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IROQUOIAX COSMOLOGY 



Now also, when the time had come for her to be delivered, she 

 gave birth to a female man-beiug, a girl child. Then, of course, 

 they two, mother and daughter, remained there together. It was 

 quite astonishing how rapidly the girl child grew. So then, when she 

 had attained her growth, she of course was a maiden. They two were 

 alone; no other man-being moved about there in any place. 



So then, of course, when she had grown up and was a maiden, then,' 

 of course, her mother was in the habit of admonishing her child, saj'- 

 ing, customarily: "Thou wilt tell me what manner of person it is 

 who will visit thee, and who will say customarily: 'I desire that 

 thou and I should marry.' Do not thou give ear to this; but say, 

 customarily: 'Not until I first ask my mother."" 



Now then, in this manner, matters progressed. First one, then 

 another, came along, severally asking her to become his wife, and she 



Ne' 



o ni' 



also 



nen 



now 



ia"ka"hewe' nen' wa'akoksa'taien'ta'ne' 



it is time thero now she child brought forth 



iiikofi'kwe" 



she inan-being 



(is) 



akoien''a'. 



she has a 

 small one. 



ne' eksa"'a'. Nen' wa'"hi" e 



the she Now verilv Ih' 

 child (is). 



Akwa" ione'hra'kwit't io'sno'rc' 



Very it is marvelous it is rapid 



ron'tie' ne' 



in size the 



nen' wa'iif 



now verily 



eksa"'i 



Ne' 



she The .so 



child (is). 



eia'tase' oiTto"'. 



she (is) maid it Ijecame 



ka'tf 



keni'tero"" ne' 



thevtw" the 



abode 



dji' iakote'hia'- 



w here she increased 



jiiakote'hia'rofl'tie' 



where siie increased in size 



Iono"'hii"tci'w!V; iii" 



kan'ekiV te'ie""s ne' 



anywhere one moved the 

 about 



Ta', ne' ka'tf 



So, the so then 



on kwe 



wa"hi" 



verily 



eia'tase' i'ke"', nen' wifhi 



she is maid it is, nov 



dji' n 



^viure now 



o"nistt'^"'"h;'i 



9 

 10 



11 

 12 



13 

 14 



ontatieiT';!" 



her offspring 



ion'to"" 



to'ktV 



e"'hia'kta"se' 



he thee will vi.sit 



verily the her: 



t''"s: ■■ E"sk"hro'ri" 



custom- "Thounic 



arily; shalt tell 



ne' e"'hato""heke' 



the he will keep saying 



iakote'hia'ro"" 



she grew up 



ioiitat'hro'ris 



she her tells 



nen 



now 



ne 



the 



ni"haiirto'te"' ne' 



such he kind of the 



body has 



aionkeni'niake\ 



thou I should marry. 



To"sa' e"'sathon'tate'. E^'si'ro"' e" 



Do not 



'hro'ri" ne' isten"a'. 



tell the my mother.' 



i'ke'hre' 



I it desire 



'Nia're'kwe' ki" e"khe- 



• Until first, I be- I her will 



Nen' 



ka'tf e" 



;o then there 



iiio''to"'ha'tie". O'iiV o'k" 



so it continued .-Vnothcr only 



is're" wa'shakori- 



'hwauoiiton'nio'" ne' 



questions the 



•hoti'niake'. 



they should 



Ne' e'' 



The there. 



wa 1 ro 



she it said: 



