Tlic Folk-Tules of llie Khvai Pa/ninna. 367 



people in Bôbo. On their return "home they were told b\' the few survivors, „Oh, you no can 

 see people — ail Kivvai man been kill him." 



Shortly aftervvards the Wâboda people killed Geréa (cf. no. 295), and it was not long 

 before other evil tidings came, l'or another Ddru party was killed by the Màsingâra people (cf. 

 no. 349). Then the Hidmu people determined to leave Däru and go and live elsewhere. They 

 brought all their belongings out from the houses, but when the canoës were launched, it was 

 found that they could not cany all the people and their things. Some of the men said, „You 

 fellow go, I no good man, got ihiia (ulcerated sores). I stop, somebody kill me — all right. 

 You good man, more better you run away." The strong and healthy children were put in the 

 canoës, but those who were sickly and weak were left behind. Some people remained in Däru 

 and others went över to Bi'ibo and stayed there, but the rest set sail and went away. They 

 wailed on their way, 



1. „Ngåigai ngåpa, elt, Wûigira tûidja Tabia Pasia. — East wind he corne straight from 

 Wûigi (Päråma). Two point belong Bôbo, Tâbi and Pâsi." 



2. „Cülulu gûlae, eh, iiidlulu ici'ilipa kiirka kûrka Ide (Inigo) iiidlu pâpne. — Canf)e he 

 go along deep water, sleep along canoë. \'üu me (we) go along (to) outside island people, keep 

 off alongside deep water." 



The departing Hiamu people did not call at Yam, for they wanted to go far away from 

 the place where so man}' of them had been killed. 



3. „Adiabiiia Stdaiobûia, eh, Mûri tdidiia Mûringauldgo Mûri tdidna. — ^■ou me (we) 

 go now road belong Àdi (a mjthical being?), road belong Si'do (cf. no. 37), you me go 

 Mûrilâgo." 



They settled down at Mûrilâgo and introduced the tâera ceremony there. The songs 

 above are nowadays sung in connection with that ceremony. (Nåmai, Mawâta). 



C. SAILI^G AND TRAVELLING ADVENTURES (no. 297-306; cf. index). 



297. Bâira, a Sâibai man, and VVimâri, a „bushman" of Dâbu, were friends, and once 

 when the latter went to visit the former he lighted a fire on the coast to signal his approaching 

 visit, and Bâira sent his son Navi'a to fetch Wimâri over to Sâibai in a canoë. Wimâri brought 

 ail sorts of presents with him, and they were distributed among the people in Sâibai, and a great 

 feast was held. The ne.xt day the Sâibai people gave presents in return which were placed 

 on a mat in front of the visitors. Wimâri said to the Sâibai people, „I no want no present for 

 my Ihing, I been gi\e for nodiing. My father before no savy sail about along canoë, I first 

 bushman I come. Bâira take me for look outside. You fellow want anything, fish, you corne 

 side belong me. You no more fright, I no more fright. An\'thing you fellow want kaikai you 

 come take him my place." 



On the voyage back to the mainland the canoë capsized, and some of the bushmen were 

 drowned. The Sâibai men and two of the bushmen, Wimâri and Gâidji, climbed up on the bot- 

 tom of the canoë. The accident had been seen from Sâibai, and five canoës hastened to the 



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