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The Idolatry of 
Part 11. 
f\J^^ gave fuch a Blow near the Giant's Heart, 
^y^?sj that he beat the Breath out of his Body ; 
'^r^ then reafTuming his former fliape of 
a Child, got upon his dead Carcafe, and 
fo fell down with it upon the ground. 
His Parents being Eye- witnefles of the De- 
liverance of their fuppofed Son, were fo 
furpriz'd thereat, that looking upon him 
as fomething extraordinary fent them 
from Heaven, they facrificed to the Gods, 
and gave abundance of Alms to the 
Poor. 
Ragia Kans finding himfelf difappoint- 
ed in his hopes, had recourfe once more to 
his moft trufty Counfellors : one of them 
told him, that there was a certain Deyt, 
or Giant, named Turnawent, who being 
endow'd v^ith the Virtue of transforming 
himfelf into a Whirlwind, the King en- 
gaged him on his fide, in order to carry 
the Child into the Ain Kifna^ who heard 
the Whirlwind rolling crofs the River 
Siemmena towards the City of Goggel^ 
being then in his Mother's Lap at the 
Door, roll'd down upon the ground j 
whence the Whirlwind fnatching him up 
into the Air, his Parents flood amaz'd at 
fo ftrange a Speftacle, imploring Fiji- 
num for his Affiftnnce. 
Kifm being carried to a vail height by 
the Wind, aflum'd the fliape of a Man, 
and taking the Giant Turnawent by the 
Throat, turn'd his Neck round j and then 
reaffuming his former fliape, got upon the 
dead Carcafe of the Giant, and fell down 
along with it upon the ground jufl: be- 
fore his Parents Door, to the great 
Amazement of the Inhabitants of Goggel^ 
who could not but look upon this Acci- 
dent as miraculous, or that had fome- 
thing of Divine in it. 
Kifna in the mean while remaining up- 
on the Giant's Back, cry'd moft vehe- 
mently his Mother laid him to her 
Bteall, but he not ceafing to cry, fhe 
laid him in a hanging Cradle j notwith- 
Jlanding which he continued crying, till 
his Mother having recounted to him the 
Story of Ram (as related before) he 
leapM out of the Cradle, and taking the 
fhape of Ram with his Bow and Arrow, 
he cry'd out, Lehman^ let us go after 
Rawm and deliver Sytha. His Mother 
being ready to proftrate her felf at his 
Feet, hefoon realfuni'd his former fliape, 
and encieafed miraculoufly both in 
Strength and Wifdom. 
Ithappen'd one time that his Mother 
did bring upon the Table a Golden Difli 
with Rice Milk, and feme Herbs drefs'd 
after the way of the Benjans^ which Kifna 
feeing, he rcid her he could not eat it 
unlefs thefe things were all mix'd toge- 
ther, which flie did accordingly : but 
Kifna tafting it, defir'd her to feparate 
them again j his Mother anfwering him 
that it was not in human Power fo to do, 
he laid his Hand over the Difli and fepa- 
rated them immediately, to the aftonifk- 
ment of his Parents. 
His Father being a Brahman of the 
Cowherds, maintain'd his Family bf 
breeding of Cattel, which, fince the 
bringing of Kifna into the Houfe, was 
encreafed to 900000. 
His Mother being one time bufy m 
churming, he ask'd her for a little Butter; 
Ihe gave him a little, but not thinking 
that enough, he askM for more, which fhe 
refufing, he took the opportunity whilS; 
fhe was gone out of the way to take awaf 
fome. His Mother returning ask'd Kifnd 
what was become of the Butter ? He an- 
fwer'd j that the Cats and Rats had eat it, 
j3ut the Mother not thus fatisfied, look'd 
into Kifna^ Mouth, where fhe had a view 
of the whole World with its Waters, 
Forefts, Mountains, &c. enclos'd in a 
blue Circle. The Mother aflonifli'd at 
fo flrange a Speftacle, yet foon recover'd 
her felf, when flie faw Kifna return t® 
his Childifli Shape and Game again ^ fo 
taking up a Twig, threaten'd to ftrike 
him, but he running out of the Town ^lie 
purfli'd him, but not being able to over- 
take him, he flood flill atlafl, when fhe 
gave him three or four Blows, urging him 
flill to tell her what was become of the 
Butter i he perfifted in his former flory, 
that the Cats and Rats had eaten it. She 
took all the Ropes belonging to the 
199000 Cows, endeavouring to tie them 
together in Knots ; but notwithftanding 
all her Endeavours, the Knots would not 
tie, till Kifna finding her much out of 
humour at this Difappointmenr, he per- 
mitted the Ropes to be knotted, and him- 
felf to be ty'd with the Ropes ; but his 
Mother finding him cry bitterly, fhe re- 
leas'd him foon after. 
Another time his Mother being gone 
to milk the Cows, order'd him to hold 
a Stick in his hand to make the Cows 
Hand flill whilfl ftie was a milking *, but 
finding fhe had left her Brafs VelTei, 
wherein fhe ufed to gather her Milk be- 
hind, and not daring to fend Kifna, he 
told her he would foon find a way tcs> 
fetch the Velfel without ftirring from the 
place, and fo extending one of his Arms 
fo far as to reach the Veffel, he gave 
it to his Mother, and fo realTum'd the 
fhape of a Child, 
In the mean Vvhils R^^gia ^-<Jni being 
^ jnform'd 
