When the party was over all the people whom they invited went home and Kanag said to his father, “Now that your party is over and the people have gone, I will go down and get the fruit of the trees to eat.” [271] Aponibolinayen said to him, “My dear little son, do not go down and eat the fruit of the trees; we have all we need here.  Forgive your father and me, we will not send you again to the field.”  Kanag did not pay attention and he started to go down.  So Aponibolinayen and Aponitolau commanded the spirit helpers.  “Go and follow Kanag wherever he goes, so that he has companions; do not leave him.  Find a pretty girl for him so that he will not go down.”  Not long after they overtook Kanag in the forest and they all sat down and they said to him, “Wait here for us a minute, Kanag, while we find a toy for you.”  “No, I do not wish a toy; I am going down and eat the fruit of the trees.”  “No, please wait for us.  It is very near; we will be back soon.  If you do not care for any, you will see.  Wherever you go we shall accompany you.”  Kanag answered to them, “Yes,” and they went.  As soon as they arrived at the well they used their power so that all the pretty girls who never go outdoors felt very hot, so that they all came to the well to bathe.

Not long after the pretty girls went to the well in the early morning, and their parents did not know about it.  As soon as the pretty girl arrived at the well the helpers saw the girl who appeared like the flame of fire about the betel-nut blossoms.  As soon as they saw her washing her hair, they went back in a hurry where Kanag was waiting.  “Kanag, come and hurry and see the pretty girl.”  Kanag said, “I do not wish to see her.  I am going down to eat the fruit of the trees,” and they said again, “Please come; it is very near.  If you do not like her we will go wherever you wish.”  So Kanag went with them, and when they arrived he flew to the top of the betel-nut tree, and he saw the pretty girl, and he flew to another betel-nut tree above her.  “What can I do, if I become a man now?  I have no clothes and headband.”  The helpers said, “Do not worry about that.  Your father and mother told us to give you whatever you wish, and we have everything here.”  So Kanag went down and took the clothes and headband and he became a man.  He went and sat on the girl’s skirt and she said, “Do not harm me.  If you are going to cut me, do it only in one place so there will not be so much to heal.”  “If I was an enemy I would have killed you at once.”  Kanag went to her and handed the skirt to her.  Not long after he gave her betel-nut and they chewed.  As soon as they chewed they saw that it was good for them to marry, for they both had magical power and Kanag told his name first and said, “My name is Kanag Kabagbagowan, who is the son of Aponitolau and Aponibolinayen of Kadalayapan, who did not like him, and they sent him to watch their mountain rice, and he became a bird which is a labeg.”  “My name is Dapilisan, who is the daughter of Bangan and Dalonagan of Kabno-angan.”  After that the girl was in a hurry to go home, for she was afraid her father and mother would see her, for they did not know that she had gone to the well.  She did not want Kanag to go with her to the town, but he did not want to leave her, and the sun shone in the east.  The girl went home and Kanag followed her.