[164] Newbold, Malacca, vol. ii. pp. 179–183. [↑]
[165] i.e. Sepak raga, which means “kick the wicker-work (ball).” [↑]
[167] Also Tĕki-tĕki. Examples are,—What is it which you leave behind when you remember it, and take it with you when you forget it?” Ans. “A leech.” “What is it that builds a house within a house, getting the materials out of his own body?” Ans. “A spider.” [↑]
[168] i.e. “Tuju lobang,” which means “Aim at the Hole.” [↑]
[169] Newbold, op. cit. vol. ii. pp. 183–185. [↑]
“Yes, it’s sweet
... to grouse about the crops,
And sweet to hear the tales the natives tell,