448 Gunnar Lanotman. 



406. (By Biii, Ipisia). A man nameci Aua dreamt that the whole Kiwai Island was 

 flooded, and the vvater rose e\'en abme the cuconut trees. People, dögs, pigs, and all sorts of 

 things were floating in the water, and carried away by the flood. Some men had got inte their 

 canoës, and Aua tried_ to reach one of these crafts, but the people on board said, „No, you no 

 come, by-and-by you come, he capsize altogether." While Aua was crying in the water a log of 

 wood came floating past on which he climbed up. At last he was carried ashore in another place. 

 Some other people too had drifted över there. „VVhat place you me (we) been find him?" Aua 

 wondered, „where proper place belong me.'" The people had no food and no fire. Some men 

 went to look round and came to a village. The people there ,said, ..Halloo, where you come?" 

 ,.You no talk," the] others answered, „you give some kaikai fîrst time before me yarn." Thej' 

 were given food, and after eating they said, „Oh, place belong me, water he cover him up 

 altogether. Some man he lose, me fellow come." The people in the village wanted them to 

 stav there for good and gave them many presents. 



Just then Aua was bitten by a centipede and woke up. He sat up and looked round: 

 „Where that thing me been see?" „What name (why) you look round?" his wife asked him. 

 „Water been cover him up this place altogether, I go other place, them people been give me that 

 thing, that's why I look round." 



407. (By Biri). A man named Natiiradubu dreamt that he was standing on a bridge 

 above a creek, and a canôe fuU of girls came paddling towards him. The girls had no petti- 

 coats, and were laughing among themselves. The breasts of some of them were round, while 

 those of others w^ere hanging down. Natüradübu too had nothing on and was greatly excited. 

 One of the worncn asked him to come into the canoë, but he wanted her to come on shore. 

 The vvomen ail laughed and said, „What's the matter àrumo (pénis) belong that man, he big 

 one." One of them came on shore, and she was laughing all the while. Natüradiibu said, „You 

 no laugh, come on, you me marry," but she did not answer, only laughed. One of the other 

 women wanted her to come back, but she stayed with Natiiradûbu, who took her hand, and 

 they walked away along the path. He had connection with her. They went on and came to a 

 large village where the girl lived, and she vvished him to remain there with her. He gave pay- 

 ment for her, and they were married. The people wanted to prevent him from going home, 

 and there was some tumult. At last Natüradübu ran away lea\ing his wife behind, and all of a 

 sudden he woke up in his own house. „Oh, where my wife?" he exclaimed. „What name 

 (what) you look round?" his real wife asked him. „Oh, 1 been dream him good (good4ooking) 

 girl, I been married finish, I look round." He tried and tried to find her and told everybody, 

 ,.I b'jen mai'ried finish, he good girl." But he did not find her. 



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