Then he took Takyayen back to his mother in the sky, and she was happy again.
After that Takyayen was always glad when he was allowed to visit the earth, but each time when his mother’s tears began to fall, he returned to her. When he was old enough, Aponitolau selected a wife for him, and after that Takyayen always lived on the earth, but Gaygayoma stayed in the sky.
The Story of Dumalawi
Tinguian
Aponitolau and Aponibolinayen had a son whose name was Dumalawi.[47] When the son had become a young man, his father one day was very angry with him, and tried to think of some way in which to destroy him. The next morning he said to Dumalawi:
“Son, sharpen your knife, and we will go to the forest to cut some bamboo.”
So Dumalawi sharpened his knife and went with his father to the place where the bamboo grew, and they cut many sticks and sharpened them like spears at the end.
Dumalawi wondered why they made them thus, but when they had finished, Aponitolau said:
“Now, Son, you throw them at me, so that we can see which is the braver.”
“No, Father,” answered Dumalawi. “You throw first, if you want to kill me.”