ONONDAGA VERSION 



151 



some person, whoever he may be, iiddres^ies words to thee. And when 

 thou hast oone one half of th}' journey, thou wilt come to a river 

 there, and, moreover, the floating log whereon persons cross is maple. 

 When thou dost arrive there, then thou wilt know that thou art half- 

 way on thy journej\ Then thou wilt cross the river, and also pass on. 

 Thou must continue to travel without interruption. And thou wilt 

 have traveled some time before thou arrivest at the place where 

 thou wilt sec a large field. Thou wilt see there, moreover, a lodge 

 standing not far away. And there beside the lodge stands the tree 

 that is called Tooth." Moreover, the blossoms this standing tree 

 bears cause that world to be light, making it light for the man-beings 

 dwelling there. 



'A''gwi" di" de"tcada'dia" 



Do it not. more- thou wilt speak 

 over, in reply 



soil"' gwa" nonwa'ho"de"'. 



who seem- kind of person, 



ingly 



niio'we/ nhe"*'se' ne"'tho' 



soitisdis- thither thou there 



tant wilt be going 



do'gii't 



if it l>e so, 



Na'ie" 



hi'isi' 



vtrilv. 



e°iesawenna''nha" ne' 



o'hwa"da 



it maple 



ne 



ne"'tho' 



there 



gaen'do' 



it log floats 



V"'sio"" 



tea" dewa'seii'no"' 



That the the it half is 



(it is) where 



tge"'hio'"'hwtida'die', na'ie' di" 



there it river extends itself that raore- 



along, (it is) over 



tea"' noii'we" deieia"hia"kth!V. 



tlie place 



tea" 



Ne" 



The 



o ne 



now 



e sea 



thou 



o ne 



nhw; 



Tho' 



there I am .\t that 



going. (time) 



Heiotgonda"gwi' 



Without interruption 



conclude 



o'ne"' de"'siia"'hia'k, 



now thou stream wilt 



cross. 



e"sa'dendion'ha'die". Na'ie' ne" 



thou wilt continue to 



one uses it stream 

 to cross. 



■ tea" dewa'seii'no' 



the it middle is 



where 



e"sadongo"d;i 



thou wilt pass on 



ni . 



trav 



That 

 (it isi 



ne"ionni'she" tea" lir'".satha'hi'ne" o'ne"" ha"sa' 



so it will last the thither thou wilt be now just then 



where traveling 



tea" non'we' e"satgat'hwa', e°shendage""nha' 



the the place thou it wilt see, thou a clearing (field) 



where wilt see 



'hendaie"'gowa'ne"'. E"sge""nha' di" ne"tho' 



it field lies great. Thou it wilt see. more- there 



over, 



ne"tho' 



there 



nfi'ie" 1 



that t 



(it is) 



gwa"tho' 



near bv 



gam gwa 



some (time) 



he""'sio"" 



tga- 



there 



tgano"'- 



sa le 



lodge 

 lie.s. 



Ono"dju" 



It Tooth 



nen'ge"" 



this (it is I 



Nii'ie" 



That 



gano"'sak'da' 



it lodge beside 



gaefidaia'dji". 



it tree (is) called. 



Na'ie" 



That 



(itisi 



ne"tho" 



there 



?" di" 



g:l'-he" 



tea 



the 

 where 



na le ne 



that the 



(it is) 



ne'' ofi'gwe 



the man* 



being. 



ga"he* tea"' ne"'tho' diio"'hwendjia'de' 



it tree the there there it world (earth) is it i 



stands where present ♦ 



de"hodi"hathe''dani' tea"' ne"tho'' 



it it them canses to he light the there 



na le ne 



that the 



3 (it is) 



awe"'ha'ha'gr 



it is full of flowers 



deio'hathe"'di'. 



na le 



that 



(it is) 



'Probably the yellow dog-tooth violet, Erythroniuiu 



