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Gëtas Banjaran stories; origin, kingship and death of Gëtas Banjaran, a demon provided with an elephant’s trunk, holding a thunderbolt (bajra), the an tagonist of radèn Manon Manogsa, the hero of a well-known wayag purwa play. Gëtas Banjaran is vanquished and killed by Pramésti Guru himself in the end. The tale Is couched in 3 wayag purwa plays, written hy the dalag Widi Prayitna of Sëntolo for the use of Mr Moens. The texts are com plete, containing notes on the gamëlan atusic to be played and the actions of the dalag handling the puppets. The plays are: 1 : birth of Gëtas Banjaran ~ '■ Gëtas Banjaran as a king 3 ; death of Gëtas Banjaran.

19 lines, thick im port paper, lined, Javanese leather binding (goat), worked, rather damaged Animal shaped wayag person- a g e s > children of B i m a, having had sexual ■ntercom-sc with various kinds of animals. he tales, numbered 1-112, are couched in '''ayag purwa plays. They were fabricated y the dalag Widi for the use of Mr Moens,

who asked for information on Javanese popular belief in spirits in animal shape. Some méts, prayers, partly in Arabic, partly in Javanese, to be said in order to drive away animals which are obnoxious to agriculture, are enclosed. LOr 12.565 contains: 1: Bima baya (crocodille) 2: B. dugul 3: B. gaggëg (insect) 4: B. këcoh (rat) 5: B. rujèh (boar) 6: B. urag (shrimp) 7: B. mina (fish) 8: B. juwig (rabbit) 9: B. jala (caught in a net) 10: B. Turas (bat, lawa) 11: B. mërak (peacock) 12: B. barog (dragon, lumbal) 13: B. tulalé (elephant) 14: B. branta wilantën (kuntul, heron) 15: B. klabag (centipede) 16: B. baju (yëksa, chthonic demon) 17: B. brindil (stripped bare) 18: B. ulig (eel) 19: B. ponjol (hunchback) 20: B. srëggi (demon with fangs)

LOr 12.566 contains: 21: Bima landak (porcupine) 22: B. bibis (beetle) 23: B. wërdu (leech) 24: B. yuyu (crab) 25: B. sarpa (snake) 26: B. kèkèt (caterpillar) 27: B. wëlut (fresh water eel) 28: B. kupu (butterfly) 29: B. srëggalug (fish)