402.
Ang iloy naga camang ang bata naga pungco.
(Bis.) Calabaza
The mother creeps, and the son sits.
Squash
The mother is the vine; the
child is the fruit. The riddle gains
point, by suggesting a reversal
of the natural conditions.
403.
Ania iti parsua ni Apo Dios nga aoan ti matana aoan
ti ngioatna quen
aoan ti obetna quet mangan ti ladoc-ladoc?
(Iloc.) Tabungao
What creature of Lord God has no eyes, no mouth, no
anus—and eats
ladoc-ladoc?
A white squash
Ladoc-ladoc is rice
flattened in the mortar by the blows of
the pounder. The seeds
of the tabungao resemble it.
404.
Berdi ya balat, malutu ya laman anti mo ing pacuan.
(Pamp.) Pacuan
Its skin is green and its flesh is like a watermelon.
Watermelon
The riddle is poor, in that
it introduces the answer as a term
of comparison, in a way to
mislead. Similar cases occur in
other lands.
405.
Verde ang balat pula ang laman espectorante cung turan.
(Tag.) Pacuan
Green skin, red meat, espectorante they call
it.
Watermelon
Vision.
406.
Limocsoac alabasco agco asabi.
(Pang.) Pacanengneng
I jumped further but I did not reach.
To see
Waves.
407.
Naga dalagan nga ua-ay sing ti-il cog naga ngurub
nga ua-ay sing baba.
(Bis.) Balod
It runs having no feet and it roars having no mouth.
Waves
Word plays.
408.
Ania iti mainaganan ari ditoy bagui?
(Iloc.) Aripoyot
What king (ari) do you name in your body?
Aripoyot
This is the great inner muscle of the upper leg.
409.
Cung hindi lamang ang tatlong letra t, o, at s ay
kinakain sana siya.
(Tag.) Asintos
But for the letters t o s we would be eating it.
(String)
The word asintos means
string; dropping the letters tos
we have asin left,
meaning salt.
410. Bugtong pasmiasa, puno at duloi may bunga.
(Tag.) Calamias
Bugtong pas"mias"a, whose trunk and branches have
fruit.
Calamias
Bugtong is a riddle:
the word pas"mias"a has no meaning. There
is here a mere play on the
sound of words. “Pas"mias"a suggests
the answer.
411.
Casano iti panangtiliu iti ugsa a di masapul iti silo,
aso, gayang,
oen no a aniaman a paniliu?
(Iloc.) Urayec a maloto
How do you take a deer without net, dogs, spear, or
other things
for catching?
Cooked
412.
Laguiung tao, laguiung manuc, delana ning me tung
a yayup.
(Pamp.) Culassisi