154 Traditions of the Tinguian 



there was no other to compare with it." When he arrived in the yard 

 he said, "Good morning. " "Good morning also," said the old woman 

 Alokotan. "How are you, my Aunt?" She said, "We are well." And 

 he asked her if she had seen the little raft pass by and she said, "Yes, 

 it passed by here and I took it." So they made him go upstairs and 

 when he got up there he saw Dolimaman and Kanag, and Kanag did 

 not know his father. "You call me father, for you are my son," said 

 Wadagan to him. "No, you are not my father," said Kanag. "If 

 you do not wish to call me so, then I will go home, and we will leave you 

 here. Let us go Dolimaman. If Kanag does not like me it is all right," 

 said Wadagan. "I don't like you, for you sent me away," said Kanag. 

 "Go back home, we are going to stay here," said Dolimaman. So 

 Wadagan went back home and he went everywhere and Dolimaman, 

 Kanag and Dagolayan staid in Nagbotobotan. 

 (Told by Madomar of Riang.) 



There was a man Awig and Aponibolinayen, and there was a girl 

 named Linongan. "Ala, you make Linongan start for she goes to watch 

 the mountain rice. You cook for her so that she goes to watch and I go 

 to guide her," said Awig. "Why do you dislike our daughter Linongan? 

 Do not make her go to watch for she is a girl. If she were a boy it would 

 be all right. You know that a girl is in danger. That is why you must 

 not put her to watch the field." "No you give her cooked rice and 

 cooked meat and make her start, for I am ready to go now," said Awig. 



Not long after they went to the place where the mountain rice grew, 

 and he went to station her in the high watch house. He commanded 

 her to climb, and when she was in the middle of the ladder she was 

 afraid, for she nearly fell down, it was so high. Not long after she 

 reached the watch house. When she looked down it seemed as if her 

 eyes fell down it was so high. "Ala, you my daughter Linongan live 

 here and watch our rice, I will come to see you. Do not show yourself 

 if anyone comes," said Awig to her and he went home to Natpangan. 

 "Ala, you are so happy now, Awig, for you cannot see our daughter 

 Linongan," said his wife Aponibolinayen, and Awig laid down in the 

 balaua and Aponibolinayen laid down in the room. 



As soon as Awig left Linongan in the field, the tattooed alzados went 

 to the watch house, and Linongan laid down for she was afraid of them. 

 When the tattooed alzados looked up toward the watch house it seemed 

 as if the moon shone, "Ala, we will go up and see what that is." They 

 went up, and when they arrived in the place where the girl was they 

 were surprised at her beauty. "We will not kill her," said the young 



