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ONONDAGA VERSION 



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gait. It was not long beforp she was surpiisod to find a river. There 

 beside the river she stood, thinlvino-, verily, " I have lost my way." At 

 that time she started back. Not long afterward those who abode in the 

 home lodge w^ere surprised that the maiden returned. She said : "I be- 

 lieve 1 have lost my wa3%" Now she laid her basket on the mat, and, 

 moreover, she again ran thither and again climbed up to the place 

 where lay the burial-case. So soon as she reached it she said: "Oh, 

 father! I believe that I lost my way." He said: "What is the 

 character of the land where thou believest that thou lost thy way?" 

 "Where people habitually cross the river, thence I returned," said the 

 maiden. She told him everything. She said: "A maple log floats at 

 the place where they habitually cross the river." He said: " Thou hast 

 not lost thy way." She replied: " I think the distance to the place 

 where the river is seems too short, and that is the reason that 1 think 



de'aoiini'she'i' o'ne' 



I long) 



da'die'. 



along 

 (there). 



O'nf 



wa'ondieiT'ha" gwa" ne"tho' ge"'hio"'hwa- 



IV she was surprised seem- there it river had its 



ingly course 



ne"'tho' ge""hio""hwak'da' wa'diedii"nha' ne" 



there it river beside 5h<' stopped the 



waen'a' o'nt'^'" hi'ifi" wa'gadiaMa"do"\ 



Hiisi" de'aonnis'he"!' 



Not it lasted Hong) 



(it is) 



"wa'hofidieiT'hiV 



Tho"ge' 



At that 

 (time) 



o ne 



saio"k'da". 



o ne 



now 



surprise 



"Oe'-he" 



"I it thinli 



ne"'tho" 



tliere 



Ganio"' 



So soon 



gwa saie 



^re seem- again 



ingl}' retur 



wa"gadia'da"do'". " 



I lost my way (my person)." 



ne 



the 



One' 



Now 



di'' te-iediik'he\ saiea^'tho"' 



more- ntriiiii slu' ran 



where 



wiVa4ien": 



she it said : 



■wa'gadia\la"do' 



I lost my way 

 Imy person)." 



non^'we" tca^' 



the place the 



where tl 



tffe"'hio"4iwadri'd 



again she 

 over elimhed up 



ne''tho* hwiVe'io"' o'ne"*" 



there there she now 



arrived 



&e it said : 



(it is) 



se"he\ Wa'gadiaMa^'do"'?'^ ^ 



thou it I lost my way 



tliinkest. (my person )?'" 



ne"tho' dondagak'drr," 



er has its there thenee I turned 



'se baeli again." 



wii'ontho'ia. WaYi'hefi 



she it told. She it said : 



tea" tgano°'sa'ie"' thenni"den- 



eksa'go'nii'. Wa'a'hen'': 



she She it said : 



maiden (is). 



ganakdiVge' wa'ont'a'sa'ien', 



it mat on she her basket 



laid, 



tea"' nofi'we' tga'ho"'sa''ha". 



the place there it case 



up-lies. 



"G'ni'hii". ge''he" 



"My father, I it think 



" Ho't niio"'hwendjio"'de'" 



What so it earth is kind of 



Didieia'hiak'tha 



tea" 



where 



tea" 



where 



ek.sa'- 



Gagwe'gi 



It all (is) 



go na 



maiden 

 (is). 



gaeii'do' tea" non'we' 



it log the the place 



deieia'hiak'th 



wa'a'hen" ne' 



she it said. tlii' she 



': "0'hwa"da' ne" 



"It maple the 



Wsi'he"'hen": "Hiia" 



deV-iaia'difdo"' 



thou hast lost thy 

 way (thy jierson)." 



Wa'a'hen": 



She it said : 



'Ge"he 



•lit think 



swa'dji'k do.sge""ha' 



too much near (it is) 



