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the people who live in Natpangan and Pindayan in the way. Gim- 

 bagonan, who was the wife of Iwaginan, and Danay of Kabisilan went 

 to Dagapan. When they arrived at the spring of Ilwlsan of Dag&pan 

 they all stopped. "We will all stop here and wait until someone comes 

 to meet us," said Aponltolau. Not long after Ilwlsan and Dondonyan 

 saw all the visitors who were at the spring, so they went to meet them. 

 Each of them took a glass of bast and gave the drink to them. When 

 they had all drank they took them up to the town. Not long after, 

 when they arrived in the town, they sat down, and Aponltolau and the 

 other people took the gansa, and Iwaginan took the alap 1 and they 

 danced first with Aponlbolinayen. As soon as they finished dancing 

 they took out of their belts the girls who never go out doors, and they 

 joined the people. The girl whom Aponlbolinayen took out of her belt 

 was Daliknayan, and the girls whom AponlgawanI took out of her belt 

 were Indiapan, and Alama-an, and the girl whom Danay of Kabisilan 

 took out of her belt was Asigtanan, and the girl whom Gimbagonan 

 took out of her belt was Dalonagan. 2 As soon as they had taken the girls 

 out they made them sit in one row and the circle of people was very 

 bright, because of the girls, for they were all pretty. After that Iwagi- 

 nan made Daliknayan and Dalonagan and Alama-an and Asigtanan 

 dance with Ilwlsan of Dagapan. When they had danced across the 

 circle five times they stopped. As soon as they finished dancing 

 Iwaginan made Aponltolau dance with Danay of Kabisilan. When 

 Aponltolau stamped his feet as he was dancing all the fruit of the 

 coconut trees fell down. After they finished Balogagayan and Gim- 

 bagonan danced. After they danced Kabin-na-ogan of Kabitaulan 

 danced with AponlgawanI. After they danced they went to eat. The 

 food was of thirty different kinds, and they were abashed in the golden 

 house of Ilwlsan, which had many valuable jars in it, for the alan had 

 given them to him. 



As soon as they finished eating they gathered again, and the alan 

 Kilagen told them that Ilwlsan was the son of Aponlbolinayen, and 

 Dondonyan was the son of AponlgawanI. She said, "The reason that 

 we made your son come to life was that we might have someone to give 

 our things to, for we have no children to inherit them." "If that is so 

 we are going to change their names. Ilwlsan will be Kanag Kabag- 

 bagowan," said Aponltolau. "Dondonyan will be Dagolayen, who is 

 a rich man." "Now it is two months since we came here and we go 

 home," they all said. As soon as they agreed, the alan gave them 



1 The cloth used in dancing. See p. II. 



2 See pp. 63, note 1. 



