148 GuiNNAR Lanütman. 



taught him to hâve connection with her. He was at first much afraid on seeing her nude, think- 

 ing that her genitals were an ucerated sore, but she reassured him, and afterwards he was greatly 

 pleased (abbrev.). After a time Mürke bore a son who was named Mepäse. 



Påspae went to many places and taught the people to utter his name when they went 

 out hunting, and since then many hunters when going out to the bush call out, 



„Päspae-a nimo bôrotno iväha divare ivdha usdro ivdha ro ägiwai. — Paspae, we want 

 pig, cassowary, kangaroo, you give me." 



After killing some spoil the hunters hang up the intestines in the bush tor Paspae, and if they 

 have killed as many as four or tive pigs, they leave one for him. Påspae walks about at night 

 and finds the spoil left for him, and the people break off a small tree there for a mark to guide 

 him. The people cannot see Paspae but he sees them. 



When Pâspae went to visit the people he planted one croton in every village, and since then 

 the crotons are considered to be his particular plants. Pâspae's own home at Irue is rieh in crotons, 

 and there is a heap of the bones of the spoil he has killed. The people plant taro and sugar-cane 

 there for him, which no one eise dares to touch, and those who live in the neighbourhood also 

 leave there part of the spoil thej' have killed. (Gaméa, Mawâta). 



NIMO AND PUIPUI BRING THE FIRST CANOË TO SAIBAI FROM MAWATA. 



59. Meréva lived on the coast of Sâibai, and in the bush on the same Island at a place 

 called Âita there lived two men, Nîmo and Pûipui, with their sister Sagâru (not the Ki'wai Sagâru). 

 Another sister of theirs, Éreu, was married to a Mawâta man named Ahina. Ni'mo and Pûipui 

 had many gardens, and Sagàru spent ail her time working for them. 



Meréva lived by himself underneath the protruding root of a necre tree. Sometimes he 

 flew about in the shape of a bird, kekesio, but he never went far away from the neére. 



One day Nimo came out from the bush, carrying his bow and arrows, a basket, and 

 some water-vessels. Looking round he said to himself, „I think man he stop hère, I been see 

 smoke he corne up alongside tree." Meréva used to make a tire close to the tree to cook his 

 sweet potatoes, and afterwards cover up the ashes with sand, for he did not want anybody to 

 see them. Nimo found some tracks, but Meréva had hidden underneath the root. Perceiving 

 no one Ni'mo felt uncertain whether he had seen real smoke or only mist rising from the ground. 

 He went on to the Gebâro point and from there to the Bùtu point on the Davâne side, but 

 as he still did not find anybody, he returned to ' Meréva's place, i") Then Meréva came out and 

 said, „Pdna (friend), me hère." „You there, ail time I look round," Nimo said, „what for you no 

 answer? I think you fright." And he asked him, „Where you (your) house?" „House hère under- 

 neath, tiilure (trumpet-shell) inside 1 sleep." When Meréva wanted to sleep, he turned into a bird 

 arid crept inside a trumpet-shell. Nimo said, „No, that no good, man he no stop along ground, 

 that (is) devil (spirit) place, more hetter you corne stop on top ail right. Nobody hère, you no look 

 people, no look canoë. More better you come on top, keep fire ail time." Meréva had been wont 

 to make a fresh fire by rubbing two pièces of wood together each time he wanted one. Nimo 

 opened his basket and gave him many kinds of food, and they ate. 



ïom. XL VU. 



