690 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



ne"t'ho' nwa'eye'a' swa"djik deyo'haf'hek'. Wa'he°"hen', 



the there so did one do too much it light is. Did he-it say, 



'Na'ye' hi'ya' ne" S'hedwa'djiya"." T'ho'ge' wa'a"heii' ne" 



'That it is in fact the Our Eldest Brother." " Then did she say the 



goksten"a', "Na'ye' di" hi'ycx' o'ne°' wa'gai'hwayei"khe' 



she the dear old "That it is then of a truth now did it-matter come to pass 



person, 



tchon-daga'den'dya' hawen" ne" kdji"a' ne"t'ho' he°'g3'o'" 



when-thonce I started,' he it spoke the my Elder the there there will I 



Brother arrive 



ne" tea" nofi'we' he'"se"sek. Na'ye' hi'ya' ne" 



the when the place there wilt thou be That it is indeed the 



going to and fro. 



De'hado°'hwendjiyen'do""s haya'dji', na'ye' ne" tca"t'ho' 



He-Earth-Shakes he is named, that it is the when 



kdji"a'. Na'ye' di" hi'ya' ho'da' ne" i'ha'do^k 



my Elder That, it is so then of course he-him the he keeps saying 



Brother (is). means 



S'hedwa"djya'." 



Our Elder Brother." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he°"hen', "O'ne"' o" ni"a' 



At that time now the did he it say, "Now too 



e°ge'sen'nya' ne" on'gwe'. O'ne"' e°wageyennenda"ik ne" 



will I-it make , the human being. Now will have I-it fmished the 



o'ne"" de^fhe' ne" De'hae'"hiawa"gi'," de'"'se' o'ne"' 



Now there he will the," and now 



(=when) come 



wa'hayage'°nha\ 



did he go out. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'ha'sa'we"' wa'hoyo'de°"ha' na'ye' ne" 



At that tunc Now did he it begin did he set to work that it is the 



wa'ha'sen'nya' ne" on'gwe' ne" tea" hono°'*do°\ Ganyo" 



did he it make the human being the where he-it know, As soon as 



(=as he thought). 



wa'hayennenda"nha' o'ne'^' wa'he°"hen', '^Hatc'gwi', o'ne°' 



did he it complete now did he say, " Lo, Now 



desda"nha'. Sa'dendya' o"ni'." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' si" 



do thou stand up. Do thou walk also.** At that time now yonder 



wa't'henna'sgon'di* awe""ge' hagwa'di' nhwa"he', ne"t'ho' 



did he himself cast (=Ieap) water-in toward thither did he go, the there 



hi'ya' wa'ha'don'wek, na'ye' di" niyoi'hwagwa"ha' o'ne^ 



of course did he himself submerge that it is then so it-matter short (is) now 



sa'ha'dofiwe'gwa'. T'ho"ge' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he'"'heii', "Ga'e' 



again he came to the surface. At that time the did he say, "Hither 



na'doiida'se'." Hiya" de't'hoda'di', hiya" o"ni' de'hodoya"hen'. 



thence do thou come." Not thence did he speak, not also uny he self moved. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"" ne" O'ha'a' wa'he°"hen', "6nge'nhi"ga' 



Then now the did he say, "It caused me to err. 



lii'ya'. Hiya" de'dwagyeik'di' {not de'dwagyeis'di') tea" 



in fact. Not did I-it do right where 



wa'heya'doii'nya'. O'ya' 'a"so'" di" de''tgade'nyen'de°'." 



did I-his body make. Other still, more, then so will I-it again attempt." 



then, 



Ne"t'ho'ge' o'ne°' he" o'ya' sa'ha'seii'nya'. Ne" o'ne"' 



That time at now again it other (is) again he-it make. The now (time) 



wa'hadyenno'k'de'^' wa'he''"hen', **Hatc'gwiM desda"nhaS 



did he his task complete did he say, " Attendl do thou stand up, 



