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house (Nfilx lilt). They have given it to vou as the sea lions oavo the 

 box to the poor man. On account of this, my son, you will forget 

 that you are mourning. A'a 3ai'a.*" 

 Then the host would reply: 



''Ho ho, thank you very much, my father's people. How verj^ 

 g-ood your words have been to nie, KiksA'di, Qa'tcAdi, Tl hit tfin, 

 Kasqiague'di, Tfilqoe'di. It is true that I have l)ecome poor through 

 mourning for my uncles. I have been teaching myself what would 

 help me. And so my father's people have pitied me. They have 

 brought clubs with which I can exercise. I have felt as though my 

 uncles had left me in a desolate place, so much have I l)een grieving. 

 Now these my father's people have acted like the sea-lion people. 

 They have brought me luck. They have g-iven me that house, 

 NaJx lut, as the sea lions gave that poor fellow the box to bring him 

 ashon\ Tlierefore I thank them very much. Through them 1 have 

 seen the mainland. In these words you have given me I will be 

 clothed. P^veryone will see ycmr words on me as clothing. The}^ 

 will always l)e new. I shall never wear them out. A'a yu'a." 



The dances are followed ])y th(^ feast and last of all comes the dis- 

 tribution of property accompanied by more speeches similar to the 

 at)ove. Then the chief would say: 



''Up above here among the upper villages (i. e., toward the north) 

 there was a certain woman who said something about the brant that 

 ])rouglit her ])ad luck. Her husl)and's name was DAmna'dji. Then 

 the brants Hew away with her. After that she fell from the hands of 

 the brants. From there slie went among the foxes. Going along, 

 she found a codtish head. She cooked it and gave it to the fox. " It 

 is that that I have done to you. I have invited you for that codtish 

 head. So have pity on me and eat what I give you, even if it is not 

 good enough."' [The codfish luMid is l)rought in because it was found 

 by a very })oor woman who was starving. The chief humbles him- 

 self by using' tiiese words.] 



Then th(^ people invited to the feast sa}^, "Yes, it will be so. We 

 will do as you have asked us." 



After that ho callsthe name of the chief of eachRaven clan, as follows: 



"Bring me 's dish." "Bring me 's dish." After the 



chiefs' dishes those of the poorer people are called for. These dishes 

 have been brought over in advance from the houses of their owners. 



The liKiAiia', who is the chief's nephew, performs early at the time 

 of this feast and is brought into the feast to eat afterward. Piercings 

 for lal)rets were not made at the feast, but many blankets were given 

 away l)y the girl's father when it did occur. The work was done by 

 some one of the opposite phratry. 



a See story 3'2, pp. 109-114. 



