Tales of the Mythical Period 67 



exchanged quids. And the quid which had been chewed by Aponlgawani 

 was covered with agate beads which are called pinogalan, and the quid of 

 Aponibolinayen was covered with gold. Aponlgawani said, "You are 

 more beautiful and have more power than I, because your betel-nut is 

 covered with gold." After that they spat in front of them. The place 

 looked like the place where a child had been born. "Now, my friend, 

 we are going to tell our names." "Yes," said each one, and they told 

 their names. "I am Aponibolinayen of Kaodanan who has no brother, 

 and Ginambo of Gonlgonan came to fight against me and the month in 

 which we agreed to fight has come, so I go meet her." " I go also to the 

 town of Ginawan of Nagtinawan, because the month which we agreed 

 on has arrived, my name is Aponlgawani of Kadalayapan who also has 

 no brother." "If that is what you are going to do, we will go first to 

 Gonlgonan, then we will go to the town of Nagtinawan," said Aponi- 

 bolinayen to her. "If that is what you say we will both go." So they 

 went. 



Not long after they arrived at Gonlgonan. "Now, Ginambo of 

 Gonlgonan I am here because the month which we agreed has come." 

 "You people who live in the same town with me prepare, because the 

 woman who always stays in the house in Kaodanan has come to fight 

 against us," said Ginambo. "Yes, Ginambo, we will fight against her. 

 We told you not to go against her before, because the people of her town 

 are related to Kabonlyan. We do not know what magic they may use," 

 they said. "Now, what can we do, we are lost." After that they began 

 to fight. "Ala, you my spears and headaxes kill the people from the 

 left and the right sides, from in back and in front," said Aponibolinayen 

 and Aponlgawani. 



As soon as they commanded their spears and headaxes their invisible 

 helpers flew and they went to Dangdangayan of Naglitnan. "Oh, sir, 

 you are so happy, who are in bed in the house. The people who live in 

 Gonlgonan have nearly killed your sister, because she went to fight 

 against them," said the helpers. After that he went to bathe and wash 

 his hair. "Ala, you three girls take the rice straw and wash my hair," 

 he said, and the three girls washed his hair. After that he finished to 

 wash and he went up to the town. As soon as they arrived in the town 

 the three girls combed his hair. When they finished to comb his hair, 

 "Now, you put little golden beads on each of my hairs," he said. As 

 soon as they put all the gold in his hair he took his spear and headaxe 

 and he went. 



Lingiwan of Nagtangpan was in bed in his house. "Sir, you are so 

 happy in your bed in your house, your sister went to fight and the en- 

 emies have nearly killed her," said the invisible spirit helpers. Mother 



