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JUNE, 1895.)
THE DEVIL WORSHIP OF THE TULUVAS.
147.
“O woman! call him," said Buddyanda.
She took water in a beautiful pot and awakened the Ballal, her husband. He rose and stood up at once.
" Wife, why did you awake me?" asked he, and came out. "Master ! Buddyanda ! why did you make my wife call me ?” asked he.
“Bira Malya (Ballya) of Matti ! you must refer to the praśna-book and tell me a day for sowing my kambula," he said.
The astrologer brought a bench for Baddyanda to sit on. He brought sixty handfuls of játakams, and thirty handfuls of granthams. He brought balls of gold and silver wires.
And then Bira Malya of Matti said: "I want to tell you a sure hour, which I shall find with the help of a true star, Therefore you must give me a handful of money."
As soon as he gave it, Balyaya ssid :-"Buddyanda! on Tuesday, early in the morning, let the ballocks and men go down to the kambula. Shall I finish this, Badd yanda ?”
“Do you, Balyaya, seek a day for the Billavars too," said Buddyanda.
"For one keambula only the same day and hour is fixed. There is no separate week or day," said Bira Balyaya of Matti.
"I go, Balyâya," said Baddyanda; and went to his village. "Have you ascertained a day for the kambula po asked Channayya.
"Taesday is fixed for my kambula and the Tuesday following for yours," said Buddyanda.
"Brother Köţi! two weeks and two days cannot be fixed for kambula. Let us begin this week," said Channayya. "We should call for bullocks and labourers. Let us go."
While Channayya was going in the upper country of Parimal, calling his tenants, Buddyanda was going about in the lower country calling his tenants. There were a few tonants who had four oven in that village, but there were many tenants who had two oxen only.
“If you have separate kambulas, to whom we are to send oxen P" said the villagers to Buddyanda.
" Leave the Billavars' kambula, you people, and send the oxen to my kambula!" said Baddyanda.
Bat Chaonayys said :-“ Badd yanda has only one leambula, and we also have only one kambula, but there are two weeks fixed; therefore, you people, may send him the oxen first."
Baddyanda and Channayya met together. .
"Take care! Channayya ! Take care ! Do not you plough the kambula on the same day in that village," said Buddyanda.
"What is this foolishness of Budd yanda, who is like a pig? I shall make some one trample on you," said Channayya.
Four yoke of oxon went to the kambula of the heroes, but to Buddyanda's kambula went only one yoke of oxen. The water and mud of the heroes' kambula were mixed together, while, in Badd yanda's leambula, the water became in one corner clear, while the other corner pas being ploughed. Then a yoke of oxen, and a man, named Yelltura Kurends were sent by the heroes to Buddyanda. Though they were called by Koţi and Channayyı, they gent them to Buddyanda's kambula. Badd yanda beat them badly, untied the oven and drove them away from the kambula.
"They are bogged oxen and the man is . odoly. If you are envious of me, let us tary together. Do not want for oxen and man?" said Baddy ands.
