SENECA VERSION 



22y 



uprooted tree, whereon it was that slie. the eliild, was alway.s at play. 

 Cu.stomarily she swung-, perhaps; and when she l)eeanic wearied slie 

 would descend from it. There on the grass she would kneel down. 

 It was exceeding'ly delightful, customarily, it is said, when the Wind 

 entered; when she became aware that the Wind continued to enter her 

 body, it was delightful. 



Now .sometime afterward the Ancient- bodied watched her, nuising: 

 '' Indeed, one would think that my [man-being] oti'spi'ing's body is not 

 sole [i. e., not itself only]. •" Ho," she said. " hast thou never custom- 

 arih' seen someone at times '." " No," said the gii'l child. Then she, 

 the Ancient-bodied, said: " I really believe that one would think tiiat 

 thou art about to give birth to achikl." So now, the girl child told it, 

 saying: "That [I .say] there [at the swing] when, customarily. 1 would 



gaienga'sa'de' ne" 



it upturned tree that 



the 



he'onwe' diiot'goiit gotga'nie' ne" 



the place lit III! times she is playing the 



ieksa"'a" 



she child. 



Ne" 



That 



(it is) 



gotce""'do"" o'nr> 



she wa,s now 



wearied 



o'dioiidosho'dofi". 



she got on her knees. 



godoriwi'da"'do" 



she it was swinging 



gen s 



custom- 

 arily 



* ne''ho' wtvendia"'de"t. 



there she descended 



(lay down) 



Odo'kdrr'gi', ia'ge"', 



It is at the it is said, 



extreme. 



non . 



perhaps 



O'ne"" gen's 



Now custom- 



no ne 



the time 



daga'iint, ne"'ho' 



it it en- there 



o ne 



eia"dagon' 



lier body in 



O'ne"' 



gam gwa 



somewhat 



hewe'tha' ne" 



thither it is the 

 entering 



na'ionni'.she't 



so it lasted 



Iege""tcr 



She Ancient 



Qused 



khe'a'wak. 



agwa s 



jnst 



aien 



gen s 



custom- 

 arily 



ya''hri". 



It wind. 



the""'e" 



not it 



Ogeo'dja"'ge" ne"'ho'' 



On the grass there 



gen's os'gas ne" 



custom- it gives that 



arily pleasure 



wa'enni'na"dog ne' 



she it noticed (felt) tlut 



ne" ne" os'gas. 



that the it gives 



pleasure. 



wa'ega'efi'ion' ne" 



she it watched the 



de'djiagoia'do'sga'a' 



her body is sole 



H5'. 



wa age" , 



she it said. 



•He""e 



"Not 



■>fi'do"' 



gen's 



CUslOIU- 



arilv 



O'ne" 



Now 



de'songa"' 



someone 



de"she'ge'"r' "The''"e"''," wa'a'ge"" ne" eksa"a'. 



thou seest one "Not it is," she it said the she child. 



ne" Iege""tcr: 



the She Ancient 



Aien"shori 



"One would 



ly 



per- 

 haps, 



"Ne" 



"That 



gen's 



custom- 

 arily 



non 



prob- 



Da 



o ne 



now 



think 



wtVonthin'wf 



she it told 



e°'sade"don', 



thou wilt give birtl 

 to a child, 



ek.sa"{i', wa'ii 



she child she i 



lie" ne"'h()' gefi'; 



ne 



o'ne"" o'gade'nio'so'dc 



icni na (log 



I it felt 



arily 



he" 



where 



o"wade"n<)""da' 



it it.sclf buried 



ga'"ha' ne" 



It wind the 



1 



a 



3 

 4 

 5 



6 



7 



8 

 9 



KJ" 

 IL 

 12- 

 13 

 14 



