Tanghaling tapat.  Mainit ang sikat ng araw.  Tapos na ang gawain ni Kalabaw sa bukid.  Nagpunta siya sa tubugang putik at dito siya naglunoy.  Pagkatapos, sumilong siya sa lilim ng punong mangga.  Hindi nagtagal, nakatulog si Kalabaw. Matagal na nakatulog si Kalabaw.  Nagising lamang siya nang maramdaman niya ang sakit at kati ng kagat ng mga lamok.

Ang lahat ng tao ay magkakapatid sa kabila ng pagkakaiba sa wika, sa ugali, at sa pananampalataya.

Aliguyon, a long time ago, was born in the village of Hannanga. His father was Amtalao; his mother was Dumulao. When he was a little boy, his father used to tell him the stories of his own adventures, in love and in war. His father also taught him the use of the spear and shield. Aliguyon learned quickly.

Once there lived a young crocodile on the bank of the Pasig River.  He was so fierce and so greedy that no animal dared to approach him.  One day while he was resting on a rock, he thought of getting married.  He said aloud, I will give all that I have for a wife.  As he pronounced these words, a coquettish peahen passed near him.  That naughty crocodile expressed his wish again.  The coquette listened carefully, and began to examine the crocodile's looks.

One evening the firefly was on his way to the house of a friend, and as he passed by the ape’s house, the latter asked him: My, Firefly, why do you carry a light? The firefly replied: Because I am afraid of the mosquitoes. Oh, then you are a coward, are you? said the ape.   No, I am not, was the answer.  

A turtle and a big lizard went to the field of Gotgotapa to steal ginger.  When they got there the turtle told the lizard he must be very still, but when the lizard tasted the ginger, he exclaimed, The ginger of Gotgotapa is very good.  Be still, said the turtle, but again the lizard shouted louder than before.  Then the man heard and came out of his house to catch the robbers.

Noong unang panahon wala pang tinatawag na bansang Pilipinas.  Mayroon lamang na maliliit na pulo.  Noong hindi pa rin ito bahagi ng mundo, may nakatira ritong isang higante.  Ang kuweba niya ay nasa kalagitnaan ng Dagat Pasipiko.  Kasama niyang naninirahan ang kanyang tatlong anak na babae, sina Minda, Lus at Bisaya.

Isang napakagandang prinsesa ang namumuno raw noon sa isang kaharian sa Lanao.  Mahal siya ng kanyang nasasakupan dahil sa kanyang kabutihan at matalinong pamamahala.

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