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Updated: June 13, 2025
All this time, the mother at home was mourning for her son, and crying all day long. Now, when the S'iring heard her prayer, he took some betel-nuts, and went to the place where the boy's body lay. On the parts where the bones were broken, he spit betel-nut, and did the same to the boy's head. Immediately the boy came to life, and felt well again.
As soon as he saw that it was a golden belt he said, "I think this is the belt of the man who came here while I was gone." So he took it and hid it and did not let Aponibolinayen see it. Not long after they commanded the people to go and get betel-nuts. When they arrived with the fruit they oiled them and Aponitolau said, "Tell me whom we shall invite beside our relatives in the other towns."
He climbed the trees, he cut them so that they fell down, he cast them down those big snakes then he cut off the head of Balau, and the earth trembled. After that he went to find his father who was in the place of many betel-nuts. "I am Balokanag whom Aponibolinayen desired, whom you left," he said. "Now I take you home to Kadalayapan."
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.
Soon after the marriage they decided to perform a ceremony for the spirits. So Dapilisan sent for the betel-nuts which were covered with gold, and when they were brought to her, she said: "You betel-nuts that are covered with gold, come here and oil yourselves and go and invite all the people in the world to come to our ceremony."
When the other betel-nuts arrived at Kadalayapan to invite the people they said to Langa-an, "Come to Dagála because Aponibolinayen and Algaba make balaua." Not long after Aponibalagen and Aponigawani and the other people went. When they reached the middle of the way they met the people of Kadalayapan, so they were a large party who went.
Kanag married Asigtanan and Dagoláyen married Ganinawan. The mother of Ganinawan was Aponibolinayen and the mother of Asigtanan was Aponigawani. As soon as they were married and they had learned who their mothers were they built balaua, and they sent some betel-nuts to invite all of their relatives in other towns. Iwaginan and Indayo went to attend the balaua, and they danced.
Rooster crows and proclaims ownership whenever raft passes a village. Old woman Alokotán secures raft before it vanishes into the hole where river ends. Revives the girl. Kanag and children reach home of Alokotán, and girl is restored to them. They celebrate balaua and send betel-nuts covered with gold to invite relatives.
Child grows one span at each bath. Aponibalagen learns of child when milk from sister's breasts falls on him. He takes her home and prepares to celebrate balaua. Oiled betel-nuts are sent to summon guests. They grow on knees of those who refuse to attend. Ingiwan, poorly clad, appears at the ceremony and is recognized by the child but not by its mother.
Finally they went to the old woman, Alokotan, who was able to talk with the spirits, and begged her to find what town had not been visited by the betel-nuts which had been sent to invite the people. After she had consulted the spirits the old woman said: "You have invited all the people except Ini-init who lives up above. Now you must send a betel-nut to summon him.
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