The Boy Went, And The Bears Attacked Him And Tried To Bite Him, But With His Parang He Killed Both Of Them, And Brought The Cubs Along To The Kampong, Bringing Besides The Two Dead Bears.

The father again sent him out, this time to a cave where he knew there were a pair of tiger-cats and one cub.

"Go and kill the pair and bring the cub here," he said. Again the boy was successful. Laki Mae did not like this and was angry.

In the evening "Porcupine Leg" said to his brother: "I have a long time understood that father is angry with me. Tomorrow morning I am going away. I am not eating, and I will look for a place to die." His brother began to weep, and said he would go with him. Next morning they told their father they were going to hunt for animals and birds. But when they did not return in the evening, nor later, the mother said: "I think they will not come back." Half a month later many men attacked the kampong. Laki Mae fought much and was tired. "If the boys had remained this would not have happened," the people said angrily to him. In the meantime the human son began to long to return, and he persuaded "Porcupine Leg" to accompany him. They both came back and helped to fight the enemy, who lost many dead and retired.

NOTE. - This story is also found with the Penihings, from whom undoubtedly it is derived.

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