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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



[ETH. ANN. 21 



mountain range. He went thither, and he arrived where the opening 

 of the cavern was. And he then took up the great stone and 

 opened it again. Now, he looked therein and saw that the animals 

 abode in that place. "Do ye again go out of this place," he said. 

 Then they came out again. And it was done very quickly. And all 

 those that fly took the lead in coming out. At that time they, his 

 grandmother and Flint, also noticed that the animals again became 

 numerous. And then Flint ran, running to the place where the 

 rock cavern was. He reached the place while they were still coming 

 out. And he, by at once pulling down the stone again, stopped up the 

 cavern. Verilj', some of them failed, and they did not get out, and at 

 the present time they are still there. And it came to pass that they 



tgat'hwa' ne"" hagwa" diionof5da"ha'. 



about this toward there it monntaiir 



way rises. 



hwa'ha"io"' n{>"'tho" gwa"' oga'hen'da' tea" 



tliere he arriverl Ilierc seem- it has an the 



ingly opening where 



Wa'tha"gwsV ne"' gaste'"ha'gowa'ne"* wa'hadji'hedfi'gwa". 



Ue it took up the it roek large (is) he it unclosed. 



O'ne"' 



ne"tho' 



there 



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12 



13 



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wa'hatgat'hwa' wa'ha'ge"' 



he looked he it saw 



ne"tho'' 



there 



gonni"den' 



they (z.) abide, 



ne 



■ Saswaiage""nha' 



" Again do ye emerge 



ne"' tho'ne"' 



sagoiidiiage""nli;l\ Agwa's tea" 



O again they emerged. .histasnnich the 



as possible where 



'heiit tea" niiofi"' degondide""hiV. 



< ahead the so it is they (z. ) iiy. 



where much (many). 



Tho"ge' o'ne"' wa'hiiatdo'ga' ne 



wa'he"'hen' 



he it said. 



niio'sno'we'. 



so it Ls rapid. 



Gagwe'gi' 



It all 



Tho"ge' 



At that 



(time) 



o ne 



now 



Na'ie' dagofidi'- 



That thence they 



(it is) (z.) came 



sagondiiage°"nha'. 



again they (z.) emerged. 



At that 

 (time 



they two it noticed 



o"nf ne" tea" saionnatga\le""hiV 



ne 



the 



ho'soda'ha"' 



his grandmother 



ofoiidi'io". 



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wathaii^'dat ne" 



O'ha'ii' 



It Flint 



ne"tho' 



nhwa'hadak'he" 



thither he ran 



ne 



the 



O'ne"' 



Now 



tea" 



O'ha'ii' 



It Flint 



tho"ge' 



at that 

 (time) 



noii'we, 



the place 



diioste""haga'hen'da'. 



there it rock opening has. 



Ilwa'ha'io"" 



There he 



nofi'we' 



the place 



Na'ie' i 



That the li 



(it is) 



sa'hadji'he'de"'. 



again he it closed \ip. 



de'tciodiiage""!', 



again they (Z.) emerged, 



haia'dagoiida'die" 



his body kept right on 



NVtho' hi'i 



There veri 



tea" 



the 

 where 



donda''ha.se"''da' 



thence again he it 

 dropped 



o'dia'k 



they are 



diiodiias'f 



e"thc 



there 



o""ke- 

 at presei 



ts'onni"den'. 



ne" oste""'ha' 



the it roek 



hiia' 



not 



(it is) 



Ne"tho' 



There 



daiodino'wen'. 



there they failed 



