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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



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they kept coming forth. So, at this time, the grandmother of 

 Tawi'skaro"'iSaicl: "What thing, perhaps, is now happening? There 

 is a rumbling sound." She thus addressed her grandson, Tawi'skaro"'. 

 Before Tawi'skai'o"' could reply, she spoke again, saying: "It is true, 

 undoubtedly, that Sapling has found them there where thou and I 

 have the animals imprisoned. So then, let us two go at once to 

 the place wherein we two immured them." Then at once they two 

 went out, and without delay ran thither. So when they two arrived 

 there, it was even so; the Sapling stood there, having opened the 

 cavern in the rock, and verily a line of animals ever so long was 

 ruiuiing. The two rushed forward and took up the stone again, and 

 again shut in those that had not come out, and these are animals great 

 in size and now dwelling therein. 



Ta', 



e'tho'ne' 



at that time 



non we 



place 



nifho'te"' 



kind of tiling 



o""te' 



perhaps 



Tawi'skaro"' 



Flint 

 (Ice, Cr.v.stal) 



niioteri'hwatie're"' 



there it matter is being 



ro'sot'ha' wrri'n 



"O" 



"What 



ke"'i'ke'" 



this it is 



teio'to"'iiare'," 



it sound is present." 



wa'honwe""ha'se 



She it him said to 



' ronwaterc'Ti' Tawi'skaro"'. 



her grandson Flint. 



(Ice, Crystal.) 



tethota'ti' ne' Tawi'skaro"'. Tontfiiofita'ti' wa'i'ro" 



again he the Flint. Thence again she .<he .said: 



talked (Ice, Crystal.) talked 



non'wa' ne' Oterofitofi'ni"a' iaiiatseiTrr dji' 



this time the It .Sapling there he it found where 



la" 



Not 



ha're'kho' 



yet 



'Ori'hwi'io' 



'■ It is certain 



non we 



place 



n'ho'to"' ne' konti'rio'. Ne' ka'ti' nakwii' 



up the they (are) ani- The .so then the very 



ma 



iet'ene' dji' non'we 



thither let where place 

 us two go 



ia'niiake"'ta'tci' 



niiethin'ho'to"'. 



there we them have 

 shut up." 



naksva" o'k' e" 



the very just there 



E'tho'ne" 



At that time 



nen 



now 



iii'ha'newe' 



to'ke"ske' 



it is true 



ka'ti' 



so then 



ia'tiara"tate'. 



thither they two 

 went running. 



e" i'rate' ne' 



there he stood the 



niiethi- 



there we 



them have 



shut 



iokofita'tie' e" 



at once there 



!ien' iokofita'tie' 



now at once 



Ne' ka'ti' dji' 



The so then where 



Oterontofini'Ti' , 



It Sapling, 



10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 1-i 



sho'n'hoton'kwe"' 



he had opened closed 

 place 



tha'tekanen'res 



there its line (is) long 



iotstefiraka'ronte', 



it rock cavern (is). 



ne 



nakwti*' 



the very 



kontitakhenon'tie' 



they were along running 



ne 



the 



konti'rio'. 



o'k' 



just 



Nakwii" 



ci-niiii'takonta'tie' 



they went without 

 stopping 



tha tetiotiiake""o"", 



then they had come out, 



tonsa'nitsten'ra'kwe' 



again they two stone took up 



they animals The very 

 (are). 



sa'nin'ho'to"' ne 



nakwa" 



the very 



i'ke" 



kario'towa'ne"'se' 



it animal great (are) 



ne 



the 



he" 



yon- 

 der. 



o'k' 



only 



ia" 



ka'tf 



so then 



ne 



o'k' he" 



just there 



niiesakon"hese'. 



just there again they 



