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tent for her, when suddenly the little monkey fell down in the 
middle of the assembled multitude. The Princess took charge 
of him, for he still had life though unconscious, and she sent to 
the palace and procured cloth and had clothes made for him. 
Seeing a ring on his little finger, she transferred it to her own 
which it exactly fitted. She was so enchanted with her new 
plaything that she would not go home, and the King and Queen 
and the whole Court had to come down and see what was going 
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Shah Numan, when his “ grandchild’ had been absent for 
three days and nights, began to get uneasy about him, and he 
went to Mount Inggil-béringgil in search of him. Being un- 
successful, he went to the top and waited for the sun to rise. 
‘Peace be on you,” said he to the sun. “© And on you be 
peace,’ responded the sun with the politeness of a Muhamma- 
dan. A conversation ensued. The sun pretended at first not 
to know where the little monkey had gone, but being reminded 
that from his position he could see all that went on in the 
world, he explained everything and said that the absentee 
would be found in the country of Tahwil, where the King’s 
daughter was at that moment playing with him. Shah Numan 
asked the sun to get him back, and the sun put out a long hot 
hand and picked him out of the Princess’ lap. There was in- 
tense heat on the earth, and then a moment of darkness, 
during which it was found that the monkey had disappeared. 
The Princess went weeping home. 
Shah Numan took the delinquent, still unconscious, to his 
palace and, brought him back to life. He then ordered him to 
quit the kingdom where he had given so much trouble. The 
monkey refused to go, pleading that he was afraid to live alone 
in the forest. Upon this Shah Numan explained that he need 
be under no fear, for he would instantly be acknowledged as 
their king by countless multitudes of subjects, who were 
divided into four tribes, each governed by four Chiefs. 
Next day, acting on the King’s directions, Kéra Kéchil 
Imam Térgangga betook himself to the forest, and made his way 
to the plain of Anta-béranta to the north of Mount Inggil- 
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