444 Gunnar Lanütman. 



395. (By Gàgu, Mawâta). He was caught by some „bushmen" vvho wanted to take 

 üut bis intestines and put in those of a kangaroo instead, as is their method of performing 

 iiiäuaiiio, a kind of sorcery (cf. no. 389, foot-note). They vvere already placing the point of a 

 knife against bis stomach, vvhen be vvoke up screaming. 



396. (By vSâibu, Mawâta). His spirit had gone to Mâbudavdne where a number of 

 „bushmen" vvere attacking some Mawdta people. Sâibu fled into tbe water, but sank in spite of 

 bis efforts to rise to the surface. He struggled on underneath tbe water till he knocked his head 

 against a stone in Pâho Island and climbed up. At Pâho there were some spirits of dead people 

 who wanted to compel him to eat their food, and as be refused, one of tbe spirits attempted to 

 run him througb with a two-pronged spear. Sâibu fled and tried to jump over tbe passage 

 between Pâho and Mâbudavâne, but feil rigbt into the middle of the Channel. In tbe same mo- 

 ment he woke up, and tbe people in tbe bouse were mucb tVightened wiien tbey heard bim 

 sbrieking. 



397. (By Sâibu, Mawâta). An old woman named Gùma dreamt tbis. She had climbed 

 up an âunilie tree to pick tbe fruit, wben a „bushman" came running and drew bis bow at her. 

 Terror -stricken she nearly feil down. • Tbe people heard her calling out for ber brothei- and 

 woke ber up. 



398. (By Gibùma, Mawâta). He was asked by a woman to hâve connection witb ber, 

 but did not venture to do so, for her \ulva was provided with sharp tectb and opened and closed 

 continuously like a mouth. Again and again he tried to muster up courage but shrank back every 

 time. At last the woman got up and attacked him witb a pièce of wood, and he fled into tbe 

 water. But be found that he could not svvim, and to add to bis horror a crocodile came tovvards 

 bim and was about to catch him wben be opened bis eyes. 



C. OTHER DREAMS (no. 399-407). 



399. (By Gaméa, Mawâtal. The Mawâta people were spearing turtle and dugong and 

 had erected platforms off Gesôvamùba point. A canoë was sailing about near by, and a man 

 named Mâo stood in tbe bow looking out for turtle. He had only an old-fashioned harpoon 

 consisting of a mère pole witb a hole, into whicb the point was inserted. They saw tvvo copulating 

 turtie, and wben Mâo tried to spear tbem, tbe handle broke and tbe point slipped off tbe back 

 of the upper turtle. After a while tbey saw two otber copulating turtle, and as tbey had no 

 harpoon, one of the men named Kesâve said to Mâo, ,.More better you try catch hold turtle 

 along hand." „No," Mâo said, „I no savy catch turtle along hand, more better yf)u go." However. 

 he was persuaded to try, so he tied tbe end of a rope round bis arm and plunged into the water. 

 The maie turtle was ver\' large, whereas tbe female underneath was quite small, and Mâo tried 

 to squeeze himself between theni in order to catch the latter, as the females are considered the 

 better. As be did so, the maie bit bim in the back of his neck and the female turned its head 



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