Lehner. P. 1964 Nov. 17 - continued 2 old man, they have very few prisoners a year; he went on to say that a similar drum is used to signal the islands ten o'clock curfew(which was apparently lifted while we were on the island); we wandered about the village, got the rat traps out, learned what we could from the natives about the birds and then prepared to depart about dusk - we had eaten before leaving the ship; Roger, Ken and Larry returned to the raft having collected the following birds: 1 Pacific Pigeon, 7 Common Noddies, 5 Hawaiian Noddies, and 5 Fairy Terns; we returned to the ship at dusk, but George, Dave, Jim and myself came back ashore shortly thereafter; we met most of the crew on shore and three of us were invited to the wireless operator's hut for a chat and accepted; he had two cute children and a beautiful wife who served us coconut milk; he taught me the following Gilbertese words which I wish I had known earlier: Yulcke - no, Konamauri - hello, Koraba - thank you, Tjakabo - good bye, Konaera - where are you going? we left his hut and wandered down the road; I met George, Dave and Jim and the four of us sat down by the flagpole to sing and entertain the children - we attracted about 30 children and several adults, including the English speaking old man; we sang, got them to sing and then taught them "Row, row, row, your boat" and how to sing it in groups; they learned the song very well and sang it many times while we were on the island - once when three native boys paddled Dave to the ship in a canoe, they sang it all the way out; the children are very quick to learn and are anxious to pick up any English at all - they ask your name and the name of your family members and relatives - they not only ask, but also remember them; the (over)