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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



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light. Verily, it is not good that the huniiin beings who are about 

 to dwell here on the earth should eoiitinue to go about in dark- 

 ness. Who, moreover, will accompany me r" A man-being, named 

 Fisher, spoke in reply, .sajnng: "I will accompany' thee." A man- 

 being, another person, .said: "1, too, will accompanj' thee.'' It was 

 the Kaccoon who said this. Another man-ljeing, whose name is Fox, 

 said: "I, too, will accompany thee." There were several others, 

 several man-beings, who, one and all, volunteered to aid 

 Sapling. At that time Sapling said: "Moreover, who will work 

 at the canoe i" The Beaver .said: "Verily, I will make it." Another 

 man-being, whose name was Yellowhammer, said: "I will make 

 the hollow of it." At that time there were several others who 

 also gave their attention to it. And then they worked at it, making 



he°sgegwa"ha' ne" 



hence I it will go to the 

 bring 



daio'gas'dik tea" 



it should con- the 



tinue to be night where 



ne'' tho'ne"' o"'hwend]"ia"ge'. Son' di"' 



gaa gwa 



it orb of diurnal 



light (it is). 



nofi'we' aio''"sek 



the place they should con- 

 tiniie to go about 



endek'ha'. Hiia", 



hi'ia' 



verily. 



de'oia'ne' 



the heri 



Hefi'gwe' 



He man- 

 being, 



he"dne''." 



thou and I 

 will go." 



e"dwe"." 



we will go." 



ne" on'gwe" ofinagiithe" 



the human they (indef.) are 



being about to dwell 



nonwa'ho"de'" he"ia'gne' f 



kind of person 



Sgaia'nis 



Fisher 

 (Long-track) 



Hen'srwe' 



m. Who ra 



(is it), 01 



haia'dji', da'hada'dia' 



he is he talked in 



called, reply 



thi'haia'da'de' wa'he"iien": 



he it said : 



e and I will go 

 together?" 



wa'he"'hen": "I" 



he it said : "I 



1" 



O 





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 11 

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He man- just his body is projecting 



being (is) (he is another person) 



Tcokda'gi' ne" na" wa'he""hen". 



Raccoon the that one he it said, 



that 



Sge"'hna'kse"' haia'djr w;vhe"'hen": 



; Fox he is he it said: "I 



(It Has Bad Fur) called 



Thi'hadiia'dade'nio"' hefinongwe'sho''"o"' gagwe'gp 



They (m.) other (arc) they (m.) man-being it all 



severally (are) severally 



ga'ia'k ne" tea" e"'honwaie'nawa's ne" Odendofini";! 



.scores (vol- the the they (m.) him will assist the It Sapling. 



ia'da'de', 



|.rojci-ting(heis 

 another person). 



Heii'gwe' thi'ha- 



He man- just his 



being (is) body is 



"I" o" e"dwe'." 



wa'honthon- 



tho"ge* 



at that 

 (time) 



de-' t 



ne 



Odendoniii"a' 



It Sapling 



'"hoio"de'""'ha' 



he it will work at 



ne 



the 



wahe"'hen": 



he it said : 



o-a'hofi'wa' 



O'ne"' 



Now 



nonwa'ho"- 



lo more- kind of x»erson 

 t) over 



Wa-'he'^hen" ne" 



•SoiT" di" 



NagaiiVgi': 



Beaver 

 (Stick-cutter): 



Kwe""kwe"' 



Yellowhammer 



e"ksadon'nia'. 



•1" hi 



e ge sen ma , 



I it will make." 



Hen'sfwe' 



thi"hai:Vda'de', 



he another 

 person is. 



ni'ha"serino"de' 



Tho"ge' o'ne" 



At that now 



(time) 



ne 



the 



wa'he"'hen" 



he it said : 



thigondiia'dade'nio"' o"ui' 



they (z.) other individuals also 



severally (are) 



I" 



wa'ha- 



they (m.) 



