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ing right through the head. The bushmen's arrovvs pierced her body in all directions, and she 

 was killed the same instant. '^* 



Wàwa and all the bushmen went baci< to Måbudaväne, where they slept at Wâwa's 

 house. In the morning the bushmen returned to their homes, Wävva remaining at Måbudavåne. 

 Djäbi and his wife stayed in the bush and left Wäwa for ever. (Gaméa, Mawåta). 



A. The incident of the two turtles is related as in the previous version. The bushman, 

 whose name is not mentioned, reluctantly submitted to Wâwa's orders, while tfie latter did not help 

 him at all; he even compelled the bushman to carry him home, and also to eut firewood for the 

 cooking. The bushman escaped in the same way as described above, and was pursued by Wàwa who 

 was guided hy dröps of fat which had fallen from the stolen turtle meat. He met an enormous lizard, 

 which was also a man, and was shown the way by him. When found by Wäwa, the bushman was 

 ordered to come to Wâwa's place with his wife and child and complied. They were sent into Wâwa's 

 house while Wäwa and his men waited outside. Wäwa sang, 



„Failli leiig leng hiiridba hdic. — Vou chuck him out from house woman belong you." 

 The woman was thrown out, and the bushmen killed her. Wäwa then demanded the girl, singing, 



„Mokäso leng leng pdihi le,"' the meaning being as above. 

 The girl, beautifuUy dressed and ornamented, was thrown out and killed. Lastly Wäwa required the 

 father himself, 



„Päihi leng leng pdihi re hdridba hdie.''^ 

 The father, too, was killed. Wäwa distributed food among the bushmen. Some time afterwards he 

 vvent and looked round to find a wife. He met a man, Irue by name, who gave him his daughter 

 Pâsuâe. Wäwa took her home, and the girl, who had not seen the sea before, was greatly surprised 

 on arriving there. 



Wâwâ is still living at Mâbudavâne, and may be seen at night, when he comes out from the 

 stone. „Suppose you walk about night-time one man (alone), you look. He stand up on top the 

 stone." (Vasârigi, Mawâta). 



H. A „long-time-man", Wâwa, lived at Mâbudavâne. He had only tish to eat which he pre- 

 pared by putting them on a stone in the sun. Two „devil-girl" once came and asked him for food, 

 but he Said he had only fish. They asked him whether there were no other people, and he said that 

 he was alone. He sent them to invite some other people to come and hold a dance, and killed a pig 

 for them. Another man, Wonigo, killed Wâwâ, as he did not want him to live at Mâbudavâne. He 

 eut off his head and earried it away, leaving the body behind. (Samâri, Mawâta). 



OBSERVANCES CONNECTED WITH WAWA. 



10.3. Sometimes at night people hear Wâwa banging his door, this he does when the 

 spirit of some dead person passes by his house on its way to Adiri, the land of the dead (cf. no. 

 62). As he slams the door Wâwa calls out to the spirit, „What name (why) you come? I no 

 devil, 1 man. You foUow road belong you (your) place." 



The people do not carry out any observances at the stone where Wâwa lives, nor do 

 they put food there for him. But always on arriving at Mâbudavâne (where the Mawâta people 

 plant gardens and catch crabs and fish), they first stand on the shore, and a „big man" calls 

 out, „Wâwa, me fellow come now, me want get you fellow louse, me feliow come look (examine) 

 you fellow head, more better you give me louse belong you." This refers to the incident in the 

 N:o 1. 



