Boas] BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS 645 
Then one of them spoke, | and said ‘O Chief Qwa‘xiladzé! | let 
Born-to-be-given-Presents-First go out of the house, else | she will 
hear what we are talking about here.’ Then | Born-to-be-given- 
Presents-First was driven out. | 
“ As soon as she had gone out, the expert in medicine spoke, | and 
said, ‘O chief! go and | send the little children to search for one | 
male lizard and also for one female | lizard. They shall be husband 
and wife; and as soon as || they have brought them, you must take 
them and put them together, chest to chest, | and tie them together 
in that way, while | they are still alive. Then tie them on the right 
side of your | waist, and let them be there thus for four days. | 
Then untie them and || take some food;’ and I chewed it. | 
“Then I took the fore-feet of one of the lizards | and put them into 
the food, and I chewed it again, | and then I put it down on the 
floor of the house; and then I also | took the hind-feet of the lizard || 
and put them into what had been chewed. Then | I put it down on 
the floor of the house. Then I did the same with each one. | Then I 
took it up, and 1 took the fore-feet, | both of them; and I chewed 
them together | with the food, and I put it down on the floor of the 
‘nemo’xwe. Wa, la’k-as‘laéné ‘né’x‘a: “ya gi’ga*ma, Qwasx'i’/ladzeé, 
wie’ ELElax’6nd 1a’welsk-asLox G-a’laxaa’kwélakwax, a’/Lak:asond 
wuLEla’ 1a’xens do’det!alagililemka’sax.’ Wi, la’k-as‘laéneé k-a’- 
‘yasokwaseé G-a’laxaa’kwe‘laxwe. 
“Wii, gi/lfmm‘laené la’wels 1la’k-asé do’t!eg-a‘tk-asé wa’no‘laéno- 
xwe. Wa, la’k-as‘laéné ‘né’x‘a: ‘ya, g‘i’gi‘ma, wi’kastela ‘ya’- 
lax‘idk‘asLesé gi/ng'ina/nemk-‘asbédza‘wa qa 1a’k‘asésé a/laix ‘ne/m- 
k-asa wi’sem gwa’lasa. Wii, hé’kas‘méséné ‘ne/mk-asa ts!eda’x 
ewa’lasa. La’k-astené ha’yasek-Alar. Wa, gii’/lk-as‘emixaéné 
ga/xk'asi qak‘a’s_esond Ax‘é/dk‘asteqéné qak‘a’ts ha’qodk-asad- 
saq. Wa, la’kastaxaas ya’Lodkasteqené qaxs_ hé’k-as‘maéné 
a/lék-as q!tlai’. Wa, la’/k-ats yi/lfarelo’ts la’k-asxds hé’Ik !odeno- 
dzatyéx qemna’sa. Wi, la’k-astexaé mo’p!enxwa‘sk‘asLé ‘na’liis 
hé gwii’laréné. Wa, la’k-astaxaas qwe’bidk‘astaqéné. Wa, 1a’k-ats 
axe/dk'asxé ma’*malék!wemak‘asé,’ qak'd‘sen ma‘léx‘widaéx. 
“Wa, la’k-asen ix‘édk‘asxé ma‘lé’ afyaso’kwatsé gwa’lasé qak’a’- 
sen a’x‘rqés la’k'asxé ma’‘malék!wema qak‘a’sen @/t!édé ma/le- 
x‘widkasqéné. Wa, la’k-asxapn &x‘a’lilaqéné. Wa, 1a’k-asxat!en 
é’/tléd &xté’dk-asxé male’ g'd/g-ngutyo’sé, gwa’lasé qak‘a’sen 
é’/t!édé a’x‘mqis la’k-asxen la’k-asé ma‘lékwasodkwa’sa. Wa, la’k-a- 
sEn 4x‘a’litak"asag. Wi, la’k-asxat!en hé gwé’x:‘idk'asxé ‘ne/mé. 
Wii, lan’mxat!mn ax‘e/dk-asqéné qak‘a’sen &x‘6/dk-as@x a‘yaso/- 
kwasas, yik'a’sxé ma‘lé’. Wai, la’kasen é’t!éd ma’léx*widqéné 
Lokwa’sé ma’‘malék!wema. Wa, la’kassemxarn 4ax‘a’lilaqéné. 
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