SENECA VERSION 



225 



Now, they, the male nian-l)eing.s, counseled together, and thej' said: 

 "Well, is it not probably possible for us to give aid to the woman- 

 being whose body is falling thence toward us ? " Now every one of the 

 man-beings spoke, saying: "I, perhaps, would be able to aid her." 

 Black Bass said: '"I, perhaps, could do it." They, the man-beings, 

 said: "Not the least, perhaps, art thou able to do it, seeing that thou 

 hast no sense [reason]." The Pickerel next in turn said: "I, perhaps, 

 could do it." Then the man-beings said: "And again we say, thou 

 canst not do even a little, because thy throat is too long [thou art a 

 glutton]." So now Turtle .spoke, saying: "Moreover, perhaps, I would 

 be able to give aid to the person of the woman-being." Now ail the 

 man-beings confirmed this proposal. Now, moreover. Turtle floated 

 thei'c at the point directly toward which the body of the woman-])eing 

 was falling thence. So now, on the Turtle's carapace she, the woman- 

 being, alighted. And she, the woman-being, wept there. Some time 



Da'. 



o ne 



now 



waadias'hefi. 



Waen'ni': 



They it said: 



"Gwe". 



■■ Well, 



be 



non 



perhaps 



da'a'oiT aedwasi'we'ni" 



daieia'dofi'die' i 



O'nO 



aethiia"dage"ha" ni'ge"' ne'' iagon'gwe 



we her should aid such it is the she man- 



being (is) 



hii'de'ioiT hadi'snie's, hefinofi'do"': "I"' 



every one of tlu-y mi. ) spoke, they (m. i it said 



agegwe ni 



I it could do 



akheiiVdiige"h:i', 



I her could aid." 



Ooa-'ow;i" 



agegwe ni . 



I it could do." 



Waen'ni': 



They it said: 



haps, 



non" 



per- 

 haps, 



so"djr de'sa'ni'go"t." Ne"' ne'wa 



because thou hast no That next ir 



(too utterly) sense." order 



"I," noil" agegwe'ni'." Waen'ni' 



"I, per- I it could do." They it said 



haps, 



de'sagwe'niof 



thou hast no sens* 



waen : 



he it said; 



"I. 

 "I", 



waa'sniet 



he spoke 



ne' 



.so''dji' .sania'do'wis." 



because thou art a glutton." 

 {too utterly) 



ha'no'wa' waeii'': 



It turtle he it said: 



De'osthoii" 



" Not a little. 



kho" 



and 



Da', 



)n'' de'sagwe'nion', 



er- thou art able to doit, 

 ips 



Sgendjes' waefi'': 



It Pickerel he it said: 



{=it fish long) 



a'e': "De'osthoii" 



' Not a little 



again 



o'ne' 



ne 



ne wa 



I"' di'q noil" 



I, more- per- 



akheia'dage"ha' ne" 



I her could aid the 



agegwe ni 



I it could do 



waadii"- 



wani'iid. O'ne 



(the) Now 



matter. 



daieiii'doiTdie' 



thence her body is 

 falling 



o'die'dioil'da't. 



she alighting 

 stepped. 



21 ETH — 



di'q 



more- 



iagon'gwe"." O'ne"' gagwe'go" 



she man-being Now it all thev con 



(is)." Hi-med 



ne"ho' ha"sko' he'oiiwe" odoge"''do"" ne"' 



there he floated the where it is objective the 



over, point 



ne" iagon'gwe". Da', o'ne"" ne''"ho' ga'iiowa"ge' 



the she man- So, now there it turtle on 



being is, 



O'ne"' di'q ne"'"ho" wa'o"s'daerr ne" iagoii'gwe'. 



-Vow, more- there she wept the she man-being 



-tl.':: 



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