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know vvhat name (vvhy) he all time find him. To-morrow I yarn along that man, who been 

 make kûior.'" 



The pcople puUed down the platforms, set sail, and returned to Mawata. Arüsa took 

 care to hide the iron kiiior, feaiing détection: „Suppose people find out vvhat name (why) I spear 

 him good, by-and-by some man he vvild. he poison me." All arrived home. They counted the 

 names of the successful harpooners, „That man he got one, that man he got one, Arüsa he got 

 three." His two wives were very pleased, „Oh, that käior he make him luck." „He (they) keep inside 

 heart belong him, no speak out; Arüsa, Médi, Kagdru no speak out." 



The dugong were eut and distributed among the people. And now the secret of the iron 

 kuior came out. Kaumägi took the gåbo (the skin and meat underneath the neck and breast of 

 the dugongi and gave it to Kagàru, who had made it a condition that she should have that 

 portion, and she said, „You been find him kuior, give him along Médi, Médi give him along 

 Arüsa, Arüsa spear him dugong. Belong you meat." This was heard by some women. 



The news spread all över the place. Some men told Kagàru's people, „Kagäru been find 

 him good thing, husband belong him he been give him." Kagàru's people went to the others 

 and tried to find out all about the kiiior. They said, „Arüsa, vvhere that kuior?'' Arüsa, trying to 

 impose on them, produced the wooden kiiior and said, „Him he there, 1 spear him." The people 

 said, „No that one, another one, you show me good, no stow away." „No, I no can show you 

 — my thing." Kagàru's people said, „Sister belong me find him, more better you give me fellow," 

 but he persisted, „I cannot give you fellow." They said, „All right, you sit down there, you look 

 me fellow." Some took their stone clubs and some their bows and arrows, meaning to attack 

 the girl Kagäru. They said to her, „What name (why) you give him, that's no you (your) people? 

 You find him that thing, you give (should have given) me straight." Some people warned Ka- 

 gäru who ran awaj' inte another house. Arüsa said, „You fellow come, no good you fellow 

 row, I show you that thing." Producing the iron kuior he said, „Here!" and went on, „Man 

 he no put hand along that thing (touch it), you fellow look along my hand, no fellow catch hold 

 him." Kagàru's people „feel bad inside". Arüsa said, „Belong me now, I stow away proper." 

 He put it back into the basket and hid it, saying, „No good you fight that girl, he been give my 

 brother, he like my brother. Suppose you fellow fight him, I fight you by-and-by, I man all 

 same you." He did not stand up on account of them, but remained sitting while Kagàru's people 

 stood there angrj'. 



Old Mäinou went and spöke to Arüsa, „You give me ; you no give along another man, 

 you give me." But Arüsa answered, „I no can give you. I been use Him now, I been kill three 

 dugong, belong me now." Mäinou turned back to his house saying, „Ne.xt time you kill him 

 dugong, you give him one dugong, people belong Kagåru." 



All went to the reef again. Arüsa killed two dugong this time, one of which he gave 

 Kagàru's people saying, „Here, you fellow take him, bring him self along shore. How many 

 people you got, you share out." Mäinou said, „Next no row belong you people now." (Säibu, 

 Mawåta). 



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