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and mats have been spread out around it. || After the young men have 
called four times, the people come into the house where the | mashed 
huckleberries are to be eaten. Immediately they | begin to sing the 
feast songs; and now the | numaym of the host comes to help him 
put | the huckleberries into the dishes. || 
The dishes are half filled with huckleberries; and when | there are 
some in each, they begin to mash them with both hands, | so that 
they burst; and after they have | burst, they pour oil over them, so 
that there is one half | mashed huckleberries and one half oil. When 
they have finished, || they distribute the spoons among the guests; 
and when each has one, they | put the dishes with the mashed huckle- 
berries one in front of each six | men; and when they have been put 
down, | they begin to eat, and all | eat with their spoons the 
mashed huckleberries; and they only || stop when they have eaten 
everything. Then they go out of the house. That is all | about it. | 
They never drink water afterwards. This is all about | one way, what 
I say about the huckleberries. 
Cleaning Huckleberries (Blowing huckleberries).—When | a woman 
comes home who has tried to pick many huckleberries, but who has 
found only a few; | and when her basket is only half full of huekle- 
berries, which she tried to shake off; | and when the men are sitting 
on their summer seats || outside the house of the owner of the huckle- 
Lal ékitilélkwa g-okwé. Wi, laxaé Lepsé'stalilx'sa lérl‘watye. Wa, 
eil'més mop!ené‘sta étsé‘stéda hi‘yalixs g'axae ‘witlaeLeda q!t- 
q!idzex"g tLaxa q!wédzekwé gwadpma. Wa, li héx‘idarm k!we- 
clala denx‘itsa k!wélayala q!emdema. Wa, lata ‘witlaem g’axéda 
‘nE‘mémotasa gwatélixa q!wédzekwe gwadem gi‘walaxa la k'!a- 
is!lasa gwaidemé lixa 1oElq !we. 
Wii, lawemxaé narngoyiléda lorlq!wixa gwademé; wi, gilf mésé 
la q!walxdts!ewaktixs lax'da‘xwaé q!wésElgentsés ‘witwax’solts!a- 
nafyé laxa gwademé qa ‘naxwés ktix‘ida. Wa, g’il‘mésé ‘naxwa 
la kiix'‘ida laé k!ting!eqasa L!éna lag. Wa, lammxaé naxsaap!éda 
q!wédzekwé gwadem Lefwa Liéna. Wa, gilfmésé gwalexs laé 
ts!pwenaédzema k-ik-rts!enagé. Wa, g-tl'mésé ‘wilxtdxs laé k- aé- 
dzema q!wéq!wédzEx"ts!ila lonlq!wixa gwademé laxa q!éq!eLak" 
bebrgwankm laxa ‘nalfnemexta loq!wa. Wa, g:ilfmésé ‘wilg-ali- 
fexs lax-da'xwaé ‘nixwa ‘yos‘itsés kak'ets!pnagé. Wis, laf‘mé ‘na- 
xwa q!tiq!wedzaagtixa q!wédzekwe gwadema. Wai, al*emxaawiseé 
gwalexs laé ‘witlaq. Wii héx-fida‘mesé hoqtwelsa. Wai, larmxaé 
ewala. Wi, lamm héwixa nagékflax ‘wapa. Wa, laém gwat laxa 
‘nemx*‘idala gwagwéx's‘ala laxa gwidemé. 
Cleaning Huckleberries (POxwaxa gwademé).—Wai, hé*maaxs 
gixaé niinakwéda k-!ak:!alemé ts!edaqxa gwadrmé, yixs holalo- 
Laaq, yixs 4*maé negoyailés kak'!alemats!@ Ipxixa gwademe. 
Wai, gilfmésé iwaq !tisé¢da béebegwankmé lixa Awaqwa‘yé lax L!asa- 
nifyas gOkwasa gwidadiisa gwademé; laé hégelselarmsés k-!i- 
