UEwiTT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 771 



t'hone"'. O'lie"' dl" ostwi"ha' ne"' liagwa' ha'de°swada"sen'. 



liere this. now so then it :i little is this side it is there will you stand 



severally. 



De°swaga'ha"k ne" o'ne°' e°yagwa'yo'." T'ho"ge' one"' 



Will you-it see the now will we-it kill." Then now 



da'hondo""tka' ne" De'hae°'hyo'we'"s hodyo'gwa'. O'ne-' di" 



thence [hey withdrew the his troop. Now so then 



da'hon'sa'we"' ne" ne"t'ho' hadina'gee' o'ne"' nenge°'ha' ne"' 



they began the the there they dwell now this it is so 



nhwa'hayea' ha'gon'wa' tea" nofi'we' dyo'hnegitgcfi'hwi'. O'ne"' 



thus did he-it touch it under where the place it spring of water flows. Now 



o"nr dawa'sa'we"' wa'o'ga'e'ha' o'gai"i', agwas' tea" ni'yo't 



also then it began did it sound it loud is, verily where so it is 



ne" gaweunoda'dye'. T'ho"ge' o'ne"', gwa" ne" hennon'gwe' 



the it thunders on the way. Then now just the they, the humans 



\va't'hona"dat sa'honde'gwa'. 0'ne°' dawa'sa'we"' 



did they run away they fled away. Now did it begin 



wa'tgaenwaiwe°"scn'. Niyoi'hwagwa'ha' o'ne"' wa't'hadida"sen' 



did it flash lightnings repeatedly. So it time short was now did they stand severaUy 



de°"se' wa'henni'hen", "One"' wa'agwa'yo'." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' 



and they said, "Now did we-it kill." Then now 



sa'hon'den'dya'. Na" di" ue" o'ne"' honsa'hadi'yo"', 



again they went home. the so the now there again they had 



that then returned, 



wa'henni'hen', "O'ne"' wa'agwa'yo' ne" ot'go"'. Hiya" 



they said, "Now did we-it kill the it daimon is. Not 



de'ongw-enno""do"' nonwa'ho"de"', 'on", niyawe""!' tea" swa'djik' 



any we-it knew thing, kind of, perhajis so it happened where too much 



de"'gi'he"" dosge""ha' nigen"den'. Hiya" hweii'do"' 



eitremely near it is there it abides. Not it is ever 



de'oiigwatdo'ge"'. O'ne"' hofi" onnis"i' ne"t'ho' tcigen"den' 



any we-it were aware of. Now perhaps it long while the there while it abides 



swa'djik' o'ne"' gagowa'ne"'. O'ne"' hon' t'ho"ha' ste"" 



too much Now it large (is). now perhaps almost something 



( = because) 



nayongwaya'dawe"'i"hna'." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" goksten"a' 



so would it have come to pass." Then now the she, the old 



woman 



wa'a'hen", "Ge°'he°" oi'hwane'hii'gwat wa'onghiya'dage"nha' 



she said, "Extremely it-njatter of wonder is did Ihey-us aid 



ne" onkhinada'hen"se'." T'ho"ge' gawen" nonwa'ho"de°' 



the they-our village are visiting." Then she said: thing, kind of 



nwa'gaya'do"de"' tea" weswa'yo' ne" ot'go"'?" Wa'heiini'hen", 



such its body is in shape where you it killed the it-dai-mon is?" They said, 



"Dagwe"'niga'don'do"' gagowa'ne"'." T'lio"ge' o'ne"' gawen", 



".Mligator it is large." Then now she said, 



"Na'ye' ne" ni"a" ge"he' na'ye' 'on" o'ne"' wa'ga'he"g tea" 



"Th:it it is the I I think th:it it is perhaps now it tinie has come where 



niwat'hfi'wi* tca^' niwados'hi'ne^ nfi'ye' di^' ne'' o'ne"' 



such it is the season where such it is time that so the now 



of year it is then 



aeswahe'de"s'da^ tea" niyo"* odon'ni' ne'' o"'hwendjia"ge*." 



should you them wet where so many they grow the it-earth-on." 



thev are 



T'ho"ge' s'haya"dada' wa'he"heil", "Na'ye' 'on' oya'ne' 



Then ho a person is ho said, " That it is perhaps it-good is 



