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acrestted on the water the Pawang says :— 
Hei mambang Tali harus 
Jangan ’kau imbang-imbang kail-ku ini 
Kalau kail-ku di-kiri, angkau di-kanan, 
Kalau kail-ku di-kanan angkau di-kiri 
Kalau ’kau hampiri kail-ku ini. 
‘Kau kasumpah-i dengan Allah Ta/’ala 
A more common one, however, is a jingle addressed appar- 
ently to the fish themselves, = 
Sambut tali perambut 
Biar putus jangan rabut 
Kalau rabut mata ’kau chabut 
Ayer pasang bawa’ ka’-ensang, 
Ayer surat bawa ’ka-’prut. 
