HEWITT] ONONDAGA VERSION 205 



At once be repeatedly bit that by which it was secured, and, severinjr 

 it, he removed the sun. Now, moreover, he cast it down to liis friend, 

 Fox, who stood near beneath him. Ho caught it, and now, more- 

 over, they two fled. When they two had run half the way across 

 the island, then Flint's grandmother noticed what had taken place. 

 She became angry and wept, saying: "What, moreover, is the 

 reason, O Sapling, that thou hast done this in this manner?" 

 Then she, the elder woman-being, arose at once, and began to run in 

 pursuit of the two persons. Fox ran along on the ground and, 

 in turn. Fisher crossed from tree to tree, running along the 

 branches. Now, the elder woman-being was running close behind, 

 and now she was al)out to sieze Fox, who now, moreover, l)eing 

 wearied, cast the sun up above. Then Fisher caught it. Now, next 



'ho"' ne'' tea" ganiionda"gwe"', wa'ha'ia'k wa'haniioiida'gwa' 



the the it it fastened bv it. lie it severed he it unfastened -^ 



where 



ne" gair'gwa'. O'ne"' di" e'diVge' hwa'ho'di' hwa'honwa'die"'^ 



the it sun. Now more- dowii below thither he it thither he it threw to 2 



over " threw him 



ne" hoilna'tchi' ne" Sgc"'hnak'se"' ne"tho' dosge°"ha' tha'da'. 



the they are friends the Fox there near by there he " 



stands. 



Na'ie' ne'' da'hiiie'na' o'ne"' di"' wa'hiade"gwa'. Tea" 



That the there he it now more- they two (m.) fled. The * 



(it is) caught over where 



dewa'seii'no"' tea" niga'hwe"na' ne"tho' ha'don'sa'hnidak'he' 



it is the middle the so it island (is) there just there again they two 5 



(half) where large (m.) are running 



o'ne"' WEi'oritdo'ga' ne" ho'soda'ha" ne" O'ha'ii'. Wfi'agona"- 



now she it noticed the his grandmother the It Flint. She became ^ 



khwe"''ha', wa'dio"'shent'hwii', wa'a'hen": "Ho't di'' noiiwa'ho"- 



angry, she wept, she it said: "What more- kind of thing 7 



(is it) 0%'er 



de"' daioi"hwa"khe' ne'' tho'ne"' uwa'sie'a' Odendonni"aT' 



thence it was the the thus so thou it It Sapling?" 8 



reason didst do 



O'ne"" dondaiede"sda'djr wa'diona"dat ne" gok'sten'a' wa'honwa- 



Now thence she leapt up she ran the she ancient she them 9 



one pursued. 



di"se'k. Na'ie' ne" Sgc"'hna'kse"" e'da"ge' ni'hadak'he' na'ie' 



That the Fo-\ ground there he ran that 10 



litis) on (it is) 



ne'' o""'ke"' ne" Sgaia'nis he'tge"" de'haen'hiia'kho""ne' 



the next in the Fisher up high he tree tops is crossing H 



time severally 



o'sgo'ba"ge"sho"' ni'hadak'he'. O'ne"' dosge""ha' daiediik'he' 



it boughs on along there he is running. Now nearby there she came 12 



running 



ne" gok'sten'a", o'ne"" tho"ha" a'honwaie'na' o'ne"' ne" 



the she ancient now almost she him could seize now the 13 



one, 



Sge""hna'kse"' WEl'hatche""'da' o'ne"' di" he'tge"" hwa'ho'di' 



Fox he became wearied now more- up high thither he it I'i 



over threw 



ne" gaifgwa'. Sgaia'nis da'haie'na". Na'ie' ne" o""kc"'' 



the it sun. Fisher there he it That the next in 15 



caught. (it is) time 



