208 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. a.n.n'.21 



wherein thou hatst the potenre to ordain [forethink] that the sun 

 thence shall come to pass, going tiiither." He said: "So 1)e it." 

 Instantly accompanying it was her word, saj'ing: "I am thankful." 

 At that time Beaver said: "Now, veril}', it is a direful thing, wherein 

 thou hast done wrong." And now, moreover, he took the paddle out 

 of the water and with it he struck poor Otter in the face, flattening 

 his face thereby. 



As soon as they arrived home Sapling said: " I am pleased that now 

 we have returned well and successful. Now, I will fasten it up high; 

 on high shall the sun remain fixed hereafter." At that time he then 

 said: " Now, the sun shall pass over the sky that is visible. It shall 

 continue to give light to the earth." Thus, moreover, it too came to 

 pass in regard to the nocturnal light orb [the moon]. 



gwe'di'io", desadefinon'de"' tea" sa'shasde"'sa'ie"" ne" tea" 



1 good person, do thou thyself in thy the thou hast potency the the 



orenda array where where 



e"sarwe'nia' ne" e"tcenno"''do"' tea"' dondawet'hak ne"' gaa"- 



-^ thou it wilt be the thou thyself will the thence it will con- the it 



able to do will it where tinue to pass 



gwa'." Wa'he"''hen": "Niio"." Ne"tho' gawefinaniionda'die' 



o sun." He it said: "So let it be." There as soon as it was said 



(it word came fastened to it) 



wa'ge""hen'': "Niiawe""ha'.'" Th<)''ge" o'ne"' ne"' Nagaia"gi' 



■^ she (z.) it said: " I am thankful." At that now the Beaver 



(time) 



wa'he"'hen"': "O'ne"' hi'iii' gano'we"" tea"' sa"sadei*hwat"wa"da"," 



,5 he it said: "Now verily it is dire the again thou hast done wrong 



where (mistaken a matter)," 



o'ne"' A\" da'hagawe'sotcie""da". hago"'si"'ge' wa'haie""da', 



t) now more- instantly he took paddle out of his face on he it struck, 



over water, 



da'ha'hwae'gwa' ne" Skwaie""-gen"ha". 



( thence he battered it the Otter it was 



(flattened it) (poor it is). 



Ganiio"' .sa'hadi'io"" o'ne"' ne" OdendoiTni"a' wa'he"'hei!": 



S So s(.)on as again they now the It Sapling he it said: 



(m.) returned 



"O'ne"' wsVgatceiinon'nia" tea" o'ne"' sken'no"" tea"' sedwa'io"'. 



!♦ ■■Xftw I am glad the now well (it is i the ag:iin we have 



where wiicre returned. 



O'ne"" di"' he"tge"" e"gniion'de"", he'tge"" he"iofitgondri"gwe"' 



!(► Now more- uj> high I it will fasten, up high it will be unchanging 



over 



e"ganiiofi'<lak tea"' gaa"gwa"."" Tho"ge' o'ne"' wtrhe"'hen": 



11 it will be fast the it sun." At that now she (z.) it said: 



where (time) 



"O'ne"' de"wet'hak ne" ga:i''gwri" gae"'hia'de'. De"io'hathe"dik 



12 "Now thence it will con- the it sun it sky (is) It will cause it to 



tinue to pass thither present. be light 



tea"' o°'hwendjia"ge'." Ne"tho' dl" nw!Vawe""h:i" tea"' a'sofiek'hii' 



13 the it earth on." There more- so it came to the it tiight per- 

 where over pass where laining to 



gaa"gwa". 



14r it niooTi. 



