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hind, tirio, 1 make him road." Kogéa lighted a fire and cooked yams, taro, dugong, and turtle, 

 and Sido ate and slept. Next day Sido found his way to Böigu, and sat down at the big water- 

 hole in the island.'^* He dränk some water, and smearing himself with mud wailed. „He sorry 

 all UÛO, mother, father, woman belong him he sorry." (Käku, Ipisia). 



A. .Sido on his way to Boigii visited Påräma, Geävi, where he reached the mainland, (Jriömu 

 river, Tiuitiiri, Mawata, Sâibai, and Daväne. (Ikii, Mawdta). 



B. When Sido ieft Uuo he was a grown man, when he arrived at Boigu lie had becoine a 

 youth again. (Amüra, Mawata). 



Sidös footprints can be seen in a rock on Pàho island. 



SIDO IN BOIGU (no. 38—40). 



38. Uumo and Åsau were waiting for Sido at Uiio, „What time boy belong me come 

 back?" At last they dug up the grave in which Sido's body, brought home from Dibiri, had 

 been buried. Taking his skull with them, they foUowed Sido. Meanwhile he reached Adiri 

 (the land of the dead), but stayed there only one night, afterv\-ards returning to Boigu. (Käku, 

 Ipisia). 



39. Sido's two mothers, disregarding his word of warning, came after him and asked 

 the people at every place, „You fellow no been see boy belong me here.'" and they were told, 

 „Oh, he been go other place." They carried his skull with them. The Mawata people told thein 

 that Sido had gone to Sâibai but when they reached that island he had gone to Daväne, and there 

 they heard that he was in Böigu. (Iku, Mawäta). 



40. The Böigu people were engaged in a dance, in which Sido took part. One morning 

 they saw a shoal of fish, and .Sido threw his spear and killed ten fish at once. The people said, 

 „My God, that's no man, that's devil (spirit), devil do that, spear ten fish one time!" Afterwards 

 they went into the bush and donned all their dancing paraphernalia, painting themselves and 

 putting on ornaments and bright leaves, then they all danced again. 



While the dance was going on, they saw the canoe with Sido's two mothers approaching. 

 The two women came on shore and asked the people, „Where Sido? Me two come look round 

 Sido." They were pointed out to Sido, and he said, „I been speak you, you wait moon, by and 

 by I come back. What's the matter you come quick?" Sido was thirsty, and they gave him 

 water. After drinking he looked at the vessel from which he had drunk, and found that they 

 had handed him his own skull: „My God, two mother belong me he cranky, he no give me 

 good watsr drink, that's my head." Sido was „shame", and leaving the dance sat down. After 

 a while he went away to the bush and donned a covering of white young coconut leaves, 

 masking his face as well. He also attached some leaves to the handle of his bårari or baura, 

 wooden spear. The day was breaking when he came back. The people who were sitUng down 

 after the dance, were frightened when they saw Sido: „My God, what name (why) that boy come 



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