hey began to throw their spears at him, but they
could not hit him. As soon as all the spears and headaxes were gone,
the baby fought with them, and his spear and headaxes killed all the
people who lived in that town. As soon as he killed all of them he used
magic so that the heads of the tattooed _alzados_ went to Pindayan. Not
long after truly all the heads went to Pindayan and he followed them.
When he arrived at the spring of Lisnayan in the town of Ibowan he
rested and he sat on the high stone and began to play the bamboo
Jew's harp and Igowan saw him. "Adolan come and see this young fellow
and hear him play the Jew's harp." The harp said, "Iwaginan Adolan,
Inalangan come and see your brother, if he is your true brother." So
Adolan went truly to see him and he found that it was a newborn
baby who was just beginning to walk. "Where did you come from little
baby?" said Adolan. "'Where did you come from?' you say. I come from
fighting the tattooed Igorot." "How does it happen that you went to
war, for you are only just from your mother's womb?" "'How does it
happen?' you say. I heard my father saying that when he was young
he went to all parts of the world in all the towns," said Ibago wa
Agimlang to Adolan.
Not long after he gave him betel-nut and they chewed. As soon as they
finished chewing they told their names, and Adolan told his name first
and Ibago wa Agimlang was next to tell his. After that they laid down
their quids and they saw that they were brothers. "Now, my brother,
Adolan we will go to Pindayan, for I am going to make a big party,
for I just return from fighting," said Ibago wa Agimlang. "Ala,
you go first and I will go to see our brother," said Adolan.
Not long after Ibago wa Agimlang started to go and he lost his way,
and he went through the mountain rice clearing of Kabangoweyan, who was
the _Lakay_ [293] and he walked through many _lawed_ vines which were
wide spreading and when anyone cut off a leaf they smiled. As soon
as he arrived at the little house of the old man, "Oh, grandfather,
tell me the way back home and I will not take your head," said Ibago
wa Agimlang to the old man. "Where are you going?" he said. "I am going
home to the town of Pindayan, for I am returning from fighting." "Stop
while I cook, and you can eat first, and then you can go," said the old
man. "No, I do not wish to eat. Tell me the way back home," said Ibago
wa Agimlang. So he showed him the way to Pindayan, but mi
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