18. Nijini netami lennowak, ni goha netami okwewi nan tinewak. 19. Gattamin netami mitzi nijini nantine. 20. Wemi wingi-namenep, wemi ksin-elendamep, wemi wullatemanuwi. 21. Shukand eli-kimi mekenikink wakon powako init'ako.] 15. He made the flies, he made the gnats. 16. All beings were then friendly. 17. Truly the manitos were active and kindly 18. To those very first men, and to those first mothers; fetched them wives, 19. And fetched them food, when first they desired it. 20. All had cheerful knowledge, all had leisure, all thought in gladness. 21. But very secretly an evil being, a mighty magician, came on earth, [Illustration: 22. Mattalogas pallalogas maktaton owagan payat-chik yutali. 23. Maktapan payat, wihillan payat, mboagan payat. 24. Won wemi wiwunch kamik atak kitahikan netamaki epit.] II. [Illustration: 1. Wulamo maskanako anup lennowak makowini essopak. 2. Maskanako shingalusit nijini essopak shawelendamep eken shingalan. 3. Nishawi palliton, nishawi machiton, nishawi matta lungundowin. 4. Mattapewi wiki nihanlowit mekwazoan.] 22. And with him brought badness, quarreling, unhappiness, 23. Brought bad weather, brought sickness, brought death. 24. All this took place of old on the earth, beyond the great tide-water, at the first. 1. Long ago there was a mighty snake and beings evil to men. 2. This mighty snake hated those who were there (and) greatly disquieted those whom he hated. 3. They both did harm, they both injured each other, both were not in peace. 4. Driven from their homes they fought with this murderer. [Illustration: 5. Maskanako gishi penauwelendamep lennowak owini palliton. 6. Nakowa petonep, amangam petonep, akopehella petonep. 7. Pehella pehella, pohoka pohoka, eshohok eshohok, palliton palliton. 8. Tulapit menapit Nanaboush maskaboush owinimokom linowimokom. 9. Gishikin-pommixin tulagis-hatten-lohxin. 10. Owini linowi wemoltin, Pehella gahani pommixin, Nahiwi tatalli tulapin.] 5. The mighty snake firmly resolved to harm the men. 6. He brought three persons, he brought a monster, he brought a rushing water. 7. Between the hills the water rushed and rushed, dashing through and through, destroying much. 8. Nanabush, the Strong White One, grandfather of beings, grandfather of men, was on the Turtle Island. 9. There he was walking and creating, as he passed by and created the turtle. 10. Beings and men all go forth, they walk in the floods and shallow waters, down stream thither to the Turtle Island. [Illustration: 11. Amanganek makdopannek alendyuwek metzipannek. 12. Manito-dasin mokol-wichemap, Palpal payat payat wemichemap. 13. Nanaboush Nanaboush wemimokom, Winimokom linnimokom tulamokom. 14. Linapi-ma tulapi-ma tulapewi tapitawi. 15. Wishanem tulpewi pataman tulpewi poniton wuliton. 16. Kshipehelen penkwihilen, Kwamipokho sitwalikho, Maskan wagan palliwi palliwi.] III.