702 IROQUOI.VN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



de"djidniya"hya'k. O'nc"' hi'ya' hiya" gat'ka' de'swa'sgo"hwi'?" 



■will again we two stream Now as you know not anjTvhere any yet it-bridge floats?" 



across. 



T'ho"ge' ne" O'ha'ii' o'ne"' da'hada'dya' wa'he'"'hen', "O'ne"', 



Then the now thence he spoke did he say, "Now, 



hi'ya', wa'ga'he'k' e^gat'honyon'nya". Ge'"'djik gwa"t'ho' 



assuredly, it has arrived ( = is time) will I-myself canoe make for. Soon very just here 



o'ne"' hi'ya' e°geyeiineiida"nha'." 



now assuredly will I-it complete." 



O'ne"' di" wa'ha'sa'we"', o'ne°' wa'hat'hoiiyon'nya'. Na'ye' 



Now so then did he-it begin, now did he-sell canoe make for. That it is 



ne" wa'dwakda"a' o'ne"" gagwe'gi' wa'hayennenda"nha', t'ho"ge' 



the it a short while now it-entire (is) did he-it complete, then 



o'ne"' wa'he°"hen', "Haii", o'ne"', ksoda"ha', sadi'dak." T'ho"ge' 



now did he say, "Come, now, oh, my do thou thyself Then 



grandmother, embark." 



o'ne°* wa'oiidi'dak ne" goksten"a'. 0'ne°^ hi'ya' donsa^hniya''hya'k. 



now did she self embark the she, the elder one. Now of course hence again they two stream 



crossed. 



Niyoi'hwagwa"ha* o'ne°' honsa'hni'honwa'di"nha' tea" 



Just it-matter short (is) now there again they two where 



(= short while) 



hagwa'di* t'hodmo°*sa'ye°'. Ne" o'ne^' honsa'hni'yo"' 



that side there they lodge possess. The now there again they two 



entered 



ne" gano^'sgonwa' o'ne°' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he""hen',' "O'ne"' 



the it-lodge-in now the did he say, " Now 



hi'ya' sedni'yo"'. O'nen' di" e°ge'sen'nya' ha'tgayo"dage', 



as you again we two have Now then will I-it make the many it-game 



know returned. animals number. 



Hiya" o'ne"' donsa'heyat'ho'ye"' ne" deyagyade"'hnon'daa'." 



Not now any again I-him do tell the two one-I brothers are 



( = my brother)." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' wa't'ho'nowaya'he""ha' wa'hoyo'de""ha'. Na'ye' 



At that time now did his back voil (with his actions) did he-it work. That it is 



ne" wa'hade'nyen'de"' a*haya'don'nya' ne" ga'yo'. 



the did he it attempt would he its body make the it-game 



animal. 



Wa'hayennenda"nha' t'ho"ge' o'ne"' wa'he""heii', "Hau"! 



I/id he-the task complete there at = then now did he say, "Come, 



desda"nha'. Sa'den'dya' o"ni'." Na'ye' ne" hiya" de'o'do"' 



do thou stand up. Do thou walk also." That it is the not any it able was 



dagada"nha.'. Gwa" t/ha'wa'wadya'di"se'k waVa'den'dya', 



anv it could stand. Just just did it-its own body drag along did it go. 



T'ho"ge' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he""hen', "Agwas' 



There-at = then the did he say, "Very much, 



wa't'hagyeen'nyo"' ne" De'hae°'hiawa"gi'. 



did hc-mc, confound by craft the 



e°ge'sen'nya'." 



will I-it make." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' he" sa'ha'sen'nya' dc°"sc 



Then now again again he it-made and 



wa'hayennenda"nha' o'ne°' he" wa'he°"hen', "Hau", desda"nha' 



did he (the) task complete now again did he say, "Come, do thou arise, stand 



de""se' sa'den'dya'." O'ne"' he" hiya" de'o'do"' dagada"nha'. 



and do thou walk." Now again not any it able was it 



Na'ye' ne" gen-gwa' wa'wadya'di"se'k tea" wa'waMen'dya'. 



That it is the only did it-its body drag where did it move. 



