756 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth.ann.43 



tea" ne°yoflnis"he' e°yon"hek tea" o°'hwendjihiya'de', o"ni' 



where so will it last long will it alive be where it-earth extant is, also 



tea" ni'yon' odon'ni', o"ni', ne" gofidi'yo', o"ni' ne" on'gwe', 



where so many they are also the they game also the human 



they growing, animals, beings, 



number 



o"ni' tea" gaa'gwaen'nyo"'. 0'ne°' di" ne"t'ho' wa'gat'ga'k 



also where the light orbs in place. Now so the there do I-it let go 



then 



tea' ' sniya 'da'de ' ne' ' at'hoya''saa ', na'ye ' e^snii'hwayen'dak 



where yourtwobodiesare the tradition (legend) that it is will you two its story 



have, 



tea" hagwa'' we'sni'hwadjiada'dye', gagwe'gi* e°yei'hwayende"nha' 



where side of there your (two) ohwachira it-all will one-the matter learn 



persists, 



tea'' ni'yoii' nwa'awe°"sen* de°"se' ne" is' we*djiyatgat"hwa', 



where so many so did it happen and the you did you two- them see, 



they are repeatedly 



'a"so°' o"ni' odaden'i' ne" odii'hwadye'e^' e°djiyatgat'hwa"ho°' 



still also it remains the they matters disturb- will you two see severally 



ing are 



ne" o'hen'do°' hagwa'di'." 



the ahead towards." 



T'ho"ge' ne" Odendonni"a' de°"se' ne" Awe""haniyon'da' 



Then the and the 



o'ne°' wa'hie" 'nigon'ha'e"'. Agwas', hwa'gaye'it 'a"se°' 



now did they two keep watch. Verily, it exact was three 



nwa'wa'sofidage"khe' ne" de'hni'nigon"haa' o'ne°' gwa" 



so did it nights number the did they two keep watch now just 



wa'ondyen"ha'gwa' ne" Awe°'naniyon'da' ne" o'ya' nwa'awe^'ha' 



did she become aware the the it other so did it act 



tea" agon"he' de°"se' o'ne"" wa'a"hen', "O'ne"", hi'ya', 



where her life is and now did she say, "Now, indeed, 



hwa'ga'he"g tea" nonwa'ho"de°' ne" s'hongni'nigon'hada'di' ne" 



it-time has come where thing kind of the he-us has promised the 



tea" ne''yawe'"'ha'." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" Odendonni"a' 



where so will it come to pass." Then now the 



wa't'hatga'don'nyo°k. Ha'dewatchof'hwas hagwa'di, 



did he his eyes cast about. At the sun-setting towards 



wa'hadyen"ha'gwa' ne"t'ho' gwa" dwe°'hni"da' 'a'sonhe'kha', 



he was surprised the there just there it moon is nocturnal, 



present 



t'ho"ge' o'ne"' wa'he'"hen', "Do', heyat'ho'ye"' ne" 



then now did he say, "There, let me tell him the 



S'hongniya'di'sa"i'." O'ne"' gonda'dye' ne"t'ho' nhwa"he'. 



He-our two bodies has finished." Now at once the there thither did he 



go. 



Ga'nyo' hwa'ha'yo"' o'ne°' wa'he'"'hen', "O'ne"', hi'ya' 



As soon as there did he arrive now did he say, "Now, indeed, 



wa'gai'hwayei"khe' ne" tea" nisgniyea"se*. 0'ne°' o'ya' ni'yo't 



it matter has been fulfilled the where so thou-us two hast Now it other so it is 



done for. 



ne" tea" agon"he' ne" Awe'^'haniyoii'da^ de'^'se' o'ne°' o"ni' 



the where she alive is the and now also 



V'se' wa'agni'ge"' ne" 'a'son'he'kha' 'a"se' we""hni"da'." 



new it is did we two-it see the nocturnal new it is it-moon is present." 



T'ho"ge' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' wa'he°"hen',. "O'ne"' hi'ya' 



Then the did he say, "Now indeed 



