266 KLIENG’S WAR-RAID TO THE SKIES. 
hard knot of a tree by Ngelai who brought him up as his 
brother. When of age, he developed a tendency to a wander- 
ing life, and never applied himself to any regular pursuit, 
except those of pleasure and war. He was wayward and capri- 
cious, yet handsome and brave; he would often disappear for 
months and even years at a time, and be given up as dead, and 
then would re-appear at his mythical home, coming from where 
no one knew, and no one dared to ask. He had a wonderful 
power of metamorphosis, and could transform himself into any- 
thing, and become monkey or man, tiger or orang-utan ; could 
be ugly or handsome ; dirty and diseased, or clean and healthy- 
looking just as he pleased. On one occasion, it is said, he 
turned himself into a fragment of a broken water-gourd, and 
in that disguise was carried by Neelai in a basket to the battle, 
when, beimg set on the ground, he revealed himself in his true 
character and routed the enemy. In the followimg adventure, 
he figures as a man whom we should calla chimney SWEEP, - 
and is named the ‘“‘Smutty One, the Blackened Bambu,” and 
it is not until the end of the story that his appearance changes, 
and he is recognised as Klieng. 
He married Kumang, the Venus of the Dyaks, but in his 
many wanderings and metamorphoses he became the husband 
of many others, yet always returned to Kumang in the inter- 
vals. And she, following his example, allowed herself the 
same wide lhcense, and the varying incidents of their con- 
stantly securing separations and re-unions make up many a 
chapter of Dyak story, amusing perhaps, but not very whole- 
some. 
Klieng is not, so far as I know, called Petara; but in 
Dyak estimation he holds the position of a tutelary spirit, and 
is sometimes presented with offerings, and often invoked as a 
helper of men. 
The story of the Ancient Traveller whose coming 
SY 8 
7s Unknow. 
The grey-haired Traveller whose way is hidden. 
His name- is “ Bungkok Arok Papong Engkiyong 
layne» Pengema Ribis Basong.”’ + 
(*) Literally: “The Sooty Crooked One, the Charred end of Bambu.” 
(t) Literally: ‘“ Young Slanting Moon.” The story represents Klieng as 
appearing suddenly in his own house; but in disguise, so he is not recognised, 
