Ogogibeng

Role: son of Alokotán · First appears: Tale 16 · Part 1

In Tale 16 · Part 1, Alokotán took three little pigs home and named them Kanag, Dumalawi and Ogogibeng. Not long after, the pigs became boys; Ogogibeng was naughty. He called Alokotán his mother and said, “I am not ashamed, for she is my mother, so I will take the best.”

In Tale 16 · Part 2, Aponibolinayen pressed milk into the mouths of Kanag, Dumalawi and Ogogibeng, and the boys believed she was their mother. She took them home and told Aponitolau they were their sons. After the balaua was finished, Alokotán gave all her things to the three boys.

Relationship record

Life events

• Alokotán took the three little pigs home and named them Kanag, Dumalawi, and Ogogibeng.(Tale 16 · Part 1)
  • With: Alokotán Kanag Dumalawi
  • “So she got them. She took them home, and she named the older one Kanag, the second one Dumalawi, the third was Ogogibeng.”
• The three little pigs became boys.(Tale 16 · Part 1)
  • With: Kanag Dumalawi
  • “Not long after the three little pigs, which had the beads about their necks, became boys, and Ogogibeng was naughty.”
• Aponibolinayen proves the boys are her sons by pressing milk into their mouths.(Tale 16 · Part 2)
  • With: Aponibolinayen Kanag Dumalawi
  • “So Aponibolinayen pressed her breasts and the milk from her breasts went into Kanag's mouth, and when she pressed again the milk went into the mouth of Dumalawi, and when she pressed her breasts the third time the milk went to the mouth of Ogogibeng.”
• The boys believe Aponibolinayen is their mother.(Tale 16 · Part 2)
  • With: Aponibolinayen Kanag Dumalawi
  • “So the boys believed that she was their mother.”
• Aponibolinayen takes the boys home and tells Aponitolau they are their sons.(Tale 16 · Part 2)
  • With: Aponibolinayen Aponitolau Kanag Dumalawi
  • “So Aponibolinayen took them home.”
• Alokotán gives all her things to the three boys.(Tale 16 · Part 2)
  • With: Alokotán Kanag Dumalawi
  • “She gave all her things to the three boys.”

Tale 16 · Part 1

• foster-parent: Alokotán “I am not ashamed, for she is my mother, so I will take the best.”

Tale 16 · Part 2

• parent: Aponibolinayen “So Aponibolinayen was sure that they were her sons.”
• parent: Aponitolau “Here are our sons whom I found.”
• foster-parent: Alokotán “They are my sons. They grew up with me.”

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