54 Traditions of the Tinguian 



telling us," said Aponitolau. His daughter was very sorry but she played 

 on the pan pipe. When it was morning Langa-an saw the golden house 

 by their house. "Why there is a different house here. I think Aponito- 

 lau has arrived and maybe he is in that house," said Langa-an to Pag- 

 bokasan, 1 and Pagbokasan went outdoors. "Are you here Aponitolau? 

 We had sought you for a long time, but did not find you. None of our 

 animals are left alive," said Pagbokasan. "Why did you search for 

 me? I told Sinogyaman and Sinagayan that I was going to fight. Did 

 they not tell you?" said Aponitolau. "We thought that you encoun- 

 tered our old, dangerous enemies, for you have been away many months. 

 Why do you have a daughter who is a young girl?" "Yes, Binaklingan 

 who is here is my daughter, and her mother Aslbowan with whom I 

 lived for a long time did not want to come here to Kadalyapan, for she 

 said I must find a girl suitable for me to marry and then we must make 

 balaua so that she will come to our town." 



When they had been in Kadalayapan five days, they went to take 

 a walk in the evening of the sixth day, and they went to the spring of 

 Lisnayan. As soon as he arrived at the spring he used magic so that 

 all the pretty girls who never go outdoors felt hot and went to the 

 spring to bathe. 2 Not long after Aponlbolinayen felt very hot 

 and she went to take a bath at the spring. Aponitolau saw her taking 

 a bath and she looked like the half of a rainbow, and Aponitolau 

 went to her, and Aponlbolinayen saw him while she was bathing. " Do 

 not wound me in more than one place so I will not have so much to 

 cure." "If I was an enemy I would have killed you at once," said 

 Aponitolau. Soon he cut a betel-nut into two pieces. "It is best 

 for us to chew betel-nut for it is bad for us to talk when we do not 

 know each other's names." Aponlbolinayen did not wish to chew, but 

 when Aponitolau urged her she chewed and they told their names. " My 

 name is Aponitolau of Kadalayapan who is the son of Pagbokasan and 

 Langa-an." "My name is Aponlbolinayen of Kaodanan who is the 

 sister of Aponlbalagen who put me at the place close to the spring of 

 Lisnayan, for he does not wish anyone to see me, but you have found me. 

 Not long after, while they were talking, Aponlbolinayen used magic so 

 that she vanished and she went among the betel-nuts on the branch of 

 the tree. " Where did the girl go? I did not see her when she vanished," 

 said Aponitolau to himself. Not long after he went home with his head 



1 See p. 7, note I. 



1 The story tellers explain the very frequent mention of "girls who always stay 

 in the house" or "who never go out of doors" by saying that in former times the 

 prettiest girls were always protected from the sunlight in order that their skin might 

 be of light color. These girls were called lala-am — those within. It is not thought 

 they remained constantly within doors. 



