the wood-chopper (Tale 90)

Role: wood-chopper · First appears: Tale 90

In Tale 90, at the woods, Banbantay gave the wood-chopper a poncho that made him invisible. He revealed to his wife that he was alive and had received the poncho, saying, “Do not cry, for I am not dead, but I have received a poncho which makes me invisible.” His wife laughed when he took off the poncho and embraced her, knowing then that her husband was powerful.

Relationship record

Life events

• Banbantay gave the wood-chopper a poncho that made him invisible.(Tale 90 · 📍 the woods)
  • With: Banbantay
  • “The spirit came down and said, ‘Put my poncho on you.’”
• The wood-chopper revealed to his wife that he was alive and had received an invisibility poncho.(Tale 90)
  • With: his wife (Tale 90)
  • “He said, ‘Do not cry, for I am not dead, but I have received a poncho which makes me invisible.’”

Tale 90

• married with his wife (Tale 90) “The man took off his poncho and embraced his wife, which made his wife laugh at him, for she knew then that her husband was powerful.”
• benefactor: Banbantay “The spirit came down and said, ‘Put my poncho on you.’ When he has it on, no one can see him.”

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