Note 11 — PREFACE. (continued 6)

After this boasting language by the scorer, he calls to the scorer of the other side, “Take.” The other scorer responds: “Take,” (so and so—naming the person) “is coming.” If the gourd falls short without touching the pole, the exclamation would be: “Being afraid of the spirits he excreted suddenly.”11 If the kilu touches the pole the thrower says: “Bring me back my companion, thou desired coconut of Waima.”12 That is the gourd that frequently hits the pole until victorious. The scorer then says: “There is one more inning and your fruit will be red in the sun.”