750 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY Ieth. ann. 43 



"O'ne"' hi'ya' sedwa'yo"'. 0'ne°' di" is' ne" Nagaya"gi', i"sowa' 



Now in fact again we liavo Now so you the Beaver, it much is 



returned. then (thou) 



wa'sei'hwagwe'nya' ne" tea" wa'sye'nawa's. O'De"' di" 



didst thou-it accomplish the where didst thou-it aid. Now so 



then 



wa'gom'hwis"a's. Ensa's'hasde'"sayen'dak, na'ye' ne" 



do 1 thee a commission Wilt thou strength have (=power), that it is the 



give. 



e°'sagwe'nyonk ne" de''tcheiino'"'do'" ne" o'hne'ganos de°"se ne" 



wilt thou be able the wilt thou-it water rule the it-fresh water and the 



tea" o^'hwendjiya'de'. 



where it-earth. 



Agwas', is' e""senno°"do°' do'ga't, gi"s'he'", e-'se'a' 



Verily, than wilt thou decide it if it be, I believe, wilt thou- 



it wish 



gado°'hwendjiyonnya"da', do'ga't, gi"s'he°', o"ni' e°'se'a' 



I-myself earth make for, with it, if it be, I beheve, also wilt thou 



it wish 



gat'hnege°'gwa"da', agwas' gwa" o"ni' ne" tea" is' 



I store water verily just also the where thou 



mdi'sa'nigon'ne"de°' ne"t'ho' ne°yawe°"ha'." 



such as thy mind thinks the there so will it come to pass." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" De'hae""hiyawa"gi' wa'hada'dya' 



Then now the did he speak 



wa'he°"hen*, "O'ne"* di" e°sge'sen'nya^ na'ye' ne" eMjyogwek'he' 



did ho say, "Now so will again I-it make that it is the will again it be 



then whole 



ne" goyee°"da' ne" akhino"ha'." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' hi'ya' 



the her body the our mother." Then now in fact 



sa*ha'sen'nya', na'ye' ne" aofi'ya' wa'ha'sen'nya"da'. Ne" 



again did he-it make, that it is the mist did he-it use to make it. The 



o'ne°' wa'hayennenda"nha' o'ne°' wa'hP'^hen'j ''0'ne°' 



now did he-it complete now did he say, *'Now 



sageyennenda"nha'. 0'ne°' sayogwek'he' ne" sayee°"da o'^ni' 



again I-it have completed. Now again it whole is the thy flesh also 



ne" sa's'hasde°"saa', o'ne°' gagwe'gi' sa'sye'na'. Na'ye' hi'ya' 



the thy power, now it-all again thou-it That it is in fact 



hast. 



ne" deyagyade°*hnon'da' is' da'sadyee°'*da' wa'hyagaen'nya' ne" 



[the my brother thou thou the first wast did he-thee ruin the 



t'ho'ne°' o°'hweiidjiya"ge*j na'ye' o"ni' ne" i"sowa' 



here this it-earth-on, that it is also the it much 



wa'hagaeii'nya' tea" niga'*hwa' ne" o^'hwendjiya'de'. 'a'*so°' 



did he-it ruin where so much it the it-earth extant is. Still 



holds 



o'^ni' i"sowa' e°'s'hadei'hwat'wa"da' tea" ne°yoiims"he' 



also it much is will again he do wrong where so will it last Gong) 



e°yo°'hwendjiya'dek." 



will it-earth extant be." ^ 



0'ne°' di" akno"ha' wa'goni'hwis"a's na'ye' ne" 



Now so my mother do I-thee commission that it is the 



then 



e°'sadei'hon'de°', na'ye' ne" e°*sadei*honda'*gwa' ne" 



wilt thou a task take up, that it is the wilt thou a task take up, for it the 



de'"se'snye"nha' ne" tea" o^'hwendjiya'de', o"ni' ne" 



wilt thou-i*^ attend to the where it-earth extant is, also the 



