e. Not long after that the month
which they had agreed on came.

"Now, mother, go and make cakes and after that I will go to fight,"
said Aponibolinayen. "Do not go," said her mother Ebang of Kaodanan,
but she could not detain her, so she made the cake, and when she
finished, Aponibolinayen went.

"Mother, make preparations for me to go to war, for this is the month
we agreed upon with Ginawan of Nagtinawan," said Aponigawani to her
mother Langa-an of Kadalayapan.

Bye and bye Aponibolinayen who was walking in the middle of the road,
stopped because she was tired. Aponigawani was also walking and
when she looked up she saw a woman to whom none compared, and she
was startled, and she said, "Here is a woman who looks like me. I
do not like to approach her who looks like me, yet I am ashamed
not to do so, for she has seen me," she said. "Good morning,"
said Aponigawani to Aponibolinayen who sat on a high stone by the
road. They leaned their spears together between them and then they
talked. "Now, my friend, where are you going," said Aponibolinayen. "I
am going to war," said Aponigawani. "And where are you going?" said
Aponigawani to Aponibolinayen. "I am going to Gonigonan, because the
month which I agreed upon with Ginambo of Gonigonan has come," said
Aponibolinayen. "Ala, let us chew betel-nut." "Yes, if that is what
you say, we will chew betel-nut," said Aponigawani. After that they
exchanged quids. And the quid which had been chewed by Aponigawani was
covered with agate beads which are called _pinogalan_, and the quid
of Aponibolinayen was covered with gold. Aponigawani said, "You are
more beautiful and have more power than I, because your betel-nut is
covered with gold." After that they spat in front of them. The place
looked like the place where a child had been born. "Now, my friend,
we are going to tell our names." "Yes," said each one, and they told
their names. "I am Aponibolinayen of Kaodanan who has no brother,
and Ginambo of Gonigonan came to fight against me and the month in
which we agreed to fight has come, so I go meet her." "I go also
to the town of Ginawan of Nagtinawan, because the month which we
agreed on has arrived, my name is Aponigawani of Kadalayapan who
also has no brother." "If that is what you are going to do, we will
go first to Gonigonan, then we will go to the town of Nagtinawan,"
said Aponibolinayen to her. "If that is what you say we will both
go." So they went.

Not long after they