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.

Aponitolau finds himself up in the air country.  He meets maiden who is real cause of his plight.  They live together and have a child which grows every time it is bathed.  Aponitolau takes boy down to earth to visit his half brother.  While there the tears of the mother above fall on her son and hurt him.  They celebrate Sayang and the sky mother attends.  After it is over the half brothers marry earth girls.

16

Ayo gives birth to three little pigs.  Husband is ashamed, and while wife is at the spring he places the animals in a basket and hangs it in a tree.  Basket is found by old woman, Alokotan, who takes it home.  Pigs soon turn into boys.  When grown they go to court the girls while they spin.  Ayo hears of their visits and goes where they are.  Milk from her breasts goes to their mouths and thus proves her to be their mother.

They celebrate balaua.  Ayo puts one grain of rice in each of twelve jars and they are at once filled with rice.  Betel-nuts summon the people to attend the ceremony.  The old woman Alokotan attends and the whole story of the children’s birth and change to human form comes out.

17

Dumalawi makes love to his father’s concubines who openly show their preference for the son.  The father plans to do away with the youth.  Gets him drunk and has storm carry him away.  Dumalawi awakens in center of a large field.  He causes betel trees to grow, then cuts the nuts into bits and scatters them on the ground.  The pieces of nut become people who are his neighbors.  He falls in love with daughter of one of these people and marries her.  They celebrate Sayang and send out oiled betel-nuts to invite the guests.  All guests, except Dumalawi’s father, are carried across river on the back of a crocodile.  Animal at first dives and refuses to carry him, but finally does so.  All drink from a small jar which still remains a third full.  Parents of Dumalawi pay the usual marriage price for girl, but her mother insists on more.  Has spider spin web around the town, and groom’s mother has to cover it with golden beads.

18

While two women are bathing, blood from their bodies is carried down stream.  Two alan secure the drops of blood and place them in dishes.  Each drop turns into a baby boy.  Boys go to fight and kill many people at the spring.  They challenge a ten-headed giant.  He is unable to injure them, but their weapons kill him and his neighbors.  Heads of the victors take themselves to homes of the boys.  A storm transports the giant’s house.  Boys trample on town of the enemy and it becomes like the ocean.  They use magic and reach home in an instant.  Hold celebration over the heads.  Some guests bring beautiful girls hidden in their belts. Alan tell history of lads and restore them to their people.  One of boys falls in love and his parents negotiate match for him.  The payment for the girl is valuable things sufficient to fill balaua eighteen times, and other gifts in her new home.

Copyrights
Project Gutenberg
Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore from Project Gutenberg. Public domain.