24. HIKAYAT SRI RAMA. 
and monkeys retired. He explained everything, showed the 
ring which he had received from the Jin on the mountain, 
and announced that the Princess was already his wife. All 
thus ended peacefully, the Jin spent a few days at the capital, 
and then flew away to his own country after exchanging 
mutual promises of alliance with Mambang Bongsu. 
Mambang Bongsu and his Princess lived happily ever-after 
and never failed to exchange annual embassies with Seri Rama 
and his consort at Tanjong Bunga. 
SERI RAMA. 
Al kesah. Ini-lah péri méngatakan chérita raja-raja dahulu 
kala sédia lama éntahkan ya éntahkan tidak, chérita ayer hilir 
angin lalu burong térbang. Ada-lah konon suatu négéri bér- 
nama Tanjong Bunga raja bérnama Séri Rama istéri-nya 
bérnama tuan putéri Sa-kuntum Bunga Sa-tangkai khalifah 
ménjadi raja mémérentahkan négéri Tanjong Bunga chukup 
déngan Téménggong Laksamana Orang Kaya Bésar chukup 
déngan Pérdana Mantéri chukup déngan lashkar hulubalang 
rayat bala tantéra-nya ; ia di-atas singgasana déngan sukachita- 
nya. Bérapa-lah lama-nya ia mémégang négéri Tanjong Bunga 
ménjadi raja khalifah sa-kira-kira tujoh musim sudah lama-nya 
dan ia béristéri pun sudah tiga musim lama-nya tiada juga 
béranak. Maka sangat-lah shukar di-dalam hati-nya karna ia 
suatu raja yang bésar mémégang négéri tiada béranak itu. Hata 
bébérapa lama-nya ia dudok bérfikir itu sa-kira-kira tiga bulan 
sa-puloh hari, maka ada-lah ka-pada suatu malam jumaat, 
Téngah malam sudah térlampau 
Dinihari bélum lagi sampai 
Budak-budak dua kali jaga 
Orang tua bérkaleh tidur ~ 
Embun jantan rintek-rintek — 
Bérbunyi kuang jauh ka-téngah 
Jour. Straits Branch 
