6 RECORDS OF MALAY MAGIC. 
done she took the end of the cord in both hands and encircling 
the sheaf with it near the ground drew it slowly upwards to the 
waist of the sheaf and tied it there, first however repeating 
what are called the “ Ten Prayers” without once taking breath. 
Ka-’sa Allah 
Ka-dua, Mohamad 
Ka-tiga, ayer semba-yang Lima Waktu 
Sa-hari sa-malam. 
Ka-ampat, Pancha Indra 
Ka-lima, Pintu rejki-ku terbuka 
Ka-anam, Pangkat mahaligei tujoh pangkat © 
Ka-tujoh, Pintu Rengkiang terbuka 
Ka-’lapan, Pintu Shurga terbuka 
Ka-sambilan, anak di-kandong bonda-nia 
Ka-sapuloh, anak di-jadikan Allah 
Jadi, kerna jadi, jadi kerna Tuhan-ku juga 
Isa Karun 
Musa Karun 
Yusuf Karun 
Daud Karun ~ 
Karun sekalian pintu Rejki-ku, di bumi, di langit, deripada 
Allah. 
Dengan berkat la-illah ha-illallah ete. * 
This prayer completed, she dug up a small lump of soil 
with the great toe of the left foot, and picking it up, deposited 
it in the centre of the sheaf. Next she took the contents of the 
cradle (the egg and stone, jungle-nut and shell) and after 
anointing them with oil and incensing them replaced them ; 
then taking the Penuwei solong (eldest reaping-knife), oiled 
* Another local version of the ‘‘ doa sapuloh ” runs as follows :— 
Ka-sa Allah 
-Kadua-nya Bumi 
Katiga dengan ayer sembayang 
Kaampat dengan hari isnayan 
Kalima pangkat mahaligei 
Ka’nam bintang rezki 
Katujoh pintu shurga 
Ka’lapan anak’ku kandongkan 
Kasambilan Mohamad jadi 
Kasapuloh tenak taman 
Dengan Kampong ’ laman-ku 
