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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



[ETH. 



however, look upward." All looked upward, and all, moreover, said: 

 " Verily, it is true." Thej' next said: " What manner of thing shall 

 we do?" One of the persons said: "It seems, then, that thei-e must 

 be land in the depths of the water." At that time the Loon said: 

 "Moreover, let us first seek to find someone who will be able to bear, 

 the earth on his back by means of the forehead pack strap." All said, 

 seemingly: " I shall be able to bear the earth by means of the fore- 

 head pack strap." He replied: "Let us just try; it seems best." 

 Otter, it seems, was the tirst to make the attempt. As soon, then, 

 as a large bulk of them mounted on his back, verily, he .sank. In 

 so far as he was concerned, he was not a))le to do anything. And 

 they said: "Thou canst do nothing." Now many of them made the 

 attempt. All failed to do it. Then he, the Carapace, the Great Turtle, 



He'tge"" 



Uphisli 



gagwe'gp 



it all n 



gwa"tho': 



next in order: 



shaiiV'dada': 



he one person : 



H-on'wa' ? " 



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11 



12 



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hwa'tciatgat'hwa'. " 



thither do ye look." 



df wa'heiini'hefi": 



more- they (m.) it said : 



Gagwe'gi' 



It all 



Do'ge"s 



" It is true 



hi'in 



nonwa'ho'"de" 



kind of thing 



'Ho't 



■■What 

 (is it) 



" Diio"'hwendjia'de' 



■■There it earth is present 



neMwaie'a' 'I 



so will we it do"? 



hwtVhontgat'hwa' 



thither they (m.) 

 looked. 



WiVhefini'hen''' 



They it said 



W!Vhe"'hefi'' ne'' 



He it said the 



niffe-'-khe"" ne' 



so It IS It I 



nst be, ( not ) 



" Ha'ho'we"": 



ganonwa- 



it depths of 



"Na'ie' di" 



■'That more- 



Tho"ge' W!rhe"'hen"' i 



water in?" At that he it said 



(time) it is over 



dwadiee'"'dri' dwe"sak soii" nonwa'ho"de'" e"'hagwe'nitv e"'ha- 



let us it first do, let us it seek who kind of person he will he able he will 



do'"hwendjiage"dat." Gwa" thigagwe'gi" wii'henni'hefi": "I" 



bear earth on his back by Seem- just it whole they it said : "I 



means of the forehead strap." ingly (is) 



e"kgwe'nia' e"gado"'hwendjiage"dat." W{Vhe"'hen": "Gwii'" 



I will be able I will b"ar the earth on my back He it said ; ■■Just, 



to do it (by means of the forehead strap)." 



2'i'she"" dwade'nieii'de"'." Skwa'ie"" 



perhaps, let us it try.' 



(I think) 



tea" wa'hade'nien'de"', 



the he it attempted to do. 



where 



hanowrfge' o'ne"' 



his back on now 



yi"'she" 



I think 



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de'hogwe'niofi' 



he it was able to do 



thasgwe'nia'. 



ne 



the 

 that 



O'ne"' 



Ganio'' 



hi'ia" 



nil . 



that 



iawe'dowa'ne" 



it bulk large is 



wa"honowie"da". 



he sank into the 

 water. 



Wa'henni'hen": 



They it said : 



da'hadiee""da' 



he tirst was 



hwa''hondawe""hat 



thither they (m.) it got 



Hiia" 



Not 

 (it is) 



'Hiia' 



.ste"" 



ste" 



hofinatgiVde" 



wa'hodino'we"'. 



they it failed to do. 



Tho^'o-e' 



ntnuerous 



o'ne'"' 



now 



wa'honde'n ien'de" 



they (m.) it attempted. 



) thing 



Gagwe'gi' 



It all 



ne" Hania'de"'go'na'', Ha'no'wa', 



He Turtle Great, 

 (is) 



Ue Cara- 

 pace (is) 



