HEWITT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 725 



wa'gwaya'da"nha' na'ye' ne" e"sgwaya'dage"nha'. Na'ye' ne" 



have I-your persons invoked that it is the will you-my person defend. That it is the 



cleyagniyen"ne' ne" ksoda'iia'. Nil'ye' dc"yagniyen'da"gwa' 



about we two are to bet the niy grandmother. That it is will we two bet for that 



ne" tea" niyon" wadonnya"ha' ne" tea" o^'hwendjiya'de', 



the where so many it-itself grows the where it-earth extant is, 



they are 



na'ye' gwa"t'ho' ne" gondi'yo', de°"se' ne" on'gwe' 



that it is just there (=next) the they game animals, and the human beings 



o°'hwendjiya"ge' goda"i'ha'dye'. O'ne"' di" na'ye' e°ges'da' 



it-earth on one stops on the way. Now so then that it is will I-them 



use 



ne" tea" swano^'waeii'da'." 



the where you heads have attaehed." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' wa'diyo'hene"da' na'ye' wa'gondenno'de'" 



Then now did they utter cries that it is did they (20k) sing 



de'"'se' haya'di'ge"s'ho°' wa'diyoditgwa'ha"nha'. O'ne"' di'' 



and his body on along did they themselves seat. Now so then 



da'ha'sa'we"' wa'hano"'\vaya'k'ho'" na'ye' ne" 'a"hiya'k 



thence he began did he-t heir heads remove that it is the six (it is) 



(='a"hya'k) ni'yofi'. O'ne"' ha"sa' ne"t'ho' nhon'sa'he" tea" 



SO many Now not before the there again he back went where 



they are. 



nofi'we' i'dye'^'s ne" ho'so'dti'. Na'ye' ne" o'ne'^' honsa'ha'j^o"' 



the place there she the his grandmother. That it the now there again he arrived 



walked about 



wa'he'"'hen', "O'ne"' dl" e°wadii'hwa'den'dya'. Na'ye' ne"t'ho' 



did he say, "Now so then will it-matter start moving. That it is the there 



ne°yawe°"ha' ne" tea" ni'yo't tea" de'sado"'hwendjiyon'nik. 



so will it come to the where so it is where thou standest in need of it. 



pass 



Na'ye' hi'ya' ne" o'ne°' e^yongya'di' na'ye' ne" sgada"s'ho°' 



That it is in fact the now will we two cast that it is the one it is each 



(it) 



gen'gwa' he-yofignikson'di'." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' he'da"ge' 



only thence will we two the bowl cast." Then now earth on 



wa'ha'dyeii'. 0'ne°' ne" goksten"a' wa'a"hen', "I", hi'ya', 



did sit down. Now the she the elder woman did she say, "I, of course, 



e°tgadyee'"'da' he°wagekson'di'." Gonda'dye' di" o'ne°' 



will I-it begin hence will I-it-bowl cast," Right away so then how 



wa'agokson'di'. Na'ye' ne" wa'agodaa'swahetge°"nha', hiya" 



did she-the bowl throw. That it is the did her " dream " become evil, not 



ste"" nonwa'ho"de'" de'o's'he'di'. 



an>'thing thing kind of any it a count made. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' wa'he°"hen', "Hau", 



Then now the did he say, "Come, 



o'ne°' sasa'gwa' ne" satcge°"a'. O'ne"", hi'ya', I', 'o°"ke°', 



now do thou-them the thy pits. Now. in fact, I, in turn 



takf out 



ne" agetcge°"a' e^s'geeii'. 0'ne°' hi'ya' e°gadoge°"ha' ne" 



the my pits will again I- Now, in fact, will it be made manifest the 



them replace. 



tea" niyodaa*s'ho"de°' ne" tea" niwageyenna'khe"!'/' 



where its fortune kind of is the where so far my handiwork has expanded." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne-' ne" hotcge'"'a' hwa'ha'en' ne" gadjie°"ge'. 



Then now the his pits there did he-them, the it bowl in. 



place in 



