ONONDAGA VERSION 



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So now, verily, her l)ody coutinued to fall. Her body was falling 

 .some time before it emerged. Now, she was surprised, seemingly, 

 that there was light i)elow, of a blue color. She looked, and there 

 seemed to be a lake at the spot toward which she was falling. There 

 was nowhere any earth. There she saw many ducks on the lake [sea], 

 whereon the}-, V)eing waterfowl of all their kinds, floated severallv 

 about. Without interruption the body of the woman-being continued 

 to fall. 



Now, at that time the waterfowl, called the Loon shouted, saying: 

 ■"■Do ye look, a woman-being is coming in the depths of the water, 

 her body is floating up hither." They said: " Verily, it is even so." 

 Now, verily, in a short time the waterfowl [duck] called Bittern 

 [ Whose eyes-are-ever-gazing-upward], said: "It is true that ye believe 

 that her body is floating up from the depths of the water. Do ye, 



hi'ia' 



verilv, 



hwa'eia'doii'die' ne 



the 



o ne 



now 



agon'gwe'. 



she man- 

 being. 



h wa'gaiage"' ' nha' 



thence it emerged. 



eia'don'die' 



her body was 

 falling 



gwa" deio'hsVthek 



seem- it is light the lielow it (sky i so it is. 



ingly blue fis) 



na'ie' gwa" gania'dae' tea'' hagwa'' nhwa'aga- 



e"da"ge' oe'""hiix' ni'io't. 



seem- it lake is the 



ingly ])resent where 



gat'ka' de'c^'hwefidjia'de'. 



any- it earth is present. 



direction 



Ne"tho'' 



Da', o'ne"' 



So, now, 



nwa'onni'she" 



.so it long 

 lasted 



wa'ondieiT'hsV 



she wa* surprised 



Wa'ofitgat'hwa' 



She it looked at that 



(it is) 



wenon'ha'die'. Hiiii" 



was continuing Not 



to go. (it is) where 



onnatga"de' ne" so'wek ganiadae"ge' ne"tho 



they (z.) are the duck(s) it lake is there 



mimerous present on 



nhwa tga'sowa"tchage'. Heiotgonda"gwi' 



every it duck kind in number Hence it continues 



is (waterfowl). 



agon'gwe'. 



she man- 

 being (is). 



Tho"ge' o'ne"' wa'tho'hene"dii'' ne"' so'wek. 



At that now 



time 



haia'dji', wfrhe^'heii": ' 



he is he it said : 



named. 



tda'io", daieiadon'die'." 



'hence she thence her body is 



scorning, flying." 



Niioi'hw!igwa"ha" o'ne"' hi'ia' 



now, verily. 



Gaifi'gwa' 



.Somewhat 



O'ne"' 



Now 



v'hitlier slie 



wa e ge 



she it saw 



goridi'sgo"ga"ha 



they 17..) float about 



tea"' eisi'don'die' 



the her body is 



where falling 



wa'tho'hene"dii'' 



he shouted 



Tciatgat'hwti' 



"Do ye look 



H:i"ho'we"" 



he duck. Lfjon 



ganon wagon' w:V oii'gwe', 



it depths of water in man- 



Wa'henni"hen": 



They (m.) it said : 



"Do'ge"s 



"It is true 



hi'ia'. 



verily." 



w<l'tho"hene''da" 



he shouted 



ne 



the 



Go'"ga"hwa' haia'dji' (diiotgon't he'tge"" 



wa'he"'hen": 



be it said : 



he is 

 named 



■Swe"he" 



'e it do think 



do'ge"s 



it is true 



ga non wagon wa 



it water depths in 



so'wek, 



duck (?). 

 waterfowl, 



ha'de'haga''ha') 



thither his two eyes 

 arelixed) 



daieia'don'dic'. 



thence her body is 

 approacliiMi;.' 



