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relieve the distress of so dirty a rascal. The princess promises 
to pay for the cost of his teeth-filing demanded by Chief of the 
world and orders her page to bathe dwang Sulong, whereupon 
his beauty spots shine apparent 
On his breast a chess-board pattern, 
On his neck a ring-dove marking, 
‘Bat a-slumber’ on his elbow, 
On his back the © star of morning ,’ 
Cheek like slice of golden mango, 
Like spur of cock his curving eyebrows, 
Fine as lemon-grass his fingers, 
Waist the span of a tiny finger, 
Legs like rice-grain plump and rounded. 
Nakhoda Tua fails at first to recognize him; but when he 
does so, prepares a ship to set out for Sungarz Batu and settle 
the debt with Chief of the World. Chief of the World receives 
Awang Sulong ungraciously and he leaves Sunga: Batw along 
with his new-found friends. After his departure, Chief of the 
World moved by his daughter’s tears and his wife’s anger 
allows the princess Nwramah to fit out a ship with a virgin 
erew to bring Awang Sulong home. She sails to Sungar Parun 
and meets princess the Pride of Java, who refuses to surrender 
her charming protege; and ladies come to blows and wrestling. 
Princess Nuramah returns to her ship takes a flint-lock 
and fires at princess-the Pride of Java who returns the fire, till 
Awang Sulong prays that a mountain may arise in the sea to 
divide the combatants. Two such fights occur with no result. 
One day prince Nakhoda Tua consults with his consort 
princess Sekandariah and they give their daughter princess the 
Pride of Java in marriage to Awang Sulong, and make him 
Téngku Muda. After some months of married life, Awang 
Sulong asks leave to sail away to the land of the Fiery Moun- 
tain (Gunong Bérapi), where prince Makhdum Sakti rules. 
He sails away and on arrival goes ashore in humble dress up 
to the court-yard of Raja Angetan Garang the plighted suitor 
of princess Pinang Masek daughter of Raja Makhdum Sakti, 
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