[16] Kurru-kurru is the Dew Dropper or Mist Gatherer, Goddess of the Blacks and wife of Munuala, the water god.
CHAPTER IX
HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE
She heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick! I am so frightened!"
"What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
"Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.
"Little Missa not cry," said Kadok. "Brought little Missa meat for supper. What did black man say?"
"A strange word something like curry curry," she said. "He looked frightened too."