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169. The Man ivho had to carry a Maligiiaiit Being. On his way to his garden Nâdere 

 encountered a mythical man who jumped up on his Shoulders, and Nådere was obliged to 

 carry him all day. On their way back from the garden the wicked fellow jumped down, 

 seized the tbod and other things which Nâdere had coliected, and disappeared with them 

 into the ground. When this was repeated the next day a third man came and shot the evil 

 man dead. 



170. Tlie Man who tvås robbed by a Malevolent Being. A man invited a mythical per- 

 son to drink gdiiioda with him, and the latter made use of the temporary absence of his höst for 

 stealing the gdmoda roots and some food with which he disappeared under the ground. 



171. A Treacherous Being is himself paid oui. A man and a bad being went hunting 

 together, and the latter ran away with two iguanas which the former shook down from a tree. 

 Another day the wicked man changed his appearance, and again they hunted together. They 

 found two cterari (mythical ferocious lizards), and when the bad fellow wanted to run away with 

 them he was torn to death by the beasts. 



172. The ] Vornan who loas le/t by her Husband in the Bush îvhere a Malignant Being 

 attacked her. A woman was left by her husband in the bush, and there a malignant being came 

 to her. She fed it until it fel! asleep, and then she ran away. The monster came in pursuit, 

 and she had to take refuge in a coconut tree. f^rom there she repelled the attacks of the spirits 

 which were summoned to catch her. In the morning the spirits were frightened away, the woman's 

 husband came, and she climbed down. She was so angry with him that she killed him on their 

 way home. 



173. The Dance of the „Bushtiien" inside a Large Tree. A hunter encountered some 

 „bushmen" who lived in a tree and were holding a dance there. He was asked to join in, and 

 the „bushmen" entertained him well. After that the man frequently visited them, and sometimes 

 his wife accompanied him. 



174 — 183. The Ill-fated Givari-nian (SorcererJ. A giî'dri-man in the act of stealing bananas 

 was one night shot by a boy, and in the morning the people found his body. , If anyone sees a 

 givåri-man at night he shoots him without more ado. 



(175). One night a hunter returning from the bush saw a givdri-mar) who followed him, 

 carrying a hunch of bananas which he had stolen. The hunter shot him, and he feil into the 

 creek and floated away. In the morning the owner of the stolen bananas suspected the hunter 

 of the theft and had a quarrel with him. 



(176). A man while fishing was accosted by a givdri-man who promised to teach 

 him his art, it the man gave him fish. The sorcerer was betrayed to the people and killed in 

 an ambush. 



(177). One night a ^/Wr/'-man came underneath the house where the people were and 

 peeped in through a hole in the floor. He was discovered, and someone flung a coconut-.shell 

 filled with live embers into his eyes, after which he was killed. 



(178). The people one night heard the roar of a givdri-man who, wearing a mask, 

 was engaged on his wicked practices. They thought at first that some mythical being had 

 come, but discovered who it was and shot him. His kinsfolk were ashamed and did not 

 show fight. 



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