Pa Senik and his Son-in-law Awang. 



By G. M. Laidlaw. 



f A story by Mat Nordin of Kota Stia. No information 

 can be had as to its source beyond the fact be learnt it when he 

 was a boy. — G. M. L.~\ 



There is a story that once in the olden time there lived a 

 man who was called Pa Senik. He had a daughter named Senik 

 and they lived in one house together. Now iheir occupation 

 was the cultivation of a garden of bananas, and in this garden 

 of theirs they had ever so many kinds. There also lived at 

 this time a man called Awang. This Awang got a friend to 

 go and betroth Pe Senik's daughter. Pa Senik said, 



" If this Awang can give me on account of the expenses 

 of the marriage of my daughter two hundred and fifty banana 

 stems, I will take him as my son-in-law." 



So the envoy returned to Awang and told him what Pa 

 Senik had said. Awang replied, " I can bring as many stems 

 as that." 



So the envoy returned once more to Pa Senik and said, 

 " Awang can bring you the sum that you wish." 



Then Pa Senik said, " I accept him. The marriage can 

 take place in three days." 



So the man returned to Awang and told him, and Awang 

 said, " Very well." Three days after Pa Senik married his daugh- 

 ter to Awang. But the marriage feast consisted of nothing 

 but all sorts of bananas. 



Awang lived happily with his wife. He made a garden 

 of bananas in order that he might be able to pay his marriage 

 expenses. 



One day Awang went out fishing. He got a few. He 

 ordered his wife to make a curry, which she did. Then he 

 invited his father-in-law.- So his father-in-law came to dinner. 

 Now it seems that Pa Senik was a little deaf. Awang noticed 



Jour. Straits Branch, R. A. Soc, No. 46, 1906. 



