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Gunnar Landtman. 



he was dead the\' eut the body in pièces, vvhich they burnt in the fire. The brother ol' the dead 

 man claimed the girl, saying, „That girl he (she) pay belong (is payment for) that man he dead. 

 Fault belong girl, he been sing out (summen) man." He married the girl without paying her 

 father. (Dagüri, Mavväta). 



143. Some boys, who had killed several birds in the bush, on their retui-n home refused 

 to give any to a friend of theirs who had stayed in the village. So that boy went out to look 

 for birds on his own account and killed a number. .At sunset on his way back, he was caught 

 by an origoriiso who ate hlm. The boy's parents, after waiting for him in vain, went to look 

 for him with many other people, and at last found the large tree in which the origorüso lived. 

 They eut down the tree, killed the créature and threw him into the water. They did not find 

 the boy, whom the origorüso had devoured entirely. (Ibi'a, Ipisi'a). 



144. A. Mâtaresése man used to harpoon dugong and turtle which he brought to his 

 wife. An origorüso, who lived in the bush, seented the dugong and turtle meat and came at 

 night into the house. The terrified man called out to the beast, „No good you kill me two 

 fellow," and the origorüso answered, „No, I no want kill you, I want fish." He was given a 

 quantity of meat and fish to eat, but was not satisfied and sent the man and woman to catch 

 more dugong, turtle, and fish. ^6 He swallowed all the tood raw. He and the man were 

 friends. (Epére, Ipisi'a). 



Mlle. Drawn by Näitiai of Maw.ita. 



BEINGS AKIN TO THE ORIOGORUHO (no. 145—146). 



MUE. 



145. Inside a large güda-tiee at Hdemüba not far from 

 Mawâta there lives a being called Miie. He is like the 

 öriogorü/io, and has enormous ears with which he covers 

 himself at night. ^^ Walking on his bind feet, which are 

 like those of a pig, Müe spears fish with his finger-nails. 

 Two pairs of tusks protrude from his mouth, and bushes 

 and creepers grow on his head instead of hair. " Miie has 

 been seen by many people. Once he was pursued by the 

 dogs belonging to a hunter, but instead of running away he 

 slowly betook himself into the gihia-tree. The owner of 

 dogs which bark at Müe is generally visited the next night 

 by the monster and reprimanded for not checking his dogs. 

 Some men have been taught by Müe in dreams the use of 

 certain „medicines" for hunting pig. Nobody likes to go 

 alone near the güda-tres, being uncertain as to the friendly 

 or hostile disposition of Mtîe, onlj' when several men are 

 together do they dare approach the tree. (Nâmai, Mawdta). 



Tom. XLVII. 



