'Jhe Folk-Talei^ of !lic Kiwiii Papuans. 399 



Shortly aftervvards a Mawàta party went on foot to Dirimo under the leadership of 

 Sävokåri and Åuo Öta. The Gowo and Kunini people saw them passing by and determined to 

 kill them on their waj- back. A certain Dirimo man named Mfpa heard of this plan, and without 

 speaking straight out advised the Mauäta people to return by another way, but they did not 

 listen to him. All of a sudden the Gowo and Kunini men who lay in ambush shot at them, 

 and Meséde who was leading the way feil after having been hit by several arrows. The next one who 

 feil was Nånu, and after him Auo Ota. Såvokåri was wounded but escaped into the bush, and Inävi 

 would have been killed had not a friend of his among the Kunini men saved him. The Kunfni 

 fellow streched out his bow in front of his companions to prevent them from shooting and stopped 

 them by calling out, „Ka-ka-ka!" 



Ever since that incident the old people have warned their children not to go and seek 

 food from distant places even in times of famine; „You stop, little bit kaikai you plant him, by- 

 and-by he grow," they say. 



Såvokari, with an arrow in his body, straggled homewards right through the bush, for 

 he was afraid of the Türitüri people too, but Inåvi came out on the beach. He was seen by a 

 Tiiritüri man named S;ie who hailed his friends, and they started to pursue Inävi who ran before 

 them. A certain Mawâta woman named Bâina who was married in Türitüri saw the chase and 

 called to two great Türitüri men, Abàri and Bâenàmo, „You get up, one man there like Inâvi he 

 come, close up people he kill him !" The two got up and seized their arms, and just as Sâe was 

 about to spear Inåvi Bâenàmo Struck him with his stone club between the Shoulders and broke 

 his spear. .^Sâe, look hère me!" he cried, „you knovv me big man along this country, Türitüri. 

 You cranky altogether? You want me one man (alone) go kill you, ail family belong you to- 

 day? Good job I stop hère ! Suppose I stop along bush, that time you kill him, all lot belong 

 you I kill behind (afterwards). Good job I stop, I give j'ou life!" And to Inåvi he said, „You 

 no fright! You me (we) go along my house; you no fright, nobody go alongside no more. 

 That dog and pig belong me {they aie my dogs and pigs), ail them fellow." Thus Inâvi 

 was saved. 



The wounded Sâvokàri met a Türitüri friend of his who was vvorking in the bush. „You 

 stop hère," said the Türitüri man, „you got arrow; 1 go cook him food for you, fetch water." 

 But he meant to kill Sâvokàri, so he asked some friends to bring their weapons, and he shot 

 Sâvokàri first, and his friend foUowed his example. This incident is still well remembered at 

 Mawâta, and even at the present day, said the narrator, if some Mawâta man referring to this 

 old feud would call upon the others to go and fight Türitüri, the people vvould go. 



After Inâvi had been saved, Bâenàmo and Abàri brought him to the bank of the Binatüri, 

 and from there they were ferried över to Mawâta. Bâenàmo related Inâvi's adventure in the 

 foUowing words, „High water belong Kunini, belong Göwo, belong Türitüri been eut off Mawâta 

 man. AH people he down along water, that's ail this man we been bail him out." The Mawâta 

 people ail wailed when they heard that Inâvi alone came back from Dirimo. After a time the 

 famine began to cease at Mawâta, and the people recovered their strength. They planted more 

 gardens, coUected plenty of food, and began to gain flesh. But they still thought of revenge. 

 One night Bâenàmo came to Mav\âta and entered the mens house terrifying the people who 

 thought that the enemy were upon them. „You fellow ready novv for something?" he asked 

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