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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



heard a man-being talking, saying: "Verily, do thou stand. Now, 

 verily, thou hast returned home. I am hungry. My child, I desire to 

 eat food." She did not stop. In so far as he is concerned, it was 

 White Fire Dragon who was talking to her. Now, she again arrived 

 where she had eros.sed the river, and there again, heside the river, she 

 stood. Now, moreover, she heard again a man-being .saj'ing: "Do 

 thou stand. 1 desire that thou and I should converse together." She 

 did not stop. It was the chief who was standing here seeking to 

 tempt her mind. At once she crossed the river on the floating maple 

 log. It was just midda\' when she again arrived at the place whence 

 .she departed, and she went directly into the lodge. As soon as she 

 laid her ))urden down, she said: "'Oh, my mother, now, hither I have 

 returned." She, the elder one, spoke, saying: "I am thankful that 



o ne 



now 



hi'irr 



verily, 



Hiia- 



Not 



he" gothon'de", 



again she it liojird 



Agsi's" 



I am hun- 



i'ha'do"k: 



he kept 

 saying: 



ge'he" 



Desda"nh!i 



■Do thoti stand, 



hi'ia'. 



O'ne"' 



Now. 



da'deiagoda"!'. 



slie did stand. 



desire 



Ga'ha'seiidie'thii' 



agadekhofi'nia', 



I food should eat. 



kind 



noii'we' 



the place 



na le 



that 



lie 



the 



na 



that 



that 



deiagoia"hia"gi'. 



she river crossed. 



Fire-Dra^o 

 {it casts hre) 



tho'thfi". 



thence he 

 is talking. 



ne"tl 



O'ne" 



owa'he"sdii' 



it white (is) 



■ ne"'tho' ,'■ 



there J 



gon'ha'wiX'." 



I am thy parent." 



ni'haia'do"- 



thus his body 



(is) 



Lie'io"' tea" 



the 



he" 



again 



dofi.saieda"nh;V 



there again she 



pe""hio""hwak'da'. O'ne" 



di" he" gothc 



i'ha'do"k: " Desda"nha'. I)ewagado"'hwendjion'nn 



he kept 

 saying: 



Hiia" 



Not 

 (it is) 



he'ha'di 



dieia"hiak 



river crossed 



■' Do thou stand. It me is necessary to 



da'deiagoda"!'. Ha'sennowa'ne"' ne" 



she did stand. He chief is the 



that 



, he''he' hi'ia' de"shago"nigo"'hri'en". 



he it verily, he her mind will 



give trouble to. 



gaefi'do 



it log 

 floats. 



ne on gwe , 



the man-be- 



ing 



daeditha'en'." 



ne"tho' 



there 



desires, 



tea" 



Gondadic 



At once 



wa - 



she 



o'liwifda' 



the it ulaple 



"here 



hoiisaie'io' 



Ao'wa's 



gonda'die' 



right on 



wa a nen 



tea" 



again she the 



rrived wdtere 



gano"sgon'wa' 



it lodge in 



'*Agno''ha', 



"Jly mother. 



gokstefi":!' 



'iihe elder one 



o ne 



now 



daiewerinitge""nhu 



thence she word spoke 



gae"'hia"he°' 



it sky center (is) 

 (iioontide) 



noii'we' diiago'den'dio"\ eia'da- 



the place thence she de- her body 



parted, went ' 



hoiisaie'io"'. Ganio" wa'onthe'- 



tbere again she So soon she her 



reentered. as burden laid 



o'ne"* ne" ne"" .sagio"'." Ne" 



now the this again I have The 



(is) returned." 



wa'a'hefj": '' Niiawe""ha' 



she it said: •■ I am thankful 



