'Indeed, you are very important, ' said the Eldest Magician. 'Shall I ask the Man here to cut you with kris?

“的确，你很重。”大魔法师说道。 ‘这里的人用克里斯刀你吗？

They stepped into the canoe; the little girl-daughter came with them; and the Man took his kris—a curving, wavy dagger with a blade like a flame, —and they pushed out on the Perak river.

上了独木舟；小女儿跟一起来了。男人拿起的克里斯——一把弯曲的、波浪形的匕首，刀刃像火焰——在霹雳河上推进。