88 Traditions of the Tinguian 



the man who is going to make balaua." "If you do not go I will grow 

 on your knee," said one of the betel-nuts. "Do as you wish." So the 

 betel-nut grew on his knee. When it grew big he became tired and he 

 said, "Get off from me now and I will go." So they went. All the 

 people from the other towns had arrived and Aponibalagen carried the 

 baby, to see whom the baby would want to go to, but the baby did not 

 want any of them. When the betel-nut and Kagkagakag appeared the 

 baby was happy and wanted to go to him. So Aponibalagen gave the 

 boy to him and all the people were surprised that Aponlbolinayen had 

 wanted him. Not long after they danced, and when they had finished 

 Aponibalagen said to Aponlbolinayen, "Take off all your things and go 

 to Kagkagakag." Aponlbolinayen did not wish to go, for he was not the 

 same man she was with before, but her brother made her go, and he said, 

 "Kagkagakag, take her to your town." So he took her to his town, and 

 when they reached the gate Aponlbolinayen was crying, but he said to 

 her, "Do not feel bad, I am the man who came to Kabwa-an. That is 

 why the boy wants me, for I am his father." Aponlbolinayen did not 

 believe him, but when they arrived at the spring of Kabilabllan she 

 was surprised to see that the stones were of gold, and the fruits of the 

 trees were of gold and were beads, and she said to Kagkagakag, "Why do 

 we come here? It is shameful for us to be seen by the man who owns 

 this."- Kagkagdkag laughed at her. " If you do not believe that I am 

 your husband, you watch." And he went to take a bath, and the mud 

 all washed off, and she saw that he was the man who was with her 

 before in Kabwa-an. So they went up to the town, and the alan who cared 

 for Ingiwan was glad to see them. 



Not long after they made balaua, for they wished to call Aponibalagen 

 so that he would not always feel badly about them. Not long after they 

 sent the betel-nuts to summon their relatives. As soon as the betel-nut 

 arrived in Kaodanan, "Good afternoon, Aponlbolinayen and Kagkagd- 

 kag want you to attend their Sayang." Aponibalagen laughed and said, 

 "Yes," and he called all the people and told them to prepare to go to the 

 balaua. 



When they arrived at the spring everyone was astonished, for all the 

 fruit of the trees was of gold, and all the places they walked were covered 

 with plates. And Aponibalagen said, " I do not think this is the spring of 

 Kagkagakag. I think someone else owns it. We will go up to the house 

 where he lives." When they reached the gate of the town they asked 

 the young girl who was going to the spring where Aponlbolinayen and 

 Kagkagakag slept, and the woman said, "You follow these plates, for 

 they go to the ladder of Kagkagakag's house." So they went and they 

 always walked on the plates. When they arrived they saw many people 



