446 Gunnar Landtman. 



His brother Nämai wailed all thc while for him. Someone said, ,.0h, look out, I take toma- 

 hawk, I break head belong that snake," and he directed a blou' at the snake, but the 

 handle broke. 



At last a man with a nose looking like a stick came out from the water. This man was 

 the master of the snake. He .said to the people, „He (Audo) been humbug my people, I humbug 

 him. You look." He produced a pièce of wiiod, which was as red as „vvhat place sun he get 

 up", and chevved a small pièce of it which he spät at the snake. The teeth ot the reptile relaxed 

 their grip, and the mouth opened. The man caught hold of the snake by its head and said, 

 „You fellovv look, that's no snake, that's stick," and the snake was transformed into a stick. 

 Next he spät on the stick, put it across Àudo's forehead and passed it along his body right down 

 to his feet, saying at the same time, „I make him out that blood, I think that poison been go 

 inside you (your) bod}', you no dead. That thing (the snake) he no come self, I been make 

 him, I cure him now." When he had fnnished, he put the stick into the water and said, „I go 

 back now, my place he stop along water." The stick clianged into a crocodile under water, and 

 after a while the head of the beast came up with its mouth wide open. The man went into 

 the mouth of the crocodile, which disappeared with him into the water. 



At the same time Awàgi's little bov Gimini woke his father saying, „What name (what) 

 you talk along who?" Awägi, still terrified, shrieked, >>Ha-aa."' and his boy, who thought that 

 his father was going to hit him, joined in, shrieking, „O-o-o!" 



Låter on Âwagi sent for Âudo and said, „You no v\'alk abuut, I been dream along you. 

 Suppose \-ou walk about, you find him söme bad thing." P^or a long time Åudo remained in 

 his house; not daring to go out. The people always warn their friends of dangers of v\-hich 

 they have learnt in dreams. 



403. (By .Saibu, Maw:ita). Once when Såibu was out hunting, the dögs started a 

 kangaroo. He shouted to anofher man named Audo who was near by, „O, brother, you come 

 quick, kangaroo here." Audo came running and caught hold of one hind leg ot the animal while 

 Sdibu caught hold of the other. Suddenly the kangaroo disappeared, and the men were holding 

 a pig; „My god, brother, that kangaroo he other kind, he go nov\', you me catch pig now." 

 The pig turned round and bit Såibu in the leg, so that the flesh was torn away, leaving the 

 bone bare above and below the knee. Another man named D;ibu came and caught hold of the 

 pig, and his wife Kutai bound up Sâibu's wound. Såibu was carried home and put close to the 

 Hre, and lioni there he saw how the pig turned round and bit Dåbu too, tearing away his genital 

 organs, so that he died. Kutai. and all the poople wailed when Dabu was carried to his house. 

 But after a while he suddenly returned to lite. 



The Türitüri people had heard of Sâibu's and Dâbu's adventure and came to see them. 

 and they were laken över to the Mawdta side of the Bi'natüri river. But the Mawåta men were 

 angry, because the Türitüri people had brought about the accident, for they pi-actise that kind of 

 sorcery. The Mawata warriors attached new strings to their bows in préparation for a fight. 

 One of them named Såle drew his bow and said, „What name (why) you fellow come.? Who 

 been sing out (summon) you fellow?" „Oh me come look that two fellow pig been bite him." 

 Sdle shot a Tüiitüri man, and all the people got up and began lo fight. Sdibu saw how a man 



Tom, XLVII. 



