grew high so that it hurt her. "Ala, you betel-nut, I am going now
to take a bath, and then I will come." So the betel-nut got off and
she went to take a bath. When she arrived at the river she was in no
hurry, for she did not wish to go, and the people from Pindayan, who
were Iwaginan and his wife Gimbagonan, and the other people passed by
the place where she was bathing, when they were going to attend the
_Sayang_ in Kadalayapan. They saw the pretty lady taking her bath by
the river. "Ala, you Gimbagonan, give me some betel-nut so that I can
give that lady a chew," said Iwaginan. "No, do not lose any time, we
are in a hurry," said Gimbagonan. He compelled her to give it to him,
so he went to give the lady the betel-nut and Gimbagonan was angry. As
soon as Iwaginan reached the lady and offered her the betel-nut to
chew she refused it, but he compelled her to chew it with him. As
soon as he gave the betel-nut to her he urged her to go with them to
attend the _Sayang_. The lady did not want to go, but he urged her very
long, until she went with them. She said, "Wait for me here while I
go to change my clothes, if you want me to accompany you, but it is
shameful for me to go, for they did not invite me." She went slowly
to their house and when Iwaginan and the others waited a long time
for her Gimbagonan was angry with Iwaginan and said bad words to him.

Not long after an Agta [277] woman passed by them at the river. "Ay,
Agta, did you not see the lady for whom we are waiting?" said
Iwaginan. "No, I did not see her," said the Agta. "If you did not
see her you come with us and we will go to attend _Sayang_" said
Iwaginan to her. "I am ashamed to go, for I have no clothes," said the
Agta. "No, if I wish it, do not be ashamed," said Iwaginan. Not long
after they went. As soon as they arrived in Kadalayapan the Agta went
to sit down behind a rice winnower, and Galinginayen was carried by his
father and he took him past all the people and he noticed none of them,
and when they were in front of the Agta he wanted to go to her, but the
Agta winked at him and he did not go to her though he recognized her
as his mother. Not long after the Agta became drunk, for they gave her
much _basi_ to drink. While she was drunk Iwaginan called Ligi. "Now,
cousin Ligi, my companion the Agta is drunk and she has laid down on
the ground. I want you to take her into the house and give her a mat."

Ligi took her into the house and he held her by