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the sewing after the manner of a young woman very much in 

 love. 



The kite was despatched a second time by the Princess to 

 Raja DONAN and this time the present was one of all sorts of 

 delicacies and sweetmeats. A corresponding present was de- 

 livered to the bird to convey to the Princess, with an injunc- 

 tion to send nothing more, as the vessel was about to leave 

 the river, and these were safely taken back by the kite to the 

 palace. 



Raja Donan then set sail for a place called Goa Batu and 

 on the night before arriving there he performed a ceremonial 

 ablution and bathed in the sea with his attendant skate and 

 shark. Before retiring for the night he agreed with his sis- 

 ters that on the following morning no one was to be wakened 

 up by either of the others who might happen to rise early. 

 During the night, when the Princesses were fast asleep, RAJA 

 DONAN got up and invoked the assistance of the Dewatas to 

 cause the country of Goa Batu to be one continent with the 

 land of Gedong Batu, which he had left seven days before. 

 He also -entreated that Goa Batu should be transformed into 

 a powerful kingdom with a walled and fortified capital and a 

 numerous population, that the troops of Raja CHAMAR Laut 

 and Raja PETUKAL should be restored to life and that the 

 Bunga Rampei should be turned into a magnificent palace. 

 No sooner was his prayer uttered than the busy hum of multi- 

 tudes commenced to be heard on shore. Then Raja DONAN 

 retired to rest. 



It was broad daylight when the Princesses awoknd te ahey 

 were not a little astonished at finding themselves in a palace 

 the precincts of which were thronged by people. At first 

 they thought that they must have been taken captive by an 

 enemy during the night, but RAJA DONAN who was sleeping 

 at their door, soon awoke and straightway proceeded to the 

 balei where he sounded a gong and called all the chiefs and 

 people together. He announced that he intended to sub- 

 mit to the rite of circumcision and ordered the usual week's 

 preliminary ceremonies.. At the end of the week he sent for 

 the operators and seven mud in presented themselves. The 

 oldest undertook that only three drops of blood should be 



