724 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY (eth. ann.43 



na'ye' ne" e''yei'hwa"do'" gagwe'gi'. 0'ne°' di" e^didya'sa'we"'." 



that it is the will they be destroyed it entire (=all). Now will we two-it begin." 



T'ho"ge' ne" ho'so'da' o'ne°' wa'a"hen', "Na'ye' di" tea" 



Then the his grandmother now did she say, "That it is then where 



ne°yawe°"ha'. I" age'djie"' de'"'se' ne" agetcge°"a' na'ye' 



so will it come to pass. I my dish (bowl) and the my pits that it is 



eMnis'da' ne" o'ne"' he-yongya'di'." 



will we two the now will we two thera, cast." 



(them) use 



T'ho"ge' ne" De'hae"'hiyawa"gi' da'hui'hwa'sa'gwa' wa'he'"'hen', 



Then the thence he the matter took up did he say, 



"I" gwa" o"ni' e°tgeiino°"do°' ne" tea" ne°yawe""'ha'. Na'ye' 



"I even also will I decide the where so will it come to pass. That it is 



ne" e''wakkaye°"ha' ne" is' sa'djie"' e°dnis'da'. Na'ye' gwa" 



the will I be wilMng the thou thy bowl will we two it, use. That it is just 



(dish), 



o"ni' ne" otcge'"'a' I" ne" na" gwa"t'ho' aga'we°' na'ye' 



also the it-pits I, my the the that just there (nest) it mine (is) that it is 



e°ges'da'. Ne°" ne" is', is' ne" na" gwa't'ho' satchge°"a' 



will I-it-use. This the thou, thou the the that just there thy pits 



one (next) 



e-ses'da'. Na'ye' gwa"t'ho' tea" ne°yawe°"ha'. Sgada"s'ho'" 



wilt thou- That it is just there (next) where so it will come to pass. One it is-cach 



them-use. 



gen'gwa' iie°yongnikson'di' t'iio"ge' o'ne°' e°yoiigni'nigon'hensa"nha' 



only will we two the bowl cast then now will it-our mind quiet 



ne" o'ne"' e°ga'qliiene'"'nha' son' gwa" nonwa'ho"de°' 



the now will it decline (topple) who just person kind of 



e-'yagotga'hade'm'. Is', gi's'he"", e°sadaa's'hwiyo"khe' ne"t'ho' 



will it-one, overturn on. Thou, it may be, will thy " dream " auspicious, be the here 



hagwa'di' e°gaqhiyene°'da"gwa', doga"t, gi's'he"", I" 



towards will it decline (topple), i. e., the bet, if it be, it may be, I 



e"'wagada,a's'hwiyo"khe', ne"t'ho' ne" na" hagwa'di' 



will my "dream" auspicious, be, the here the the that, towards 



e''ga'qhiene°'da"gwa'." 



will it decline by that (towards it)." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" goksten"a' wa'a"heii', "O'ne"', d^'khe"' 



Then now the she old woman did she say, " Now, so then is it 



sadadeyennenda"i' ne" otcge'"'a' ne" e°ses'da'?" T'ho"ge' 



thou hast prepared thyself the it-pits the wilt thou-them use?" Then 



o'ne°' da'hai'hwa"sa'gwa' ne" De'hae'"hiyawa"gi' wa'he°"iien', 



now thence be-the question took up the did he say, 



"Ha"sa" gwa" o" he"ge'gwa'." 



"Right away just too henco will I-them get." 



T'lio"ge' o'ne"' ne" De'iiae°'hiyawa"gi' wa'ha'den'dya' 



Then now the did he start away 



( = wa'ha'den'diya') dosge°"ha' nige""' ne"t'ho' wa't'hada"nha' 



near it is so far the there did he stand 



de°"se' wa'he°"hen', "Hau", ga'e' nonda'swe' (nonda'sne', as 



and did he say, "Come, hither thence do you come 



recorded), 'a"hiya'k ne^'djioiik ne" dektci'e'." Agwas', gwa" 



six not so will you the chickadee." Verily, just 



number 



ne°" (indicating) nondayawe°"ha' na'ye' gonnatga"de'. 0'ne°' 



so thence did it take place .that it is they (zoic) many are. Now 



wa'hada'dia' wa'he'"'hen', "O'ne"', hi'ya', wa'ga'he"g ne" 



did he speak did he say, "Now, as you know, did it-it bring, the 



(i. e., time) 



