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SENECA FICTION, LEGENDS, AND MYTHS 



[ETH. ANN. 32 



6"tchildoat"h&', ne"kho' na°'ga° gayJl'd&ge'on' 



wilt thou to hunt go, that and this it is it body lie several 



ne"ho' dcyodoge'''do° hui'g6° djo'a'g3,'." 



asa matter it it requires that it is raccoon." 



heyonegas'de' 



" pot-roasted " 



Ne"kho' ne 



That and the 



haunwa°'de°' ne" 



his nephew that 



Da' o'nS°', gi"o 



So 



waagoon'doii' ne" ne" 



did he her ask several that the 



Do' ne^djik'hwaye' ? 



How so will you two food prepare? 



"', dondagl'd&'t o'ne"' na'e' 



said thence they two arose now truly 



neyo"s'ho°' 



his wile-s 



o'gya"tc6' 



did Ihey (du.) it 

 cut up 



ne 



the 



djo'a'ga'; ga'iiio' 



raccoon; as soon as 



He" niyu'we' 



As so lar as it is 



Da' o'n5°' ne" 



So now the tw 



ne" ne" gft'sno" 



that the it bark 



o'wadyenno'k'dS"' da' o'ne° 



did they their task complete so now 



o'gai" yonegas'de' 



did it cook it boiled down 



degiksa' 'gowa ne' 



two they (/.) (du.) maidens that 



na°"ot ne"ho' 



kind of thing tnere 



o'gina°'djo'de°'. 



did they two (/.) pot set up, 



o'n6°' o'wa'do"'. 



now did it become, 



'wa' ga'on'wagoii 



the it meat it-bowl-in 



o'gi'onda', ne"kho' ne" 



did they two (du.) that and the 



it part, 



war 



of course 



ne" o' 



Da' 



o'ne°' wainandek'honnr hadigwe'go". 



now did they food eat they together. 



niya'wg", uiya'we"," ha'do", gi"o'", 



I am thankful, I am thankful," he kept .saying, it is said, 



Wa'o'hSn't, gi"o'", o'ne"' a'e' saadoaf'hS,' 



It became day, it is said now again again he to himt went 



ho', 



ho', 



ne' 



the 



" Niya'w6°, 



' I am thankful, 



hage°'(ljl. 



he old one (is). 



ne" Dooa'dane' 



the Dooii'dane'- 



ge° 



Da' 



So 



ne 



that 



tchl'ie's 



ne' 



the 



ga'hada'goil 



it-forest-in 



ne"ho' 



there 



waa ge" 



did he it see 



ga'itgowa'nen, 



it tree stands great. 



agwas , 



very 



gl 



ne 



that 



ne 



the 



owadjisd&"ge' 



it-bark-on 



he" ga'it. 



0'ne°', gi"o'", 



Now, it is said 



'o°', o'e"da' 



i said, it clawed (is) 



waade'cyonya'noii' waaii' 't'he"'-kho 



did he his preparations maki 



did he it climb- and. 



Da' o'n5°' 



So now 



dyen't'ho' 



draw out 



e'da'ge"kho' 



earth-on-and 



t'ho 



out 



na e' 



truly 



ne" 



ne"ho' 



there 



djo'a'ga' 



na'a'''we° a'e', ne"ho' waay^'da- 



so it happened again, there did he its body 



ne" o'swg^'da'gon gonni"dio°' 



the it dead tree-in they (anim.) abide 



wooya'don'dl', o'ne"' o'ya'kho' ho^saayJi'dadyen'- 



d id he its body cast, now it-other-and thence again he its body drew 



e'da"gc'-kho' a'e' wooyft'doft'di', o'ne"', o'ya'kho' a'e' 



earth-on-and 



again did he its body cast now, 



it other and 



agam 



ho°saay&'dadyen't'ho' ne" ne" 



thence again he its body drew out that the 



wooya'don'dl', o'n6°', 



did he its body cast down, now 



e'da,"ge'kho' a'e'' wooyfi,'don'di', ne" djo'a'g 



earth-on-and again did he its body cast down the raccoon, 



gl '0°', 

 it is said. 



o'swe""dagon e'da"ge'-kho' a'e' 



it dead tree-in earth-on-and again 



o'ya'kho' ho"saay6'dadyen't'ho' 



it other-and thence again he its body drew out 



ye'i' gi's"ha°, 



six it is believed, 



dja'dflk gi's'ha", nigaya"dJlge' ne" djo'ii 



seven it is believed so many its body in the race* 



jS,'. Da' o'n6° 



na e 



truly 



