774 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"" wa'hadiye'"'da', o'ne°' ogoiida'dye' wa'wade"gwa'. 



Then now did they-it bit, now riglit away did it fieo. 



Ne"l:'ho' wade'nyeiide""ha' ne" awada'se"da' tea" ga'hc'da' 



The there it attempts made the it would hide itself where it standing 



trees are 



ha'gon'wa hagwa" iie"t'ho' ge^s' V7a'hadiye'"'da', 



inside towards the there custom- did they-it hit. 



arily 



wa't'hadiyenda'hi"da' ge°s' tea" o"ni' ononda'hen'nyo"' ne"t'ho' 



did they-it-tree, smashed custom- where also it-mountainfs) the there 



arily stand, severally 



ge^s' ha'goii'wa' ne"t'ho' wa'wada'se"da'. T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne"t'ho' 



custom- inside the there did it-itself hide. Then now the there 



arily 



wa'hadiye°"da'hen'. Gain'gwa' nwa'onnis'he' o'lie"' wa'hadi'yo'. 



did they-it hit repeatedly. Some just so it time long (is) now did they-it kill. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'henni'hen", "Ne"t'ho' ne" tca"t'ho' ni'yo't 



Then now did they say, The there the the present so it is 



deyodawen'nye' ne" ot'go"' o°'hwendjiagon'wa's'ho°'. Na'ye' ne" 



they (an.) go about the daimoic it-earth in everjTvhere. This it is the 



beings 



hiya" t'hayoyaneii'k'he' ne" o'"hwendjia"ge' ne" nenge°"ha' nonwa'- 



not any it good would become the it-earth on the this it is thing 



ho"dc'" dayonnadawefi'yek. Na'ye' ne" tca"t'ho' o°'hwendjiagon'wa' 



kind of should they (an.) go about. This it is the where it-earth in 



gonni"den'. Na'ye' ne" na" ne' hayadis'a"ho'" ne" 



they (an.) abide. That it is the the the he-their bodies made the 



that, that 



agwa'do°k ni"a' ne" O'ha'a', na'ye' di" tea" niyawe°"i' 



we-it keep we the that it is so where so it came to pass 



saying then 



ne" swa'do°k Hawenni'yo' na'ye' de'hoi'hwayenda"se' na'ye" 



the you keep He God (-Ruler) that it is he decided the matter that it is 



saying 



ne" o"'liwendjiagon'wa' e°gofmi'den'dak tea' ne°yoi~mis'he' 



the it-earth in will they {av.) where so it will 



remain endure 



e°yo'"hwendjia'dek. Ne"t'ho' di" ag\ve"he' ne" S'hongwai'hon'da' 



will it earth stand out. The there so then we-it believe the He-who-commissioned-us 



na'ye' 'on' 'na" tca"ne°yawe°"ha' ne"o'ne'" t'ho"ha' e°\vado"kde°' 



that it is per- the where so will it come to the now near it is will it end 



haps that pass 



tea" o'"liwendjia'de' ne"t'ho'nige°"o'ne°' de°sgonno'"hwendjiot'ga'k, 



where it-earth stands out the there so far it is now will again they ((in.) the earth leave 



ne"t'ho' se" niyawe'"'se' ne" one"' oi'hwak'a' de''s'hongwade''s'da' 



the there in so it is coming the now it-matter (near will he-us, release (from) 



(thus) fact to pass at hand) 



ne" nonwa'ho"de°' oiigwasdeis'di' tea" o°'hwendji£ide'. Ne"t'ho' 



the thing, kind of we-it, have, in charge, where it earth stands out. the there 



o"ni' nige"" o'ne"' o" na" e°wa'hetge°"nha' tea" ga'hnegon'nyo"', 



also so far now too the wUi it evil, become where it-water springs 



it is that are severally, 



gagwe'gi' e°wagayo°"nha' tea" o"ni' niyon" wadoiinya"ha' tea" 



it-entire (all) will it become old where also so many they are growing, where 



they are 



o°'hwendjia'de' gagwe'gi' e"'wa']ietge°"nha'. O'ne"' di" 



it-earth stands it-entirc(all) will it become spoiled. Now So 



then 



e-djidwak'da'." O'ne"' s'honna'den'dyon'. Ne" o'ne"' honsa'hadi'yo"' 



will again we, go now again they departed. The now there again they 



back." returned 



