682 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann.43 



we'sade^nowe^'gwe"'. T'hone"' di' ne^iawg^'ha'. Naie' di' ne' 



it has given thee difflculty. Here more- so it will come to That more- the 



over pass. (it is) over 



he'da'ge' nwa'wadi' ne' t'hone"' o°'hwendji!lde' ne't'ho' nonwe' 



below such side of it the here it-earth (is) present there the place 



e°gadia'danendakda'. Naie' di' tea' ne°iawe'"ha'. Gadoge"' 



I will attach my person. That more- where so it will come to pass. It is certain, 



(it is) over definite 



tea' nige°' e°tga'dendia' ne't'ho' ge°s he°sgio°' tea' nonwe' 



where so it is far thence I will start there custom- again I will where the place 



arily return 



dwaga'deiidion'. One"' ge°s e°gadofiwis'hen'. Naie' ne't'ho' 



there I started. Now custom- I will rest. That (it is) thus 



arily 



ne°io'dik tea' ne°gagasde°'ha' ne' he'da'ge' o°'hwendjiade'. I' 



so it will con- where so it wilt endure the below it-earth is present. I 



linue to be 



di' de°gesnie'nha' tea' niio°' e^'satga'k tea' o^'hweiidjiade'. I' 



more- I will attend to it where so many thou wilt leave where it-earth is present. I 



over it is 



o'ni' e°waga'dai'ha'dik." One"' ne' T'hae"'hiawa'gi' wa'he°'hen', 



also I will cause it to be warm." Now the He-holds-sky he said, 



"One"' ne't'ho' nwa'awe^'ha' tea' nonwa'ho'de"" 



"Now thus so it has come to pass where kind of thing 



dewagado°'hwendjionnik. One"' di' ne' oifwe^'sa' agient'hwi' 



I need it. Now more- the sunflower I have planted it 



over 



naie' ne' ne't'ho' ne°io'dik, naie' e'iode'niendeVhenda'gwik 



that (it the thus so it will con- that (it is) it will be a guide to it 



is) tinue to be, 



tea' ne°satgemsdi'hadie' ne' de^'se'hat'he'da'." T'ho'ge' nenge°'ha' 



where so thou wilt be drawing the thou wilt cause it to be light." At that this (it is) 



nearer gradually (time) 



ne' hengwe' wa'he"'hen', "I' ne' tea't'ho' khe'ge^'a' ne' 



the he, a human, is he said, "I the actually I am (the) the 



elder brother 



sa'soda'ha'. Naie' gai'honnia'ha' onnis'i' one"' tchi-g'nigo°'ha' 



thy grandmother. That (it is) it causes it it is a long now thence I have been 



(time) e.xpecting it 



ne' aionga'ha'nha'. Naie' di' is gai'hwaienda'gwi' hot 



the she should remember me. That (it is) more- thou it matter rests therewith what 



over 



nonwa'ho'de"' ne°'siea', naie' hiia' ne' sano'ha' s'hagonyfiia'gi' ne' 



kind of thing so thou wilt do, that verily the thy mother he cut oft her head the 

 (it is) 



dedjiade°'hnonda'. Naie' geiigwa' ne' ono"'wa' ne't'ho' igaie"' 



one and thou art brothers. That (it is) only tlie it-head there it hes 



tea' nonwe' iie'deii' ne' sa'soda'ha'. Doga't a'sno°'hwe'nha' ne' 



where the place she abides the thy grandmother. If thou wouldst like it the 



a's'liei'honde"' he'tge"' o' na' dofidaioiitgwi'da', daiagniiena', 



thou wouldst charge above too the that thence she would move one and I would 



her with a duty herself, co-work, 



dien'ha' gwa' awado"', swa'djik hiia' diio'nigo°'hat tea' 



if seemingly it would do because verily it troubles the mind where 



ni'hadie'ha' ne' dedjiade"'hnofida', ne' O'haa'. Naie' ne' 



so he is doing the one and thou art brothers, the Flint. That (it is) the 



tea't'ho' e^'hade'nieiide", gagwegi' e^'hiana'gee"', ne't'ho' 



actually he will attempt it it-whole he will imitate thee, thus 



ne"'haiea' tea' nonwa'ho'de"' e"'hatgat'hwa' e°'se'seiinia'. 



so he will do it where kind of thing he will see it thou wilt make it. 



