This is a list of folktales for the book, One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights by Thomas H. Slone. Numbers refer to issue numbers of Wantok newspaper.
Wantok Issue, Title
48. Crying for Nothing
49. Where Did Pots Come From?
50. Where Did Women Come From?
51. The Children Who Turned into Stones
52. How the Snake Lost Its Hair
53. The Moon in the River
54. Praying to the Sun
55. Where Did Languages Originate?
56. The Morning Star
57. Where Did Coconuts Come From?
58. Where Did Sugar Come From?
59. Where Did Salt Come From?
60. The Raven and the Well
61. The Men Who Were Reborn
62. Where Did Coconuts Come From?
63. The Stars’ Tears
64. Thunder
65. Where Did Pigs Come From?
66. Where Did Night Come From?
67. Where Did the Aerie Come From?
68a. The Axe that Returned
68b. Dog Training
69. White Dog, Black Dog
70. Why Do People Have Different Colored Skins?
71. How Did the Hornbill Get a Big Beak?
72. The Story of the Flood
73. The Dolphin
74. The Man Who Married a Bird of Paradise
75a. The Deceitful Turtle
75b. Where Did Darkness Come From?
76. Where Did Mushrooms Come From?
77. Where Did the Cockatoo Come From?
78. Now You Must Die
79. The Woman Who Worried about a Fish and then Ran Away
80. Where Did Fire Come From?
81. Why Women No Longer Have Beards
82. Every Man Was Lost
83. Why Do People Get Gray Hair?
84. The Marsupial (Sikau) Who Stole the Baby
85. Marrying a Mango Woman
86. The Yam Woman
87. The Two Brothers
88. The Cassowary and the Chicken
89. Why the Kangaroo Has Short Legs
90. The Masalai Who Obstructed the Garden
91. The Mango Tree that Helped the Little Woman
92. No More Ghosts
93. The Tree That Helped a Man
94. Why Do Men Kill Rats and Marsupials (Kapul)?
95. The Lazy She-Cockatoo
96. The Ghost Who Befouled the Sister
97. The Bird of Paradise That Became a Man
98. The Ghost Who Killed the Selfish Man
99. The Dead Man Who Came to Life Again
100. The Old People Who Found the Stone Axe
101. How Two Mountains Were Named
102. The Man Who Only Had a Head
103. How Pigs Arrived on Karkar Island
104. The Marsupial (Kapul) that Struck the Sister’s Breast
105. How Kangaroos Lost their Arms
106. Dog is Man’s Good Friend
107. Pembu Flew like a Bird
108. How the New Clans Came into Being
109. Simbu Story
110. Cassowary Woman
111. The Woman Who Became a Snake
112. The Feast of the Birds
113. The Two Women Who Became Stones
114. The Man Who Tricked the Ghost
115. The Bamboo Tube Filled with Women
116. You Would Not Die, If Only...
117. Where Did Net Bags Come From?
119. The Crazy People
120. The Man without a Face
121. Pekabat and Tutupiok
122. The Conch that Scared the Masalai
123. The People Who Tricked a Masalai Woman
124. Why We Must Die
127. The Custom of Revenge
128. The Pig Who Gave Birth to a Man
129. The Marsupial (Kapul) That Stuck to a Man
130. The Men Who Became a Flying Foxes
131. The Sun Does Not Cook Food
132. The Man Who Became a Tree
133. The Ghost that Became a Cuscus
134. Why Did the Family Break Apart?
135. The Woman Who Ate Two Children
136. The Woman and the Snake
137. The Woman Who Became a Fish
138. How Cassowaries Obtained Their Colors
139. The Death of a Strong Man
140. Why Houses in Yangoru Do Not Have Fences
141. Where Did Mosquitoes Come From?
142. Where Did the Cucumber Come From?
143. The Flood
144. The Trick of the Worthless Man
145. The Taboo against Women Spearfishing at Night
146. The Custom of Hanging Oneself
147. The Dog that Helped People
148. The Grateful Snake
149. Where Did Mount Giluwe Come From?
150. The Ripe Breadfruit that Saved a Life
151. Before, People Did Not Sleep or Eat Fish
152. The Cucumbers that Became Women
153. The Black Woman and the Red Woman
154. The Pond Full of Grease
155. Cooking Pig in an Earth Oven at a Grave
156. The Rat That Helped a Man
157. We Cannot Disobey What a Dog Says
158. The Marsupial (Kapul) that Lost a Toe
159. They Ate a Small Snake
160. A Dog Was the Source of Fighting
161. The Frog That Turned into a Girl
162. The Boy Who Was Deserted
163. The Eagle that Was the Source of the Enga People
164. Cassowary and Chicken Are Enemies
165. The Woman Who Tricked a Masalai Snake
166. Why Porgera Has Gold
167. The Stone Masalai Women
168. The Highlands Story about Coconuts
169. How Many Laws Came About
170. The Kumdi Clan Came from a Frog
171. Who Was the First to Die?
172. The Love-Charm Woman
173. The Women Who Came from a Hollow Log
174. Why Dogs Ignore What Men Say
175. Men with Different Kinds of Skins
176. Where Did Local Languages Come From?
177. The Masalai Who Ate a Man
178. Where Did Food Come From?
179. Fish Originated from a Cave
180. The Son Who Confused His Father
181. A Story of the Deep Forest
182. To Light a Fire and Find a Woman
183. The Snake Mother
184. The Masalai That Was Tricked By Grass and Hair
185. The Women Who Came from Coconuts
186. The Blood of the Garden
187. Where Did the Crocodile Come From?
188. The Woman Who Left Her Sister
189. The Dog That Befriended a Man
190. The Snake That Became a Man
191. The Man Who Came From a Cassowary
192. Mount Mul [Hagen] Is the Origin of Life
193. Fighting in the Highlands
194. Using a Man as Lime (Calcium Oxide)
195. How Did Kremendin Village Originate?
196. Where Did Coconuts Come From?
197. One Man and Two Women Founded a Village
198. The Dog that Turned into a Man
199. The Yam that Turned into a Snake and then Became a Man
200. Friend Helps Friend
