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Kanag is sent to watch the mountain rice, although it is well pro- 

 tected from wild pigs. Thinks parents do not care for him, is despondent. 

 Changes self into an omen bird and accompanies his father when he goes 

 to fight. Father obeys signs and secures many heads from his enemies. 

 He holds a great celebration over the heads, but Kanag refuses to 

 attend. Decides to go down to earth to eat certain fruits. Parents 

 order their spirit helpers to accompany him and dissuade him if possible. 

 They show him a beautiful girl with whom he falls in love. He assumes 

 human form and meets her. They chew betel-nut and tell their names. 

 Signs are favorable for their marriage. His parents agree to fill the 

 balaua nine times with various kinds of jars. They do so, but mother 

 of girl raises eyebrows and half of jars vanish and have to be replaced. 

 Girl's mother demands that golden beads be strung on a spider web 

 which surrounds the town. This is done, but web does not break. 

 Girl's mother hangs on thread which still holds. She then agrees to the 

 marriage. Guests dance and then return home, each carrying some 

 of the jars. 



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While Llgl is bathing in river his headband flies away and alights on 

 the skirt of a maiden who is bathing further down stream. The girl 

 carries the headband home and soon finds herself pregnant. The child 

 is born when she has the space between her third and fourth fingers 

 pricked. With each bath the child grows a span and soon becomes so 

 active that he hinders mother at her work. She decides to put him 

 with his father during daytime. Uses magic and causes people of the 

 town to sleep while she places child beside father. Llgl awakes and 

 finds child and his headband beside him. Child refuses to answer 

 questions. Mother secures child at nightfall and repeats acts next day. 

 Child is hidden, so she fails to get him. Llgl determines to learn who 

 mother of child is; sends out oiled betel-nuts covered with gold to invite 

 all people to a Sayang. When summoned, the mother refuses to go 

 until a betel-nut grows on her knee and compels her. She goes dis- 

 guised as a Negrito, but is recognized by the child who nurses from her 

 while she is drunk. Llgl suspects her, and with a knife cuts off her 

 black skin. Learns she is child's mother and marries her. He di- 

 vorces his wife Aponlbolinayen, who marries husband of Gimbagonan. 

 The latter poisons her rival, but later restores her, when threatened by 

 her husband. 



