“I am Balokanag whom Aponibolinayen desired, whom you left,” he said.  “Now I take you home to Kadalayapan.”  After that he truly took home Aponitolau, and Ginteban, who lived in Baygan.  In a short time they arrived in Kadalayapan and Kanag’s mother was there, because Aponigawani had taken her home.  “Now we are married forever, Aponitolau,” said Ginteban who lived in Baygan.  “No, for Aponibolinayen is his wife,” replied Aponigawani.  “Ala! you chance it and the one who loses is not the one who is married.  Put clay dishes in line, which you are to step on.  The one who breaks them loses.”  Aponibolinayen stepped first and there was nothing broken.  Ginteban followed and all those clay dishes which she stepped on were broken.  Then she went home to Baygan and after that Aponitolau and Aponibolinayen were married.

12

“I am anxious to eat the fruit of the bolnay tree [210] of Matawitawen,” said Aponibolinayen.  “What is that?” said Ligi.  “I am anxious to eat fish roe, I said.”  “Bring me a fish net and I will go and get some,” said Ligi.  So she went to get the fish net and gave it to him.  Not long after he went to the river and he used magic so that all the fish in the river were caught, so truly all the fish were in the net.  He caught one of them and cut it open and took out the roe.  As soon as he secured the roe he let the fish all go out of the net and he went back home.  Not long after he reached the yard of their house.  “Aponibolinayen, come and get the fish roe which you desire,” he said.  She went to get it from him.  She did not cook it, but put it on the bamboo hanger above the fire.  Ligi went to the balaua and when Aponibolinayen thought he was in the balaua she threw away the roe and the dogs went to eat it, and they snarled and barked beneath the kitchen.  “What are the dogs fighting about, Aponibolinayen?  I think you threw away the fish roe,” he said to her.  “I dropped one of them.”

Aponibolinayen went again to the room and she said again that she wished to eat the fruit of Matawitawen, and Ligi asked what she said.  “I am anxious for the liver of a deer, I said.”  So Ligi went to the woods to hunt deer.  As soon as he reached the woods he sent his dogs and he said to them, “You, my black dog, do not catch deer except in the low grass, and you, my striped dog, do not touch any deer unless they have large horns.”  Not long after his dogs caught some deer, and he took their livers and he let them go again.  Not long after he arrived at his house and he called Aponibolinayen, “Come and get the liver, which you wish to eat.”  Aponibolinayen said to him, “Put it in the rattan hanger.”  Ligi went back to the balaua, and Aponibolinayen used magic so that Ligi slept.  While he was asleep she went to the kitchen to throw away the livers of the deer, and the dogs went to eat and made such a great disturbance that Ligi awoke and asked Aponibolinayen what was the matter.