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while I go to the well," and Wadagan said, "Yes." As soon as Doli- 

 maman arrived at the well Wadagan made a little raft and Kanag went 

 to the place where he was working and asked, "What is that for father?" 

 ** 'What is that for,' you say. I am going to make it for your toy." 

 Not long after he said, "My son go and change your clothes and as 

 soon as you change your clothes I will see you." When Kanag went to 

 change his clothes his father was watching for him. He said, "My 

 dear son, now we will follow your mother to the well." So they went, 

 but they did not go to the place where Dolimaman was. They went to 

 the east of Dolimaman, and Wadagan said, "Ala, Kanag, go on the 

 raft which I have just made, and I will drag it up stream with a rope." 

 Kanag did not want to, but his father lifted him and put him on the new 

 raft. As soon as he put him on the raft he pushed it out into the cur- 

 rent and then he went back home. 



When he reached the yard Wadagan went into the balaua and laid 

 down, and when Dolimaman returned she inquired for Kanag and she 

 said, "Where is Kanag? Why can I not see him here?" Wadagan said, 

 " I do not know. I think he is playing with the other boys in the east." 

 Not long after Dolimaman went to ask Agtanang and Gamayawan, and 

 she said to them, "Did you see our son Kanag?" "No, we did not see 

 him," they replied. Not long after, while she was inquiring, they told 

 her the truth, and they said, "He went to the well with his father and 

 they carried a little raft which had just been made." Not long after 

 Dolimaman went to the west of the well and she saw the marks of the 

 raft in the sand by the river and she sat there for along time and Agtanang 

 and Gamayawan shaded her while she sat there by the river. 



Not long after the old woman Alokotan went to the well for she felt 

 hot. As she was taking a bath she saw the little raft which was just made 

 and said, "You new little raft, if the son of Wadagan and Dolimaman is 

 inside of you, come here." So the little raft went to her where she was 

 making a pool in which the dead or sick were put to restore them. 

 As soon as she finished the pool she took him to her house and Kanag 

 asked for something to eat. The old woman Alokotan said, "Go and 

 eat, it is already prepared." So Kanag went and ate and he said, 

 "Mother, give me that nose flute so I can play." So she gave it to him 

 and he played. " Agdallyan, you are feeling so happy while your mother 

 is feeling unhappy, and is going to die by the river side," said the flute 

 as he played. So he stopped playing and he said, "What is the matter 

 with this flute? It sounds bad. I am going to break you into pieces." 

 Not long after he asked the old woman Alokotan for the bunkaka 1 



1 A sort of tuning fork made of bamboo. 



