The Pelandok, His Adopted Son 

 and Pa' Si Bago'. # 



The story is told that once on a time in the olden days a 

 certain man was busy digging a well when a pelandok passed 

 by. The pelandok said, " What is the use of this man making 

 a well ! He is only tiring himself." The man then got out 

 to throw things at the pelandok, but he missed. The pelandok 

 ran off. After the well was done the man went away home 

 to his house. The pelandok too came strolling back to the 

 edge of the well, when quite unexpectedly he happened to 

 tumble right down into it. He tried to get out and could not. 

 While in this fix a wild pig passed by. The pelandok called 

 out, 



" Ho Ka Sang Babi, where are you going to ? " 



The pig said, " Salam di Eimba, what are you doing 

 there ? " 



" I am sitting here playing and amusing myself, for as long 

 I can ever remember I can never recollect a pleasure like this." 



" May I too come in ? " 



" If you want to come in you may. But are you willing 

 to promise ? '' 



" Promise what ? " 



"Don't be long : you must only be a very short time." 



"Very well," 



11 Jump down." 



And the pig then sprang right down into the well. 



Afterwards a rhinoceros passed by on whom the same trick 

 was played. Then a barking deer, then a sambhur deer. 



* This story is told by Penghulu that Noordin of Kota Stia, who 

 learnt it from the Lekah binti Jaman, who was of genuine Perak 

 descent. 



J«\»r. Strait? Branch, R. A. Soc, No. 48, 1907. 



