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a mark in a tree and went home. The next day he returned, found the mark, and went on in the same 

 direction till he came to a sago tree, the top of which had been eut off, and he guessed that his 

 brother had done it. After some further searching he mat his brother. Both wept, and the former 

 anger was forgotten. The alcraro killed two pigs and some other game for the brothers. The foUowing 

 day the elder of them went home, carrying with him an ample supply of meat. He told his people 

 what he had seen and asked them to prépare a great quantity of sago. Then they all went to visit 

 the younger brother in the bush, and he gave them so much food that they could hardly carry it home 

 with them. (Manu, Ipisia). 



B. The name of the elder brother was Måmaréva. Once he caught his younger brother 

 stealing in his garden and Struck him on the head, and the boy in anger went away into the bush. 

 There he found a man named Atéraro and his wife whose name was Piuri, and the three stayed 

 together. They built a housc and planted gardens. The sound of their drums was heard by Måmaréva 

 who came to look for his brother. But he could never find him. (Duäba, Oromosapiia). 



C. A certain Ipisia man used to work all day in his garden, and in the evening he beat his 

 drum. An ateraro was attracted by the sound and one night killed a pig which it placed outside the 

 man's house. The man woke up and was greatly frightened on seeing the monster, but they made 

 friends and stayed together. The ntcraro was really a man who at times passed out of the skin of the 

 beast and assumed his human form. The two used to dance and beat their drums, and once they 

 were heard by some people who came to see them. The visitors were at first frightened at sight of the 

 ateraro but after a while he stripped off the skin and became a man. At length the people returned 

 home laden with food which the atciaro had given them. (Nätai, Ipisia). 



D. The elder brother did not get any help from his younger brother. Once when the latler 

 was visited by some friends he had nothing to give them and went and stole some food in his brother's 

 garden. He was caught and punished by his brother and sister-in-law. In the night he went away 

 and settled down in another place. He met some people there and was given two girls in marriage. 

 His brother thought him dead and felt grieved. 



One day the younger man invited all the people to come and dance, and the two brothers 

 met*^ and embraced each other, forgetting their quarrel. The younger brother gave a great quantity 

 of garden produce and meat to his former people, but they continued to live in différent places. 



According to another version by the same narrator the elder brother went and searched for his 

 younger brother but could not find him anywhere. (Biri, Ipisia). 



257. Two brothers named Meägore and M(Srosa lived in Dåru and spent their time 

 making gardens, hunting pigs, and spearing fish. Their dögs wanted to help them in their 

 gardens and said, „What name (why) you go all time self (by yourselves) make garden? good 

 you me (we) go everybody make garden." ,,0h, good you fellovv stop look out house," replied 

 the men, „me fellow make kaikai for you fellow." The dögs understood how to light a fire and 

 cook food. Meågore had good arrows and shot plenty of fish, but Mörosa had bad arrows and 

 hardly got any fish at all. One day the latter pretended to be ill and stayed at home, but when 

 his elder brother had gone to work in the garden, he got up and stole one of his brother's good 

 arrows. Next time when they went to fish the younger brother had much better luck, and 

 Meågore was greatly surprised. He accused his brother of having stolen one of his arrows, and 

 they began a flght in which their dögs joined in. The younger brother was wounded, and some 



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