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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



[ETH. ANN. 21 



they prepare food. And, it h .said, she stated her wish, thus: "This, 

 as a matter of fact, shall he the manner of doing of the man-beings." 

 It so continued to be. The Sapling kept saying: "The way in which 

 thou hast done this is not good, for I desire that the man-beings shall 

 be exceedingly Imppy, who are about to dwell here on this earth." 



Now at that time the Sapling traveled about over the earth. Now 

 there was a large expanse of earth visible. There was a mountain 

 range, visible river courses, and a high clay bank, near which he 

 passed. Now, verily, he there pondered many times. Then he made 

 the bodies of the small game, the bodies of birds. All were in twos, 

 and were mated, in all the clans [kinds] of birds. The volume of the 

 sound made by all the various kinds of V)ird voices as they talked 

 together was terrifying. And the Sapling kept saying: "Thus this 

 shall continue to be, whereby the man-beings shall habitually be made 



iekhonnia"h!i'. Na'ie' 



they (indef.) pre- Thiit 



pare food. (it i.^) 



de"k ne" ofi'gwe'." 



will be the maii-being{s)." 



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the 



wa'a'heii" 



she it said: 



■ Ne"tho' se" ne"ieienno" 



ne 



the 



Odendonni"a' : 



It Sapling; 



Wa'dwatgon'de"" 



It became fixed 

 (thus) 



Hiiti" de'oia'ne' 



it is good 



heiotgonda''gwi' 



it will he immeasurably 



•■Not 

 (it is) 



^kefi'no"' 



well (it is) 



ne"tho' ni'io't. 



tea"' nwa'sie'a', 



the so thou it 



e"iagotcennon'nik ne"' 



they (indef. ) will be the 



happy 



l'ha'do"k 



He it kept 

 saving 



Ge'he" 



I it desire 



oii'gwe' 



man-being(9) 



tho'ne"' o'"'hwendjia'de' onnagiit'he"." 



here (it is) it earth is present 



Tho"ge 



At that 

 (time) 



o"'hwendjia'de' 



it earth is present. 



o ne 



now 



Odendonni" 



It Sapling 



wathadaweii'ie' 



he traveled about 



tea" 



O'ne"' gowa'ne'"' 



Now itmueh(is) 



tea"' o"'hwendjia'de'. Ononda'- 



the it earth is present. It mountain 



hii'die", ge°'hio"'hwtide'nio"" 



ri.ses extend- 

 ing: along, 



dongo"da'. 



it stream stands forth 

 severally, 



O'ne"' hi'ia' 



Now verily 



dega'daetci'ha'die' ne"'tho' wa"ha- 



it elay tall extends there he it 



" along 



ie"'tho' wa"henno"'don'nio"". O'ne"' 



tliere he thought reix-atedly. Now 



wa'haia'dofi'niti" ne"' 



gondi'io" nigofidiio"da"s"rr 



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degni'ha'die'. 



animals 



odinia'gi', gagwe'gi' 



(xagwe'gi' 



It all 



tea" 



the 



niiodi".sea'ge' 



so it breed is in 



tiondi'io'. 



gondi'io' 



13 they {'/..) are 



animals 



donni"'a' 



14 Sapling 



Deiodeno"'hiani''di' 



It is terrifying 



nhwa'tgofidiwennage'' 



every their {■/,.) language in 



tea" 



where many number 



nigai"sdowa'ne"' 



so it noise large (is) 



odit'ha" 



Na'ie' 



That 



ne 



the 

 Oden- 



hot'ha' 



he is 

 talking 



'ha'do"k: 



B it is saying: 



'Na'ie' ne"io"dik ne" 



"That .so it will eon- the 



(it is) tinue to be 



on gwe 



being(s) 



