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THE STORY OF GAYGAYOMA WHO LIV UP ABOVE
* the story of gaygayoma who lives up above *
Now about this time Gaygayoma, who was the dghter of Bagbagak, a big star, and Sag, the moon, looked down om her home the sky, and when she saw the tall sugar-ne growg below, she was seized wh a sire to chew .
Gaygayoma was lighted wh the thgs that the stars brought her. Bagbagak lled many stars to acpany him, and they all followed Gaygayoma down to the place where the sugar-ne grew. “I am Gaygayoma, the dghter of Bagbagak and Sag up the air, ” said the girl.
Soon after that the stars dropped a basket that Gaygayoma had orred them to make, and Aponol stepped wh the lovely star and was drawn quickly through the air up to the sky. They were met on their arrival by a giant star whom Gaygayoma troduced as her father, and he told Aponol that he had acted wisely g, for had he objected, the other stars would have eaten him.
THE RISE AND FALL OF AMERIN GAYBORHOODS
After Aponol had lived wh the stars for some time, Gaygayoma asked him to prick between her last two fgers, and as he did so a betiful baby boy popped out.
When the boy was three months old, however, he ventured to tell Gaygayoma of his wish to return to the earth. There Aponol got out, but Gaygayoma and the baby returned to the sky.
Now Gaygayoma had grown very fond of Aponol, and she had mand the stars not to harm him if he was willg to return to her. After that Aponol ma many trips to the earth, but at Gaygayoma’s mand he always returned to the sky to spend part of the time wh her. But Aponol, lookg out, said, “No, they are the tears of Gaygayoma, for she se her son down below, and she weeps for him.