I cannot see although my eyes are wide open; if I
cover, I can see.
Spectacles
Insects: and other invertebrates.
197.
Diotay pa si compare cahibalo na mag saca sa lubu.
(Bis.) Subay
My compadre is tiny, yet he knows how to climb
up a cocoanut tree.
Ant
198.
Bahay ni Man Tute haligue ay bali-bali.
(Tag.) Alimango
House of Mr. Tute, whose rafters are twisted.
Crab
199.
Nano nga pispis nga ua-ay pag lupad, may pac-pac cag
may bala-hibu,
cag naga butu.
(Bis.) Ulang
What bird is it, having wings cannot fly, which makes
its nest and
hatches its young under its wings?
Crayfish
200.
No umolog maturog; no umoli tomacqui.
(Iloc.—also Pang.)
Alinta
When it goes down, it sleeps; when it goes up it drops
waste matter.
Earthworm
201.
Magmagna mamingpingqui.
(Iloc.) Colalanti
Walking, it strikes fire. Makes a spark.
Fireflies
202.
Con sa latagon palanacal; con sa balay magansal; pero
con sa mesa in
a ugdang.
(Bis.) Lango
Out in the field she talks too much; In the house
she makes much noise;
But when at table she is quiet.
Fly
203.
Ang patay nag bata sing buhi, ang buhi nag bata cag
ang iya bata iya guin bilin sa patay, cag ang patay
amo ang nag buhi sang bata sang buhi.
(Bis.) Langao, uhid, carne
A living thing left its young to a dead thing; this
dead thing gave
nourishment to the young of the living thing.
Fly, maggots, meat
204.
Siasino iti parsua ni apotayo nga Dios nga casla agropropa
a caballo
quet iti payacna casla bulong iti caoayan?
(Iloc.) Dudon
What creature of our Lord God has a face like a horse
and wings like
bambu leaves?
Grasshopper
205.
Adda maysa nga tumatayal yanna amin nga lugar uray
no tayac quen cabaquiran, quet iti rupana rupa iti
baca, iti tengnguedna tengngued iti caballo, iti barocongna
barocong iti tao, iti payacna casla bolong iti caoayan
iti ipusna casla uleg, iti sacana casla saca iti tocling.
(Iloc.) Oasay-oasay
There is a flying thing, which stays anywhere,—even
in the forest and tayac; its face is the face of a
cow, its neck the neck of a horse, the breast the
breast of a man, the wing is like the leaf of a bambu,
his tail resembles a snake, and his feet look like
the feet of a bird.
Grasshopper
206.
Madilim na bundoc hayop na walan buto.
(Tag.) Cutu
Dark mountain—boneless animal.
Louse
207.
Atimon sa cagulangan ua-ay alipopo-an.
(Bis.) Lusa
Melon of the wilderness without a stem.
Nit