Chapter II: Part 2

The small knife used to cut rice. Its shape suggests that of
a butterfly.

196.

Diac maquita nacamolagatac; no abbongac maquitac.
(Iloc.) Anteojos

I cannot see although my eyes are wide open; if I cover, I can see.
Spectacles

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.

Lamp.

214.

Metung a butil a pale kitmu ne ing bale.
(Pamp.) Sumbu

A single grain of rice, filled the whole house.
A lamp

215.

Memala ya ing labak meto ya ing tugak.
(Pamp.) Sumbu

The swamp dried up and the frog died.
An oil lamp

216.

Adda lognac quen adda met agtaytayab daytoy nga agtaytayab aggiyan ditoy nga lognac quet no mamamagaan daytoy nga lognaquen matay met datoy agtaytayaben. (Iloc.) Lamparaan

There is a pond and a bird; this bird lives in the pond. When the pond dries up, the bird dies. Lamp

Love.

217.

Aniat casam itan ti nasamit?
(Iloc.) Ayat

What is the sweetest of the sweet?
Love

218.

Ania ti ayat nga agmalmalem?
(Iloc.) Ti apagcascasar

What love lasts all day?
Of those just married

219.

Ramaycot panagaladco luac ti panagsibugco.
(Iloc.) Panangasaoa

I fence with my fingers; I water with my tears.
To marry

220.

Nag molaac iti masetas ditoy locong iti dacolapco iti pinag si bogco toy loac quet iti pinamorosco toy matac. (Iloc.) Nagayanayat

I planted a plant in the midst of the palm of my hand, I watered it with my tears, I gathered it with my eyes. Loving each other

221.

Acoi nag tanim nang dayap sa gitna nang dagat marami ang nahanap, iisa ang naka palad. (Tag.,--also Iloc.) Dalaga

I planted a lemon tree in the middle of the sea many sought it only one found it. Girl

222.

Oalay saquey ya dalayap temmobod puegley na dayat amayamay ya manped peraod sac sacquey so acagaoat. (Pang.) Panangasasa

There is a lemon-tree growing in the middle of the sea; many people desire to take it, but cannot; only one person can succeed. Your sister

To be married.

Mat.

223.

Mig quera cu babo ebus, lalam sasa cu me tudtud.
(Pamp.) Dase

I lay down upon the buri, under the nipa I slept.
Petate

The sleeping mat is laid down upon the floor (of _buri_); the
roof is of _nipa_.

224.

Sa gabey dagat sa arao ay bumbong.
(Tag.) Baneg

At night it is a sea, in the day it is the bambu carry-tube.
Petate

The _petate_ is the sleeping mat of rushes; in the day-time it is
rolled up and set away; at night it is unrolled and spread upon the
floor. The word sea is often used for any extended or flat surface.

225.

No aldao tubong no rabii dadali.
(Iloc.) Icamen

If day a tube; if night a flounder.
Sleeping mat=petate

Mirror.

226.

Quitquitaec quet quitaennac; no cataoaac cataoaan nac.
(Iloc.) Espejo

I am looking at it, and it looks at me; if I laugh, it laughs.
Mirror

Musical Instruments.

227.

Guerret nga agpucpuc-cao, agpucpuc-cao a guerret.
(Iloc.) Tambor

_Guerret_ crying, crying _guerret_.
Drum

_Guerret_ is a section cut transversely from a fish. It has
somewhat the shape of a drum.

228.

Ania ti pinarsua ni Apo Dios nga iti ngioat na adda ti tian-na maymaysa taequiag na, quen ti ramay na adda ti bocot ti dacolapna, quen naquinruar ti baguisna. (Iloc.) Guitarra

There is a creature made by Lord God whose mouth is in his belly; he has one arm and his fingers are in his back; and his intestines are outside. Guitar

229.

Secal que batal legari que atian, ginulisac yang masican.
(Pamp.) Dibil

I choked him, I sawed him across the belly, he screamed furiously.
Violin

Nature Elements.

230.

Bibingca nang hari, hindi mo mahati.
(Tag.) Tubig

The king's cake, you cannot divide it.
Water

231.

No tinagbat, nagpiglat.
(Iloc.) Danom

If you chop it, it heals at once.
Water

232.

Ing inda maging anak ya, ing anak maging inda ya.
(Pamp.) Yelo

The mother becomes the daughter and the daughter becomes the mother.
Water, ice

233.

Siac nacaquitaac iti siam abilit quet pinaltogac iti lima mano iti natedda? (Iloc.) Lima

I saw nine birds; I shot five of them; how many were left?
Five

The dead ones: the rest flew away.

