IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



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dwell horp. And it is I, the Sapliiiii-, who say it." So then, this 

 other person began to say: "I shall be called Flint." 



When they two had nearly grown to maturity, it is said, then he, 

 tlie Sapling, made himself a lodge, erecting a booth. And when he 

 had completed it, he departed. He went to hunt. He shot at a bird, 

 l)ut he missed it, and his arrow fell into the water. Verily, he then 

 resolved: "I will take it out of the water again.'' Now, there into the 

 water he cast himself, plunging into the water. He was surprised 

 that, seemingly, he fell there beside a doorway. Then, moreover, 

 from the inside of the lodge a man-l)eing spoke to him, saying: "Do 

 thou come in, my child; I am thankful that thou hast visited my lodge. 

 I purposely caused thee to visit the place where my lodge stands. 

 And the reason that it has thus come to pass is that my mind was so 

 atlected by what thy grandmother keeps saying. And, moreover, I 



ni"'a' e"gia'djik." Da', o'ne"' nen'ge"' shaia'dada' 



linn "'11 I l"^ named." Sn, now this one lie one 



(it is I person is 



tea"' i'ha'do"k: '"0"ha'il" na' ne" i"' e"gia'djik." 



the he it kept "It Flint thnt the I will I be 



where saying: one that named." 



O'ne"' tho"ha', ia'ke", a'hiadodia'ga' o'r 



Now nearly itis.xaid. they two would n 



wa'ha'sa'we"' 



he it began 



grii 



wa'hanos'he 



no"kde"' 



task 



ne 



Odeiidonni'Ti' 



It Sapling. 



ho'den'dion'. 



he departed. 



lip 



Nfi'ie' ne"' o' 



That the 



(it is) 



Wahadowat'ha . 



He went to hunt. 



ne"' gondiio"sho""'a' sa'hat"w:l"'da' 



(5 the they (z.) birds (are) he it misse.l 



(=small animals) 



ho'hes'o'a'. O'ne"' hi'itl 



awe 



his II 



awe ' sre 



wa tie a 



: thi 



E"so-o'gwii 



hi- 



biht: 



hotno"'son'ni' 



he himself made 

 a lodge 



■"• wa"hadien- 



,v he eom- 



pleted his 



Wa'ha'a'gwa' 



He ( it I shot 



hwa"o"'nha" r.e"' 



O'ne"" ne"'tho' 



Now there 



wa"hadia"do"'iak 



be east his body 



wa"hade"s'gok. 



he phillKed himsilf 



Wa"hadieiT"h:i" gwa" 



He was surprised 



(in) ill it. ingly, 



ne"'tho" hwa"hendaga"nha' ganho'hwak'da". O'ne"" df gano"s- 



there there he fell on his baek it doorway be.side. Now more- it lodge 



goiTwa" on'gwe" da'hada'dia wa"he"'h(">fr': "• Dadjio""', gofi'ha'wa'. 



in man-being thence he spoke heitsairi: " Ho thou eome I am thy 



in. parent. 



Niiawe""ha" wa"sgno"'sowe"''nha'. Tea"' ge'qdsV tea"' wasgwat'hwa' 



thankful thou my lodge The I it did the thou dost pay 



tea" 



ageno sa le 



I lodge have. 



non vve 



the the I lodge have. That 



where plaee (it is) 



nwirawtV'ha" ne" ak"nigo"'"ha" i 



so it came to the my mind 



pass 



do"k ne"' etchi'so'da'hii". Na'ie" i 



the your two grand- That iii 



mother. (it is) v 



where purposely where 



Nfl'e" ii(>"' diioi"hwa' tea"' ne"tho' 



tlir there its reason the thus 



(is) where 



le"' tea"' nonW'a"ho"de"' iioiT- 



tlie the kind of thing she it kept 



where . saving 



li"' ao-":-' — ■' ^".^--'-"' 



I it intend- 



ne 



the 



e gon le 



I thee it will 

 give 



the 



