THE HISTORY OF PERAK FROM NATIVE SOURCES. 95 
Sultan climbed up upon the big rock in the middle of the river, 
and drawing forth his sword Perbujang, he smote the rock and 
clove it in two, so that the water ran down in one direction to 
Perak and in the other to Patani. This was declared to be the 
boundary between the two countries. 
“On their return down-stream, the Raja and his followers halted 
at Chigar Galah, where a small stream runs into the river Perak. 
They were struck with astonishment at finding the water of this 
stream as white as santan (the grated pulp of the cocoanut mixed 
with water). Macar Trerawts, who was despatched to the source 
of the stream to discover the cause of this phenomenon. found 
there a large fish of the kind called haruan engaged in suckling 
her young one. She had large white breasts from which milk 
issued.(1) 
“He returned and told the Raja, who called the river ‘ Perak’ 
(‘silver’), in allusion to its exceeding whiteness. Then he return- 
ed to Kota Lama.” 
TRANSLATION OF PART OF PERAK Sausita, or ‘“ Boox or 
Descent,” oF THE Royat Famity, cOMMENCING 
WITH THE DEATH OF SuLtTAN Maumup, THE 
Last Kine oF Matacca. 
“Sultan Maumvup fell sick, and in his illness he gave orders that 
the Bandahara, Paduka Tuan, the Sri Nara Diraja, and two or 
three other Chiefs should be summoned. And the King leaned on 
(+) This recalls the account in Northern mythology of the four 
rivers which are said to flow from the teats of the cow Audhumla. 
In a great many Malay myths the colour white is an all-import- 
ant feature. In this legend we have the white Semang and the 
white river. In others white animals and white birds are intre- 
duced. 
