338 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 21 



became tliick. and Ix'sides this they beciuuc ))lack. Then it came 

 forward, from the .sea did it come over the dry land, rainiug as it 

 came. It was marvelous as it came along-. Then of course the rain 

 passed. Then he again returned to the place where Sapling- was 

 moving about. So then Sapling spoke to him, saying: "What thou 

 art able to do is satisfactory. So it will indeed come to pass. It shall 

 follow closely the co irse pointed out in thy reciuest. So now, indeed, 

 it will be thy duty to travel continually, for it was thou thyself that 

 re(juested this. Do thou not then ever fail to do thy duty. Thou 

 must, of course, ever l)e vigilant; if at whatever time it be there come 

 dangers to the lives of men because great serpents move from place 

 to place in the depths of this earth and also in the sea; if it come to 



tii'hno"'' tewennere'kara"hwrrs nen' ta'hiio""' wa''ke"tsatate''s"'hirne' 



mill it lighlfiHMl now iiiiil it cloud became tliiik 



neiT tii'hno""' wa'kaiiofi'tci'iie'. E'tho'ne' neiT toiTtefi'ti' 



2 iidw and it black Ijccame. At llial now tlicncc it 



kaniatara'ke' takaie"'ta*'kwe" o"'hwendjiatheii''ke" nonta'we' iokefino- 



it lake on it ontcrcil i( dry land on thence it it moved 



thereby came 



ro"'ha'tie'. lone'hrakwfi'to""ha'tie". Ne' ka'ti" wiVhr e"tkcfino- 



raining It goes along marvelonsly. The so then verily it 



along. 



ra'sero"hetste'. E'tlio'ne" nciT ( 



rain passed. At that now th 



time 



ni"re'se' ne' Oterontonni'Tr. Ta', e'tho'n 



he is going the It stii)ling. So, 



about 



tethota'ti' hawefi": ■■Tkaie'ri' i 



thence again he it said : ■ It is iiroper t 



he spoke 



sakwe'nio"". E" ki"' ne"ia'we"'iie" e"tioiaiir'"''hawe" ne' dji' 



thou art able Tliere, I so it will it manner will follow the where 



to do it. tliink. ha|>pen of it 



nl'io't ne' dji' wa"seri"hwanon'to"\ Nefi' ka'ti" wa'"hi e" 



so it is Ihe where thou mailer hast Now .so then verily Ihus 



requested. 



ni'se' iie"io"to"" dji' te'"satawefirie"hake", a'se"ke"" i'se' wa'iii" 



10 the so it will be whcTc ihou shall keep traveling because thou verily 

 thou come about. 



e" ni'io't dji' wtVseri'hwanofi'to"". To''s;i" ka'ti" nonwefi'to". 



11 thus so it is where Ihou matter hast Do not so then ever 



requested. do it 



kasa'seren'no"''te\ E"'se'niko""rarake'' wa'"hr to'ka' kat'ke' 



12 thou be remiss. Tl).>u it sliiill watch ever verily if souie- 



teioterie'"tha'ra''ta'n(;" ne' ofr'kwe" dji' iako'n'he", :i"se"ke'"' 



13 it is mind-entangling the man beings where thev are because 



I human) living. 



teionatawen'rie' o'niare'ko'wa' ona'ko"" uv' dji' io'"hwendjia'te' 



■t^ they do travel it great serjient inside Ihe where it earth is present 



no'k' ho'nl" ne' kaniatara'l<o". Ne' \va'"hi" ne' to'ka"t kat'ke', 



^" and also the il sen m The verily Ihe jf .some- 



