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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



It was so for a very lon^ time. Then she ))ogaii to weep a^ain, 

 and so. this time, her mother, as soon as possible, took her ehild up 

 to where the dead man-being lay, and the child immediately ceased her 

 lamenting. Again it was a long time before one took her down there- 

 from. Now again she Avent tranquilly about from place to place 

 playing joyfully. 



So then they made a ladder, and they erected the ladder so that 

 whenever she should desire to see the dead man-being, it would then 

 be possible for her to climb up to him by herself. Then, when she 

 again desired to see the dead person, she climt)ed up there, though she 

 did so by herself. 



So then, in this way matters progressed while she was growing to 

 maturity. Whenever she desired to see the one who had died, she 

 would habitually climl) up to him. 



Akwa"' 



Very 



non'wa" ol 



lit this time at 



ontatien''a' 



her offspriiiK 



wa'kari"hwe.'' 



nen 



now 



a re 



agiiili 



tonsaio"'shent'ho'. Ncfi ka'ti' 



once again she wept. Now so tlien 



dji' 



ne' o'niste""ha' i;l'hontatia'tarat'he°ste* 



tile its (her) mother thither she upbore her hody 



tka"here' ne' i'awe°'he'io"', ne' o'ni 



the 



he is fleart. 



the 



J list 



wa tioiito'tate' ne' 



site ceased from it tlie 



dji' teio"'shent'ho' 



where she is weeping. 



Akwa 



\'ery 



ke""' na''he"', neiT ii're' tontaiontatia'tats'ne"'te'. 



this. length of now again thence again they lier liody 



time. down brought. 



skeii'no"" thitcakotka'ri'tserofini'ha'tie'se". 



well, con- again she herself goes about amusing, 



tentedly 



NeiT ka'ti" e'tho'ne' nen' 



Now .so then at that time now 



ka'ti 



Neil 



Now 



ok'.stV 



at once 



a re 



again 



a re 



again 



wa"hatinekoto'te"". 



they set up the ladder 

 (onekota. ) 



ne' aioiitka'tho' 



Nt 



wa'hatinekotoii'ni' ne' o'ni' 



Qc now they made a ladder the also 



(onekota) 



ka'ti" ne' kafke' te"iakoto""h\ven'tcio''.se" 



so then the whenever it will be needful for her 



rawe 



he i! 



*he'io" 



ie"ierat'he"'. Ne' k 



?r she will The so 

 iseend. 



a'hoiiwa'ke"" nt 



slie should see him th 



a'ti 



then 



nen 



now 



rawe'^'he'io" 



he is dead 



e"wa'to"", ki"', ne' akaon'ha"':!' 



it will be I be- the she herself 



possible, lieve. 



a're" tonsaiakoto"'hwen'tcio"'se'' 



again again it was needful for her 



isVerat'lie 



thithe 



ki" 



E" 



Thus 



ka'ti" niio'to"'h:Vtie" 



so then so it continued to 



dji' 



where 



nbed, liev 



iakote'hia*ron'tie\ 



akao'^'ha^'a'. 



she herself. 



Kat'ke' 



Whenever 



te"iakoto"'hweiTtci<)'se" 



she will need it 



ia'erat'he"" ki"' (">"'s. 



aiontka"tho" 



rawe'"'he'io"' 



he is dead 



