The wife of the god Hinumbían is Dakáue. She has no children
except a daughter called Búgan. This Búgan was with her parents in
Luktág. Let it be noted that these divinities of the highest region
of the Sky World do not see directly that which takes place in the
lower spheres, but the first calls the second, and the second the
third, etc. According to this order, the first or principal god,
known as Bungóngol, charges or gives orders to his son Ampúal,
who in turn orders his son Balittíon, and the latter orders and
charges Líddum of the lowest sky region, or Kabúnian. This Líddum
is the one that communicates directly with the Ifugaos. The said
Búgan, daughter of Hinumbían, was at that time a maiden, while
in Luktág, and her uncle Baiyuhíbi [54] told her to go down and
amuse herself in the third sky region, Hubulán. So, according
to the wishes of her relatives, she went down to Hubulán where
Dologdógan, the brother of Balittíon, was. The said Dologdógan
had gone to Hubulán to marry another Búgan. The first Búgan,
daughter of Hinumbían, had been advised to marry in Luktág, but
she did not wish to do so, and so they told her to go off and
divert herself in Hubulán. Having settled down in this sky region,
her uncles advised her to get married there, but neither did she
wish this. In view of her attitude on this question, Dologdógan
exhorted her to descend to Kabúnian, and go to take her abode in
the house of Líddum her relative and the son of Amgalíngan. The
said Líddum wished her to marry in Kabúnian, but she also refused
to do this. Near the house, or town, of Líddum (whose wife is
called Lingan) there was a village called Habiátan, and the lord
of the village also bore this name. Such being the case, the said
Habiátan went to the house of Líddum, and, upon seeing the young
Búgan in the condition of maidenhood, he asked Líddum: "Why does
this maid not marry?" The former answered him: "We have counseled
her to it, but she does not wish to do so. I, upon seeing that she
did not wish to get married, nor to follow my advice, said to her:
'Why dost thou not get married?' She began to laugh. I replied:
'Then, if thou dost not wish to get married in Kabúnian, it were
better for thee to return to thy people and thy family of Luktág,'
but she answered: 'That is not necessary, and I should like to stay
with thee in thy house--and I shall take care to get married at
my pleasure, when I see or meet someone of my liking, and then I
shall tell thee.'" Habiátan, after hearing this story of Líddum,
said to him: "According to this, I shall take the young Búgan
to my rancheria and house in Habiátan to see if she wishes to
marry my son Bagílat." [55] To which Líddum rejoined: "If Búgan
so desire, it goes without saying that she can accompany thee at
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