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The evil spirit Ībwa once had a body like a man and used to visit the people. In those days they kept the body of the dead person seven days, and when the fat ran from the body they caught it and placed it Page 180in the grave.[43] One day when he visited a funeral, a man gave Ībwa some of this fat to drink. Since that time he has always been bad and always tries to eat the body of the dead and steals his clothes. He comes to the funeral with another evil spirit Akṓp, who has a large head, long slim arms and legs, but no body.
Kabonīyan has told us how to keep the evil spirits away, but if we fail to do as he said, they always make trouble.