778 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



(ia'hayage°"nha' iie" hai"se°'. T'ho"ge' o'ne"' wa'ha'a'gwa' 



thence he came out the Red Syuirrcl. Then now did he shoot 



otci"kwa' wa'has'da', agwas' tea" t'honwanon'wa"da', 



it knob arrow he. it used, verily where he-its liead hit, f;iirly, 



t'ho"ge' o'ne"' da'haya'de°"nha' ne" hai"se'". T'ho"ge' 



then now thence his body fell the Red Squirrel. Then 



o'ne"' sa'hon'den'dya', sa'hadiya'de°"hawa' ne" hai"se°'. 



now again thoy went home, back they-its body carried home the Red Squirrel. 



Honsa'hadi'yo-' o'ne"" wa'henni'hen", "O'ne"' ne" nP" ne" 



There again they arrived now they said, "Now the the this the 



na" wa'hadl'yo' ne" onkhinada'hen"se', o'ne"' onnis"! 



the did they-it kill the they-our village are visiting, now it long 



that time is 



tchi-yongwan6'we''k ayagwa'yo' ne" ot'go"'." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' 



during we keep failing we would kill it the it-daimon." Then now 



ne" goksten"a' wa'a'hen", "Niyawe°"ha'. Na'ye' di" tea" 



the she, the old woman she said, "I am thankful. That it is so then where 



ne°yawe'"'ha'. I" di" na'ye' e''waga'we°ks ne" gane"hwa', 



so it will come to pass. I so then that it is will it-we belong to the it-skin, 



svva'djik' gane'hwano'we"'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' De'hae'"hyo'we"s 



too much it-skin precious is." Then now 



wa'haye°"saa' ne" hai"se'". Ganyo" wa'hayennenda"nha' 



did he-it skin the Red Squirrel. As soon as did he-the task complete 



o'ne"' wa'ha'sa'don', o'ne°' di" da's'haga'we"' ne" goksten"a', 



now did he-it stretched now so then did he-it give to her the she-the old 



woman, 



i"sowa' deyondenno'"hen'nyo°k tea" wa'agone'hwayenda"nha' 



much she-thanks is giving where did she it-skin acquire 



ne" gane'hwano'we"'. T'ho"ge' wa'a'ge"", "Na'ye' hi'ya' 



the it-skin valuable is. Then she said, "That it is of course 



wa's^hoiigwai'hwagwe'nya^s ne'' s'hongwanada'hen"se'. Na'ye' 



did they-our task accomplish, for us the they-our villages are visiting. That it is 



di" tea" ne-yawe-'ha'. S'he""he°'den'dak s'haya"dada' di" na'ye'. 



SO where so will it come to be will be left to remain he, a person, is so then that it is. 



then pass. 



Na'ye' de°sewayenawa"kho°k, na'ye' oi"hwa' ne" na'ye' 



That it is will you be co-laborers, tha it is it is the reason the that it is 



wa'hagwe'nya' tea" nonwa*ho"de°' hiya" nis' de'swagwe'nyon^" 



he was able to do it where thing, kind of not it is the any you were able to do it.' 



you 



T'ho"ge' wa'henni'hen", ''Na'ye' gwa" o^'ni' tea" nayawe°"ha'. 



Then they said, "That it is just also where so should it take 



place. 



Na'ye' e°t'hada'dya' ne" o'hen'do"'." T'ho"ge' ne" goksten"a' 



That it is will he reply the it ahead (one)." Then the she. the old 



woman 



wa'a'hen", "Do'ge°s hi'ya'." O'ne"" dondayeda"nha' de°"se' 



she said, "True it is indeed." Now thence did she arise and 



ne"t*ho' nhwa"e°' wa'e'nho'hwa'gwa' tea" hetcyono^'sofi'da', 



the there thither she went did she-the door flap put where there it-lodge is attached, 



aside 



o'ne"" ga'wen', "E""sei'hwa'm"da'-khe""' s'haya"dada' 



now she said, "Wilt thou agree to will he, a person, is 



the matter, you 



s'he^4ie°'den'dak ne" onkhinada'hen"se', na'ye' oi"hwa' tea" 



he will be left to remain the he-our village is visiting, that it is it the canoe is where 



wa'hagwe'nya' na'ye' wa'ha'yo' ne" ot'go°' ne" hai"se°' 



he was able to do it that it is he-it killed the it-daimon the Red Squirrel 



