llie Folk-TalcA of thc Kin'ai PapiKtiiA. 2ö7 



liiri^'L' knife. Shc saul lo Iiis pcople, „Ml- becn kill him pig bclong you, Icave him along road, y'ui 

 go catch him." Her tamily gave paymciit l'or the deaci man. (Tom, Mawäla). 



B. Anoiher similar version. Thc woman was found by a bad man vvho lived far away in 

 Ihe bush. Hc climbed Ihe coconut iree in which she had taken reluge, but she threw a coconut at bis 

 head and knocked liim down. A man named Simöro who lived inside a large tree came and protected 

 ber. At daylight her husband came, and she killed him on Iheir way home. (Kdku, Mavv;';ta). 



C. The man left bis first wife in the bush and went home to bis second wife. A bad man 

 named Kumdbiri came and frightened her as in the previous version, and was given food and drink. 

 She knocked him down with a coconut when he climbed up the tree, and then he summoned all sorts 

 of spirits to help him but she defended herself successfully. Simoro came and protected her. Her hus- 

 band arrived at last, and she killed him on their way home, asking bis people to carry „their dead pig" 

 home. The fault was with the dead man. (Gabia, Ipisia). 



THE DANCE OF THE „BUSHMEN" INSIDE A LARGE TREE. 



173. A Kubira man named Mipäri once went to the bush with his bow and arrows look- 

 ing tor game. It was after sunset, and the „hushmen" who lived inside a large tree were hold- 

 ing a dance there. Mipari remained outside to look on, and a „bushman" jumped out and asked 

 him, „Where you come from?" „Me come along outside. What you fellow make him?" „Come 

 on," the bushman said, „you me two fellow go inside tree." But Mipäri was afraid, for the bush- 

 men"s dwelling was not like any house he had seen. The man kept on urging him, „By and by 

 you look, you me (we) go inside my house." At last Mipäri went into the tree with the bush- 

 man, who asked him to put down his bow. Mipäri saw that it was a fine large house, and he 

 jiiined in the dance. 



When he was tired, he sat down for a while. There were many people present occupied 

 with eating, drinking water, and smoking, hut when they offered Mipäri food, he said, „I no want 

 kaikai, by and by me dead." „Vou kaikai." the same bushman said, „you no dead. Vou man, 

 me fellow man." Then they ate together, dränk water, and smoked and after a while got up to 

 dance again. 



At daybreak the bushman gave Mipäri presents of food, saying to him, „You no throw 

 away that kaikai, more better you kaikai. Me fellow no dead man, me fellow all same you fel- 

 low, you me (\\e) one (helong to the same) country." 



Mipäri's wife was weeping all night, but at last her husband returned. His father asked 

 him, „Where you been sleep? Me fellow look round, me fellow cry for you. Where you been 

 sleep?" „Me fellow been dance inside tree," Mipäri said. „Oh, no, you no can go inside tree." 

 „True, me fellow make dance inside tree." They gave him food, but hc said, „Me fellow no 

 want him." Then he went to sleep, for he had been up all night. 



At sundown Mipäri said to a friend of his, „Come on, you me two fellow go bush," and 

 they went together. When they came to the tree Mipäri asked the bushmen, „You fellow dance 

 again?" „Yes, me fellow dance." Mipäri bade the other man, „Come on, you me two fellow 

 go," but his friend said, „No, you go self, by and by I go back. I fright." Mipari went into the 

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