?,E«"Ti:] LEGENDS 743 



na'e' he"hoyon he'onwe' tgauyoclii'de'. Da' i'wi ne" non' 



verily there-he-ar- there where there-it (ji.)-lake- So I-it- that perhaps 



rived exists. (then) think 



na'e' ho'nyo' hoi'ggn ne" ha"sowan6n. 



verily he-him- that-one the his-mouth-large (is), 



killed (it is) 



Da' o'n6°' diq' ne" ne" de°dyatnoo°'gwak, I" dedya- 



So now more- that the shalt-thou-I-self-love-ever, we thou-I- 



(then) (then) over 



da^'nonde'. E°gonnoo°'gwak o'n6°' nis"il' I"k]io' 6°s- 



brother-sister Shall-I-lhee-lo-love, now the-thou- I-and shall- 



(are) continue then (only) 



gnoo°'gwak. 



thou-me-to-love, continue. 



Da' o'n6°' diq' ne" I" e^gadowafha'." 



So now moreover the I will-I-to-himt-go." 



(then) (then) 



Da' ne" diq' o'ne°' waado'wat; agwas' hadjino°'di'yo; 



So thjit moreover now did-he-it-himt ; very he-hunter-fine (is)- 



(then) (then) 



o"wa' ne"s'hon hodi'go°; awenoiitgade"s'hon he'onwe' 



it (n.) that-just they-it-continue- it (n.)-pleasant-just there where 



meat to-eat; 



deni"dyo°'. Da' ne"ho' nigaga'is. 



both-they-two- So there so-it-legend-long 



abide. (then) (is). 



137. The Legend of DoadanegeS axd Hotkwisdadegena 



(two feathers together and the tortured BOY) 



Two male persons lived together in a lodge. The elder wa.? named 

 Doadanegefi, and the j'ounger, his nephew, was called Hotkwisdade- 

 gena. Uncle and nephew lived by hunting, and they two dwelt in 

 contentment, for they had meat to eat at all times. They thus spent 

 their lives pleasantly. There were no other people dwelling in their 

 neighborhood. 



After a long time pa.ssed in this kind of life the uncle said to his 

 nephew : " Oh, my nephew ! now go yonder to that valley, where you 

 must seat yourself and listen very intently for whatever sounds that 

 are peculiar which you may hear. I do not know what sounds you 

 may hear, but you shall hear something." So Hotkwisdadegena set 

 out for the valley, which he was not long in reaching. Having 

 arrived there, he seated himself and kept very quiet. He I'emained 

 in this attitude for a long time. 



Suddenly and without any warning an owl perched in the hollow 

 of a near-b}' tree hooted Wu, wu, wu, mu-u'. The youth quickly 

 arose, saying : " This is perhaps what my uncle means," and started 

 on the run homeward. It was not long before he reached the lodge. 

 Then the elder man, Doiidanegen, his uncle, said : " What did you 

 hear? Come, now, tell it." " So let it be," replied Hotkwisdadegeiia. 

 But the elder said: " Wait just a moment first. You may commence 



