for I am a woman. You are the first." "My name is Aponibalagen who
is the brother of Aponibolinayen who is the son of Pagbokasan of
Kaodanan." "My name is Aponigawani who is the sister of Aponitolau
who is the daughter of Pagatipanan and Langa-an."

When they had been in the room nine nights Aponitolau went to see
Aponigawani, and when he got to the room Aponibalagen was there. "Why
are you here, brother-in-law?" said Aponitolau. "I am here, because
I wish to marry your sister," said Aponibalagen. "If you want
to marry her you must engage her and you come another day to make
_pakalon_." [147] Not long after Aponibalagen went home and told his
father and mother that they would go next day to make the _pakalon_
so he could marry Aponigawani. Aponitolau and his father and mother
went to Kaodanan and took the marriage price before Aponibalagen and
his people made the _pakalon_. Aponibalagen paid the same as Aponitolau
did for Aponibolinayen. Not long after they returned to Kadalayapan
and the next day Aponibalagen went and got Aponigawani. They danced
for one month and then they took Aponigawani to Kaodanan, and all
the people went home. This is all.

(Told by Lagmani, a woman of Patok.)

5

"Mother Dinawagan go and engage me to someone, for I want to
be married. I like the sister of Aponibalagen of Natpangan" said
Gawigawen of Adasin. "Yes," said his mother. So she took her hat which
looked like the moonbeam and she started to go and when she arrived in
Natpangan she said, "Good morning, nephew Aponibalagen." "What do you
want here, Aunt?" he replied. "What do you want, you say, and I want
to talk with you." "Come up, Aunt, and we will hear what you have to
say." So he asked his mother Ebang to prepare food. As soon as Ebang
had prepared the food and called them to eat, Aponibalagen went to get
the _basi_ and they drank before they ate. And Ebang broke up the fish
stick and put it in the pot and it became fish. [148] Not long after
they ate, and when they had finished Aponibalagen said to Dinawagan,
"Come and see this." "No, I better stay here." When Aponibalagen
urged her she came in and he opened the _basi_ jar which was nine
times inherited and as soon as they had drank Dinawagan said that she
could not tarry for it was afternoon, "I have something to tell you,
Aponibalagen." "What is it?" said Aponibalagen. "My son Gawigawen of
Adasin wants to marry your sister." Aponibalagen agreed, so she gave
a golden cup w