44

Man sees a woman walking at night near the guardian stones.  She refuses to talk and he cuts her in the thigh.  She vanishes into the stones.  Next day it is seen that one of the stones is cut.  Man dies.

45

The old men of Lagayan see peculiarly shaped stones traveling down the river, accompanied by a band of blackbirds.  They catch the stones and carry them to the gate of the village, where they have since remained as guardians.

46

The spirit Ibwa visits a funeral and is given some of the juices, coming from the dead body, to drink.  Since then he always tries to eat the body of the dead unless prevented.  He is accompanied by another evil spirit whose embrace causes the living to die.

47

A widow leaves the town before the period of mourning for her husband is past.  The spirit appears first to the daughter-in-law and is fed by her, then asks for his wife.  He goes to the place where she is watching the corn and sleeps with her.  She apparently becomes pregnant, but fails to be delivered, and dies.

48

Two men agree to hunt carabao the following morning.  In the night one dies, but the other not knowing this leaves the town and goes to the appointed place.  He meets the spirit of the dead man, and only saves his life by running his horse all the way home.

49

A man and his wife are living near to their field when the husband dies.  An evil spirit comes to the door, but is driven away by the wife with a headaxe.  Several evil spirits attempt to gain entrance; then the chief comes.  He breaks down the door; he cuts off the dead man’s ears and makes the woman chew them with him—­like betel-nut.  The signs are propitious.  He changes the woman’s two breasts into one, in the center of her chest, and takes her home.

50

A man, whose brother has just died, goes to hunt.  He begins to cut up the game when his brother’s spirit appears.  He feeds it, but food comes out of its anus as fast as it eats.  He flees and is pursued by the spirit until, by chance, he runs among alangtin bushes.  The spirit dislikes the bush and leaves.

51

The people fail to put the banal vine and iron on the grave.  An evil spirit notices the omission and steals the body.

52

A man goes to hunt his carabao in the mountains.  He fails to plant branches at his head before he sleeps.  A spirit expectorates on him, and he soon dies.

53

Two men who have to sleep in the mountains make beds of sobosob leaves.  In the night they hear the evil spirits come and express a desire to get them.  Spirits dislike the leaves, so do not molest the men.

54

Three hunters spend the night in the open.  One covers himself with a red and yellow striped blanket.  In the night two spirits come and think he is a little wild pig, and decide to eat him.  The hunter hears them and exchanges blankets with one of his companions.  The companion is eaten, and hence the kambaya, or striped blanket, is no longer used on the trail.