clothes; Sarek Muliek makes attempts to weave some for him; but owing to the lack of materials, from cotton to spare-parts for the loom, these have to be acquired first with great difficulty; when the clothes are ready Rajo Tuwo goes to the gelanggang; Rajo Maninjun, now the important man at the gelanggang, is impressed by Rajo Tuwo’s clothes; he is informed of the weaver’s name and at his instigation, people now go to Tanjueng Bungo, so that the gelanggang is emptied; Dayang Danilu, the owner of the gelanggang, is ashamed and sets Rajo Angek Garang against Sarek Muliek; she is expelled by him and roams the seas, waiting for her infant brother to grow up; when Magek Kaju Buang is grown up he is taught all the skills a well-educated man should know by his father and roams the seas in search of his sister; he dies and is revived by Puti Taruih Mato whom he marries; together they continue his peregrinations, attacking the ships they come across, until in one of the attacks Magek Kaju Buang is caught by Sarek Muliek; Magek Kaju Buang reveals his identity and together they return to Tanjueng Bungo and defeat Rajo Magek Garang; in this text are more pantun than in the above text. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 208, no. 515 (B); III ff. 107r-145v: Kaba nan Tungga jan nan Gandarialr, Minangkabau; the same story as Kaba nan Tungga; 24 lines per p.; bold writing; difficult reading. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 203, no. 501 (C); IV ff. 146r-222: Kitabfa’al; 23 lines per p.; legible writing (in two different hands); the copying was finished on 9 Safar 1297/21 January 1880 by Yahya Ismail and Si Rancak at Maninjau. The text contains: 1. ff. 146r-166r: Auspicious and inauspicious days; beginning with Jika harta hilang, auspicious and inauspicious days of the months, Hari Jum ‘at (according to the traditions around the Prophet), auspicious and inauspicious days for weddings and for planting, Kutika sepuluh kali dalam sebulan, Nahas dalam tiga puluh hari dalam sebulan, Fasal pada menyatakan hari baik bertanam tanaman, Fasal pada menyatakan tiap-tiap bulan dua kali dalam sebulan, Fasal pada menyatakan hari yang tujuh, Bab peri mengetahui baik dan jahat dalam setahun, Bab peri mengetahui tahun yang delapan, Fasal pada menyatakan pelangkahan petahunan supaya selamat, Fasal pada menyatakan tahun yang delapan (table with names of stars etc.), Fasal pada menyatakan sa'at lima (with diagrams), Fasal pada menyatakan ketika lima (with tables and diagrams), Bab naga dalam bumi (with diagram of a naga), Bab pada menyatakan pandangan pada sehari supaya selamat (diagrams of ketikas), Bab pada menyatakan jikalau kita ke laut