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and hold dance around the heads. When Kanag dances, earth trembles, 

 coconuts fall, water from river enters the town, and the fish lap his 

 feet. His father is jealous and cuts off his head. His mother sees 

 lawed vine wilt and knows of son's death. Informs her husband he has 

 killed son. She restores Kanag to life and they leave. Husband tries 

 to follow, but magic growth of thorns in trail prevents. He is finally 

 reconciled to his family and has former sweethearts killed. 



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A pregnant woman desires the fruit of an orange tree which belongs 

 to the six-headed giant Gawigawen. Her husband asks her what it is 

 she desires and she replies falsely; first, that she wishes a certain fruit, 

 then fish roe, and finally deer liver. He secures each, taking the roe 

 and liver out of the fish and deer without causing their death. Each of 

 the articles makes the woman vomit, so her husband knows that she is 

 not satisfied. Transforming self into a centipede he hides until he 

 learns her real wish. Arms self and starts on perilous mission, but first 

 plants lawed vine in house. By condition of vine wife is to know of his 

 safety or death. 



On way small dog bites him ; he is tested by lightning and by thunder, 

 and in each case gets a bad sign, but continues journey. Sails over 

 ocean on his headaxe. Reaches cliff on which the town of the giant is 

 placed, but is unable to scale it. Chief of spiders spins a web on which 

 he climbs. Giant promises him the fruit provided he eats whole 

 carabao. Chiefs of ants and flies calls their followers and eat animal for 

 him. Is allowed to pick fruit, but branches of tree are sharp knives on 

 which he is cut. He puts two of oranges on his spear and it flies away 

 to his home. He dies and lawed vine at his house withers. Giant 

 uses his skin to cover end of drum, puts his hair on roof of house and 

 places his head at gate of town. Wife gives birth to child, which grows 

 one span each time it is bathed. While still very small child angers old 

 woman who tells him of his father's fate. Child determines to go in 

 search of father despite mother's protests. On journey he meets all 

 the tests put to his father, but always receives good signs. Jumps over 

 cliff father had climbed on the spider web. He challenges giant to fight 

 and shows valor by refusing to be the first to use his weapons. Giant 

 unable to injure him, for he first becomes an ant, then vanishes. He 

 throws his spear and it goes through giant, while his headaxe cuts off five 

 of adversary's heads. Spares last head so it can tell him where to find 

 his father. Collects father's body together and restores it to life. 

 Lawed vine at their home revives. Father tries to cut off last head of 

 giant, but fails; son succeeds easily. They send the headaxes to kill 



