THE LEGENDS AND FOLKTALES : Philippine Folktales

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sang Nila Utama, or Sri Tri Buana, was once the ruler of the
Srivijaya Empire at Sumatra. According to legends, he went on an expedition in
the late 13th century, and discovered an island with white sandy shore. After
learning that the place was called Temasik (Temasek), Sang Nila Utama decided
to cross the waters to reach this newly discovered land.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">However, a storm appeared out of nowhere and nearly capsized
the boat. In a desperate attempt, Sang Nila Utama threw his crown into the
turbulent waters. The weather and the sea immediately became calm, and the crew
reached Teluk Belanga (present-day Telok Blangah) safely. As they landed, a
strange beast was spotted from afar. Upon hearing that it was a lion, an
auspicious symbol, Sang Nila Utama was overjoyed and decided to name the island
Singapura, or Lion City.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The discovery was said to have happened in around AD1297,
and Sang Nila Utama went on to rule Singapura for 48 years before his death.
His palace and burial ground was located on top of Bukit Larangan, or Forbidden
Hill (present-day Fort Canning Hill).</span></div>
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Sang Nila Utama, or Sri Tri Buana, was once the ruler of the Srivijaya Empire at Sumatra. According to legends, he went on an expedi...

4:22:00 am

Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky.

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Many years ago, the sun and water were great friends, and they both lived on the earth togther. The sun very often used to visit the water, but the water never returned the visits.<br />
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At last the sun asked the water why he never visited. The water replied that the sun's house was not big enough, and that if he came with all his people, he would drive the sun out of his home.<br />
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The water then said, "If you want me to visit you, you will have to build a very large house. But I warn you that it will have to be very large, as my people are numerous and take up a lot of room".<br />
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The sun promised to build a very large house, and soon afterwards, he returned home to his wife, the moon, who greeted him with a broad smile.<br />
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The sun told the moon what he had promised the water, and the next day, they began building a large house to entertain the water and all his people.<br />
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When it was completed, the sun asked the water to come and visit him.<br />
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When the water arrived, one of his people called out to the sun, and asked him whether it would be safe for the water to enter, and the sun answered, "Yes, tell my friend to come in."<br />
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The water began to flow in, followed by the fish and all the other water animals.<br />
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Very soon, the water was knee-deep in the house, so he asked the sun if it was still safe, and the sun again said, "Yes," so more of them came in.<br />
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When the water was at the level of a man's head, the water said to the sun, "Do you want more of my people to come?"<br />
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Not knowing any better, the sun and the moon both said, "Yes,". More and more of the water's people came in, until the sun and the moon had to sit on top of the roof.<br />
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The water once again asked the sun if it was still okay to keep coming in. The sun and moon answered yes, so more and more of the water's people came in.<br />
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The water soon overflowed the top of the roof, and the sun and the moon were forced to go up into the sky.<br />
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...and they have been there ever since.</div>

Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky.

Many years ago, the sun and water were great friends, and they both lived on the earth togther. The sun very often used to visit the wa...

4:17:00 am

The Necklace and The Comb

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In the early days, the sky hung low and people could easily reach the clouds. Inday, a beautiful girl who was given family heirlooms for her sixteenth birthday, loved to wear her precious necklace and comb even while she worked. One day, as she was husking rice with a mortar and a pestle, she put her jewelry on a cloud to avoid spoiling them. As she pounded on the rice with her pestle, one end also pounded the sky. Before she knew it, the sky went up high with her heirloom pieces. In time, her comb became the quarter moon and the beads of her necklace became the stars.<br />
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Folktales being stories that people created to explain the natural world, “The Necklace and the Comb” is a charming tale on how the moon and stars were formed. Ong likes this story especially because “the imagery is so charming and fanciful.”</div>

The Necklace and The Comb

In the early days, the sky hung low and people could easily reach the clouds. Inday, a beautiful girl who was given family heirlooms for...

4:15:00 am

The Monkey and the Turtle

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The Monkey and the Turtle<br />
A monkey and a turtle were once friends. One day, they saw a banana-plant floating on the water. They decided to split it and planted each half. Monkey thought the top part was better, so he planted it and watched in dismay as it died. Turtle planted the roots and was rewarded with a fine tree with fruits. But since he could not climb to get the bananas himself, he asked Monkey to get it for him.The cunning simian, however, ate all of the fruits! In retaliation, Turtle put sticks around the tree and then tricked Monkey to go down, killing him. Monkey’s friends then tried to exact revenge on Turtle, who deceived them into throwing him into the lake, his home.<br />
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According to Ong, this folk tale “could be the most famous Philippine folk tale because Jose Rizal published an illustrated retelling in Trubners Oriental Record.” She says that part of the appeal of the story is that “it's a battle between the strong and selfish, and the physically weak but crafty. Children might identify with and root for the turtle.”</div>

The Monkey and the Turtle

The Monkey and the Turtle A monkey and a turtle were once friends. One day, they saw a banana-plant floating on the water. They decide...

