Zoo SEA DYAK RELIGION. 
but to no purpose. THis face is as red as a capsicum with weeping, 
and Siu asks his wife to take him again, and she refuses; whereupon 
he reproaches her with slight irritation of temper. She replies 
nothing, but quietly packs up her things, marches out of the house, 
and departs through the jungle to her unknown home. The boy 
continues to cry, and persistently begs his father to take him after 
hismother. After some demurring, Siw yields, and father and son 
depart to go they know not where. Nicht comes on, and they: rest 
under the shelter of the forest, and a strange thing occurs. Ina 
leaf on the ground they find some fresh milk, which Seragunting 
drinks. They trudge on for three or four days, resting at night, when 
they always find milk ina leaf for Seragunting. At length they 
come to the coast, and see in the distance the mother’s hat floating 
on. the water; and there is nothing to do, but to encamp again for 
the night. Again more milk is found in a leaf. 
Next morning, a boat, and Seragunting, who, takes the lead of his 
father in all things, hails it and asks the paddlers to take him and 
his father. The boat veers towards the land, but some in the boat 
recognize the two wanderers, and shout out: “Oh, it is only Siu, 
and his boy ; let them alone to die if they must. The boat is shoy- 
ed off again and disappears. ‘his is the boat of Katwpong, son-in- 
law of Singalang Burong. Exactly the same scene enacted six times 
nore on the passing of the boats of Beragat, Kuto, Mbuas, Nen- 
dak, Papan and Bejampong. Again the two are left alone on the 
shore, and again the milk mysteriously appears on the leaf. 
On the following morning, they behold a strange shape rise out 
of the sea in the distance, and soon recognize it to be a gigantic 
spider, which gradually approaches them and asks what they are 
doing. They reply that they want to go across the sea. The 
spider affirms it can guide them, gives Seragunting some rice, and 
bids them follow, not turning to the right nor to the left. They 
all walk on the water which becomes as hard as a sand bank under 
their feet. After being a long time out of sight of land, they ap- 
proach an opposite shore, and find a landing place with a large number 
of boats betokening a place well inhabited. The spider directs them 
to the house of the mother ; and they find themselves at last in the 
house of no less a personage than Singalang Burong. 
