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IROQUOIAN OOSMOLOUY 



[KTH. ANN. 21 



nothing in reply. So, now. at that tinu-, the nian-lieinu- noticed that 

 he began to be ill. For some time it continued thus, when, verily, his 

 mother came to the place where he lay. She said: "Where is the 

 place wherein thou art ill? " Then the man-being said in reply: " Oh, 

 my mother! I will now tell thee that I, alas, am about to die." And 

 his mother replied, saying: ''What manner of thing is meant by thj' 

 sa_ving 'I shall dieT" 



It is said that they who dwelt there did not know what it is 

 for one to say "I shall die." And the reason of it was that no 

 one living there on the sk}' had ever theretofore died. At that 

 time he said: "And, verily, this will come to pass when I die: Mj^ 

 life will go forth. Moreover, my body will become cold. Oh. my 



Da', tho"ge' o'ne" 



So at that now 



(time) 



wa'"hono"''hwak'de"'. 



he becijure ill. 



o'ne"" hi'ia" ne" 



ne" hen'gwe" 



the he 



beir 



GaiiTgwiX" 



Some (time) 



bono' "ha" 



hi.s mother 



hefida'^g'a'. 



he lay. 



O'ne"' ne 



Now - thi 



WiviVhefi" 



She it said: 



hen'gwe' 



he man- 

 IxMiig (is) 



"Gain" 



"Where (is) 



'ha'wefi': 



) lie replied: 



wivhatdo'ka' tea"' 



man- he it noticed the 



g (is) where 



nwiVoiini'she' ne''tho" 



so (long) it lasted there 



ne"tho" wa'e'io"" tea" 



there she arrived the 



where 



nofi'we' nisano""hwak'dani' ?'' 



the place so it thee pain (illness) ct^iises?" 



o ne ' 



hi'io't 



noii'we' 



the place 



'■Ageno"hri". 



"Oh.mv mother. 



o ne 



now 



' gonia- 



I thee it 

 will tell 



tho'if 



na le 



that 



(it is I 



bono' 'ha'. 



his mother. 



wa"iX"hen" 



she it said: 



gi"heio""se"." 



I am going to die." 



'Ho't 



Na'ie' 



That 



(it is) 



nonwa'ho"'de"" 



kind of thing 



gefi'da" 



it signifies 



tea" 



i'sa'do"k: 



thou it art 

 saying: 



Na'ie' 



Tliat 



'E"gi-he'ia'r 



'I will die?'" 



ne". ia'ke"'. 



e, it is said. 



soil'' nonwa'ho"de' 



tea 



the 



where 



aia'^heiT: 



one it should 



hadina'gee' 



they (m.) dwell 



hiia" de'hadiiefide'i' 



the 



it kn 



•E" 



fi'b 



vill d 



e lii 



the what kind of thing 



(who) (if is) say: 



horinia''ha" ne" hiia'' hweii'do"' de'aga\ve"'he'io' 



it causes the not ever one has died 



(makes matter) (it is) 



ne" ne"tho' gao""biri"ge". O'ne"" hi'ia" tho''ge' wa"he"''hen" 



tliere it sky on. Now, of at that he it said: 



Na'ie" gai'- 



That it 



(it is) 



tea"' hadinil'gee' 



the they im.i dwell 



the 



"Nii'ie" 



"That 



(It is) 



Na'ie" 



That 



(it IS) 



di" ne' 



ue"' tho'ne"" ne"iawe"'"hii" ne"' 



the here so it will come to tiie 



(this way) pass 



e°gaiage""nha'' ne" agadon'he 



le It will go out the my life 



(lifehood). 



tho'ne"' ne"'siea" 



be- 



the 



gia"di''ge'. Ageno''h;'i 



my body on. My mother, 



ko-a*. 



this wav 



I thou it wilt 

 do 



