768 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



ga"yo'." T'ho^ge' o'ne^' dyagowennitge°''i' ne" gokste'^'a" 



it Eame Then now her word came forth the she, the old 



animals." woman 



wa'a'hen", "Na'ye' hi'ya' tea" nwa'awe'°'ha' ne^' ha'sa"diik 



she said that it is of course where so it came to pass the just now 



na'ye' ne" De'hae'"hyawa"gi' (T'hae'"hyawa"'gi') 



that it is the 



s'hago'defi^nen^'hna' ne" hefinon'gwe', hawen", ige°' da'hen'ne', 



he-them, escorted homeward the they are human he said, it is they are coming, 



beings, 



t'hone"" di" de'"hadida"nha' ne" o'ne°' e°'hadi'yo°'. Da", 



There this so then will they remain the now will they arrive. So, 



o'ne"' di" hodi'yo"'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" ha"sa' 



DOW SO then they arrived." Then now the just now 



sa'hadi'yo"' o'ne°' wa'hondon'ha"hen', wa'henni"hen', 



again they now they rejoiced, they said, 



returned 



"Nyawe°"ha' we'swa'yo"'. Na'ye' ne" gai'hwis' o'ne"' tea" 



"We rejoice you have arrived. that it is the it time is long now where 



degwaga'ha'dye'. O'ne"' di" hi'ya' wa'didwadat'ge"' 



we eyed you on the way. Now so then indeed, we have seen one another 



wa'agwatseilnon'nya'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'honnadadya'- 



we are happy." Then now did they rub their 



do'sengwa"ho°' agwas' gagwe'gi' wa'hondon'ha"hen'. 



bodies one another, verily it entire (all) did they rejoice. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" gokste°"a' wa'ekhon'nya'. Ganyo" 



Then now the she, the old woman did she food prepare. As soon as 



wa'agokhwa'is ne't'ho"ge' o'ne°' gawen", O'ne"' hi'ya' 



was, it-food cooked for her the then now she said, now indeed 



e°swaha'dana'we°'." Da", o'ne°' hi'ya' wa'hondekhoii'nya'. Na'ye' 



will your appetites be There now ofcouree did they eat. That it is 



gratified." 



di" tea" nwa'awe""ha' ne" De'hae°'hyo'we'"s hodyo"gwa' ne"t'ho' 



so where so did it come to pass the his troop the there 



then 



de'hadiga''haa\ Hiya'' ste°" iionwa'ho"de°' de'honne'gi' ne" 



they looked on. Not anything thing, kind of any, did they eat the 



gak'hwa'. Agwas^, na'ye' geii'gwa' ne^' aon'ya', na'ye' 



it food. Verily, that it is only the its odor, that it is 



wa'honna'da"nha\ T'ho"ge* o'ne°' donsa'hadida"nha', o'ne°' 



they were filled. Then now thence again they stood up, now 



wa'a'hen" ne" gokste°"a', "0'ne°', hi'ya', 'oh" aeswe'sak'ha' ne" 



did she say the she, the old woman, "Now, of course, perhaps should you-it go the 



seeking 



ga'yo', na'ye' ne" a'hondekhon'nya' ne" onkhinada'hen"se'. 



it-game that it is the coultd hey-it eat the they are visiting our village, 



animals, 



Hiya" hi'ya' na" de'hen'neks ne" nonwa'ho"de°' nis' tea" 



Not indeed the any, they-it eat the thing, kind of the where 



that you 



ni'swakho'de""." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'hoiVden'dya'. 0'ne°' ne" 



such your food kind of, is." Then now did they start away. Now the 



na" gokste°"a' ne°" nhwa'eyea' tea" gago''"sa' tea" godenak'do^' 



the she, the old this so did she-it do where it headrest where she-her couch is 



that woman (way) 



one°"ha' sgane°"hada' de°"se' o'nyo'"'sa', otcgen"a' ne"t'ho' 



it-squash, beechnuts the there 



tea" osdjisdo"lida' ne"t'ho' 



where it-fire ends the there 



