HEmTT] MOHAWK VERSION 271 



also lay down. They did not lio together; they only placed their feet 

 together [sole to .solej. 



And when morning dawned, they two then arose. And now he 

 himself kindled a tire, and when he had finished making the tire he 

 then crossed the threshold into another room; he then came out hear- 

 ing an onora [string of ear.s] of white corn. He .said: '"Do thou 

 work. It is customarj^ that one who is living among the peopl'; of 

 her spou.se must work. Thou must make mush of hulled corn." So she 

 thereupon shelled the coi-n, and he himself went to bring water. He 

 also got a pot, a pot that lielonged to him, and that was very large. 

 He poured the water into the pot and hung it over the tire. 



And when she had tinished shelling the corn, she bulled it, parboiling 

 the corn in the water. And when the corn was parboiled, she then 

 poured the grains into a mortar. She then got the pestle from where 



E'tho'ne' ka'ti' neii' e" wa'on'rate- no'k' ho'ni' ne' raoiT'ha* 



At that so then now there she lay down but also the he himself 



time 



wiVha'rate". la"' te'honnara'to"', ne' o'k' ne' wa'tianV.sItarl'ke'. 



he lay down. Not they did lie together, the only the they joined their feet 



(sole to sole). 



No'k' ne' neiT civor'he''"ne' neiT wa'hiatkets'ko'. Nen' ne' 



But the now it heeame day- now they two raised Now the 



light themselves. 



ra'o"'ha' wa'hate'ka'te'. Ne' ka'tf ne' nen' ca'hadjie"''hi''s!l' 



he himself he it fire kindled. The so then the now he it fire tinished 



e'tho'ne" itrtha'nho"hiia-ke' ca'tonta'haia'ke°'ne' skano'ra" one"- 



at that time thither he it threshold thence he eame forth one string it white 



crossed again of com 



.stakeii'ra' shanore"'ha'wf. Nen' wa'hen'ro"': ''SJiio"te'". 



grain he string of corn Now he it said: "Dothou labor, 



brought. 



Iakoio"te' e"'s ne' ie'hne"'hwa"she"\ E"sdjiskon'ni' kane"'hana- 



One labors custom- the she lives in the family of Thou must make it corn softened 



arily (her) spouse. mush (soakecl i 



we""to"'.'' E'tho'ne' ka'tf nen' wa'ene"staron'ko'. no'k' ne' 



by parboiling." At that time so then now .she' it com shelled, but the 



ra'o"'ha' wa"ha'hnekako"ha' tii'hno"" ia'hana'dja'ko' ne' raofi'ta'k 



he himelf he water went to fetch besides there he it kettle got, the his pot 



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kana'djowa'ne"', tii'hno""' wa'ha'hneki'ha're"'. 



it kettle large and he it liquid hung (over 10 



the lire). 



No'k' ne' neii' ciVe's'a' wa'ene''staron'ko" e'tho'ne" wa"- 



.ind the now wherein she she it corn shelled at that 11 



tinished it time 



ene"stana'we""te' no'k' ne' ni'iT ci'rkane"stana'we"' e'tho'ne' 



she it corn softened by but the now wherein it com became at that 1^ 



parboiling soft by parboiling time 



nen' ka'nika''tako°' ia"ene"sta'wero"", nen' ia'ecica'tota'ko' nen' 



now it mortar in there .she it corn now she it pestle took from now 13 



grains poured, an upright position 



o'ni' wa'et'he'te'. E"'skri' o'k' taiecica"te"'te' no'k' wa'ethe'.se- 



also she it pounded. One only, she it pestle and she finished 1* 



just brought down 



