s of fish, but there
was no roe. He went to his friends who fish in the river. "Ala,
friends secure fish roe which my son wishes to eat." Soon after,
"How much do I pay?" "You do not pay, for this is the first time you
have come to buy," said those friends who fish in the river. "Agben,
my child, come and eat." "Mother, pretty Ayo, I do not wish to eat
the fish roe when there is no _dolang_, [297] and I do not like to
drink out of the scraped cocoanut shell when there is no glass which
comes from the place of the Chinese, and I do not like to eat from
the bamboo dish when there is no dish from Baygan (Vigan)." After
that Ligi went and got the cup and the dish from the Chinese store.

"Agben, my loving son, come and eat, for everything is here which you
wish," said pretty Ayo. When they had finished eating, "Father Ligi
give me your love charm [298] which you used when you were young,
for I wish to go to the place where the maidens spin at night."

"Good evening, young girls," said Asbinan. "I do not like to light my
tobacco unless the fire is taken from the light of your pipes." They
were anxious to offer their pipes, but when Tiningbengan stubbed her
toe she stopped and Sinobyaman, who was the prettiest, was the one
on whom he blew his smoke (a part of the love charm). She vomited
and her eyes were filled with tears, and after that they went home,
all those who spun together.

"Ala! go and fetch Asbinan, for she (Sinobyaman) turns over and over
and sways to and fro since he blew on her last night." They went to get
Asbinan who was sleeping, and he stepped on their heels as they walked.

"Ala, aunt, I cannot cure her unless we are married." Then they decided
on the day for _pakalon_, and the price was the lower part of the house
filled nine times with jars, which are _malayo_ and _tadogan_. Then
she made the cakes for the parents-in-law, and they carried the pig,
and they received the marriage price which was the lower part of the
house nine times filled.

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"Ala! my wife Iwanen who loves me every afternoon, make cakes of
rice which shall be my provisions when I go to the southern place
San Fernando and Baknotan, which is a part of Pangasinan. [299] I am
going to investigate the report concerning the beautiful women, who
are like the rift in the clouds--the escaping place of the moon--;
who are like the bright stems of good betel-nuts."

"Ala! my soldiers who are many, catch my horse which is a pinto,
w