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been lose." Oma prepared to take revenge upon the Mawàta people. (Continuée! in no. 33 5 A; Ga- 

 méa, Mawäta). 



B. Once on the return journey from a reef a certain Mawdta canoe capsized and the crew 

 was abandoned by their fellow-villagers in the other canoës. Among the shipwrecked was a Däru man, 

 and he was killed by the rest who thought, „That man belong other island more better you me (we) 

 kill him before you me dead self." The survivors swam ashore in Dåru and were killed by the people 

 there who found them in a State of great exhaustion. Ûma's son was among those killed, and the 

 father found out the truth from Goboi as in the lirst version. Some Kfwai men recognized Oma's son 

 among those slain in D.'iru and broughi the news to Oma. He planned revenge. (Continued in no. 

 335; Säibu, Mawäta). 



C. Some Mawäta people used to boast how fast-going their canoës were. „Canoe belong you 

 he no much run, canoe belong me he run," they said. Once when returning from a reef they arrangea 

 a sailing-match to tind out which canoe was the fastest. In the niiddle of the race one canoe capsized. 

 The crew called out for help, but were deserted by the people in the other canoës. The tide first 

 carried them and their craft towards Säibai and then turned and brought them to Däru, vvhere they reached 

 the shore. They were discovered and killed by the Däru people who thought, „Oh, he beèn lose him 

 canoe. Mawäta man he think allogether he been lose along water, he no savy me fellow kill him." 

 A certain Mawäta man who was staying in Däru brought the news home. Mi'pi, one of the Mawäta 

 leaders, then went to summon the Kîwai people to flght the Däru people. „Pig there he stop along 

 Däru," he said to the Kiwais, „me come take you fellow go kill him," and by that he meant the 

 Däru people. The Kiwais launched their canoës, and when they came to the Oriomu, they entered the 

 mouth of the river and waited there. In the night they paddled över the passage to Däru and attacked 

 the village at dawn. The Däru people had been made „cranky" by means of a magic medicine sent 

 out in advance, and a great number of them were killed. The Mawäta people gave payaient lo the 

 Kiwais for their service. (Säle, Mawäta). 



308. It happencd once on a harpooning expedition that a Mawäta man nanied Ariisa 

 speared a dugong which dragged him as far as Kiwai, he and held on to the line all the time. 

 His friends in the canoe thought him to be lost and returned home. The dugong ran ashore in 

 Kiwai and died, and Ariisa coiled up the harpoon-line on the animal and sat down to wait. The 

 news spread among the Kiwais, „I see one man there sit on top dugong. I no savy what place 

 he been come." .A number of Kiwai men came with their bows and arrows and clubs and began 

 to argue as to what was to be done. „More better me take him house, give kaikai," some men said. 

 „No, more better I think me kill him," said the rest. Thus Anisa was killed and his head eut off. 

 After a time the secret leaked out to Mawâta, and the people launched a great number of canoës 

 and went to fight the Kiwais. (^Sâle, Mawâta). 



309. A Yam island canoe once capsized off Gi'mini sandbank not far from Mawâta, and 

 all the crew were drowned e.xcept one woman who managed to swim ashore. She was very 

 afraid lest the Mawäta people should kill her and hid in a hole in the ground. There she lived 

 three mnnths stealing food from the plantations of the Mawäta people. Once on climbing a tree 

 to look out for her people she saw si.\ \'am island canoës coming in search of the one which 

 was v\'recked. She was \'ery glad and put on her grass petticoat and a tail of feathers ix'hich 



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