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A Little Book of Filipino Riddles

by Frederick Starr

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Bell

14

Nang hataken co ang baging nagkagulo ang matsing.

(Tag.) Batingao

When I pulled the vine the monkeys came around.

Bell

15

Tinugtog co ang bangca nagsilapit ang isda.

(Tag.) Campana sa misa

I rang the banca and the fishes came.

Bell

Banca is the canoe or boat; to strike it as with the pole is to ring it. People called to mass by the ringing bell are likened to fishes.

16

Togtoquec ti teppang agarayat ti bagsang

(Iloc.) Campana

I strike upon the washout and the bagsang come for help.

Bell

The curved side of the bell is compared to a washed out slope or curve of the bank; the bagsang are small fishes; the bell is the church bell—the little fishes are the people.

17

Otin nen laquic Tapal ni baleuet ed corral manaquis, ya agnaecal.

(Pang.) Campana

Tapal’s ——— hanging within the corral is crying to get out.

Bell

Tapal is a nickname for an old man.

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