804 SENECA FICTION, LEGENDS, AND MYTHS 



230. Gaha Gastende for Ga"ha' Tga'stciVde' signifies, "Wind Cliff," literally, 

 " It-Wind Tliere-It-Rock-Stands." 



237. Galisgwaa Tgawenot for Ga'sgwd'a' Tgawe'not signifies " It-Rock There- 

 It-Island-Stands," or Rock Island. 



238. Othegwenhdah Tgawenot for (>t'ha!iwe"''(l4' Ti/aicf'nol signifle.s "It- 

 Chert or Flint It-Island-Stands," or Flint Island. 



239. Oosah Tgawenot for Oo'.sa' Tgawe'not signifies " It-Basswood It-lsland- 

 Stands," or Basswood Island. 



240. Gai"so"'he' is tlie name of the daddy-long-legs. 



241. Nitgawenosatieha for Nitgaioeno"' satie'd signifies " There at the Narrow 

 Island." 



242. Djinonhsanon for Djino'^'sano" is the name of the cricket, meaning 

 literally " Lodge watch or guard." The name was given because this insect 

 cries when the lodge or Iiouse becomes silent. 



243. Tgawenogwen for Tgawe'no'gwcn is a place name signifying "There, 

 at the Broad Island." 



244. Onowehda for 0'nowe"da' is the name of the angleworm. 



245. Djisdaah for djisda'a is the name of the gra.sshopper. So that Djisdaah 

 Tgawenot means " Gra.sshopper Island." 



246. See note 237. 



247. Hoonkgowanen for Hoo'^'kgowd'nC''^ is the name of tlie Pelican ('.') and 

 signifle.s, " His throat or gullet is large." 



248. See note 239. 



249. Shayades for S'hnyd"dcs is the name of the blacksnake, meaning "His 

 body (is) notedly long." 



250. Deanohsgwis for Deano^'a'gwis is the name of a kind of grasshopper ( ?), 

 meaning " His jump (trajectory) (is) long." 



251. See note 243. 



252. See note 244. 



253. Hononhengwen for Hono'^'e^"gwen is a proper name, meaning, " His 

 head (is) broad." 



254. Ganehdaiikhon Tgahadayen Tgawenot for Ganc'daiik'hn'" Tgahddd'ie" 

 TgaxvC'not is a place name, meaning, " It is green It-forest-is there-it-island-is," 

 or " The Island of the Green Forest." 



255. Degatengowa for Dcgatc''"g6tm is the name of the large dust-colored 

 grasshopper, about 2 Inches long. Its habit of leaping up in the air 3 or 4 

 feet and remaining almost stationary by a fluttering of the wings is referred 

 to in the next line in the story. 



2.50. Henhgadji for He^"gddji signifies, "His tail (is) black," referring to 

 the marking of the tail. 



257. See note 245. 



2.58. The use of the pipe was to fortify himself against any evil influence 

 that might be employed by the stranger. 



259. Hodehondasiowanen for Ilodc'un diixiO'irdni-" signifies " His quid (is) 

 large." 



260. Gaasyendiet'ha for Gad'sioildie't'hd' is tlie name of the meteor or so- 

 called firedragon, and signifies, " He emits or casts out flames of fire." 



261. Gaonhiahge Tgastendeh for Gdo^'id"ge' Tga'stefi'de' signify "On tlie 

 Sky, or in the Sky, there It-Rock-Island Stands forth," or freely, " The Rock 

 Cliff or Peak in the Sky." 



262. Tkwendahen Niohsiowesiohden for Tkwe"'dd"en' ^ io'ciowecio" den 

 signify "His jacket (is) red." 



263. (Jaahgwa Tgawenot for <l<iu''gwd' Tgawv'not signify. " ,Suu there-it- 

 island," or " Island of the Sun." 



