456 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [BTH. ANN. 36 
10 Then he goes down to the beach, carrying his || butcher-knife, to the 
place where he left the singed seal. He cuts off | a strip one finger 
wide of the | blubber, beginning at the neck of the seal, | and follow- 
ing the line where he cut it open down to the back; and when it comes 
off, | he carries it up; and he also takes up the dish of blood. Then 
15 he coils the || blubber on the cutting-board and cuts it into pieces | 
four finger-widths in length. After | the msides have been boiling 
quite a while, he puts the blubber into the water. | He takes another 
kettle and washes it out. When | it is clean, he pours water into it 
20 until it is half full. || Then he puts it on the fire. He takes some water 
and pours it into the | blood in the dish. He stirs it; and when it is 
well mixed, he pours | it into the water in the new kettle that he put 
on, | and he stirs it again. He watches it closely. | He stirs it for 
25 awhile, and looks at the end of his stirrer. || When the blood changes 
color, he takes it off | the fire. He does not let it boil up. Then the 
“blood-soup”’ is done, | for that is its name. An expert | cook boils 
the soup this way. If he is inexperienced, he lets it boil up. | Then 
30 it is cooked too much, and the || boiled blood goes down, and there is 
only water on top. | If the cook is experienced, it is thick. When it is 
done, he takes the kettle | off the fire, and he also takes off the kettle 
10 sex"'x'ii k'!awayd lax Axasasa ts!enkwé mégwata. Wai, lai dené- 
k-Odxa ‘nemdené laxens q!waq!wax'ts!anatyéx yix ‘wadzEwasasa 
xtidzé. Wa, lamm giig‘inelé dmnék-a‘yas lax Oxawa‘yasa méewate la 
mag ‘itené ‘yimlasé laq qa‘s la héxsdendalagq. W<A, gil‘mésé lawixs 
laé dalaq. Wa, hé'mésa eElx"ts!ila loq!wa qa‘s li q!rlodzolilaxa 
15 xtidzé laxa sagiidzowé tsats!ax"sema. Wa, li sEspx"sEndEq qa 
modeEnés iwasgemasas laxens q!waq!wax'ts!anafyéx. Wa, hét!a la 
gégilil marmdelqtléda yax-yigilaxs laé Axstentsa xiidzé lag. Wa, 
la &x*édxa dgii‘la hinxLanowa qa‘s ts!oxtig‘indéq. Wa, g-il'mésé 
égigaxs laé giixts!otsa ‘wapé laq qa nrgoyoxsdaliséxs laé hinx:- 
20 rents laxa Imgwilé. Wa, la Ax*édxa ‘wapé qa‘s gtiq!eqés lixa 
texts !ala Elkwa qa‘’s xwet!édéq. Wa, g-ilfmésé lelgoxs laé gitq!n- 
qas laxa ‘wabrts!4wasa alé hinx'Lendayds hinxLanowa. Wa, 
laxaé xwet!édrq. Wa, la‘mésé Alak:!ala la q!aq!alalaq. Wa, la- 
naxwa yawas‘id xwet!édmq qa‘s dox‘widéx dbatyasés xwédayowée. 
25 Wi, gilfmésé k-!éx"widéda elkwiixs laé héx‘idazm hinx‘sendrq 
laxés Ingwilé. Wa, lanm héwiixa medelx‘widexs laa L!opa Elx- 
stagiflakwa qaxs hé‘maé Légemsé. Wi, héem gwégilatsa ég‘il- 
waté Elx"stagi‘lakwa. Wax‘ida ‘yig-ilwaté, li hélq!alaq medelx- 
fwida. Wa, héx‘ida‘mésé q!dltsé’sta. Wi, lanrm héx‘ida‘ma 
30 Llopé elk" 1a ‘witla ‘wuns‘ida. Wa, a‘més la q!oktiyaléda ‘wapé, 
waxida égilwaté li genk'a. Wai, gilfmésé L!opexs laé hinx’sa-— 
nowéda hinx‘Lanowé laxa legwile. Wa, laxaé hinx’srndxa yax'yi- 
