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and found the hut empty, and, to prevent a repetition of 

 their loss, the second night they set the buffalo to watch. 

 When the adjiganti came the buffalo fought valiantly, but 

 he was defeated, and was found the next morning with his 

 horns sticking in the ground. On the third night the monkey 

 took the watch. The adjiganti came at the usual hour, nine 

 o'clock, and was much struck with the appearance of the 

 guard who was sitting with his hands on his hips, showing 

 his teeth. " How is it, my friend," said the adjiganti, " that 

 you have such smaU loins and that your teeth are so white ? " 

 "Well," said the ape, " it is easily done. AU you have to 

 do is to tie yourself up to a tree with fresh young rattans, 

 BO that you cannot move, and then you can polish up your 

 teeth until they shine like mine." 



' The adjiganti determined to try the experiment, and 

 allowed the monkey to tie him round the waist to a tree, 

 BO that he could no longer move. Then the monkey scoffed 

 at him and said, " Well, my friend, how do you like the 

 fish this evening ? " 



' When the friends returned to the house the next morn- 

 ing they found that the adjiganti was caught at last, so the 

 buffalo pierced him with his horns and the weris picked 

 out his eyes.' 



There are several stories in Minahassa which contain 

 references to certain heavenly nymphs of the race of angels. 

 It is, perhaps, hardly correct to call them fairies, on account 

 of their relationship to the gods of Kasendukan. 



The following story is current amongst the Bantiks. 



' While Utahagi and some other heavenly nymphs were 

 bathing, a certain Kasimbaha stole the clothes which gave 

 her the power to fly. When the nymphs had finished 

 bathing they all flew away with the exception of course of 

 Utahagi, who could not find her clothes. Kasimbaha then 

 came forth and asked her to become his wife. She consented, 



