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560 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [ETH. ANN. 35 
Lily.\—When the people have a winter dance, the owner of lily- 
bulbs promises a | lily-bulb-feast to the Sparrow Society. | In the 
evening he takes his basket | down to the beach of his house and puts 
stones || into it. He puts in as many as he thinks he can carry; | and 
he carries them into the house, and he puts them down | near the 
fireplace in the middle of the house; and he does not stop until he 
thinks | he has enough to steam the bulbs. ‘In the morning, when 
day comes, | he sends the Sparrow Society to invite the various 
dance-owners || and the head Sparrows, while he himself is build- 
ing up the fire in his house. | After he has put on the crosspieces 
on the fire of his house, he throws the stones on to it; | and when he 
has put all the stones on, he lights the fire under | both ends. Then 
the wood begins to burn under the stones with which he is going to 
cook the | bulbs. Then he takes a large square box and puts it down 
close || to the fire in the middle, and he also puts down dishes | and 
two tongs, and oil is put down. | Then he takes two large buckets and 
goes himself | to draw fresh water, and he pours the water into the 
square box. When | it is almost half full, he stops. Then he goes 
to || draw more water, so that the large buckets will be full of fresh 
water. | His wife takes a large, flat-bottomed, small-meshed basket 
and | places it next to the box; and the woman goes and gets the | 
lily-bulb-box. | 
Lily..— Wa, gilfmése ts!éts!ex‘idé g-dktlotasa x dgwadisa x°d- 
ktiméxs laé héx-‘idanm qasi x‘dktimxa qaéda gwéeiidza. Wa, 
gilfmésé dzadzaqwataxs laé &x‘édxa lexatyé qa‘s li dalaqéxs laé 
lmnts!és laxa L!lmema‘isasés g’Okwé qa‘s li xpx"ts!ilasa t!lésemé 
Jaxa lmpxatyé. Wai, A‘misé gwanala qa‘s likwéséxs laé OxLosdésaq 
qa‘s li OxLaételaq laxés gokwé. Wa, li Oxiegcalilas lax mag-in- 
walisasa laqwawalilasé, wii, al‘mésé gwalexs laé k-dtaq lamm 
hélala lax q!dtelanaxa x‘oktimé. Wa, g-il'mésé@ ‘nax‘idxa gaalixs 
laé ‘yalaqaxa gwégtidza qa lis Lételk!isaxa ‘naixwa lélaénenokwa 
LESwa gwiits!Emé, ‘yixs laitas laqolilaxés g-okwe. Wii, g-ilfmésé 
gwat hawanaqostalaxa Imqwaxs laé xxqtiyindalasa t!ésemé laq. 
Wii, gil'mésé ‘wilk-ryindéda t!ésemaxs laé menabotsa gtilta lax 
swax'sbafyas. Wi, la‘mé xiqostawéda t!eqwapatyé qa q!d‘lastxa 
x‘oktimé. Wi, lixaé 4x‘edxa ‘walasé Lawatsa qa‘s g*axé hi‘no- 
lisas laxa laqwawalilé. Wa, hé‘misa torlq!wé gax mex‘alélems; 
wi, hé'misa k:!ipralaa malts!aqa; wii, hé*misa Lléna g-ax Ax<ali- 
lems. Wa, li Ax*édxa maltseEmé iwi nakEngats!i qa‘s li xamax-‘id 
tsii laxa ‘we'wap!emé qa‘s li giixts!4las laxa Lawatsa. Wii, g-il- 
smésé la Elaq neEgoyoxsdalaxs laé gwala. Wi, A‘mésé la ét!éd 
tsex‘ida qa qodqiit!alitésa Awa narngats!éxa ‘we'wap!emé. Wai, 
la genEmas &x*édxa ‘walasé LEeq !exsd t !olt !ox"sem Ipxafya qa gaxés 
hisnalitxa Lawatsa. Wa, héemxaawisa ts!edaqé@ la hi‘ndlt!alitxa 
x'dgwats!€ xEtsEma. 
1 Fritillaria camschatcensis Ker. 
