Tales of the Mythical Period 69 



enemies. " Please spare me, and if you wish marry me," said Glnawan. 

 " If that is what you say we will kill you last," but they did not kill her. 



After that they went home and sent all the heads before them and 

 also the plunder. After that they arrived in Kaodanan. "Good after- 

 noon, Uncle," said Dangdangayan to old man Pagbokasan. "Come up 

 the ladder," he said. "You go and cook so that these boys may eat," 

 he said. After that, "You go and get one jar of bast which you used to 

 like when you were young," said his wife Ebang. As soon as she said 

 this they went and they drank, and Pagbokasan said to them. "This is 

 reserved for Aponlbolinayen to drink when she returns from fighting." 



When the old woman had finished cooking, she took the rice from the 

 jar and put it on the woven basket, and she took the meat from the jar 

 and put it in the coconut shells, and so they ate. As soon as they 

 finished to eat, "Now we are not going to stay long, because we must go 

 home," they said. So Dangdangayan dropped down the women who 

 never go out of the house. "Why Aponlbolinayen is here and Linglwan 

 also," they said. Dingowan of Nagtangpan took Aponlbolinayen and 

 put her inside of a big jar; then they went to Kadalayapan, because 

 they went to take Aponigawanl. When they arrived they said, "Good 

 afternoon Uncle," to the old man Pagatipanan. "Good morning," he 

 answered, and he was glad. "Come up," he said. When they went 

 up the stairs they were given bast. While they were drinking they let 

 Aponigawanl fall in front of them, and they were all glad, because 

 Aponigawanl was there. " How fine that Aponigawanl is here; we feared 

 that she was lost," said the old man and woman. "Ala, boys if you go 

 home now, return soon for we are going to chew betel nut. 



As soon as they went Lakay 1 Pagatipanan and his wife built balaua, 

 and they called one woman medium 2 to begin their balaua. As soon as 

 they built their balatia they sent someone to go and secure betel-nuts 

 which were covered with gold. Not long after the betel-nuts which were 

 covered with gold arrived and the old woman Langa-an oiled them, and 

 she used magic so that the betel-nuts went to invite all their relatives, 

 who lived in other towns, to attend balaua with them. She told the 

 betel-nuts that if any did not wish to attend balaua with them, to grow 

 on their knees. As soon as she commanded them they went, and the 

 betel-nut which went to Kaodanan arrived, "Good morning," it said to 

 the old man, Pagbokasan who was lying in the balaua. He looked up 

 and said, "Who was that," and he saw it was a betel-nut, covered with 

 gold and oiled, and the betel-nut said, "I come to bid you attend the 



1 Head man. 



2 The term used is alopogdn, which means "she who covers her face." For lack 

 of a better designation we shall call her a medium. See p. 23. 