201. The Two Enemy Birds
202. The Marsupial’s (Sikau’s) Revenge
203. Why Do Dogs Sniff Each Other’s Tails?
204. How the Eagle Marked Hagen
205. The Dog That Found a Pond
207. The Heron and the Crab
208. The Python that Defeated the Crocodile
209. There Was No Sago
210. Why Is There a Red Pond?
211. Why the Eagle Is Finely Adorned!
212. Why the Dog Does Not Talk
213. Probably Just the Phantom
214. The Southern Cross
215. Cucumbers Growing
216. Water Came from the Stone
217. Blowing the Flutes Caused a Flood
218. How Did People Originate?
219. Where Did Murderous Sorcery Come From?
220. The Boy Who Conquered the Masalai
221. Two Kinds of Marsupial (Kapul)
222. Where Did Mother Come From?
223. Hagen and Wabag Are Brothers
224. Where Did the Bird of Paradise Come From?
225. The Man Who Came from a Blood Egg
226. The Old Ways [The Story of Dawia Plomb Pond]
227. The Revenge of the Snake
228. The Marsupial (Sikau) and the Rat
229. Women’s Stolen Beards
230. The Trick at the Fig Tree
231. The Marsupial (Sikau) that Stole a Woman
232. The Mother’s Mistake
233. The Man Who Killed a Masalai
234. The Dog-Man’s Scabies
235. Why Women Do Not Shoot Wild Game in the Forest
236. Why Did the Ancestors Use Trees?
237. Wild Game or Man?
238. The Pig that Killed a Father
239. The Man Who Stole a Pig from a Snake
240. The Python that Swallowed a Man
241. The Woman Who Gave Birth to a Baby Snake
242. The Brother Rose from Death
243. The Boy that Tricked the Masalai
244. Where Did the Bird of Paradise Get Its Colors?
245. The Sky Woman
246. An Island in Madang Province
247. Where Did Fighting Originate?
248. There Is No Fighting
249. The Cassowary and the Chicken
250. A Big Flood
251. Why Is There Thunder
252. Where Did Mount Rabaul [Saruwaged] Come From?
253. A Story of Two Brothers
254. Where Did the Moon Come From?
255. Three Brothers
256. Where Did the Cockatoo Come From?
257. An Eagle’s Story
259. The Boy Who Had a Dog-Father
260. The Man Who Was Afraid of Breasts
261. The Sister’s Fault
262. The Story of the Ramu River
263. How Did the First Yam Come About?
264. Fire Came from Manam Island
265-267. The Old Woman Who Gathered Cockatoos
268. Where Did the Sea Come From?
269. The Flying Fox Killed Kaiwaru [the Snake]
270. The Two Spirit Dogs
271. Lunganga
272. Tamuaiang
273. The Stone from Ablingi Island
274. The Woman Who Became a Mermaid
275. Modaged and Gerail
276. The Boy Who Scared His Father
277. The Vegetables that Spoke
278. Cutting the Pregnant Woman’s Belly
279. The Child Who Turned into a Cockatoo
280. The Snake Looked at His Hair
281. The Masalai Woman Ate Feces
282. Brother Married Brother
283. The Man Who Became a Bird
284. The Flying Fox that Helped a Man
285. Why Man Is the Boss
286. Burning the Ghost
287. The Silent Place
288. The Story of the Kinsmen Lekare [Lekari] and Yoarene
289. The Crab Helped the Cassowary in the Water
290. Where Did Shells for Lime Come From?
291a. The Dog Found Water
291b. The Man Who Pulled Fish from His Head
292. Marsupial (Sikau) Was Ashamed of Chicken
293. The Man Who Became a Woman
294. Tabo Married the Woman from a Cave
295. The Cassowary Tricked the Masalai Clam
296. A Man Who Found a Woman
297. A Snake Turned into the Fly River
298. The Bird of Paradise that Became a Woman
299. How One Language Came About
300. The Man Who Married a Fish-Woman
301. Sabaou Stole Rako’s Meat Rack
302. Taro Woman and Grass Woman
303. Kantaure Confused Mataio
304. The Man Who Married a Cassowary Woman
305. The Cassowaries that Helped a Woman
306. The Boys Who Tricked a Ghost
307. The True Origin of Why Everything Dies
308. The Worthless Man Who Helped the Good Men
309. The Lizard that Ruined Its Friend
310. The Spirit Fish Dance
311. The Bird’s Child
312. The Stone that Covered Up the Men
313. The Cassowary Got New Legs
314. A Marsupial (Sikau) Found a Baby Boy
315. The Nokondi Ghost
316. The Python that Killed the Big Brother
317. The Men Who Ate a Dead Person
318. Tongangakoai [Dugong]
319. The Two Brothers that Married the Two Fruit Women
320. The Man Who Found Tobacco
321. Masalai Naiwa
322. Tari and Enga
323. Manting, the Stone and the Bird
324. The Big Brother’s Friend
325. The Man Who Turned into a Snake
326. The Story of the Moon
327. The Sexy Sago Woman
328. We Are Children of the Snake
329. The Angry Mountain
330. The Clever Dogs
331. The Cloud that Sank the Island
332. The Spirit Woman Created a Food
333. The Frog in the Light
334. A Village Obtained Singing and Dancing
335. How a Pond Came to Wangkatubure
336. The Boulder Covered People Up
337. The Man Who Conquered a Snake
338. The Highlands Did Not Have Salt
339. Taro Created Two Mountains
340. The Old Masalai Woman
341. The Trick at Yassa Village
342. The Old Woman with the Torch
343. The Young Brother Killed Bibeo
344. The Two Women Who Became Mountains
345. How Eagles Obtained Their White Necks
346. The Smoke Helped the Boy
347. The Woman Who Came from the Sea
348. We Came from the Simbu People
349. A Fish Woman Gave Us a Song and Dance
350. Watuwatu Married a Sela (Heron)
351. The Ghost Wanted To Kill the Child
352. The Orphans
353. The Lizard that Became a Child
354. A New Woman Came from the Ground
355. The Wildfowl Puts Its Eggs in the Forest
356. Red Sago
357. Mount Geluwa [Giluwe] Dog Trading
358. Sugarcane Tore Apart the Brothers
359. The Two Children Became Birds
360. How Mount Ialibu and Mount Gilue [Giluwe] Arose
