he _alan_ gave him
was pulled up and went to Kadalayapan and the gold house of Dondonyan
went to Natpangan. Aponigawani used her power, and when it became
morning Kanag cried because his golden house of Dagapan, which was
the _alan's_ town, went to Kadalayapan. "Do not cry, Kanag; this is
your town; we are your father and mother." So Kanag stopped crying.
The next month Kanag said to his father and mother, "The best thing
for you to do is to engage me to Daliknayan, who never goes out doors,
and there is no one to compare with her, who looks like the firefly
in the evening, and her footprints are loved by all the men, for they
look like the rainbow." Not long after Aponibolinayen took the golden
beads, which look like the moon, to use as an engagement present. Not
long after Aponibolinayen and Aponitolau arrived at Kabisilan. "Good
morning, Aunt Danay," they said. "How are you?" said Danay. "Come up
and we will eat." They went up the stairs, and Danay took the rice
out of the jar and took out the meat, and they ate. As soon as they
finished eating, "We cannot stop here long, for we are in a hurry,"
and they showed her the gold which was like the moon, for they wished
to make the engagement. Danay of Kabisilan agreed, and they set a day
for _pakalon,_ and it was three days later. Not long after they went
back home. As soon as they arrived they told their son Kanag and he
was very happy.
When the day for _pakalon_ came they summoned all the people, and so
they went, and some of them went first. "You, my jar, _bilibili,_ and
my jar _ginlasan_, and you my jar _malayo_, go first." So all the jars
preceded them, and they followed. Not long after they arrived. When all
the people whom they invited arrived, they fed them all. When they had
all finished eating, "Now that we have finished eating we are going
to settle on the price. My _balaua_ must be filled eighteen times
with different jars before Kanag and Daliknayan can be married." So
they filled the _balaua_ eighteen times. "Now that the _pakalon_
is finished and we have paid the price, we will take her home, and
you prepare the food for her to take." So they started to fix a box
for her with pillows, and they gave her a golden hat which looked
like a bird, and she put her skirt on her head and it twinkled. Not
long after they went. As soon as they arrived in Kadalayapan, they
went upstairs, and they made her sit on the bamboo floor, and they
counted the bamboo strips o
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