582. Cod.Or. 5971 Kitab Pembacaan 32 pp.; exercise book; 20 l h x Wh cm.; 24 lines per p.; fine writing; Van Ophuysen coll. The text, pp. 3-21, is a reader for school children: 1. Kebun; prose followed by a nalam about gardening; 2. Bundak; prose followed by a nalam about orang bundak (worried people); 3. Pemalas; prose followed by a nalam about laziness; 4. Loba; prose followed by a nalam; 5. Berhitung; prose followed by a nalam; 6. Penyuka; prose followed by a nalam about things one likes to do; 7. Bertukang; prose followed by a nalam about carpentry; 8. Cerita si Rahman; prose followed by a nalam. Not described in Van Ronkel 1921.

583. Cod.Or. 5972 Kaba Tuanku Malim Dewa bagalar Tuanku Gombang Patuanan 44 pp.; Minangkabau; exercise book; 20'/2 x I6V2 cm.; 24 lines per p.; legible writing; written down by Sutan Maharajo, Sutan Kayo, and Mangkuto Sati, teachers from Tanjung Ampalu, from an oral narrative; Van Ophuysen coll. Also called Kaba Tuanku Gombang Patuanan. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 207, no. 510.

584. Cod.Or. 5973 Kaba Pud Liwang Dewani 20 ff.; Minangkabau; exercise book; 20 x Wh cm.; 24 lines per p.; almost illegible writing; written down from oral sources by Sutan Maharajo, Sutan Kayo, and Mangkuto Sati, at Tanjung Ampalu; Van Ophuysen coll. The text, ff. lr-14v, contains the story of Princess Liwang Dewani, daughter of Tuanku Bandaharo Kayo, who was born an exceptional girl. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 206, no. 509 (wrongly described as Cod.Or. 5971).

585. Cod.Or. 5974 Kaba Pud Batujueh Badunsanak 20 ff.; Minangkabau; exercise book; 20 x I6V2 cm.; 24 lines per p.; almost illegible