HnwiTTj MOHAWK VERSION 80:5 



flew away in ditfciviil directions, lie eustomariiy said: •■This shall 

 continue to l)e your condition. When ye wander from phice to place, 

 ye must go in flocks." Thereupon a duty devolved upon this species 

 of animals; for example, that they should habitually make roosts. 

 Now, of course, difl'erent animals were severally asked to volunteer 

 to aid man. Whichever of them would give ear to this, would say 

 to it: "'I, I think, will volunteer." Thereupon they would custom- 

 arily ask him, saying-: "Well then, permit us to sea in what way 

 thou wilt act when thou protectest thy ofl'spring." The Bear, there- 

 fore, volunteered. Now then he acted so rudely that it was very 

 marvelouslj' terrifying. The manner in which he would act ugly 

 would, I think, kill people. Thus, indeed, he exhibited to them 

 'how he would defend his ofl'spring. They said: "Not at all, we 

 thinlv. shouldst thou volunteer." Whereupon, of course, others 



tca'noii'tf. Wa'hen'ro"" e'"s: "E"', ni'se' ne"io'to""hake' ne' 



dji' te"tciatawenrie''hake' e"tciennitio'kwaratie'seke'." E"tho'ne" 



whcro she will continue to travel ye will go about in groups (bodies'*.'" At that ^ 



time 



noii'we" w:Vonnateri"hwaiefi''lia"sc" ne' koiitirio'o'ko"' o""'k{i" 



place it them duty became for the they animals who (it is) 3 



e"ie'na"kwiVr'ho"seke'. NeiT wa"hf ne' kontirio'o'ko"' o'ia o'k' 



one roosts will form. Now verily the they animal.s other only ^ 



e"'s shonwari'hwanoiiton'nf ne' a'hathonkar'ia'ke'. On"ka' o'k' 



custom- he them duties assigns to the he should volunteer Who just k 



arily to do it. ' 



e"'s wa'hathoii'tate' wa'lieiT'ro"': "I" ki" e"kathofikri'ria"k('"." 



custom- he would consent he it said : "I I I will volunteer to do it." (y 



arily to it (it is), believe, 



E'tho'ne' e"'s wa'honwari'hwanon'to'"se' wa'hoiini'ro"* e"'s: 



At that custom- they him asked they it said custom- T 



time arily ' arily; 



"To', ka'ti" iakwatkat'ho' to' ne"te'''siere' ne' nen' e"'sate- 



"How .so then let us see how so thou wilt the now thou wilt S 



do it 



wirake"nha"." O'kwa'ri". ki"', wa'hathonka'ria'ke". E'tho'ne' 



thy young defend." Bear. I he volunteered (scored .\t that 9 



Ijclievc, stick). time , 



neii' wa'hateri'hwa'ksa'te". Akwif ione'hra'kwa't, teioteno"'hi- 



now he hismatteracted ugly. "S'ery it is marvelous, it is aston- 10 



ani"to"", iotte"ro"'. A'shako'rio' ki'' ne' oii'kwe' dji' na'ha'iere' 



ishing, it is frightful. It one would I the man- where .s<i he would 11 



kill, believe, being net 



dji' wa'hateri'hwak'sil'te'. Nen' wa''hi' wa'shakona'ton'iia'.se' 



where be his matter acted ugly. Now verily they him showed 12 



dji' nc"tha'iere' ne' e"'hatewirake"nha'. Wa'honni'ro"": "LV 



where so he will act the he his young will defend. They it said : "Not, 13 



ki'' i'se' tha'sathonka'ria'ke'." Ta'. neiT wa"hi' o'ia" o'k' 



I be- thou thou shouldst volunteer So, now verily other only \^ 



lieve, to do it." it is 



