128 Traditions of the Tinguian 



valuable things. Aponltolau used his power and the golden house of 

 Kanag which the alan gave him was pulled up and went to Kadalayapan 

 and the gold house of Dondonyan went to Natpangan. AponlgawanI 

 used her power, and when it became morning Kanag cried because his 

 golden house of Dagapan, which was the alan's town, went to Kada- 

 layapan. "Do not cry, Kanag; this is your town; we are your father 

 and mother." So Kanag stopped crying. 



The next month Kanag said to his father and mother, "The best 

 thing for you to do is to engage me to Daliknayan, who never goes out 

 doors, and there is no one to compare with her, who looks like the firefly 

 in the evening, and her footprints are loved by all the men, for they look 

 like the rainbow." Not long after Aponlbolinayen took the golden 

 beads, which look like the moon, to use as an engagement present. Not 

 long after Aponlbolinayen and Aponltolau arrived at Kabisilan. " Good 

 morning, Aunt Danay," they said. "How are you?" said Danay. 

 11 Come up and we will eat." They went up the stairs, and Danay took 

 the rice out of the jar and took out the meat, and they ate. As soon 

 as they finished eating, "We cannot stop here long, for we are in a 

 hurry," and they showed her the gold which was like the moon, for they 

 wished to make the engagement. Danay of Kabisilan agreed, and they 

 set a day for pakdlon, and it was three days later. Not long after they 

 went back home. As soon as they arrived they told their son Kanag 

 and he was very happy. 



When the day for pakdlon came they summoned all the people, and 

 so they went, and some of them went first. "You, my jar, biltbili, 

 and my jar ginlasan, and you my jar malayo, go first." So all the jars 

 preceded them, and they followed. Not long after they arrived. When 

 all the people whom they invited arrived, they fed them all. When they 

 had all finished eating, "Now that we have finished eating we are going 

 to settle on the price." My balaua must be filled eighteen times with 

 different jars before Kanag and Daliknayan can be married." So they 

 filled the balaua eighteen times. "Now that the pakdlon is finished and 

 we have paid the price, we will take her home, and you prepare the food 

 for her to take." So they started to fix a box for her with pillows, and 

 they gave her a golden hat which looked like a bird, and she put her 

 skirt on her head and it twinkled. Not long after they went. As soon 

 as they arrived in Kadalayapan, they went upstairs, and they made 

 her sit on the bamboo floor, and they counted the bamboo strips on 

 which she sat, and it was an arm span long of agate beads. 1 Not long 

 after they had a son and they named him Dumalawig. This is all. 



(Told by Magwati of Lagangilang). 



1 See p. 12. 



