the man (Tale 56)

Role: hunter · First appears: Tale 56

In Tale 56, near Licuan, Banog carried the man to her nest in a tree. After he killed the young birds, he took their heads to his town and made layog for them.

In Tale 56, his dead wife met him on the road and gave him only her shortest finger when he wanted to touch her hand. She took him to the spirit town, hid him in a rice bin, and brought him food each day. In about two weeks, she showed him the road home; there, he made layog for his dead wife.

Relationship record

Life events

• Banog carried the man to her nest in a tree.(Tale 56 · 📍 near to Licuan)
  • “the big bird Banog came to take him away; and it flew with him over the mountains near to Licuan.”
• The man made layog for the heads of the young birds he had killed.(Tale 56 · 📍 his town)
  • “Then the man took his bolo and cut off their heads and took them to his town and made layog for the heads.”
• His wife took him to the spirit town and hid him in the rice bin.(Tale 56 · 📍 the spirit town)
  • With: his wife (Tale 56)
  • “They went to the spirit town, and she put him in the rice bin, and gave him something to eat.”
• His wife showed the man the road home from the spirit town.(Tale 56 · 📍 his town)
  • With: his wife (Tale 56)
  • “I will show you the road.”
• The man made layog for his dead wife.(Tale 56 · 📍 his town)
  • With: his wife (Tale 56)
  • “then he made layog for his wife.”

Tale 56

• married with his wife (Tale 56) “Her husband wanted to touch her hand and his wife gave only her shortest finger.”
• benefactor: his wife (Tale 56) “They did this every night, and his wife brought him something to eat every day.”

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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Tinguian. Made with Rho MD.