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with cement, now repose in the dignified atmosphere of the Colombo 
Museum. ‘That is the last relic of the refuge of “ Tuttarayakandan 
Taniyanwallan Ekangaviran Madiyantramantran,”’* from where he 
fled, leaving his standard and his book of war songs, before the 
victorious arms of the boy of twelve, the Lion King of the future. 
One word more. Sixty-two villagers assisted us in the work of 
excavation. No one demanded payment. Their breakfast cost 
us Rs. 10°69, and we were enabled to show Government a saving 
of Rs. 39°31 on the sum which had been allowed us. (The 
photograph is by Mr. A. de Abrew, Proctor, of Kalutara.) 
P. EK. PIERIS. 

13. Child’s Play—Capt. F’. R. Barton thus describes a children’s 
game in British New Guinea [vide Journ. R. Anthrop. Inst. (Great 
Britain), 1908, p. 273]. ‘‘ Four girls or more sit upon the ground 
in a circle facing inwards. They then place their hands, each girl 
nipping with forefingers and thumbs the skin on the back of the 
hand next to her. They then move their collected hands up and 
down in unison to the rhythm of the following song :— 
Kinimala Kinimala 
Lepa lepa maloa taitu 
Kepa kepa anaurio 
Melaule malare palaia. 
The song finished they leave go of each other’s hands and drop 
them limply in a heap.” 
Sinhalese children play an identical game, and sway their flexed 
hands up and down to the following jingle :— 
Kaputu kak kak kak 
Goraka dén dén dén 
Umutu vav vav vav 
Dorakada gahe puvak puvak 
Batapanduré bulat bulat 
Kaputage katé vela madulayi 
Kaputige katé ran massayi 
Magata kanta bat mallayi 
Vekande kande udin yan yan 
Peli doren usi kaputa usi. 
ARTHUR A. PERERA. 

* The honorific assumed by the Prince while at Pelenda, according to an 
ancient ola copy of the Rajawaliya. 
