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IROQDOIAN COSMOLOGY 



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was there, seemingly, an island, and the_v saw that the trees standing 

 there were very tall, and that some of them were bent over, inclining 

 far over the sea, and there in the water where the tree tops ended 

 the canoe stopped. Then Sapling said: "Moreover, who will go to 

 unfasten the light orb [the sun] from its bonds yonder on the tree 

 top?" Then Fisher said: "I will volunteer." Then Fox said: '"I, too 

 [will volunteer]." At that time Fisher climbed up high, and passed 

 along above [the ground]. He crossed from tree to tree, going along 

 on the branches, making his waj' to the place where the diurnal light 

 orl) was made fast; thither he was making his course. But, in regard 

 to Fox, he ran along below on the ground. In a short time Fisher 

 then arrived at the place where the diurnal light orb was made fast. 



gwa" tga'hwe"no', 



seem- there it island 



in^ly, floats, 



gaeiThe'dji's agwa's 



wa'hadi'ge"' 



they (m.) it saw 



deiotcha'kdoii'nio"', 



they (z.) are bent severally, 



"ge" 



It water on 



(in) 



tra'hofi'wa'. 



gania'da'ge"sho"' 



it lake (sea) on along 



hegaefi 'hade' nio"' 



thercit treesendseverally 



hagwa'di', 



side of it, 



ne^'tho' 



there 



ne^'tho' ga'hi'do"' agwa's 



there it tree stands very 



plurally (it is) 



htvdeioden'hsrk'dofinion'- 



jnst it tree trunks are bent over 

 towanl it 



ne^'tho' tea'' non'we' 



there the the jilacc 



where 



dondagada"nha' ne" 



there it stopped the 



"Soil" di" 



Tho"ge 



At that 

 (time) 



nonwa'ho"'de"' 



kind of person 



o ne 



n(nv 



wa"he"'hen'' 



he it said 



ne 



5"'haniiondagwa"ha' 



he it will go to nnfasten 



Odendonni"'a': 



It Sapling: 



si" tganiion'da' 



wa'hf 



he 



tea" 



where 



'heii": 



hegaen'hage°'hia'da' 



there it tree top ends 



up 



"I. 



e°gathonga'iii"k. 



I will voUmteer." 



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"I" o^'ni'." Tho"ge' o'ne" 



•■I also." At that now 



(time) 



he'tge"" ni'hodoiigo'di'ha'die'. 



Tip high there he passed along. 



gaa gwa ! 



it sun 

 (orb of light)? 



Sge"*hnak'se''' 



Fox 



W!Vhaa"the"' n 



he it climbed tl 



Wa"haen'hiia"'kho"', 



Sgaia'nis 



Fisher 



Wii'he°'hen": 



he it said: 



Sgaia'nis 



o'sgo"ha"ge"- 



it bough on along 



sho"' 



nc"'tho' 



there 



ne''tho' 



there 



tganiioii'diV ne'' 



there it is fas- the 



tened up 



die'. Ne" 



ni'hat'ha'hi'ne' 



there he traveled 

 along. 



t^iidek'ha' gaa"gWiV, 



diurnal it sun (orb 



of light), 



na'' Sge""hna'kse"' 



Fox 



nhwa'hc 



thither hi 



tea" 



non we 



the place 



ne'tho' 



nhwa'htiwenoii'ha'- 



thither he was making 



that 



Wa"dwakdii"a' o'no' 



In a short time now 



(it is close apart) 



nofi'we' tganiioii'da' 



the place there it is fas- 



tened up 



ne 



Sgaia'nis 



Fisher 



la-'gwfi'. 



it sun. 



e'da"ge' 



down {on the 

 ground) 



o'no' 



now 



ni'hadak'he'. 



there he ran. 



tea" 



Gondudi 



At ontx- 



hwa-ha'io"' 



there he arrived the 

 where 



^'' wiVhatcho^hi'- 



he it bit repeatedly 



