n was such an attractive young man that the
ve with him, so that the king became envious of him
jealousy prohibited everyone in the kingdom from speaking
nder pain of death. Saddened by his decree, Bantugan
Bumbaran forever, and travel around the
raveled far and wide, but his adventures did not i
because of his great sorrow, he fell sick and died at the
ce of the Kingdom-between-Two-Seas. Princess Datimbang
and her king-brother were worried by his mysterious
they did not know who Bantugan was and they feared that
dom might consider that death a cause for war.
of the Kingdom-between-Two-Seas wasne, Princess Datimbang, as a courtesy to the King-
dead body of Bantugan royally escorted to his
ya returned from heaven with Bantugan’s
kkingdom tried to return it to Bantugan’s body
in ceremonies and rites. Thus was Bantugan restored
n« there was a great celebration. ‘
of Bantugan's death reached the ears of the ene-
‘Miskoyaw of the neighboring kingdom was glad-
‘Bumbaran was no longer under the protection of
st and he considered it timely to attack his old-
-So King Miskoyaw gathered all his warriors and
‘of Bumbaran.