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157. The IVoman in CInld-Bed who hecanie a Malignanl Being. A wnman in childbed 

 was very angry with her hushand. She turned into a fierce monster, devoured her haby, and 

 attacked har husband. He ran away to another place, and she pursued him thither and killed the 

 vvrong man. At length she herself was killed. 



158 — 161 . Stories of Myfhical IVomen who are attracted by Men. A girl ot the öboiibi (mythical 

 beings in the sea) took a fancy to a man and came to him one night, and he married her. Some 

 other men asked him to let them have her, and when she heard of this she returned into the 

 water. 



(159). A boy who lived all by himself, used for fun to call out for someone to come and 

 husk his coconuts. He was heard by some hiihére-buhére (mythical girls), and one day they came 

 and hid in his house. On his return he was captured by them, and he married them all. 



(160). A boy happened to come to the house of the buscre-busere and was caught by two 

 of them who married him. One day he brought a number of other bovs who married the rest 

 of the busérc-buscre. 



(161). The daughter of an orornrora (mythical being) asked her father to capture a certain 

 man whom she had seen, and the two were married. The man and his wife went to see them 

 in the tree where the ororcirora lived. The man and his wife continued to live in the bush. 



162. An Evtl Being conceives a Passion for a IVoman and subsequently kills her. A spirit 

 caught a woman and had connection with her. Afterwards he became angry with her and wanted 

 to kill her v\'hen she had fallen asleep, but she tied two white shells över her eyes, making the 

 man believe that she was awake. The spirit stole the shells and then carried away and killed 

 the woman and her children. 



163 — 167. Tales of Womcn ivho have been carried aivay by Mythical Beings. A mythical 

 man named Glepado caught a girl and kept her in the tree where he lived. She managed to escape, 

 and on her advice the people built a .strong, large house to stav in. The sea came rushing in, 

 and Glepado sent a number of sharks U> attack the people. At tir.st the latter threw out a dog to 

 the sharks, but in the end they had to sacrifice the g'rl. 



(164). A male öboiibi (mythical being in the sea) came to a woman and had connection 

 with her. Finally he carried her off into the water. 



(165). A male öboiibi draggad a woman into the water and kept her there. Her husband 

 dreamt of her and went after her into the sea and brought her back. 



(166). A woman was carried off by a mythical man into a cave in the ground. She made 

 good ner escape, and her captor was killed. 



(167). An origoriiso (mythical beast) killed a man and carried off his wife and little son, 

 and the three lived together. After the death of the origoriiso the woman and boy returned to 

 the people. 



168. An Evil Being appcars al an Appointiiient instead of the Right Person. Two women 

 arranged to go fishing early the following morning and were overhaard by a hmai-abcrc. The 

 monster appeared instead of the right person, and the other woman. foUowed ber, thinking that 

 it was her friand. They fished, and after a while the woman discoverad who har companion was 

 and contrived to escape. 



Tom. XLVIf. 



