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days), the Eakussnie who was very strong tried to hurl Eussaloo 

 into the caldron, but failed. And Eussaloo hurled her in and cut 

 off her head. 



And he mounted and rode to Grundgurh, whither the first Eakuss 

 had fled. And the Eakuss Tera, burrowed in a cavern of Mt. Pir 

 Than. And when Eussaloo found that he could not get him forth 

 he hung his terrible bow of steel in the cavern's mouth. And when- 

 ever the Eakuss would come forth, the sight of this bow sends him 

 back howling to his retreat. And many who are living have heard 

 his voice, and I amongst others : it is like distant thunder. But the 

 last twenty years, it has almost, if not wholly, ceased. 



And many other acts were performed by Eussaloo contained in 

 other traditions and songs, and the steed of Eussaloo still stands 

 caparisoned in a cavern at the summit of mount Sirbonn, waiting 

 for his master. 



Some bards add the following preface to the legend, which is curi- 

 ous in many respects. It shows the succession of the Jusrut to the 

 Pandoo rule, and the employment by the bards of strings of metrical 

 aphorisms, no way connected with the tale, as introductions to their 

 ballads. 



Ulla dehwari. IM booti Pandoon, pheer booti Jusrut, 

 " Mairi mairi kur gyee," toor kisi nuggeh hut, 

 Sumbhul ki, to buddia kia ? Kooah jis ki mooshk nhvass, 

 Gidr ko, to, sut nhvye, jis da nhkul, nh mahss, 

 Puttr ko to pala kia ? Khoosre ko kur wass ? 

 Unde ko chanoon kia ? toorreh deveh bullun punjahss 

 Moorook manoo admi hust mooeeka (wuh) mahss 

 Sussoo bahj nh sahoreh, huldi bahj nh mahss, 

 Bahj subooneh, khupra, trieh t'hohk n'h rahss. 

 Uk n'h kurrieh dundna, sup n'h khyeh mahss. 

 Narr nh kurrieh lahdleh, nh hassoh kurreh bunahss. 

 Jummeh si, to, sut guz, bur jo bun guz to charr, 

 Piu, pootre, mojah lehguya do-no aik sh' narr 

 Koloo koot'rr lehguya, chukki lehguya khan 

 Taili kati ninglia, chowrasi hurff graon. 



Eussaloo thus addresses the ancient Dame, whom he finds in the 

 desolate city. 



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