48 THE PELANDOK, AND PA' SI BAGO 5 . 



" Ho sir, why is this country so silent ? " 



The man replied, " It has been laid waste by a tiger." 



Salam di Eimba said, " You can tell your king that it is 

 not very hard to kill that tiger." 



So the man went and told the king what Salam di Eimba 

 had said. Then he went to call Salam di Eimba, for the king 

 had said, " Go and call this Salam di Eimba." So he went to 

 call him. When he found him he told him of the King's com- 

 mand. Salam di Eimba replied, "Very well." So they went 

 away together. When they arrived, the king said, "Is it true 

 that you have said to this man that you can kill the tiger ? " 



Salam di Eimba replied, "With the aid of your Majesty's 

 effluence, God willing, your slave will slay the. tiger. But 

 prithee bestow on your slave a vessel full of bird lime and two 

 bags of cotton." 



The king ordered the bird lime and the cotton to be pro- 

 duced. When they had both been brought they were given 

 to Salam di Eimba, who said, 



" Pardon my lord, a thousand thousand pardons, peradven- 

 ture the tiger will die, what will be the reward of your slave ? " 



The king said, "If the tiger dies, I will give you my 

 daughter in marriage." Salam di Eimba replied, " Very^well." 



He enquired from what direction and at what time the 

 tiger came. He was told that it was at evening. People 

 bearing the jar of bird lime and the cotton went along with 

 him to show him the place. When he arrived there he sat 

 down and ordered the people who had brought the bird lime 

 and the cotton to return to their homes. A short time after 

 the tiger came along and met him. Salam di Eimba said, 

 " Ka Sang Eimau, where are you going ? " 



" I am going to attack this country." 



" How long have you been waging war upon this land? " 



" About three months," 



Jour, Straits Branch, 



