224 Traditions of the Tinguian 



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. Mon- 

 keys try to imitate him and are drowned. 



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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. 



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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. 



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A carabao and a shell agree to race along the river. The carabao 

 runs swiftly, then pauses to call "shell." Another shell replies and the 

 carabao continues running. This is repeated many times until at last 

 the carabao falls dead. 