361. The Two Old Men Ate Soap (A Modern Story)
362. The Girl’s Mistake
363. The Sergeant Ate a Snail (A Modern Story)
364. The Woman Who Married a Masalai
365. The Beer’s Fault (A Modern Story)
366. The Sun Arose
367. The Ground Broke (A Modern Story)
368. The Man Stole a Masalai Baby
369. The Man Taught by a Log (A Modern Story)
370. Cassowary Woman
371. A Radio Confused the Old Man (A Modern Story)
372. Paroko Took out a Woman
373. The Champion Won a Medal (A Modern Story)
374. Shooting Koramau’s Eye
375. Poeka Gave a Party (A Modern Story)
376. The Signal Drum Came to Finschhafen
377. An Airplane Came to Okapa (A Modern Story)
378. Buarlah Mountain
379. A Cassowary Took out Yagoe (A Modern Story)
380. The Ancestral Ghost of Ngorongoro
381. A Ghost from Kerevat [Keravat] (A Modern Story)
382. The Little Boy Was Cleverer
383. A Way to Find a Woman (A Modern Story)
384. Kambeya Brought His Sister Back to the Village
385. The Woman Tricked a Man (A Modern Story)
386. The Man Brought a Masalai
387. Sorcery Shut Someone’s Eyes (A Modern Story)
388. How Did Tumleo Island Arise?
389. Do Not Anger a Woman — You Will Die
390. The Masalai Tricked Maka (A Modern Story)
391. Two Women Arose
392. The Bird of Paradise Woman Won
393. None of the Young Women Wanted To
394. Befriending [Having Sex with] a Ghost Woman
395. The Masalai Ate a Baby
396. He Only Liked Heads
397. Why Are Net Bags Multicolored?
398. The Masalai’s Forest
399. The Place of Bones
400. The Child that Came from a Wailbal Tree Fruit
401. A Woman Tricked a Wild Man
402. A Masalai Married a Real Woman
403. The Old Man Became a Baby
404. An Old Woman Helped them Run Away
405. The Old Man Who Became Young
406. A Masalai Killed a Brother
407. The In-Laws Ruined a Woman
408-409. The Two Thieves
410.Huli Started a Village
412. Pots Fell from the Sky
413. A Dead Man Ruined a Man
414. The Wild Woman Who Died in a Fire
415. The Origin of Rain
416. The Man Who Stole a Ghost Woman’s Skin
417. The Ghost Woman Lied to a Man
418. A Masalai Made Three Islands
419. The Masalai Marsupials (Kapul)
420. The Stones of the Ancestors
421. The Cloud-Man Helped the People from Sio
422. A Woman Arose from Blood
423. Jit Tricked the Greedy Cassowary
424. The Brother Hid the Water
425. Why the Clouds Thunder
426. The Ancestral Spirits Tangled with Sailas
427. The House Underneath Lake Ivea
428. The Stubborn Daughter
429. The Masalai of Lep Island
430. The Masalai Stone of Genai
431. Men Killed the Moon
432. Leklachem Lap Made the Day Long
433. The Brother Died in Hot Water
434. Why Does Markham Valley Have Many Wild Pigs?
435. Simiji Got His Eyes back from the Masalai
436. The Dog Took Care of a Baby Boy
437. A Python Swallowed a Man
438. A Man Married a Mango Woman
439. The People Who Turned into Birds
440. The Masalai Eel Often Became a Wild Pig
441. A Woman Married a Masalai from Taga
442. A Girl Came from a Malay Apple
443. The Man with Twelve Children in His Stomach
444. How Did the Sea Arise?
445-446. The Man Who Only Liked Daughters
447. Why Do Highlands Men Often Marry Many Women
448. Malevolent Water Consumed a Man
449. Why Manam Island Exploded
450. A Dog Stole Fire from a Masalai
451. A Man Married a Fruit Woman
452. A Ghost Chased Mende
453-454. Secha — Good Man — Good Mali
455. Why Dogs Never Talk
456a. The Child of a Flying Fox
456b. The Man Who Became an Eel
457. How Did the Snake Come into Existence?
458a. The Fish-Woman Helped a Boy
458b. How Did the Asaro Mud Men Come About?
459. Dogs Spoke like Men
460. The Tree People of Marayang
461. How Did Yams Arise?
462. Long Ago, Dog and Kangaroo Were Friends
463. Sons Killed their Co-Mother
464. Ipapaya Helped Two Boys
465. A Woman Gave Birth to a Baby Crocodile
466. The Boys Killed Three Enemies
467. Father Ruined the Meat
468. A Woman Married a Masalai from the Same Tribe
469. How Did Man Arise?
470. Komiaui Married a Cassowary
471. Two Brothers Found Wives
472. The Pythons in the New Guinea Walnut Tree
473. A Bird-Woman Married a Man
474. Why We Have Various Kinds of Foods Today
475. Brother Tricked Brother
476. When the Rodents Arose from the Ground
477. A Man Lost a Star Woman
478. The Father Got Rid of His Son
479. The Masalai Eagle
480. A [Man] Tricked a Pomio Ancestral Ghost
481. A Woman Gave Birth to an Eaglet
482. Hapleng Became a Leader
483. Two Beautiful Women Came Out of a Green Coconut
484. Dumbu Grabbed a Ghost Boy
485. The Song and Dance of the Stars
486. Dogs Killed their Master
487. An Ancestral Ghost Child Was the Father of the Barambu [Balambu] People
488. One Masalai with Good Eyes and One with Bad
489. A Dead Man Took Care of His Son
490. How Mosquitoes Came to Kranget [Kranket] Island
491. The Big Brother Took Good Care of His Two Young Siblings
492. A Boy Tricked Two Girls
493. A Ghost Found Her Grave
494. Andamai Found a Snake-Man
495. A Ghost Woman Tricked a Mother
496. A Manus Woman Tricked a Masalai
497. The Old Man Punished the Children
498. Samborpia Became a Crocodile
499. Weipun Married the Flying Foxes’ Wives
500. The Rokia Zava [Log] Ruined a Friendship
501. The Single Man Who Tricked a Woman
502. The Two Brothers Found Yams (Mami) on Siassi [Island]
503. Two Birds that Killed Men
504. A Bee Took Care of a Boy
505. A Woman Disobeyed What Was Said
506. Kondumung’s Mistake
507. Why Do Eagle, Flying Fox and Cockatoo Often Steal?
508a. Where Did Lime (Calcium Oxide) for Planting Yams Come From?
