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[918. I. H. N. Evans: Ethnological Miscellanea. 217
down stream : then he returned to the house whore he was
staying, without the Raja km. win;; about it.
Aftei a time some of the Raja's people came down lo the
river and found that the dragon's head was gone; and. when
1 the Raj 1 was informed of this, he ailed Budak Yoid Intoie to
his palai eand wished to give his daughter to him in marriage;
but Budak Yoid Intoie excused himself, saying that he wished
to travel more and see othei < ountries before he married. So
Budak
as wife.
Yoid Intoie gave the Raja's daughter to Rah Serpik
Now the Raja's daughter was betrothed to Bonsu Jang-
1 kah Benua, the son of anothei
him in three months.
Raja, and was to have married
One day Bonsu Jangkah Benua drew his sword, the blade
of which was as large : s a banana leaf, and the
bole of a coconut-tree, and -aid, " Why, the
hilt like the
rust on my
sword-blade is like a "male" ants'-nest 1 one has married mj betrothed."
; perhaps some-
Then he cut ready his ship, loaded it with weapons of all
kinds, and set sail.
When the Raja saw Bonsu Jangkah Benua's ship approaching
he thought to himself. " Perhaps this is my daughter's
betrothed." And Budak Yoid Intoie and his four companions
were in the palace at the time.
As soon as the ship came to land Bonsu Jangkah Benua
went straight to the Raj i's palace and called from below the
1
steps, •'Whoever has taken my betrothed, come down "
\\>w when the Raja had heard the music of the gongs
and the flutes coming from Bonsu Jangkah Benua's ship, as it
approached, and the noise of the cannon being fired, he had
run away into an inner room and had hidden his head in a
sin 1- -ended drum.
1 1
Budak Void Intoie heard Bonsu Jangkah Benua below
ind he 1 .died to him to ome up into the palace to
chew betel-nut. acknowledging thai there had been a fault in
the matter of the princess marrying. But Bonsu Jangkah
refused to chew betel-nut with him, and said that he
would cut in two the man who had stolen his betrothed.
Then Budak Void Intoie took a censer and burnt incense,
saying. " Chiloh Ink pedak" eng may s'lak
come down ancestor sword I size leaf
bah."
rice
Whereupon the sword camedown from the sky and it was
of the size of a rice-leaf. And he ti Id Bonsu fangkah Benua
to return to his ship, but he refused.
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2 Tall and pointed nests of the termite are called male nests