Tales of the Mythical Period 105 



Aponibolinayen went to look at the lawed vine behind the stove and 

 it looked like a jungle it was so green, so she believed that her son was 

 alive. Not long after all the heads arrived in Kadalayapan and Aponi- 

 bolinayen was surprised. Not long after she saw her husband and her 

 son and she shouted and the world smiled. Not long after they went up 

 into their house and summoned all the people and told them to invite 

 all the people in other towns for Kanag had returned from fighting, and 

 had his father. So the people went to invite their relatives. Not long 

 after the people from other towns arrived and they danced. They 

 were all glad that Aponitolau was alive again, and they went to see the 

 heads of Gawlgawen who killed Aponitolau. 



As soon as the people returned to their towns, when the party was 

 over, Aponitolau went to take a walk. When he reached the brook he 

 sat down on a stone and the big frog went to lap up his spittle. Not 

 long after the big frog had a little baby. 1 Not long after she gave birth, 

 and the anitos 2 went to get the little baby and flew away with it. They 

 used their power so that the baby grew fast and it was a girl, and they 

 taught her how to make dawak. 3 Not long after the girl knew how to 

 make dawak, and every time she rang the dish to summon the spirits. 



Kanag went to follow his father, but he did not find him where he had 

 been sitting by the brook, and Kanag heard the sound of the ringing 

 which sounded like the banandyo.* As soon as he heard it he stood still 

 and listened. Not long after he used his power so that he became a 

 bird and he flew. As soon as he arrived at the place where the girl was 

 making dawak she said to him, "You are the only person who has come 

 here. If you are an enemy cut me in only one place so I will not have 

 so much to heal." "I am not an enemy; I came here for I heard what 

 you were doing; so I became a bird and flew." Kanag gave betel-nut 

 to her and they chewed. Their quids looked like the beads pinogalan, 

 so they knew that they were brother and sister. The girl said to him, 

 "Go inside of the big iron caldron so that the anitos who care for me 

 will not eat you." So Kanag went inside of the big iron caldron. When 

 the anitos did not arrive at the accustomed time Kanag went out of the 

 caldron and said to his sister, "Now, my sister, I will take you to 

 Kadalayapan. Our father and mother do not know that I have a 

 sister. Do not stay always with the anitos." His sister replied, "I 



1 See p. 16, note 6. 

 1 Spirits. 



1 See p. 13, note 5. 



4 An evil spirit which lives in the air and makes a sound like the medium when 

 she is summoning the spirits. \ 



