790 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



De'hae-'hyo'we-s det'hoda"i', det'hoda'dl', hawen', "'A'se°" 



he arose, bespoke, he said, "Three 



niwas'*he''^ niya'gyon* ongwa'den'dyon'. 'A'se"*' di" nidjia'gyofi' 



so many it lens so we are we departed. Three so then so many only 



we are left 



sayagwa'yo°'. I" hi'ya' ne" De'hae°'hyoVe°s niwaksenno"de°'. 



we have returned. I in fact the such is my name. 



Ne"*' hagwadi' heii^den' deyagyade"'hnon'daa, Gae"*hyakdon'dye' 



This direction he abides my brother 



ne" na'ye' ni'ho'sefmo"de°'. Ne"" o"m" hagwa'di' t'hen"den' 



the that, it is such is his name. This also direction there he abides 



Daga'dye' na" ni'ho'senno^de"'. Ne"t*ho' gen'gwa' nidjia'gyon' 



the that such his name is. The there only so many still we 



number 



sayongwa'dade°'k. Na'ye, di" tea" nwa'awe^'ha' tea" nige°'' 



again we are left. That it is so then where so did it come to pass where so far it is 



\va'agwagwat"hwa' s'haya"dada' ne"t'ho' ne" na' tehit"he^s. 



did we a circuit make he, a person, is the there the the that still he remains. 



Hiya" di" na" de'a'wet donda"he' ne" t'ho'ne°' o°*hwendjiade'." 



Not so then the any it is thence he could the here this it-earth stands. " 



that possible come 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'hat'hoya' ne" De'hae'"hyo'we''s agwas' 



Then now did he-it tell the verily 



ne"t'ho' da'ha'sa'we"' tea" niyawe""!' o'ne°' s'ha'hon'den'dya'. 



the there there he it began where so it came to pass now where they started. 



Gagwe'gi' tea" nwa'awe^'sen' tea" o"ni' nofi\va'ho"de'" 



It entire where so it happened repeatedly where also thing, kind of 



wa'hontgat"hwa' agwas' ne"t'ho' sa'ho'k'de"' tea" nige°" ne" 



they-them saw verily the there again he it finished where so far it is the 



o'ne"' sa'hadi'yo"'." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' sa'ha'dye"'. O'ne"' he" 



now again they returned." Then now again he sat down. Now again 



donsa'hada"nha' ne" ha'sennowtl'ne°' wa'he°heu', 



thence again he arose the he, the chief he said, 



"Oi'hwane'ha'gwat hi'ya' tea" nwa'awe'"ha'. Gai'hwis' o'ne°' 



"It is a wonderful message in fact where so it came to pass. It a long time was now 



tea" nwa'oiinis"he' swa'deti'dyon'. O'ne"' di' se'swa'yo"'. 



where so it long endured you were away. Now so then again you hare 



relurned. 



Gai'hwagweiini'yo' hi'ya'. Hawefini'yo', da'henno°"do°' tea" 



It is the truth indeed. He, the disposer. He willed it where 



wa'gagwe'nya' se'swa/yo"'. 0'ne°' di" gayennenda"i' 



it was able again you returned. Now so then it is ready 



de\lwadatno°'hen'nyo°'. Nil'ye' df tea" ne"yawe""ha' 



will we greet one another. That it is so then where so will it come to pass 



de''swad£i"nha' ne" 'a'se°' nidjidjyo°'. T'ho"ge' o'ne" I" 



will you stand the three so still many you Then now I 



number. 



e°k'hent I" hi'ya' ne"t'ho' non'we' nisk'da' tea" non'we' 



will I lead I indeed the there the place there I stand where the place 



ni'hadadye"sgwa' ne" honwagovv-aue°"hna' ne" tea"-swa'deii'dya'. 



there he occupied himself the he, their chief was the when-you started. 



Na'ye' tea" niwaksenno"de'" Daga'Iiedoii'dye'. Na'ye' di" tea" 



That it is where .such is my name Trees standing in vista. That it is so then where 



ne°yawe""ha' agwas' de°dwadadya'do'sengwa'ho°', na'ye' ne" 



so will it come to pass verily will we our bodies rule nmtually, that it is the 



gagwe'gi' eksa's'ho°"a' heyodo'kda' deMwadatno"'hen'." T*ho"ge' 



it all they, the children to the last one will we greet one another." Then 



o'ne"' ue" De*hae''*hyo'we°s honna'tchi' o'ne^' wa't'hadida"nha\ 



now the his friends now did they stand up. 



