HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 717 



T'ho"ge' ne" O'ha'a' wa'hadfi'dya' \va"ho""hen', 



Then the diil he speak did ho siiy, 



"Dyen"ha"gwa na" d6'ge"s ne"l'ho' iie"yawe°"ha', 'a"so'" 



"If it so be the that certainly the there so it will come to pass, still 



ne" tca"t'ho' heyo'he" gondigo'wane"'s ue" 'a"so"' de's'ge"', ' 



the where there it estrcme is they izok) large are the still not thou-it seest, 



'a"so"', hi'ya', 'on", ha'gofi'wa' tgofini"den', na'ye' gwa" o" 



still, of course, perhaps, ' inside there they (zoic) abide, that it is just too 



gen'gwa.' 'a"so'" hiya" gat'ga' ne" do'ge"s gofidigo'\vanc°'s. 



only still not it is anywhere the certainly they (zoic) large are. 



O'ne"' di" 'hi'ya', 'on", ne"t'ho' ne-yawo""!!;!', ne"t'ho' 



Now then in fact, perhaps, thus so it will come to pass, there 



gen'gwa' e^tgonniVlen'dak.'' 



only will they (zoic) continue to remain." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne-' ne" O'ha'ii' honsa'ha'gwa' ne" onen'ya' 



Then now the thence again he too off the it rock 



de''"se' ne"t'ho' donda'ha"hefi' ne" tea" oga'hen'da' ne" 



and the there there on he-it laid the where it opening the 



deyo's'hwen'de', t'ho"ge' o'ne"" wa'he""hen', "O'ne"', 



it-cave (is). then now did he say, "Now, 



hi'ya', 'oh", onnoii'ha' he°gofidadj^e'nawa's dyefi"ha"gwa' 



of course, perhaps, they (;o!c) themselves will they (zoic) themselves help if it so be 



de°yoi"mado°'hwefi'djiyo's onsagondiyage°"nha'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' 



will be become needful for them again should there they (zoic) come out." Then now 



ne" O'ha'a' wa'he'"'hen', "O'ne"' hi'ya' we'dniyefinenda"nha', 



the did he say, " Now of course did we two-the matter settle, 



ne"t'ho' di" o'ne°' hedji'dne' ksoda'ha"ne"." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' 



the there then now there let us two go my grandmother at." Then now 



wa'hiya'defi'dya*. 



did they two start. 



Ganyo" honsa'hni'yo"' o'ne°' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he°'hen', 



As soon as there agmn they two now the did he say, 



arrived 



"Ksodii'ha", o'ne"' \va'agniyennendii"nha'. Gagwe'gi' na" 



" My grandmother, now have we two-the matter settled. It-entire th*) that 



wa'gai'hwayei"khe' ne" tea" nonwa'ho"de°' i'sefi'. O'ne"' 



has it-matter been fulfilled the where thing kind of thou hast said. Now 



di" is' 'o'"'ke°', sgai'hwayenda"gwi' nonwa'ho"de'" is' se"he' 



then thou in turn, again it-matter depends thing kind of thou thou 



desirest 



ne°yawe°"ha'." 



so will it come to pass." 



T'ho"ge" ne" goksten"a' wa'onda'dya' wa'a"hen', "Nii'ye' 



Then the she old woman did she talk did she say, "That it is 



ne" ni"a' agen'hyagc""di' ne" khe'ha'wa' gono'"'wria'. 0'ne°', 



the I it-me causes to worry the my daughter her head. Now, 



hi'ya', gai"hwis ne"t'ho' tchi'yo't ge'"sa"ge' ono-'wanei'i'dagi'." 



of course, it-matter long (is) the there thus it is it-lodge-side-on it-head is attached." 



O'ne"' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he°"hen', "Na'ye' ne" ni" ge"he' he'tge"" 



Now the did he say, "That the the I I think high 



it is 



heyo'he" haganiyon'dak ne" gono'"'vva'. Na'ye' di" 



extremely there it should be made fast the her head. That it is then 



ayontgat'hwaf'htlk ne" on'gwe' ne" k6°"djik de^yondawen'nye' 



should thcy-it look upon as a the human be the soon, by and by will they travel about 



