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Ayo gives birth to three little pigs. Husband is ashamed, and 

 while wife is at the spring he places the animals in a basket and hangs 

 it in a tree. Basket is found by old woman, Alokotan, who takes it 

 home. Pigs soon turn into boys. When grown they go to court the 

 girls while they spin. Ayo hears of their visits and goes where they are. 

 Milk from her breasts goes to their mouths and thus proves her to be 

 their mother. 



They celebrate balaua. Ayo puts one grain of rice in each of twelve 

 jars and they are at once filled with rice. Betel-nuts summon the 

 people to attend the ceremony. The old woman Alokotan attends and 

 the whole story of the children's birth and change to human form comes 

 out. 



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Dumalawl makes love to his father's concubines who openly show 

 their preference for the son. The father plans to do away with the 

 youth. Gets him drunk and has storm carry him away. Dumalawl 

 awakens in center of a large field. He causes betel trees to grow, then 

 cuts the nuts into bits and scatters them on the ground. The pieces of 

 nut become people who are his neighbors. He falls in love with daugh- 

 ter of one of these people and marries her. They celebrate Sayang 

 and send out oiled betel-nuts to invite the guests. All guests, except 

 Dumalawi's father, are carried across river on the back of a crocodile. 

 Animal at first dives and refuses to carry him, but finally does so. All 

 drink from a small jar which still remains a third full. Parents of 

 Dumalawl pay the usual marriage price for girl, but her mother insists 

 on more. Has spider spin web around the town, and groom's mother 

 has to cover it with golden beads. 



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While two women are bathing, blood from their bodies is carried 

 down stream. Two alan secure the drops of blood and place them in 

 dishes. Each drop turns into a baby boy. Boys go to fight and kill 

 many people at the spring. They challenge a ten-headed giant. He 

 is unable to injure them, but their weapons kill him and his neighbors. 

 Heads of the victors take themselves to homes of the boys. A storm 

 transports the giant's house. Boys trample on town of the enemy and 

 it becomes like the ocean. They use magic and reach home in an in- 

 stant. Hold celebration over the heads. Some guests bring beautiful 

 girls hidden in their belts. Alan tell history of lads and restore them to 

 their people. One of boys falls in love and his parents negotiate match 



