HEWITT] MOHAWK VKRSION 275 



dogs licked the mush from her body. If she had flinched to th(> point 

 of refusing to finish hi-r undei'tiiking. it is also certain that he would 

 have said: "It is of course not tru<' that thou desiresi that thou and 1 

 should marrv." 



And when his two beasts iiad linished eating, he then, it is said. 

 showed her just wlicic his food lay. Thereupon she prepannl it. and 

 when she had completecl the ))repai-ation thereof, they two tlien ate 

 the morning meal. 



It is said that slie passed three nights there, and they two did not 

 once lie together. Only this was done, it is repoi'ted: When they two 

 lay down to sleep, thej' two placecl their fe(>t together, both placing 

 their heads in opposite directions. 



Then, it is said, on the thii'd morning, he said: "Now thou shalt 

 again go thither to the jilace whence thou hast come. One basket of 

 dried venison thou shalt bear thither on thy back by means of tlie fore- 



neiT ne' shonsaiakotidjiskokewa'nio"'. To'ka" aontaiakoto"''no"" 



Ji she it had shrunk from 



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ne' dji' ne' aiakokara'reiT'o"' ne' ki"' o'nf ne' a'lia'wenke": 



the where the she it would have been the, Ilie- nlso the )ie would have 2 



in fear of lieve, sj»id: 



" la"' wa'"lii" to'ke"ske' te'se're' aionkeni'niake'." .^ 



"Not verily it is true thou it desirest thon-I should miirry." '' 



No'k" ne' nen' ca'kenikhwefi'ta'ne' ne' iaotsene"'okon''a' 



And the now they two tlieir food finished the liis slaves individually 



e'tho'ne', ia'ke"', nen' wa^shakona'ton"ha'se■ dji' nofi'we' 



at that time, it is said, now he her it showed to where plaee 



nik;ike"ro"' ne' rao'khwa'. E'tho'ne', nen' wa'ekwata'ko' dji' 



so it is piled the his food. At that time now slie it made really whir.- 



niio're' wiVe'.sa" iiimT wa"tiatska''ho"" ne' o'r"ho"'ke'ne'. 



soitisdis- she it fin- now thevt\v..al.- the il nLiniiiiK at. I 



tant ished 



'A^'se'" ia'ke"' na'oiinon'wete" ta'hno""' ia"' e"''ska" teiiofina- 



Threc, it is said, so she stayed over tile and not r.ne Iheydidlie •'^ 



night itimei 



ra'to"". Ne' o'k" e"'s ia'ke"' ne' wa'tiara'sitari'ke' ne' dji' 



together. The only custom- it is said the they their feet joined the where J 



arily 



tenidjia'ro"" e're"' nonka'tr ia'teniatkon"'hen". 



Iioth they two yonder side of it there they two their !•> 



lelsewhere) heads rest. 



iii'ke"" ne'n(>" o"r'ho"'ke'ne' ni^fi' wji'Iu'mTi-o"": 



it is .said, the that Miornim- in now he il said: U 



•se''se* ne' dji' nofi'we" ti.sa'tefi'tio"''. SewiVthe'nit 



"Now there thcreagain the where the place just thou didst depart. Oneithasket 12 

 thou shalt go 



nc' iofitke'tats'tha" o'skeii'iiofito"' tekaia'taneta"kwe"' io'wa'riit'he"' 



the one uses it to carry it deer one its body has unlined it meat (is) dry 13 

 by the forehead strap (front fat) 



ie"'se"satke"tate". E"khe'wara'nonte' ne' .sofikwe'ta'. No'k" ho'ni" 



thither thou it wilt bear I them meat will give the thy people. And also [4 

 by t he forehead strap. 



