. The Mythology of all races .. . tray).He taught them all he knew and sometimes took them out onexcursions into the forest. On one of these occasions he cameupon the body of a wizard tatued with charms which renderedhim invisible at will. The monk told the boys to carry the bodyhome, for he proposed to roast and eat it, so that he alsomight acquire supernatural powers; but when he got to hismonastery, he found that the boys had already eaten the deadweiksa and had become luzun gaung (skilled in the blackart). In his anger he reported the matter to the ThatonKing, who sent men to capture the t
. The Mythology of all races .. . tray).He taught them all he knew and sometimes took them out onexcursions into the forest. On one of these occasions he cameupon the body of a wizard tatued with charms which renderedhim invisible at will. The monk told the boys to carry the bodyhome, for he proposed to roast and eat it, so that he alsomight acquire supernatural powers; but when he got to hismonastery, he found that the boys had already eaten the deadweiksa and had become luzun gaung (skilled in the blackart). In his anger he reported the matter to the ThatonKing, who sent men to capture the two brothers. Theelder was caught and put to death, but the younger,Byat Ta, escaped and made his way to Pagan, where he tookservice under King Nawrahta Minzaw, his function being togather flowers for the palace. In the discharge of his duties, PLATE XIX Shwe Pyin Naungdaw Nat The elder of the twin brothers who are worshippedwith great ceremony in a village not far south ofMandalay. After Temple, Thirty-Seven Nats ofBurma, No. >^m^^m^s,->i3x)i<^e,H^
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