100 Gunnar Landtman. 



D. Sido went to a Arfran-dance (outdoor dance) at läsa, but the girls did not like him. Another 

 time wlien the låsa people were holding a i/tac/ia-dånce (in the men's house), Sido, who had been 

 given „medicine belong girl", took part, and his drum called out, „Sagåru, Sagäru!" In the morning 

 he took Sagäru to Uiio, where shortly aftervvards the låsa people arrived to fight for her. After the 

 fight they made friends again, and Sagäru was married to Sido. (Käku, Ipisia). 



E. Sido took his drum and went to the dance at läsa. On seeing Sagäru he immediately 

 wanted her. Sagäru danced in front of him and he behind beating his drum. Three läsa men, Dema- 

 göhuro, Eregimini and Sogio, also danced. Sido took Sagäru to Uiio without anyone seeing. A man, 

 Méuri, living in another place, also liked Sagäru and was very angry when he learned that Sido had 

 taken her. (Bogéra, Ipisia). 



F. Another short description of the dance at läsa. (Amiira, Mawäta). 



SAGÄRU AND THE FISH. SAGÄRU LEAVES SIDO. 



23. The låsa people once dammed up the creek and bailed out the water to catch fish. 

 Sagàru, who had her menses, did not take part. A large fish called aséa had remained between 

 the dams, and one woman after another tried to catch it, hut every time it „kick away". At last 

 they called Sagäru to help them catch the fish. She came and sat down in the water with her 

 legs out, trying to corner the fish. The asea went right into her vulva, „he smell him that blood, 

 that's why he go inside."" Sagäru went on shore and sat down, and the other women carefully 

 pulled out the fish and killed it. Sido eut up the asea and Sagäru cooked it with sago, a portion 

 of the fish was laid aslde for the people and another for Sido and herself. Having prepared the 

 fish Sagàru went and threw away the refuse, and meanwhile Sido took his share and gave some 

 to the other men also. '* One pièce he left for Sagäru, not knov\ing that it only contained a 

 bone and no meat. When Sagäru returned Sido had gone to the men"s house. She took her 

 share of the fish and sago and when eating it hurt her teeth against the bone, but although she 

 felt annoyed she did not say anything. 



In the night Sagåru wanted Si'do's Company as she feit very sore after the expérience 

 with the fish and wished Sido to „make him square" by sleeping with her; she said, „Plenty man, 

 woman no can come look me, that's all that thing belong you, you find him what road that fish 

 he been go." Sido, however, was not disposed to comply with her wish, and Sagäru, who had 

 not been very angry when Sido gave her a bone instead of fish, this time „take him wild". The 

 same night she got up while Sido was asleep, and went away following the creek called läsa- 

 tiiri. (Nåmai, Mawäta). 



A. The låsa people once bailed out water in läsaturi to catch fish. Sagäru captured an asea 

 which she prepared with sago, and Sido divided up the food for the people, leaving for Sagäru a pièce 

 containing only a bone. She had gone apart and on returning took her portion of the fish. It was 

 evening, and she could not see properly while eating and hroke her tooth against the bone, which 

 made her scold her husband : „Sido, I wife belong you, no good you leave me bone, what for you no 

 leave him meat? I break him teeth now." In the night she asked Sido to stay with her in the com- 



Tom. XLVII. 



