Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 393 pages of information about Traditions of the Tinguian.

Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 393 pages of information about Traditions of the Tinguian.
is cut.  He puts two of oranges on his spear and it flies away to his home.  He dies and lawed vine at his house withers.  Giant uses his skin to cover end of drum, puts his hair on roof of house and places his head at gate of town.  Wife gives birth to child, which grows one span each time it is bathed.  While still very small child angers old woman who tells him of his father’s fate.  Child determines to go in search of father despite mother’s protests.  On journey he meets all the tests put to his father, but always receives good signs.  Jumps over cliff father had climbed on the spider web.  He challenges giant to fight and shows valor by refusing to be the first to use his weapons.  Giant unable to injure him, for he first becomes an ant, then vanishes.  He throws his spear and it goes through giant, while his headaxe cuts off five of adversary’s heads.  Spares last head so it can tell him where to find his father.  Collects father’s body together and restores it to life. Lawed vine at their home revives.  Father tries to cut off last head of giant, but fails; son succeeds easily.  They send the headaxes to kill all people in town.  Slaughter is so great the father swims in blood, but son stands on it.  Both return home and hold a great celebration over the heads.

The father’s spittle is lapped up by a frog which becomes pregnant.  Frog gives birth to baby girl which is carried away by anitos.  Girl is taught to make dawak (the duties of a medium).  Her half brother hears her, changes self into a bird and visits her in the sky.  Is hidden in a caldron to keep anitos from eating him.  Tries to persuade sister to return with him.  She promises to go when their father celebrates balaua.  The ceremony is held and girl attends.  Is so beautiful all young men try to obtain her.  They are so persistent that brother returns her to sky where she still lives and aids women who make dawak.

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Aponitolau and his wife plant sugar cane, and by use of magic cause it to grow rapidly.  The daughter of the big star sees the cane and desires to chew it.  She goes with her companions and steals some of the cane, which they chew in the field.  Aponitolau hides near by and sees stars fall into the cane patch.  He observes one take off her dress and become a beautiful woman.  He sits on her garment and refuses to give it up until they chew betel-nut together.  The star girl falls in love with him and compels him to return with her to the sky.  Five months later she has a child which comes out from space between her last two fingers.  Aponitolau persuades her to allow him to visit the earth.  He fails to return at agreed time, and stars are sent to fetch him.  He returns to the sky, but visits the earth again, eight months later.  Earth wife bears him a child and they celebrate Sayang.  Sky child attends and later marries an earth maiden.

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The wife of Aponitolau refuses to comb his hair; so he has another woman do it.  She, in turn, refuses to cut betel-nut for him to chew.  While doing it for himself he is cut on his headaxe.  The blood flows up into the air, and does not cease until he vanishes.  Ceremonies made for him are without avail.

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