HEWITT] MOHAWK VERSION 335 



thence. Close to his body, at his back, did it come to a standstill. The 

 cliff even lightly grazed his shoulder blades. Then Sapling said: 

 "Now turn thyself around to the opposite side and look where 

 the range of mountains is." Whereupon ho turned about and the 

 rook struck his nose and, as to him, his nose became awr3'. Then at 

 that time he spoke, saying: '"Truly, indeed, thou hast established this 

 earth here present. It was not at all I who did it. If, then, thou wilt 

 consent to it that I may live, I will then ever continue to aid thee. I 

 will protect at all times thy people who are to dwell on this earth." 

 Sapling replying said: "Trul}' it shall thus come to pass. Mask 

 .shall iiiankiiid ever call thee, and also Grandfather." 

 Then, verily, during the time that Sapling was again traveling to 



ka.sat'kwi'te'." E'tho'ne' ka'ro' toiit'kwi'te'. Raia'tak'ta ra'sho'n'- 



hither do thou thyself At that time hither it itself moved. His body beside his 1 



move." 



ne' e" wa'tka'ta'ne' ne' dji' ionontiitii'tie'. Wa'ho'so'nie"'to"'- 



bacli there it stood the where it mountain ex- It his shoulder blades 2 



at tends along. grazed 



sere' ne' dji' teiotsten're'. E'tho'ne' ne' Oterontonni"a' 



the where it rock has set At that time the It Sapling H 



up. 



wa'hen'ro"': " Nen' te'satka'r'hate'ni'. Iivsatkat'ho" ne' dji' 



he it said: "Now do thou thyself turn Thither do thou the where 4 



around. look 



niionontats'i'tie'." E'tho'ne' nefi' wa'thatka'r'hate'ni' ta'hno""' 



there it mountain stands At that time now he himself turned around and 5 



up along." 



wa tiotstenro'ie"'te' ne' ra'nioii'ke" ta'hno""' wa'ha'nionsakarefi're' 



it him roek struck the his nose on and his nose became awry (> 



na' ne". Ta'. e'tho'ne" tethota'ti' wsVhen'ro"", ia'ke"": 



that the So, at that time thence he spoke he it said, it is said: 7 



one that. 



" To'ke''.ske' wa"hi' i'se' sa'so"' ne' dji' io^'hweiidjifi'te". la" 



"Truly verily thou thou it hast the where it earth is present. Not 8 



it is finished 



i" te'ke"'. To'ka't ka'ti' e"'sathofrtate' ne' akon"heke' 



I it is. If so then thou shalt consent the I should live 9 



e"konienawa'se"heke" kfi'ti". E"tekhe'nhe'hiitie'.seke' ne' sonkwe'ta' 



I thee will continue to aid so then. I them will go about protecting the thy people \() 



ne' e"ienakere'nionke" ne' dji' io"'hwendjia'te'." Ta'hata'ti" ne' 



the they shall dwell in groups the where it earth is present." He spoke the 11 



OteroiTtonni"'a' wa'heii'ro"': ''To'ke^ske' ki" e" ne"ia'we''''ne'. 



It .Sapling he it said: "Truly. I thus so it will come 12 



think, to pass. 



Akofi'wai'a' ne' on'kwe" e"iesana'to°"khwake' neiT ta'hno""' 



It Mask the man-being they thee it will use to indicate now and 13 



(hiiraan)' 



onkwa'sot'ha' o'nf." 



our Grandfather also." 14 



Ne' ka'ti' wa"hr ne' Oterontonni'Ti' ne' dji' na"he' wa'thata- 



The so then verily the II Sapling the where it lasts he traveled 15 



