Tlic Folk-Talvs of tlic Kiwai Pnpiiaiis. 253 



ill Ihc inoriiing and woke up tlie woman, who niistook him tor lier husband. They paddicd iip Ihe 

 kisa creek in a cAnoe. The orii^or/iso wore a fealher head-dress, fealher taii, and other ornaments, as is 

 ol'ten the habit of stränge beings when they appear as men, and the woman's suspicions wäre aroused. 

 Three tlashes of lightning happened in succession; at the Hrst tlash the woman caught a glinipse of 

 the lirii^on/so, at the ne.xt she perceived his ornaments, and at the last llash she found out conclu- 

 sively that her companion was an örigoniso. The woman, who was steering, directed the canoe towards 

 a point where she was able to jump on shore and run away home. From the swaying of the canoe 

 the (lr/i^oi7fio noticed that she was gone, and went in pursuit, following her scent, but he did not ma- 

 nage to catch her up. In the morning the woman told her husband of what had happened. Ever since 

 the people do not call to cach other from a distance when it is dark. (Ganäme, Ipisia). 



B. Similar to the preceding tale. The woman, who was spirited away by a màuakai (spirit, 

 ef. Introduction to no. 102), escaped by lowering herself into the creek and swimming home vvith the 

 tide. Another time the nuinakai tried to catch the man and woman. After listening underneath the 

 house to their conversation the evil spirit the ne.xt day lay in wait for them in the bush, and when they 

 came, caught hold of the woman and tried to carry her off. A sharp flght ensued, but the man and 

 wonian got away home. The nuinakai came in pursuit and went underneath their house, where it was 

 killed by the people who burnt the dead body. (Biri, Ipisia). 



C. A Kiwai man had arranged with his wife to go and make sago in the morning, and she 

 was enticed av\ay by an orordrora (cf. Introduction to no. 102), who had overheard their conversation 

 and made her believe that he was her husband. The o ro m m ra carried her off to his abode inside a 

 large tree, and tlie woman was never found. (Epcre, Ipisia). 



THE MAN WHÜ HAD TO CARRY A MALIGNANT BEING. 



169. In Däru Ihere lived a man called Nädere, and underneath a small Hill un the .same 

 islaiul there li\ed a beiny uhose name also was Nddere. Nàdere, the man, had a garden, and 

 when he went there he had to pass by the hill under which the other Nädere lived. One day as 

 he came Walking along the path, the other Nndere suddenly appeared from beneath the ground 

 and jumped up on his Shoulders. Greatly frightened Ntidere called out, „VVho you? You no hum- 

 bug me, I go work, you too hea\\'." But the being would not get down, and Nädere had to 

 carry him all the way. When he came to the garden, he said to the tellow, „^'ou jump down, 

 I want wurk." But the other man answered, „No, I no jump, you make work, I sit on top." 

 So he remained on Niidere's back and the poor inan had to work under this heavy bürden. 



Another man was looking at them from a distance wondering, „Oh, what's the matter 

 that man stop on top all time?"' Nädere eut two bunches of bananas, carrying one under each 

 arm by means of a string i-ound his neck; he filled some water-vessels, coUected firewood, and 

 placed the lot on top of the bananas. Thus loaded he turned homewards, and the bad man 

 remained sitting all tlie while on his back. When Nädere came to the hill where the other man 

 lived, the latter jumped down, seized all the food, firewood, and water-vessels, and disappeared into 

 the ground. Nädere shouted after him, ..You leave him some for me, what name (what) I kaikai?" 



Smoke was rising from beneath the ground, where the bad man was cooking his food, 

 and Nädere was left without anything to eat. He dränk some water before going to sleep; all 

 day he had only eaten some ripe bananas in the garden. 

 N:o 1. 



