ONONDAOA VERSION 



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Not long afterwunl, then, verily, .she gave l)ii-tli to a child. She paid 

 no attention to it. The only thing- she did wa.s to la}' it on the place 

 where the chief cu.stomarily pas.sed the night. After ten day.s' time 

 she again took it up therefrom. 



Sometime afterward the chief became aware that he began to be 

 ill. His sufftu'ing became more and more severe. All the persons 

 dwelling in the village came to visit him. There he lay, and sang, 

 saying: "Ye must pull up this standing tree that is called Tooth. 

 The earth will be torn open, and there beside the abyss ye must lay 

 me down. And, moreover, there where my head lies, there must sit 

 my s{X)use.'' That is what he, the Ancient One, sang. Then the man- 

 beings dwelling there became aware that their chief wa.s ill. 



tea" 



the 

 where 



o'ne" 



now 



wa'shagotho'ie"" ne" de'hia'di'. 



Ul- her told the they (m.Uwo 



are one. 



hi'ia" wa'agoksa'daiendrr'nha'. 



eerily .she beeame possessed of a ehild. 



Hiia" 



Not 

 lit is) 



Hiia-' 



Xot 



(itisi 



de"oi'hwishe"i' 



it luiiff matter 

 tteeanie 



de'agosde'isdi'. 



she it paid attention 



Nfi'ie" gcn'gwa' ne"'tho' 



That onlv there 



(it is) 



hwes'tha' ne" 



to sleep on the 



hwa"e''hcir 



there she it laid 



tea" 



ha'sennowa'ne" 



heehief (is). 



Wiishe 



Ten 



(it is) 



ni'she' o'ne" 



lasted now 



Gain'gwa' 



Some (time) 



do'gfi' 



ne 



the 



■ ha'donsaie''gwa' 



thenee again she it 

 took. 



nwa'onni'she' 



so it lasted 



(long I 



tea" 



o ne 



now 



the plaee t 



niwefidasfc" 



liirscnnowa iic 



he ehiel i i.si 



ni'hefino'" 



there he it us< 



nwa on- 



so it 



wa'hat 



he it not 



1 6 



o ne 



wii wa'sa we o ne 



the 



it 1.. 



Gagwe'gi- 



It all 



that where 



Daiotge"'i"ha'die' tea" ni'hoe'"hia'ge" 



It beeame more and the so he is snft'ering. 



more manifest (severe) where 



da'ie"' ena'gee' hadik'do"k. iVe"tho 



lies they dwell they(m.)eome There 



to see (him). 



i'ha'do"k: " P^"swaendoda'gwa" ni'MTge"" 



he kept " Ve standing tree this one 



.saying: will pull np (it is) .stands, 



E"wado"'hwendjiadet'ha', ne"tho' o'sadage"'hia'dii' 



there it abyss edge of 



wa'hono""hwilk'de"\ 



be beeame ill. 



tea" 



Will it earth open. 



dfi'gan". Nfi'ie" di" 



hefidti'gif. hodenno'da", 



he lay. he is .singinj,'. 



ga''he\ ono"djii' gaia'dji'. 



it tree it tooth it is ealled. 



.stands, 



he".sgweri- 



there will ve 



Na'ie" 



That 



ne" tea" noii'we' hiVdegno"'ha'ie"' 



the the the plaee 



'th( 



e"ietgo'dak 



she will sit 



hoksten"a". 



he elder one. 



Wii'hontdo'ga 



they it notieed 



deiagni"den'. 



Na'ie' 



That 



O'ne"' ne"' 



on gwe" 



nuin-l)eiiigf 



hodenno'da 



he is singing 



ne"tli( 



ladina gee 



hey (ui.l dwell 



tea" h()no""hwilk'darii" 



the he is ill 



lia'sennovva'm"'' 



he ehief (is). 



