Book-bot.com - read famous books online for free

Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore by Fay-Cooper Cole
page 55 of 359 (15%)
"I am anxious to eat the mango fruit which belongs to Algaba of
Dagála," said Aponibolinayen. When she said this she was almost dying
and she repeated it. "Ala cousin Dalonágan, you go and take cousin
Dina-ogan, and go and secure the mango fruit of Algaba of Dagála,"
said Aponibalagen. "Why does Aponibolinayen want the mango fruit of
Algaba of Dagála; does she not know that anyone who goes there cannot
return?" asked Dalonágan. "Ala, you go and be careful and he will not
hurt you," said Aponibalagen. And Dalonágan went truly, and started,
and Aponibalagen gave Dalonágan a belt and earrings, which he was
to trade for the mango fruit; and Dalonágan went to get Dina-ogan,
and he took an egg. Not long after they went and they held the egg
all the time as they walked. When they were in the middle of the way
the egg hatched. When they had almost arrived in Dagála the chicken
had become a rooster which could crow.

Not long after they arrived at the spring of Algaba of Dagála, and the
people who dipped water from the spring were there. "You people who
are dipping water from the spring, where is a shallow place where we
can cross?" "Where is the shallow place where we can cross you say,
rich men, perhaps you are enemies," said the women who were dipping
water. "If we are enemies we would kill you," said Dalonágan. "You
see the shallow place where the people cross," said the people who
were dipping water from the well. Not long after they spread their
belt on the water and they rode across. When they arrived on the other
side of the river they took a bath. As soon as they finished bathing
they went on top of a high stone and dried their bodies. The water
which dropped from their bodies became agates which have no holes
through them, and the women who were dipping water saw the agates
which dropped from their bodies and they touched each other and said,
"Look at that." When they put their clouts on they asked the women,
DigitalOcean Referral Badge