SENECA VERSION 



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below them the aspect was green and nothing else in color. As soon 

 as the man- beings had had their turns at inspecting it, then the chief 

 said to his spouse: "Come now, let us two go to inspect it." Now she 

 took her child astride of her back. Thither now he made his way with 

 difEculty. He moved slowly. They two arrived at the place where 

 the cavern was. Now he, the Ancient, himself inspected it. When 

 he wearied of it, he said to his .spou.se: "Now it is th^^ turn. Come." 

 "Age'," she said, "myself, I fear it." "'Come now, so be it," he said, 

 "do thou insjiect it." So now she took in her mouth the ends of the 

 mantle which she wore, and she rested herself on her hand on the right 

 side, and she rested herself on the other side also, closing her hand on 

 either side and grasping the earth therebj'. So now she looked down 

 below. Just as soon as she bent her neck, he seized her leg and 

 pushed her body down thither. Now, moreover, there [i. e., in the 

 bole] floated the body of the Fire-dragon with the white body, and. 



waennatchiVaeii"' 



they (m.) looked at it. 



na"'gon". 



below 

 (inside). 



ha'e'gwa' 



also 



non" i"' 



Odianon't 



It curious 

 (is). 



Ganio" o'tho'dia'ho' 



So soon the.v had their 



as turns to look 



ne" ha'sennowa'ne"' 



the he chief (is), 



ganii •daikho"'"shon ' 



it green only (is) 



niio"den' 



•so it is 



ne 



the 



ne 



the 



hennontchi'wa'^ha', 



they it were looking at, 



waen : 



he it .said: 



" Hau' 



"Come, 



o ne 



now. 



o ne 



then 



gwa 



it seems. 



diiatchiVa'no" 



let us two it go to lo 



O'l 



O'ne"' 



Xow 



he'onwe" 



where 



Hage""tci. 



He 



se ge 



with dif- 

 ficulty 



oia'de'. 



ne"ho* 



there 



O'ne" 



Now 



wa e . 



thither he 

 went. 



waatchiVa'en' 



he it looked at 



wiX^ago'-sa'de"' ne' 



she her took astride the 

 of own back 



Skenno'"'on' i'e'. 



Slowly he Th- 



walked. 



■' ha'oiihwa" 



he himself 



goa'wak. 



her child. 



Wani'io"' 



Ganio' 



So soon 



Ancient One. 



satchi'wa'en' gwa' 



do it thou look just." 



waosran'de" 



Age"!" 



"Age!" 



o ne 



waage 



she it said: 



waen : 



he it said: 



•Ts 



•Thou 



Ge'sha'nis 



" lit fear 



" Hau''. 



" Come. 



nen" 



now. 



nio , 



so let it 



satchi'wa'en". 



•do thou it look at.' 



Da', 



o ne 



now 



wa'o"'sho'go' ne" 



1 los 



man- 



Ilu 



ieiefisdon'-gwa', 



her right side, 



goe , 



she it 

 wore, 



-kho' 



and 



o'ne"'-kho' 



now and 



o'dio""tchi' 



ne" sgaga'di' ha'e'gwa' 



o'dio""tchi', 



she herself rested 

 on her hand, 



wai''"kho'". 



severally. 



o'dio"'tchagwe'non'ni' 



she her hands closed 



dedji'ao"-gwa" he" ieiena"- 



both side where she it held 



Da', 



o no 



now 



na gon" 



below 

 (inside) 



waoiitgat'ho". 



she it looked at. 



Ganio'shon" 



Just so soon as 



