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„utathf" Si'do's mother and father were both frightened, not having heard that sound before, hut 

 Sfdo lay down pretending to be asleep. Afterwards he went many times to läsa in the same wa}'. 



The cripple of läsa, who had seen Sido and Sagaru, told the people, „I been vvatch all 

 time, Sfdo belong Uüo he come, Sagaru like (loves) him that boy." The other men, Keaburo, 

 Esariburo, Howfo, and Demagoburo, said, „Let him come, next time me catch him." 



The läsa people again held a big dance, and Sfdo arrived there by means of the navel 

 cord, the end of which he tied to the post. He went into the house and beat the drum, and Sagaru 

 came close to him. Keåburo, Esarfburo, Howfo, and Demagöburo went and eut the navel-cord 

 with a Shell, and with a noise „brrrf" it flevv back to Uiio. Sfdo heard the sound from inside 

 the house: „Oh, he spoil me novv, my road he go back, vvhat's way I go?" When daylight 

 appeared he made himself small, and .Sagaru rolled him into a mat which she tied up, closing both 

 ends with grass skirts of hers, so that nobody could see where Sfdo had gone. In the morning 

 the dance ended and all the people sat down and ate. 



When Sfdo's father and mother got up they found their boy missing. They lamented, 

 „Oh, .Sfdo he no come back, somebody been kill him along lisa novv." Both parents waiied 

 together („he keep him one cry"). 



Sagaru kept Sfdo in the mat close to her during the morning. When everybody was 

 leaving the house, she said to her little sister, „You me two go catch him crab along Gebäru (a 

 place not far from lasa)." The sisters went, Sagaru carrying the mat with Sfdo inside and the 

 little sLster carrying a basket. ^^ They reached Pöromuba, .Sagaru Walking in front and the sister 

 foUowing behind. Then Sagaru said to her, „You me go sit down along that vvood, spell (rest)." 

 She unfastened the rope round the mat, vvhereupon Sfdo came out and made himself big again, and 

 he and Sagaru stood close together. The little girl looked at them and said, „Oh, sister, what for 

 you no speak straight, 'I go along man,' make fool me; what's way I go?" The three ate to- 

 gether, and Sagaru told her sister, „That basket you take him back, teil him mother, father, 'Sa- 

 garu go along man, go along Uüo.'" Sagaru smeared her face with mud and wept for her sister, 

 and the little girl did likewise for Sagaru. Sfdo and Sagaru continuing their wandering came 

 to Kubfra and thence to Mao, finally arriving at Uüo. His father and mother looked: „Oh, Sfdo 

 come along vvoman." They were pleased. Sfdo and Sagaru stayed at Uüo. 



Sagàru's little sister returned home and told her mother and father, „Oh, Sagaru go along 

 man, Sfdo, he (she) make tool along me, teil me he want go catch him crab." The mother and 

 father were very angry and launched a canoe from the beach to go to Uüo. They found their 

 way to the other side of Kfwai along the big creek Öbere-Åromo, which leads across the Island 

 to Oimüba; thence they reached Wiörubi and at last came to Sfdo's place. All the men were 

 equipped for a fight, and Sagàru's father drew his bow against the enemy calling out to .Söpuse, 

 Sfdo s father, „You me two fellow fight now. Girl belong me, boy belong you, what two fellow 

 do (have done), leave him. Fight belong you me now." The two men seized their stone clubs 

 and fought. Söpuse hit Sägäru's father on the back, and the blow was returned in the same 

 place. Söpuse's men went and caught hold of Sagàru's father, and the people on the other side 

 caught hold of Söpuse, all crying, „Oh, father, no more fight, he finish now, ,Sido he catch him 

 Sagaru." So the light ended. Söpuse's people fetched all sorts of kaikai and gdiiioda, spread 

 mats on the lloor for their guests, and made a feast for Sagàru's father. S(>puse said, „Two 



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