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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



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pathway to that other land, thereon will they habitually eome over. 

 Along this pathway will they be in the ha})it of coming across the lake 

 to eat habitually the flesh of human beings who are about to be [who are 

 about to dwell here] on this earth." So then Sapling said to him: 

 "Thou shouldst cease the work that thou art doing. Assuredly the 

 intention of thy mind is not good." He replied, saying: "I will not 

 cease from what I am doing, for, of course, it is good that these great 

 animals shall be in the habit of coming hither to eat the flesh of human 

 beings who will dwell here." 



So, of course, he did not ()})ey and cease from building the l)ridge 

 for himself. Thereupon Sapling turned back and reached dry land. 

 So along the shore of the sea grew shrubs. He saw a bird sitting 

 on a limb of one. The bird belonged to the class of birds that we 



konti''sero"he"'.se' e" 



they fierce are there 



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11 



non we 



place 



tkanak'ere'. 



Kawenni'io" 



So soon as 



nen 



now 



e"katha'his"a' ne' neii' e'' ieiTwawe' 



thi'ke' 



that it i 



tiio"'hwendjia'te' 



there it earth stands 



te"tkonne'thake' 



o'ha'ha'ke'''slio"' 



it path on along 



e°tkonti'wa'hrakhe'seke' ne' 



ofi'kwe'" 



man-being 



io" 'h wend j ia' te\ " 



it earth is present." 



wa'hawe""ha''se' 



he it said to him 



Ta'. 



e'tho'ne' 



at that time 



te"kontiia"ii1k'seke' 



thence they will habitually 

 cross the stream 



ioiinakerilt'he' ne' 



thev are about to the 



inhabit 



;' Oterontonni'iV 



le It Sapling 



ne ne 



the that 



ke"" 



here 

 it is 



nen' 



now 



ne' Tawi'skaro"': ■'A'sa"tka''we' dji' satie're"'. 



the 



la''' w 



Not 



ra'ko" 



li' teioian'ere 



y it is good 



wa'hen'ro"': 



he ti said: 



(Ice, Crystal) cease from 



' dji' ni'sa'niko"'hro'te" 



where so thy mind is shaped.' 



'la" 



■Not 



thaka''tka'we, 



Ta'hari'hwa'se- 



He replied 



dji' iiii'ho'te"" 



nikatie'r"ha\ 



such I am doing. 



loian'ere' se" 



It is good indeed 



wa'iii' thoi'ke" 



e°tkonti'wa'rakhe'seke' 



thence they will habitually come 

 to eat meat 



O'ne"' wiVhi' ia" 



Now verily not 



ne' on'kwe' 



the man-being 

 (human) 



te'hothonta'to 



he it consented to 



the 



ke"" 



here 



where such kind of 



thing 



kontirio'towa'ne"'se' 



they animals large (are) 



e"ienak'ereke'." 



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rota'skonni'ha'tie'. 



E'tho'ne' ne' 



At that the 



ao"'hweildjiathen''ke' ioiisa'rawe'. Ne' ka'ti' ne' 



a'ha"tka'we' ne' dji' 



he it would cease the where 

 from 



Oteroritoiini"a' neiT sa'ha"kete' 



It Sapling now again he turned 



back 



ka n iiitarakta' tie' 



it lake it side of along 



iokwirarat'ie', tci'ten'Ti' wa'ha'ke"" e" keritskwa"here' okwira'ke'. 



]^^ it brush grew bird he it saw there it it sat on it branch on. 



along. 



aThis refers to human beings, which, it ' 



nhabit the earth. 



