Insects: And Other Invertebrates
197
Diotay pa si compare cahibalo na mag saca sa lubu.
(Bis.) Subay
My compadre is tiny, yet he knows how to climb up a cocoanut tree.
Ant
198
Bahay ni Man Tute haligue ay bali-bali.
(Tag.) Alimango
House of Mr. Tute, whose rafters are twisted.
Crab
199
Nano nga pispis nga ua-ay pag lupad, may pac-pac cag may bala-hibu, cag naga butu.
(Bis.) Ulang
What bird is it, having wings cannot fly, which makes its nest and hatches its young under its wings?
Crayfish
200
No umolog maturog; no umoli tomacqui.
(Iloc.—also Pang.) Alinta
When it goes down, it sleeps; when it goes up it drops waste matter.
Earthworm
201
Magmagna mamingpingqui.
(Iloc.) Colalanti
Walking, it strikes fire. Makes a spark.
Fireflies
202
Con sa latagon palanacal; con sa balay magansal; pero con sa mesa in a ugdang.
(Bis.) Lango
Out in the field she talks too much; In the house she makes much noise; But when at table she is quiet.
Fly
203
Ang patay nag bata sing buhi, ang buhi nag bata cag ang iya bata iya guin bilin sa patay, cag ang patay amo ang nag buhi sang bata sang buhi.
(Bis.) Langao, uhid, carne
A living thing left its young to a dead thing; this dead thing gave nourishment to the young of the living thing.
Fly, maggots, meat
204
Siasino iti parsua ni apotayo nga Dios nga casla agropropa a caballo quet iti payacna casla bulong iti caoayan?
(Iloc.) Dudon
What creature of our Lord God has a face like a horse and wings like bambu leaves?
Grasshopper
205
Adda maysa nga tumatayal yanna amin nga lugar uray no tayac quen cabaquiran, quet iti rupana rupa iti baca, iti tengnguedna tengngued iti caballo, iti barocongna barocong iti tao, iti payacna casla bolong iti caoayan iti ipusna casla uleg, iti sacana casla saca iti tocling.
(Iloc.) Oasay-oasay
There is a flying thing, which stays anywhere,—even in the forest and tayac; its face is the face of a cow, its neck the neck of a horse, the breast the breast of a man, the wing is like the leaf of a bambu, his tail resembles a snake, and his feet look like the feet of a bird.
Grasshopper
206
Madilim na bundoc hayop na walan buto.
(Tag.) Cutu
Dark mountain—boneless animal.
Louse
207
Atimon sa cagulangan ua-ay alipopo-an.
(Bis.) Lusa
Melon of the wilderness without a stem.
Nit
208
Ating metung a cacanan ing queang pengan marayu ya qung atian.
(Pamp.) Paro
There is a certain thing to eat; its fleshiness is far from its belly.
Shrimp
209
Ing labuad nang quebaitan yang ena na buring balicad, uling ing hie na carin mipalamang.
(Pamp.) Yamuc
He does not like to return to the land where he was born for there he will meet his fate.
Mosquito
Born of water; he drowns in water.
210
Aling hayop dito sa mundo, ang inilalakad ay ulo?
(Tag.) Suso
What animal in this world walks with his head?
Snail
211
Maysa a naparato ti catayna pagsilona.
(Iloc.) Laoalaoa
A joker uses his spittle for a snare.
Spider
212
Ating palacio mitmu yang cuartu, balang metung a cuartu maqui metung yang curatu.
(Pamp.) Calaba ning tainumu, o panilan.
There is a palace full of rooms, each containing a priest.
Honeycomb
213
Aroi Dom Pedro, hindi macolabas sa carcel?
(Tag.) Tinik
Oh! Don Pedro, why don’t you get out of prison?
Sting
Tinik means either a sting of an insect or the thorn of a plant. It is the sting or thorn which here is considered in prison and exhorted to escape.