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Sivâre's first wife alone was not sorry, but dressed herself in all her finery, rejoicing. 

 The widows were as usual secluded in an enclosure of mats. Gumäru launched a canoe and 

 went away in anger and sorrov\' över his son's death. He and his wife wanted to go and see 

 whether they could not find the ghost of the boy anywhere. The people all thought that a real 

 crocodile had caught Sivåre, for he remained in the water, although he was not dead. Gumäru 

 and his wife reached Waboda and asked the people, „Where that boy belong me, you fellow no 

 been see?" The people said, „Who name?" „Name Siväre." „Oh, we no savy, you try go 

 Kiwai." 



Gumdru proceeded to Kiwai and found Ndbeamuro who lived there. He at once took a 

 liking for him and, desiring to adopt him in place of his son, called out, „Oh, you (your) name 

 Siv.ire, I give you name Siväre." „All right, father," Näbeamuro answered, „you come here." 

 The people all said, „Oh, Gumäru, what name (why) you go here? Very fighting man that man, 

 too bad, he kill plent3' man belong vve." Gumäru lookeJ into Näbeamuro's house: Oh, all that 

 house full up head, jaw belong man!" Näbeamuro's house was as long as the distance from Ma- 

 wäta to the Gésovamuba point, about a mile. Gumäru said to Näbeamuro, „^'ou my boy, j^ou fyour) 

 name Siväre, I come take you. .Siväre lea\e all woman, you take him altogether." Näbeamuro 

 answered, „All right, father, to-morro\v you me (we) go." 



The next day they started, Näbeamuro beautifully adorned and bringing with him all his 

 weapons. His brother, whose name was läsamüba (also the name of the place), remained in 

 Kiwai. They reached Wäboda, and the people said, „Gumäru, what name (why) you bring that 

 man, he fighting man, no fright?" And they were all afraid of Näbeamuro and ran awaj' into 

 the bush. The next day the travellers arrived at Maipäni, and the people said, „Halloo, Gumäru, 

 who's that here? What name (why) you bring him, that fighting man?" and they too ran away. 

 VVhen he thought of Kfwai Näbeamuro wailed, „Oh, my place, I leave him behind." 



On their arrivai at Wodödo all the people fled before Näbeamuro, and when the way- 

 farers left, the fugitives shouted after Gumäru, „What name (why) you bring that man, by and by 

 he kill you." At Dämera-köromo, too, the people made off and slept in the bush, leaving Gumäru 

 and Näbeamuro to sleep in the house. At last Gumäru and his companion arrived at Mäubo. 

 The people said, „Oh, Gumäru, what name (why) you bring that fighting man, by and hy he kill 

 you me (us)!" But Gumäru took Näbeamuro into the house where they sat down, and he said 

 to him, „Place belong you, Siväre, place you take him. Alligator been catch him. Vou Siväre, 

 you no Näbeamuro." 



Sivâre's wives all went to wash away the mud, with which they had smeared themselves 

 in token of their sorrow, and to put on fine, new grass skirts. Eight women came to Näbea- 

 muro, and he slept beside them in the night, but the ninth, who had made the crocodile, stayed 

 away. In the morning the women prepared food for Näbeamuro, and he invited all the Mdubo 

 people to come and eat, and they dränk gOmoda too. The people made a great feast for Näbea- 

 muro, one night they held a titddo dance and another a madia dance, and nobody slept. They 

 sang in his honour, „Oh, Näbeamuro, you good man, you go stay along me, me \ery glad for 

 you. By and by you me (we) go fight along another country, you me all right." Some men 

 sang a fighting song, too, 



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