And When They Were Near The Summit, The Rajah Ordered Them All To
Halt, While He Alone Went To Meet The Great Spirit On The Very
Peak Of The Mountain.
So he went on with two boys only who
carried his sirih and betel, and soon reached the top of the
mountain among great rocks, on the edge of the great gulf whence
issue forth continually smoke and vapour.
And the Rajah asked for
sirih, and told the boys to sit down under a rock and look down
the mountain, and not to move until he returned to them. And as
they were tired, and the sun was warm and pleasant, and the rock
sheltered them from the cold grind, the boys fell asleep. And the
Rajah went a little way on under another rock; and as he was tired,
and the sun was warm and pleasant, and he too fell asleep.
And those who were waiting for the Rajah thought him a long time
on the top of the mountain, and thought the great spirit must
have much to say, or might perhaps want to keep him on the
mountain always, or perhaps he had missed his way in conning down
again. And they were debating whether they should go and search
for him, when they saw him coming down with the two boys. And
when he met them he looked very grave, but said nothing; and then
all descended together, and the procession returned as it had
come; and the Rajah went to his palace and the chiefs to their
villages, and the people to their houses, to tell their wives and
children all that had happened, and to wonder yet again what
would come of it.
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