206 Traditions of the Tinguian 



water, and takes their heads. The giant in vain tries to injure him. 

 Spear and headaxe of Aponltolau kill the giant and all the people of his 

 town and cut off their heads. Heads are sent in order to hero's town — 

 giants' heads first, then men's, and finally women's. On return jour- 

 ney Aponltolau is followed by enemies. He commands his flint and steel 

 to become a high bank which prevents his foes from following. Upon 

 his arrival home a great celebration is held; people dance, and skulls 

 are placed around the town. 



8 



Aponltolau and his wife decide to celebrate Sayang, but he goes first 

 to take the head of old man Ta-odan. He uses magic and arrives at 

 once where foe lives. They fight and Ta-odan is beheaded. While 

 Aponltolau is gone, an Ilocano comes to town and tries to visit his wife. 

 She at first refuses to see him, but when he returns a needle she has 

 dropped he puts a love charm on it. She then receives him into house. 

 He remains until Aponltolau returns, then leaves so hastily he forgets 

 his belt of gold. Woman hides belt in rice granary, but it reveals self 

 by shining like fire. Aponltolau is suspicious and determines to find 

 owner. As guests arrive for the celebration, he tries belt on each until 

 he finds right one. He cuts off his head and it flies at once to his wife's 

 breasts and hangs there. She flees with her children. They reach 

 town, which is guarded by two kinds of lightning, but they are asleep 

 and let them pass. They sleep in the balaua and are discovered by the 

 owner of the place, who turns out to be an afterbirth brother of the 

 woman. He removes the head of the dead Ilocano from her breasts. 

 Betel-nuts are sent to summon their father and mother, who are sur- 

 prised to learn of their afterbirth son. He returns home with them. 

 Aponltolau fails to be reconciled to his faithless wife. 



9 



Ayo is hidden by her brother, but meets Dagdagalisit, who is fish- 

 ing, and becomes pregnant. Child pops out between third and fourth 

 fingers when Ayo has her hand pricked. Baby objects to first name; so 

 is called Kanag. Milk from Ayo's breasts falls on her brother's legs 

 while she is lousing him, and he thus learns of the child. He deter- 

 mines to build a balaua and invite all people, so he may learn who the 

 father is. Sends out oiled betel-nuts to invite the guests and when one 

 refuses to attend they grow on him or his pet pig. Dagdagalisit attends 

 wearing only a clout of dried banana leaves. Brother of Ayo is enraged 

 at her match and sends her and the baby away with her poor husband. 

 When they arrive at her new home, Ayo finds her husband a handsome 



