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went all over the world to invite the people to attend the party. As 

 soon as the people arrived in Kadalayapan they played the gansas^and 

 danced and Aponltolau said to Kanag, "Come down, Kanag. Do not 

 stay always in the tops of trees. Come and see the pretty girls and see 

 if you want to marry one of them. Come and get the golden cup and 

 put bast in it, and make them drink." The little bird said, "I prefer to 

 stay in the trees and make the signs when anyone goes to fight." When 

 Aponltolau could not make him become a boy and come down he felt 

 very sorry. 



When the party was over all the people whom they invited went 

 home and Kanag said to his father, " Now that your party is over and the 

 people have gone, I will go down and get the fruit of the trees to eat." 1 

 Aponlbolinayen said to him, "My dear little son, do not go down and 

 eat the fruit of the trees; we have all we need here. Forgive your father 

 and me, we will not send you again to the field." Kanag did not pay 

 attention and he started to go down. So Aponlbolinayen and Aponl- 

 tolau commanded the spirit helpers. "Go and follow Kanag wherever 

 he goes, so that he has companions; do not leave him. Find a pretty 

 girl for him so that he will not go down." Not long after they overtook 

 Kanag in the forest and they all sat down and they said to him, "Wait 

 here for us a minute, Kanag, while we find a toy for you." "No, I do 

 not wish a toy; I am going down and eat the fruit of the trees." "No, 

 please wait for us. It is very near; we will be back soon. If you do not 

 care for any, you will see. Wherever you go we shall accompany you." 

 Kanag answered to them, "Yes," and they went. As soon as they ar- 

 rived at the well they used their power so that all the pretty girls who 

 never go outdoors felt very hot, so that they all came to the well to 

 bathe. 



Not long after the pretty girls went to the well in the early morning, 

 and their parents did not know about it. As soon as the pretty girl 

 arrived at the well the helpers saw the girl who appeared like the flame 

 of fire about the betel-nut blossoms. As soon as they saw her washing 

 her hair, they went back in a hurry where Kanag was waiting. "Kanag, 

 come and hurry and see the pretty girl." Kanag said, " I do not wish to 

 see her. I am going down to eat the fruit of the trees," and they said 

 again, "Please come; it is very near. If you do not like her we will go 

 wherever you wish." So Kanag went with them, and when they arrived 

 he flew to the top of the betel-nut tree, and he saw the pretty girl, and 

 he flew to another betel-nut tree above her. "What can I do, if I be- 



1 The storyteller here paused to explain that Kadalayapan was somewhere in 

 the air, and that Kanag was going down to the earth for fruit. See p. 7. 



