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TINY ENTITIES IN MALAYSIA near the drain of a housing estate". He supervisor at the school confirmed that the Several students of the Sultan Sulaiman said he could see, perfectly clearly, the children had indeed claimed to have seen Primary School in Kuala Terengganu, faces of the tiny folk, which were dressed _ tiny creatures. north-east Malaysia, claim to have inred and about 6 cm in height. (Source: Berita Harian, 15 May 1991) encountered a group of tiny people on the He said that on the same day he had school premises on 12th and 13th May. also seen another little creature emerge FLYING SAUCER LANDING The news of the meeting with the small from a hole at the foot of a tree. A flying saucer, believed to be from an entities caused much excitement among Another second-year child, a girl named alien planet, was seen to land at Kampung the students and the 41 teachers of the Hiafiza Zakaria, also aged 8, claimed like- Parit Rambai, near Pontian, several nights school when the children reported their _ wise that she had seen tiny people near the ago. It caused a commotion amongst the experiences, which had been at about 3.00 drain in the school compound on the pre- inhabitants, and has been the main topic of pm, during the school's recess time, onthe vious day. This had been during the discussion there. two days in question. recess period, and another girl with her The flying saucer was said to have-mea- Mohamad Izainurie Nor Zaidi, aged 8,a had also seen them. She told her teacher sured about the size of a volley-ball. It second-year pupil, claimed that he had about it, and took her to see the spot touched down momentarily and caused a tried to catch one of the little creatures and where she said the tiny creatures had been. group of drummers who were practising that it had “stabbed” his hand, leaving a Another girl, Yasmin Hadyah Yyuri, that night to break off playing. . bruise. When he was asked by the school daughter of an architect and aged 10, said Haji Yahya Hashim, who was one of authorities to show his left hand, he did she too had seen the tiny people. the group, saw a bright light, and then, so, displaying a tiny wound. However, no adults—but only the several minutes later, the object landed This boy (who is the elder son of the schoolchildren—had seen the little beings. not far from them. In shape it had the Terengganu soccer team's Malaysia Cup The school has a total of 930 children. usual flying saucer form. However, it Captain, Norzidi Mohamad) explained Almost all of those who claimed having took off again before anybody got the that he was playing with other children on seen creatures said they had seen them chance to approach and observe it closely. the playground and that, when he near the drain, or near the tree, or in the (Source: Mingguan Malaysia, 13 Jan 1991) approached the outer fence, he saw "hun- vicinity of a nearby mosque. (Originally extracted from Flying Saucer dreds of tiny people coming out of a hole When questioned about it, the afternoon Review, vol. 38, no. 4, Winter 1993) supervisor at the school confirmed that the children had indeed claimed to have seen tiny creatures. (Source: Berita Harian. 15 May 1991) APRIL - MAY 1994 62¢NEXUS ecene tac