MOHAWK VERSION 



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All this, then, oaiue to pass. Beaver, of course, worked there, 

 biting out pieces from the tree; and Spider, for his part, clini})ed to 

 the tree top, and iiaving reached the top, he then, verily, fastened his 

 cord about it. Thereupon he let himself down, and again alighted on 

 the earth. So then, when there was, of coui'se, little to cut, and the 

 prospect was encouraging that it would be possible to fell the tree, then 

 Spider pulled on the cord. Then, in fact, the tree toppled over. 

 Thereupon Hare rushed forward and seized the sun, for, indeed, 

 Tawi'skaro"' and his grandmother both came running up. It was then that 

 Hare fled, taking the sun away with him. Now, of course, they pur- 

 sued him in many places; he fleetly scurried through the shrubbery. 

 After a time he directed his course straight for the canoe; for then. 



E'tho' ka'tf to'ke"ske' na'a'we"' 



Thus so then truly so it hap- 



pened. 



wa'hatekhwaniofi'ko' 



he it bit repeatedly 



Tsoni'to' 



Beaver 



wa"hi' 



verilv 



nen 



now 



wa'hoio"ta' 



he worked 



Takwa'a"sa'r 



Spider 



iii'ha'rawe', 



there he arrived. 



karofita'ke', 



it tree on. 



no'k' 



nen 



Now 



ia'harat'he"" 



there he climbed 



wiVhr e" 



verily there 



na 



ne 



the 



ne 



the 



ine that 



ta'ha'hwan'rake' 



he it wrapped 



karefi 'haken'iate' 



it tree top of 



ne' rao'seri'ie'. 



the his cord. 



E'tho'ne' 



At that time 



nen' toiita''hatiivton'te'. 



Ne" ka'ti' wa"hi' 



That .'io then verily 



io'r'ha'ratste' 



it is very hopeful 



Takwa'a"sa''r 



Spider 



wrrkaroritieno""'ne'- 



it tree fell. 



thence he his body 

 suspended, 



sa'hara'ta'ne' o"'hwendjiri'ke'. 



again he reached it earth on. 



nen 



now 



there 



ho'k' 



only 



na'tetcioia'.sa' 



so it is narrow 



nen 



now 



nen 



now 



nen 



now 



e"karontieno""ne' 



it tree will fall 



e"wa'to" 



it will be 

 possible 



ta'ha'seriie'tati'rofito'". 



he it cord pulled on. 



e'tho'ne' ne' 



To'ke"ske' 



Truly 



ka'tr 



so then 



E'tho'ne' 



.\t that time 



ne 



Ta'ho'"'tsine'ke"' 



Hare 



tie"te' 



wa'tifrkwe' 



he it took up 



kara"kwa". Nen' se" 



ta'hilia'takonta- 



thence his body fol- " 

 lowed instantly 



wa"hi' o'k' e" 



verily just there 10 



tc'hnitak'he 



they two ran 



ne' Tawi'skaro"" 



no'k' 



but 



'hf 



le Flint 



(Ice, Crystal) 



Ta'ho"'tane'ke""' wii'hiite'ko'. 



ho'ni' 



also 



ne' ro'sot'ha' 



Nen' 



Now 



ion.sa'ha"hawe' 



hence he it bore 



ne' kara"- 



kwa'. Neil' 



Now 



wa'"hi 



verily 



ka'tr 



o'skawako""sho"', 



it bush(es) among. 



tka'hoiiwa'ie"', 



there it boat lies, 



wri'honwa'sere'''so'' 



tliey hi 

 pla 



A'kare' 



tliey him pursued from 

 place to place. 



neii' ia'hakofitatie"te' 



now thither he went directly 



RotkwatoiThwe'tie'se' 



He fled in devious courses 



nen 



now 



se" wiV'hr 



indeed venlv 



ne 



dji' non- 



ivhere the 

 side 



ronnatia"ke' ne' 



they others the 



