HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 747 



O'ne"' di" ha'de'sya"di' sasge"nha'. S'he'se"k ne" 



Now so the-thyself alone do thou-it strive Do thou-one the 



then for. pursue 



hwa'hadi"hwa' ne" Ono°"vva'." 



hence they-it have the it-heard." 



taken 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" eyii'dagc""dji' waVlyona"dat ne"t'ho' 



Then now the she the old-bodied <li(I she run (her heels the there 



showed) 



nhwa'edak'he' ne" tea" tga"he'. Ga'nyo' ne"t'ho' hwa'e'yo"" 



thither did she nm the where there it-tree As soon as the other there did she 



stands. arrive 



o'ne°' \va'ondyen"ha'gwa' ne"t'ho' hadiyanaeii'nyo"' de°"se' 



now wjis lie surprised the lliere their tracks appeared around and 



o'ne"' wa'ontgaf'hwa' ne" ha'dewatehofhwas hagwa'di' 



now did she looli the to it-sun-set (is) (west) towards 



nhe'honne'non'. T'ho"ge' o'ne°' di" wa'dyona"dat. O'ne"', 



thither they went. Then now so did she run ( = showed Now 



then her heels). 



hi'ya', wa'honwadi"se'k ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' honna'tchi'. 



in fact did she-them pursue the they are friends. 



0'ne°' ne" o'ne°' na" o'ne°' gwa" honnat'hon'de' o'ne"' 



Now the now the that now just they it heard now 



dayedak'he' o'snowa'd^^e'. Niyoi*wagwa''ha' o'ne"^ gwa" 



thence she comes it-swift is. It-a short time (is) now just 



running 



dondayago'hene'^da', iyoii'do°k, '*Donda'swa"hwa' ne" Ono°"wri\" 



thence did she cry out, she kept saying, "Thence do you-it bring the it-head." 



back 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" Ske°'hnak'se°' wa'he°"hen', "Do', das"ha'. 



Then now the Fox (=Bad Skin) did she say, "Lo, thence do thou- 



it me-give. 



I" hek'hawa' ne" Ono°"wa'. Giyano'we', se", ni"a'. Hiya'' 



I hence let me the it-head. I am swift of in fact, I humble. Not, it is 



be;ir it foot, 



d'onsayonkha"nha' ne" ni"." T'ho"ge' ne" Odefidonni"a' 



can she-me overtake the the I." Then the 



wa'honwe°"has, "Hiya" hon", d'agat'hon'dat ne" Is' ha"s'hawa' 



did he-him say to, "Not perhaps, any should I-it agree to the thou hence shouldst 



thou-it bear 



ne" Ono°'Va', swa"djik, hi'ya'^ oyen'det s'nigon'ha"t'ha', na'ye' 



the it-head, too much of course it plain is thou-it dost ridicule, that it is 



ne" des'mgonha"saa'." 



the thy-mind is double." 



T'ho"ge' ne" Djiokda'gi' wa'he°"hen', "I" do"" hek'hawa'. 



Then the Gray Squirrel did he .say, "I then let me-it take. 



He'tge°"s'ho°' ni" de"gen'hiya'kho""ne' ne" o'ne°' e'-kha'wi' ne" 



Up high along the I will I-the trees, go crossing the now will I-it be the 



bearing 



Ono""wa'. Hiya" d'oiisayonkhi"khwa' ne" Ono°"wa'." 



it-head. Not any again they-it take from us the it-head.** 



T'ho"ge' ne" Odendofini"a' wa'lie°"hen', "Ne"t'ho' ha'degaye'i' 



Then the did he siy, "The there it suffices 



(thus) 



ne" tea" nige°", hi'ya', dyen"ha'g\vti' de^wado^'hweii'djiok. 



the where so far it is, in fact if so it be will it become necessary. 



Ne"t'hoge' o'ne°' ha"sa' e^sgwaye'ttawa's." 



At that time now not before will you-me help." 



Ni3'oi'hwagwa'ha" o'ne°' ne" Odendofmi"a' wa'hatdo'ga' ne" 



So it time short is now the did he-it notice the 



