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Updated: May 14, 2025
Well, sorr," now beginning to unfold himself and rise from the bed, "I thought I'd just drop in and explain matters a bit before I go up country." "That was very thoughtful of you, Mung Baw." "I'll be back in a while, and I needn't tell ye, Mr. Shafto, that as long as I draw breath I'll never forget how I'm beholden to ye.
But mostly he loves to walk in the dark and still, along the river mists when the wind hath sank, a little before night meeteth with the morning upon the highway between Pegana and the Worlds. Sometimes Mung entereth the poor man's cottage; Mung also boweth very low before The King. Then do the Lives of the poor man and of The King go forth among the Worlds.
When Alhireth-Hotep was among the Things that Were, and still men sought to know, they said unto Kabok: "Be thou as wise as was Alhireth-Hotep." And Kabok grew wise in his own sight and in the sight of men. And Kabok said: "Mung maketh his signs against men or withholdeth it by the advice of Kabok."
And Sish throughout the Worlds hurled Time away, and slew the Hours that had served him well, and called up more out of the timeless waste that lieth beyond the Worlds, and drave them forth to assail all things. And Sish cast a whiteness over the hairs of Yun-Ilara, and ivy about his tower, and weariness over his limbs, for Mung passed by him still.
Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI. There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI. Moreover, we have a faith in Roon and Slid.
Shafto stared for a moment, then he said: "By George! I do know him though I can hardly believe my eyes. I'll go and speak to him and find out what this means," and he hurried away below. "Hullo, Mung Baw!" he exclaimed. "Say, this is something like a surprise! What are you doing here?" "Much the same as yourself, sir. The Tug of War is drawing us all home.
"Well, Mung Baw, since you put it like that, I believe you could give me what would be far more use than a stone some valuable help." "Valuable help!" repeated the pongye, adjusting false horn spectacles and staring hard. "Then as far as it's in me power the help of every bone in me body is yours and at your service." "Thank you. Now, tell me, have you ever heard of the cocaine trade in Burma?"
Once, as Mung went his way athwart the Earth and up and down its cities and across its plains, Mung came upon a man who was afraid when Mung said: "I am Mung!" And Mung said: "Were the forty million years before thy coming intolerable to thee?" And Mung said: "Not less tolerable to thee shall be the forty million years to come!"
O Mung, most dearly to be desired! thy gift of Death is the heritage of Man, with ease and rest and silence and returning to the Earth. Kib giveth but toil and trouble; and Sish, he sendeth regrets with each of his hours wherewith he assails the World. Yoharneth-Lahai cometh nigh no more. I can no longer be glad with Limpang-Tung. When the other gods forsake him a man hath only Mung."
"Easy enough!" replied Mung Baw, drawing himself up to his full height; "I'm the tallest pongye in Rangoon." "Yes, no doubt. Burmese are a bit undersized." "But fine, able-bodied fellows. I suppose you've seen the wrestlers?" "Yes. Now, before you go, can I get you a drink or a smoke?"
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