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crocodiles would not carry him across. He shouted as if crazy, and 

 Kanag sent one of the crocodiles to get him. Not long after one croco- 

 dile went where Aponltolau was, and he stood on its back and it took 

 h im to the other side of the river. 



When they all sat down beside the river, Dalonagan said, "What 

 shall we use for the alavrig, 1 for your father and mother?" "The 

 singed pig, for it is the custom of the people in Kadalayapan," said 

 Kanag to his mother-in-law. "Go and get some of the pigs and singe 

 them," said Dalonagan to him. Not long after he singed the pigs and 

 he carried them to the people, and his wife Dapilisan carried one little 

 jar which looked like a fist, filled with bast. As soon as the woman who 

 was making Sayang had finished the diam 2 near by the well, Dapilisan 

 made the people drink the basi which she carried. Each person drank 

 from a golden cup filled with basi from out of the little jar which looked 

 like a fist, and one third of the basi in the jar was still left. 3 As soon 

 as the people drank they took them up to the town. 



When they arrived in the town Aponlbolinayen was anxious for 

 them to chew betel-nut. So she gave some to Kanag and his wife 

 Dapilisan and to some others. So they chewed and Kanag said to them, 

 "You are first to tell your names." "My name is Aponltolau of 

 Kadalayapan," said the man who looked like he was crazy. "My 

 name is Aponlbolinayen." As soon as they had told their names Kanag 

 was the next and he said, "My name is Kanag Kabagbagowan who was 

 carried by the big storm." " My name is Dapilisan, who is the daughter 

 of Bangan and Dalonagan, who is the wife of your son Kanag, for whom 

 you did not make pakdlon. It is bad if you do not like the marriage." 

 "Our daughter, Dapilisan, we like you, for Kanag wanted to marry 

 you," said Aponlbolinayen. Not long after the balaua was nearly fin- 

 ished, but the people were still dancing. "Now my abalayan* Dalo- 

 nagan, we are going to pay the marriage price according to the custom," 

 said Aponlbolinayen. " Our custom is to fill the balaua nine times with 

 the different kind of jars." So Aponlbolinayen said, "Ala, you alan 5 

 who live in the different springs and banandyo 5 of Kaodanan and you 

 liblibayan, 6 go and get the jars, malayo and tadogan, sumadag and gin- 

 lasan and addeban and gumtan, which Kanag must pay as the marriage 

 price for Dapilisan." As soon as she had commanded they went, and 

 they filled the balaua nine times, and Aponlbolinayen said to Dalonagan, 



1 See p. 41, note 2. 

 2 See p. 27. 

 * See p. 17, note 3. 

 4 See p. 73, note 3. 

 6 Lesser spirits. 



