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 The flying of kites (pupò glayang) is a favourite recreation of both old and young. Children play with a simple kind of kite which may also be often seen in Java; in Achehnese they are called glayang tukòng. Grown-up people fly large, but very pretty and more compli-



cated kites which are called glayang kleuëng from their resemblance to the kite (the bird). A representation of one of these may be seen in the photograph. Their owners have matches, sometimes for money, as to who can get his kite to rise highest, the cords being of equal length.

Meurimbang is the name of a game usually played by two boys one against the other. Each is provided with the top half of a cocoanut shell. Both are set on the ground at a certain distance from one another. One of the opponents kicks his own shell backwards and if he hits that of his opponent a certain number of times he has the privilege