Not long afterward, they came upon a crowd of persons weeping over the dead body of a beautiful young lady. These three brothers, each possessing a charm, were very happy. This belief of his came true, as we shall see. Believing that these stones possessed some magical power, Suan picked them up, for it occurred to him that with them he would be able to unite things of the same or similar kind. They had not gone far, however, before he saw two stones which once in a while would meet and unite to form one round black stone and then separate again. Now, Suan was the only one who had no charm. “Why, if you want to travel through the air,” she said, “just step on it, and in an instant you will be where you desire to go.” Iloy did not hesitate but bought the mat at once. Now, Iloy was desirous of possessing a charm, so he asked the old woman what virtue the mat had.
Then the three continued their journey.Īgain they met an old woman selling a mat. “My grandsons,” replied she, “if you want to restore a dead person to life, just open this book before him, and in an instant he will be revived.” Without questioning her further, Ambo at once bought the book. “What is the virtue of that book, grandmother?” asked Ambo. “Should you like to buy this book, my grandsons?” asked the old woman as she stopped them. In the course of their travels, they met an old woman broken with age. When vacation came, they were ashamed to go back to their home town because they did not know anything so, instead, they wandered from town to town seeking their fortunes. But these three brothers did not study: they spent their time in idleness and extravagance. As this man was a lover of education, he sent all his boys to another town to school. In former times there lived in a certain village a wealthy man who had three sons - Suan, Iloy, and Ambo. All Rights Reserved.Narrated by Eugenio Estayo, a Pangasinan, who heard the story from Toribio Serafica, a native of Rosales, Pangasinan. Homepage globe is derived from the cover of The Mythology Class,Ĭopyright © 1999-2005 by Arnold Arre. Photographs Copyright © 1998-2005 by Manuel Viloria.
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