74

A man who went with a war party is away so long that he does not recognize his daughter when he returns.  He embraces her when she meets him at the town gate.  In shame she changes herself into a coconut tree.

75

Two flying snakes once guarded the gap in the mountains by which the Abra river reaches the sea.  Two brave men attack them with banana trunks.  Their wings stick in the banana trees and they are easily killed.  The men are rewarded with gold made in the shape of deer and horses.

76

A man named Tagapen, of Ilocos Norte, with his wife and child goes up the Abra river on a raft.  They stop at various towns and Tagapen goes up to each while his wife comforts the child.  They finally reached Patok where they go to live in the balaua.  They remain there teaching the people many songs.

III

77

A turtle and a monkey go to plant bananas.  The turtle places his in the ground, but the monkey hangs his in a tree.  Soon the tree of the turtle has ripe fruit, but the monkey has none.  Turtle asks monkey to climb and secure the fruit.  Monkey eats all but one banana, then sleeps in the tree.  Turtle plants sharp shells around the tree and then frightens monkey which falls and is killed.  Turtle sells his flesh to other monkey and then chides them because they eat their kind.  Monkeys catch turtle and threaten first to cut and then to burn him.  He deceives them by showing them marks on his body.  They tie weight to him and throw him into the water.  He reappears with a fish.  Monkeys try to imitate him and are drowned.

78

A turtle and lizard go to steal ginger.  The lizard talks so loudly he attracts the attention of the owner.  The turtle hides, but the lizard runs and is pursued by the man.  The turtle enters the house and hides under a coconut shell.  When the man sits on the shell the turtle calls.  He cannot discover source of noise and thinks it comes from his testicles.  He strikes these with a stone and dies.  The turtle and the lizard see a bees’ nest.  The lizard hastens to get it and is stung.  They see a bird snare and turtle claims it as the necklace of his father.  Lizard runs to get it but is caught and killed.

79

A little bird calls many times for a boy to catch it.  He snares it and places it in a jar.  Lad’s grandmother eats the bird.  He discovers the theft, leaves home and gets a big stone to swallow him.  The grandmother gets horses to kick the stone, carabao to hook it, and chickens to peck it, but without result.  When thunder and her friends also fail, she goes home without her grandson.

80

A frog, which is attached to a hook, lures a fish so that it is caught.

81

The five fingers are brothers.  The thumb goes to get bamboo.  He tries to kiss the bamboo and his nose sticks.  One by one the others go in search of the missing but are captured in the same manner.  The little finger, which alone remains free, releases the others.