68 Traditions of the Tinguian 



alan I ask you if I have a sister? I never have seen her." "What can 

 you do? I picked you up where you had fallen when your father was 

 jealous of your mother," 1 she said. After that he hurried to start and 

 he went. 



When Dangdangayan of Naglitnan was in the road, he sat down on a 

 high stone where the two women had set before. How terrible it is that 

 those women who never go out of the house have gone to war, for here 

 is where they exchanged their weapons." While he was sitting, "Good 

 morning, my friend," said Linglwan of Nagtangpan. "Where are you 

 going?" said the man who sat on the high stone. "I am going any- 

 where," he answered, and they talked. "We are going to tell our names, 

 because it is bad for us when we do not know each others names." They 

 cut and chewed the betel-nut. As soon as they chewed they found that 

 they were relatives. "My name is Linglwan of Nagtangpan." "My 

 name is Dangdangayan of Naglitnan. Let us go together when we go to 

 fight." After that they went. When they truly arrived they looked 

 into the town, they saw the two women who looked like flames of fire, 

 because of their beauty. "How terrible that those ladies who always 

 stay in the house have gone to war," they said. After that they went 

 to them, and the people whom they killed were so many that the pig 

 troughs floated in their blood. So they went to them. When the wo- 

 men saw them they said, "How terrible are those two rich men who have 

 power. ' ' After that, ' ' Oh, ladies how were you born, ' ' they said. ' ' Why 

 are you here you ask? Ginambo came to fight against us, that is why 

 we are here in the town of Gonigonan." So Dangdangayan went in front 

 of them, and he scooped them up with his headaxe and put them inside 

 of his belt. 2 After that the two men fought against the enemies. " Please 

 leave someone to bear children," said Ginambo of Gonigonan. " If that 

 is what you ask we will kill you last," they said and she begged mercy. 



"Now we will go to Nagtinawan which is the town of Ginawan, with 

 whom AponlgawanI agreed to fight this month." After that, "You 

 plunder and heads go before us to Kadalayapan, when you arrive at the 

 gate you divide equally and part of you go to Kaodanan." So they went 

 to Nagtinawan. When they arrived in Nagtinawan, "You Ginawan of 

 this town now the agreed month is here." "How are you Ginawan? 

 We told you not to go before and you went; now we will all be killed," 

 said the people who lived in the same town. " Now we seek vengeance." 

 They looked as if they cut down banana trees when they cut down their 



1 The story teller paused here to explain that his mother did not know that she 

 was pregnant, and that a miscarriage had occurred. 



* See p. 63, note I. 



