Tales of the Mythical Period 45 



it for she was ashamed. "If you do not wish to eat this fruit which I 

 give you, you cannot go to anyone but me," said Algaba, and Aponlbala- 

 gen left them alone. 



Not long after Aponlbolinayen could sit up straight, and she wanted 

 to leave Algaba, but he took her. When Aponlbolinayen looked at her 

 ring she saw it was not her own. "Why have I another ring?" she 

 asked, and she caught the hand of Algaba for he wanted to take her. 

 "Give me my ring. It is not good for you, for it looks like copper. 

 Take your ring, for it is really gold," said Aponlbolinayen. "No, 

 this is good, for I did not take it from your finger. The spirits wanted 

 it to come to my finger. Our rings are both gold, but they are differ- 

 ent colors," he said. "Let us chew betel-nut for it is bad for us to talk 

 when we do not know each other's names." "It is not my custom to 

 chew betel-nut," said Aponlbolinayen. "Then you learn," said Algaba. 

 Not long after he made her chew and he gave to her. " Now, lady, whom 

 I visit you tell your name first," he said. "No, because I am ashamed, 

 as a woman to tell my name first." Not long after he said, " My name is 

 Algaba of Dagala. I have looked in all parts of the world for a wife, but 

 I did not find anyone like you, and now I have found you, and I want 

 you to be married to me." " My name is Aponlbolinayen of Kaodanan, 

 sister of Aponibalagen who are son and daughter of Ebang and Pag- 

 bokasan," said Aponlbolinayen. Not long after they laid down their 

 quids and they were rows of agate beads which have no holes. Algaba 

 said, " It is good for us to be married." So they were married and they 

 went to Dagala. As soon as they arrived in Dagala, "Mother," he said 

 to his mother alan, "now we are going to take you to Kadalayapan, 

 because I have found a wife." " No," said the alan, "we must first build 

 balaua here." "That is good if it is what you desire," said Algaba. 



Not long after Aponlbolinayen commanded people to pound rice, 

 and others to get betel-nuts which were covered with gold. So they 

 truly made Sayang. 1 Not long after when it became evening they 

 made Libon. 1 "The best for us to do is to invite Aponibalagen, and 

 all the people of Kadalayapan and some other places," said Algaba. 

 Not long after they sent the betel-nuts which were covered with gold 

 to invite their relatives. Some of the betel-nuts they sent to Kaodanan. 

 "Sir, come to Dagala, because Aponlbolinayen and Algaba build balaua, " 

 said the betel-nut to Aponibalagen. When the other betel-nuts arrived 

 at Kadalayapan to invite the people they said to Langa-an, "Come 

 to Dagala because Aponlbolinayen and Algaba make balaua." Not 

 long after Aponibalagen and Aponlgawanl and the other people went. 



1 See pp. 12-13. 



