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too." All dead people follow Sido to Adiri ; „me fellow think all time, 'Sido, vvhat road he go, me 

 fellovv go behind.'" (Kåku, Ipisia). 



C. The inhabilants of Adiri were the man Adiri, his brolher Uirivo or Drivo, and the girl. 

 Sido found the tvvo men who lived under the ground, but at flrst they did not want him to sce the 

 girl; he commanded them however to bring her up also. Having completed the house Sido said, „That 

 house name Nemögu. All över country he (people) come for that house, I build him for all över 

 country. First man me been make him road. Suppose I no come, people he no die, I been die, 

 people must follow me." 



The same narrator had heard of the following version also: When Sido came to Adiri he 

 passed into the skin of a pig, and his head changed into that of a pig. „Sido, that pig, stood up 

 all same house," he split open his stomach and spread out the sides like the roof of a house. His 

 head faced the west, and the people enter the house from the east end. (Gibüma, Mawâta). 



D. Sido caused the plants to grow in the same way as described above. (Menégi, Mawâta). 



E. Adiri was inhabited before Sido's arrivai by Nemögu and his daughter. Sido planted all 

 the garden produce for the people who come alter him. He is „all same Jesus Christ". (Iku, Mawâta). 



SONGS OF SIDO. 



The followitig verses of a sériai song of the madia dance refer to the legend of Sido. 

 The verses are often sung with little regard to their proper order, hut just as the singer remem- 

 bers them; they are given here according to the séquence of the story. 



„Madia mo läsaito ntdigi gdma nöroivdro. — I go make him good dance along läsa." 



„Madia bubiia wdpa gésegére. — Good grass (skirt) belong girl (Sagåru) he move him 

 now along läsa." 



„Bérube'ru kurtia Utioito möriodoro Sido mo iipiïru toto. — Oh, kurila, ladder belong Sido 

 he go back now along UiJo." 



„Sagdru läsa ddrimo öromaro removogu. — Sagåru come wild now, place belong låsa." 



„Idsa mibea moroba Sagdru toto tili sdragova nörodöro. — Along läsa Sagäru good woman 

 he go on top along ndbea (the tree)." 



„Sido ndbea »tabtio ibiio ipisiava rdrao. — Sido close to ndbca he think: 'What side I go 

 eut him?'" 



„Sie susiio nouro ndbea waubdira, ivaubdira nabea. — Sido he sing out west wind: 'You 

 come knock him down ndbea."' 



„Ndbea morùbo didrtio didru ndbea moroho. — Wind he take him go nnhea and my 

 woman." 



l,Méuri Idsa ndbea lau woivéa ro aibi biabia ridibi. — Méuri from canoe he see that läsa 

 ndbea he come, he puU strong." 



„Téretére nigo jiidùli abére Méuri gomoito. — Sido send téretére (some small birds) go 

 outside along place belong Méuri." 



Tom. XLVII. 