4:14:00 am

The carabao and the shell

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One very hot day, when a carabao went into the river to bathe, he met a shell and they began talking together.<br />
"You are very slow," said the carabao to the shell.<br />
"Oh, no," replied the shell. "I can beat you in a race."<br />
"Then let us try and see," said the carabao.<br />
So they went out on the bank and started to run.<br />
After the carabao had gone a long distance he stopped and called, "Shell!"<br />
And another shell lying by the river answered, "Here I am!"<br />
Then the carabao, thinking that it was the same shell with which he was racing, ran on.<br />
By and by he stopped again and called, "Shell!"<br />
And another shell answered, "Here I am!"<br />
The carabao was surprised that the shell could keep up with him. But he ran on and on, and every time he stopped to call, another shell answered him. But he was determined that the shell should not beat him, so he ran until he dropped dead.</div>

The carabao and the shell

One very hot day, when a carabao went into the river to bathe, he met a shell and they began talking together. "You are very slow,...

4:12:00 am

The Boy who Became a Stone

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One day a little boy named Elonen sat out in the yard making a bird snare, and as he worked, a little bird called to him: "Tik-tik-lo-den" (come and catch me).<br />
"I am making a snare for you," said the boy; but the bird continued to call until the snare was finished.<br />
Then Elonen ran and threw the snare over the bird and caught it, and he put it in a jar in his house while he went with the other boys to swim.<br />
While he was away, his grandmother grew hungry, so she ate the bird, and when Elonen returned and found that his bird was gone, he was so sad that he wished he might go away and never come back. He went out into the forest and walked a long distance, until finally he came to a big stone and said: "Stone, open your mouth and eat me." And the stone opened its mouth and swallowed the boy.<br />
When his grandmother missed the boy, she went out and looked everywhere, hoping to find him. Finally she passed near the stone and it cried out: "Here he is." Then the old woman tried to open the stone but she could not, so she called the horses to come and help her. They came and kicked it, but it would not break. Then she called the carabao and they hooked it, but they only broke their horns. She called the chickens, which pecked it, and the thunder, which shook it, but nothing could open it, and she had to go home without the boy.</div>

The Boy who Became a Stone

One day a little boy named Elonen sat out in the yard making a bird snare, and as he worked, a little bird called to him: "Tik-tik-l...

