688 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann.43 



de'hoyende'i'. T'ho"ge' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he°"hen', "Ga'efi' 



any he-him knows. At that time the Winter God did he say, " Whence 



noii'we* nondi'senoii", nige°"he°' hiya'' hwen'do°' de'goii'ge°'? 



the place thence thou hast so it is not ever any I-thce have 



come, astonishing seen?" 



T'ho"ge' ne" hen'gwe' wa'he'"'hen', "T'h5'ne"" non'we' 



At that time the he human being did he say, "Here (is) the place 



agadon'he'di'." Da'hawennitge°"nha' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he'"'hen', 



did I come to life." Thence his word(s) came forth the Winter God did he say, 



"Son" di" nonwa'ho"de°' esaya'dis'a'i'?" O'ne"" da'hai'hwa'- 



"Who then person kind of one-thy body completed?" Now thence be question 



sa'gwa' ne" hen'gwe' wa'he°"hen', "T'ho'ne"' gwa"t'ho' hi'ya' 



took up the he human being did he say, "Here (is) hard by as you 



(replied) know 



he""deii'. Ne"t'ho' di" nhedji'dene'. E°'hes'ge°' hi'yti' ne" 



he abides. There then hence let us two Wilt thou-him see in fact the 



again go. 



hagya'dis"a'i'." O'ne"" ne" O'ha'a' wa'hat'hon'dat, o'ne"' 



he-ray body completed." Now the Winter God did he hear (willingly), now 



ne"t'ho' nhonsa"hne' tea" non'we' t'hodadasgwa"ha' ne" 



there thitheragaintheytwowent where the place there he his roof has put up the 



De'hae'"hiawa"gi'. 



Ne" o'ne'^' honsa'hni'yo"' o'ne"' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he'"'hen', 



•The now there again they two arrived now the Winter God did he say, 



"Is-khe°" he'sya'dis"a'i' nenge""ha' on'gwe' 'a"se' wa'he'ge"'?" 



"Is it thou thou his body hast this (this it is) human being new did him I see? " 



completed 



Da'hai'hwa'sa'gwa' ne" De'hae'"hiawa'gi' wa'he°"hen', "I" 



Thence he question took up the Life God did he say, "I (it is) 



hi'ya' ageyennenda"i' ne" tea" hon"he'." 



in tact I it completed the where he is alive." 



0'ne°' he" da'hawennitge°"nha' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he°"hen', 



Now again thence his word came forth the did he say, 



"Son" di" nonwa'ho"de°' na" ne"t'ho' nwa'eye'a' neii'ge'" 



"Who then person kind of that there (thus) so did one-it do this it is 



'o""'ge°' swa"djik deyo'haf'hek?" Da'hai'hwa'sa'gwa' ne" 



at this time too much it is light?" Thence he question took up the 



De'hae°'hiawa"gi' wa'he">"hen', "Na'ye' hi'ya' ne" 



Life God did he say, "That (it is) in truth the 



S'hedwa"djya' (?S'hedwa"djiya') na'ye' ne"t'ho' nwa'haye'a'." 



Our Eldest Brother (Our Eldest Brother) that it is thus (there) so did he it do." 



T'ho"ge' ne" O'ha'a' o'ne"' wa'hoi'hwane'ha'gwa' tea" 



At that time the now did him (the) matter astonish where 



nonwa'ho'^de"' wa'hatgaf hwa\ 



thing kind of did he it see. 



T'ho"ge' ne" De'hae'"hiawa"gi' da'haweilnitge°"nha' de°"se' 



At that time the thence his word came forth and 



wa'he°"hen', "O'ne"' di" hi'ya' dedwadawennye"sa'. 



did he say, "Now then of course let us go for a stroll. 



E°'satgat"hwa' tea" ni'yo't o'ne°' odon'ni' tea" nonwa'ho"de'" 



Wilt thou it see where so it is now it itself grows where thing kind of 



agyenf'hwi' ne" tea" o°'hwendjiya'de'." O'ne"' hi'ya' 



I it have planted the where it earth extant (is)." Now. in fact, 



wa't'hyadawefi'nye' tea" non'we' oda'hyon'ni' ne" nhwa'dyo"- 



did they two take a stroll where the place it-fruit is growing the as many as 



