SONG. — Tue Plood, etc

4 . There was long ago a powerful snake Maskanako, when the men bad become bad beings Makotvini.

2. This slrong snake had hocome the foe of the Jins, and Ihcy bocame Iroubled, hating each olher.

3. Bolh were flghting, both were spoillng, bolh were never peaceful.

(1) Compare thèse words willi llie ubove mcnlioned niexkan traditions.

(2) I suppose tbis Océan lo hâve l)een the soulhern sca of ilie Cresccnl, where now exisls thcmouth of ihc Amazon.

4. And lliey were fighting, least man Mattapeioi wilh deadkeeper Nihanlowit.

5. And the strong snake readily resolved to destroy or fight llie beings and the men.

6. The dark snake he brought, Ihe monstcr (Amanyam) he brought, snake-rushing, water he brought (!).

7. Muchwater is rushing, much go to hills, much penetrate, much destroying.

8. Meantime 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 movc and dwell at Tula.

10. The beings and men {Owini and Linowi) ail go forth from the flood creeping in shallow water , or swimming afloat, asking which is the way to the turtle back Tulapin (this verse like raany others is in rhymes, and mètre of 9 words of 3 syllables.

1 1 . Bat 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 theboalorraftis Mokol{A).

13. Nanabush, Nanabush, became the grandfather of ail, the grandfather of the beings, the grandfather of the men, and the grandfather of the turtles. (This is the beginning of a hymn lo 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 turtle, let it be to make well.