The Folk-Tales of the Kiwai Papuans. 



SIDOS SPIRIT CONTINUES ITS WANDERINGS. 



37. Sido went first to Samdri, where in 

 the bush he found Samariabéra, „the father of 

 Samari", vvho asked him, „Sido, where you go?" 

 Sido replied, „Méuri he kill me, my body I leave 

 him along ground." Samdriabéra said, „You first 

 man you dead, you make him good road, every 

 people he go behind, urto (spirit) he go. " From 

 Samdri Sido passed över to the island of Mibu, 

 „he no take canoe, he go self, urio he another 

 kind man." Mi'buabéra, „the father of Mibu", 

 asked him, „Who \'0U?" „Me Sido, I go look 

 place where I stop." Mibuabéra said, „You find 

 him good place, every man, Ki'wai man, bushman 

 go behind. you first man." P"rom Mibu Sido 

 reached Daru, where Waimee lives (ef. Index). 

 He asked Sfdo, „Sido, where you go?" ,,I go 

 altogether, I no want come back, Méuri he kill 

 me." Waimee said, „.All right, you go, you find 

 him big place, plenty man go behind." At Mawata 

 Sfdo met Erumia (ef. no. 115), who said, „Sido, 



The famous water-hole on Böigu island. 



Sido's footprints in the rock on Pâho island. 

 N:o 1. 



v\here you go.?" „I come altogether, I no want 

 come hack, my body he stop, urio he go. Every- 

 bodj' come behind." „All right, you find him 

 good place." 



The next day Sido arrived at Paso, the 

 abode of the mythical woman Basai (ef no. 107). 

 He dränk uater from a well in the island. Basai 

 asked him, „Where j'ou go.'"' „I go look my 

 place." „You come back?" „No. Méuri, me fellow 

 fight, he kill me, I leave him body, go look what 

 place I stop." Basai made a fire and eooked 

 yams, bananas, and taro for Siclo, who ate and 

 having finished his meal lay down to sleep. In 

 the morning he started off again and came to 

 Daväne, the home of Kogéa (ef no. 49), who 

 asked him, „Where you? Where you been? „I 

 come altogether." „Oh, Sido, more better you 

 stop along Daväne!" Sido said, „No, I no want 

 stop, m y place he close to, Davâne he no big 

 place, no much place. Plenty man he come be- 



