MOHAWK VERSION 



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meat un Ikt hack^ . For tliriuc, is it nut true, he had ])ii1I(mI down 

 meat in lii.s lodge when lie was putting the meat into her l)asket at the 

 time wlien he was Jiiaking up hei- hunhMi^ It was then that she told 

 them that they must remove thr (hatched roofs from their h)dges 

 when it iiecame evening. 



Then she said: "He has sent you some meat. Now tlien, m^' kins- 

 folk, take up this meat lying in the lodge." Then at that time her 

 people took up the di-ied meat, and so they all earried it away. She 

 then said: "Ye must reiuove the tliatehed roofs from the lodges that 

 severally belong to you the first time ye go to sleep, because my 

 spouse has sent word that he will give you some white corn [white 

 grains] during tlie time that ye will again be asleep. It will rain 

 white grains while ye again are asleep."" So. when it became dark. 



wa"hr ne' djiakoVa'rake"te\ a'se'ke""' 'a"se' 



verily the she meat bore on her back because three 



by the foreheud-strap, 



na*hakar"hate'nf ne' raono"'sako"*' ne' nen 



Ills Ifxlge in the now 



se" wa"hr 



indeed verily 



ca'ha'wa'ra'ta' n(>' 



ishako'rie'noii'nie"'. 



lie it her burden made for. 



E'tho'ne" 



At that time 



nen' WiVont'hro'ri" n 



now she it told tl 



no"''so'to"" ne' nen' 



lodges stand the now 



plurally 



E'tho'ne" wii'i'ro"": 



-\t that she it said : 



time 



ne' kwauo""kwe"o'ko"" 



the ye my kindred 



severally 



kan()""'sako"'." Ta', 



it lodge in." f^o, 



•' e"io"'skwa'hron'ko" ne' 



] they will (must) take off the 



the bark-roof plurally 



e"io'kara'sne"ha'. 



it will become some- 

 what dark. 



'E'tchisewaVaranofite"'ha'tie'. 



■• He meat you has sent along to. 



dji' 



where 



ka'ti" 



so then 



iako- 



their 



ka'tf 



so then 



te'sne'kwe" 



do ye it take up 



e'tho'ne" irmT 



ke"'i'ke'" 



this it (is) 



Ne 



No\ 



kii'wa'rake' iii'o"" 



it meat lying in a 

 pile - 



akaofikwe'ta" nen' 



her kindred now 



wa'tie"kwe' 



they it took up 



iti"e'"bawe". 



ne 



io'wa'rat'he" 



it meat dry (is). 



Ne' 



The 



ka'tr 



,so then 



nen 



the 



akwe'ko"' 



all (it is) 



?"tho'n 



at thai 



dji' sewano"'so'to"" 



where your houses stand 



wa"i'i()"': ■'E"tcia'skwti'hrofi'ko" ne' 



she it said: "Ye will remove it bark- the 



roof plurally 



e"twatie'r(''"'te" nen' e"sewen'ta'we', 



il will be (he lirst now ye will sleep, 



a se Ive 



becatlse 



rawen'ha'tie" ne' teiakeni'tero"" one"'stakerrrir f'"ietchi- 



,sewane""stanon'te". 



will give. 



e"tcise wenta'seke". "' 



again ye will sleep." 



One" 'stakf'fi ' ra ' 



e loken nore 



it will rain 



dji' na'iie" 



