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tinue. After the performance had gone on for some time, the 

 father-in-law, two of the Halak's wives, and the people who 

 had come together to see the sport, all laughing at the monkey, 

 the Halak got ready his carrying basket and going into his 

 house to the wife of whom he was fondest, and who had not 

 gone outside to see the monkey dance, or laughed at it, he 

 rubbed her between his hands, and she became a pebble, which 

 he put into his carrying basket. Then he lay down on his mat 

 as if he were going to sleep. When his father-in-law, his two 

 wives and the rest of the people stopped laughing at the 

 monkey, there immediately arose a great thunder-storm, and as 

 soon as this began the Halak, taking his basket, came down 

 from the house, and went off into the jungle, leaving his other 

 two wives, his father-in-law and the rest of the people behind 

 him. Thereupon his house was struck by lightning and his 

 father-in-law and the people who had come to watch the monkey 

 were all killed. As for the Halak he fought the lightning 

 (chilon) stabbing at it with his spear while his familiar spirit 

 (Anak Yang) helped him by biting at it. At last the Halak 

 finding that he could not win the fight, ran off into the jungle 

 and escaped. The two wives whom the Halak had left behind 

 at the house were not struck by lightning and ran away 

 to Bukit Ubai Baleh (The Maiden's Hill.) Here they saw 

 something which looked like a big tree-root, but which was 

 really a dragon, so, plucking some bertain fruits, they put them 

 on the " root " and cut them open with a parang. When they 

 had done this they were immediately drawn in under the 

 "root" (the dragon's body) and died. The dragon has now 

 become a stone and can still be seen on the side of the hill, 

 and the two wives' dresses of leaves also became smaller 

 stones, and lie near the dragon's body. 



The Senoi have many charms and incantations for 

 stopping or warding off thunder-storms. Those I was able to 

 collect are given below. 



(i) To try and stop a storm which has already begun, a 

 man will call out 



Gar ingar, eng sengoh. 



Don't thunder (?) 1 am frightened. 



(ii) For the same purpose 



Pole sur ! Chongkajok ! 

 Chongburbur ! 

 Sur kinjok nor laut ! 



Go wind! Creepers and Rattans! Go clouds to the 

 sea! 



(iii) For the same purpose 



Brou gek-gek-gek ! 

 S'lak berjut ! 

 S'lak n'rik ! 

 Srek asut ! 

 Stop a little ! 



