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they made pakdlon. "Ala, now, sister-in-law, how much will we pay?" 

 said Dinowagan to Aponlbolinayen. "The balaua three times full of 

 jewels," said Aponlbolinayen. "Ala, yes, sister-in-law," she replied. 

 So she used her magic and the balaua was three times full of jewels, and 

 Aponlbolinayen raised her eyebrows and half of the things in the balaua 

 disappeared, and Dinowagan used her power again and filled the balaua. 

 "Ala, stop that is enough to pay for our daughter," said Aponlbolinayen. 

 "I pay now." "Yes," they said. " Now that we have made the pay- 

 ment we will go home," said Dinowagan. If you do not let us take 

 Linongan to Pindayan, Iwaginan will live here and I will come to visit 

 them," said Dinowagan to Awig and Aponlbolinayen. As soon as 

 Dinowagan and her companions went home. "Ala, my wife we go to 

 Pindayan to see our mother Dinowagan," said Iwaginan. "Yes, if 

 that is what you say we will go," said Linongan. Not long after they 

 asked Awig and Aponlbolinayen, "You go, but do not stay long," they 

 said. "Yes," they answered. 



When they arrived in Pindayan, Iwaginan and Linongan went to 

 bathe in the river, and Iwaginan saw the place where the alzados had 

 cut Linongan in her side, and he went to make a magical well in which 

 a person can bathe and lose all scars and wounds; and it looked as if she 

 had no cut and she was prettier, and they went home. When they ar- 

 rived in the house Dinowagan was surprised, for she was more beautiful 

 than before. ' ' I made the magic pool and cured the cut in her side which 

 I saw," he said. Not long after when they had been two days in 

 Pindayan, they went to Natpangan. 



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Dumanagan sent his mother Langa-an to Kaodanan. When she 

 arrived there she said, "Good morning Ebang," and Ebang replied, 

 "Good morning, cousin Langa-an. Why are you coming here?" "I 

 came to visit you." So they made her go upstairs and they talked. 

 Not long after they all became drunk and the old woman asked if 

 Aponibalagen had a sister, and they told her that he had one. Soon 

 they agreed on the day for the pakdlon. 



When the day agreed on came, Aponibalagen put Aponlbolinayen 

 inside of his belt 1 so they went to Kadalayapan. As soon as they 

 arrived at the gate of the town of Kadalayapan, Sinogyaman carried 

 cake and rice to the gate of the town, to take away a bad sign if one 

 had been seen while on the way. They did not like her so she went 

 back to the town and they sent Kindi-ingan, and they did not like her 



1 See p. 63. 



