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chess with the king's children. Then when I am busy playing 

 chess the princess will call me to go in. One of her maids will 

 come and say, 'The princess invites my lord to go in and 

 partake of some slight refreshment.' But I will think, ' T 

 don't know whether it is really to partake of some refreshment 

 or whether she wants me to fondle her again. Anyhow I won't 

 worry about her.' A little while after the princess herself will 

 come and will say, ' This fellow was invited to come in but he 

 never paid the slightest attention. Very well we shall see.' 

 Still I will pay no attention to her. In a little while she will 

 come near me. Then the king's son will say, Mate.' ' Is 

 that really so ? I will say ' ' Mate,' says the king's son 

 again. ' Come along and have your food now,' she will say. 

 But I will say, 'Wait a bit, I have been beaten.' While this 

 is going on the princess will dig me in the ribs on the right 

 side but I will twist away to the left. Then she will poke me 

 on the left hand side but I will dodge to the right.' 



In the meanwhile Mat Janin was acting this piece of by- 

 play, and failed to notice that his grip of the coconut leaf was 

 loosened. So he fell right down to the ground and was killed 

 outright. Semordan was very sorrowful to see the death Mat 

 Janin died. 



Mat Janin. 



Alkesah maka adalah pada masa zaman dahulu kala maka 

 ada satu orang nama Semordan dudok ia perbuat satu kebun 

 nyiur, maka disebabkan Allah, senanglah ia dudok makan anak 

 b&ranak dapat khazanah deripada kebunnya itu. Maka pada 

 satu hari berjalanlah ia anak beranak didalam kebunnya itu, 

 maka ditengohnya banyak sudah masak buah nyiur-nya itu. 

 Maka pada waktu itu berjumpalah ini Semordan dengan satu 

 orang yang terlalu biasa dan pandai memanjat nyiur, namanya 

 Mat Janin. Maka kata Semordan, " Hay Mat Janin, adakah 

 mika mahu mengambil upah memanjat nyiur ? " Maka kata 



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