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Region 12 (Literary Piece)Monki, Makil and the Monkeys
Moli Sultan, 36, housekeeper,
Lumba a Bayabao,
Collector-translator: Hadja Sohaylah Sodioda M. Unte
(2) There once lived in the sultanate of Agamaniyog a couple named Monki and Makil. Their house was built near the forest. Monki and Makil were hard workers. They planted rice, mango, lanzones, guava, sugarcane and many kinds of fruits and vegetables. Whenever the fruits and rice were ripe and the sugarcane taller, a large number of monkeys would come. They would eat all the rice, sugarcane and fruits and destroy the remaining plants. One of the monkey’s big leaders was Amomantaragaga. He was a very big monkey and Makil dared not try and kill him, because Makil feared that the monkey might kill him instead. The monkeys became the problem of Monki and Makil as well as of the people of Agamaniyog.
(2) One day Monki and Makil thought a plan. Makil let his wife place a white cloth over his body and cry a kandidiagao, saying, “Why did Makil die? He was very good to all the people! He planted sweet fruits and plenty of sugarcane.” When the monkeys heard the words of Monki, they decided to help her. The leader of the monkeys said, “We shall help Monki, because it is really true that Makil was a good man. He always planted fruit for us.”So all monkeys went to the house of Monki. The leader of the monkeys asked her, “What can we do? Can we help you? Please tell us for we shall help you!”
(3) Monki replied, “Oh, my friends, Makil will not die if you help him sit up.”
(4) So they helped him sit up. The leader asked, “Can you tell us what else we can do to help you?”
(5) Oh, my friend monkey, you are very good to me!” continued Monki. “Makil will not die if you help him stand up.”
(6) “What else can we do, Monki?” asked the leader of the monkeys.
(7) “Oh my friend monkeys, if you give this kampilan(long combat blade) to Makil, I promise you that we shall plant more sugarcane just for you,” said Monki. When Amomantaragaga heard this he was afraid and went out of the house. As soon as Makil received the kampilan, Monki closed the door and Makil killed all the monkeys in the house. Only Amomantaragaga escaped.
(8) One day Makil and Monki Had another good idea. They made a litag (bamboo trap) in order to catch Amomantaragaga. Early in the morning they went out to see if the trap had caught any monkey. In fact it had caught an animal that did not look like a monkey because of its white color. They were frightened when they came near and found out that the animal was a heron. This heron was called Tatalaonga.
(9) “Why are you here, Tatalaonga?” asked Makil, “I’ll kill you, for I did not catch Amomantaragaga because of you!”
(10) “Oh, datu, please don’t kill me,” pleaded the heron. “If you set me free, I’ll go and kill Amomantaragaga myself!”
(11) So Makil set him free. Tatalaonga asked him to make a raft made of pieces of sugarcane. When the raft was finished, Makil brought it to the river and Tatalaonga perched on it. Drifting along, Tatalaonga passed by Amomantaragaga along the banks and asked the monkey to go rafting with him. The two continued down the river on the raft.
(12) Tatalaonga took a piece of sugar cane to use as a pole to move the raft and gave one to Amomantaragaga, who ate his pole. The monkey got one cane after another, until only one was left. At that, Tatalaonga flew away and Amomantaragaga drowned.
(13) Monki and Makil and the sultan of Agamaniyog and his people were happy to be rid of the pest.
Lamge
Lamge ha, lamba wadu,
Wonde, gende wukelo genha
Fambo ha wakela tun ha
Wadu wadene mande mande wagene han akeba han ha
Hubalyo han ha wadene mande hononka yon ha
Nangat hu kong dende wukilak gengen ha
Wanulu han aladjuaman ha
Agumupgon indi undigo han along a fon ha hay ha!
What can we do? Oh. What can we do?
This is our work, this we should do.
Oh my, how, oh how is this to go on?
Continue, then come back when you reach the top.
“Tis not there! ‘Tis not here!” they said.
We’ll try till we can make it.
It’s not here, according to them, but don’t relax
Don’t be surprised. They’re still far.
Let’s hurry!
Ulahingan
The Ulahingan is the epic of the Livuw
(1) Agyu and his relatives are the characters in Ulahingan. A conflict develops between them and their rulers, usually Muslims, because of a forced tribute and the killing of the ruler. They flee, guided by a diwata or spirit, who promises them immortality after they have overcome various obstacles. They leave behind Mungan, the wife of Banlak who is Agyu’s brother, because she has leprosy. Mungan, however, is the first among them to become immortal. It is she who tells Agyu and the clan to go to Aruman to await the sarimbar/salsimbar or magical flying boat that will take them to paradise.
