Mountains, in legend, 1 , 2 ;
associated with dragons, 13 , 14
Mouse-deer, the, in fable, 179 ;
snaring the, 179 –181;
legend about the, 318 , 319
Musical instruments, supernatural power of royal, 25 , 27 , 40 –42;
used to accompany invocations to spirits, 445 ;
used to accompany dances, 461 ;
used at theatrical exhibitions, 505 , 509 , 511 , 512 , 516 –521
Naga, the Indian, 4
Nails, worn long, 45 , 46 ;
artificial, ib.;
staining with henna, 375 –377
Names, importance of, 341
Nature, 1 –7, 10 –15;
influence of kings, chiefs, or magicians over, 36 , 60 , 106 –109, 262 , 263
Navel, of the earth, 3 ;
of the sea, 7 –9
Night-jar, origin of the Malay name of the, 121 , 122
Noise, objection of spirits to, 231 , 257 , 258
Nursery rhymes, 494 –502
Oaths, 64 , 273 , 525 (note)
Omens, from natural events, 15 , 129 , 144 , 264 , 411 , 534 , 535 ;
from incense, 76 , 410 , 411 ;
from the rice-paste ceremony, 78 ;
from birds, 111 , 112 , 123 , 535 ;
from dreams, 142 , 144 , 305 , 562 –566;
from the direction of things falling, 180 , 296 , 297 , 330 , 357 , 409 ;
from sounds, 210 , 299 ;