380 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [BTH. ANN. 35 
the place where she is sitting. | She first cuts off the pectoral fins. |{ 
10 She cuts them out in one piece with the gills. Then she cuts across 
the bone in the neck, | and she pulls out the guts. She at once | 
cuts off the intestines and throws them away on the | beach. Then 
she turns the stomach inside out and puts it down on the | beach. 
As soon as all her work is finished, she goes up from the beach || 
15 and takes her fish-basket. She carries it by the handle down | 
to the beach, and takes the stomachs of the codfish and puts them | 
into it. As soon as they are all in it, she carries the basket by the han- 
dle | into the house. Then she puts it down in front of the fire of 
20 her | house. She takes her kettle, pours || water into it, and, when it 
is half full of water, she puts it | on the fire. Then her husband 
invites in his friends. | As soon as all the guests are in, the woman | 
takes the stomachs and puts them into the boiling water .of the | 
kettle; and when they are all in the water, the woman takes her | 
25 tongs and stirs what is being cooked. Then | she lets it boil for a 
long time before she takes it off from the fire. | At last the woman 
takes her spoons and distributes them | among her guests. When 
they have one each, she takes the | kettle by the handle and puts it 
30 down in front of her guests. Then || she takes a bucket with water 
and puts it down in front of her | guests. They drink water from the 
nafyas. Wa, hé’*mis gil xwa’litsdsé prL!xa’wafyas. Wai, la 
10 ‘na/*nEmgoq LE‘wis q!0’snatyé. Wi, la gée’x‘sendex t!n’mq!pxa’- 
wacyas. Wi, 4’mésé la né/xtilts!odex ya’xyigilas. Wa, hé’x-- 
da‘mésé t!0’silax ts!mné’xas. Wai, la ts!mqn/nts!ésaq 1a’xa 
Liema‘isé. Wi, la Llép!exse’mdxa moqiiliis qa‘s &x‘a'liselés la’xa 
Lipmatisé. Wa, gi’lSmésé ‘witla la gwa’lé Axse‘wa/séxs la’é la’sdés 
15 qa‘s lé ax‘é’dxés k:!d’gwats!6 lexa’éya. Wi, la k:!o’qiints!é’selaq 
la’‘xa L!ema‘isé. Wai, la ix*e’/dxa mO’qtiliisa né’ts!atye qa‘s Axts!a/lés 
laq. Wa, gi’lsméseé ‘wi'lts!4xs la’é k:!0’xwtisde’sElaq qa‘s k:!0’gwe- 
LElaq la’xés g'd/kwe. Wii, la k-!0’x‘wililas la’xa dstA’lilasés 
go’/kwe. Wa, la hé’x‘idamm &x‘édxa hi’nx Land, qa‘s gtixts!o’- 
20 désa ‘wa’pé lag. Wa, la‘mésé ‘negd’yolaxa ‘wa’paxs la’é ha’nx’- 
Lents la’xa lpgwi’lé. Wi, la Lé‘lalé la/‘wttnemaséxés ‘né‘nEm6d’- 
kwe. Wa, gi/lfmésé g-ix ‘witlaéréda Lélinemaxs la’éda ts!nda’qé 
ax'e’dxa mod’qtila qa‘s &x‘sta’lés la’xa la map’mdelqtla ‘waipsa 
hi’/nx'Lala. Wi, gi’l‘mésé ‘witla‘staxs ]a’éda ts!Eda’qé ax‘é’dxés 
25 k'lipra’la qafs xwe’trlgatyéxés ha‘mé’x'silase‘wé. Wi, la‘mé’sé 
ge’ ilit qafs mar/mdelqilaxs la’é hi’nx'sand 1a’xa Ingwi’lé. Wa, 
larmésé ts!eda’qé Ax‘/dxés ka’k-nts!mnagé qa‘s 1é ts!ewa’/naésas 
la’xés 1Lélanemé. Wa, gi/lfmésé ‘wit’/lxtoxs la’é k-!6’qitlitxa 
ha’nx‘Lanowé qa‘s lé hi’nx-dzam6’litas la’xa Lélanemé. Wa, la 
30 ax‘e’dxés ‘wabrts!4’la na’gats!a qa‘s lé h&/nx'dzamo’litas 1a’xés 
Léelanemé. Wii, la’x'datxwé xama’g‘iigéxa na’gats!ixs la’é na’x‘id 
