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After it is over the half brothers marry earth girls. Ayo gives birth to three little pigs. Husband is ashamed, and while wife is at the spring he places the animals in a basket and hangs it in a tree. Basket is found by old woman, Alokotan, who takes it home. Pigs soon turn into boys. When grown they go to court the girls while they spin. Ayo hears of their visits and goes where they are.
Milk from her breasts goes to their mouths and thus proves her to be their mother. They celebrate balaua. Ayo puts one grain of rice in each of twelve jars and they are at once filled with rice. Betel-nuts summon the people to attend the ceremony. The old woman Alokotan attends and the whole story of the children's birth and change to human form comes out.
If I had not found them, perhaps they would have died." Not long after the balaua was finished, and the people went home, and the old woman Alokotán went home after the others. She gave all her things to the three boys. This is all. Aponibolinayen and Aponitolau had a son and they called him Kanag Kabagbagowan, who was Dumalawi every afternoon.
When she speaks to the cut on our daughter's body the body and head will join better," said Aponibolinayen to Awig. Not long after, "Ala, you spirit helpers go to get old woman Alokotán of Nagbotobotán, so she will speak to the cut on Linongan," said Awig. "Yes," said the spirits and they went.
Where did you come from?" said Aponigawani. "We came from Nagbotobotán where our mother Alokotán lives." Not long after Aponigawani went to cook for them to eat. As soon as she cooked she fed them. So they ate. Not long after they finished eating and they talked. After that it became night.
Not long after Dolimáman went to the west of the well and she saw the marks of the raft in the sand by the river and she sat there for along time and Agtanang and Gamayawan shaded her while she sat there by the river. Not long after the old woman Alokotán went to the well for she felt hot.
After it is over the half brothers marry earth girls. Ayo gives birth to three little pigs. Husband is ashamed, and while wife is at the spring he places the animals in a basket and hangs it in a tree. Basket is found by old woman, Alokotán, who takes it home. Pigs soon turn into boys. When grown they go to court the girls while they spin. Ayo hears of their visits and goes where they are.
Her body is placed in a tabalang on which a rooster sits, and is set afloat on the river. Crowing of the cock causes old woman Alokotan to rescue the corpse. She places it in her magic well and the girl is again alive and beautiful. She returns to her husband as a bird; is caught by him and then resumes own form. Baby of four months hears his father tell of his youthful exploits.
Not long after they arrived at Nagbotobotán, "Good morning," they said, "What are you coming for you spirits," said old woman Alokotán. "'What are you coming for you say? Awig sent us to call you and take you to Natpangan, for you to speak to the cut on their daughter, for the alzados killed her when they sent her to watch the mountain rice."
In this place lives the old woman Alokotan, who is related to the people of Kadalayapan and Kaodanan. She is the owner of a magic pool, the waters of which revive the dead and renew youth. Comparison of the Reconstructed Culture with Present Day Conditions.
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