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(SUMMARY OF BIAG NI LAM-ANG)

Don Juan and his wife Namongan lived in Nalbuan, La Union and bear a child named Lam-ang.
Before Lam-ang was born, his father went to the mountains to punish a group of their enemies,
the Igorots. While he was away, Lam-ang was born and took 4 people to help in birthing him. As
soon as the baby boy popped out, he spoke and asked that he be given the name Lam-ang. He
also chose his godparents and asked where his father was.

Lam-ang decided to go look for his father after nine months of waiting for him to return.
Namongan believed Lam-ang was up to the task, but she was disappointed to have to let him
leave.

During his journey, he decided to rest for a while. He fell asleep and had a dream about his
father’s head being stuck on a pole by the Igorot. He was furious when he learned what had
happened to his father. He rushed to their village and killed them all, except for one whom he
let go so that he could tell other people about Lam-ang’s greatness.

Upon returning to Nalbuan in triumph, he was bathed by women in the Amburayan river and all
the fish died because of the dirt and odor from Lam-ang’s body.

Lam-ang has his eyes set on a young woman named Ines Kannoyan. He visited her at
Calanutian, bringing his white rooster and gray dog with him but on the way, Lam-ang saw
another suitor of Ines, named Sumarang, whom he fought and defeated.

Lam-ang saw the house of Ines surrounded by many suitors who also wanted her. He made his
rooster crow, which knocked down a neighboring house. This drew Ines' attention. He had his
dog bark and in an instant the fallen house rose up again. The girl’s parents witnessed this and
called for him. The rooster expressed the love of Lam-ang. The parents agreed to a marriage
with their daughter if Lam-ang would give them a dowry valued at double their wealth. Lam-
ang had no problem fulfilling this condition and he and Ines were married.

It was a tradition to have a newly married man swim in the river for the rarang fish.
Unfortunately, Lam-ang dove straight into the mouth of the water monster Berkakan. Ines had
Marcos get his bones, which she covered with a piece of cloth. His rooster crowed and his dog
barked and slowly the bones started to move. Back alive, Lam-ang and his wife lived happily
ever after with his white rooster and gray dog.

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