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IBOQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



l;iy, and bent over and l)ivathed into his nostrils, and he at once 

 began to breathe, and lived. He said to him: '• Do thou arise and also 

 do thou stand, also do thou keep traveling- about on this earth." The 

 body of a woman had he also formed at that place. Sapling caused 

 both of them to live. 



Tawi'skaro"' spoiled and undid some of the things that Sapling had pre- 

 pared. The rivers to-day in their different courses have been changed, 

 for, in forming the rivers, Sapling provided them with two currents, 

 each running in a contrary course, currents made for floating objects 

 in opposite directions; or it may be that it is a better explanation to 

 .say that in the middle of the river there was a division, each side going 

 in a direction contrai'y to that of the opposite side, because Sapling 

 had intended that mankind should not have, as a usual thing, any 

 difficult labor while they should be traveling. If, for anj- reason, a 



iifthatsa'kete" 



ra mo sa ko 



ia'hatoii'rf ne' o'ni' 



iokonta'tie' ta'hatoii'ri" 



10 



11 



wa'hato'n'hete". 



he came to life. 



WiX'hen'ro"' 



He it said : 



■ Satkets'- 



"Do thou 



ko'. 



o ni 



also 



tes'ta'ne' 



ne 



the 



o'nf ne' tesatawenrie"hake' 



the 



both 



dji' io"'hwendjia'te\''" lon'kwe' o'ni' o' 



where it earth is present." She man- also ji 



being. 



ia'toii'ni'. Ne' Oterontoiini'Ti' tetcia'ro" 



her body. the It Sapling 



Ne' Tawi'skaro"' o'tia'ke" 



The Flint some 



(Ice, Crystal) (things) 



na'ho'te"' rokwata'kwe"' ne' 



such kind he has put in the 



of things order 



ne' dji' 



the where 



ska") 



dji' 



in one where 



place 



shakaon'he'to"'. 



he them caused to 



shako- 

 he made 



5hohetke"''to"', 



he spoiled them 

 again, 



Oterontonni"a', 



It Sapling. 



li- 



shori"sio" 



he dis- 

 arranged 



Ne' nofi'wa'-ke" 



The this time is i 



dji' 



here 



kaqhio"'hate'nio"\ a-se'ke"'' Tie' Oterontonni'Ti' dji' 



it river present in because the It Sapling where 



several places, 



teio'*hneke"'to""kwe"', ne' te""''^ ne' aete- 



it has two currents either flow- the or the we 



ing in an opposite direction 



teio'hneke"^hawi*'to"\ no'k ke"" ki'' ku'ie"' .se"'*ha' 



either it has two currents bear- and here I be- it lies more 



ing in an opposite direction, it is, iieve, 



io'niko"'hraien'ta't ne' aetewen'ro"' sa tekaqhio"'hi"h(y'' tekia- 



it is comprehensible the we should say it river middle of it they 



roqhio"'honnia'nio"' 



he rivers made several 



wen ro 



should 



tek'he''', 



l2 two join, 



Oterontoiini'Ti' 



13 It Sapling 



on'kwe' dji' 



14 man-beings where 



(human) 



tetcia'ro"' e're" 



3 else- 



where 



rawe'ro"^ 



he it intended 



teio'hneke"*bawi"to"% a\se-ke"''' 



two it current flow, either because 



in an opposite course. 



ia^' the"iakoro"'hiaken"hake' 



not they will be greatly distressed 



te"iakotawenrie'iiake\ To'ka' 



othe'no"' 



anything 



e"kari'- 



