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But the bürden was too heavy, so the turtle could not swim, and Soido had to abandon it. Next 

 he sent the ki (sea-guU) to fetch the avania or wåumere (frigate-bird), and the ki flew away and 

 brought the other bird from Büdji. Söido sat down on the back of the frigate-bird vvith all his 

 beautiful ornaments on, and his genital organs were full of food. The bird flew avvay with him 

 to Bôigu, and Söido asked the people there, „You fellow no got woman belong give me?" „No," 

 they replied, „you got big àrumo (pénis), big niiiopn (scrotum)." So Sôido sat down again on 

 the bird, and they flew to Davâne. There he asked the people the same question, „You fellow 

 got woman belong me?" But they would not give him a woman. Soido placed himself and his 

 enormous genitals on the avania's back, sat down there himself too, and was carried over to 

 Gebàro (Two Brothers). There again he tried to get a wife, but the people refused to give him 

 one for the same reason as before. The two companions flew to Mukâro (Cape island), but found 

 no people there, so they proceeded to Yam island. Suido stayed there for a long while trying 

 to persuade the people to give him a wife, for his genitals vvere very heavy, and when they 

 declined he said, „You fellow fault, you no want me. I give \'ou fellow good thing, you no savy 

 that thing. AU time you fellow kaikai fish, water, that's all." Söido then flew to Sugâru or 

 iribu island, but there too the people would not give him a wife, so he went on to Yàrubo (Darn- 

 ley island). There too he was refused a w ife, and at last he and the bird arrived at More. 



Morévanogére was the master of More. No trees or garden produce were growing on 

 the island, which only consisted of sand. Morévanogére and his daughter Pékai lived in a small 

 hut and fed on nothing but fish. On his arrivai Söido said, „AU people bring noise (news), one 

 man he stop along More, that's why I corne, I want see you." When he saw Pékai he thought, 

 „That girl Morévanogére he give me," but he did not say so. Morévanogére, who was possessed 

 of mysterious powers, looked Söido through and thought, „That man he got plenty thing inside 

 årunio and miiopu, more better I give my girl belong him." 



Pékai brought some fish which she cooked at the fire, and Morévanogére gave Söido some. 

 He said to S<')ido, „You make bed along other (the one) side belong house, me and girl belong 

 me stop along other side," and they ail slept in the night. When they got up in the morning 

 Sôido left the others and walked ail over the island, and on his return kept away from the girl. 

 Morévanogére thought to himself, „More better that man marry girl belong me ail right; I think 

 that man he no want him." One day while S()ido was absent Morévanogére said to Pékai, 

 „You like that man? Suppose ail right, you get him. I can't talk to him, say, 'My girl here, 

 you marry him.'" The girl did not answer but thought to herself, „I no can teil him Söido I 

 like him." 



When Söido came home, they had their evening meal and went to sleep. In the middle 

 of the night Söido sat up and gave a low cough so as to find out whether the others were asleep, 

 but they did not stir. Then he went out, stood on the windward side of the house, and said, 

 „Pékai, you get up, more better you come, I want you." Morévanogére did not hear anything, 

 but Pékai caught the sound; „What name (vvhat is) that?" she thought, „wind he make noise? 

 No, I think that man there, he sing out outside." Pékai got up and went out, and Söido coughed 

 to draw her attention. At first he pretended to have come out only for a natural want, '^ but 

 Pékai said, „True I been hear you sing out my name, I think you like me." „AU right," said 

 S(')ido and told Pékai to lie down. He wanted to takc rexenge upon all the people who had re- 



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