Abstracts 219 



46 



The spirit Ibwa visits a funeral and is given some of the juices, 

 coming from the dead body, to drink. Since then he always tries to 

 eat the body of the dead unless prevented. He is accompanied by 

 another evil spirit whose embrace causes the living to die. 



47 

 A widow leaves the town before the period of mourning for her 

 husband is past. The spirit appears first to the daughter-in-law and is 

 fed by her, then asks for his wife. He goes to the place where she is 

 watching the corn and sleeps with her. She apparently becomes 

 pregnant, but fails to be delivered, and dies. 



48 



Two men agree to hunt carabao the following morning. In the 

 night one dies, but the other not knowing this leaves the town and 

 goes to the appointed place. He meets the spirit of the dead man, and 

 only saves his life by running his horse all the way home. 



49 



A man and his wife are living near to their field when the husband 

 dies. An evil spirit comes to the door, but is driven away by the wife 

 with a headaxe. Several evil spirits attempt to gain entrance; then the 

 chief comes. He breaks down the door; he cuts off the dead man's 

 ears and makes the woman chew them with him — like betel-nut. 

 The signs are propitious. He changes the woman's two breasts into 

 one, in the center of her chest, and takes her home. 



50 



A man, whose brother has just died, goes to hunt. He begins to cut 

 up the game when his brother's spirit appears. He feeds it, but food 

 comes out of its anus as fast as it eats. He flees and is pursued by the 

 spirit until, by chance, he runs among alangtin bushes. The spirit dis- 

 likes the bush and leaves. 



51 



The people fail to put the banal vine and iron on the grave. An evil 

 spirit notices the omission and steals the body. 



52 



A man goes to hunt his carabao in the mountains. He fails to 

 plant branches at his head before he sleeps. A spirit expectorates on 

 him, and he soon dies. 



