Their parents, Kabigát and Búgan, had a second son, on whom they
placed the name Tad-óna, and then another daughter, whom they
called Inúke. She and Tad-óna did what their parents and brother
and sister had done, and gave birth to Kabigát, the second, and
Búgan, the second. These latter two, imitating the preceding ones,
were united in wedlock and begot sons and daughters who peopled
the remainder of the Ifugao region. [46]
VI
Establishment of religious ceremonies.--Upon their marriage
Tad-óna and Inúke did not offer pigs or fowls to the
búni as was customary. This being observed by Líddum from
Kabúnian, he descended and asked them: "Why have ye not offered
sacrifices?" They answered him that they were ignorant of such a
custom or ceremony. Then Líddum returned to Kabúnian and brought
them the yeast with which to make búbûd, or wine from fermented
rice; and he taught Tad-óna the method of making it, saying:
"Place it in jars on the third day," and he returned to the Sky
World. On the fifth day he came down again to teach them the
manner of making the mum-búni. [47]
Some version of the above myth is known to the people of every
Ifugao clan, although the details of the story vary considerably in
the different culture areas. The myth is also known to the Igorots
and Bontoks, as we have already seen. I have in my possession some
twenty different versions that have been collected from various clans
of Central, Western, and Kiangan Ifugao. These may all be classified
into two general types, one of which is represented above. [48] An
example of the other type, entitled The Ifugao Flood-Myth, is given
later in this paper under the heading Central Ifugao Beliefs.
The god Wígan is one of the greatest and best known figures in
Ifugao mythology. He has three sons, Kabigát, Balitúk, and Ihîk, and
one daughter, Búgan. The following story about Ihîk is especially
interesting because of its resemblance to one of the Bontok myths
previously given.
THE STORY OF IHÎK [49]
Ihîk nak Wígan, in company with his brothers Kabigát and Balitúk,
went to catch fish in the canal called Amkídul at the base
of Mt. Inúde. After catching a supply of fish, they strove to
ascend to the summit of the mountain; but, ever as they went up,
Ihîk kept asking his brothers for water to satiate his devouring
thirst. They answered him: "How can we find water at such an
elevation? Water is found at the base of the mountains but not at
their summits!" But Ihîk kept on importuning them. At last, when
they were in the middle of their ascent, they came to an enormous
rock. Balitúk struck the rock with his spear, and instantly there
burst forth a large jet of water.
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