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had power over the animals of the forest, all of which obeyed 

 her. She was known as Seregendah. The daughter that 

 married Pulang-Gana was called Trentom-Tanah-Tumboh and 

 sometimes Setanggoi-Tanggoi-Buloh. It was from his father- 

 in-law and his wife Seregendah that Pulang-Gana received power 

 over the land. 



In process of time Pulang-Gana 's wife gave birth to a girl, 

 who was very much admired by all, and greatly loved by her 

 parents. 



When the child was a few years old, one day she came to 

 her father and mother and asked them what property they in- 

 tended to leave her. The mother showed her the valuable jars 

 and brassware that she possessed, all of which were to belong 

 to her child. Then the little girl asked her father what he had 

 to give her. Pidang-Gana had no property to leave to his 

 daughter. Years ago he had come by chance to this house of 

 Rajah Shua bringing nothing with him, and unless his brothers 

 gave him a share of their father's property, he would have 

 nothing to leave his daughter. So he told her to be content 

 with what her mother gave her. She would be very rich with- 

 out anything from him. But she was not satisfied with this 

 reply, and cried because her father said he had nothing to give 

 her. 



When Pulang-Gana saw how sad his child was, he said to 

 his father-in-law that he would like to pay a visit to his brothers 

 and ask them for a share of the property, that he might have 

 something to give his daughter. Rajah Shua told him he might 

 go to them but warned him that probably he would not have a 

 kind reception, and advised him not to be away long but to 

 return as soon as possible. 



Pulang-Gana started on his journey to his old home, 

 wondering how his brothers would receive him after his long 

 absence. He had no difficulty in finding his way as his father- 

 in-law gave him very definite instructions about his journey. 

 He found that his brothers had built a new house not far from the 

 site of the old one in which he had lived with them years ago. 

 The house seemed very quiet and he found that nearly all the 



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