Tales of the Mythical Period 157 



Kaodanan. "Ala, we will go back or the people of Kaodanan will 

 inherit our heads," and they went back home. Those were all who were 

 left for Awig did not give them poison. 



Not long after Awig arrived in Natpangan. He went back to get the 

 rest of his daughter's body from the place where the mountain rice 

 grew. When he arrived in their house he joined the body and the head. 

 They looked at her and she was sweating. "Ala, Awig you go and com- 

 mand someone to get the old woman Alokotan. When she speaks to the 

 cut on our daughter's body the body and head will join better," said 

 Aponlbolinayen to Awig. Not long after, "Ala, you spirit helpers go 

 to get old woman Alokotan of Nagbotobotan, so she will speak to the 

 cut on Linongan," said Awig. "Yes," said the spirits and they went. 

 Not long after they arrived at Nagbotobotan, "Good morning," they 

 said, "What are you coming for you spirits," said old woman Alokotan. 

 "What are you coming for you say? ' Awig sent us to call you and take 

 you to Natpangan, for you to speak to the cut on their daughter, for the 

 alzados killed her when they sent her to watch the mountain rice." 

 "That is why those people are bad, for when they have only one daugh- 

 ter they do not know how to take care of her." "Ala, what can you do, 

 that is their custom. Please come," said the spirits. "Ala, you go 

 first, and I follow. I ought not come for I want them to feel sorrowful 

 for their only daughter, which they sent to the field, but I will come for 

 I want Linongan to live. You go and I will follow," she said. "Yes," 

 they said. 



When the spirits arrived in Kaodanan the old woman Alokotan 

 arrived also. As soon as she arrived she went at once where Linongan 

 was lying. "Ala, you Aponlbolinayen and Awig this is your pay, for 

 although you have only one daughter you sent her to the mountain 

 field, ' ' said the old woman Alokotan to them. Awig and Aponlbolinayen 

 did not answer for they were ashamed. When the old woman had 

 finished to talk to them she put saliva around the cut on Linongan and 

 caused it to join. When she finished joining it, "I use my power so 

 that when I snap my perfume 1 which is called dagimonau ("to wake 

 up") she will wake up at once." When she snapped her perfume 

 Linongan woke up at once. "I use my power so that when I use my 

 perfume alikadakad (sound of walking or moving) she will at once make 

 a movement." When she snapped her perfume Linongan moved at 

 once. "I use my power so when I snap my perfume banawEs she will 

 blow out her breath! When she snapped her perfume, she at once 

 breathed a long breath. "Wes how terrible my sleep was," said 



1 See p. 18, note I. 