508b. Heahun Showed the Way
509. The Crocodile Katumu Desired the Woman from Bukibalikim
510. The Little Brother Ignored What He Was Told
511. The Bad Boy Had His Revenge and He Became a Leader
512. A Woman Became a Man
513. A Man Became a Turtle
514. Bandur’s Island
515. A Cassowary Stole a Boy
516. The Trail to Where the Sun Rises
517. The Mistake of Watching the Moon
518. The Man Who Became a Bird
519. The Masalai Took a Baby
520. The Boys Who Conquered Masumura
521a. The Birds Who Helped a Man
521b. Marsupials (Kapul) and Dogs Are Enemies
522. The Masalai Broke a Heart
523. Two Women Became Birds of Paradise
524. A Woman Came from a Stick
525. The Man in the Clouds Taught a Lesson
526. Children Were Killed by a Stone
527. Urin — The Man Who Arose from Blood
528. Enemies Stopped Fighting
529. The Masalai’s Skin
530. Ghosts Took a Man
531. The Eagle’s Child
532. The Money Tree
533. Pekenatu [Pekenatun] and Pindalu [Pindalua]
534. A Pig Ruined the Garden
535. The Enemies of Kanganamun
536. The Village of the Masalai Fish
537. Big Leg’s Mistake
538. The Dogs’ Wives
539. The Ground Swallowed People
540. Surataura’s Prank
541. The Crocodile Took Bajingei
542. Kopesi Got Revenge
543. Nol Became a Masalai’s Son
544. Dogs Try to Find Their Real Skins
545. Kimaru and the Red Insects
546. A Snake Went inside a Boil
547. A Ghost Helped a Pregnant Woman
548. Abut and the Masalai Woman
549. The Man Who Became a Jimbir Pig
550. The Mistake of Eating Eel
551. Lapa Kella Wronged the Sail Kusi Clan
552. Why the Rain Falls
553. The Ghost Man of the Mountain
554. Baili Oddo Became a Masalai Snake
555. Nokoro Called Out to a Ghost
556. The Man Who Married a Masalai’s Daughter
557. The Festival for Pulling the Garamut Tree/Signal Drum
558. The Yamap [Yamaip] Clan [Almost] Finished off the Temo [Timotop] Clan
559. A Ghost Tricked a Man
560. A Man Cut off His Wife’s Hand
561. The Man Who Changed His Skin
562. A Ghost Woman Ate a Baby
563. Boanouo Tahia — Son of a Pig
564. Tabuagele Raped a Woman
565. Women Burned the Spirit House
566. The Masalais of Gagwekalo
567. An Old Woman Was the Origin of Various Foods
568. A Masalai Ruined Dikiti’s Eyes
569. Women Killed a Man’s Head
570. Hand Drums Confused Two Women
571. The Dog Got Back at the Old Woman
572. Yomba Transformed a Ghost into a Real Person
573. How Did Yams (Yam and Mami) Arise?
574. Two Brothers Killed the Old Ghosts
575. A Flood Ruined a Village
577. Do Not Covet Food
578. The Stubborn Masalai Had a Bad Time
579. Kemkapukere Killed a Snake
580. Hapleng the Trickster
581. A Ghost Tricked a Woman
582. Posere Killed a Bad Masalai
583. A Woman Gave Birth to a Baby Snake
584. Wirikaira Found a Lake
585. When Bat Became Frog’s Enemy
586. A Man Ate His Own Wife
587. Why Is it that Marsupials (Kapul) are Meat for Dogs?
588. Agum and Amom Challenged Aronta
589. The Sister Fought like a Man
590. The Old Woman Ate Boys
591. Walini Turned into Stone
592. A Python Swallowed a Man
593. Two Boulders Found a Place
594. The Power of the Marsupial (Kapul) Kondomong Helped a Sister and Was the Origin of People
595. The Ancestral Ghost’s Very First Trick!
596. A Flood Drowned People
597. A Son Found His Father’s Eyes
598. A Mangy Dog Killed a Ghost Man
599. A Cassowary Befouled a Man
600. Blood Became a Baby
601. Do Not Covet Your Little Brother
602. Amaita Surpassed His Boastful Friends
603. How the Stone Axe Came About
604. Salahmo [Salahamo] Killed the Old Masalais
605. A Wild Cat Found Kewa’s Wife
607. The Ghost Women of Damugoi
608. Sape Tricked the Masalai of Vokopoan
609. The Tatavebuki Snakes of Magarina [Margarima]
610. A Brother and Sister Tricked the Masalai
611. The Boys Tricked the Greedy Masalai
612. Nime Became a Bird of Paradise
613. Men Killed Masalai Sobili
614. The Stars Helped a Man
615. Two Sisters Killed a Masalai
616. A Ghost Killed Muli
617. From Where Did the Insects in House Posts Come?
618. Avebam’s Mistake
619. Two Brothers Were Enemies
620. Tukai Found a Beautiful Woman
621. A Wild Woman Tricked a Real Man
622. Worpowei Brought Yams (Yam and Mami)
623. The Last Boy Killed Masalai Bululung
624. Two Women Became Bananas
625. A Woman Married a Signal Drum Masalai
626. A Father Ruined His Family
627. Togogu Ran Away with Mumegi
628. A Brother Snubbed His Sister
629. A Masalai with Three Kinds of Faces
630. Two Brothers Killed the Devil Eagle
631. A Flying Fox Won over a Woman
632. A Woman Ruined Two Brothers
633. Nokondi and His Kin
634. A Spear Became a Dog
635. Two Brothers Slew Masimura
636. Enemies Killed Segiyo
637. Yirinketif Fooled the Women
638. A Boy Stole an Old Man’s Meat
639. Tuk and Moon Fooled the Ghost Woman
640. A Woman Got Revenge upon a Bad Man
641. A Man Married a Masalai Women
642. Women Took the Salam Festival
643. A Snake Swallowed a Man
644. Three Brothers Killed the Baratoks
645. A Masalai Was Caught in a Bandicoot Trap
646. Why Is the Moon in the Sky?
647. A Marsupial’s (Sikau’s) Sorrow Helped a Man
648. A Ghost Helped the Little Sister
649. Ninah and Omabarara
650. A Pond Arose at the Place Where the Masalai Died
651. Two Brothers Were Angry over Pandanus
652. Mombi Kula’s Child
