THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 727 



LiVxoleLe L-esElag'i'la qa s le du'xuidE xes abE'nip. Lfi/lae do'x'ua- 1 



ho arose from mink to go look for his iiiotlier. Then it is he be- 



the floor said 



LEla xes abE'mpaxs riraae sE'lsEluxs'alis. "A ha La ha ha," ne/x'hit'a 



held his inotl)er only twisted on the "A ha ha ha ha,'' said however 



beach. 



L'e'sElag-i'la da/LEla ses abE'nip. "jrjori'yadE's ha'ts'awO. A'Em 



mink laughing at his mother. "Jnstso grand Only 



mother. 



mo'mElq'd." A'Em lawise LT'/sElag-i'la dtVx''it xes abE'mp qa s 



you are too glad." Only it is said mink took . his mother to 



Dii/qame'stEndex .§oe/L.§oelEs xa la'xde sE'lqoamesta. Hai'Em lawise 5 



set them aright her limbs the there twisted around. He it is said 



L'e'sElag-i'la qaXsala xa si'sifiL; la lo'stits. La'lae k''eqayi'ntses 



mink carried at the si'siuL; lie went uji from Then it is he put it on a bos 



gills the beach said 



ya'DEiu laxa xatsE'm. Laa'm lae tsil'qua. 



the game on the box. Then it is it became 



said evening. 



Laam lae kue'xala Le da k-ik-i'liiElaLaxa laxa .Sa'niiL. Laa'm lae 



Then it is they beat they the k-ik i'lnala at the night. Then it is 



said time were said 



going to 



kue'xale da k-ik-i'lnala qa eda le'LaL Le'La'la k-'e'lag-uxs L'esElag'i'la. 



they beat, the k'ik-i'Inala for tlie expected tlie dead killed by mink, 



time in vain ones 



"La'mEiis lienax'aleLai' i^epaxalai' i.Ele'LaalaL xEns q'a/laLla."10 



'We will try in house fo sliamans calling with music our ts'a'eqa 



bring back novices." 



La'lae da iiEmo'kue L'a'yu'tsaqoa : "LamEns wuLaxdLai' pepaxalai' 



Then it is the one replied: " AVe will beat tlie boards shamans 



said in vain 



k-iliiElaL xEiis q'a'laLla/' La'lae da nEmo'kue L'a'yutsaqoa: "LaEms 



bringing our ts'a'eqa Then it is the one replied: " Tou 



back novices." said 



xosit'eLai' neiiEmdkoai' ! '' La'lae ya'q'eg*aLe da a'lxLae: "La'Las 



wash your- friends!" Then it is spoke the last: "You will 



selves said 



nfiDElqEmleLoLai' yayilameXoai' ; iiaiiEmtsaEniLEtisai'." 



face the rear of the house uninitiated ones; we will go in before dark." 



Laa'm lae noLq'alag'iliLe da k-ik-i'luElaxs k-'easdexmae wuLfi'x'a- 15 



Then it is they gave it up in the k-ik'i'lnala not there they heard 



said tiie house 



LEle da ho'Laq'Esa xes sesnatalag'iliL. "Ma'tsEus gnqamayaEns 



it the listeners theirs what they were trying "What our chief our 



to obtain. 



g-a'xts6g-ax*i' K-e'x-a." Laa'm lawis qa's'etsa'wa. Laa'm lawis goa'Le 



let him come K-ex'.'' Then it is they went after Then it is done 



said him. said 



k'ue'xayas K-e'x'i lewis naLiiEmnot yix ma'yusustrdag-ilak" loma'xayo 



what he in- K-ex- and his cousins that raccoon and killer 



vented whale 



TO tame'nas. Ha'imis woq'oa'se Ts'Esta'yuqoa. La'lae ma'yusustalag'i- 



and squirrel. She his sister Ts'Esta'yuqoa. Then it is raccoon 



said 



lak" qa's'it qa s le k-'uxsdtax o'ndtsExstayfi sa kue'xalatse. K'usto'de20 



went that he went pulled out in tlie rear corner of dancing house. They sat in 



(board) the house the hole 



ma'yusustrdag'ilak" lo tame'nas la'xa k-'uxsEwak". G-ax lae K-ex* 



raccoon and squirrel at the board pulled out. He came it is K'ex' 



said 



