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as he gave the betel-nut to her he urged her to go with them to attend 

 the Sayang. The lady did not want to go, but he urged her very long, 

 until she went with them. She said, "Wait for me here while I go to 

 change my clothes, if you want me to accompany you, but it is shameful 

 for me to go, for they did not invite me." She went slowly to their 

 house and when Iwaginan and the others waited a long time for her 

 Gimbagonan was angry with Iwaginan and said bad words to him. 



Not long after an Agta 1 woman passed by them at the river. "Ay, 

 Agta, did you not see the lady for whom we are waiting?" said Iwaginan. 

 No, I did not see her," said the Agta. If you did not see her you come 

 with us and we will go to attend Sayang," said Iwaginan to her. "I 

 am ashamed to go, for I have no clothes," said the Agta. "No, if I 

 wish it, do not be ashamed," said Iwaginan. Not long after they went. 

 As soon as they arrived in Kadalayapan the Agta went to sit down 

 behind a rice winnower, and Galinginayen was carried by his father and 

 he took him past all the people and he noticed none of them, and when 

 they were in front of the Agta he wanted to go to her, but the Agta 

 winked at him and he did not go to her though he recognized her as his 

 mother. Not long after the Agta became drunk, for they gave her much 

 bast to drink. While she was drunk Iwaginan called Llgi. "Now, 

 cousin Ligl, my companion the Agta is drunk and she has laid down on 

 the ground. I want you to take her into the house and give her a mat." 



Llgi took her into the house and he held her by the little finger for 

 he did not want to touch her. As soon as they were in the house he 

 put her by the door and he put some old clothes over her, and the boy 

 said, when he saw his mother, "How bad my father is, for he gave my 

 mother the old blankets which the dogs lie on." As soon as his father 

 was among the people the boy changed the blankets on his mother, and 

 he sucked milk from her breasts. As soon as he had sucked the milk 

 from her breasts he went to play by the window, and the guests went 

 below him, for they feared that he would fall. When they were there 

 all the time Llgi went to the house. Not long after he arrived in the 

 house he saw the breasts of the Agta twinkle like stars, and Ligi took the 

 sharp knife and cut the skin off from the Agta. As soon as he had cut 

 off all of the black skin, he threw it out of the window. He lifted her up 

 and put her on a good mat, and all the people who went to attend balaua 

 went to where the skin had fallen, for they thought it was the child 

 who had fallen, and they saw it was the skin of the Agta. They were 

 surprised. 



Not long after Iwaginan was anxious to go home. "Ala, now, 



1 Negrito. It was Gamayawan disguised. 



