Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore
Although I had already inquired for them from Ilocano boys, my first actual knowledge of Filipino riddles was due to Mr. George T. Shoens, American teacher among the Bisayans. He had made a collection of some fifty Bisayan riddles and presented a brief paper regarding them at...
I planted a banana in the east and it did not fruit for it lost the count and I planted a cocoanut in the west and it did not sprout because it lost its mind. Sun and moon
4. Chapter 4Ang mga babaying A at B ay nakasalubong sa daan ng dalawang lalaki; at nagwika si A; naito na ang ating mga ama, mga ama nang ating mga anak; at mga tunay nating. (Tag.) Ang ama...
2. Chapter 2The curved side of the bell is compared to a washed out slope or curve of the bank; the _bagsang_ are small fishes; the bell is the church bell--the little fishes are the people.
1. Chapter 1Although I had already inquired for them from Ilocano boys, my first actual knowledge of Filipino riddles was due to Mr. George T. Shoens, American teacher among the Bisayans. H...
5. Chapter 5A mere play on the words. _Esco_ is a nickname for Francisco. The _escupidor_ is a cuspidor, the _escopeta_ a broom. The meaning of the words goes for nothing. The words are bot...