[xxvii] Menahan Ujan [p. [109].

Enggang inggut batang meranti,

Tebal-tebal daun k’ladi,

Ujan ribut tidak menjadi.

Bird Charms

[xxviii] (Hantu Pemburu) [p. [113].

Charm against the Spectre Huntsman

Take the extreme tips of the shoots (puchok-nya yang bulat) of the kapas,[1] lerik,[2] rĕsam,[3] and lenjuang merah,[4] and chew them with betel-leaf, repeating this charm:—

Hei Kedah,[5] kamana Kadim?

Pergi berburu ka benchah mahang?