158 Traditions of the Tinguian 



Linongan. "'How terrible my sleep' you say. The tattooed alzados 

 nearly inherited you. I went to follow you because they took you to 

 their town and they danced with your head," said Awig. 



Not long after Awig went to take four small branches of the tree and 

 he used magic, "I use my power so that when the four sticks will stand 

 they will become a balaua." He used his power and truly the four sticks 

 became a balaua, and Aponlbolinayen commanded someone to pound 

 rice. Ten days later they made Llbon, on the tenth night. When it 

 became morning Awig commanded someone to go and get the betel-nut 

 which is covered with gold. As soon as they arrived they oiled the 

 betel-nuts. "Ala, all you betel-nuts, you go to invite the people from 

 the other towns who are relatives so that they will come to make 

 balaua with us. You go to all the towns where our relatives live and 

 invite them, and if they do not wish to come you grow on their knees." 

 So the betel-nuts went. 



Not long after the people whom they invited came to the place 

 where they made balaua and they all danced. The companion of 

 Ilwlsan of Dagapan in dancing was Alama-an. When Ilwlsan stamped 

 his feet the earth rumbled. When he looked up at Alama-an he said, 

 "How terrible is the love of the ladies toward me; she thinks that I love 

 her," but he wished to dance with Linongan. When they finished 

 dancing, Asigtanan and Dondonyan of Bagtalan danced next. When 

 Dondonyan shook his foot the world smiled and it rained softly. When 

 they finished dancing, Iwaginan and Linongan, who never goes out- 

 doors, danced. When Iwaginan stamped his feet, all the coconuts 

 in the trees fell, and when Linongan moved her toes in dancing all the 

 tattooed fish came to breathe at her feet for the water covered the town 

 when they danced. When they were still dancing the water flowed, 

 only a little while, and it was only knee deep, "Ala, you Iwaginan and 

 Linongan, stop dancing because we are deluged," said Awig and the old 

 woman Alokotan. They stopped dancing and the water went down 

 again from the town. "How terrible are the people who are like 

 Kabomyan for they are so different from us," said the other people who 

 went to attend balaua with them. 



Not long after, when all the people had finished dancing and the 

 balaua was over, the people went home and Iwaginan was engaged to 

 Linongan. Aponlbolinayen said, "We do not wish that our daughter 

 be married yet," but Awig agreed. "Why do you agree, Awig, do you 

 not like our only daughter?" said Aponlbolinayen. "I like her, but it 

 is better for her to be married. He seems to have power. Don't you 

 know that a girl has many dangers? It is better for her to be married, 

 because she is the only daughter we have," said Awig. Not long after 



