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when it enters the house of the wmter-dance giver among the ances- 5 

 tors I of the Kwakiutl. Now, the winter-dance whistle was still 

 sounding behind | the curtain in the rear of the house. Then all | 

 the men, the women, and the children went in; | and they followed 

 the rules that you already know about the beginning of the || winter 10 

 dance, about which I have talked. | 



One year after Potlatch-Dancer (IV 19) had given his winter dance | 

 (for his name is ^widzeq Iwalaso^ on[j during the winter dance) | he 

 died; and at once his prince | Qlomx'od (V6) took the place of his 

 past father. He gave a potlatch to all || the tribes; and now 15 

 Qlomx'od (V 6) had the name Copper-Dancer (V 6). | He wished to 

 marry the princess of Chief K' !ade (IV 21) of the l !aL lasiqwala. | 

 K' lade (IV 21) was head chief of the numaym | LaalawilEla. Then 

 the numaym of Copper-Dancer (V 6) told him to go | ahead and to 

 marry her quickly; and all the || numayms of the Kwakiutl launched 20 

 their canoes at Qalogwis; | and they all paddled, going to PlELEms, | 

 forthatwaswherethevillageof thcLlaLlasiqwalawaslocated. When | 

 they arrived at P lELEms, they made the marriage payment for Head- 

 Princess (V 7), I the princess of K" lade (IV 21); and after they had 

 made the marriage payment, || K" l&de (IV 21) came out, carrying a 25 

 box which was not very large. It was | called "winter-dance box." 



Kwag'ula. Wa, laEm^aLe hek' lalax'sa^ma LCLEX'Exse lax aLadza- 6 

 ^yasa yawapEmlite lax ogwi^walilasag'okwe. Wa, laEm^lae ^wi^laeLeda 

 ^naxwa bebEgwanEm LE^wa tsledaqe LE^wa g'ing'inauEme. Wa, 

 laEm^lae aEm la uEgEltowexes ^naxwamos la qial qa gwayi^lalatsa 

 tsletsleqa' gag'lLEla lax la walalaatsEn waldEme. 10 



Wa, g'lpEm^lawise -nEmxEnxe tslawiinxas gwal yawixile PlasE- 

 lale, qaxs lex'a^mae Legadaatses ^widzeq IwalasE^wa tsletsleqa; wa, 

 laEm'Iae wik"lEx^eda. Wa, hex'^idaEm^lawise LawElgama^yase 

 Qlomxode Lax"st6dxes ompde. Wa, laEm^lawise plEs^edxa ^naxwa 

 lelqwalaLa^ya. Wii, laEm^ae Qlomx'ode la LegadEs Llaqwalale. 15 

 Wa, la^lae ^nex', qa^s gEg"ades k'ledelas g^gama^yasa LlaLlasiqwS,- 

 la-ye K^ lade, yixs xamagEmayae g'lgama^ye K' ladasa ^UE^memeda 

 LaalawilEla. Wii, hex'^ida^nrlawise ^nE^memas Llaqwalale waxaq, 

 qa wag'es hali^lala gagak' lEX'^IdEq. Wa, ^wi^lastaEm^lawisa ^naxwa 

 ^nal-uE^mematsa Kwag'ule LElstEndxes ylyEnasEla lax Qsllogwise. 20 

 Wa, g'ax^lae ^wHa sex^wida. Wa, laEm^lae lal lax PlELEmse, 

 qaxs he^maaEl g-okiile g'alasa LlaLlasiqwalaye. Wa, gipEm^awise 

 lag'aa lax PlELEmsaxs laa^l hex'-idaEm qadzel-edEx K'ledeiEma^ye 

 lax k'ledelas K'lade. Wa, gil-Em^lawise gwala qadzcLaxs g^axaa- 

 ^las g"axa,wulse K'lade laxes dalaxa g"ildase k"les ^walasa. HeEm 25 

 LegadEs k'lawatslexa gildase, qaxs he^mae g'ltslEwatsa ^naxwa 



