Biag ni Lam-ang

BIAG NI LAM-ANG (Life of Lam-ang) is pre-Hispanic epic poem of the Ilocano people of the Philippines.  The story was handed down orally for generations before it was written down around 1640 assumedly by a blind Ilokano bard named Pedro Bucaneg.

(SUMMARY) OF BIAG NI LAM-ANG 

Don Juan and his wife Namongan lived in Nalbuan, now part of La Union in the northern part of the Philippines. They had a son named Lam-ang. Before Lam-ang was born, Don Juan went to the mountains in order to punish a group of their Igorot enemies. While he was away, his son Lam-ang was born. It took four people to help Namongan give birth. As soon as the baby boy popped out, he spoke and asked that he be given the name Lam-ang. He also chose his godparents and asked where his father was.


After nine months of waiting for his father to return, Lam-ang decided he would go look for him.  Namongan thought  Lam-ang was up to the challenge but she was sad to let him go. During his exhausting journey, he decided to rest for awhile. He fell asleep and had a dream about his father's head being stuck on a pole by the Igorot. Lam-ang was furious when he learned what had happened to his father. He rushed to their village and killed them all, except for one whom he let go so that he could tell other people about Lam-ang's greatness. 

Upon returning to Nalbuan in triumph, he was bathed by women in the Amburayan river. All the fish died because of the dirt and odor from Lam-ang's body.

There was a young woman named Ines Kannoyan whom Lam-ang wanted to woo.  She lived in Calanutian and he brought along his white rooster and gray dog to visit her. On the way, Lam-ang met his enemy Sumarang, another suitor of Ines whom he fought and readily defeated.


Lam-ang found the house of Ines surrounded by  many suitors all of whom were trying to catch her attention.  He had his rooster crow, which caused a nearby house to fall.  This made Ines look out. He had his dog bark and in an instant the fallen house rose up again. The girl's parents witnessed this and called for him. The rooster expressed the love of Lam-ang. The parents agreed to a marriage with their daughter  if Lam-ang would give them a dowry valued at double their wealth. Lam-ang had no problem fulfilling this condition and he and Ines  were married.

It was a tradition to have a newly married man swim in the river for the rarang fish. Unfortunately, Lam-ang dove straight into the mouth of the water monster Berkakan. Ines had Marcos get his bones, which she covered with a piece of  cloth. His rooster crowed and his dog barked and slowly the bones started to move.  Back alive, Lam-ang and his wife lived happily ever after with his white rooster and gray dog.




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ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 (RIDDLES)
Q. I have holes on the top and bottom. I have holes on my left and on my right. And I have holes in the middle, yet I still hold water. What am I?
A. A sponge

Q. Jack and Jill are lying on the floor inside the house, dead. They died from lack of water. There is shattered glass next to them. How did they die?
A. Jack and Jill are goldfish. :))

Q. If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don't have it. What is it?
A. A secret

ASSIGNMENT ( FOLK SONG )
THE RIDDLE SONG
I gave my love a cherry
That had no stone
I gave my love a chicken
That had no bone
I told my love a story
That had no end
I gave my love a baby
With no cryin'

How can there be a cherry
That has no stone?
And how can there be a chicken
That has no bone?
And how can there be a story
That has no end?
And how can there be a baby
With no cryin'?

A cherry when it's bloomin'
It has no stone
A chicken when it's pippin'
It has no bone
The story of I love you
It has no end
A baby when it's sleeping
It's not cryin'

I gave my love a cherry
That had no stone
I gave my love a chicken
That had no bone
I told my love a story
That had no end
I gave my love a baby
With no cryin'

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-> I love this song because someday i'll be a responsible teacher to my students. So i'll teach them a folk songs to know them that folk songs is never disappear in their gererations.

GUADAMARIE B. LUZ
BEED-1A

ASSIGNMENT ( MYTHS )

TUNKASINA & THE ORIGINS OF FEAR & EVIL
by Wambdi Wicasa

A long time ago, when everything was new, all children played without fear. 
To some of his children Tunkasina (Grandfather) had given strong eyes, and they liked the heat of the day. For these children Tunkasina put a big light in the sky, and they ran free over the prairie. 

Other children had weaker eyes. They liked to play in the leaves and in the grasses under the trees. For these children Tunkasina put a little light in the sky, and it came out, when these children woke at the end of the day. 

Everyone was satisfied. Day followed night, and night came after the day. No one had to worry. Tunkasina was happy, and he always came to visit. 

His work was good. 

But, then, something terrible happened. 

One night the little light did not show up ! ! ! ! ! 

Deep darkness was everywhere. The night-children went outside, but right away they were lost. They ran back and forth, and their crying woke up the whole camp. Fathers could not find their sons, and mothers could not find their daughters. 

Fear shook everyone. They had never felt this way before, and they didn't know what to do. Fear was like a damp fog creeping over everyone. It chilled the bones of the worn, old men. It confused the senses of the trusted, wise men. 

Everyone kept turning around and looking over his shoulder. There was great danger. 

Tunkasina heard the cries of his children and the running footsteps of the parents. He also felt the danger that was threatening his children. 

He rushed down from his place to see what had happened. 

He looked and looked -- and THERE IT WAS ! ! ! ! The sky was empty......There was no little light in the sky. 

And he began searching for her. He looked and looked.....And then he found her.

She was sleeping with another man. She had been unfaithful to him, and she had neglected his children. When he found her it was terrible. He dragged her from the bed and tore her over rocks. He beat her and pounded her. He shook her and slapped her. He punished her and he shamed her. 

Then he threw her away ! ! ! ! ! 

That was a long time ago. 

Look at her now. 

You can see that she is wandering here and there in the night. And she still has the marks and the bruises on her. 

She will never be the same again. 

She is shamed. When she gets close to the big light, watch her. She will hide her face. And, when she is far from the big light, she will look out again. 

Maybe someday Tunkasina will take her back again. 

This is how Fear -- Evil -- came to the children that Tunkasina always wanted to be happy. 

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-> For me, a MYTH has no definite or satisfactory answer. Though, these stories are shared by a group or maybe, ancient people. Many students can't believe in the MYTHS. They said that MYTHS is a big LIAR .! 
So, i respected their comments.

GUADAMARIE B. LUZ
BEED-1A