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wanted her, saying, „Oh, big de; woman belong me he too small <i<\ mnre better I take that big 

 de." And in spite of Tübe's remnnstiances Gi'we kept the big giil. 



Oéa was waiting at home, and after a whiie ail the boys and gii'ls airi\ed. ,.\Vho that 

 small woman alongside Tube?" he thought. „My God, that my woman he corne last." Gi'we 

 took the big girl into his house, and (>ea said. „What for Gi'ue take him m^' woman?" The 

 other boys explained that Gîwe had claimed her, and Oéa said, „All right, \ou keep him that big 

 woman, I keep him that small woman." 



The brothers and their wives set to work in their gardens. After a time ail the women 

 boi-e children excepting Oea's wife who was too young. „My God, I no got nu pickaninny," 

 Oea thought, „altogethei' bnither he got pickaninny. That's I been find him altogether girl!" 

 After his wife had grown iip she boi'c him a boy and latei- on a giil. .At that time Giwe and his 

 wife had ten children. 



But Oea was still disappointed and angiy, and one day he left his family in Tübe's house 

 and went away. By swallowing the feather of a hornbill lie turned himself into a biixl of the same 

 species and flew o\'er to Tiklu islantl. He was well received by the people there and prepared 

 some gdiiioda for them which he had brought with him. While they were drinking, 6ea placed a 

 Sharp beheading knife in front of the men and seizing a coconut broke it with a blow ofa pièce 

 of wood. The Tiidu people rejoiced, for they understood that he called upon them to come and 

 fight some enemy. They went and speared a number of dugong and turtle so as to have food 

 on the journey, and when they were ready they sailed av\ay with Oea. After reaching the 

 m.ainland they proceeded some distance up the Binatüri and landed on the Mdsingara side. Before 

 he attack the warriors went to reconnoitre, and Oea showed them Tübe's house which they 

 should spare, but the inmates in Gi'we's house should all be killed. The morning star arose, and 

 the attack was made. Oea placed himself with his back to Tübe's house to prevent the people 

 from entering it, but the rest of the houses were seized. „Oea, what for you wild?'' asked the 

 people. „I show you fellow now," he answered, „all you fellow been take my woman." A great 

 man\- men and women were killed, and the people in Tübe's house were so frightened on hearing 

 the clamour of fighting outside that they reliexed themsehes unintentionally. 



When the tîght was över, the Tüdu (in this narrative also called Våm) people presented 

 Oea and Tube with the dugong and turtle meat which they had brought with them, for they 

 wanted to give payment for the Bibi people whom they had killed. Then they sailed home, 

 bringing with them the captured heads as well as all sorts of garden produce which ()ea had 

 given them. On hearing of the fight, the rest of the Tüdu islanders said, „What place we go take 

 him food next time?" for they were accustomed to get food from Bibi. „Oh, he got two man 

 .stop there," explained the returning warriors. (Gdgeri, Mâsingâra). 



198. In Däru there lived six brothers one of whom was blind. The name of the 

 eldest brother was Dure. They used to work in their garden and spear dugong, excepting the 

 blind brother who ahvays stayed at home in order to look after the house. 



One day when only the blind brother was at home six girls entered the house and 

 started to dance and sing, 



„Dure Durc-ka kos/o (/àriiiio wåe. — Dure, one boy he dance inside dàriiiio (men's house)." 

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