653. Eagles Took the Marsupial’s (Kapul’s) White Skin
654. Two Brothers Were Angry Over Beans
655. Urahi Befouled the Snake’s Hand Drum
656. How Did the Pimates Tree Originate?
657. Kangaroo Fooled Dog
658. A Brother and Sister Created Kiyadi Village
659. The Greedy In-Laws Ruined Lives
660. Kewul Ruined His Friend, the Lizard
661. Why Ant and Lizard Are Enemies
662. Kep Killed Kumasi
663. The Ghosts Killed Their Own Children
664. A Man Married a Woman from the Water
665. Two Brothers Married Green Coconut Women
666. The People Who Were Lost in a Cave
667. Two Sisters Ruined Their Brother
668. The Old Man Ended His Worries
669. Two Women Ran Away from Their Old Husband
670. A Cockatoo Taught People How to Make Fire
671. A Dog Helped a Woman
672. Two Young Men Killed Masmuri [Masmura]
673. How Flying Foxes Arose
674. A Woman Killed the Leader of the Masalais
675. People Arose and Filled the Earth
676. Cassowary Treated Crab in a Nasty Manner
677. The Daughter Who Arose From Her Father’s Leg
678. The Banana Women Created Gurakor Village
679. The Old Woman Scared the Vain Women
680. The Five Brothers Killed a Masalai
681. A Masalai Ate Her Own Child
682. Two Brothers Fought Over Women
683. Kaun and Weibaru, Two Men [Who Created] the Simbrien Song and Dance
684. Why Cassowaries Do Not Fly Anymore
685. A Masalai Blocked a Cave Entrance and Killed a Family
686. A Woman Burned Her Husband
687. The Men Who Became Women
688. The Greedy Brother’s Time Came
689. An Old Couple Killed Four Brothers
690. ToVup — The Crippled Thief
691. How Did Fire Arise?
692. A Man Married a Ghost Woman
693. Marsupial (Kapul) and Dog Tricked a Woman
694. Duku Tricked Gargariva and He Died
695. Repe Was a Little Trickster
696. Two Brothers Divided Their Work
697. A Boy Tricked the Masalai Thief
698. A Man Tricked the Ghosts and Took Their Hand Drum
699. A River Ruined Oipo [Oibo] Village
700. A Man Married a Fish-Woman
701. A Marsupial (Kapul) Tricked a Dog and Ruined the Dog’s Hair
702. A Masalai Tricked a Man
703. A Woman Became a Bird of Paradise and Left Her Husband
704. Why the Enemies Finished Off Suwena Village
705. Kulele Tricked the Villagers
706. A Mother Worried about Her Child then She Turned to Stone
707. How Did the Two Toaripi Clans Arise?
708. Nokondi Helped Kamusi
709. The Story of Lalafaremori
710. The Big Brother Killed the Little Brother’s Dog
711. Where Did the Coconut Come From?
712. The Masalai Snake Tricked the Little Sister
713. How Did Lake Kutubu Arise?
714. Dogs Still Search for Their Tails: They Often Smell Each Other when they Meet
715. A Son Was Helped by His Father’s Ghost
716. Two Brothers Found Wives
717. Flying Foxes Helped a Man
718. Hapara-Ura-Ura-Vila
719. Masalais Chased the People of Lupamanda towards the Sepik: Are the Sepik People Related to the Wabag People?
720. How Did Saure [Sauri] Village Arise?
721. Two Brothers Killed the Masalai Masumura
722. Why Are There No People in Yuka Village? A Brother Killed Them
723. A Man Tricked His Wife, She Hid His Eyes
724. Why Are Dog and Marsupial (Kapul) Enemies?
725. A Man Became a Flying Fox
726. A Snot-Nosed Man Married a Beautiful Woman
727. A Man Stole a Masalai’s Baby
728. How Did Nusi [Nguzi] Village Arise?
729. A Cassowary Killed the Big Brother
730. The Big Brother Killed the Little Trickster
731. The Birds of the Sword-Grass Lands Are Enemies with the Birds of the Deep Forests
732. A Ghost Tricked a Man
733. Lime (Calcium Oxide) For Making Love-Magic
734. Masalai Weimbemi Changed His Mind
735. The Third Wife Ruined Their Lives
736. Juarguandu Took His Father’s Place
737. A Stone Became a Man and Tricked a Woman
738. Two Women Turned to Stone
739. Kimala Shot His Own Sister
740. Tears Became Mountains
741. A Sister Killed the Masalai Nokotise
742. Wamati Found a Real Man
743. How Did Two Lakes Arise?
744. A Woman Became a Turtle
745. The Turtle Broke the Cockatoo’s Head
746. How Did Lake Dunu Arise?
747. A Ghost Tricked a Mother and Child
748. A Woman Married a Snake
749. Anger Arose over a Pig
750-751. The Story of the Mundakiring Song and Dance
752. A Masalai Marsupial (Kapul) Had Sex with a Woman
753. The Story of Two Brothers, Muna and Dat
754. The Masalai of Owedelga Wont Pina
755. An Ancestor Story from Ikana Village
756. Two Brothers Killed a Masalai
757. The Story of Waifo and the Sago Bundle
758. Dukuami Got Revenge against the Enemies
759. Ganeme Thought that a Net Bag Was a Woman
760. Kumanyagl Died near Bundi
761. A Man Married a Marsupial (Kapul) Woman
762. A Snake Swallowed Hullywa
763-764a. A Man Married Flying Fox Women
764b. Two Snakes from Pangia
765. Women Married Breadfruit Men
766. Two Friends Went to the Ghosts’ Village
767. A Woman Hid inside a Snake’s Skin
768. Two Friends Raised Clan Houses
769. A Real Woman Married a Python
770. Nawalok and Dan Turned into Stones
771. A Masalai Pretended that She Was a Real Woman
772. The Animals Helped Esengi Clan House
773. A Man Grabbed a Ghost Woman from a Hole
774. Before, Giniambu and Witupe Were Enemies
775. A Snake-Man Married a Real Woman
776. Wosungku Tricked the Enemies
777. A Boy Became a Bird
