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The angry Àuo Ôta feit a lump in his throat („throat belong him he go other way now"), 

 but he did not say a word, he simply kept a strict watch. The cassovvary totem people feasted upon 

 the pig. When Auo Ota came out from the ddrinto (mens housej, he found one of the banana 

 leaves vvhich had been used in baking the pig, and picking it up between his great toe and the 

 next one he put it in his basket which he hang on the shelf over his fireplace. The next day 

 he called Säubiri, Savokari, and the rest of his people and said, „You take out (launch) my canoe, 

 1 go along Kåtatai, see my people." 



The party sailed avvay, passed by Dåru and Kâtatai and proceeded to Sdmai without 

 stopping on their vvay. On landing at Sümai, Àuo Uta took the banana leaf, put his beheading 

 knife on it and handed it to a great Sümai man named Segéra who was his friend. This is a 

 manner of summoning the people to fight, and the banana leaf denoted the cause of the trouble. 

 Àuo Öta said, „You go along that high hill there, break him,'' he meant tham to go and atlack 

 the people of Daväne which is a high and rocky Island. He did not speak straight out, for „old- 

 time-fashion he too crooked altogether," as the narrator said. Segéra who was a verj' cunning 

 man understood his meaning and said to his people, „You me (we) go one place kill him," and 

 his men shouted out in their delight. 4uo Öta's people who did not know what their leader was 

 designing, asked him, „What name (why) Sümai man he sing out?" and he only ansvvered, „Oh, 

 I think something good thing belong them fellow, I think that nothing." The reason why Àuo 

 Uta wanted to kill the Daväne people was that they were the friends of Mipi and his kin, having 

 the same totem as they. 



On leaving Sümai, Àuo Uta said. „I go catch Daväre, sleep there. To-morrow you start. 

 I catch him Kätatai, you catch him Davåre. I catch him Mawàta, you catch him Kâtatai. I sleep 

 along Mawàta, another night I watch you." He and his people sailed away and were followed 

 the next day by the Sümai men. On his arrivai at Mawàta, Auo Ôta was asked by the people where 

 he came from, and he lied saying, „Me corne along Kâtaitai." His companions heard vvhat their 

 leader said and repeated the same thing. 



On the day after his relurn home Àuo (Jta saw the Sümai party coming. He went 

 towards them in a „half canoe" (cf. p. 9) and called out, „Where .Segéra?" „Me hère." „You 

 no go close to shore," said Àuo Ota, „you go long vvay outside. Along Wôdahio you catch him 

 shore before you go along Daväne." And the Sümai men did as they had been directed, and 

 thus the Mawàta people were kept in ignorance of their journey. 



The Sümai canoës landed at Màbudavàne, and the men decked themselves with theii- 

 war accoutrements. A little before sundown they steered over to Davàne. They had stopped the 

 wind and used the paddles for propèlling their canoës. They landed on the far side of Davàne, 

 and the canoës were hidden hehind a cape. Segéra went to reconnoitre and returned saying, 

 „Ail he stop, close up daylight you me (we) go." When the morning star arose the Sümai men 

 advanced in two Unes, one along the beach and the other through the bush, surrounding the 

 village. Segéra attacked the enemy first, and his people followed him shouting out, „Böroiiw 

 Ifibu riibi (lipo! — People belong pig (the symbol of battle?) he come fight." Men, women, and 

 children were killed, and only a few of the Daväne people escaped. The Sümai men put the 

 captured heads in their canoës and sailed back. When they came to the passage between Sàibai 

 and the mainland they raised their cry of victory, „U-u-imu!" sounded their trumpet Shells and 

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