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JUNE, 1895.)
THE DEVIL WORSHIP OF THE TULUVAS.
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“That tree is for the cocoanuts and oil used for the people of the house. Therefore, I cannot give you it," said he.
"Let it be, if you cannot give us that tree. There are five large she-buffaloes. Please, give us them at least," asked the heroes.
"heroes, there are four mothers in my palace. You have asked to-day for the she-buffaloes, and you will ask for the mothers, too, to-morrow," said the Balla!.
"We will never set our feet in the land, where sons are married to their mothers! We will not drink water there," said they, and went to a distauce of four feet.
At this time a letter from Sayina about the murder of Buddyanda was brought in through the small door. The Balla! read the letter, and sent a man for the heroes.
A thousand of such as Buddyanda can be found hereafter, but heroes like these cannot be found again. I will give them my palace. I will give them my land. Let the heroes come back!” said he, and gave them a letter.
They saw the letter, made answer and said : -“We went back from you and will never return again."
Then they went on to the hut of Hinkiri Banar, and said: "Where are the one-pointed iron nails and the two-pointed iron instrument? They were given to you to repair? Where are the handle of heruva, and the plough of.banga?"
“What is it, that the heroes say P" said Hinkiri of his wife. “They are not even so wise as to cease taking their meals at Parima!. I will pierce their breasts with the handle of heruva, the plough of banga, the one pointed nail and the two-pointed tapering instrument."
"Brother, does the plough come on the heart, when it passes over the fields ? He is a wise man. I shall ask him again and return. Brother, do you go on," said Channayya.
Channayya made him go three times round his but, and pierced his breast with the dagger, and the men and women made an outcry. The neighbours came ranning up, and asked :“What is the outcry about?"
“The blacksmith tried an impossible work, when a spark of fire flew out and the hut was burnt," said the younger brother.
They went on further, and then to one Baju, the washerman. They called out to the washerman and said :-“We have given you dirty clothes; have you washed and returned them?”
"No," said Baļu the washerman.
They speared Baļu the washerman, and went on farther, and came to one Sanku, the oil. maker.
" Where is Sanku the oil-maker? We have given him a kalase of oil-seeds. Where is one-fourth of the mund of oil P" asked they.
"I do not know, beroes ! you have given and I have taken it,” said he. They speared Sanku the oil-maker, and went on to one Abbu, the potter.
"We have given you a kalase of paddy, where are small and large earthen vessels ? " asked they.
He shewed them a broken pot and told them to take it away. They stabbed Abbu the potter with their dagger.
"So have we killed Abbu. Now let us go to the toll gate!” said they.
Dêrê, the toll-taker, saw them from a distance, and came down from his verandah and ran a way, but they waited for Dêrê, till his return. They saw him coming from a distance,