(2) When the appointed day comes, Agyu and his relatives ascend to heaven. A diwata showers them with the oil of immortality and gives them the betel nut of immortality to chew. He blesses them, but tells them that the Midlimbag, the Highest God, sends them to live in Nalandangan, an earthly paradise, and not in heaven. That is their reward for enduring and having confidence in the Midlimbag.
(3) However, Baybayan, Agyu’s son, does not join them in Nalandangan. Three incidents in the past explain his exclusion. He did partake of a boar which Agyu and his men had killed with the help of a meresen etew, a heavenly messenger. His withdrawal from the feast signaled that he would not join them on their trip to paradise. Consequently, he is tasked to go around the world seven times to gather converts before he can enter paradise. A similar incident happened in Kituyed, where Baybayan was absent in the distribution of a dead fish. Agyu again decrees that Baybayan should circle the world and win converts before he can join them in heaven. Before Baybayan can start on his journey, however, Agyu’s grandfather tells him to dance the sa-ut, a circular war dance. Instead of circling three times as dictated by tradition, Baybayan circles seven times. The grandfather then declares that Baybayan must circle the world seven times.
(4) In his wanderings, Baybayan encounters many adventures, converting many peoples, including Chinese and Muslims. He and his followers would stop journeying every seven days. In one episode, his followers run out of food and drink. They stop by a tree laden with fruit. Baybayan performs the first ulahing, and the fruit falls from the tree and turns into linepet, leaf wrappings of rice. A bowl of viand appears beside each linepet. Baybayan and his followers feast on food, which do not run out. After more wanderings, they are finally lifted to heaven in the salimbar, where the highest katulusan, a divinity, makes them immortal. Midlimbag gives them powers of a different nature than those he has given Agyu, and provides them with another paradise to stay in. He exhorts Baybayan to inspire mortals to perform the ulahing so that they may not forget Agyu.
Scrift
Narrator1: A long time ago, there was a rich land called Ibalong, who came from Botavora, the brave land of Lipod, came to this land when many monsters were still roaming in its very dark forest.
N2: One night, a monstrous, wild boar known as Tandayag saw these field and destroyed the crops.
Baltog: What happened to my land, to my crops? I’m going to find the one who is responsible with this mess and I’m going to make him pay for this.
N1: Upon knowing who destroyed his crops. Baltog decided to look for the boar with all his courage and patience.
Baltog: So you’re the one who destroyed my land?
Boar: Your right, and I will do the something over and over again.
Baltog: Then I have to kill you, before you do that again.
N2: Baltog and Tandayag fight each other and Baltog won the fight and went home with Tandayag’s broken bones. Upon learning the victory of Baltog, the people prepared a feast celebrate.
N1: After that, the second hero came to the land of Ibalog. Handyong, together with his men.
Handyong: Let’s go men, let’s kill all the monster in this land.
N2: Handyong and his men attack againstthe giant flying sharks called Triburon, they defeated all the Triburon. They tamed the wild carabaos, they even drove away the giant Sarimao.
N1: Handyong’s time become the golden period in Ibalong.
N2: Then suddenly, there become a big flood caused by Unos with terrifying earthquakes. Then a giant Rabot appeared. So Bantong, the third hero was called.
Handyong: Bantong, go and kill the new monster on Ibalong.
Bantong: Yes, I will do everything to bring back the peace in Ibalong.
Handyong: We all believe in you.
Bantong: I going now, and I’m going to kill that monster.
N1: Bantong’s first move in to observe the Rabot’s ways. Bantong learned that Rabot loved to sleep during day and stayed awake at night. So he waited. When Rabot was already sleeping, Bantong cut’s the giant into two with his very sharp bolo and without any struggle. Rabot died, so Ibalong was at peace once more.
Letter to my Friend
Annie, my old friend
There are a lot of changes
In our hometown
Since you and your family migrated
Remember the river that we used to swim?
It’s no longer that, it became a river full of garbage
You loved to go there because of its blue and crystallized water
We loved picnic so much, when were in high school
But, like what I said nobody wants to go there
By the way there are no more carabaos that we used to ride
There are a lot of vehicles used for transportation
The road was not like before it is now organized
There are skyways and flyovers
Don’t go outside without any hanky
Smoke was thick as clouds in the sky
The highest mountain in our place
Where we used to climb where not green as ever
It’s now brown, illegal loggers should be responsible for it
Monday, January 16, 2012
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