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Updated: June 18, 2025
As a last preparation for the grave, a small hole is burned in each garment worn by the dead person, for otherwise the spirit Ibwa will envy him his clothing and attempt to steal them. The corpse is then wrapped in a mat, and is carried from the house. The bearers go directly to the balaua, and rest the body in it for a moment.
During the preliminary days, the men have been bringing materials for use in constructing the great spirit-house called balaua, and on this morning the actual work is started. After the framework is complete, one side of the roof is covered with cogon grass, but the other is left incomplete.
Aponibalagen went back to the house and whipped the girls. "We will go back now to Kaodanan. I thought it was good for you to be here, but you have done wrong." So he took them back to Kaodanan and they made balaua in order to find out who was the father of the boy. The boy grew one span every time they bathed him, for they used their power.
Tries to persuade sister to return with him. She promises to go when their father celebrates balaua. The ceremony is held and girl attends. Is so beautiful all young men try to obtain her. They are so persistent that brother returns her to sky where she still lives and aids women who make dawak. Aponitolau and his wife plant sugar cane, and by use of magic cause it to grow rapidly.
They went home truly, those Ipogau, and they imitated the man who made Sayang in Sayau; then those who are married Kadaklan and Agemem caused the spirits to come whom they called, those who made diam when they built balaua. Now you get better, you who build balaua. "Those who knew to make dawak, went to make dawak, but they did not prepare the pig correctly.
After he got inside of the town of Gawigawen he went directly to the house of Gawigawen. When he arrived there Gawigawen was still asleep in his balaua. As soon as he woke up and saw Aponitolau sitting by his balaua he stood and ran to his house and got his headaxe and spear. Aponitolau said to him, "Good morning, Cousin Gawigawen. Do not be angry with me.
Silit and the dog were sleeping and did not see them go inside of the town. Soon they arrived in the yard of the golden house of Balbalaoga of Dona and they were ashamed to ask for water to drink, for they were naked. So they went to the balaua and slept, for they were tired.
Not long after they laid down their quids and they were rows of agate beads which have no holes. Algaba said, "It is good for us to be married." So they were married and they went to Dagála. As soon as they arrived in Dagála, "Mother," he said to his mother alan, "now we are going to take you to Kadalayapan, because I have found a wife." "No," said the alan, "we must first build balaua here."
Aponitolau went to lie down in their balaua and Aponibolinayen laid down in the house and their hair grew long along the floor, they laid so long. Not long after Kanag awoke and he saw that he was in the middle of a field so wide that he could not see the edges of it. "How bad my father is to me, for he sent me here," he said.
So Langa-an gave them the engagement present and she asked how much they must pay as the marriage price. "You must fill the balaua nine times," they answered. So Langa-an filled the balaua nine times with different kinds of valuable things. As soon as she had paid the marriage price she went back home.
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