552 Gunnar Landtman. 



3* A man keeps certain things belonging to him in the vulva of his wife, 45, 56. 



'^ People or things are transformée! into quite a small size so as to be hidden from sight 

 or carried avvay easily; subsequently they resumé their natural size, 22, 45 (2 dijfferent instances), 

 46, 62 (2 différent instances). 



36 A certain dangerous beast is appeased by the people by being given enormous quantities 

 of food to devour; this causes it to fall asleep, so that the people can make their escape, 144, 

 147, 172, 414 C. 



3' People who run away from a beast, which has fallen asleep, leave behind them certain 

 animais or things which delay the pursuer by talking to him, 147, 154, 410. 



38 People set out on some expedition; two men prétend to be ill and remain at home; in 

 the absence of the rest they cause some mischief, 5, 55. 



39 y\ woman who has been outraged by a man informs her husband; he asks her to keep 

 the mattar secret so as not to frustrate his plans of revenge, 55, 259, 470. 



*'> A person escapes from a conflict with his people (by transforming himself into an ani- 

 mal, etc.); previously to disappearing he addresses his pursuers and explains his conduct, 9, 55, 

 61, 130 (2 différent instances), 151, 154, 155, 212, 226, 263, 410, 435. 



" The most effective way of shooting a person is to hit him first in one armpit and then 

 in the other, 120, 140, 148, 151, 174, 249, 259, 464, 474. 



*2 Certain wicked beings are in the habit of continually breaking wind, 148 A, 150, 151, 



*3 A woman dies in pregnancy, and her child is bom after her death, 57 K, 469, 470. 



" A warrior returning from a fight brings captured heads with him in his canoe ; they 

 begin to decay; flies and worms swarm över the whole canoe as vvell as över the warrior him- 

 self, 60, 156. 



■•5 A person invites all the people to a dance; he purposes that a certain individual whom 

 he is anxious to meet should appear with the rest; or he wishes to show off some person to 

 the people, 149, 230, 246 D, 365, 368, 414. 



*« A person is fighting his enemies who attack him from their canoës ; by quickly turning 

 his head round he causes such a strong gust of wind with his head-dress that the canoës are 

 destroyed, 60 B, 61. 



*' A person or part of his body is transformed into a dugong, turtle, or fish, 60 C, 61 A, 

 76, 152, 153 A. 



*' A warrior who expects an attack from his eaemies hides in the place where he keeps 

 the heads captured by him on previous occasions, 60, 61. 



"A certain person or being frightens a whole district; those who have not met this being 

 ridicule the idea that the people should be in fear of one individual, 61, 76. 



5° The peopie endeavour to kill some man who has been the cause of their anger; by 

 transforming himself into an animal and then perching on the heads and Shoulders of his pursuers he 

 induces them to slay each other. The same trickery is also performed in other ways, 61 (2 

 différent instances), 212, 263. 



^i People who set out on a journey are, under certain circumstances, warned not to stop 

 on their way, or something evil will befall them, 56, 150. 



'^- The people try to escape from a malignant being who has fallen asleep; previously to 



Tom. XLVII. 



