698 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



ETH. ANN. 43 



na'ye' gai'honnya"ha' ne" ne"t'ho' ne"yawe°"ha' swa"djik 



that it is it-it-matter causes the the there so will it come to pass much too 



( = because) 



hi'ya' gagwe'gi', se" s'ha'dedwaya'dagwenni'yo'. Ne"t'ho' di" 



of course it-entire (is), of equally we possess it. The there then 



course, 



ne°yo"dik ne" t'ho'ne"' o°'hwendjiya"ge', gagwe'gi' 



so will it be the here this it earth-on, it entire (is) 



s'ha'de°yeya'dagwenni'yoks. " 



equally will one possess (them) severally." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne-' ne" goksten"a' wa'a"hen', "Nige°"he°' 



Then now the she elder one did she say, "So it excessive is 



oi'hwane'ha'gwat hi'ya' sano^s'de'/' de°"se' o'ne°* hwa'o^'den'dya' 



it-matter amazing (is) it is so thou-it art spar- and now thither did she walk 



ing of," 



de'"'se' ne"t'ho' wa'dyeda"nha' ne" tea" odek'ha', ne"t'ho, 



and the there did she stand take the where it is burning, the there 



nhwa' 'e° '. 0'ne°' hi'ya ' odjisdak'da ' wa 'dyeda' 'nha ' de°' 'se * 



thither she went. Now it is so it-fire beside did she take her stand and 



o'ne°' wa 'dyon 'nyoga'^gwa ' ne' ' o 'ge°'4ia ' de°' 'se ' ne' 't'ho* 



now did she handful take up the it ashes and the there 



hwa'ago'di' ne" tea" hode'djiyen"he'". Na'ye' ne" tga" 



thither did the where he it is roasting. That it is the where 



she it cast 



niyo'sno'we' ne"t'ho' hwa'agS'di' de''"se' ne"t'ho' wa'ga'ha"nha' 



so it rapid is the there thither did she- and the there did it fall 



it cast 



ne" o"ge°"ha' o'ne"' hi'ya' wa'weniii"he'" ne" tea" 



the it-ashes now it is so did it cease the where 



we""saga"wi' de'"'se' o"ni' tea" o'hnaya'he°'i"hna', o'ne"' 



it odor pleasant and also where its-fat did flow down, now 



o"ni' wa'a"hen', "On'gwe'-khe"' gen'gwa' e°yago'nigon'hi'yok? 



also did she say, "Human beings only (ones) will their minds contented he? 



are (they) 



Hiya" ni"a' de'o'do"' awak'nigon'hiyos'da'?" 



Not I any it pos- could it-my mind content? " 



humble sible is 



0'ne°'ne" De'hae°'hiawa"gi' wa'he""hen', "Hiya" de'oya'ne' 



Now the did he say, "Not any it good (is 



tea" nwa'sye'a'. Wa's'hetge""da' ne" ayago 'nigon'hiyosda"g\va' 



where so didst thou Didst thou it spoil the should it-their-mind content thereby 



it do. 



ne" t'ho'ne"' o°'hwendjiya"ge' e°yenage'nyonk ne" on'gwe'." 



the here this it-earth-on will they as tribes the human 



dwell severally beings." 



. Ne" o'ne"' wa'ga'ik t'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'hondekhofi'nya' 



The now did it cook then now did they good make (eat food) 



hadigwe'gi'. Ganyo" wa'hadikhwenda"nha' o'ne°' ne" 



they As soon as did they food finish with now the 



De'hae"'hiawa"gi' wa'he°"hen', "O'ne" heMwayage°"nha' 



did he say, "Now hence will we go out 



(of doors) 



de°"se' na'ye' e°dwadyee'"'da' e"dwa"hyak ne" t'ho'ne"' gwa"t'ho' 



and that it is willit first be will we fruit eat the here this just here 



(this) 



o'hofido'da'." 



it-bush stands." 



