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Pcko, the „black-fish", vvhen throvvn down in the l'ight, had got his mouth full of sand 

 and grass, and since taking to the water he still has sand and grass in his mouth. 



1ère and Töuro, two bright-coloured fishes, have kept on their gay ornaments with which 

 they vvere decorated for the dance. 



The porpoise had taken part in the fight, and when somebody tried to catch hold of 

 him, he wriggled in the same vvay as he still does when swimming in the water. 



PônipiJni's people and some others had been looking on at the fight without taking part, 

 and they are the people who „belong altogether island (the word)." Ever since there have been 

 people, birds, and fish in the world. 



Then Piînipt'ini said, „^■ou too much row for me. What man I like him, you fellow no 

 want; that man he no want me too. Mora better I go on top heaven." So now she is up in 

 the sky. The fight had ensued on Pôniponi's smile, („he come like noise belong wind, bu-bu-bu"), 

 and that is why her smile in the heaven (lightning) is followed by thunder. 



The people all left Möre and went back to their own homes. The läsa girls said, „Where 

 canoe belong me fellow?" and were asked by Morévanogére, „That time you fellow come, what 

 name canoe (what kind of a canoe) you got.''- ,.No," they replied, „that time me been walk 

 about on top reef." Then Morévanogére said, „I learn (teach) you fellow canoe." He found a 

 trunk, which had drifted ashore, and attached to it two outriggers, but did not hoUow out the 

 trunk. „That no good canoe," the girls said, too much go inside sea. Proper float-canoe me 

 foUow got, me fellow give you." Morévanogére decided to go with them and took with him 

 many arm-shells for buying canoës. He summoned the south-east wind, and they hoisted a mat- 

 sai! and left Mfire. The girls said, „By-and-by me give you fine water, fine wind, take you 

 back along More." 



This is the beginning of the „outside people's" custom of procuring their canoës in Kiwai. 

 They give eiiiöa, (.stone axes), mabüo, (arm-shells), tfitûre, (trumpet-shells), niedere, (groin-shells), 

 and various other shells in exchange for the canoës and garden produce of the Kiwai people. 



Haivla slayed behind when the others left. He walks about along the water-line, looking 

 out for small fish, and at high tide takes refuge among the trees. 



Morévanogére and the girls arri\'ed at Kiwai. The sea had been very rough, and they 

 were cold from the effect of the wind and water. So they went i-ound and round a gânioda plant 

 to warm themselves, singing, 



„Niiiio negedio dnmu garai mabii wato negedio dAiiiii niinu ddrai tibi busére. — Me fellow 

 go round now that tree. make him body strong, hot now." 



The girls gave Morévanogére good canoës, which in conformity with the custom they 

 provisioned, £md Morévanogére gave them arm-shells and returned to M(')re. (Nåmai, Mawåta). 



A. Woni, a Muri (More) man beat his drum so that the sound could lie beard ail over the 

 Islands, for he wished to summon ail the people to come and dance in More. Ail the Màbuiag, Bddu, 

 and Sâibai people came, the purpose of the dance being to find out which man could win the beautiful 

 Ponipùni. Wôni, too, liked her. He beat the drum, and the others danced, but no man could win 



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