Chapter IV

The journey to Ifugao land from the East.--Upon the return of
Muntálog, at the termination of the fourth day, he said to Búgan
and Kabigát: "Now ye can go but let Ngílîn and Ambúmabbákal
accompany you as far as the house of Lingan, [42] in order that
there they may make the cloth or clothes necessary for wrapping
the child according to the usage of the Earth World."

Lingan 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-áhang but go to Otbóbon." And
Ambúmabbákal accompanied them to the house of Ngílîn á Mangóngan
[43] and said to the latter: "It will be well if we beseech the
búni [44] 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.