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"Pahit spoke of being strong and brave, but I am 

 stronger," he said. 



Mohaktahakam then made his brothers come to 

 life again, and they cleaned all the animals they had 

 caught and placed the meat on a tehi to dry and smoke. 

 Then they cooked meat in bamboo and ate, afterward 

 going to sleep. During the night one of them at times 

 mended the fire, which was kept burning. In the morn- 

 ing, after eating, they went home to the kampong, carry- 

 ing bags full of meat and fish. 



Note. — Tehi, a framework for drying fish or meat, is called in Malay, 

 salai. 



13. THE MAGIC BABI BONE 



(From the Saputans; kampong Data Laong) 



Dirang left the kampong to hunt for heads, with 

 three prahus and many men, armed with parangs, 

 shields, sumpitans, and spears, and they also carried 

 some rice for provisions. After a while the people who 

 remained behind became very hungry, and one day In- 

 yah, the wife of Dirang, went out to look for bamboo 

 shoots to eat. She met a small babi (pig), caught it, 

 and brought it home. In the kampong she asked the 

 men to help her make a shed for it. 



The babi, which was male, grew bigger and bigger. 

 It was very strong, and when dogs, cats, or hens came 

 near the shed it would kill and eat them. It was fierce 

 and angry because it had not enough to eat, and finally 

 it turned the shed over and killed and ate all the people. 

 No one escaped but Inyah, who fled to another kam- 



