Seneca Fiction, Legends, and Myths Thirty-Second Annual...

carefullyneʼʹthatneʻʹthegodăʻseʻdoñʹdieʼsshe herself hid from place to placeneʼʹhoʻ.there.NeʼʹThatneʻʹthegäʹitit tree standsgĕⁿsʹusuallysayoñdäwĕⁿʹdāt,again she herself interpolate,neʼʹhoʻtheregĕⁿsʹusuallywăʼʹĕⁿʼdid she gohĕⁿʹoñweʻthere whereōʹyăʼit othertgäʹit.there it tree stands.DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻnowwăʼäʼtʹʻhēdid she him overtook (overhaul)neʼʹhoʻtherewăʼeʹyoⁿʼdid she there arrivehĕⁿʹoñweʻthere wheregäʹit,it tree stands,oʼnĕⁿʻnowdiqʹmoreoverneʼʹhoʻtherewăʼoñʹdyĕñʼ;did she herself seat;neʼʹhoʻthereyenyoʻʹcyotshe satgäoñdākʹʼăʻit tree besideneʼʹkhoʻthat andneʻʹtheneʼʹhoʻtherewăʼoñdyăʼdăʼʹdĭʻdid she leanheʻʹwheregäʹit.it tree stands.DāʹSoneʼʹhoʻtherekhoʻʹandgaʼăsʻhäʹyĕⁿʼit basket layneʼʹthatneʻʹtheoäʻʹgwăʼit breadgaäʻgwădāʹnioⁿʼ.it bread contained were severally.DoʼosʹtʻhoñNot in the leastdaāninon­dokʹhăʼdid he it realizeneʻʹtheDooäʼdanēʹgĕⁿʼ,“Two Feathers Together”agwasʹ,very,neʻʹtheneʼʹthatodyăʼdădeʹnyoñit its body changedneʻʹthedjoʼäʹgăʼ.raccoon.NeʼʹhoʻThereoʼyoʹnisʻheʻtdid it last a long whilenāʹeʻverilytʼhiyagodyeĕⁿʹsʻhoñjust she kept quiet justneʻʹtheyeksăʼʹgōwā.she maiden (is).

NeʼʹThatgwāʹindeedneʻʹtheDooäʼdanēʹgĕⁿʼ“Two Feathers Together”oʹnĕⁿʻnowoʼtʻhatgăʻʹdoⁿdid he look aboutkhoʻʹandwēĕⁿʻʹsʻhoñfar away justwaātʻhwădāʹseʼdid he circle makeeʻdăʼgeʻʹ-khoʻ.below-and.Dyĕñgwăʻʹ-seSuddenlyoʹnĕⁿʻnowdondāādyăʼʹdĕn (dondāādjăʼʹdĕn)thence he descendedskeñnoⁿʼʹoñʻslowlyneʼʹkhoʻthat andneʻʹthehoĕñʼheʼcyoñʹneʼhe stopped betimes movingtchi-dondaoñdyăʼdĕndoñʹdyeʼ,while thence he descended cameagwasʹveryhăʼdoⁿsaĕñʼ­dyonʹdăʼtback again he stoppedneʼʹthatneʻʹthegäoñdăkʹʼăʻ,it tree beside,sgäoñdăʹdĭʻit tree on the other sidegwāʹjusthĕⁿʹoñweʻthere whereniyenyoʻʹcyot.just she is seated.

DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻ,now,giʼʹoⁿʻ,it is said,dondayedăsʹdăkthence she arose quicklyagwasʹveryoʼdyagoʼsaiʹyĕⁿdid she move quicklywăʼoñtʻhwădāʹseʼdid she go aroundheʻʹwheregäʹitit tree standsneʼʹhoʻthereīʹyādhe stoodneʻʹtheDooäʼdanēʹgĕⁿʼ.“Two Feathers Together.”TʻhăʼgwisʹdĕⁿʼNot Anythingnāʹeʻverilynoñsāāʹyēʼcan he doneʼʹthatneʻʹthehaādeʼʹgoʼcould he escapeneʼʹsʻhoñthat onlynāʹeʻverilyoʼsʻhagotgāʹtʻhoʼ,did he her look at,woōyonʹdĭʼdid he smileneʼʹkhoʻthat andneʻʹthewoōiʻwănääʹgoʼdid he marvelheʻʹwhereniyeksăʼʹgōwā.so she beautiful maiden (is).OʼgowandigweʹnĭʼDid they him overcomeneyōʼʹsʻhoⁿʼoⁿ,the his wives,[783]neʼʹthatsēⁿʼʹĕⁿin factoiʻwănääʹgwătit matter marveloushāʹeʼgwăʻalsodegiksăʼʹgōwā.they are beautiful.

DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻnowwaiʻʹtrulyneʻʹtheyeksăʼʹgōwāshe, maidenoʼgoñwagwēʹnĭʼdid she him overcomeneʼʹthatkhoʻʹandneʻʹtheoʹnĕⁿʻnownāʹeʻverilywăʼāʹgĕⁿʼ,did she say,“Hauʼʹ,“Come,sadoñʹisʻhĕñdo thou thyself restde­sasgēʹyoñthou weary artnoñʹperhapsdyawĕⁿʼʹoⁿ (djăwĕⁿʼʹoⁿ)continuallyheʼtkĕⁿʹsʻhoñabove-justsäʹdeʼs,thou art climbing,neʹkhoʻhereĕⁿsaʹdyĕñʼwilt thou thyself seatneʼʹthatneʻʹtheĕⁿgoñiʻsāʹgĕⁿʼwill I thee searchneʹkhoʻherediqʹmoreoverēⁿsatʹ­goĕñʼwilt thou recline thy headheʻʹwheredekhōʹgĕñʻbetween my thighsneʹkhoʻherediqʹmoreoverdekhōʹgĕñʻbetween my thighsdĕⁿsegāʹneʼk.shalt thou gaze.“Hauʼʹ,“Come,neʹkhoʻhereoʹnēⁿʻnowsāʹdyĕñʻ.”do thou thyself seat.”

DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻ,now (then),giʼʹoⁿʻ,it is said,neʼʹhoʻtherewaāʹdyĕñʼdid he himself seatneʻʹtheDooäʼdanēʹgĕⁿʼ“Two Feathers Together”hĕⁿʹoñweʻthere whereniganăʼʹdoⁿʼjust she indicatedneʻʹtheyeksăʼʹgōwāshe maidenneʼʹkhoʻthat andneʻʹtheneʼʹhoʻtherewaātgoⁿʹhĕñʼ.did he his head recline.OʹnĕⁿʻNownāʹeʻverilywăʼoñwāiʻʹsăkĕⁿʼdid she him searchoʼyoʹnisʻheʼt,did it long while last,giʼʹoⁿʻ,it is said,neʼʹhoʻthereniyoʼʹdäⁿ.so it continued.NeʼʹkhoʻThat-andneʻʹthewaōʹdăʼ,did he sleep,oʹnĕⁿʻnownāʹeʻverilyagwasʹverynoñʹperhapswoeʻsĕⁿdāniʼʹheʼt.did his sleep become sound.DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻ,nowgiʼʹoⁿʻ,it is said,neʼʹhoʻtherewăʼesʹnyeʼt,did she speakwaiʹĕñʼ,did she it say,“Gwēʹ,“Come,īʹdjeʻ.”do thou awake.”DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻnowneʼʹsʻhoñthat-justgagwēʹgoⁿit entireoʼwadodyāʹnoñʼdid it move severallyneʻʹthehayăʼʹdăʼgeʻhis body onneʼʹthatkhoʻandneʻʹtheoʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)goyäʹgoñʻher pouch inwăʼoñwăʼnoⁿʻʹdäʻdid she him enclosewăʼagosʹʻhoʼ-khoʻdid she it empty-andnāʹeʻverilyyāʹeʼfirstneʻʹtheoäʻʹgwăʼit breadiwāʹdăk.did it hold.DjokʹAt onceoʹnĕⁿʻnowwăʼoñdăs­ʻheoʹdĕⁿʼdid she it attach to a forehead bandwăʼoñtgeʻʹdād,did she it bear on her back by the forehead band,agwasʹverynāʹeʻverilyosʹdeʼit heavy (is)hodăʼʹoⁿhe asleep (is)waiʻʹtrulyneʻʹtheDooäʼdanēʹgĕⁿʼ.“Two Feathers Together.”

