A dog was once lost in the forest by hunters. Not being able to find his way back, he wandered through the forest in search of something to eat. After a few days of unprofitable search for food, he became very thin and weak. He had not tasted anything except water, for several days. One day as he was walking listlessly and staggeringly under the trees, he saw by chance a crow that had a piece of meat in her beak.
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Ang mga tao noon ay naninirahan sa kabila ng ulap. Isang araw, ang kaisa-isang anak na babae ng datu ay nagkasakit. Hindi mapalagay ang datu. Tanod, may sakit ang anak ko. Humayo ka, papuntahin mo rito ang manggagamot. Ngayon din! Ngayon din po, Mahal na Datu! Nang dumating ang matandang manggagamot at ang tanod sa tahanan ng Datu. . . |
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Noong unang panahon ay panay na liwanag at walang dilim, sapagkat sina Adlaw at Bulan ay mag-asawang maligayang namumuhay. Sila ay nagkaroon ng maraming anak. ang kanilang anak ay mga tala at bituin na nagkakalat kung kaya’t lalong nagliwanag sa kalangitan. |
Noong unang panahon sa malayong reyno ng Berbanya, mapayapa at masayang namumuhay ang mga mamamayan nito na di nakakakilala ng ligalig. Ito ay utang ng lahat sa mabuting pamamalakad ng mabait na Haring Fernando at ng kanyang butihing maybahay na si Reyna Veleriana. Tatlong makikisig na binata ang kanilang mga anak na kapwa lugod ang mga kanilang puso. Isa sa kanila ang nakatadhanang magmana ng setro at korona ng kaharian ng Berbanya. |
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Namongan gives birth to Lam-ang, a baby of incredible strength and courage. The boy asks his mother about his father's whereabouts and learns that he has gone to fight the Igorot. Lam-ang arms himself with charms and decides to look for his father. From a dream, he learns that his father Don Juan Panganiban had been killed by the Igorot. Later, Lam-ang finds the Igorot in a "sagang", a feast celebrating a successful headhunting expedition. |
Noong unang araw, kakaunti ang mga tao sa mundo at marami sa kanila ang mangmang at walang tao sa kanilang gawain at bagama't di pa umuunlad ang lugar na ito ay masasabing maganda na. Sa buong Bembaran, kulang lamang na 20 pamilya ang nasasakop ng Ayonan, si Diwantandaw Gibon. |
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The tortoise and the monkey found once a banana tree floating amidst the waves of a river. It was a very fine tree, with large green leaves, and with roots, just as if it had been pulled off by a storm. They took it ashore. Let us divide it, said the tortoise, and plant each its portion. |
The Kingdom of Mount Dliyagn is set in the mountainous regions of the Zamboanga Peninsula, which is drained by a straight river whose bottom is lined with porcelain and beads of gold, and whose banks are bordered by flowering plants. Datu Pomb'nwa, his wife Bayslaga, and their young daughter rule the kingdom. They live in an eight-room mansion with furniture made of gold. |