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G. In Rep. Cambr. Anthrop. Exp. vol. v. 17. IIow Fire was hioughl lo Kiwai. The animais 

 and tlien the birds iried in turn to bring fire to Kiwai from the mainland. The black cockatoo succeeded, 

 but burnt himsell witli it; and since then it bears ihe red scar round its bill. 



HOW TURUMA OF GIBU WAS TAUGHT THE USE OF FIRE BY GIBUNOGERE. 



273. A man named Turtjma, who lived at Gi'bu in Kiwai, used to catch fish vvhich he 

 dried in the sun on a large tree, for he had no fire. Gibunogére, a mythical being belonging to 

 Gi'bu, lived theie beneath the ground. He used to watch Turtîma, thinking to hlmself, „Oh, 

 Turiima put fish on top along vvood, make him dry, he no got no fire, I sorr\' him." One day 

 while Tuiüma was away spearing fish Gibunogére dug a hole in the ground and la\- down there, 

 covering himself with earth, so as to hide himself from Turiima. On his return TuriJma tbund 

 Gi'bunogére's footprints and wondered, „Who that walk along here.^ No man he stop, me one 

 man (alone) stop mv place."'" Ail of a sudden Gibunogére got up and said, „Who you? What 

 name (what is it) you talk?" „Oh, tather," Turiima exclaimed terrified, „where you corne?" — il 

 was in order to ingratiate himself with Gibunogére that he called him „father". Gibunogére said, 

 „Me stop inside along ground, that my place. He good place, he got fire, you no got no fire, 

 more better you go my place." Turiima who was still afraid, did not want to go, but Gibuno- 

 gére promised to give him fire and urged him to corne. They went to Gibunogére's place beneath 

 the ground, and when Turiima sat down close to the fire he fainted." Gibunogére bled him, made 

 him drink water, and washed his body, and at last he came round. Turiima received Gibuno- 

 gére's daughter in marriage, and his penis was so large that the girl died when he slept with 

 her in the night. They buried her, and Turiima, who was a chief man, went home and brought 

 Gibunogére many stone axes and necklaces of dögs' teeth in payment for the girl. Turiima and 

 Gibunogére continued to live together. (Kaku, Ipisia). 



A. Turiima of Gibu is mentioned in another rather incohérent taie. (Epére, Ipisia). 



HOW THE TORRES STRAITS ISLANDERS OBTAINED FIRE. 



274. At one end of Bädu Island there lived a man named Havvia with his mother. and 

 they had no fire, and at the other end a crocodile lived, and he had fire. One day Havvia and 

 the crocodile were spearing fish at the same time, and returning home the crocodile kindled a 

 fire to cook his catch. Havvia came and asked him, „You lend me some fire, I want cook fish." 

 „You stop shore," replied the crocodile, „I stop water, what's the matter you no got no fire?" 

 and he would not give him any. The man returned home and he and his mother eut up the 

 fish and dried it in the sun, but they had to eat it raw. On many other occasions too, Hawia 

 went and asked the crocodile for fire but to no avail. 



One day Hawia prepared to go and seek fire elseuhere. He donned the white feather 

 head-dress called dori, painted his face black, and put on many ornaments. Thus adorned, he 

 jumped into the water and swam över to Biidji singing on the way, ! 



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