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A Little Book of Filipino Riddles

by Frederick Starr

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Candle

81

Ania iti anac a pooranna iti baguis ni inana?

(Iloc.) Candela

What son burns his mother’s intestines?

Candle

82

Tite nang pare, mapute.

(Tag.) Candela

The priest’s ——— is white.

Candle

83

Kung babayaan mong ako ay mabuhay yaong kamatayay dagli kong kakamtan, ngungit kung akoy pataing paminsan ay lalong lalawig ang ingat kong buhay.

(Tag.) Kandilang may sindi

If you let me live I shall soon die; if you kill me I shall live long.

A lighted candle

84

Masondug a cayu talaque na donna.

(Gad.) Candela

A slender tree which bears only one leaf.

Lighted candle

85

Isang butel na palay punong puno ang bahay.

(Tag.) Ilao

A grain of rice fills the whole house.

Light

The flame of a candle is a little thing, comparable to a rice grain; yet it gives light to the whole house.

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