Tales of the Mythical Period 49 



When Langa-an arrived at the house she said, "Good afternoon." 

 And It-tonagan and Gimbangonan answered, " Good afternoon." They 

 invited her to go up into the house and she went. "Why do you come 

 here, Aunt?" said Gimbangonan. " I came to arrange for you to marry 

 Aponltolau, for he wants to marry you and has sent me to talk about 

 the pakdlon." Gimbangonan was very happy and said to her mother, 

 "You tell him yes, for I wish to marry Aponltolau." So It-tonagan 

 agreed to the marriage and Langa-an asked how much the marriage 

 price would be. " The regular custom of the people with magical power 

 which is the balaua nine times full," said Aldasan, because It-tonagan 

 was always restless and was walking outside the house. So Langa-an 

 left a little jar and agate bead, as a sign of the engagement, for Gim- 

 bangonan. Not long after she went back home to Kadalayapan. 

 When she arrived where Aponltolau was lying down she said, "Wes" 

 for she was tired and Aponltolau heard her and he went and inquired 

 what was the matter. His mother answered that they had agreed on the 

 marriage and the next day he could go and marry Gimbangonan. 



As soon as the next day came they prepared jars of bast, 1 and pigs to 

 be carried to Natpangan, and Aponltolau carried one large empty jar. 2 

 So they went. As soon as they arrived Aponltolau asked where 

 Gimbangonan was, and the people said, "Look at the big woman." 

 He looked and saw that she was a very big woman and Aponltolau 

 cried, for she was not the girl he had seen before, and he bent his 

 head. While the old men were talking to each other Gimbangonan 

 said to Aponltolau, " Come here, Aponltolau. Be very happy. Why do 

 you bend your head?" Aponltolau did not listen, and he did not go. 

 Not long after Langa-an and the others went back home and left 

 Aponltolau to be joined to Gimbangonan. Aponltolau was afraid to go 

 to Gimbangonan, for she was a very big woman. She called to him all 

 the time, but he did not go to her. It-tonagan was restless and did not 

 stay in the house even in the night, and they could not sleep. 



After ten days Aponltolau said, "I am going to Kadalayapan for 

 a little while. I will return soon." "If you go to Kadalayapan I will 

 go with you," she said. "Do not go this time and I will take you next 

 time," he said, and he went. When he was near the gate of the town of 

 Kadalayapan he hung his head until he reached his house. His mother 

 asked why he hung his head. "I do not wish to marry Gimbangonan 

 for she is not the woman I met by the river." " Do not be angry with me 

 for I did what you wished. I would not have engaged you to Gimban- 



1 Sugar cane rum. 

 1 The groom's gift. 



