°'hwendjiawa'kho"'. Naie' ne' one"' wa'haio"' one"' 



Ue-holds-earth severally. That (it is) the (time) he arrived time 



(then) 



wa'he"'hen', "Naie' dagada'hendo"'ne' ne' ge'he' age'sennia' 



he said, "That (it is) I come to ask it the I desire it I should make it 



agaii'gwak, naie' daio'hat'he'dik tea' he'da'ge' o"'hweiidjiade'." 



it-light orb should that it should cause it to where below it-earth is present." 



be present (it is) be light 



T'ho'ge' ne' Hao"'hwendjiawa'kho"' wa'he"'hefi', "One"' 



At that (time) the He-holds-earth-se\-irally he said, "Now 



