HEWITT] ONONDAGA VERSION 195 



happy." And now lio made the liodies of the lari^e game animals. 

 He finished the l)odies of two deer, and the two were mates. " There,, 

 that is sufficient to fill the whole earth," he said. He made all the 

 various kinds of animals severally. .Vll wore in twos, and they, eaeh 

 pair, were mates [male and female]. 



At that time he, the Sapling, again traveled. Now^ the earth had 

 gi'own to a very great size, and continued to grow. So now Flint 

 became aware that the animals were ranging about. After a while 

 then Flint concealed all the bodies of the animals. There in the 

 high mountain was a rock cavern whereinto he drove all the animals. 

 And then he closed it with a stone. Then Sapling became aware that 

 the animals no longer roamed from place to place. Now, at this 

 time, he again traveled over the entire earth. He saw on this side a 



e"iagawentgade'da"gwik." Na'ie' ne" na'ie' o""ke"' ne" goiidi- 



it them will make happy thereby." That the that next in the they (z.) 1 



(it is) (it is) time are 



go'wane"'s ne" gondi'io' Wirhaia'donnuVhen'. Skennondo"" 



large in .size the they (z.) are he their several bodies Deer *- 



animals formed. 



degiiiVdage" odinia'gi' wa'thas'M'. "Ne"tho' hadegaieT 



they two body in they (z.) are he them two "There (it is) justitissuf- o 



number (are) married finished. ficient 



de"ga'hen"nha' tea" niio"'hwen'diia\" wa"he"'hen". Gagwe'gi, 



it will be filled the so it earth is large," he it said. It all * 



where 



ha'deganio"dage' wa'haia'donnia"hen\ Gagwe'gi" degniia'dage"- 



just it animal in he its body formed severally. It all they (z.) two body 5 



every number is (is) each in 



ha'die' odiniak'se"'. 



number they (z. ) are ^ 



severally married. 



Tho"ge' o'ne"' he"' donsa'hadawen'ie' ne" Odendofini";!'. 



At that now again there again he traveled the It Sa[iling. * 



time 



O'ne"' gowa'ne'" tea" o"'hwendiia'de' ododi'ha'die". Da', 



Now it much (is) the it earth is present it is growing in So. O 



where size. 



o'ne"" wa'hatdo'sfa' ne" O'ha'a' tea" deiofinadawen'ie' ne" 



now he it noticed the It Flint the they (z.) are traveling tlie ^ 



where 



goiidi'io'. Dien"ha' gwa" o'ne"" ne" O'ha'ii' wa'hrua'da'se"diV _ 



they (z.) are After a seem- now the It Flint he their bodies -*■ 



animals (game). while ingly concealed 



gagwe'gi'. Ne"tho' tea" ononda'hii'gowa'ne"' ne"tho' o.ste"'ha- 



it all. There the it mountain rises great there it rock H 



where 



ga'hen'div ne"tho' gagwe'gi' W!i'haia'dinio""da' ne" gondi'io'. 



cavern has there it all he their bodies the they (z.) are 



impounded animals. 



O'ne"' ne" ostc""ha' da'hadji'heda"gwti'. O'ne"' wa'hatdo'ga' 



Now the it rock there he it used t.i close it. Now he it nt)tieed 



ne" Oderidonni"a" tea" hiia" de'sgoii'ne's ne" goiidi'io'. 



the It Sapling the not again they (z.)go the they (z.i are 



where litis} about habitually aliimal. 



Tho"ge' o'ne"' wa'thadawen'ie' tea" niio"'hwen'djiiX'. WsVha- 



At that now he traveled the so it earth is large. He looked 



(time) where 



