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Not long after they arrived at their home and the sun became a man, he who had been a stone before. "When next month comes we shall build balaua, Aponibolinayen, so that we can invite our relatives, and I will pay the marriage price, because I marry you," said Ini-init to her.
She saw that it was Aponitolau, and she was very glad. After one year with Aponibolinayen he said, "Command someone to pound rice, for we are going to make balaua, and I am going to call our son Tabyayen from above." Aponibolinayen had also given birth five days after Gaygayóma had given birth, and they called the boy Kanag.
When the balaua was finished all of the people went home and took some of the jars. As soon as they went home the father and mother-in-law of Dumanau took all the other jars to Kaodanan. It is said. "We are going away, Cousin Dagoláyan," said Kanag. "If that is what you say we must go." Not long after they went. As soon as they reached the middle of the way they agreed upon their destination.
As soon as she had commanded they went, and they filled the balaua nine times, and Aponibolinayen said to Dalonágan, "I think now that we have paid the marriage price," and Dolonágan said, "No, there is more still to pay." "All right, if we still owe, tell us and we will pay."
When guests arrive, they chew betel-nut and learn that Kanag and his wife are cousins. Kanag's parents pay marriage price, which is the balaua filled nine times with jars. Girl's mother raises eyebrows and half of jars vanish. Balaua is again filled. Guests dance and feast. Part of marriage price given to guests.
Repeats this several times and finally escapes. He joins head and body of his daughter, and old woman Alokotan puts saliva on cuts and revives her. Old woman places four sticks in the ground and they become a balaua. Betel-nuts are sent out to invite guests and many come. When the girl dances with her lover, the water comes up knee deep into the town and they have to stop.
As soon as they made him alive again, Aponitolau gave the marriage price. It was nine times full, the balaua, and when Aponibolnay raised up her elbow half of it vanished, which was in the balaua. And Aponibolinayen used her power and the balaua was full again.
When the anitos did not arrive at the accustomed time Kanag went out of the caldron and said to his sister, "Now, my sister, I will take you to Kadalayapan. Our father and mother do not know that I have a sister. Do not stay always with the anitos" His sister replied, "I cannot go to Sudipan when no one is making balaua, for I always make dawak as the anitos taught me.
Every tale emphasizes the importance of the Sayang ceremony and the spirit structure known as balaua. The ceremony is nowhere described in full, but the many details which are supplied show that it was almost identical with that of to-day. The same is true of the Dawak, which we find mentioned on three different occasions, and of the ceremony made to aid in locating lost or stolen articles.
So Aponigawani told the people of Kaodanan to start to attend balaua with Dumanau and Wanwanyen-Aponibolinayen. She was surprised because Dumanau had arrived, for they had heard that he was lost when he went to hunt deer. She said, "Perhaps he met a lady who never goes outdoors, who has power, when he went to hunt deer."
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