42 Traditions of the Tinguian 



was the wife of Ilwisan of Dagapan. And when they had all danced 

 they stopped playing the gansa. Aponltolau gave the payment for 

 Aponlbolinayen and it was the balaua nine times filled with jars — 

 tnalayo, tadogan, and ginlasan. 1 And when he had given all the payment 

 they played again on the gansas for one month and they danced. 



When one month passed, they went home — their relatives whom 

 they had invited. They said, "Ala! now Aponltolau and Aponlbolina- 

 yen, since the day has arrived on which we go home, do not detain us 

 for we have been here for a month, we go home to our town." Not long 

 after they all went home. And the father and mother of Aponltolau took 

 them home with them to Kadalayapan, and they took all their possessions 

 from up above. When they arrived in Kadalayapan those who lived in 

 the same town were surprised, for Aponltolau and Aponlbolinayen were 

 there. They went to see them and Balokanag (i.e., Kanag — their son) 

 was large. It is said. 



(Told by Magwati, a man of Lagangilang Abra.) 



"I am anxious to eat the mango fruit which belongs to Algaba of 

 Dagala," said Aponlbolinayen. When she said this she was almost dying 

 and she repeated it. "Ala cousin Dalonagan, you go and take cousin 

 Dina-ogan, and go and secure the mango fruit of Algaba of Dagala," 

 said Aponlbalagen. "Why does Aponlbolinayen want the mango fruit 

 of Algaba of Dagala; does she not know that anyone who goes there can- 

 not return?" asked Dalonagan. "Ala, you go and be careful and he will 

 not hurt you," said Aponlbalagen. And Dalonagan went truly, and 

 started, and Aponlbalagen gave Dalonagan a belt and earrings, which 

 he was to trade for the mango fruit; and Dalonagan went to get Dina- 

 ogan, and he took an egg. Not long after they went and they held the 

 egg all the time as they walked. When they were in the middle of the 

 way the egg hatched. When they had almost arrived in Dagala the chic- 

 ken had become a rooster which could crow. 



Not long after they arrived at the spring of Algaba of Dagala, and 

 the people who dipped water from the spring were there. "You people 

 who are dipping water from the spring, where is a shallow place where 

 we can cross?" "Where is the shallow place where we can cross you 

 say, rich men, perhaps you are enemies," said the women who were dip- 

 ping water. "If we are enemies we would kill you," said Dalonagan. 

 "You see the shallow place where the people cross," said the people 



1 Names of different kinds of jars. 



