938 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [eth. ann. 35 



97 Gwex'sesElasEme^ (III 13) had no other child besides ^iiax'^nagEm 

 (IV20). I The father of HoLehd (V6) had a younger brother called Wa- 

 yatslEwid (IV 22). | Wayats!Ewld (IV 22) had a son, Overhanging- 

 1000 Mountain (V 8). Not long || after HoLelid (V 6) had given the winter 

 dance, he was taker; ill, and also his relative | Wilyats lEwid (IV 22). 

 He had not been sick a long time when both died. | Now Gwex'- 

 sesElasEme^ — that is, | Nap !ElEme^ (V 5) — also died, for he had 

 immediately taken thenameof | Gwex'scsElasEme^ when he arrived. 

 5 Now only one was living, Overhanging-Mountain (V8). || He immedi- 

 ately took the seat of HoLelid (V 6), and he took the name | HoLelid 

 (V 6) for the winter dance, and his secular name in the | numaym La- 

 alax's^Endayo. Healso had a seat among theMaamtag'ila, | because 

 he had a wife from Copper-Dancer from them; and he had a seat in 

 the I Kukwak !um from his mother's side, because the mother of Over- 

 10 hanging-Mountain was a Kukwak !um woman. || That is all that I 

 was told. I This is the end. Overhanging-Mountain (V 8) had three 



seats. I 



The Maamtag'ila 



1 I shall first talk about Matag'ila, the \ Grey Seagull. It is said 

 that he was flying along inside of Gwadze-. | Then he took a rest at 

 K" !odagala. Then lie desired to lui.ve who.t was | a pretty beach, 



97 qaxs k" leasae ogMa xiinox"s G'wex'sesElasEma^ye lax ^nax'^nagEme. 

 Wii, la tsla^yanokwe ompas IToLelidas WayatslEwede. Wii, la 

 xfmgwadEs K' !esoyakilise, yix Wayats !Ewede. Wii, k" les^lat !a gala 

 1000 gwal yawixile HoLelidaxs laa'l qElx-'wida LE^wis ^nEmwote Waya- 

 tslEwede. Wii, k' !es^lae gexgaelExs hla^l wik" !Ex-'edax'da^xwa. 

 W^ii, laEin^laxae ogwacja wik" lEx^ede GwexsesElasEnia'j-e, yix 

 Nap lElfima^ye, qaxs hex'^ida^maa^l Lex^edEs Gwex'sesElasEma- 

 -yaxs liia^l lag'aa. Wii, la-'me ^nEmox"^Em la qlOlc K!esoyak"ilise. 

 5 Wii, lii hex'^idaEm La'x"st6dEx HoLelide. Wii, la^me LegadEs 

 HoLelide laxa ts!ets!eqa. Wa, la LlaqwalalLa hlxa biixiise laxes 

 ^nE^memota Laalax's^Endayowe. Wii, liixae Lagwexa Maamtag'ila 

 qa gEgadaena^yas Llaqwalale laq. Wii, liixae Lagwexa Kii- 

 kwiik!ijme qaes abask"!ote, ylxs Kukwak liimaxsEmae abEmpas 



10 KMesoyakslise. Wii, heEni ^waxax-'Idaia wfddEm gaxEn. Wii, 

 hiEm lilba. Wii, laEm yudux^'sale kiwayas K' !esoyakilise. 



The Maamtagila 



1 HeEniLEn g il gwagwex-s-alase Miitagila; yixs yaoxda q!wagwe- 

 nax ts!ek!wa. W'^ii, lii^lae p!ELE-'nakula lax ots!ixLa'yas Gwadza^ye. 

 Wa, la-lae x-dsnd liix K'!odagiila. Wii, la^lae awidx-idqexs i^k'ae 

 ilwinagwisa. Wii,!ii-iae Iriwuyudxes ts!ek!wagEmle. Wa, laEurlae ' 



