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MOHAWK VERSION 



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two rail. They two arrived where he had kindled his rire, and they 

 two saw that it was true that he was I'oasting for himself an ear of sweet 

 corn. Verily, the fatness was issuino- from it in streams on the grains, 

 along the rows of grains until only the eob was left, so fat was the corn. 

 The grandmother of Tawi'skaro"' said: "Whence didst thou l)ring 

 this?" He replied: "'My father gave it to me." She answered, say- 

 ing: "Thou dost even intend that the kinds of men who are to dwell 

 here shall live as pleasantly as this, here on this earth." And just then 

 she took up a handful of ashes, and she cast them on the ear of corn 

 that was roasting. At once the fat of the corn ceased from issuing 

 from the roasting ear. But Sapling very severely rebuked his grand- 

 mother for doing this. Whereupon he again took up the ear of corn 

 and wiped off the ashes that had fallen upon it. Then he again set it to 



te'honnara'ta'to"' 



they two ran. 



la'ha'newe' 



dji' 



where 



thoteka'to"' 



to'ke''ske' 



truly 



D'He^'ste'. 



it corn. 



one°'.sta'ke" 



it grain on 



e" niione"'stare''se"' 



there so it com fat (is). 



Ta'hen'ro"': 



He replied: 



ka'tf 



so then 



Nakwa" 



The very 



nakwa" 



the very 



rote'skonte' 



ska'hra"ta" 



one it ear (of com ) 



keii'ie 



it oil 



nen 



now 



io'hnawe"''ton'nio"" 



it streams How's down 



wa'hiatkat'ho' 



they two looked 



tekoiiteron'weks 



white (. shriveled) 



tiiotiiake''"'o"' ne' 



they come forth the 



ke"" 



here 



niio'nhonwa'ta" 



.so (many) it rows has 



■ika'hra'ta'ie"'' 



justitearofcorn 

 lies (.8 left) 



Wa'i'ro"" 



she it said 



ne' ro'sot'ha' 



■Ka" ni'sa"ha?' 



Rake"ni"ha' 



' He mv father 



(is) 



rakwa'wi'. 



he it gave to 



Tontaionta'ti' 



Again thence she 

 spoke 



wai ro" : 



she it said: 



"Akwa" i"se're' 



"Just thou it in- 



tendest 



e°ienakeren io n " hake' 



they will dwell in places 

 (as tribes) 



wa'tewa'tcia'na'kwe' 



she handful took np 



ne"iakoto'nha'reke" 



so well thcv will live 



dji' 



io"'hwen'djiate'. 



it earth present (is). 



on'kwe' 



man-being(s) 

 (= humans) 



Nen' 



Now 



o'se'"har! 



it ashes 



ono"'kwe"''ake' 



it ear 'of com) on 



ne 



rotes'konte'. 



keii'ie' 



it oil 



iotiiake°'o"'ha'tie" ne' 



wa'tio'ia''ke' ne' oVse' 



she it cast the it 



against 



Ia'honteri''sia'te' ne 



It ceased at once the 



rotes'konte". No'k' 



so'k 



at 

 once 



'hara' 



Lshes 

 dji' 



10 



ne 



the 11 



Oteroiitonni'Ti' 



It Sapling 



akwa" 



ro'.sot'ha" 



his grand- 

 mother 



o'ne'"ste" 



it com 



na'e'iere'. 



so .she it did. 



dji' 



where 



sa'hara'kewe" 



again he it wiped 



ione'hnVkwa't 



it is remarkable 



E'tho'ne' 



At that time 



dji' 



wa^shakori''hwas'to"* 



he her ebided 



nen' tonsa'ra*'kwe" 



now again he it took up 



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io'se'ha'rare'. 



it it had ashes on. 



E'tho'ne* 



At that lime 



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