748 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. Aira. 43 



dosge°"ha' o'lie"' niyedak'he' ne" goksten"ti', t'ho"ge' 



near it is now here she is running the she old woman is, then 



o'ne-' da'ha'gwis'he"' wa't'haa"dat. Ne"t'ho' gwa"t'ho' 



now did he-his full force put forth did he run. The there just there 



hadidakhenon'dye' ne" honna'tchi', he'tge"" o"ni' ne" Djiokda'gi' 



they ran along severally the they friends are, up high also the Gray Squirrel 



de^'^se' ne'' Skaya'nis de'hadie"4uya'ldio^"ne' ne'' tea" 



and the Fisher they acrossed from tree to tree in the where 



their flight 



ni'liodigwe'nyo°* t'hofma*gwis''he°' ne" a^honwa'hnonda'dye* ne" 



so as they able were they-their full strength the should they-him follow closely the 



put forth 



Odeiidonni"a'. Hegagonda"gwi* dosge^'ha' niyedak'he' ne" 



It is gradual near it is there she ran the 



eya'dage°"dji', i'no°' ne" na" nhwa'heii'ne'. T'ho"ge' o'ne°' 



she the ancient one, far the the that there they were going. At that time now 



ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' wa'he°"hen', "Hatc'gwi', o'ne°' 



the did he say "Behold, now 



da'sa'gwis"he'". Djiya'go"'." 0'ne°' di" de'hnidjiya'e"' 



do thou use thy strength. Do thou have courage." Now so then two they two are 



da'hiya'gwis"he°' wa't'hiyaa"dat, Odendofini"a' de°"se' ne" 



did they two exert their did they two ruu, and the 



strength 



De'hae°'hiyawa"gi'. 



Honsa'hni'yo"' ne" tea" non'we' tga'hofiwa'ye"' ne" tea" 



There again they two the where the place there it-canoe lies the where 



returned 



t'haya"dada' ne" Nagaya"gi' o'ne"' ogondJi'dye' sa'hiyadi'dak 



there he aboard is the Beaver now at once again they embarlced 



ne" ga'honwagon'wa'. T'ho"ge' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' 



the it-canoe in. Then the 



wa'he°"hen', "O'ne"' hi'ya', hwa'ga'he"g gagwe'gi' ne" tea" nidjon" 



did he say, "Now, In fact it time has come it-all the where so many as) 



you are 



dagniya'dage"nha'. Is' Odendonni"a' e°sga'we' de°"se' is' o"ni' 



do you-us two aid. Thou wilt thou paddle and thou also 



de-'tchennidenwa"da'." T'ho"ge' ne"t'ho' hadak'he' ne" 



wilt thou-it steer." Then the-there he ran the 



Skwa'ye"' de'"'se' wa'hadi'dak de°"se' wa'he""'hen', "I" o"ni' 



Otter and did he embark and did he say, ' 'I also 



e-gye'nawa's. E"kga'we' ni"a'." 0'ne°' o'ya' e" s'hadak'he', 



will I-it aid. Will I paddle I ." Now it other again again he ran, 



Ano"kye°' 'o°"ke°', de°"se' wa'hadi'dak de°"se' wa'he°"hen', "I" 



Muskrat in turn, and did he embark and did he say, **I 



o"m' e^gye'nawa's. E°kga'we' ni"a*." 



also will I-it aid. Will I paddle I." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' sa'hont'lioiiwa'ha'gwa' de°"se' o'ne°', hi'ya', 



Then now again their canoe they pushed off and now in fact 



wa'hadiga'we' heyo^he" det'hoiina'gwis'*he°'. Agwas', ne°'* gwa" 



did they paddle to the limit did they their strength put forth. Verily, this just 



nige^'^ wa'hadi'hoiiyon'dye' o'ne'^' daye'yo°' ne" tea" 



so far it is there were they propelling the now there she arrived the where 



canoe along 



niyot'hnego'kda'dye' ne" eya'dage'^'^dji*, heyo'he" gona'khwe"^"!', 



there it-water's edge along (=shore the she, the ancient bodied, to the limit she angry was, 



along) 



de°"se' o'ne°' wa'a^heil', ''Odendonni"a^ dagideil'a*, dondas'iia' 



and now did she say, " do thou-me pity, thence do thou 



bring it 



