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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



thou l)end much and plainly over." So she did do thus. As soon 

 as .she bent forward very much he seized the nape of her neck and 

 pushed her into the abyss. Verily, now at that time she fell down 

 thence. Now, verily, the man-being child and the man-being- mother 

 of it became one again. When she arrived on earth, the child was 

 again liorn. At that time the chief himself arose and said, moreover: 

 ''Now, verily, I have become myself again; I am well again. Now, 

 moreover, do ye again set up the tree."' 



And the chief was jealous, and that was the cause that he became 

 ill. He was jealous of Aurora Borealis, and, in the next place, of the 

 Fire Dragon with the pure white body. This latter gave him much 

 mental trouble during the time that he, the chief, whom some call 

 He-holds-the-earth, was married. 



11 



O'ne"' 



Now 



ono"hiV. 



its mother. Now 



saionna'giit ne' 



again she is the 



born 



ha'seiinowa'ne"' 



he chief (is) 



hi'ia' ha'doiisagiadies'dii' ne"' eksii"; 



O'ne"" tea" e'io"' ne" 



Now the she the 



where arrived 



eksa'a'. Tho"'ge" 



she child. At that 



(is) time 



sa'hatge°''ha' o'nt"' 



again he arose now 



o"'hwendjia"ge' 



it earth on 



o'ne"' he" 



now again 



o ne 



now 



ha'o^'hwa" 



he himself 



di" 



Wivhe^'hen" : 



he it said: 



• O'ne"' 



" Now 



saga'do"" hi'ia'. O'ne"' di" sadjiiendo'de" 



8 again 1 1 



verilv 



well. 



Na'ie' ne" 



That the 



(it is) 



ha'sennowa'ne"' 



he chief (is) 



ho'ga"he"s 



tie is jealous 



na le 



that 



tea" 



10 



wa'hono"'hwak'de"' 



he became ill. 



ma 



Bore- 



na le 



that 

 ali.s, (it is) 



ni'haisi'do"de"' 



p-wa'tho" ne" 



Na'ie' ne"' ho'ga'ha'sek' 



That the he him is jealous 



(it is I of 



CTa'ha'seiidie'tha' 



It Fire-dragon 



gai'honniii''ha' 



it it cHUses 



Hodon- 



tlie He .\urora 



)w;i"hc"'sdo'go"' 



it white pure (is) 



1-2 



na le 



that 

 (it is) 



e'WiV'tho' ne" 



the 



Hadawine'tha' 



He Red Meteor. 



de'ha'nis:o"'ha"ha' tea" 



nwa'ofini'she" o'ne 



13 he gave trouble to the the so it lasted now 



mind where long 



ne" ha'sennowa'ne"'. Hao"'hwendjiawa"gi' o'dia'k honwaua'do""khwa' 



14 the he chief (is). He-it-earth-holds some they him designat. 



Na'ie' 



That 



(it is) 



tea"' wa'thadilne'ge''' 



the he was married 



where 



(persons) 



