Tales of the Mythical Period 57 



Gimbagonan was jealous. When they finished dancing he gave the skirts 

 to Aponlbalagen and Sinagayan. As soon as Aponibalagen had finished 

 Iwaginan made Aponitolau dance with Gimbagonan. While they were 

 dancing Gimbagonan danced to the sound of the jars which she had 

 about her neck and in her hair, i.e., she had necklaces of big jars and they 

 stuck together so she could not hear the gansas. Not long after Aslbowan 

 wished to go back home. "Now I am going home, Aponibolinayen, for 

 no one is watching my house." "No, do not go yet, for someone wants 

 to marry your daughter Binaklingan." "I must go now, you take care 

 of her." So she went back home and they did not see her. As soon as 

 the Sayang was over Dina-ogan was engaged to Binaklingan. Soon he 

 paid the marriage price, and it was the balaua filled nine times with 

 valuable things. 



Not long after all the people went back to their homes, and 

 Aponibalagen was left alone and he acted as if he was drunk, but he was 

 not drunk. He laid down in the balaua, and Aponibolinayen covered 

 him with blankets. Not long after Aponigawani went outdoors for she 

 felt hot, and Aponibalagen peeped at her. Not long after she went in- 

 side of the house and went into the ninth room, and Aponibalagen 

 watched her. When it became night Aponibalagen went to the place 

 where she was and Aponitolau did not see him. So he looked for her in 

 the ninth room, and she was playing the pan pipe. While she was play- 

 ing she saw a firefly, and she tried to hit it with her pan pipe, and Aponi- 

 balagen said "Do not strike me or you will hit my headaxe, and he 

 became a man again. "How did you get in here?" said Aponigawani." 

 "I came, because I saw you when I was lying in the balaua. He sat down 

 beside her and tried to cut a betel-nut for her to chew. "We will chew 

 betel-nut so we can tell our names," said Aponibalagen. She took the 

 betel-nut and they chewed. "You tell your name first, for you live here." 

 " No it is not good for me to tell my name first, for I am a woman. You 

 are the first." " My name is Aponibalagen who is the brother of Aponi- 

 bolinayen who is the son of Pagbokasan of Kaodanan." "My name is 

 Aponigawani who is the sister of Aponitolau who is the daughter of 

 Pagatipanan and Langa-an." 



When they had been in the room nine nights Aponitolau went 

 to see Aponigawani, and when he got to the room Aponibalagen was 

 there. "Why are you here, brother-in-law?" said Aponitolau. "I 

 am here, because I wish to marry your sister," said Aponibalagen. 

 "If you want to marry her you must engage her and you come 

 another day to make pakdlon. 1 Not long after Aponibalagen went 



l See p. ii. 



