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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



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kneel down. I became awtire that the Wind iiu-losed itself in my l)ody." 

 So now. she, the Ancient-bodied, said: '■ If it be so, I siy as a matter 

 of fact, it is not certain that thou and I shall have good fortune." 



Sometime afterward then, seemingly, [it became apparent] that two 

 mule children were contained in the bod}' of the maiden. And now, 

 verily, also they two debated together, the two saying, it is said, cus- 

 tomarily: "Thou shalt be the elder one," ''Thee just let it be," so 

 it was thus that they two kept saying. Now, one of them, a male 

 person who was very ugly, being covered with warts, said: '"Thou 

 shalt be the first to be born." Now the other person said: '■ Just let 

 it be thee." Now he, the Warty, said: " Just let it be thee to be the 

 first to be born." "So let it be," said the other person, "thou wilt 

 fulfil thy duty, perhaps, thou thyself." " So be it," verily said he, the 

 Warty. Now, he who was the elder was born. And then in a short 

 time she [the Ancient-bodied] noticed that, seeminglj% there was still 



gia'da'goiT." 



u.v boilv in." 



Da'. 



So 



o ne 



now 



waage 



she it said 



ne" Iege""tci'': 



"Ne" 



■■That 



ne"ho' 



3 

 i 



5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 



10 

 11 

 12 



?■' dicngwa"'shon" 



ic if that only be 



Gaiii'gwa' na'ionni'she't 



Somewhat so it lasted 



dei"no"t ne"' ne" eiada'gon' 



they (m.) two that the lu-r body in 



are gestating 



na'e' deodii"hwage'he"'. 



lionsriadaa'shwiio"'he"t de'oi'wado'gen' 



good fortune would give 



e gwa' 



lat seem- 



ingly 



eia"dase\ 



she maiden. 



Da', 



wanen ong. 



be the larger 

 (elder) one." 



shaia'dat ne" aj 



one he is that 

 person 



"I's e"tcadie'e"t 



■•Thou thou wilt take 



"I's 



"Thou 



'I's 



Thou 



la'do"', 



Thev (m.) 

 two it said, 



a"," nige"' 



St," that is 



to say 



hiiet'ge"", 



he is ugly, 



e"'senna" giit. 



thou wilt be born." 



gl o , 



it is said. 



O'ne"- 



Now 



la 



arily: 



'do"' 



>-wa- 



just." 



O'ne" 



Now. 



ne" 



the 



Hono"'hi"dae' 



He Warty 



they (m.' 

 two said. 



hono"'hi"dae' 



he is covered with 

 warts (pimples) 



shaia'dat 



the one he is a 



person 



waefi" : 



he it said 



deiksa"a' 



they (m. i are 

 two children 



o'ne"'-kho' 



now and 



"I's e"sego- 



■ Thou thou wilt 



O'ne"' ne" 



Now the 



ne 



waen : 



he it said : 



waen : 



be it said: 



•I's gwa' 



Thou just 



e"t<'adie'e"t e"'senna"'gat. " 



"Nio"," 



"So be it," 



e SI waie IS 



■thou it wilt fulfill 



gwa" 



just. 



ne' 



the 



HoiH)""hi"dae". 



He Warty. 



non 



per- 

 haps, 



O'ne"' 



Now 



waen 



he it said t 



"Nio"," 



"So be it," 



ne" shaia"dat, 



na e 



verily 



waen 



he it said 



waenna"'gat nige"" ne" hago'wane"' 



he is born this it is the he large one. 



