154 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. axn. 21 



very large. As .soon as thej' two arrive he will say: 'Do ye two lick 

 her bod}' where the mii.sh has fallen on it." And their tongues are 

 like rough bark. They will lick thee, going over thy whole body, 

 all along thv body. Blood will drop from the places where they will 

 lick. Do not allow thy body to flinch therefrom. As soon as they 

 two tinish this task he will say: 'Now, do thou again put on thy 

 raiment." Now, moreover, thou must again dre.ss thyself completely. 

 At that time he will take the basket and set it down, saying, more- 

 over: ' Now, thou and I marry.' So now, so far as they are concerned, 

 the dogs, his slaves, they two will eat." That is what the dead man- 

 being told her. 



It became night. Now. at that time, they verily laid their bodies 

 down, and they slept. It became day, and the sun was present yon- 

 der when the maiden departed. She bore on her back by the forehead 

 strap her basket of bread. Now, verily, she traveled with a rapid 



gowa'ne"'. Ganio" de"gni'io"' o'ne"" e"'he"'hcfi'': ' Etchika'neiit 



are large. So soon they two now he it will say: ' Do yc two lick 



as will arrive her 



nii'ie'' ne" iagodjisgwa'hi"'so""." Na'ie" ne"' tea" awe"'na"sa' 



that the it mush has fallen on her That the the (their) tongues 



(itisi in places.' (iti.si where 



gaen'wa' ni'io"t. E"saka'nent e"gni"sa' ne"' sitVdagwe'gi", 



it rough so it is. Thev thee will they (z.) it two the thy hodv entire, 



hark (tile) liek will iinlsh 



sia"da"ge"sho"". Dc"tgatkwe"'sa'hi"'nha'' tea"' nofi'we' e"gnika'nent. 



thy body on along. Thence it blood will droji the the they (z.) two 



where place will lick (it i. 



'A"gwr di"' dt'^"tcadadia"do""'tka'. Ganio" e"gni"'sa" o'ne"' 



Do it not, more- thou wilt flinch from it So soon they (z.) two now 



over, with thy body. as will finish it 



e"'he"'hen'': 'O'ne'" sasadia"dawi"'da'.' O'ne"" di"' e"tca'sei"'.sa' 



heitwillsav: "Now again do thou dress Now more- thou thvself wilt 



thyself.' over, re-dress 



gagwe'gi". Tho"ge' o'ne"' de"'ha";Vsii"gwa" si" hagwiT'di" 



it all. At that now he it basket will yonder side of it 



(time) take up far 



e"'ha'ie"", e"'he""hen"' di"': • O'nt"*"' wa"onginia'khe"." Da', o'ne"' 



he it will .set. he it will say more- 'Now thou I marry.' So, now 



ne" na"' ne"' dji'"ha' ne" hotchene""'sho"" de"giadekhoii'nia"." 



the that rnie the dogs the his slaves several they (z.i two will eat." 



that 



Na" wa'he'"hefi"' ne"' hawe"'he'io"'. 



That he it said the he is dead, 



(it is) 



Wa'o"gak. Tho"ge' o'ne"' hi'ifi" wa"hofidiia"dage"ht''n", o'ne", 



It became At that now verily they their bodies laid now 



night. (time) down, 



wtvliofiniVgak. Wa"o'he""'nha" si"' tga!l"gwa" tho"'ge' o'ne"' 



they (m.) went to Tt became day yon- there it orb at that now 



sleeii. der of light rested (time) 



go'den'dion' ne"' eksago'na'. Wa'ontge"dat hi'iti" ne" go"a"sa' 



she departed the she maiden. She bore it by the veril\-. the her basket 



forehead-strap, 



ne" o'ha"'gwa". O'ne"' hi'ia' oiitha'hi'ne' eianoil'die". Hiia" 



the it bread. Now. verily, she traveled her gait wiis Not 



onward rajiid. (it isj 



