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asleep. As soon as they reached the balaua they put the boy beside 

 the man who was sleeping. "Stay here and wait, do not fall down," 

 they said to him. "Yes, mother," said the boy. They advised him 

 not to tell who was his mother or where he came from, and they went 

 home. As soon as they reached the edge of the town, she used her 

 power again and all the people who were asleep woke up. 



Llgl was surprised when he saw the boy beside him when he woke 

 up. "Why here is a boy by me, with my balangat which I lost when I 

 went to take a bath," said Llgl, and he asked where the boy came from 

 and the name of his mother and how he came. "Who are you talking 

 to," said his mother Langa-an. " 'Who are you talking to,' you say 

 mother, here is a boy with my balangat,'" said Llgl. Langa-an was in 

 a hurry and she went down from the house and she went down two 

 rounds of the ladder at one step. As soon as she got down she took the 

 boy to their house, where she was cooking and they asked him many 

 questions. "My mother is an alan," said Galinginayen. "What is 

 your name then?" "My name is Galinginayen who is the son of an 

 alan of Kabinbinlan," 1 said the boy. "No you are not the son of an 

 alan," they said. When Langa-an finished cooking they tried to feed 

 him, but he would not eat. "If you eat my cake I will eat with you," 

 said the boy. So they ate truly of the boy's provisions and he ate also 

 with them. 



When it became afternoon Gamayawan went to get the boy. As 

 soon as she arrived at the edge of the town of Kadalayapan she used 

 her power again and all the people who were working and dipping water 

 slept. She went to the town and Llgl slept again, and she took the boy. 

 As soon as she reached the edge of the town she used her power again 

 and all the people who slept woke up. As soon as Ligi woke up he saw 

 that the boy was not by him. "What has happened to the boy? Per- 

 haps his mother came to steal him while I was sleeping," said Llgl. 

 Langa-an was surprised and sorry because the boy was gone. 



As soon as the boy and his mother arrived in their house, he asked 

 his mother how many blankets she had woven while he was in Kadala- 

 yapan . ' ' Ala, tomorrow you send me again to Kadalayapan . " " Yes, ' ' 

 said Gamayawan. When it became early morning she made cakes for 

 his provisions. When it became day they took the boy to Kada- 

 layapan. When they approached the town Gamayawan used her power 

 again so that all the people, even though they were working, slept again, 

 and so they slept truly; then they went to the town and they left the 

 boy beside Ligi who was sleeping in the balaua. As soon as they were 



1 A place of great trees, many herbs, and continued dampness. 



