SONG. — Tue Flood, etc

1 . Thcrc was long ago a powerful snake Maskanako, wben tbe men bad become bad beings Mahoicini.

2. Tbis slrong snake bad become tbe foe of tbe Jins, and tbey bocame troubled, bating eacb olher.

3. Bolh were fighting, bolb were spoiling, bolb were never peaceful.

(1) Compare llicse words willi the iibove niciilioned nicxican Iradilions.

(2) I suppose ihis Océan lo liave liecn llie soiuhern sca of ilie Oesccnt, Nvlitre nuw l'xisls llieiuoiiih of ihe Ainazon.

4. And tliey were figliling, least man Mattapewi wilh deadkeeper Nihanlowit.

5. And the strong snake readily resolved to destroy or flght tlie beings and the men.

6. The dark snake he brouglit, the monster (Amanyam) ho Lroiight, snake-rushing, water he brought (1).

7. Much water is rushing, much go to hills, much penetrate, much destroying.

8. Meanlime at Tula. at that island (2), Nana-Bush (the great hare Nana) became the ancestor of beings and men (3;.

9. Being born creeping, he is ready to move and dwell at Tula.

dO. The beings and men [Owini and Limwi) ail go forth from the flood creeping in shallow water , or swimming afloaf, asking which is the way to the turtle back Tulapin (tliis verse like many others is in rhymes, and mètre of 9 words of 3 syllables.

1 J . But there were many monsters (Amanyameck) in the way, and some men were devoured by them.

12. But the daughter of a spirit, helped them in a boat, saying come, come, they were coming and were helped. The name of the boat orraft is 3fokof.{A).

13. Nanabush, Nanabush, became the grandfalher of ail, the grandfather of the beings, the grandfather of the men, and Ihe grandfather of the turtles. (This is the beginning of a hvmn to Nanabush, in rhymes, lasting for 4 verses.)

14. The men were there, the turtle there, they were turtling altogether (5). {Tulapewi are the turtle men.)

15. He was frightened, he the turtle, he was praying, he the turlle, let il be to make well.