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rested under a cedar tree. It had not been dark very long when thej^ 

 heard a sound far away, " Wanio ino-nio ino-waniO-mo-mo-mo." That 

 means : Kiver, river, run, run, run, run. The three brothers were fright- 

 ened. iSTow the sound came closer, closer, and closer. They heard it 

 four times, and every time nearer. They did not know what made the 

 sound. Then they heard another noise, "hahi, hi, hi, ahl, haliT, hi, hi, 

 ahi, hi, hi, hi, ahl, hi, hi, hi." (This is the cry of Q'o'minoqa.) 



They heard the cries four times, and they came nearer every time. 

 Then the wood carver said : ''I wonder what produces this sound," and 

 the canoe builder said: "Do not talk too much; are you not afraid!" 

 Then they heard a sound again, "hap, hap, hap, hap, hap, hap, hap." 

 (This is the cry of BaxbakualauuXsI'wae.) They heard the sound four 

 times, and it came nearer every time. Now the sound stopped close to 

 the place where they were sitting. Then the killer of monsters said: 

 "Let us go and see what makes the noise." They all went, and after 

 a short time they saw a large house. Sparks were coming out of the 

 roof. They entered, and a man came and told the brothers to sit down 

 on the right-hand side of the house. Then the speaker of the winter 

 ceremonial said: " iS^ow watch, brothers; now you will get a magic 

 treasure." Then the Xo'nLEmg-ila came in and danced. It was he 

 who always said "wamo-mo-mo-mo." As soon as he had finished, the 

 speaker of the winter ceremonial said: "Watch his dance. We call 

 him No'nLEmg'ila. It shall be your dance." Next Q'o'minoqa came 

 and sang " hahl, hi, hi, hi, ahi, hahi, hi, hi, ahi!" 



Then she danced. When she had finished, the speaker of the winter 

 ceremonial said: "It shall be your dance. Her name will be GaLgi- 

 yots'enox, or invisible spirit. Now take care of that dance." Thus 

 spoke the speaker of the winter ceremonial to the brothers: "White 

 and red is her dancing ornament." Then the brothers heard far off 

 the ha'mats'a's cry "hap, hap." Now it sounded near the door of the 

 dancing house. BaxbakualanuXsi'wae came.in and cried "hap" in the 

 doorway of the house, and the people sang for him. This is his song: 



1. The whole world speaks of the strength of the mouth of BaxbakualanuXsi'wae. 



Ilamai, hamamai, hamai, hamamai. 



2. Frightened is the whole world of the month of Ba.xbakurdauuXeiI'wae. Hamai, 



hamamai, hamai, hamamai. 



3. For four men searched the strength of the month of BaxbakurilauuXsi'war'. 



Hamai, hamamai, hamai, hamamai. 



I do not know the song of No'nLEmg'ila and Q'o'minoqa. Now the 

 brothers came home. Then the wood carver disappeared. He was 

 taken away by BaxbakufilanuXsi'wae. After four days thecanoe builder 

 disappeared. He was taken away by No'nLEmg-ila. That is how the 

 winter dance of Oe'alitx originated. That is the end. 



I will give still another legend of an initiation by BaxbakurdanuXsI'- 

 wae. It belongs to the clan (x-e'xsEiu of the T'Ena'xtax. 

 The first of the T'Eua'xtax lived at Le'kwade. Their chief was 



