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he lost some teeth while eating. It is the action of Kilat's teeth that 

 splits open cocoanuts and makes them fall to the ground. This is 

 the reason that cocoanuts are so often heard to drop, when no man 

 has climbed the tree to cut them off. Bananas, also, are found lying 

 on the ground, spoiled evidently by the teeth of Kilat, for the 

 dents may be seen in the skin. 



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There are several distinct notions connected with rainstorms and 

 showers. One belief is that when the diwata throw out water 

 from the sky, or when they spit, the rain falls ; another, that 

 the tears of the little sister of the Malaki t'Olu k'Waig fall down 

 in drops of rain. Again, it is said that showers come when the 

 spirits of dead friends are weeping, because they are lonely and 

 are calling other Bagobo individuals to accompany them to the 

 lower world. Very commonly, however, rain is associated directly 

 with the mythical source of thunder and lightning, and said to be 

 due to Kilat, who is dropping water from his body. That Buso 

 walks in the rain is generally believed, and hence children are 

 instructed to remain indoors during a storm. Only dogs and other 

 domestic animals may safely walk with Buso in a heavy shower. 

 Finally, a thunderstorm may be brought to a close by some strong 

 and fierce buso who is able to devour Kilat himself. 



THE SOULS OF MAN AND LIFE AFTER DEATH 



Characterization of the two souls 



Like other Malay peoples, the Bagobo have a great body of myth 

 and of folklore concerning the behavior of the souls of man, 

 events connected with death, and the nature of future existence. 

 Inhabiting every individual, two souls called gimokud are recognized ,n4 



104 Father Gisbert writes that, "The Bagobos recognize two beginnings, and say that 

 they have two souls ... Of the two souls, one goes to heaven and the other to hell." 

 Blair] and Robertson: op. cit., vol. 43, p. 235. 1906. As will be seen later, in our 

 treatment of the subject, the fate of the two souls is such that the Father's use of the 

 words, "heaven" and "hell" is a broad extension of the popular meaning of those words. 

 The important point, however, is that he found two to be the generally received number 

 of souls belonging to each individual. It is clear that the conception of soul varies 

 somewhat in different Bagobo communities, since Cole found at Sibulan a belief in eight 

 souls for every individual. Cf. op cit., p. 105. The Malays of the peninsula, according 

 to Skeat, distinguish seven different souls. Cf op. cit., p. 50. 



The natives of Nias believe that there are three souls, according to Wilken, who, as 

 Modigliani quotes him, agrees with the missionary, Sundermann, in the statement that 



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