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take me (have taken). You chuck me avvay like dog, you no look out (after) me good. Father he no 

 husband belong me, he feed pickaninny, you no feed me." Epdru caused the man to be taken by a 

 crocodile as in the previous version. Gumâru's father Sîrivâre adopted Ndbeamuro, an Idsa man, and 

 gave him the gardens and wives of his son. Epdru brought Gumdru back, and Sfrivdre tried in vain 

 to reconcile the two men. They began to fight, first with their bows and arrows and then with their 

 stone axes. Ndbeamuro fall, and Gumdru eut off his head. A fight ensued between Gumdru's village, 

 Pådra, and Ndbeamuro's village, Idsa. (Sdibu, Mawdta). 



B. A man named Sivdre was taken by a crocodile, and his father adopted Ndbeamuro, an 

 lasamüba man, in his place and gave him Sivdre's wives. The friend^ of Sivdre were angry with 

 Ndbeamuro, but he killed them with his stone club and eut off their heads. After that he set out on 

 a long journey and killed many people. On arriving at a village he gave the people heads, asking them 

 to go and fetch him food from the gardens in return, and when they had gone he killed those who 

 stayed behind. The Gebdro people had heard of his coming and fought him, and Ndbeamuro had to 

 flee, leaving his weapons behind. At last he returned to Idsamiiba, where he was received by his 

 brother, Kiwainogére. Nobody dared go to the two men's place. (Mdnu, Ipisia) 



C. Ndbeamuro used to attack the différent villages while most of the people were away and 

 kill those who remained at home. An Abo man who had seen him brought the news to Gebdro, and 

 when Ndbeamuro arrived the people were prepared for him and he had to flee, leaving his weapons 

 behind. He returned to Idsa. (Obiiro, Ipisia). 



D. Ndbeamuro travelled to many places, killing the people and capturing their heads. The 

 Gebdro people compelled him to flee, and finally he returned to Idsamuba. (Ndvee, Ipisia). 



E. Ndbeamuro fought many people and brought their heads home to Idsamiiba. At last his 

 father and mother persuaded him to make peace with his various enemies. (Ndtai, Ipisia). 



F. Before attacking the différent peoples Ndbeamuro pretended to be ill and stayed in the 

 house when the people went to the bush. He then killed those who remained at home. (Gdbai, Ipisia). 



G. Ndbeamuro once saw a woman who was making sago on the other side of the üromotüri 

 creek at Idsa. Seizing a sharp shell he dived into the water, and when the woman came to the river- 

 bank he pulled her under water and eut her all över her body with the shell. The woman called for 

 help, thinking that she had been caught by a crocodile, and when the people came, Ndbeamuro left her 

 and swam away, after a while returning to the men's house as if nothing had happened. Everybody 

 thought that the woman had been hurt by a crocodile. (Obüro, Idsa). 



H. Ndbeamuro lived at Idsa and his friend Mörigiro at Sdgasia. Both used to kill people and 

 take their heads, and the latter also ate the bodies of those he had slain. (Bogéra and Kdku, Ipisia). 



I. Two great fighters, Ndbeamuro and Mörigiro, lived at Idsa. The latter, who used to eat 

 his victims, was once taken by a crocodile and after that Ndbeamuro and his brother Kiwainogére stayed 

 at home and gave up fighting. (Dudba, üromosapüa). 



J. Mörigiro lived underneath the ground at Mandvete. He used to capture people and eat 

 them. Once he was seen by a cripple,* who summoned the people to come and dig him up from under 



Tom. XLVII. 



