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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



[ETH. ANN. 21 



going- ahout traveling. Verily, it is I who am the master of the earth 

 here present." At that time the Sapling .said: "I it is who tinished 

 the eai'th here present. If it so he that thou art the master of the 

 earth here present, art thou able to cause yonder mountain to move 

 itself hither r' Hadu'i" .said: "I can do it." At that time he said: 

 " Do thou, yonder mountain, come hither." Then they two faced 

 about. Sometime afterward thej' two now faced back, and, moreover, 

 saw that the mountain had not changed its position. At that time 

 Sapling said: " Verily, thou art not the ma.ster of the earth here 

 present. I, as matter of fact, am master of it. Now, next in time, I 

 will speak." He said: "Do thou, yonder mountain, come, hither." 

 Now they two faced ai)out. And as quickly as thej" two faced 

 about again the mountain stood at their backs, The Sapling said: 

 "What sayst thou? Am I master of it?" Then Hadu'i' said: "It 



gia'dagwe'ni'io' tea" o"'hwendiiii"ge'." Tho"ge' 



wsi'he"'hefi" 



he it said 



Odeiidonni'Ti': 



It Sapling: 



efi'k do'gc"s 



it mav it is true 



gwa 



seem- 

 ingly. 



sagwenion'-khc"" 



aksa'i" 



I it finislied 



tea" 



io"'hwendjia'de". Tho" 



it eartli is present. Thus, 



sia'dagwe'ni'io' tea" i()"'hwendiia'de', 



thon it art master tlie it earth is present, 

 of where 



"" diiononda"ha' ? " 



ga'e' nofida'we' tea" 



hither thence it the 



Wa'he"'hen" 



He it said 



the 



Hadu"i' 



Hadu"i': 



■E"kgwe'nia\" Tho"ge' o'ne° 



wa'he"'hen": 



he it said: 



10 



13 



14 



Ga'e' 



•Hither 



i"se' 



none 



thence do thovi 

 come 



■iige"" diiononda'"ha"." Tho"ge' 



yonder there it mountain .\t that 



'it is rises up." (time) 



wa'hiatga'hade'nf. Gaiii'gwa' nwaoilni'she' o'ne"' doiisa'hiatga'ha- 



thev two faced about. Some So (long) it now again they two faced 



(time) lasted ' back 



hofisa'hiatoat'hwa' 



de'nf o'ne"' di" 



gadoge"" ni'dio't tea" 



it unchanged 



onon- 



is) 



da"ha'. 



tain rises 



Tho"ge' 



At that 

 lip. (time) 



de'siiVdagwe'ni'io' 



thou it art master of 



Odeiidonni";!' 



It Sapling 



o"'hweridji!l'de' 



it earth is present. 



wa"he"'hen": 



I" 



se 



I it is a r 



O'nO 



o""'ke 



11 



de"tgada'din 



I will talk out.' 



ter of fact 



Wa"he"'hen": 



He It said: 



there the 

 it is where 



" Hiia' 



"Not 

 (It is) 



gi<l'dagwe''ni'io' 



1 it am master of. 



nioun- 



hi'ia' 



verily, 



■ Ga'e" 



• Hither 



non- 



12 



da"se' 



O'ne"' 



nno'sno we 



so it is rapid 



■iige"" disnofida"ha'." 



yonder there thou mountain No\ 



it is art rising up." 



deshonnatga''hade'niofi' 



tlipy two again faced back 



wa'hiatga'hade'nf. 



thev two faced about. 



o ne 



now 



da"hir. 



rises up. 



Wa'he"'hi'il" 



He it said 



ne 



Odendonni";!': 



It Sapling: 



ni'sho"'ne' 



there their two 

 bucks at 



Hatc'kwi', 



Ne"tho' 



There 



diionon- 



gwen- 



litam 



