1214 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [eth. ann. 35 



25 called by II X'imsElliEla. They were never misplaced; and the 

 Awik' !enox" were instructed also | about MamayoLEmalaga, who 

 gives birth | to a boy and a girl, and about the children who dance 

 immediately | after they are born. | 



30 As soon as he stopped speaking, the women came into || the great 

 dancing-house, and Llaqwag'Ua ) called them into the sacred room 

 of hemlock-branches. Then they were told by Ewtiltlala | to sit 

 down outside of the masks which they were going to wear. Now the | 

 men were sitting down on the outer side of the masks, and also the | 



35 two children in the same way with their masks. Then || AxotEm- 

 dalag'Ils spoke, and said ) to the man who was to wear the mask of 

 X'imsElilEla, "Don't be afraid, | friend, to make a mistake! for you 

 will hear the | owner of these masks, who will come and advise you . 

 I say this, because | otherwise you might be frightened in vain." 1| 



40 Now, it was late in the evening when the | Awik' !enox" came 

 across the river, and all went into the large dancing- | house; and 

 when all were inside, the song-leaders | of the Awik' !enox" sat down 

 in the rear of the great dancing- | house; and when they were ready, 



45 X'imsElilEla shouted "Hoho!" || and immediately the song-leaders 

 sang. Then X'imsElilEla came | dancing out of the sacred room of 

 hemlock-branches, carrying his rattle in one hand ; | and at the end 



25 X'imsElilEla. Hewaxa layap'.Ela. Wa, heEm S.Em waxe LexsEX'^i- 

 dayasexa Awik'Ienoxwe ogMa lax MamayoLEmalagaxs lae mayo- 

 Lasa babagume LE^wa ts'.ats'.adagEme, yixs a^mae hex'^id ylx^wi- 

 deda g'ing'lnanEmaxs g'alae mayol^idayfi,. 



Wa, g'ipEm^lawise qlwei^IdEXs g'axaasa tsledaqe hogwiLa laxa 



30 ^walase ts'.agalsle g'okwa. Wa, hex'^idaEm^lawise Llaqwag'da Lel- 

 ts'.alllaq laxa q'.waxsEme lEnie^latsla. Wa, la^me ^nex'so-s Ewfiltlala 

 qa^s he-me klus^alile L'.asalilases yaexflmeLe lax la gwaelatsa bebE- 

 gwanEme yixs he^mae la kludzele Llasalllasea yaextlmle LE^wa 

 ma^lokwe g'ing'inanEma; heEmxaa la gwaelxes yaexiimle. Wa, 



35 la^lae edzaqwa, yaqlEg'a^le ALotEmdalag'llse. Wa, hVlae ^nek"a 

 laxa bEgwanEmexa laLe ylxumalax yixOmlas X'imsElilEla: "Gwala 

 nolax, qast, qaso LexLeqtilillaxo qaxs ^naxwa^meLaqos wiiLElaLEx 

 axnogwadasa yaexiimlex g'axL Lexs^alax'da^x"L6l. HedEu ^ne'^nak'il 

 aLas wul^Emlax kil^idES." 



40 Wa, laEm^lae k'.wiig'ila dzaqwaxs g'axae /wi^la g"axa^wileda 

 Awik'!enoxwe laxa 'wa qa^s le ^wi^lacL hSgweL laxa ^walase ts!a- 

 gats!e g'okwa. Wa, gipEm^lawise ^wi^laeLExs lae ^wi^les nenaga- 

 dasa Awik'lenox" klus-alil laxa ogwiwalilasa ^walase ts!agats!e 

 g'okwa. Wa g'il^mese ^wi^la gwa^lila laase hohoxwe X'tmsElilEla. 



45 Wa, hex'^idaEm^lawisa nenagade dEnx^eda. Wa, g'ax^iae X'imsE- 

 lilEla yIx^wfltts!alilEla laxa qlwaxsEmelE^me^latslii yatk" lolts lanaxes 

 yadEne. Wa, g'lpEm^lawise q!tllbe q!EmdEmas lae Lax^ulil lax 