4:09:00 am

The Adventures of Juan

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Juan was always going into trouble. He was a lazy boy, and more than that, he did not have good sense. When he tried to do things, he made such dreadful mistakes that he might better not have tried.<br />
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His family grew very impatient with him, scolding and beating him whenever he did anything wrong. One day his mother, who was almost discouraged with him, gave him a bolo and sent him to the forest, for she thought he could at least cut firewood. Juan walked leisurely along, contemplating some means of escape. At last he came to a tree that seemed easy to cut, and then he drew his long knife and prepared to work.<br />
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Now it happened that this was a magic tree and it said to Juan:<br />
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“If you do not cut me I will give you a goat that shakes silver from its whiskers.”<br />
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This pleased Juan wonderfully, both because he was curious to see the goat, and because he would not have to chop the wood. He agreed at once to spare the tree, whereupon the bark separated and a goat stepped out. Juan commanded it to shake its whiskers, and when the money began to drop he was so delighted that he took the animal and started home to show his treasure to his mother.<br />
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On the way he met a friend who was more cunning than Juan, and when he heard of the boy’s rich goat he decided to rob him. Knowing Juan’s fondness for tuba, he persuaded him to drink, and while he was drunk, the friend substituted another goat for the magic one. As soon as he was sober again, Juan hastened home with the goat and told his people of the wonderful tree, but when he commanded the animal to shake its whiskers, no money fell out. The family, believing it to be another of Juan’s tricks, beat and scolded the poor boy.<br />
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He went back to the tree and threatened to cut it down for lying to him, but the tree said:<br />
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“No, do not cut me down and I will give you a net which you may cast on dry ground, or even in the tree tops, and it will return full of fish.”<br />
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So Juan spared the tree and started home with his precious net, but on the way he met the same friend who again persuaded him to drink tuba. While he was drunk, the friend replaced the magic net with a common one, so that when Juan reached home and tried to show his power, he was again the subject of ridicule.<br />
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Once more Juan went to his tree, this time determined to cut it down. But the offer of a magic pot, always full of rice and spoons which provided whatever he wished to eat with his rice, dissuaded him, and he started home happier than ever. Before reaching home, however, he met with the same fate as before, and his folks, who were becoming tired of his pranks, beat him harder than ever.<br />
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Thoroughly angered, Juan sought the tree a fourth time and was on the point of cutting it down when once more it arrested his attention. After some discussion, he consented to accept a stick to which he had only to say, “Boombye, Boomba,” and it would beat and kill anything he wished.<br />
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When he met his friend on this trip, he was asked what he had and he replied:<br />
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“Oh, it is only a stick, but if I say ‘Boombye, Boomba’ it will beat you to death.”<br />
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At the sound of the magic words the stick leaped from his hands and began beating his friend until he cried:<br />
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“Oh, stop it and I will give back everything that I stole from you.” Juan ordered the stick to stop, and then he compelled the man to lead the goat and to carry the net and the jar and spoons to his home.<br />
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There Juan commanded the goat, and it shook its whiskers until his mother and brothers had all the silver they could carry. Then they ate from the magic jar and spoons until they were filled. And this time Juan was not scolded. After they had finished Juan said:<br />
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“You have beaten me and scolded me all my life, and now you are glad to accept my good things. I am going to show you something else: ‘Boombye, Boomba’.” Immediately the stick leaped out and beat them all until they begged for mercy and promised that Juan should ever after be head of the house.<br />
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From that time Juan was rich and powerful, but he never went anywhere without his stick. One night, when some thieves came to his house, he would have been robbed and killed had it not been for the magic words “Boombye, Boomba,” which caused the death of all the robbers.<br />
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Some time after this he married a beautiful princess, and because of the kindness of the magic tree they always lived happily.</div>

The Adventures of Juan

Juan was always going into trouble. He was a lazy boy, and more than that, he did not have good sense. When he tried to do things, ...

4:06:00 am

Mother Mountain

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In one of the islands in Batanes, a widow lived with her two daughters who only wanted to play the whole day. The only thing that the mother asked of her daughters was to have supper ready by the time she got home from working in the fields. One night, when she got home and her daughters were nowhere to be seen, she made dinner herself. When the girls returned and saw their mother busy in the kitchen, they decided to play some more. The mother could not take it anymore and calmly walked away from their house. Though the girls eventually followed her, it was already too late. The mother had taken the shape of a mountain, now called Mount Iraya.<br />
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“Mother Mountain” resonated with Ong “because it's a story that deals witha basic childhood fear: if you’re not good, your mother will leave.” It is also a wonderful tale about how a mountain that looks like a woman was formed.</div>

Mother Mountain

In one of the islands in Batanes, a widow lived with her two daughters who only wanted to play the whole day. The only thing that the mot...

4:03:00 am

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">One day a little boy named Elonen sat out in the yard making a bird snare, and as he worked, a little bird called to him: “Tik-tik-lo-den” (come and catch me).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“I am making a snare for you,” said the boy; but the bird continued to call until the snare was finished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Then Elonen ran and threw the snare over the bird and caught it, and he put it in a jar in his house while he went with the other boys to swim.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">While he was away, his grandmother grew hungry, so she ate the bird, and when Elonen returned and found that his bird was gone, he was so sad that he wished he might go away and never come back. He went out into the forest and walked a long distance, until finally he came to a big stone and said: “Stone, open your mouth and eat me.” And the stone opened its mouth and swallowed the boy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When his grandmother missed the boy, she went out and looked everywhere, hoping to find him. Finally she passed near the stone and it cried out, “Here he is.” Then the old woman tried to open the stone but she could not, so she called the horses to come and help her. They came and kicked it, but it would not break. Then she called the carabao and they hooked it, but they only broke their horns. She called the chickens, which pecked it, and the thunder, which shook it, but nothing could open it, and she had to go home without the boy.</span></div>
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One day a little boy named Elonen sat out in the yard making a bird snare, and as he worked, a little bird called to him: “Tik-tik-lo-de...

