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Asbinan were glad. Not long after they sent the tabalang along the 

 stream and the rooster on top of it crowed, and the old woman Alokotan 

 went to see it. She stopped the tabalang and took out the body of the 

 dead person. Not long after she made her alive again. As soon as 

 she made her alive again she put her in a well and she became a beautiful 

 girl. Not long after she became a bird and she flew back to the place 

 where Asbinan lived. The bird flew above him, and he tried to catch 

 it. When he could not catch her, she went to the top of a tree, and 

 Asbinan went into his house and he was sorrowful, because his wife 

 was dead. Soon he fell asleep and the bird went near to him and 

 Asbinan awoke and caught it. The bird became a girl again, the same 

 as before, and Asbinan saw that it was his wife, so he was very happy 

 and they made a big party. They invited all their relatives. Not 

 long after all the people arrived and they all danced. The old woman 

 Alokotan was there and AsigOwan told Asbinan that she was the woman 

 who gave her life again, so they treated her very good and the old 

 woman Alokotan gave them all her property, and all the people who 

 went to attend the party were very glad. 

 (Told by Masnal of Abang.) 



27 1 



"When I was a young fellow I went to all parts of the world, to every 

 town where the tattooed Igorot live, who were all enemies. 



"Mother Dinowagan put the rice in the pot which looks like the 

 rooster's egg, 2 so that I eat rice, for I go to fight the tattooed Igorots," 

 said IbagO wa Agimlang who was four months old. "Do not go my 

 son Agimlang your feet are too young and your hands look like needles 

 they are so small. You just came from my womb." "Oh, mother, 

 Dinowagan, do not detain me for it will make me heavy for fighting," 

 said Agimlang. As soon as he finished eating, "Mother Dinowagan 

 and father Dagilagatan let me start, and give me the little headaxe 

 and spear and also a shield, for I am going to walk on the mountain 

 Daolawan." Not long after he started. As soon as he arrived on top 

 of the mountain Daolawan he sat on a stone which looked like a bamboo 

 bench under the Alangigan tree, and there were alan 3 there who were 

 young girls. "Oh, why are you here IbagO wa Agimlang who just 

 came from your mother's womb?" said the alan. " 'What, are you 

 here?' you say young alan, whose toes on your feet are spread out. I 



1 This story does not belong to the cycle proper. 



2 See p. 34, note 2. 

 * See p. 14. 



