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KLIENG’S WAR-RAID TO THE SKIES. 
And they came to the slack water lake Tekalong ; 
Where flapping the water they bathed and dived. 
A pond was passed by the army in a panic. 
Lo! Sampurei became weaker than a toasted leaf ; 
Slacker than the current met by the flood tide. 
The sweat of his body was as the streaming of a wet day. 
In the sweat of his side could be dipped an eight-length 
bambu water bottle ; 
And his body floated in his perspiration. 
And Nawai Gundai wept with heavy sighing of the breast, 
And shed tears with tender grief. 
After a time, lo! Sampurei emerged, seized the betel-nut 
and ate it. 
And he smoked holding the fumes in his mouth. 
“ O Sampurei cannot die.” So said the army. 
“ Cut down the mutun and simun with leafy branches.’ 
“ Sufficiently strong are we in numbers to take counsel.”’ 
Klieng—Near, all ye of the army ; 
Whoever first gets to the hill of Perugan Bulan, 
He shall be the possessor of Kumang. 
Daylight came and the army ran a race. 
At midday Bungkok arrived first at the hill. 
And lo! a spirit with long loose hair over the shoulders, 
Foaming at the mouth to devour some one. 
And he fought with Bungkok. 
Now the spirit was worsted, now he: 
But the spirit was beaten, bemg dashed to the left and 
flung to the right. 
And whining, the spirit beseeched him to cease, and Iet 
him go free. 
Spirit—I will give you a charm, as big as a hearth-stone to 
make you invulnerable. 
Klieng—I refuse. 
Spirit-—I will give you courage and never shall you wage war 
without taking spoil. 
Klieng—I refuse. 
Spirit—I will present you with a tooth of mine which will 
become a ladder reaching to the flock of clouds. 
