276 IKOQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 21 



head strap. I will give some meat to thv people. Moreover, 

 the entire village of people with whom thou dwellest in one place 

 mu.st all share alike in the division of the meat when thou arrivest 

 there." 



Thereupon, it is told, he climbed up above and drew down quarters 

 of meat that had been dried. It is said that he piled it very high in 

 the lodge before he descended. He then put the meat into her 

 burden basket until it was full. Then, it is told, he took up the 

 liasket, and he shook the basket to pack the meat close. It actuality 

 did settle so much, it is told, that there was but a small quantitj^ 

 [apparently] in the basket. Now, he again began to put meat into the 

 basket. It was again tilled. And he again shook it to cause it to 

 settle, and again it settled until it occupied but a very small space in 

 the basket. Thus he used all the meat thrown down, and yet the 

 basket was not full. Thrice, it is told, he drew down the quarters of 



ne' o'k" iekanatakwe'ko"' ne' ska"ne" 



the only just it village whole the one in 



(place) 



sha'te"ia'wenne' e"'hatiia'kho"' ne' o'wa'ro" 



equal it shall happen they (m.) it the it meal 



will share 



E'tho'ne', ia'ke"', nefi' ia'harat'he"' e 



At that time, it is said, now thither he climbed high (pi 



re"'te" ne' ioVa'rat'he"'. A'e're"'. ia'ke"", nfi'otonwes'hii'ne" ne' 



of meat the it meat dry (is). Far yonder. it is said. it pile became large the 



KOt down 



kano""sako"' ne' nefi' tonta'hats'ne'"te'. E'tho'ne' neiT ako'the- 



it lodge in the now thence he descended. At that time now he her 



ra'ko"' ne' iontke'tats'tha' e" wa'ha'wa'ra'ta" dji' niio're' 



basket in the one uses it to bear it by there he placed the meat where so it is 



the forehead strap " in (it) distant 



/J. waka'na'ne'. E'tho'ne' ne' ia'ke"', wa"tha'thera"kwe' tii'hno"" 



it it filled. At that time the, it is said. he it ba.sket took up and 



wa'tha'therakaren"ro"' ia'ha'diio'roke'. To'ke"ske', ia'ke"', 



Q 



^ he basket rocked from he it caused to settle It is true, it is said, 



side to side down. 



q oJTta'djio'roke'. nakwa" o'sthoiT'ha' o'k' te'tkiire'. Nefi' a're' 



it itself settled, the very it small is only there it is Now again 



present 

 (is left). 



tonta'hata"sawe"' sa'ha'wa'rii'ta' ne' ti'thera'ko"'. Saka'na'ne' 



there again he began again he it meat the it basket in. Again it became 



put into full 



ii're'. E'tho'ne' nefi' a'i"e' sii'ha'djio'rokc' ne' a're" nakwa" 



once At that time now again again he it caused to the again tlie very 



more. settle 



o'sthoii"ha" o'k" te'tkare". E" thiia'hfi'sTi'te' ne' o'wa'ro"' ia" 



it small is only there it re- Thus. until he used it all the it meat not 



mams os 

 left). 



teiona'noiT'o"". 'A".se"', ia'ke"" na'ha'teratste' t!rha'wrrrani'.sere"'te'. 



it it filled. Three, it is said, ^o he repeated it he got down quarters of meat. 



