Journal of the Federated Malay States museums - Sabrizain.org
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_»i4 <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> F.M.S. Museums. [Vol VII,<br />
dead, but if it shuts and <strong>the</strong>n opens again, I shall still be<br />
alive."<br />
Then he set out, taking his knife with him, and made his<br />
way through <strong>the</strong> jungle, cutting down as he went <strong>the</strong> big and<br />
small trees that stood in <strong>the</strong> path. And <strong>the</strong> sound <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
great trees being cut and tailing was, " Prmig punggau, prung<br />
punggaii, prung punggau." Now a man who happened to be<br />
walking towards him, hearing <strong>the</strong> noise <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> trees falling.<br />
and being frightened that one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m might kill him, began<br />
to call out, "Ail Ail Ail, I am coming towards you and<br />
shall he struck by a tree " " ! What is your name ? " said<br />
Budak Void Intoie and <strong>the</strong> newcomer replied, " My name is<br />
Rah Serpik 1 (Pull-<strong>the</strong>-Canes)." Then answered Budak Yoid<br />
Intoie, "If your name is Pull-<strong>the</strong>-Canes, well, pull <strong>the</strong><br />
canes!" So Rah Serpik pulled <strong>the</strong> canes out with one hand.<br />
" Well," said Budak Yoid Intoie, " if you can do that, you are<br />
rightly named Rah Serpik." So <strong>the</strong>y stopped to chew betelnut,<br />
and Rah Serpik asked his companion what his name was,<br />
to which he made reply, "Budak Yoid Intoie" (Big Knife<br />
Youth). " Why, if that is so," said Rah Serpik, " u here's your<br />
knife?" "I don't know," said<br />
not got it, it's only my name."<br />
Budak Yoid Intoie, "I have<br />
Now he had hidden his knife<br />
in a large tree.<br />
He, in his turn, asked Rah Serpik if he had a knife, and<br />
Rah Serpik replied, " If I carried a knife my name would<br />
not be Pull-<strong>the</strong>-Canes." Then he again asked Budak Yoid<br />
Intoie for a knife, as he wanted to cut up <strong>the</strong> betel-nut, and<br />
Budak Yoid Intoie said. " I have put it into <strong>the</strong> big tree over<br />
<strong>the</strong>re. If you can lift it, I will become your follower, but.<br />
if you cannot, you shall become mine."<br />
So Rah Serpik went to get <strong>the</strong> knife, but was unable to<br />
raise it, and Budak Yoid Intoie said, "Very well, you shall be<br />
my follower."<br />
Then he got up and fetched it himself, and <strong>the</strong>y chewed<br />
betel-nut, and, when <strong>the</strong>y had finished, set out en <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
journey toge<strong>the</strong>r, Rah Serpik following Budak Yoid Intoie,<br />
while Budak Yoid Intoie cut down <strong>the</strong> trees that stood in <strong>the</strong><br />
way, toalang-trees, kempas-trees, merbau-trees, meranti-trees, or<br />
whatever <strong>the</strong>y were, " Prung punggau, prung punggau, prung<br />
punggau."<br />
Soon ano<strong>the</strong>r man cried out from in front <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m, "Ail<br />
Ail Ail" just as Rah Serpik had done before. So Budak<br />
Yoid Intoie called <strong>the</strong> newcomer to him and asked him his<br />
name, and he replied, "TinjuTebik" (Thump-<strong>the</strong>-Bankst."<br />
Then said Budak Yoid Intoie, "Well, if your name is "Thump<strong>the</strong>-Banks,"<br />
just thump <strong>the</strong> banks <strong>of</strong> this river!" So Tinju<br />
Tebik" thumped <strong>the</strong> banks <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> river with his fist, and <strong>the</strong>y<br />
fell down and blocked <strong>the</strong> stream.<br />
Rimtun maiiau in <strong>Malay</strong> Rotan maua<br />
cane which is collected bv <strong>the</strong> Sakai for sale