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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



[ETH. ANN. 21 



he roasted the ear. So soon as it became hot, it emitted an odor 

 which was exceedingly appetizing-. The}' , his grandmother's people, 

 smelled it. She said: "Flint, do thou go to see what the Sapling is 

 I'oasting for himself, moreover." He, the Flint, arose at once, and 

 he ran thither. When he arrived there, he said: " Whence didst 

 thou get that which thou art roasting for thyself ?" He said in reply- 

 ing: "It is a matter of fact that my father gave it to me. And it is 

 this that the man-beings who are about to dwell here on the earth 

 will be in the habit of eating.'' Then Flint said: "My grandmother 

 has said that thou shouldst share some with her." The Sapling replied, 

 saj'ing: "I am not able to do it, and the reason is that she desires 

 to spoil it all. I desire, as a matter of fact, that man-beings, who 

 ai'e about to dwell hei"e on the earth shall continue to eat it, and that it 

 shall continue to be good." Then, verily, the lad returned home. When 



wa'hade'tcieiT "he" 



1 he it roasted. 



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13 



Ganio"' 



wa' o'dai 'he'" ' hil' 



it beeame hot 



\vrrwade"'sa'e'" 



it seent emitted 



the 



na le 



that 

 (it is) 



ho'soda'ha". 



his grandmother. 



n()riwa'ho"'de"' 



kind of thing 



o'ne"' ne"'tho' 



now there 



heiodofigo"di" 



it is exceeding 



Wil'ge'"'hen''' : 



She (z.) it said: 



hode'skon'da'' 



he himself is roa.^t- 

 ing for 



ia'thaa"dat 



henee he ran 



we"'saga"wi". Wa'odis'hwtl' ne'' 



it odor is appeti- They (z. ) it smelled the 



zing. 



"O'ha'iV, sekdo""'n:i' di" ho't 



■■It Flint, do thou it go to more- what 



see over (it is) 



e"' Odendonni"a'." Da'hade°sda'tci', 



he It Sapling." He arose at once. 



Oil 



It Fl 



la . 



Ne" 



The 



o ne 



now 



ne"tho' 



there 



wa-he^iien": 



he it said: 



hwii'ha'io"' 



thither he ar- 

 rived 



nonwa'ho'"de'' 



kind of thing 



"G'ni'ha" 



"Mv father as a mat- thence he f 

 terof fact it tome 



onnagat'he' ne" tho'ne"' 



• Gain 



■Where 



•sade'skon'daT' 



thou it art roasting 

 for thyself"?" 



non'we" das'hawa" tea" 



the place thence thou it the 



didst bring where 



Da'hai'hwa'sa'gwa' ni'ha'wen'': 



Thence he replied 



e°ie'ksek 



thagawi". Ts'a'ie' 



thence he gave That they (indef.) will 



it to me. (it is) habitually cat it 



o^iiwendj ia'de'. " O' ne' 



it earth is I)resent." Now 



wa'he'"hen": 



He it said: 



(It IS) 



"Gawt^fi" 



■ She it has said 



ksoda'ha'' a'shenoii'da { " 



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gagwe'gi 



it entire. 



' Odendofini"';!' 



It Sapling 



diioi'iiwa' 



so its reason is 



Ge'he" .-se"' n 



I it desire as a mat- tl 



wa"he"'hr>ii' 



tea"' 



the 



•Hiia- 



■■Not 



vhere 



e"iek'sek 



en' 'he' 



she it de- 



ne on gwe 



the man- 



beingfs) 



ne" O'ha'a' 



the It Flint 



Da'hai'hwii'- 



Thence he 



thakgwe'nia', 



I it am able to do, 



e"khetge''"da' 



' I it shall spoil' 



u 



oil gwe" 



man-being(s) 



ne" 



the 



tho'ne"' 



here 

 (it is) 



e"ioia'nek ofinagiifhe' 



it will continue they (indef.) are 

 to be good about to dwell 



o'"hwendjia"ge'." O'ne"' hi'ia' 



it earth on." Now verily 



