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MOHAWK VEKSION 



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At that time Sapling- said: " What thing then dost thou fear?" Tawi- 

 skaro"' said: "Yellow flint, and also the horns of a deer. I suppose, 

 when I do think of it, that I should perhaps die at once should one 

 strike me with either." 



So after that when Sapling traveled, if he saw a stone of the j^ellow 

 chert kind, he would customarily pick it up and place it high on some 

 object, and also, if he saw a deer's horn, h(^ would pick it up and 

 would place it high on some object. 



Then, veril\-, it came to pass that thej- two had again returned home. 

 The height of one side of their lodge was not great, but the height of 

 the other side was greater. Sapling occupied the side which had the 

 greater and Tawi'skaro"' the side which had the lesser height. Then it 



a'heii'ro"' 



ho should 



ro'ni"ha'.) E'tho'ne' 



his father. ) 



ciia'hakwat'ho' 



he visited there 



Oterontonni"a' 



It Sapling 



dji' 



where 



thono"''sote' 



there his house 

 stands 



wa^hefi'ro"' 



he it said: 



■•What 



ka'ti' 



so then 



'se' na'ho'te"" 



he kind of 



:iou thing 



Okaraken'rii' 



setsha'ni'se' i " 



thou it fearcst?" 



Wa'hen'ro" 



He it said 



ne' Tawi'skaro"' : 



onen la 



it roelj 



no'k' 



and 



ha' re' 



again 



o^ksefinonto"" 



it deer 



ona kara 



its horn 



i'ke're' 



I thinii custom- the 



arily \ 



Ta', e'tho'ne' ne' 



e^'s ne' aion'kie'"te' iaki'he'ia'te' 



?ustom- the one me I would die at 



arily would strike once 



dji' te'hotawen'i'ie' 



where he traveled 



o""te'. 



perhaps." 



wiVhatkat'ho" 



he it saw 



kanen'iaie"" 



it stone lies 



ne' okarakeii'ra' 



Oteronni"a' 



It Sapling 



wa"tra'kwe" 



he it picked 



to'ka' 



e'neke"' 



up high 



wii'ha're"' 



he it placed 



no'k' 



and 



ho'ni' 



ona'kara' 



its horn 



ne' wa'hatkat'ho' 



wa"tra"kwe' 



he it picked 



up 



e'neke"' 



up high 



Ta' 



tlie 



ka'ti" 



St) then 



wa''hi" 



"erily 



dji' rotino''"sote' 



where their lodge 



stands 



ho""tes na" ne". 



is tall that the 

 (high) one that. 



e" nofika'ti' 



ne ne 



the 

 that 



na'teio ■ n ho"' tes'a ' ' 



its side is low 



a re 



again 



o'skennonto"" 



it deer 



ia'ha're"'. 



he it placed 



iesho'ti'. Ska'ti" ne' 



there again One side the 

 they are together. of it 



yk' 



Dji' ka'tf 



Where .so then 



ne 



nonka'tr 



the side 



there 



Tawi'skaro" 



Flint 

 (Ice, Crystjil) 



ne 



the 



'Iji' 



vhere 



Oterontofini"si 



It Sapling 



ne' nonka'tr 



refi'tero" 



he abides 



■ika'ti' teio'n- 



meside it.sside 



of it 



teio'nho""tes 



it.s side is tall 



no'k' 



and 



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nirteio'nho'"tes'a" 



itj> side is low 



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