The Bontoks are sometimes wrongly called Igorots, but have no more
right to that name than have the Ifugaos. They are a distinct people,
occupying a part of the subprovince of Bontok. They are in some
respects unique, and possess certain social institutions and traits
which have not been found elsewhere in the Philippines. Most of our
information concerning them is contained in the monograph by Jenks;
[24] in the bulky volume on the language by Seidenadel; [25] and
in my own observations on the general culture and ethnology of the
Bontoks. Jenks' monograph is excellent as an economic paper, but
the few myths given are mostly children's stories. Seidenadel [26]
gives several myths in the form of texts, and some of these I have
freely translated as follows: