Another Sea-Dyak Legend.* 



*vide Journal Straits Branch R. A. Soc. No. 41. 1904. 

 . "Two Sea-Dyak Legends." 

 By the Revd. Edwin H. Gomes, M.A. 



PULANG-GANA 

 cAnd how he came to be worshipped as the God of the Earth, 



Long, long ago, though the Dyaks knew of paddy and 

 planted it every year, yet they had very poor crops because they 

 did not know who was the god that owned the land, and as they 

 did not offer him sacrifices, he did nothing to help them. In 

 those days there lived together seven brothers and their only 

 sister. Their names were Bui- Nasi, Belang Ping gang, Bejit- 

 Manai, Bunga-Jawa, Litan-Dai, Kenyaivang, and Pulang-Gana, 

 and the sister's name was Puchong-Kompat. They lived on a 

 hill by the side of a broad river. On all sides were wide plains, 

 and beyond these were high hills rising in the distance. Most 

 of these were covered with thick jungle ; only a few clearings 

 could be seen where paddy had been planted. 



Not far from their house the brothers had a garden, in 

 which they planted potatoes, yams, sugar, cane and tapioca • 

 but a porcupine used often to come at night and do much 

 damage to this garden. Their youngest brother Pulang-Gana 

 was told to keep watch at night, and drive away the animal or 

 kill it if he could. But all his efforts were vain. When he was 

 awake the animal did not come, but as s_on as he fell asleep 

 the porcupine would creep in quietly and eat up the potatoes 

 and yams. The elder brothers were not kind to Pulang-Gana. 

 They would not keep watch themselves, but whenever they saw 

 any fresh damage done, then they not only scolded their 

 younger brother but beat him with sticks. 



Jour, Straits Branch R. A. Soc, No. 45, 1905. i 



