The Folk- Tales of the Khvai Papuans. 433 



OTHER PEOPLE WITH EXTRAORDINARY BODIES. 



372. Long ago at Ui'io there lived a woman named Amunau whose breasts were very 

 large and strong like two clogs of wood. When the Doröpo people came to fight Uuo, Amunau 

 sat on the ground and hit the sand with her breasts, producing thereby such a sound that the 

 enemies were frightened away. Once the Doröpo men came to attacic the Uüo people in spite 

 of their fright of Amunau, but the woman got up and killed them all, using her one breast as a 

 club. (Tåmetdme, Ipisi'a). 



A. There is another story of a woman whose breasts were like two large pièces of wood. 

 One day she caught a man and said to him, „I want marry you, I no got no man." They were 

 married, and she used to send her husband to work in the garden, to hunt, and fish for her, remaining 

 herself at home ail the time. (Gabfa, Ipisia). 



373. A woman is mentioned who in addition to her feminal organs had a penis. Many 

 men came and had connection uith her, but when they noticed her penis they ran away. After 

 a time she became pregnant and bore a child. She married one of the men. (Tdmetäme, Ipisia) 



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