MOHAWK VERSION 



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ears of sweet com. These thou luust take away with thee. One of 

 the ears is not yet ripe; it is stiil in its milk}' state, but, as to the 

 other, it is mature. Thou must take them with thee. As to the one 

 in the milk}- state, thou must roast it for th\self ; but as to the one 

 that is mature, it shall be for seed corn." Thereupon, then, when he 

 had finished speaking, telling him all things, he said: "Here they are. 

 then." Whereupon he took them. 



It was at this time also that he told him, saying: "But, as to that, J. 

 am thy parent." That was said l)y him whose lodge stood there and 

 who is the Great Turtle. Then the young man departed. 



So then when he had returned home in traveling, he would habitu- 

 ally run along the lake shore and would say. customarily: " Let this 

 earth keep on growing." He said: "People call me Maple Sprout 



ie"'se'shawe' 



Ne' 



The 



^kano"'kwen"iat ia'' 



teiotonni's'o'" 



it has ripened. 



se'ko"' 



still 



oko""seroiTta' (^oka'sero'ta")" i'ke' 



It 1 

 mV 



that 

 one 



ton'te" 



no'k' 



and 



•'ska- 



ne'ne" ie""ses'hawe". 



thH 



Ne' 



The 



thiit 



e^ieiefitho "thake" 



one will itse it to plant 

 (for planting)." 



wa'hari'ho'kte"' 



he it matter ended 



no'k' 



na 11 



that I 



one t': 



akwe'ko"' 



it all 



oko"'seron'ta" 



it is milky 

 skil' 



E'tho'ne" 



At that 

 time 



wa'ho'hro'ri" 



he him told 



ne ne 



the 

 that 



ka'ti" 



so then 



nen 



now 



iotonni's'o"" 



it is ripe 



e"'satene"'s- 



thou thyself shalt 

 roast com for 



iotonni's'o"' 



it is ripe 



dji' 



wa'hen't'o"': 



he it said: 



Ko". 



Nei 



Xoi\ 



ka'tf." E'tho'ne" neiT wil'hilie'ni 



so then." At that now he them 



time took. 



o'nf e'tho'ne" nen' wa'ho'hro'ri" 



also at that now he him told 



Ne" 



That 



kouien''a' 



I am thy 

 parent." 



Haniil'te" ' ' kowa 



He Turtle Great 



raneke"''tero"". 



he younji man. 



Ne' ka'ti" 



wa'heii'ro" 



he it said 



ne 



wa'hen'ro"': "I" na" 



he it said: "I that 



it is ope 



ni'hono"''sote' ne'ne' 



Ta'. e'tho'ne" 



nen 



now 



sa'hti'ten'ti" ne' 



ne' nen' eiiehe'sro' 



The 



so the 



kaniatarakta'tie' 



it lake alongside of 



' wa"hi" 



1 now verily 



niia'hatak'he". 



ii-st he would run. 



dji' te'hotii 



ra'to"" 



lote'hia'ron'tie' 



"Let it increase in 



ke""i'ke" 



this it is 



ioto'"hwen'djiate'." nen' ta'hno"", 



it earth (is) present here," now and 



nl form of [he ne.xl jircceding term. 



