A long, long time ago, when the goddess of the eastern Alunsina, reached womanhood, her father, Kaptan, who was the king of gods, decided she should marry. Alunsina had long, dark hair, skin like freshly pressed clay and bright animated eyes.
Her father was a supreme god in the skies, a paragon of strength, adorned in gold and protected by lightning. All the unmarried gods vied for her. Perhaps Alunsina knew the jealousy of the gods. In the war, her marriage would bring among them. Instead, she chose to marry a mortal, named Datu Paubari, the ruler of Halawod. Her decision angered her other suitors, and they met in council to bring the newlyweds down.
Alunsina had married beneath herself, and they would soon correct this insulting mistake. The jealous gods decided upon a flood that would destroy Halawod. The God of the Plains, Maklium-sa-t’wan was the one to destroy Halawod by this method. Alunsina’s sister Suklang Malayon learned of the evil plot. She was the guardian of Happy Homes. She warned her sister and her husband of the plot and they were able to seek refuge on higher ground.
After the flood water subsided, the couple returned to the plain secretly. They settled near the mouth of the Halawod River in a short time. Alunsina was able to live a wonderful and calm life with her husband upon the stretches of green as they inhaled the scent of fresh rainstorms of earth. A deep love blossomed between the couple. She soon became pregnant and asked Paubari to prepare the siklot, things necessary for childbirth.
She delivered a set of triplets, and some of the high praise from that plan was to perform the rights of the gods. The high priest promptly made an altar. When the ceremony was over, he opened the windows of the north side of the room and a cold northern wind came in, and suddenly the three infants were transformed into strong, handsome young men.
They named them Labaw Donggon, Humadapnon, and Dumalapdap. And so this is where the epic story of these brothers begins.