WeʹĕⁿʻFar awayniyuʹweʼso it distant (is)hetcyagawēʹnoñthither she returned hasneʼʹhoʻtheregaʻstĕñʹdeʼit-rock projectsneʼʹthatneʻʹtheoʻstĕnʹñētit rock sharp (is)gaʹnioʼas soon asneʼʹhoʻtherewăʼēʹyoⁿʼdid she arriveoʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)neʼʹhoʻtherewăʼoñʹdyĕñʼdid she herself seatwăʼewăhăʻʹsĭʼdid she it unbindneʼʹthatneʻʹthegotʻhēʹnaiĕⁿʼher bundle lying for herneʼʹthatneʻʹthe[784]goñwadigwenyoñʹādieʼshe him overcame, returningneʼʹkhoʻthat andneʻʹtheoʼtʻhoñwanoⁿʼĕⁿʻʹhĕñt.did she his head shook.DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)khoʻandneʻʹthewăʼāʹgĕⁿʼ,did she it say,“Hauʼʹ“Comeoʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)īʹdjeʻ.”do thou awake.”AgwasʹVeryāʹeʼagaindayoñdeʼʹhāsdoñʼ,thence she force employed,“Hauʼʹ,“Come,oʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)īʹdjeʻ,”do thou awake,”yoñʹdoⁿʻ.she it continued to say.

Dyĕñgwăʻʹ-seSuddenlyoʹnĕⁿʻ,now,giʼʹoⁿʻ,it is said,wăʼāʹyeʻ.did he awake.DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)waiʻ,trulywăʼāʹgĕⁿʼ,did she it say,“Cyĕñdeʹi-gĕⁿʻ“Thou it knowest-dost thouneʹkhoʻ?”here?”DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻ,now,giʼʹoⁿʻ,it is said,oʼtʻhatʹgăʻdoⁿdid he his eyes openneʼʹkhoʻthat-andneʻʹthewaiʹĕñʼ,did he it say,“Tgayēʹiʼ“It full (is)gyĕñdēʹi.I it know.NeʹkhoʻHeregĕⁿsʹusuallydeyaknĕⁿnisdayĕñdăʻʹgwăʼtwo we it snares to set useneʻʹthedjonaĕñʼʹdăʼ.”elk.”

OʹnĕⁿʻNowneʻʹtheyeksăʼʹgōwāshe, maidendayesʹnyeʼtshe repliedwaiʹĕñʼ,did she it say,“Cyĕñdeʹi“Thou it dost knowwaiʻʹ,truly,oʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)gwāʹjustnoñʹperhapsāʹeʼagainĕⁿsgoñiʻsāʹgĕⁿʼwill I thee search forneʼʹhoʻsʻhoñthere-justkhoʻʹandāʹeʼagaindĕⁿtchegāʹnäʼkagain wilt thou keep lookinghĕⁿʹoñweʻthere wheregĕⁿsʹusuallydeʻsegāʹnēʼdost thou keep lookingneʼʹthatneʻʹthedekhōʹgĕñʻ.”between my thighs.”DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)āʹeʼagainneʼʹhoʻtherewaātgoⁿʹĕñʼdid he his head rest (lean)neʼʹhoʻtheredeyeʻhōʹgĕñʻ.her lap on.DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻ,now,giʼʹoⁿʻ,it is said,āʹeʼagainwaoñwaiʻsāʹgĕⁿʼdid she him search for himneʼʹhoʻtherenāʹeʻverilyāʹeʼagaindeāgāʹneʼ,did he keep looking,neʻʹtheneʼʹthatgaioñʹñĭʻit it makes it it causesneʻʹthedeowaĕⁿʼgĕñʹnyoñ.she him overcame.

DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻ,now,giʼʹoⁿʻ,it is saidāʹeʼagainwaōʹdăʼ,did he fall asleep,neʼʹkhoʻthat-andneʻʹthewăʼ­oiʻsĕⁿdānīʹʼheʼt.did his sleep become sound.DyĕñgwăʹsʻhoñSuddenly justoʹnĕⁿʻnownāʹeʻverilyāʹeʼagaindayesʹnyeʼtdid she replywăʼāʹgĕⁿʼ,did she it say,neʻʹtheyeksăʼʹgōwā,she, maiden,“Hauʼʹ,“Come,īʹdjeʻ.”do thou awake.”DăʼāʹoⁿNot cannāʹeʻverilydăʼāʹyeʻ.could he awake.Oʹnĕⁿʻ,Now,giʼʹoⁿʻ,it is said,āʹeʼagainoñsaoñwăʻhăʹcioⁿʼ;again did she him bind up repeatedly;gāʹnioʼas soon aswăʼoñdyĕñnoʼkʹdĕⁿʼdid she her task completeoʹnĕⁿʻnowwaiʻʹtrulysayoñtʻhēnaⁿgeʻʹdād-khoʻ,again she her pack bore by the forehead band-andoʹnĕⁿʻnowwaiʻʹtrulyāʹeʼagainsayoⁿʻdĕñʹdĭʼ.again she started.DăʼaonisʻhēʼʹoñʼNot a long whileoʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)hoñsayēʹyoⁿʼagain she returned home[785]hĕⁿʹoñweʻthere wheretganyōʹdāeʼ,there it lake (is),oʹnĕⁿʻ,now,giʼʹoⁿʻ,it is said,āʹeʼagainneʼʹhoʻtheresāoñwāʹyēt.again she him awoke.“Hauʼʹ,“Come,oʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)īʹdjeʻ,”do thou awake,”wăʼāʹgĕⁿʼ.did she it say.NeʼʹThatnāʹeʻ,verily,giʼʹoⁿʻ,it is said,agwasʹveryoʼyoʹnisʻheʻtit was a long whileoʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)wāāʹyeʻ.did he awake.

GănioʼʹAs soon aswāāʹyeʻdid he awakeoʹnĕⁿʻ,now (then),giʼʹoⁿʻ,it is said,wăʼāʹgĕⁿʻ,did she it say,“Gwēʹ,Say,cyĕñdēʹi-gĕⁿʻʹdost thou it know dost thouneʹkhoʻ?”here (this place?)”AgwasʹVeryoʼtʻhatgăʻʹdoⁿdid he look aroundyāʹeʼfirstoʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)giʼʹoⁿʻit is said,waiʹĕñʼ,did he it say,“Gyĕñdēʹi“I it knowneʹʼhoʻ.indeed.NeʹkhoʻHeregĕⁿsʹusuallydeyagniʼskodanisʹtʻhăʼhe-I-it to cure (meat) useneʻʹthehaknoʼʹsĕⁿ.”my uncle.”

“Niyoʻʹ,”“So be it,”wăʼāʹgĕⁿʼ,did she it say,“Oʹnĕⁿʻ“Nowwaiʻʹtrulyāʹeʼagainsgoñiʻsāʹgĕⁿʻ.again I thee search for thee.ʼĂʻʹsoⁿ-khoʻyet-andāʹeʼagainnĕⁿcyeʹäʼso will thou it doneʼʹhoʻtheredĕⁿsegāʹnäʼkwilt thou keep looking atneʻʹthedekhōʹgĕñʻ.”between my thighs.”DāʹSooʹnĕⁿʻ,now (then)giʼʹoⁿʻ,it is said,āʹeʼagain,waoñwāiʻsāʹgĕⁿʼ,did she him search, for him,neʼʹthatneʻʹthehonoⁿʼʹĕñgeʻ.his head on.DăʼdjiăʻʹsʻhoñSoon-justoʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)āʹeʼagainwaōʹdăʼ,did he fall asleep,dāʹsooʹnĕⁿʻnowdiqʹmoreoversayewăʻhăʹcyoñʼ,again she it wraps up repeatedly,oʹnĕⁿʻnow (then)āʹeʼagainwaiʻʹtrulysayoñtgeʻʹdādagain she her pack bore by the forehead-bandneʼʹthatneʻʹthegoyäʹgoñher pouch inhăʼʹnonʻhe is contained.(hăʼʹnont).