696 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann.43 



akhei'hofi'de"' ne" o'ne"' ge''s' e"'diyo"gak tea" o^'hwendjiya'de', 



should I-one • the now usually will it night where it-earth extant is, 



comniissiou become 



na'ye' ayo°steis'da' ne" hiya" t'hayo'sahes'da' t'hagana'nos'da', 



that it is should one it the no thence it excessive thence it it to be cold, 



attend to become cause, 



hiya" o"ni' t'hayo'sahes'da' da'dayo'gas't'he't. Na'ye', di", 'on", 



not also thence it excessive thence it-it, to benight. That it is, so per- 



become cause. then, haps, 



oya'ne' tea'' nige°" e°wadongo''da' ne" ksoda^ha' dayenada'^he', 



it good is where so it is far will it pass by the my grandmother thence she to 



visit comes, 



t'ho"ge' o'ne"' ha"sa' na'ye' t'ho'ne"' ne°gye'a' ne" tea'' 



then now not before that it is here this so will I-it do the where 



wa'sonda'de' oi'hwa"ge'." 



it night present (is) it-matter on." 



Na'ye' ne" o'ne"' wa'o'he°"nha' e""ge"djik o'ne"' wa'hadyen" 



That it is the now did it daylight become early in morning now did it surprise him 



ha'gwa' o'ne°' da"hne' ne" ho'soda"ha' de""se' ne" 



suddenly now thence they two the his grandmother and the 



were coming 



de'hiyade""hnon'daa' ne" O'ha'a', na'ye' ne" 



two they brothers are the that it is the 



donda'hodiya'hya"gi*ha'dye'. Ganyo'' wa'hni'yo°' tea'' non'we' 



thence they stream crossing came. As soon as did they two arrive where the place 



ni"he's ne" De'hae°'hiawa"gi' o'ne°' di" ne" na" 



where he the now. So then, the the 



walked that 



about 



wa'he°"hen', "Hot' nonwa'ho"de''' nwe'sniye'a' tea" 



did he say, " What thing kind of so did you two do where 



wa'disniya"hya'k? " 



did you two stream it cross? " 



T'ho"ge' o'ne-" ne" ho'so'da' wa'a"hen', "Na'ye' hi'ya' ne" 



Then now the his grandmother did she say, "That it is in fact the 



dedjiyade°*hnon'daa' na'ye' wa'has'ko'k, ne"t*ho* 



two you brothers are that it is did he the bridge the there 



( = thy brother) to float, come 



wa'diyagniya'^hya'k,'' 



did he-1 stream cross 



Na'ye' di" ne" o'ne°' dagaa'gwitge°"nha' o'ne°' ogonda'dye' 



That it is so the now thence it-light orb came out now at once 



then 



wa'wadai'ha"da' ne" tea" o°'hwendjiya'de'. T'ho"ge' ne" O'ha'a' 



did it-it to be hot, cause the where it— earth extant is. At that time the 



o'ne''' de'ho'nowaya"he°'s de°"se' wa'he°"hen', *'Ayo'snowe°"nha' 



now his back boils ( = he and did he say, *' Should it in haste 



is in a great hurry) 



ne" donsedniya"hya'k. Dyen"ha'gwa' e'^yonms"he' t'ho'ne"' 



the hence again thou— I If it so be will it long time be here this 



stream should cross. 



e°dne"sek hiya'* t'haednigwe'nya' donsedniya"hya'k." 



will thou— I be not any thou — I would be able hence again than— I stream 



could corss." 



Dayonda'dya' ne" ho'so'da' wa'a"hen', "Hao'"'hwa' gwa" 



Thence she spoke the his grandmother did she say, "He himself 



o"ni' e°t'henno°"do°' ne" hono'"sa'ye°' tea" nige""' 



also will he forethink C = h6 the he lodge owns where so it dis- 



will will it) tant (is) 



