The Folk-Tales of llic Kiwai Papttans. 'IIb 



202. In the Sagéiu bush there lived a woman named Mugåi with her daughter Pia, and 

 the mother spent her time working in har garden and catching fish, vvhile the girl lookêd after 

 the house. One day a certain man who was Walking about came close to the house without 

 Pia noticing him. On her return home Mugåi discovered his footprints and wondered who he 

 could be. „Suppose to-morrow that man he come, you look out," said the mother. „I want 

 that man. You no got man, more better you niarry that man. Me no ail same man; all time I 

 make big work." 



The next day Mugåi went to her work, asking Pia to keep a strict watch. But the latter 

 remained indoors and did not see the man when he came, and her mother on noticing the 

 tracks at her return home scolded her in the evening (abbrev.). The next time Pia was on the 

 look-out and saw the man Coming. „That place he no got no man," the stranger thought to 

 himseir, „every day I come — no man." Pia got up, crept behind him, and caught him by the 

 arms. „Who catch me! I think that (is) månakai (spirit) !" he exclainied, „I no mdnakai," said 

 she, „you turn round, look me." He did so and called out, „Oh, good fellow woman, that wife 

 belong me! Where father, mother belong you?" She told him that she lived alone with her 

 mother. He did not want to go with her into the house lest her mother should kill him, but she 

 reassured him saying, „Oh, my mother no kill you. He (she) look round man belong me. AU 

 time he talk, 'You no got no man, more better you lock out man."" They went into the house, 

 she cooked food for him, and they ate. 



On returning home Mugâi saw the footmarks of the stranger and her daughter. The 

 man hid in a corner of the house, and the girl first told her mother that he had run away. 

 After a while he came forth, and Mugåi said, „You no run away, you my emapora (son-in-law), 

 you two fellow marry." They were married, and the man remained with the two women. (Duåbu, 

 Oromosapùa). 



FROM COURTING TO MATRIMONY (no. 203-209). 



203. Imûri, a Dorôpo boy, wanted to marry a certain beautiful girl named Seréma and 

 proposed to give his sister in exchange for her. One night he crept into Seréma's house and 

 woke her up, upon which she said, „Who you fellow come close to me? You no good, me no 

 want you. More better you go back house belong you." And Imûri went. His father was 

 awake and asked him, „Imtiri, you sleep?" and the boy told him of his refusai. „What's the 

 matter?" said the father, „next time he do like that I go kill that girl." Some people went and 

 said to Seréma, „You no do like that, by and by father belong Imûri kill you." „Me fright that 

 man, that's why I been speak," said the girl. 



Shortly after that Imûri again went and woke up Seréma. „Who you?" the girl asked 

 him. „Me Imûri." „AH right, you sit down." Seréma gave him food, and he slept on the same 

 bed with her. At daylight he returned home, and she went to swim. 



After that Imûri boasted to his friends, „Me two been kobori (ha\e had connection) last 

 night." '„No good you speak like that," they reproached him. „Suppose man lie kobori woman 

 belong him, he no can speak like that, he no can tell him plenty peuple. You think .self; that's 

 wife belong you." 



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