778. A Sister Turned into a Marsupial (Kapul)
779. Two Friends from Simbu and Bundi
780. Simbonga, a Man Who Searched for Wildfowl Eggs
781. Why Dogs and Marsupials (Kapul) Have Been Enemies Until Today
782. A Ghost Woman Confused a Real Woman
783. Gawe [Gowe] and Kuagle Became Rivers
784. A Snake Created the Kipurepa Tribe
785. A Ghost Woman Killed the Men of Raungwe
786. Two Sisters Tricked a Masalai Woman
787. Why Dogs are the Enemies of Kangaroos
788. An Old Couple Called Out for Water
789. Ende Yomba Stole Babies
790. A Fight Regarding Dogs Caused Sambe to be Evicted from Sirunki
791. Why Eagles and Chickens are Enemies
792. Wakaia Became a Place of Rats
793. Yamarai Helped the Dog and Its Friends
794. A Ringworm Man Won over the First Woman
795. Masalai Beleko’s Wife
796. Girinde’s Garden Brought in the Masalais
797. The Crocodile Men of Noran Abducted a Young Woman
798. A Father Fled and a Masalai Killed a Boy: There Is a Pond Where the Masalai Killed the Boy
799. A Friend Helped a Blind Man
800. Hunger for Bandicoots Killed an Old Woman
801. Guipe Left Sirunki and Went to Live at Birip
802. Surinangu [Sirunangu] Married Yakandua’s Wife
803. Kasulege Pond Arose at Kimala
804. A Man Stole a Masalai Baby
805. How the People of Kizeng [Kwenzenzeng] Arose
806. Kiwalema Arose from Clay
807. Entap Killed a Snake with His Teeth
808. A Fish Transformed and Married the Little Sister
809. Hunger Caused a Brother’s Death
810. Wando Killed Rande and Became the Ancestor of the People of Pambal [Pangal]
811. Naroyats Originated from Three Women
812. Kiwame and Kawame Turned into Stones
813. Atopang’s Wife Found Him in Her Dream
814. Waipetro Found the Voice of the Simbu
815. A Brother Married an Old Women
816. Kozaga Boys Won over Magamito Women
817. How Did the Yamu Bird Arise
818. How Did Kuimbu Village Obtain Love Magic?
819. Muyen Stole the Pig Liver
820. A Masalai Attracted a Real Woman
821. Ramingihan’s Troubles Killed the People of Wosera
822. A Cassowary Helped a Child
823. How Did Wobima Village Originate?
824. A Real Man Married a Masalai Woman
825. A Pauper Founded the Peri-Kali [Hagen-Wiru] Tribes
826. A Lazy Man Married a Leader’s Daughter
827. A Boy Became a Bird of Paradise
828. A Sister Was Troubled and Became a Bird
829. The Enga Area Is Filled with Pandanus (Karuka) Trees
830. A Woman Gave Her Breasts to Marsupials (Kapul)
831. Bananas Brought the Goroka Women
832. A Crab Helped a Woman Chase Away Evil Sorcerers
833. Pictures of the Vanimo Masked Dance
834. Nehemaiiah Burned Baby Nema with a Stone
835. Marsupial (Kapul) and Dog are Enemies
836. Old Koe Stole a Baby
837. A Pig Had Sex with A Woman and Created Kambaram Village in Enga [Province]
838. How Did the Cockatoo Get Its Crown?
839. A Masalai Killed Wokimboli and Ate Him
840. A Masalai Stone Killed Men
841. The Sasaura Burned their In-Law
842. A Man from Komban Became a Sow
843. The Short Masalai Men Killed Fubut
844. A Woman Came from a Coconut
845. Two Brothers Killed a Masalai Man
846. A Ghost Woman Died from the Axe that She Herself Had Sharpened
847. Why are Cassowaries and Dogs Enemies?
848. A Brother and Sister Committed Incest
849. Tears Turned into the Porap River
850. Kwasia Gave Birth to the Wantoat People
851. A Masalai Baby Killed Pigs
852. Brothers Killed a Masalai from Salamaua
853. Patfon Originated from a Chicken-Pig
854. A Brother-In-Law Was Jealous and Killed a Little Boy
855. A Snake Married a Woman from Sialum
856. Uiac Found Wild Game for the People of Kaiapit
857. Kevasob [Kevasop] Village in Madang Province
858. A Masalai Man Killed a Mother and Baby
859. The Salt Water from Aipidak Village, Enga [Province]
860. The Brothers Themselves Created Deveperuga [Dereperengwa] Village
861. The Sepik River Headwaters in Enga
862. How Did Dereperunga [Dereperengwa] and Mior-Kipemukondiri Break Apart?
863. Yasa Killed the Old Masalai Man
864. How Did Tisgmal and Kup [Villages] Arise?
865. Two from Goroka Fought over Bananas
866. A Scabby Man Married a Nice Woman
868. Hoke Fled from His Wife’s Ghost
869. Why are Spiders and Crabs [or Water Striders] Enemies?
870. A Snake Gave Birth to a Boy
871. Brothers Killed a Masalai from Tawambo
873. A Lazy Man Became the Bird of Paradise from Kabwum
874. A Masalai Fish Married a Young Woman
875. A Married Couple Argued and Clouds Thundered
876. A Dog Listened to the Simbu Language and Died
877. The Mondo [Mando] Clan Houses of Goroka
878. The Canoes from Bukawa [Bukaua] and Tami Island Came from an Old Man
880. The Brother Who Married a Masalai Woman
881. The Little Boy and the Rivers of Goroka
882. The Music of the Little Brother Attracted His Big Brother’s Wife
883. Two Brothers Fought over Food
884. A Nobonob [Nobanob] Headdress Became the Coconut Palm
886. How Did Kondiu Village Get Its Name?
887. Where Did the Wild Breadfruit and Wild Taro of Simbu Province Originate?
888. Trouble Concerning Birds Created the Tatemba [Tatumba] River
889. A Little Baby Became the Birds on the Gazelle Peninsula Beaches
890. Obena and Huli Created the Wabeg [Wabag] and Tari People
891. A Ghost Woman Fixed Three Brothers’ Worries
892. The Heron Tricked Some Fish
