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possessed. He spared her life, and they lived together in the enjoy- 
ment of great wealth and prosperity for many years. Their old 
age was clouded, it is believed, by the anxiety attending the pos- 
session of a beautiful daughter, who was born to them after they 
became rich. She grew up to the perfection of loveliness, and all 
the Rajas and Chiefs of the neighbouring countries were her suitors. 
The multitude of rival claims so bewildered the unhappy parents 
that, after concealing a great part of their riches in various places, 
they disappeared and have never since been seen. Their property 
was never found by their children, though, in obedience to instruc- 
tions received in dreams, they braved sea-voyages and went to seck 
for it in the distant lands of Kachapuri and Jamulepor. 
Several places near Jambai connected with the legend of Cre 
Puren are still pointed out; at Bukit Bunyian the treasure was 
buried and still lies concealed. A deep gorge leading down to the 
river is the ghaut down which Cue Puren’s vast flocks of buffaloes 
used to go to the river. Its size is evidence of the great number of 
the animals, and, therefore, of the wealth of their owner. Two deep 
pools, called respectively Lubuk Gong and Lubuk Sarunai, contain 
a golden gong anda golden flute which were sunk here by Cue 
Ptten Jampart. The flute may sometimes be seen lying on one ot 
the surrounding rocks, but always disappears into the depths of the 
pool before any mortal can approach it. The treasures of Lubuk 
Gong might before now have passed into human possession, had it 
not been for the covetousness of the individual selected as their 
recipient. A Malay of Ulu Perak was told in a dream to go and 
fish in the pool of the gong and to take a pair of betelnut scissors 
(kachip) with him. He was to use the kachip immediately on being 
told to do so. Next morning he was at the pool early, and at his 
first cast hooked something heavy and commenced to draw it up. 
When the hook appeared above water, there was a gold chain at- 
tached to it. The lucky fisherman them commenced to pull up the 
chain into his canoe and hauled up fathoms of it, hand over hand, 
until the boat could hardly hold any more. Just then a little bird 
alighted on a branch close by and piped out a couple of notes 
which sounded for all the world like kachip. The man heard, but he 
wanted a little more and he went onhauling. Keehip, said the bird 