3:58:00 am

How the first head was taken

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One day the Moon, who was a woman named Kabigat, sat out in the yard making a large copper pot. The copper was still soft and pliable like clay, and the woman squatted on the ground with the heavy pot against her knees while she patted and shaped it.<br />
Now while she was working a son of Cal-chal, the Sun, came by and stopped to watch her mold the form. Against the inside of the jar she pressed a stone, while on the outside with a wooden paddle dripping with water she pounded and slapped until she had worked down the bulges and formed a smooth surface.<br />
The boy was greatly interested in seeing the jar grow larger, more beautiful, and smoother with each stroke, and he stood still for some time. Suddenly the Moon looked up and saw him watching her. Instantly she struck him with her paddle, cutting off his head.<br />
Now the Sun was not near, but he knew as soon as the Moon had cut off his son's head. And hurrying to the spot, he put the boy's head back on, and he was alive again.<br />
Then the Sun said to the Moon, "You cut off my son's head, and because you did this, ever after on the earth people will cut off each other's heads.</div>

How the first head was taken

One day the Moon, who was a woman named Kabigat, sat out in the yard making a large copper pot. The copper was still soft and pliable lik...

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Dogedog

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Dogedog had always been very lazy, and now that his father and mother were dead and he had no one to care for him, he lived very poorly. He had little to eat. His house was old and small and so poor that it had not even a floor. Still he would rather sit all day and idle away his time than to work and have more things.<br />
One day, however, when the rainy season was near at hand, Dogedog began thinking how cold he would be when the storms came, and he felt so sorry for himself that he decided to make a floor in his house.<br />
Wrapping some rice in a banana leaf for his dinner, he took his long knife and went to the forest to cut some bamboo. He hung the bundle of rice in a tree until he should need it; but while he was working a cat came and ate it. When the hungry man came for his dinner, there was none left. Dogedog went back to his miserable little house which looked forlorn to him even, now that he had decided to have a floor.<br />
The next day he went again to the forest and hung his rice in the tree as he did before, but again the cat came and ate it. So the man had to go home without any dinner.<br />
The third day he took the rice, but this time he fixed a trap in the tree, and when the cat came it was caught.<br />
"Now I have you!" cried the man when he found the cat; "and I shall kill you for stealing my rice."<br />
"Oh, do not kill me," pleaded the cat, "and I will be of some use to you."<br />
So Dogedog decided to spare the cat's life, and he took it home and tied it near the door to guard the house.<br />
Some time later when he went to look at it, he was very much surprised to find that it had become a cock.<br />
"Now I can go to the cock-fight at Magsingal," cried the man. And he was very happy, for he had much rather do that than work.<br />
Thinking no more of getting wood for his floor, he started out at once for Magsingal with the cock under his arm.<br />
As he was crossing a river he met an alligator which called out to him: "Where are you going, "Dogedog?"<br />
"To the cock-fight at Magsingal," replied the man as he fondly stroked the rooster.<br />
"Wait, and I will go with you," said the alligator; and he drew himself out of the water.<br />
The two walking together soon entered a forest where they met a deer and it asked: "Where are you going, Dogedog?"<br />
"To the cock-fight at Magsingal," said the man.<br />
"Wait and I will go with you," said the deer; and he also joined them.<br />
By and by they met a mound of earth that had been raised by the ants, and they would have passed without noticing it had it not inquired: "Where are you going, Dogedog?"<br />
"To the cock-fight at Magsingal," said the man once more; and the mound of earth joined them.<br />
The company then hurried on, and just as they were leaving the forest, they passed a big tree in which was a monkey. "Where are you going, Dogedog?" shrieked the monkey. And without waiting for an answer, he scrambled down the tree and followed them.<br />
As the party walked along they talked together, and the alligator said to Dogedog: "If any man wants to dive into the water, I can stay under longer than he."<br />
Then the deer, not to be outdone, said: "If any man wants to run, I can run faster."<br />
The mound of earth, anxious to show its strength, said: "If any man wants to wrestle, I can beat him."<br />
And the monkey said: "If any man wants to climb, I can go higher."<br />
They reached Magsingal in good time and the people were ready for the fight to begin. When Dogedog put his rooster, which had been a cat, into the pit, it killed the other cock at once, for it used its claws like a cat.<br />
The people brought more roosters and wagered much money, but Dogedog's cock killed all the others until there was not one left in Magsingal, and Dogedog won much money. Then they went outside the town and brought all the cocks they could find, but not one could win over that of Dogedog.<br />
When the cocks were all dead, the people wanted some other sport, so they brought a man who could stay under water for a long time, and Dogedog made him compete with the alligator. But after a while the man had to come up first. Then they brought a swift runner and he raced with the deer, but the man was left far behind. Next they looked around until they found a very large man who was willing to contend with the mound of earth, but after a hard struggle the man was thrown. Finally they brought a man who could climb higher than anyone else, but the monkey went far above him, and he had to give up.<br />
All these contests had brought much money to Dogedog, and now he had to buy two horses to carry his sacks of silver. As soon as he reached home, he bought the house of a very rich man and went to live in it. And he was very happy, for he did not have to work any more.</div>

