HEWITT] MOHAWK VERSION 307 



a raiio-e of great luouiituiiis of icick. Thci'i' in the rock.s th(\v abide, 

 and are indeed .s}iut up. If, when thou arrivest there, thou lookest, 

 thou wilt see a large stone placed over the cavern, which stone one 

 has used for the purpose of closing it up. It is Tawi'skaro"' him- 

 self and his grandmother who have together done this; it is they 

 who imprisoned the animals." So then, therefore, he went thither. 

 It was true then that a stone lay over the place where was the open- 

 ing into the rock; it was closed therewith. So he then removed 

 the stone from it, and he now said: "Do ye all come forth. For, 

 assured!}', when I caused you to be alive, did 1 intend that ye 

 should be imprisoned here^ Assuredly, I intended that ye should 

 continue to roam from place to place over this earth, which I have 

 caused to be extant." Thereupon they did in fact come forth. 

 There was a rumbling sound, as their feet gave forth sounds while 



tiionontata'tie' otstefi'ra e"' iotstenrslka'ronte'-kowa'ne"', e'tho' 



1 



otstefi'rako"' iekoiiti'tero"" kotiMi'ho'to"' se"'. To'ka' nen' e" 



it rock in tliere tliey abide they are sliut up indeed. If now there .a 



ie"*'8ewe' e"'satkat'ho" ke"tstenrowa'ne"' e" ka"here' dji' 



there Ihou thou wilt look it rock largo there it lies on it where 3 



wilt arrive 



iotstenraka'ronte" ne'' ka'n'hoto""'kwe"'. Kao"''ha' ne' Tawi'skaro"" 



it rock cavern (is) the one it used to close it. He himself the Flint *i 



(Ice. Crystal) 



no'k' ne' ro'sot'hii' ne' e" ni'hotiic're"' nin'ho'to"' ne' 



and the his grand the thus so they it did they two shut the 5 



mother them up 



koiiti'rio"." Ta', e'tho'ne' nen' e"' wa're'te'. To'ke"ske' ka'ti' 



thev animals So. at that time now there thitlier he It is true so then ^ 



(are)." ■ went. 



e" ke"tstenra"here' dji' noiTwe" dji' iotstenraka'roiite'' 



there one it rock placed on it where pla<'e where it rock cavern (is) i 



kaniio'to"". Ta', e'tho'ne" nen' .sii'he"tstenra'hra'ko" nciT 



one closed it. So, at that time now again he rock took off now 8 



ta'hno"" wa'heii'ro"": '■Tontasewaia'ke"'ne" akwt^'ko"'. LV^ 



and he it said; " Hence do ye come fortli ilall. Not 



9 

 se"' wa'iif tcwake'ro"" ne' dji' kioirhe'to"' kt^fifho'-ke'"' 



in- verily 1 it intended the where 1 Ihee caused to here, is it 10 



deed live 



e°'senin'hoto""hake" (e"sewan'hoto'"'h:ike")." Wake'ro"' wa'^hi" 



ye will remain shut up, I it intended verily J-ii 



te"tciatawenrie"hake" ne' dji' wtiko"'hwendjia'tate"'." Ta'. 



ve will continue to travel the where I it earth made to he present." So. Iw 



ahoiit 



e'tho'ne' nefi' to'ke"ske" tontakontiia'kr'""ne\ Teio"to"'hare'nio"' 



at that time now it is true thence they came forlh. It sound spread forth 13 



ne' dji' WiVtiononniaka're're' ne' dji' nt'^iT tcotiiake"'o"'ha'tie'. 



the where their feet (hools) sounded the where now again they were coming 1-t 



forth. f 



"This is the usual form of the next preceding term. 



