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on earth), and QOdana (eating many). And these are the names of the 

 q'o'minoqa: Ka/wis (alone on earth), and Lawis k-asd Baxbakualanu- 

 Xsi'wae (the real BaxbakuiUannXsI'wae, standing' on earth). 



" All red shall be the cedar bark of the h.Vmats'a, and white and red 

 shall be the cedar bark of the q'o'mindqa. 



"And this is the song of the k-i'nqalaLala." Then the woman sang: 



1. Oh, bow nicely you heal your hri'mats'a by your sonj;, by your magical means of 



healing, ma me hania hame. 



2. Oh, how nicely you sing your secret song for your lia'mats'a, your magical secret 



song, ma me haraa hame. 



3. Oh, how nicely you sing your winter ceremonial songs for your hfi'mats'a, your 



magical winter ceremonial sung, ma me hama hame. 



Then the woman stopped singing and spoke: "This is the song of 

 the k-i'nqalaLala." Then iSTa'nwaqawe asked the woman: "My dear, 

 now tell me who you arel " Then she laughed : " Do you not know who 

 I am? I am your daughter. Therefore I resolved to teach you all the 

 secrets of the ceremonial of BaxbakualauuXsi'wae." Then Na'nwaqawe 

 sj)oke: "(), niydear! J'hanks, that I have seen you again. Xow letus 

 go home." Then the woman spoke : " It is impossible for me to go home, 

 because I a-m rooted to the ground from my backside. I know it is 

 impossible for me to get up from this Hoor, but you must come some- 

 times to see me." Then Xa'nwaqawe replied: "Do not say that, child, 

 for I can not leave you behind." Ka'nwaqawe tried to dig out the 

 root, but it became tlie thicker the deeper he dug. Then Na/nwaqawe 

 gave up digging and thought he would cut the root, but the woman 

 said: "Do not do that, my dear, else I must die. It is best that you 

 come sometimes to see me." Then ISa/nwaqawe gave it up and the 

 woman spoke: "Xow let me sing the song of the no'nLtsistalaL." 

 Then she sang: 



1. You frightened everyone by your gifts, magical No'nLtsista dancer, hia, hia, liia, ya. 



2. You made everyone i'eel uneasy by your wild cry, magical No'nLtsista dancer, hia, 



hia, hia, ya. 



3. You go all around the word, magical No'nLtsista dancer, hia, hia, ya. You drive 



away everyone by your gifts, magical No'nLtsista dancer, hia, hia, hia, ya, ya, hia, 

 ya, ya, hia, hia, hia, ya. 



The woman stopped singing and spoke to Na'nwaqawe : "As soon as 

 you get home, give a winter dance. Let Ta'wix-aniaye disappear, he 

 shall be lia'mats'a; then four days later (^oa'qoasililag'ilis shall dis- 

 api^ear. He shall beq'o'minrxia and get food for that lia'mats'a. Four 

 days later Xu'Liloqoe shall disappear. He shall be nd'uLtsistalaL, and 

 you, Xa'nwaqawe, shall be the 'bear of the door of your house.' You 

 shall have two whistles. And the dancers shall wash every fourth day, 

 and atter they have washed four times every fourth day they shall wash 

 every sixth day. After they have washed four times every sixth day 

 they shall wash every eighth day. After they have washed four times 

 every eighth day they shall wash four times every twelfth day. For 

 four years the Ha'mats'a shall do no work, else he will die early. Xow 



