HEwiTTl ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 761 



ne" nonwa'ho"de'', dwas't'ha'. T'ho"ge' o'ae°' gagwe'gi' 



the thingCs), kind of we them use. Then now it entire (all) 



e'da"gc' wa'hadl'j'en'. Ganyo" vva'wadeyennenda"nha' o'nS"" 



carth-on, they them laid down. As soon as it-itself settled now 



ground-on, 



ne" De'hae-'hio'we-'s wa'he-'hen", "O'ne"' di" is' e°"s'hent. " 



the he said, "Now so thou must-thou lead." 



then (it is) 



Na" wa'ho'do"' ne" hiya" hweiVdo"' de'hot"ha'. T'ho"ge' 



The he-him meant the not ever any he speaks. Then 



that (addressed) 



o'ne"" he" donsawade'gwa"da' tea" ni'hayanowe' wa'hadiea"da'. 



now agaiD thence again did it-itself raise where as his pace fast is did he-himself resort. 



O'ne"' ne" na" o'dya'.k de'hadiga"ha' ne"t'ho' w^'ha'^o"' tea" 



Now the the some of they-it eyed the there thither he where 



that them disappeared 



hwa'hadak'he'. O'ne"' di' he" e'da"ge' na'donda'we' tea" 



thither he ran. Now so again ground-on again it returned where 



then (down), 



gae°'hia'de' honsagaye'"'da'. Na'ye' di" ne" o'ne°' he" 



it-sky extant is there again it impinged. That it is so the now again 



then 



donsawade'gwa"da' o'ne°' he" t'hi's'haya"dade' 'o""ge°' 



thence again did it-itself raise now again just he another person is in turn 



ha'donsa'haa"dat. Ne"t'ho' o" na" nwa'awe°"ha' tea" ne"t'ho, 



to, hence again he ran. The those too the so it happened where the there 



that 



de'hadiga"ha' ne"t'ho' wa'wa"do-" tea" hwa'hadakhe'. O'ne"' 



they-it eyed the there there it dis- where thither as he ran. Now 



appeared 



he" dondawa'se°"nha' tea" dewade'g\va"t'ha' tea" gae^'hia'de'. 



again thence again it fall where it itself keeps lifting up where it-sty stands out. 



Na'ye' di" ne" o'ne°' donsawade'gwa"da' o'ne"' he" o'ya' 



That it is so the now thence again it-itself raised now again it other 



then 



t'hi's'haya"da'de' ha'donsa'haa"dat. Gagwe'gi' ne"t'ho' 



just he, a different person to, hence again he ran. It all (is) the there 



(thus) 



wa'hondoiigo"da'. Na'ye' di" ne" o'ne"' 



so it happened did they pass on. That it is so the now 



then 



s'haya"dada' o'hna"ge°' wa'hoa"gwa' ne" hwik's' hado°"t'ha' 



(tne other person behind it-hini pleased in the five he-himself be- 



ordor come, made 



na'ye' 'o^'ke"' ha'donsa*haa*'dat, na'ye' di" ne" 



whore now that it is in turn to, thence again he ran that it is so the 



then 



t'honnadyee°*di' gagwe'gi' na'ye' wa't*hondongo^'da\ 



there Mujy the first were it all that it is t(), they went by it, 



ha'de's'hadiga"haa' o'ne"' da'hadak'he'. 'A"so°' t'hono'we"k 



back again they were looking now thence he was Still there he-it lack 



running. 



da'hadongo"da' o'ne"' ne" na" donda\va'se""nha'. Ne" t'ho' ne" 



there he would pass now the the thence down it again fell. The, then the 



through that 



na" \va'gai'hwa"do"' ne"t'ho' wa'he°'he'ya'. 



the it-matter disappeared the there did he die. 



(that 



T'ho"ge' De'hae°'hio'we"'s wa'he"hen', "O'ne"' hi'ya'. 



Then he said, "Now indeed. 



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