286 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [kth. an.n. 21 



the3' held a coum-il to decide what they should do to provide for 

 her welfare. They finally decided to invite the Gi-eat Turtle to come. 

 Loon thereupon said to him: '"Thou shouldst float thy body above the 

 place where thou art in the depths of the water." In the first place, 

 they sent a large number of ducks of various kinds. These flew and 

 elevated themselves in a very compact bodj- and went up to meet her 

 on high. And on their l)acks. thereupon did her body alight. Then 

 slowly they descended, bearing her body on their backs. 



Great Turtle had satisfactorily caused his carapace to float. There 

 upon his back they placed her. Then Loon said: '" Come, ye who are 

 deep divers, which one of you is able to dive so as to fetch up earth i " 

 Thereupon one by one they severally dived into the water. It was at 



toii'tie"."' E'tho'ne' nf'iT wa'hatitcie"'ha'ie"' ne' dji' na'hati'iere' 



1 is drifting." At that imw they huM !i munoil tlii; where so they shotlld 



time do it 



ne' dji' a"shakonateweien'to"". la'thotiri'hwfiien'ta'se" ne' 



2 the wliere they her should prpi>are for. Then' they .leeided for tliem- the 



Rania'te"ivo'wa' i.'rhon\varo""ie""hare', e'tho'ne" ka'ti" ne' 



3 he Great Turtle tlieiiee thev invited him, at that so then the 



time 



Tcoiiniatarr'n'to"" wC-n' wa'hen'ro"": ''A'satia"takera"'kwe" ne' dji' 



4 Loon now he it said : "Thou thv body shonldst the where 



eause to float 



ke""' si'tero"' kanofi'wako"'.'" Xo'k" tiiotiere"''to"' ifrshakotofi'- 



,0 here thou art, it water .\nd it is the first thither thev them 



(sittest) depths of." thing 



nie'te' iotitio'kowa'ne"' ne' sora'hokoiT'a". AVirtkonti'te'" tii'hno""' 



(i sent they are a large body the dneks plurally. They flew and 



wa'konthara'tate' tii"hno""' ionathwe'nonni'ha'tie' 



i they themselves caused and they themselves eaused 



to aseend to be in a elose body 



konate'ra'te' e.'neke"". E"' taieia'ta'ra ne' ne 



b they her went above. There her body alighteil the 



to meet 



E'tho'ne' wh' skerinon"a" tontakontsne""te" 



'.• At that now slowly thence they descended 



time 



konti'shofi'ne" ieia tara'tie". 



l*-* their backs on her body reste<l 



coming. 



la'tkaie'rf ne' Rania"'te"kowrr nt^iT roti'nowa'kertV'ko"". E'tho* 



11 Verv correctly the he Great Turtle now he his carapace causes There 



to float. 



1-a'uowa'ke' e"' iiVakoti'tero"'. E'tho'ne' ne' Tcoilniataren'to"' 



12 his carapace on there there they her At that the Loon 



set down. time 



wa-'hen'ro"-: "Hau"', ne' sewa'thonrio'kats'te's o"''ka' rokwe'nio"' 



1'^ he it said : "Come, the ve stout-breathed ones who he is able to 



tis it) do it 



ne' e"'ha'thon'ro' e"'ro"'hwendjiako"ha'?" Ta'. e'tho'ne' 



14 the he will dive he earth will go to bring?" So, at that 



(into the water) time 



skat'sho"' tonte'ra'te' wa'ho"'thonron'nio"'. E'tho'ne" Djieiini'to' 



15 one by one thence it it did they dove into the water .\t that Beaver 