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3:38:00 am

Why the Pineapple has a Thousand Eyes

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">As the name suggests, this is the story about the pineapple fruit and why it has so many eyes. This story instills hard-work and obedience in children. It is also a reminder to never utter words that might harm someone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16px;">There lived a girl named Pina, on a fruit plantation, with her mother. While her mother toiled night and day, little Pina would spend all her time playing with her friends. When her mother asked her to do something, she would always reply that she couldn't find the things, even if it was right in front of her eyes. One day, her mother fell ill and couldn't even get up to cook some food. So, she asked Pina to make some rice. But, Pina being her lazy self, said, "I just can't find the pot, so what am I going to make the rice in?". Her mother told her where the pot was. Then she said, "Where is the ladle, how am I going to cook without a ladle?". Again her sick mother had to tell her the exact location. Pina did the same with salt, rice and water! Enraged by Pina's behavior, her mother cursed, "May you grow a thousand eyes", and went back to sleep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16px;">When she woke up, there was no trace of the girl. She searched and searched, and so did every single person on the plantation. After a few days, a strange fruit with thousands of little dots was seen on the plantation. When Pina's mother saw the fruit, she was immediately reminded of Pina's beautiful brown eyes and thus, the fruit with a thousand eyes was named "Pinya", meaning pineapple.</span></span></div>
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Why the Pineapple has a Thousand Eyes

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The Story of Gaygayoma Who Lives up Above

