Journal of the Federated Malay States museums - Sabrizain.org

1918.] t. II. X. Evans: Ethnological Miscellanea. 219
:
Now after the last of his three followers Lingkong
Benua) had been married, Budak Yoid Intoie planted a shrub,
bearing a single blossom, in the open space in front of each of
their houses, just as he had done in trout of his father's house
before he set out on his journey; and, telling them that he
wished to travel again, explained how, it he died, the flowers
would wither.
Then he set out t wards the open sea, and at last he came
to a city called Bandar Benua, which lay close to the shori
but he found no people dwelling there : not even any animals.
At length he came to the Raja's pala( e and. going up into
it lie called aloud three times, but nobodj an wi n d him.
So he searched the house and at last he came a< 1
single-ended drum, and, on his sitting down to beat it. heard
someone calling from inside it. Then the person in the drum
came out, and he found that it was a beautiful princess: and
she told him how the country had been laid waste by an
came every evening
1 enormous twice seven-headed Roc which
from the Pauh fanggi, 2 that grew on the shore near the
palace.
Then the princess gave him food, but towards evening she
hid herself in the drum again, and Budak Void Intoie went
out on to a platform in front of the palace and burn! incense.
calling to his ancestor to let down his sword from the -4.\ . [01
it had vanished after each of the fights with the three Rajas'
sons. Upon this the sword came down to him, and it was not
long before the Roc came and pen bed on the Pauh
and every head croaked,
fanggi;
" "
Law ! Laur ! Laur !
Then Budak Void Intoie cut off the- heads of the Roc, till
only one remained, and when he cut off this as well, the Roc
fell forward, dead, pinning him under one of its wings.
Now at about this time Budak Void Intoie's followers
observed that the flowers on the shrubs that he had planted,
had withered. So they set out to search for him. and at last
they came to Bandar Benua, and there they met the princess,
who told them how Budak Void Intoie had been pinned
beneath the Roc for seven days and seven nights. Then they
cut away the Roc's body and released him.
So Budak Yoid Intoie married the princess and lived at
Bandar Benua, but his companions returned to their homes.
Notes on Mai.a\ Bi 1
n
1
vnd
Customs (II).
If you goto bed with a grain .if rice sticking to youi
clothes or your body, you will dream that a tiger is hunting
you. (From a Malax of Kamp mg Linggi, Negri Sembilan).
1 The Sakai name for this bird is Pangei : the Malay nam
2 The Pauh fanggi ,< tree believed b; the Mala
bank m the centre of the ocean (Wilkinsoi