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187. The Ferocious Snake with two Tails . . . . • 265 



188. The Three-Headed Snake 265 



189. The Snake which owned certain Sago Trees 265 



190. The Monster Man and the Snake 266 



191. Gigantic Reptiles 266 



192. The Stranded Marine Animal 266 



193. The Tree which serves as an Omen 266 



V. COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE (194—216) 268 



194 — 202. Chance Meetings oi Boys and Girls and their Marriage 268 



203—209. From Courting to Matrimony . 275 



210—211. The Girl with two Suitors • 279 



212. Gurume, the Ridiculous Lover 280 



213. Kesa and his Rivals 281 



214. The Woman who pretended to have a Husband 282 



215—216. The Women in Child-Bed 283 



VI. SEXUAL LIFE (217—232) " 284 



A. Miscellaneoiis Instances (217—227) 284 



B. Sexual Intercourse with Animais (228—231) 291 



C. Love between Men (232) 293 



VII. THE FAMILY (233—260) 296 



233 — 241. Conflicts and Quarrelling between Husband and Wife 296 



242—246. Conjugal Infidelity 300 



247 — 251. Polygamy and Jealousy 302 



252. The Mother who took her Son's Fruit 305 



253—254. Parents who kill their Children 307 



•255. The two Sisters who fought over a Crab 308 



256 — 259. The Brothers who quarrelled, and the Younger of whom went away 309 



260. Sonare and his Six Blind Brothers 312 



VIIL TALES OF AGRICULTURE (261—271) 316 



261. The First BuU-Roarer 316 



262. The First Coconut (Kiwai version) 317 



263. The First Coconut (Masingara version) 320 



264—265. The First Yam ... 324 



266. The First Taro ' ... 325 



267. The First Kokea 326 



268. The First Banana 327 



269—271. The Origin of Gamoda 329 



IX. VARIOUS CULTURE MTTHS (272-278) 331 



272. Kapia, the Black Cockatoo, brought Fire to Kiwai 331 



273. How Turuma of Gibu was taught the Use of fire by Gibunogere . . 333 



274. How the Torres Straits Islanders obtained Fire 333 



275. How a Gururu Man was taught by a Spirit to make Fire .... 334 



276. How Various Animais were sent to fetch Fire 335 



277. The First Iron Harpoon-Head 335 



278. The First Drum in Saibai 338 



X. TALES CONNECTED WITH CEREMONIES (279-290) 339 



279. How the Moguru Ceremony was inaugurated 339 



280. How the Dudi Women got to know about the Moguru 345 



Tom. XLVn. 



