(brother of Gondam Ganto Sari); during the voyage Dang Tuanku sings pantun, extolling the name of Gondam Ganto Sari; Sutan Mudo feels insulted and when they reach the island of Baharam Dewa, jurumudi Malim Siamat leaves Dang Tuanku behind; in an old boat Dang Tuanku reaches Kualo Ai Batu; inland he meets Puti Andam Dewi who had refused to marry Rajo Si Patoka; when Rajo Si Patoka learns about the relationship between Andam Dewi and Dang Tuanku he arrives to kill Dang Tuanku; before his death Andam Dewi gets a glass box to hide in, but is abducted by Rajo Si Patoka; the bayan bird receives aie ubueng nyawo (life-protecting water) from Puti Jamjuma at Aie Batu to revive Dang Tuanku; he now learns that Andam Dewi has been abducted by Rajo Si Patoka; while rowing his boat he is swallowed by a fish which dies and is washed ashore in Rajo Si Patoka’s country; Dang Tuanku is found in the stomach of the fish by Bundo Rubiah; at her place Andam Dewi and Dang Tuanku find each other at last; Dang Tuanku kills Rajo Si Patoka and brings Andam Dewi back to Kuala Aie Batu; he now asks her consent to go to Mecca to perform the haj-, when he does not return she goes in search and finds him on the island of Baharam Dewa where he is married to Gondam Ganto Sari by whom he has a child; at the end Andam Dewi and Dang Tuanku are reunited again. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 207, no. 512 (A); II pp. 189-284: Hikayat Raja Budak; at the end the date of completion, 8 Rajab 1269/17 April 1853, has been deleted (is it the date the original MS was finished ?). Van Ronkel 1921, p. 26, no. 62 (B); III pp. 285-560: Kabar Si Taboeang; Minangkabau; written down by Dja Parlagoetan, a teacher at Barus, on 2 September 1902, as told by Moehammad Sêr; containing the story of Prince Si Tabuang, born to an unmarried girl Lindung Bulan, one of the three orphaned princesses; his mother tries to kill him in all kinds of ways, but he survives thanks to both his aunts; he possesses supernatural powers, can travel through the air, in the sea and in the earth; besides he has power over wild animals. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 208, no. 513 (C).

672. Cod.Or. 6085 Kaba Cindue Mato 501 pp.; Minangkabau; exercise book; 21 x 17 cm.; 24 lines per p.; Roman characters; corrections and variae lectiones in pencil by Van Ophuysen; Van Ophuysen coll. The text is a transliteration of a MS; illegible words in the original are left blank; the