of Edinburgh, Session 1885—86. 
765 
a dream which was repeated three times, in which he thought he 
heard a voice directing him to go to a spot in the forest where 
valuable information would he given him. On waking, after some 
misgivings, he followed the directions of his dream, and on arrival 
at the place which had been indicated, he came upon a party of 
men with pale faces, in the midst of whom was seated an aged man 
with a long white heard. They were all clad in white robes. The 
old man told the peasant to go to the king, and tell him to come 
with his wife and his mother to see Kintu. This message he was 
to give secretly, and to strictly charge Maanda to come in secrecy. 
The peasant went upon his errand, hut in order to gain admittance 
to the royal presence he’was compelled to tell the katikiro or prime 
minister that he had urgent business with the king. Having 
gained admittance to his majesty, whom he found with his mother, 
he told his tale, much to the surprise of the king who had dreamed 
that night a strange dream in which he had seen the features of this 
peasant. The king and his mother at once decided to go with him, 
and they secretly left the royal palace. It soon became noised 
abroad that the king had gone into the forest accompanied by his 
mother and a strange man, and the katikiro who was devoted to 
his master cautiously followed them, dreading some treachery. 
In course of time, the little party arrived before Kintu, who asked 
the king why he had not followed his instructions and come alone. 
Maanda replied that he had taken all precautions, and had repeatedly 
looked hack to see that they were not followed ; hut Kintu insisted 
that a spy was present, and stated that he saw him behind a tree. 
The katikiro, hearing that he was discovered, hereupon stepped 
forward, and Maanda in fierce anger killed him with his spear. 
At this Kintu and his company vanished, and the king, his mother, 
and the peasant wept and cried out for Kintu. Ho answer was 
vouchsafed them, save the echo of their own cries. Since then 
Kiutu has never reappeared. 
The next story illustrates Kintu’s kindness to animals. Kintu 
was a hunter, and animals would often, after having been caught in 
his traps, ask for their freedom, saying to him, “You he kind to us 
in the sunshine, and we will be kind to you in the rain that is to 
say, “You be kind to us now that you are well off, and we will be 
kind to you when you are in trouble,” and he often granted their 
