HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 693 



nonwa'ho"de'" iii'sadye"ha' ne" tea" he't'ge"' hesetgo'da'?" 



thing kind of so tbou art doing the where up high there thou sittest?" 



T'ho"ge' gwa" t'ha't'ho'hene"da', na'ye' ne" wa't'lia'seflfhwa'. 



then just only thence he cried out, that it is the did he weep. 



O'ne"' ne" De'hae'"hiawa"gi' wa'he°"hen', "Gadji'k'daks 



Now the did he say, "It vermin eats 



( = monkey) 



gnye'sayas't'hak, swa"djik sadji"danen'." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' he" 



will one thee continue to too much thou wcepest so easily." Then now again 



name, ( = because) 



wa'hyadongo"da\ Dosge""ha' niyo'we' ne''t'ho' gwa" 



did they two pass on. Near very so it distant (is) the there just 



hatgo'da' ne" on'gwe', o'ne"' di" ne" O'ha'a' wa'he''"he°', 



he sat (is sitting) the human being, now then the did he say , 



"Ne°", hi'ya' he" hatgo'da' heya'dis"a'i' ne" oii'gwe'." 



"Here, (is) indeed again he is sitting I-his body completed the human being." 



Ganyo" ne" De'hae'"hiawa"gi' wa'hatgat"hwa' o'ne"' 



As soon as the did he it look at now 



wa'he°"hen', "Hot' nonwa'ho"de"' nenge""ha' ni'sadye"ha' 



did he say, "What thing kind of this it is so thou are doing 



ne" he'da"ge' setgo'da'?" T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa't'hadei'sdane'ga', 



the earth on thou sittest?" Then now did he burst into great noise, 



wa't'ha's'henf'hwii'. 0'ne°' ne" De'hae'"hiawa"gi' wa'he°"hen', 



did he weep. Now the did he say, 



"Hiya" hi'ya' de'oya'ne' tea" sade'nyende°"ha' 'a'se'seii'nya' 



"No in fact any it good (is) where thou are making attempts shouldst thou it make 



ne" on'gwe'. Hiya" de'tgaye'i' ne" sa'sen'ni'. Nenge°"ha' 



the human being. Not any it correct is the thou it hast made. This it is 



wa'he'ge"' heyohe" na'ye' hodji'dowa'ne"'. Na'ye' di" na" 



did I-him see it e-weeding (is) that it is his crying great (is). That it is then the that 



e"'haya'djik ne" gadji'kdaks'gona'." 



will he be named the it vermin-eater great ( = the ape)." 



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



Then now the did he say, "Two it is 



agadaden"se' mi'ye' e°gonna"do'"s." 0'ne°' di" wa'hya'den'dya'. 



did it-me leave to that it is will I-thee show." Now then did they two walk on. 



Dosge'"'ha' ne"t'ho' gwa" i'gene's. Wa'he'"'hen' ne" O'ha'a', 



Near very the there just they two (oJiim.) Did he say the 



go about. 



"Nenge""'ha' sgaya"dada' skennon'do"' gaya'dji', o'ne°' ne" 



"This it is one it (anim.) body (is) Deer it is called," now the 



sgaya"dada' o"gwai' na" ne" gaya'dji'." O'ne"' ne" 



one it (anim.) Bear the that the it is called," Now the 



body (is) 



De'hae'"hiawa"gi' wa'hatgaf'hwa' de°"se' o'ne°' wa'hada'dya' 



did he-it look at and now did he speak 



wa'he-"'hen', "Hiya" de'tgaye'i' ne" skennoii'do°'." T'ho"ge' 



did he say, "Not any it correct (is) the Deer." At that time 



o'ne"' wa'wadenno'de"', na'ye' ne" wa'dyo'hene"da'. Ne"t'ho' 



now did it sing, that it is the did it cry out. The there 



o" na" nwa"gaye'a' ne" sgaya"dada'. 



too the that so did it do the one it ( = 07iim.) body. 



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



Now the did he say, " That it is of course 



ngnge°"ha' ot'ha'hyoii'ni' e°gaya'djik. O'ne"' ne" sgaya"dada' 



this it is Wolf will it be named. Now the one it-(anim.) body (is) 



