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A Little Book of Filipino Riddles by Unknown
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71.

Mapatar ya dalin tinoboay garing.
(Pang.) Ngipuen

Plain earth has grown ivory.
Teeth


72.

Umona nga aglaguis sa agdareedec.
(Iloc.) Ngipen

First place the bars and then the posts.
The teeth

The comparison is with fence-building. Here the posts are first
set, and then the cross-pieces. The babe has first smooth,
horizontal gums; then the upright teeth appear.


73.

Nagapanilong apang basa.
(Bis.) Dila

He is under the shed but is always wet.
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