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Updated: May 10, 2025
As soon as he had visited all the people, he returned to the house of Dapilisan and asked her parents if he might marry her. They were unwilling at first, for they feared that the parents of Dumalawi might not like it; but after he had explained that his father and mother did not want him, they gave their consent, and Dapilisan became his bride.
Not long after she went, for they could not detain her, and they did not see her when she went. As soon as the Sayang was over they made pakálon for Kanag and Tabyayen, and Kanag married Dapilisan, and Tabyayen married Binaklingan, and the marriage price was the balaua about nine times full for each of them.
Aponibolinayen used her magical power and the spirit house was filled again, and then Dalonagan said to her: "Now the web of the spider shall be put around the town and you must put gold beads on it. If it does not break, Kanag may marry Dapilisan." When Aponibolinayen had put the gold beads on the thread, Dalonagan hung on it to see if it would hold.
So Kanag became a man and put on the clothes and head-band, and he went to speak to the girl. He gave her betel-nut, and they chewed together, and he said: "My name is Kanag and I am the son of Aponitolau and Aponibolinayen." Then the girl said: "My name is Dapilisan and I am the daughter of Bangan and Dalonagan."
The people asked who was making Sayang in Kalaskigan, and she replied that it was Kanag and his wife Dapilísan. Not long after they washed their clothes and hair, and took a bath. When it became afternoon they went and Aponitolau followed them, and he looked as if he was crazy.
"If you marry our daughter, your father and mother will be greatly ashamed," said Dalonágan. Kanag said to them, "My father and mother did not want me and they will not interfere." So they were married. "The best way for us to do, Dapilísan, is for us to make Sayang" said Kanag. So Dapilísan commanded someone to go and get the betel-nut fruit which was covered with gold.
Then she called, "You spirits who live in different springs, get the jars which Dumalawi must pay as a marriage price for Dapilisan," The spirits did as they were commanded, and when they brought the jars and had filled the spirit house nine times, Aponibolinayen said to the parents of Dapilisan: "I think that now we have paid the price for your daughter."
After they had eaten and drunk, Aponibolinayen spoke, and, telling all the people that she was glad to have Dapilisan for a daughter-in-law, added: "Now we are going to pay the marriage price according to our custom. We shall fill the spirit house nine times with different kinds of jars."
So Aponibolinayen said, "Ala, you alan who live in the different springs and bananáyo of Kaodanan and you liblibayan, go and get the jars, malayo and tadogan, sumadag and ginlasan and addeban and gumtan, which Kanag must pay as the marriage price for Dapilísan."
Then Dumalawi had food brought and Dapilisan passed basi in a little jar that looked like a fist, and though each guest drank a cupful of the sweet wine the little jar was still a third full.
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