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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



[ETH. ANN. 21 



back of the Turtle. Sometinio thei-eafter then, verily, they tinished 

 covering the carapace with earth. Now, at that time, the carapace 

 beoan to grow, and the earth with which thej' had covered it 1)ecame 

 the Earth. 



Now, also, they said: "Now, moreover, do ye go to see and to 

 meet this woman-}>eing whose body is falling hither." At once a 

 great number of the large waterfowl flew hence, joining their bodies 

 together, and there on their joined bodies her person impinged. Then 

 slowly the large waterfowl descended, and also they placed the 

 woman-being there on the carapace. Moreover, the carapace had 

 now grown much in size. Now, moreover, thej^ said: "Now, verily, 

 we are pleased that we have attended to the female man-being who 

 has appeared in the same place with us." 



da'ha"ha . 



1 earth on it. 



ga'nowa"ge' 



Gain'gWiV 



Some (timet 



nwfi'ofini'she' 



so (long) it lasted 



hi'isV 



verily 



wa'hadi'he"do"ga'. 



they (m.) it with earth 



Tho"'ge' 



At that 



o ne 



now 



3 th.- 



ga no wa 



it carapace 



na le 



that 



(it is) 



o"'hwen'djia"' 



it earth 



wa'hadi"sa' 



they (m.) it 

 tinished 



wa'wadodia'ga' 



it grew in size 



wtlVa'do"" ne'' 



it it became the 



hodi'he'do"hwi'. 



4 they (m.) it with earth 

 nad covered. 



O'ne"' di" wahefini'hen": 



6 Now more- they it said: 



'O'nc' 



" Now 



df swakdo"*'!!;!'. 



more- do ye go to see it. 



tciia'daa''da"na' 



her body to meet go 



da'die' o'ne"' 



once now 



wiVtgofidi'de" 



thev (z. ) flew 



agon gwe 



she man- 

 being 



na'ie' ne" 



that the 



(it is) 



wa tgondidia'dilik'ho"'. 



daieia'don'die'. 



deie- 



do ye 



Cioii- 



gondigo'wane"'s 



they (z.) large ones 



they (z.) their bodies 

 conjoined severally, 



ne"tho" 



there 



hi'i 



onnatga"de* na'ie' ne"' 



they (z.) are that the 



many (it is) 



he"tge"' daieiiVda'ha"'nhrr. O'ne"' skenno°":i' dagonda'se'"'da' ne" 



9 up high 



so'wek 



dnck(s) 



10 



11 



12 

 13 

 11 



there her body 

 alighted. 



gondigo'wane"''s, 



they (z.) large ones. 



\V!Vshagoni"den" 



tliey her placcil 



gowa'ne"' iodo'di' 



it much it has 



grown. 



we'dwatcennoiTniiV 



we are glad 



ne 



O'l 



agon gwe . 



she man- 

 being. 



le"' di" 



di" 



more- 

 nver 



O'ne' 



Now 



ne"tho' 



there 



di" 



wa'hefini'hen": 



they (m.) it said: 



tea" 



the 



w:t''diofikhi'snie"nhrr 



we her iiavc cared for 



na le 



that 



ne" gado'ge"" 



vhere 



wa\)figwag()""so"da". " 



we (and she) liave appeared.** 



ga nowa ge 



it turtle on 



e" ga'no'wa' 



he it turtle 



'O'ne""' hi'iiX' 



"Now verily, 



ne" ofi'gwe' 



the man-lieing 



