58 Traditions of the Tinguian 



home and told his father and mother that they would go next day 

 to make the pakdlon so he could marry Aponlgawani. Aponltolau and 

 his father and mother went to Kaodanan and took the marriage price 

 before Aponibalagen and his people made the pakdlon. Aponlbalagen 

 paid the same as Aponltolau did for Aponlbolinayen. Not long after 

 they returned to Kadalayapan and the next day Aponlbalagen went and 

 got Aponlgawani. They danced for one month and then they took 

 Aponlgawani to Kaodanan, and all the people went home. This is all. 

 (Told by Lagmani, a woman of Patok.) 



Mother Dinawagan go and engage me to someone, for I want to be 

 married. I like the sister of Aponibalagen of Natpangan" said Gawiga- 

 wen of Adasin. "Yes," said his mother. So she took her hat which 

 looked like the moonbeam and she started to go and when she arrived in 

 Natpangan she said, "Good morning, nephew Aponibalagen." "What 

 do you want here, Aunt?" he replied. "What do you want, you say, 

 and I want to talk with you." "Come up, Aunt, and we will hear what 

 you have to say." So he asked his mother Ebang to prepare food. As 

 soon as Ebang had prepared the food and called them to eat, Aponibala- 

 gen went to get the bast and they drank before they ate. And Ebang 

 broke up the fish stick and put it in the pot and it became fish. 1 Not 

 long after they ate, and when they had finished Aponibalagen said to 

 Dinawagan, "Come and see this." "No, I better stay here." When 

 Aponibalagen urged her she came in and he opened the bast jar which 

 was nine times inherited and as soon as they had drank Dinawagan said 

 that she could not tarry for it was afternoon, "I have something to tell 

 you, Aponibalagen." "What is it?" said Aponibalagen. "My son 

 Gawigawen of Adasin wants to marry your sister." Aponibalagen 

 agreed, so she gave a golden cup which looked like the moon as an en- 

 gagement present, and they agreed on a day for pakdlon. 2 Aponibalagen 

 said, "Tomorrow will be the day for pakdlon." 



Dinawagan went home. "Did they accept our golden cup 

 which looks like the moon, mother?" asked Gawigawen. "Yes. To- 

 morrow will be the pakdlon, " said the mother. "Not long after she said, 

 "All you people who live in the same town with us, prepare to go to the 

 pakdlon of Gawigawen in Natpangan tomorrow afternoon." The people 

 agreed and in the morning they truly started and they went. "You, my 



1 See p. 17. 



2 See p. 11. 



