SEA DYAK RELIGION. 239 
And thus it comes to light that this mysterious woman, who so 
strangely and suddenly falls across Siu’s path, is in reality an in-. 
‘habitant of the spirit-world, who has condescended to become the 
wife of a mortal. She is Bunsu Katupong, the youngest of the 
Katupong family, niece of Singalang Burong, and one of that family 
of spirit-birds of whom he is chief. 
But at first no one takes any notice of them, and Singalang Bu- 
rong is in his panggah or seat of state, and the mother does not 
appear. Seragunting with his usual precocity calls the sons-in-law 
of the great spirit his uncles, but they will not acknowledge him, 
and threaten to kill him and his father. They watch to mark 
whether the boy recognises his mother’s cup and plate, her sirch 
box, and mosquito curtains, and behold, he makes straight for 
them without the slightest hesitation. They are not satisfied, and 
propose several ordeals in all which Serayunting is miraculously 
successful. Asa last trial they all go hunting, Katupong, Beragai 
and the rest all take their well-proved dogs, and leave the boy and 
his father to get one where they can, yet they are both to be killed 
if they are not more successful than the others. Seragunting 
ealls to him an old dog which is nothing but skin and bones, and 
can hardly walk, and gently strikes him, whereupon the dog is in 
an instant fat, plump and strong. MKalupong and his friends re- 
turn in the afternoon without anything, and in the evening. Sera- 
gunting and his dog appear chasing up a huge boar to the foot of 
the ladder of the house, where the pig makes a stand. Katupong 
and his friends fling their spears at him, but they glide off, and 
they themselves are within an ace of being caught in the tusks of the 
beast; then Seragunting goes to the room, gets a little knife of 
his mother’s and gently throws it at the pig, and it instantly drops 
down dead. 
After these miraculous feats, there is no longer any room for 
doubt, and Seragunting is acknowledged and treated by all as: 
true grandson of Singalang Burong. They now live happily 
together for some time, until one day when Singalang Burong 
goes to bathe; Seragunting in his absence plays about the panggah, 
and turns up his grandfather’s pillow, and sees underneath, as in a 
elass, the place of his birth and all his father’s relations, and calls 
