1238 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [eth. ann. 35 



cannibal-dance." | Thus said Qux'Elal to her father, NEnwaqawa. 



45 Then | NEnwaqawa accepted the advice of Qux'Elal, and || NEnwa- 

 qawa called the chiefs to go into his | house late in the night. Wlien 

 all were in the house, | NEnwaqawa spoke to the chiefs, and said, | 

 " Thank you, chiefs ! The reason why I called you is that you may 

 know what has been said | by our daughter. She says that these 



50 four II — she and her brothers, and two others, six in all, | shall dis- 

 appear; that always those go together in the cannibal-dance. That 

 is the way of her | former husband, Cannibal-at-North-End-of- 

 World." Thus he said. | Then PlasElal spoke, for he had come to 

 life again: "Wliat | do you mean by your words, NEnwaqawa? 



55 Who is Cannibal-at-North-End-of- World, || and what kdled him, and 

 what is this your speech | that you should change the LEWElaxa?" 

 Thus he said. | Then NEnwaqawa spoke again, and said, | "O chiefs ! 

 this pit back of you killed | Cannibal-at-North-End-of- World. Now, 



60 our four children shall disappear || this night, and two of our nieces." 

 Thus he said. Then the first | winter dance of the SomxolidEx" 

 began that | night, and the six persons disappeared that night. 

 Now, I Qux'Elal secretly advised her father, NEnwaqawa, about the 

 waj^s of the dance. | After (the six persons) had been away for four 



65 months, they were captured. || And now Qux'Elal, the Kich-Woman, 



43 lasE^wa," ^nex'^lae Qxix'Elalaxes ompe NEnwaqawa^ye. Wa, la^lae 

 alaEl nEqa lax naqa^yas Nenwaqawa^ye waldEmas Qiix'Elale. Wa, 



45 la^lae Le^lale NEnwaqawa^j^axa g'ig'Egama^ye qa g'axes 'wi^la lax 

 g'okwasexa la gala ganoLa. Wa, g'lpEm^lawise g'ax ^wFlaeLExs lae 

 yaqlEga^le NEnwaqawa^yaxa g'lg'Egama^ye. Wa, la^lae ^nek'a: 

 "Gelak'as-la glg'Egame^; hedEn Le^laloL qa^s qialaosaxg'a waldEm- 

 g'asg'in tslEdilqEk" xunokwa, yixs ^ek'ek" qa x'ls^edesox ^wFlaxs 



50 mokwaex le^wos wiwiiqlwax Lo^ ma^lokwa ogii^la laq", yixs q!aL!6x"- 

 ts!emasae ^nami-liilotasa hamats!ax'La lax gwex'sdEmas lii- 

 ^wunEmx'dasox, yix Bax"bakwalanux"siwex'de," ^nex'^lae. Wa, 

 la-lae yaq'.Ega^la ytx P!asElale qaxs lE^mae q!ulax'^ida: "^wiiladzes 

 waldEmas NEnwaqawe^ yix Bax"bakwalanux"slwex"de ^nekaaqos; 



55 wa, ^mase g'ayalasase lagilaosx'dexa. Wii, yokwaso^mds waidE- 

 mex. Weg'a qEns ogiix^idesox laxwa LEWElaxax," ^nex'^lae. Wa, 

 la^lae edzaqwa yaq!Eg'a^le NEnwaqawa^ye. Wa, la^lae ^nek'a: 

 "Yol, g-igEgame^, yo^ma kwa^wile laxos aLalile g'ayalats Bayba- 

 kwalanux"siwex'da. Wa, la^mesox x'ls^edLEns sasEmex mokwaxwa 



60 ganoLex EE^wa ma^lokm^a laxEns LOLalegasa," ^nex'^lae. Wa, 

 laEm^lawise g'alabEnd ls!ets!ex^ede g'aliisa SomxolidExwaxa 

 ganoLc, yixs lae x'ls^Ideda ql^iJokwaxa ganoLe. Wii, la^me aEm 

 wunala Lexs^ale QQx'Elalaxes ompe NEnwaqawa^3^e qa gweg'i^lats. 

 Wii, mosgEmg'ila^laexa '"mEkQla x'isillaxs lae kim^yasE^wa. Wii, 



65 laEm^lae Qux'Elillexa Q!aniinagase qlElElaxa lfi,lenoxwe g'alag'I- 



