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then is Ieaped up into the ssy and stayed
there.
Tue Hidden Sea.
In the beginning an old woman had
the sea in hcr house all TO hersesf II lived
under the eavOs at the end OF tho house
and was covered with broadfruit leaves.
leaves aside, sh0 dipped up tho salt water
in a cocoanut shell, she poured II into her
pot, she Dipped up sea fish with the water.
thon she poured fresh water into tho pot.
and thus she cooked. But the other people
had for food only the things cooked In
fresh water.
II happened that the boys were play
ing war. Whom they came over Gloss TO
the old woman's house she called out to
them: Children. stop playing war 30 near
my house," That's what she said to them.
Quito by accident lad cast his spear.
it went flying, IL broke through the end
wall OF the house, IL pierced It, II burst
a way through the covering OF brcadfrlit
leaves and the sea was uncovered.
The old woman said to him: -Here. you
boy. forbade you to do that. but so no
elect. You have cast your spear. IL has
flown and has opened the sea and now it's
Following the little valley the water
flowed, 1t flowed swiftly OF. Then the
great sea ghosts went forth, the sharks
and the crocodiles. the bag fishes and the
little fishes, they all went flowing away
into the sea. When the sea had separated
the islands from the mainland IL made
up its mind to 80 back. and then. guTSrg-
dMHQl IL did so.
The old woman shrieked: 1Arfol now
We re done for!" Then the sea began to
ebb and now and brought the fishes with
water aud caught fish, but the old woman
forbade them TO give them 70 the boys.
Next the old woman took ashos and sprin-
ked the sea at its edges. the high sea she
sprinkled with candlenut SCOT. That Ia
why the high sea is dark. but it's white
at the shore.
Morallsts say OF man who drinks too
much that he makes pig Of himself. These
New Guinea folk have but one social vice
| wherewith to ameliorate the harshness OF
their lot. the chewing OF the pepper root.
They too bring the pig into the reckoning.
but with opposite polarity. they hiess the
swine for the discovery OF this great Joy
a. here set forth.
the Pig Discovers Peppor-
The pepper bush sprouted. When II
was full grown pig ate IL, Its mistress
little food the pepper intoxicated II
When morning broke the pig ate naort
I pepper. it's mistress cooked food and
Fed IL. the pepper intoxicated it and the
pig went and lay down alongsids the
Its msstsr said: THAT thing that tn.
pig eats must DO somehow good III try
some myself. So while his wife was
cooking he broke OF some OF the pepper
leaves and ate them. When he had eater
them the woman had spread the meal
When he ate q piece OF food the pepper
intoxicated him. Then he said That's
good thing"
30 he dug up the pepper. saying that he
would share It with the others. He buii'
him a high platform. After he had dug
knife and set It in tho sum to dry. Next
morning he killed a pig for his neighbors
and gave feast. He gave them pepper
to chew and he gave them roots Of it to
plant; he gave it TO them all.
Every child knows that the birds and the
beasts can talk among themselves, The
earikest tales OF every race involve the
conversation OF the animals with never q
thought Of the present inoomprehensib.lity y
OF that speech. so with this tale OF Bongu
the birds converse, and altogether behave
quite like the other bipeds
The Petulant CAssowary.
The cassowary and the rooster went on
journey. The cassowary sat In the bow
the rooster at the helm. The rooster's
tail feathers spread out. but the plumaas
OF the CassowsFy was limp. When the
cassowary observed this he ssid: Come
my brother IN law. you sit in the bow
and let me steer awhilel'
So the cassowary sat at the helm. But
even at the bow the ROSTERS tail feathers
spread out. Il made the cassowary
jealous to see it and he made up his mind
to souttle the boat. Sitting now on the
after platform OF the boat. he bored into
the plank with his spur until he had borec
a hole quite through and tho water pouret
in.
Halo. brother In -lswi' exclaimed the
rooster. What did you scuttle the boat
Il wanted to- replied the cassowary
-Your tail feathers make a spread anc
mine do not; that's why"
you have scuttled the boat the
rooster replied; that's why l shall lesv,
you He pulled out long bowl. threw
1t into the sea, sprang after IL. found hii
footing on the bowl and 50 went sailing
on.
Then the cassowary begged him ane
said Brother -in-iaw, take me with you
What forf- the rooster replied. I'll
not take you with me. III 20 my way
alone" So he padded of.
When he had gone long way he lookec
back and said to himself: Il seem to hav'
left very long way behind me- Ther
he resumed his voyage and came to shor,
at last on the island of Kakara. WheI
he reached the shore he crowed alout
"Kapo, kapo. kokorlal' On Kakara h,
founded a town and that's the reasor
why the Kakara people have 30 many
fowl.
NEWSPAPERS IN THE TROPICS
One Mans way of Getting q Fresh Papol
From Home Each Morning.
Down in the tropics We don't get th,