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the betel-nut got off and they started. "All you people who live in the 

 same town come with me to attend the balaua of Kadayadawan of Pin- 

 tagayan. " So they went. They arrived at the same time as Gawigawen 

 of Adasin and they met near to the river. Not long after Kadayadawan 

 saw them by the river and he sent the betel-nuts to dmy the people 

 across the river. When they were in the middle of the river Kadayada- 

 wan used his power so that their old clothes, which they wore in mourn- 

 ing for Aponibolinayen were taken off from them, and they were sur- 

 prised, for they did not know when their old clothes had been taken off. 



When they reached the other side Aponlbalagen said to the people 

 who lived with Kadayadawan. "We are ashamed to come up into the 

 town, for we have no clothes." Then the betel-nuts told Kadayadawan 

 and he said, "Ala, go and tell them that I will come and bring some 

 clothes for them." Not long after he arrived where they were and he 

 gave them some clothes to use. "Ala, take these clothes and use them, 

 and come up to the town." But Aponlbalagen and his companions were 

 ashamed. Kadayadawan urged them until they accepted the clothes. 



Soon they reached the town and they danced and Iwaginan and 

 Nagten-ngEyan danced again and the water from the river went up into 

 the town and the fish bit her feet. Not long after that they stopped 

 dancing and Iwaginan made Gawigawen and Aponibolinayen dance. 

 While they were dancing Gawigawen watched Aponibolinayen, and 

 when they had danced around nine times Gawigawen seized her and put 

 her in his belt. 1 "Why do you do that Gawigawen?" said Kadayadawan 

 to him, and he threw his spear and Gawigawen fell down and Aponibo- 

 linayen escaped and Kadayadawan put her in a room. As soon as he 

 put her in the room he went to bring Gawigawen back to life. Not long 

 after he revived him, "Why did you do that, Gawigawen? I did not 

 steal Aponibolinayen from you." And Gawigawen said, "Even if you 

 did steal Aponibolinayen from me, she was my wife and I could not find her 

 until now. That is why I put her in my belt, and Aponlbalagen knows 

 that she is my wife." And Kadayadawan said, "She is my wife now." 



Not long after the alan who took care of Kadayadawan told Langa- 

 an "Kadayadawan is your son. I picked him up when he was only blood 

 which fell from you." 2 "Why do you say that you are not my mother?" 

 said Kadayadawan to the alan. Langa-an said to the alan, "It is good 

 if he is my son." They were very happy and they said to Aponlbalagen, 

 "Now we will pay the marriage price and also the price which Gawiga- 



1 This incident is frequently found in these tales. It also occurs in Javanese 

 literature. See Bezmer. Volksdichtung aus Indonesien, p. 47. (Haag, 1904). 

 *Seep. 15. 