893. A Dog and Marsupial (Kapul) Found a Kagua Man’s Wife
894. The Bimat People Killed a Sorcerer Man from Tawurepat [Turutapa]
896. Why Are the Menang [Mengan] People Enemies with the Masalais?
897. Two Men Turned into Masalais and Killed the Others
898. An Ordinary Carving Turned into a Crocodile
899. The Ghosts Ate their Own Friend
900. Two Brothers Made Salt for the Gumine People
901. A Woman Married a Snake
902. A Brother Rediscovered His Sister at the Site of a Festival
903. An Eye for an Eye and a Tooth for a Tooth
904. Mandedagua Fled to Wewak Hill
905. The Orokolo People Received Yams from the Moon
906. A Scabby Man Married a Beautiful Woman
907. The Yablo Kanom Died from Magic Mangos
909. Women Fought over a Cassowary’s Foster Son
911. Ghosts Killed an Angoram Man
912. A Worthless Man Married the Best Woman
913. A Sister Turned into a Bird of Paradise
914. A Wild Man Killed and Ate a Woman
916. A Butterfly Created the Auma People
917. A Boy Stole a Fish-Woman’s Skin
918. A Sepik Man Married a Sago-Woman
920. A Flood Killed the People of Wurins Village
921. Sainaturu Died Because of His Thievery
922. A Marsupial-Man Exchanged Fire for a Girl
924. The Newlywed Custom Sent a Little Brother into the Hands of the Enemies
925. The Moon Rose First at Jiki Village
926. The Aralkulo Received Fire from Kair Village
927. Kerenga Found [Trouble] in the Forest
928. A Kyaka Man Stole a Kaidane Woman
929. The Ancestor of Nokondi Nama Came from Kosayufa
932. Hot Water Helped Women Give Birth to Babies
933. A Marsupial (Kapul) Caused the Ground Bury [a Man from] Koray [Karue]
934. The Sun Came from the Sepik River
935. A Masalai Killed [His] Two Brothers
936. Why are Dog and Magani [Kangaroo] Enemies?
937. Turtle Made the Cockatoo Bald
938. A Sepik Woman Gave Birth to Piglets
940. An Okapa Woman Followed the Smoke from a Fire
941. An Ambunti Man Followed His Axe and Met Masalais
942. Maningulai Came from a Simbian Woman
943. A Brother Tricked His Sister’s Ghost in Kabwum
944. The Law Against [Killing] Birds of Paradise Is Still Strong in the Highlands
947. The Marsupials (Kapul) of Pangia Arose from a Man
948. Walenge Turned into a Snake
950. The Lesson of Shame Concerning an In-Law
951. A Sio Gave Birth to a Crocodile Child
952. A Masalai Snake Married a Kondolop Woman
953. Water Came from Okapa
954. Five Ingambilis Men Married Masalai Women
955. Two Brothers Killed a Masalai Man
956. A Ghost Woman Cut a Finschhafen Woman’s Neck
957. Women Originated from Bananas
958. A Tree Blocked an Old Man’s Testicles
959. Two Sirunki Brothers Split Apart
960. Why Do Flying Foxes Steal?
962. Crab Broke Kangaroo
963. A Boy Tricked a Ghost Man
964. The Trick Pig
965. A Crab Bit the Sorcerer’s Balls
966. An Old Man Died in a Fire
967. A Ghost Killed a Boy
968. A Brother-In-Law Was Tricked into Killing His Wife
969. Why Dogs and Marsupials (Sikau) are Enemies
970. A Worthless Man Married a Gorgeous Woman
971. A Father Lied and Slept with His Daughter
972. A Masalai Finished off Two Old Men from Libo
973. Two Sisters Argued over Sago then Transformed into the Cockatoos of Pangia
974. The Gokme Mothers Are Afraid of the Bright Moon
977. A Dog Gave Water to Mumeng
978. The Wild Swamp Taro Arose at Mindik
979. Bokol Missed Marrying the Forest Woman
980. A Father and Son Snake Fled from the Mother
981. Brothers Married Bird [Pandanus] Women
982. A Boy Tricked His Father about Ghosts
983. Lust for a Woman Brought Enemies to Kadajiki
984. Worrying Caused the Sister to Become a Marsupial (Kapul)
985. Why Food and Game are Plentiful at Wanwan
986. The Masalai of Sombore Time Came
987. Two Brothers Ate Children by the Daee River
988. Pig Fat Created Lake Evai
989. The Ghost of Woginara Sent Soup
990. Two Sisters Turned into the Stones of Wurup
991. Brothers Created the Dua Konage Clans
992. The Old Men’s Dispute Created a Pond
993. Ike’s Mistake Stopped the Gulmo People from Hunting for Wild Game at Night
994. Sons Married Their Mother and Raised Grandchildren
995. Trouble Caused the Dogs to Kill a Masalai Pig
996. A Father Played a Trick and Slept with His Daughter
997. Two Snake Brothers Married Two Sisters
998. Why Dogs and Marsupials Are No Longer Friends
999. The Python’s Child Ruined a Village
1000. A Child’s Worries [Were Caused By] Blame
1001. A Woman Caused the Death of Two Brothers
1002. A Father Tricked and Married His Daughter
1003. The Little Boys Killed a Masalai
1004. A Butterfly Woman Burned with Her House
1006. A Ghost Woman Killed a Real Woman
1009. Because of a Mother’s Mistake, Her Son Killed Her
1010. The Short Masalai of Mount Kulir also Had Magic Powers
1011. A Piece of Bamboo Helped Tokinavai
1012. How Did the Sea Arise?
1013. A Ringworm Man Married Two Sisters
1014. How Did Cockatoos Get Yellow Feathers on their Heads?
1015. A Family Helped a Masalai with Adornments for a Festival
1016. A Masalai [Ghost] Became a Clam and Killed Six Sisters
1017. How Did Manubada Island Arise?
1018. [Because of] Sama’s Mistake, the Forest Woman Left Him
1020. A Little Boy Caused the Death of His Brother-In-Law
1021. A Marsupial (Kapul) Helped Parents Get their Baby Back
