ONONDAGA VERSION 



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a time, when, sc>emini>ly, the miiiden had only a few iiioro days to go, 

 she was surprised, seemingly, to hear two male man-heings talking 

 in her bodj'. One of the persons said: "There is no doiil)t that 

 the time when inan-heings will emerge to be born has now arrived." 

 The other person replied: "Where, moreover, does it seem that 

 thou and I should emerge T' He replied, saying: "This way, more- 

 over, thou and 1 will go." Now, again, one of them spoke, saying: 

 " It is too far. This way, right here, is near, and, seemingly, (juite 

 transparent." At that time he added, saying: "Do thou go then; 

 so be it." Now, he started and was born. The child was a male. 

 Then, so far as the other was concerned, he came out here through 

 her armpit. And now, verilv, he killed his mother. The grandmother 

 saw that the child that was born iirst was unsurpassedly tine-looking. 



Dien'"hsi" gwa" o'ne"' gwsi" 



After a seem- now seem- 



while ingly, ingly, 



ne" eksa'go'na' wsvondieiT'hiV 



the she maiden she was surprised 



doga"a' e"tciago'he°"sen 



a few in will it her days 



number dawn on 



gwa'' o'ne"' gothon'de' 



seem- now she it heard 



o ne 



now 



tha' tea" eia'dagon'wa" 



vers- the her body in. 



ing: where 



gai'hwado'ge"' 



it is a matter of 

 certainty 



ge""'nhiV ne" 



emerge the 



I''ha'do"k ne" shaiiVdadii'' 



de'hodi'- 



•O'nc"' 



ne" tea" hwa'ga'he"g tea" 



where 



ofi'o-we' 



non we" 



the place 



e leia- 



one will 



na le 



that 



ne" e"ionnagat'. 



Ni'ha'wen' 



Thence he it said 



ne 



the 



shaiii'duda' 



hai'hwiVsil'gwa' 



answered 



he" ne 



again the 



: "(rain" 



" Where, 



wa''he"iien" 



he it said: 



shaia"dada" 



di" 



non we 



the place 



he^'dene'?" Da" 



hence we two He 



will go?" 



"Tho'ne"' di" he"'dene'." O'ne"' 



"Here (it is) more- hence we two Now 



over will go." 



wa'hawennitge""nha', wa'he"'hen" : 



he spoke (uttered word), he it said: 



" Swa'djik' 



"Excessively 



deio'hat'hek." 



it is light (i.e., 

 transparent)." 



wa'ha'defi'dirr, 



he started. 



1 no 



far 



Tho'ne"' 



This way 



(it is). 



Tho''ge' wa'he 



At that he i 



(time) 



wa'heiiuagat' 



he was born 



gwa'tho" 



just here 



dos 



'hen": 



" Wa'se"', 



"Thitherdo 

 ■ thou go, 



■ihaiiV'dada'. 



he one per- 



,o-e" 



nio . 



so be 



gWil 



seem- 

 ingly. 



O'ne"' 



Xow 



ne 



haksa'ii"'. Tho"ge' na" ne" shaia'dada' tho'ne" 



he child. .\t that that the he one per- here 



(time) one that son is 



da'haiage""nha\ O'ne"' hi'ia wa'shago'iio' 



thenee he came Now verilv he her killed 



forth. 



Heiawengo"di' haksa'di'io ne" tea" Wivwatgat'hwi 



Unsurpassedly he fine the the she (z.) it looked 



(thoroughly) child (is) where at 



Hadji'na" ne" 



He male the 



(is) 



' e'sio"'da"gc' 



her side at 



hono''ha'. 



the his mother. 



ne" ho'soda'ha'' 



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