MOHAWK VERSION 



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not iHimI; for she thoiiulil wlicii slic had cast liiiii far away that he, 

 would, of coursf, die, hut, lio\vl)rit, he had not difd. lie walked 

 about there auionu' the bushes. But after a while he came thence 

 toward the lodge of his u;-randniotlier, l)ut she ordered him away, 

 saying: "' Go thou far off yonder. I have no desire whatever to look 

 on thee, for thou it is, assuredly, who hast killed my girl child. So, 

 then, therefore, go thou far otf yonder." Verily, he then went from 

 there. But. albeit, he was moving about in a place not fai- from the 

 place where the lodge stood. Besides this, the male child was in 

 good health, and his growth was rapid. 



After awhile he made for himself a l)ow and idso an arrow. 

 Of cour.se he now went about shooting from place to place. He 

 went, indeed, about from place to place, for now, of course, the 

 earth was indeed of considerable size. The earth, indeed, verily^ 



a'se'ke""' 



beeansc 



wa en re 



she it rti'sirwl 



dji' 



far. 

 .oiide 



ie 'hoiiwaia'ton'tio"' 



there she his body cast 



e"'re""heie' 



he will flie 



wa'iu'. no'k" ifr' ki"' tc'hawe""he'io"". E'' hi'tre'se' o'hoiita- 



verilv. but not. I be- he has died. There there lie 



lieve, moved about 



ko'"'sho"'. No'k' a'kare' e" na'tofita're" dji' iakono"''sote" ne' 



it ^rass in. And after a there thence he where her house stands the 



along time came 



ro'sot'ha", no'k' sa'honwane"nia'ni' wa'i'ro"': "I'sl' nofi'we" 



she him drove away again she it said; "Yonder jilacr 



niiii'lia'se". la"' othe'no"" thii"tewakato'"hwendjioiTni' ue' takofikan'- 



thitherdo Not : 



thou go. 



erake', a'se'ke""' 



see, because 



nio"' kfi'ti". i'si" 



ything I am in need of it the I thee should 



i'se" wa"hi' she'vio" ne' kheien''sX'. Wa's', 



thou verily thou her the ray oftspring. Co. 



non we 



place 



niia'ha'se'." To'ke"ske' ka'ti* i'si" 



thither do thou It is true so then far. 



nofika'tr 



the side 



lon.sa re 



again he 



No'k' e-' 



And there, 



iii'' 



te'ke" 



clji' 



the 



wb.- 



ano SOI 



it house 

 stands 



lion we 



place. 



til'hno"" 



and 



rotiVkari'te" 



he was well 



the 



raksa"'a" io'sno're' dji' ro.te'hia'roii'tie". 



he child it is rapid where he isincrcasing 



in size. 



A'kare" neiT wa'liatji'ennon'ni' (? wa'hata'ennon'nie"' 



.\ftera now he made a bow for it 



lime himself 



kwire" o'lu" wa'ron'nr. Nf>n' wa''hi" roie""e"'ha'tie"se'. E'rok 



:aieii 



als.i 



he it 1 



.\n 



verily 



he 



IS I'C 

 again 



ent about Every- 



shooting it. where 



se"', a'se'ke""' neiT .se"' wa''hi" akwa" ke""' niwato"- 



indeed. because now- indeed verily very here .*o it earth 



'hwefi'djia'. lote'hia'ron'tic' se"' wa'"hr ne' o"'hweri'djia'. Ne' 



large (is). It continued to indeed verily the it earth. The 



"This is the usual form of ll'.c 



