HEWITT] 



ONONDAGA VERSION 



159 



When day caiiie to them, the ehief then said: "Do thou arise. Do 

 thou work, moreover. It is customary for one to work who is living 

 in the family of her spouse. Thou must soak corn. Thou nuist set a 

 pot on the tire. And when it boils, then thou must put the corn 

 thei'ein. Moreover, when it boils, then thou must again remove the 

 pot, and thou must wash the corn. As soon as thou tinishest the 

 task thou must then, moreover, pound it so that it will })ecome meal. 

 Now, moreover, thou nmst make mush. And during the time that it 

 is boiling thou must continue to stir it; thou must do so without inter- 

 ruption after thou hast begun it. Moreover, do not allow thy 

 body to shrink back when the mush spatters. That, moreover, 

 will come to pass. Thou must undress thyself when thou workest. 

 I, as to the rest, will say: 'Now it is cooked.'" 



At that time he laid down there a string of corn cars, and the corn 

 was white. So now,'verih% she began her work. She undressed her- 



Ne" 



The 



o ne 



now 



sennowa ne 



chief (is): 



ne'' tea" 



the the 



where 



odjisdiV'ge'. 



it lire on. 



he"sne"'"hok. 



wa hodi'he""nha' o'ne"' wa'he"'hen" 



it them became day for now he it saifl 



*'Satge""ha". Saio"de""'ha" di"' 



" Do thou arise. 



e'hne"'hwas'he"'. 



she family of her spouse 

 abiiies with, 



Ne" o'ne"* 



The now 



Ne"' o'ne"' di' 



Do thou labor more- 



,_, over. 



E"sne"'hanawe""da'. 



Thou wilt soak corn. 



Goio"'de" 



She labors 



ha'- 



ge"s 



'hji'gwa", e"sne""ho"hri'e' 



remove the thou corn wilt 



kettle, wash. 



e"sethe''da", othe"'tch!l" 



thou it wilt it meal 



pound, 



Na'ie' ue" 



the 



Ga: 



eMiowiiri'he""'ha' o'ne' 



it will up-boil then 



e"diowiia'he""ha' o'ne"' 



It will np-boil now 



lio'' e"seiennenda''nha' 



ion thou task wilt tinish 



E"sna'd]"a"hen' 



Thou wilt set a 

 kettle 



ne"'tho' 



e"tcnti'diu- 



thou wilt aK'tin 



o'ne"' di"' 



now more- 



("'"wa'do"". O'ne"" 



hi'ia" 



verilv 



e"sdjisgon'nia'. 



thou mush wilt 



tea"' niga'ha'wi" 



That the the there it bears 



(it is) where it (time) 



de"sawen'iek, heiotgonda"'gwi' 



thou wilt keep hence it will be with- 



stirring it, out interruption 



sa'we"'. "A"gwi' di" 



wilt begin Do it not more- 

 over 



doil'gwa'. Nii'ie' di"' 



spatter. That more- the 



(it is) over where 



o'ne"' e"saio"de"'"ha". 1"' ne"' 



time thou wilt work. I the 



e"diowiiii"he"''sek 



it will be up-boiling 



the 



donda*sado""'tk,'i 



thence thou shouldst 

 flinch 



tea' 



o ne 



now 



diiot'gont 



without stop- 

 ping 



de"tca'- 



there thou 



the 



ne lawe 



so it 



na 



ha". 



vill come to 

 pass. 



e"gi'hen"', 



I It will say, 



e"wasdji.sgwa- 



11 mush will 



E"sa'seiinia"sia' tea" 



o ne 



now 



vilt 



the 



■O'ne"' 



Tho"'gc' o'ne"' n 



At that now 



itime) 



e"' gane"'hageii'ada 



e it corn white (is). 



:"'th- 



; that 

 t one 



wa'ha'ste""sii'ien 



he laid corn-string 



where 



wa'ga'ik."' 



it IS cooked.' " 



ne 



the 



one""ha 



it corn 



Da' 



o ne 



now 



hi'i 



wao sa we" 



she It began. 



na le 



that 



(it is) 



Wa'oiidirr- 



