766 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY Ietii. ann. 43 



gatdo'gas tea" awefltga'de' ogem"sdi'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" 



It-it feel where it is pleasant it is manifest." Then now the 



hefi'gwe' wa'he-hefi", "Do' gwa" eiik' di" sade'nyen'de"" 



he, the man, he said "What just it may so do thou-it, attempt 



be then 



e°'sye'na' sige°'ha' ga'da' ne" skeimondo"". Do' gwa" efik' 



wilt thou catch yonder, it is it is the deer. What just it may 



it standing be, 



e°'s'ha"nha' e°'sye'na' gwa"t'ho'. T'ho"ge' o'ne"»' 



wilt thou-it wilt thou-it just-here next. Then now 



overtake grasp 



wa'hontgat'hwa' ne"t'ho' ga'da' ne" skennondo^". T'ho"ge' 



did they-it see. the there it stood the deer. Then 



o'ne°' waVade^gwa' ne" skeiino'ndo"". O'ne"' di'* 



now did it flee the Deer. Now so 



then 



wa'ha"se"g. Dosge°"ha' gen'gwa' nige"" o'tte**' 



did he-it pursue. Near it is only so far it is now 



wa'haye'na'. T'ho"ge' wa'he°hen" ne" hen'gwe', "O'ne"' 



did he-it seize. Then he said, the he, the man, "Now 



hi'ya' 'a'se" sawa'do"' tea" son'he'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' o'ya' 



or course new it is again it has where thy life (=art Then now it other 



become alive)." 



e" wa'he-'hen", "I" o"ni' e°tche'sen'nya' tea" gon'he'." 



again he said, "I also wilt again thou me, where I am ahve." 



make 



T'ho"ge' D'He"' na'ye' 'o°"ge"' ne"t'ho' sa'hefinida'geii'. 



Then now that it is in turn the there again he-himself laid 



down. 



T'ho^ge' o'ne"^' he" sa'ha'sen'nya' sa'hayennenda"nha' tea*' 



Then now again again he-it made again he-its organism completed where 



hon'he'. 0'ne°' dedja'e"' de'hyatdo'gas tea" ogem's'di' 



he is alive Now both they two-it are aware where it evident is 



(=his life). 



awentga'de' tea" de'hnon"he'. T'ho"ge' ne" de'hniya'dage" 



it joyful is where they two are Then the two they two persons 



alive. are 



tea" 'a"so"" wa'hyadade'"k' wa'hni"hen' dedja'e"', "I" 



where still did they two remain did they two say both, "I 



o"ni' ne"t'ho' nayawe'"'ha'." Gagwe'gi' .Sha't'hayea'. 



also the there so may it take place." It entire (all) alike he-then did to. 



Sa'ha'sen'nya' tea" hennon"he'. O'ne"' t'ho"ge' hawen", 



Again he-them made where they are alive Now then he said, 



(^=their lives.) 



''O'ne'^' gagwegi" sage'seil'nya' sageyennenda"nha'. 0'ne°' 



Now it-all again-them made again I-it-organisms made. Now 



di" e°dwa'den'dya' ne"t'ho' di" e"dwe" o'ne°' tea" 



SO will we depart the there so will we go now where 



then then together. 



nofiVe' he'^swe^'den'dak tea" ne''yonni''s'he' t'ho'ne"' 



the place there will you remain where so will it be long here this 



e''swe"seg." T'ho"ge' o'ne" hofma'deii'dyon'. Hiia" i'no° 



will you go about." Then now they departed. Not far 



de'honne'nofi' o'ne"' wa'hadi'yo" ' ne'tho gwa" gano^'sa'ye"', 



any they went now they arrived the there just it-lodge lies, 



ne"t'ho' he'hodiyo'"s"i'. T'ho"ge' ne" heu'ne' hawen", "O'ne"' 



the there there they entered. Then the they were he said, "Now 



together 



ne" ne'"' wa'gheya'dinyo°"da' tea" age°" t'ho'ne"" 



the the this I-them have brought in where I said, here this 



