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370 — 371. The Man on whose Head a Tree was growing 431 



372-373. Other People vvlth Extraordinary Bodies 433 



XV. PEOPLE ENGAGEI) IN FABULOüS OCCUPATIONS (374-386) .434 



374 — 377. Extraordinary Methods of Fishing 434 



378. The Man who took off his Head and played with it in the Sea . . 436 



379. The Man who first worked and then slept incessantly 437 



380. The two Indefatigable Runners 438 



381. The Man who paddled his Canoë unceasingly 438 



382. The Bush which grew up round a Man and kept him Entangled . . 438 



383. The Woman who baked her Husband alive 439 



384. The Man who wanted to make his Skin White 439 



385 — 386. Various Extraordinary Occupations 440 



XTI. DREAMS (387—407) 441 



A. Omens in Dreams (387-390) 441 



B. Nightmare (391—398) 443 



C. Other Dreams (399—407) 444 



XVII. TALES OF CHILDREN (408-412) 449 



408. How the Wicked Man killed the Children, and how the Little boy escaped 449 



409. The Children who fooled an Old Man and were killed by him with 



the Exception of the Little Boy 450 



410. How the Boys were captured by an Old Woman and escaped . . . 451 



411. The Boy who was pursued by an Old Woman 451 



412. The Boy who annoyed a Spirit and was killed 452 



XVIII. TALES OF'aNIMALS AND PLANTS (413-450) 455 



413. Snakes who make their Way into Women 455 



414. Maigidubu, the Snake-Man who protects Women . 456 



415—418. Other Taies about Snakes and Women 459 



419. The Snake which transformed itself into a Canoë 461 



420. The Shake and the Hunter who Wanted White Feathers .... 462 

 , 421. The Snake whose Daughter was married to à Man 464 



422. The Man who was swallowed by a Snake 465 



423 — 427. The Snakes who coiled themselves round People and crushed them 466 



428 — 430. Various incidents with Snakes 467 



431 — 433. Stories about Mythical Crocodiles 468 



434. The Revenge of the Slain Old Crocodile in the Binaturi River . . . 469 



435. How the Opossums were fooled by the Dogs 471 



436. How the Dogs lost their Faculty of Speech 473 



437. The Man and Dog who lived together 473 



438. The Animais who were summoned to Doctor a Woman 473 



439. The Crocodile and the Sea-Horse 474 



440. The Cassowary and Crocodile who quarrelled about a Sago Tree . . 475 



441. The Origin of the Boukou Bird 475 



442. How Crabs were brought to the Islands 476 



443. The Origin of Ants'-Nests in Coconut trees 476 



444. The Birds who Held a Dance in an Ants'-Nest 477 



445. The Ants who conquered ail the other Animais 477 



446. How Mosquitoes came . . . , 478 



447. How the Wasps became Black and Yellow 479 



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