A witch is a spirit which is believed to fall into a person and to make him altogether a slave so that he does whatever the spirit wants him to do. This spirit lives mainly in old women and women in general, but is also found in men. In a man it is stronger than in a woman. It is like fire and so it is seen at night like a collection of live coals. It likes to stay in trees and particularly in coconut trees, and is but seldom seen on the ground. When it flies along or alights on a tree, it is constantly scattering fire sparks in thick showers.