146 Traditions of the Tinguian 



far away from the town Gamayawan used her magic, and all the people 

 who slept awoke. As soon as Ligi woke up he saw the boy by him 

 again, and they at once hid him. 



When it became afternoon Gamayawan and her companions went to 

 Kadalayapan to get the boy and as soon as they arrived she used magic 

 again so that all the people slept, then they went up to the town. 

 They looked for the boy, but they could not find him, and they were 

 troubled. They went back home crying. As soon as Ligi woke up 

 he went outdoors. 



Five days later Ligi told his mother he thought they should build 

 balaua. "We are going to make Sayang, mother, for we want to find 

 the mother of this boy." Langa-an said, "Yes." Not long after they 

 made balaua and when it became afternoon they made Llbon l and they 

 commanded someone to go and get the betel-nuts which were covered 

 with gold, so that they might send them to invite all the people in the 

 world. As soon as the people whom they sent arrived they oiled the 

 betel-nuts, and sent them to all parts of the world to invite all the 

 people. 



Not long after the betel-nut which went to the town of Gamayawan 

 arrived, "Good afternoon, lady. I cannot tarry, I came to invite you, 

 for Ligi and his mother and father of Kadalayapan make Sayang" 

 said the betel-nut. "I cannot come for there is no one to watch the 

 house," said Gamayawan. "If you do not wish to come I will grow on 

 your knee," said the betel-nut. "Grow on my big pig, for I cannot go," 

 she said, so it went on to her big pig and the pig squealed very much. 

 "You get off and come on my knee," said Gamayawan to the betel-nut, 

 for she was sorry for her pig. So the betel-nut went on her knee, and 

 it grew high so that it hurt her. "Ala, you betel-nut, I am going now 

 to take a bath, and then I will come." So the betel-nut got off and she 

 went to take a bath. When she arrived at the river she was in no hurry, 

 for she did not wish to go, and the people from Pindayan, who were 

 Iwaginan and his wife Gimbagonan, and the other people passed by the 

 place where she was bathing, when they were going to attend the Sayang 

 in Kadalayapan. They saw the pretty lady taking her bath by the 

 river. "Ala, you Gimbagonan, give me some betel-nut so that I can give 

 that lady a chew," said Iwaginan. "No, do not lose any time, we are 

 in a hurry," said Gimbagonan. He compelled her to give it to him, 

 so he went to give the lady the betel-nut and Gimbagonan was angry. 

 As soon as Iwaginan reached the lady and offered her the betel-nut to 

 chew she refused it, but he compelled her to chew it with him. As soon 



1 See p. 13. 



