Note 43 — Origin of the Ifugaos36

Lin͠gan actually furnished to them the cloth and the seamstress to make the swaddling clothes for the child—and then they continued their journey unto the house of Ambúmabbákal. The latter said to them: “Take this cloth and this pair of fowls, male and female, and do not return to live at Kai-áhan͠g but go to Otbóbon.” And Ambúmabbákal accompanied them to the house of N͠gílîn á Man͠gón͠gan43 and said to the latter: “It will be well if we beseech the búni44 to take pity on these poor people, considering the great distance that still remains to them unto Otbóbon, and keeping in mind also the great heat that prevails.” So they did, saying: “Ye búni, take pity upon these unhappy ones and shorten for them the distance.” The prayer was heard, and after two or three days they found themselves at the end of their journey.