1022. A Little Boy Killed an Ancestral Ghost that Lived by a Tree
1023. A Log Gave Songs and Dances to Siar Village
1024. An Ugly Bird Married the Bird-of-Paradise Woman
1025. Two Blood Brothers Killed an Evil Thing
1026. A Boy Scared His Father, then They Ran Away from Each Other
1028. A Masalai Eel Killed the People of Butam
1029. Yams Arose in Buang from a Man’s Bones
1030. A Little Boy Tricked Two Masalais
1031. The Ancestors Brought Forth Salt in Sinasina
1032. Mondogo [Scabby] Used a Trick to Marry a Gorgeous Woman
1033. Children Tricked and Killed a Masalai from Tami Island
1034. An Old Person Enticed Two Brothers and the Little Brother Became a Snake-Man
1035. Because of the Father’s Mistake, the Mother Left Him and the Two Children
1040. A Masalai Marsupial Helped a Woman Return to Her Two Children
1041. The Masalai of Urin Village
1043. How Lime (Calcium Oxide) Came to Yangoru
1044. Anger and Scolding Gave a Mondogo [Scabrous] Woman to a Young Man
1046. Tantanu Gave Various Kinds of Foods to the Siwai People
1047. A Crab Pinched a Sorcerer
1048. Ignoring Instructions Killed the Little Brother
1050. Why Do Crocodiles Live in Ponds?
1051. A Masalai Man Stole Food
1052. The Last Brother Was Angry and Killed the Bad Man
1054. Why Banana Plants Grow Well and Bear Large Fruits
1055. A Ghost Woman Killed the Mother, But the Two Children in Her Belly Did Not Die
1056. A Young Boy Killed a Ghost Pig, Then the Tribe Returned Home
1057. A Bird and a Turtle Brought a Young Woman Back from the Forest
1058. Why There Is Plentiful Taro at Alkena [Atkena]
1060. Why Cats and Rats are Enemies
1061. Why Snakes and Frogs are Enemies
1067. A Masalai Snake Married a Gorgeous Woman
1068. A Masalai Couple Killed a Little Boy
1070. Dog Slept with Insect’s Sister
1072. How the Forest Cockatoo and the Beach Cockatoo Originated
1073. Two Dogs Helped Their Owner Kill the Masalais
1074. A Masalai Tricked a Woman and Ate the Baby
1090. A Big Sore Removed the Kombe [Kimbe] Woman from a Man
1103. A Crab and a Turtle Destroyed Fekifuk Village
1110. A Masalai Confused Two Sisters
1112. Two Brothers Died in an Earth Oven
1113. Crocodiles and Lizards Came from the Ramu River
1114. Two Brothers Killed Masalai Kuakua
1115. A Father Ignored a Warning and a Child Was Lost
1116. A Man with Scabies Married a Nice Woman
1117. Two Coconuts Became Two Young Women
1121. Two Men Ignored What the Woman Said and they Died
1122. A Rat Helped Seven Brothers Escape from a Masalai
1123. Two Children Became Male and Female Sago Trees
1124. A Jimi Man Married a Masalai Woman
1126. Two Masalais Helped the Fathers Make a House
1133. The Little Brother Left the Village because the Big Brother Wanted to Kill Him
1143. A Brother and Sister Became Birds
1158. Brother and Sister Killed the Bad Snake
1159. Black Magic Helped to Kill Two Masalai Birds
1160. Mothers Became Flying Foxes
1161. An Eagle Married a Girl
1163. A Man Thought that it Was a Frog and He Killed His First Wife
1164. An Old Couple Saw a Dead Man and They Ran Crazily
1168. A Real Man Turned into a Bird
1172. A Man Became Onou, the Snake Sorcerer
1174. A Sister and Brother Became Two Lakes
1176. An Unmarried Man Took out a Beautiful Woman
1177. A Brother and Sister Became Lakes
1178. Two Marsupials (Kapul) Became Enemies
1179. The Story of the Bird-of-Paradise Woman
1180. Hunting for Wild Game in the Forest
1182. The Cassowary Woman Fled from Her Family
1183. Because of Eagle’s Anger, It Is Still Searching for Food
1184. Cassowary Played a Trick and Killed Crab
1185. The Snake Descendants
1186. A Brother and Sister Became a [Bird and a] Lake
1187. A Giant Snake Discovered an Island
1188. A Female Snake Gave Birth to a Boy
1189. A Child Came from a Snake
1190. Revenge
1191. A Snake Became the Fly River
1194. A Masalai Man Married a Village Woman
1196. Two Sisters Founded a Large Family
1198. Crabs and Ants Are Good Friends from Before
1199. Two Mountains Became Enemies
1200. A Dog Found Yams (Mami) from the Masalai River
1201. How Sugarcane Arose
1202. A Marsupial (Sikau) Took a Woman Named Nakoko [Makoko] Up a Mountain
1203. A Moluhis [Malahun] Ancestor Story
1204. Two Brothers Worked Hard and the Younger Brother Married
1205. Gapal-Ku and a Wildman
1206. Mawo’s Story Is the Ancestor Story of How the Sea Arose
1207. Today, Cat and Rat Are Enemies
1208. The First Wife Performed Black Magic on the Second Wife
1209. Fish Eggs Became Galip Nuts
1210. A Lake Arose and Saved Many People
1211. Nepope and His Ghost Brother, Nakone
1212. An Old Man Turned into a Baby and Drank from the Sister’s Breasts
1214. A Young Boy Saved His Village
1215. Dog and Marsupial (Kapul) Are Enemies Now
1216. Two Boys Came from a Water Family
1217. The Big Sister Fled and the Masalai Killed the Little Sister
1218. A Young Woman Killed a Masalai Bird
1219. The Friendship of Dogs and Marsupials (Kapul) Ended
1220. A Masalai Killed All of the Brothers Except the Little Brother
1222. A Girl Tricked a Ghost Woman and Fled
1223. A Bird Took Care of a Poor Girl until She Grew
1226. A Man Had a Snake Family
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