Q. If there are no rĕngas trees growing on the Point,
One must go up-stream and cut down a screw-palm;
If one has not gold in one’s girdle,
One must make over one’s person to begin with.
A. If there are no rĕngas trees growing on the Point,
You must take banyan-wood for the sides of your trays;
If you have no gold in your girdle,
You need not hope to get Somebody’s daughter.
Q. Thousands are the supports required
For the stem of the sago-palm to recline upon;[71]