220 Traditions of the Tinguian 



53 



Two men who have to sleep in the mountains make beds of sobosob 

 leaves. In the night they hear the evil spirits come and express a desire 

 to get them. Spirits dislike the leaves, so do not molest the men. 



54 



Three hunters spend the night in the open. One covers himself with 

 a red and yellow striped blanket. In the night two spirits come and 

 think he is a little wild pig, and decide to eat him. The hunter hears 

 them and exchanges blankets with one of his companions. The com- 

 panion is eaten, and hence the kambaya, or striped blanket, is no longer 

 used on the trail. 



55 



The spirit Bay on steals a beautiful girl and carries her to the sky, 

 where he changes her breasts into one and marries her. She drops her 

 rice pounder to the earth, and thus her people learn of her fate. Both 

 she and her husband still attend certain ceremonies. 



56 



A hunter is carried away by a great bird. He is placed in the nest 

 with its young and aids in feeding them. When they are large, he holds 

 on to them, and jumps safely to the ground. He goes to fight against 

 his enemies. While he is gone his wife dies. Upon his return he sees 

 her spirit driving a cow and two pigs. He follows her to the spirit's 

 town and is hidden in a rice bin. When spirits try to get him during 

 the night, he repels them by throwing feathers. Feathers become 

 exhausted, and he is forced to return home. 



57 

 A man encounters a large being, which, from its odor, he recognizes 

 as the spirit of a dead man. He runs to get his friends, and they find 

 the spot trampled like a carabao wallow. 



58 



The dead wife of Baluga harvests his rice during the nighttime. 

 He hides and captures her. They go together to the spirit town, in the 

 ground, and secure her spirit which is kept in a green bamboo cup. As 

 they are returning to the ground they are pursued, but Baluga cuts the 

 vine on which their pursuers are climbing. When they reach home, 

 they hold a great celebration. 