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">One day, while Aponitolau sat weaving a basket under his house, he began to feel very hungry and longed for something sweet to chew. Then he remembered that his field was still unplanted. He called to his wife who was in the room above, and said: “Come, Aponibolinayen, let us go to the field and plant some sugar-cane.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So Aponibolinayen came down out of the house with a bamboo tube, and while she went to the spring to fill it with water, Aponitolau made some cuttings, and they went together to the field, which was some distance from the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Aponitolau loosened the earth with his long stick and set out the cuttings he had brought, while his wife sprinkled them with water from the bamboo tube. And when they had filled the field, they returned home, happy to think of the splendid cane they should have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After seven days Aponitolau went back to the field to see if the plants had lived, and he found that the leaves were already long and pointed. This delighted him, and while he stood looking at it he grew impatient and determined to use his magical power so that the cane would grow very fast. In five days he again visited the field and found that the stalks were tall and ready to chew. He hurried home to tell Aponibolinayen how fast their plants had grown, and she was proud of her powerful husband.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now about this time Gaygayoma, who was the daughter of Bagbagak, a big star, and Sinag, the moon, looked down from her home in the sky, and when she saw the tall sugar-cane growing below, she was seized with a desire to chew it. She called to her father, Bagbagak, and said:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Oh, Father, please send the stars down to the earth to get some of the sugar-cane that I see, for I must have it to chew.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So Bagbagak sent the stars down, and when they reached the bamboo fence that was around the field they sprang over it, and each broke a stalk of the cane and pulled some beans which Aponibolinayen had planted, and the stems of these beans were of gold. Gaygayoma was delighted with the things that the stars brought her. She cooked the beans with the golden stems and spent long hours chewing the sweet cane. When all that the stars brought was gone, however, she grew restless and called to her father, the big star:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Come, Father, and go with me to the place where the sugar-cane grows, for I want to see it now.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bagbagak called many stars to accompany him, and they all followed Gaygayoma down to the place where the sugar-cane grew. Some sat on the bamboo fence, while others went to the middle of the field, and all ate as much as they wished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The day following this, Aponitolau said to his wife:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Aponibolinayen, I am going to the field to see if the bamboo fence is strong, for the carabao will try to get in to eat our sugar-cane.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So he set out, and when he reached the field and began looking along the fence to see if it was strong, he kept finding the stalks that the stars had chewed, and he knew that someone had been there. He went into the middle of the field, and there on the ground was a piece of gold, and he said to himself:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“How strange this is! I believe some beautiful girl must have chewed my cane. I will watch tonight, and maybe she will return for more.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">As darkness came on he had no thought of returning home, but he made his meal of the sugar-cane, and then hid in the tall grass near the field to wait. By and by dazzling lights blinded his eyes, and when he could see again he was startled to find many stars falling from the sky, and soon he heard someone breaking the cane. Suddenly a star so large that it looked like a flame of fire fell into the field, and then a beautiful object near the fence took off her dress which looked like a star, and she appeared like the half of the rainbow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Never had Aponitolau seen such sights; and for a while he lay shaking with fear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“What shall I do?” he said to himself. “If I do not frighten these companions of the beautiful girl, they may eat me.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">With a great effort he jumped up and frightened the stars till they all flew up, and when the pretty girl came looking for her dress she found Aponitolau sitting on it. “You must forgive us,” she said, “for your sugar-cane is very sweet, and we wanted some to chew.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“You are welcome to the sugar-cane,” answered Aponitolau. “But now we must tell our names according to our custom, for it is bad for us to talk until we know each other’s names.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then he gave her some betel-nut and they chewed together, and he said:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Now it is our custom to tell our names.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Yes,” said she; “but you tell first”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“My name is Aponitolau and I am the husband of Aponibolinayen.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“I am Gaygayoma, the daughter of Bagbagak and Sinag up in the air,” said the girl. “And now, Aponitolau, even though you have a wife, I am going to take you up to the sky, for I wish to marry you. If you are not willing to go, I shall call my companion stars to eat you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Aponitolau shook with fear, for he knew now that the woman was a spirit; and as he dared not refuse, he promised to go with her. Soon after that the stars dropped a basket that Gaygayoma had ordered them to make, and Aponitolau stepped in with the lovely star and was drawn quickly through the air up to the sky. They were met on their arrival by a giant star whom Gaygayoma introduced as her father, and he told Aponitolau that he had acted wisely in coming, for had he objected, the other stars would have eaten him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After Aponitolau had lived with the stars for some time, Gaygayoma asked him to prick between her last two fingers, and as he did so a beautiful baby boy popped out. They named him Takyayen, and he grew very fast and was strong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">All this time Aponitolau had never forgotten Aponibolinayen who, he knew, was searching for him on the earth, but he had been afraid to mention her to the stars. When the boy was three months old, however, he ventured to tell Gaygayoma of his wish to return to the earth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">At first she would not listen to him, but he pleaded so hard that at last she consented to let him go for one moon. If he did not return at the end of that time, she said, she would send the stars to eat him. Then she called for the basket again, and they were lowered to the earth. There Aponitolau got out, but Gaygayoma and the baby returned to the sky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Aponibolinayen was filled with joy at the sight of her husband once more, for she had believed him dead, and she was very thin from not eating while he was away. Never did she tire of listening to his stories of his life among the stars, and so happy was she to have him again that when the time came for him to leave she refused to let him go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">That night many stars came to the house. Some stood in the windows, while others stayed outside by the walls; and they were so bright that the house appeared to be on fire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Aponitolau was greatly frightened, and he cried out to his wife:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“You have done wrong to keep me when I should have gone. I feared that the stars would eat me if I did not obey their command, and now they have come. Hide me, or they will get me.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">But before Aponibolinayen could answer, Bagbagak himself called out:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Do not hide from us, Aponitolau, for we know that you are in the corner of the house. Come out or we shall eat you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Trembling with fear, Aponitolau appeared, and when the stars asked him if he was willing to go with them he dared not refuse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now Gaygayoma had grown very fond of Aponitolau, and she had commanded the stars not to harm him if he was willing to return to her. So when he gave his consent, they put him in the basket and flew away with him, leaving Aponibolinayen very sad and lonely. After that Aponitolau made many trips to the earth, but at Gaygayoma’s command he always returned to the sky to spend part of the time with her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">One day when Takyayen was a little boy, Aponitolau took him down to the earth to see his half-brother, Kanag. The world was full of wonders to the boy from the sky, and he wanted to stay there always. But after some time while he and Kanag were playing out in the yard, big drops of water began to fall on them. Kanag ran to his mother and cried:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Oh, Mother, it is raining, and the sun is shining brightly!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">But Aponitolau, looking out, said, “No, they are the tears of Gaygayoma, for she sees her son down below, and she weeps for him.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then he took Takyayen back to his mother in the sky, and she was happy again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After that Takyayen was always glad when he was allowed to visit the earth, but each time when his mother’s tears began to fall, he returned to her. When he was old enough, Aponitolau selected a wife for him, and after that Takyayen always lived on the earth, but Gaygayoma stayed in the sky.</span></div>
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