Occupations.

234.

Ang madamu guina dugangan, pero ang diotay guina buhinan.
(Bis.) Ang pag limas sang tubi sa sulod sang sacayan.

The greater is increased, the smaller is diminished.
When water is pumped out of a boat.

235.

Ang iya olo sapat, ang iya lanao cahoy cag ang iya icog tauo.
(Bis.) Carabao arado cog tauo.

His head is an animal, his body is wood and his tail is man.
Plowing

236.

Adda tallo nga caquita; dadiay immona magmagna nga aoan tagarina; dadiay maicadua mangmangan quet; dadiay maicatlo magmagna nga tomanagari. (Iloc.) Agarado

There are three things; the first is walking without talking; the second is eating; the third is walking and talking. Plowing

The carabao, the plow, and the man.

237.

Manoc cong pute, nag talon sa pusale.
(Tag.) Hugas bigas

My white chicken jumped into the puddle.
Rice-washing

The water that runs from rice washing is white; it falls from
the kitchen down into the accumulated water under the house.

238.

Ania ti aramid ti babay a dina malpas?
(Iloc.) Abel

What woman's work is never finished?
Weaving

There is always a lower edge which cannot be woven.

Persons.

239.

Acoi nag tanem nang sile sa tabe nang catre, ang idinileg coi, puro ang ibinungay diamante. (Tag.) Bata

I planted a pepper near a bed, I watered it with honor, it yielded a precious jewel. Baby

240.

Con mag atubang si tatay; apang con mag talicud si nanay.
(Bis.) Insik

If it faces you it is your father; but if it turns its back it is your mother. Chinaman

Seen from before the general appearance is that of a man; from
behind, a woman.

241.

Taung inucul dang loco, dapot ing dapat na mibulalag quing yatu.
(Pamp.) Cristobal Colon

One whom they thought a fool, his work beeame world-known.
Columbus

242.

Nag habla ang may sala nag tago ang justicia.
(Tag.) Nagevemupisal

The culprit appears in court, the justice is hidden.
The Confessional

The person confessing is plainly seen; the priest receiving the
confession is out of sight.

243.

Nagmolaac iti pipino idiay arisadsad ti convento dimet nagbunga ti pipino no di Sto. Cristo. (Iloc.) Natay

I planted a pip near the convent but it did not produce a squash but Sto. Cristo. A dead person

244.

Ania ti ringgor nga saan nga agtaud ti dila?
(Iloc.) Umel

What quarrel is not made with the tongue?
A dumb man's

245.

Sin-o ang napatay nga guin lubung sa tiyan sang iya nanay?
(Bis.) Pari

Who died, who was buried in his mother's bosom?
Friar

He was buried in the church.

246.

Duro co nga dalagan pero ua-ay aco dinalaganan?
(Bis.) Naga sacay sa duyan

Who was running fast but did not move from where he started?
One in a hammock

247.

Ing makalub makalual ya, ing makalual makalub ya.
(Pamp.) Ing inda ampo ing anak.

What was exposed is inside, what was inside is exposed.
Mother and babe, when the latter is baptized.

The mother stays at home in the house.

248.

Pinonggosco a pinongos bino caycayan iti Dios.
(Iloc.) Masicog

I grasped and grasped and God loosed it.
Pregnant woman

249.

Ania ti anac a mangisquis quen mana.
(Iloc.) Ti mangrarit ti piracna.

What child shaves his mother?
Who spends her money

250.

Aniat baybay a di aglippias?
(Iloc.) Ti Quinaquirmet

What sea does not overflow?
The stingy man

Though he has abundance he gives out none.

251.

Con tulcon nimo uala sia pag pahuay sang lacat apang uala man sing limacatan. (Bis.) Manoghabol

She appears to be always walking, but after all is still in her place as before. A weaver

Plants.

252.

Deli queenteng kaballero rianu mang tiknang an nang palacio, agad yanag malaso. (Pamp.) Balite

A gallant horseman causes any castle in which he is to crumble to pieces. The Balite

This is the great parasitic fig, which encloses other trees in
its embrace.

253.

Adda maysa nga cayo nga bulong nga bulong di met agsabong; sanga nga sanga dimet agbunga. (Iloc.) Caoayan

There is a plant that produces leaves after leaves, but no flowers; branches after branches, but no fruit. Bambu

254.

Siroc iti balay ti bacnang di macaycayan.
(Iloc.) Bulong ti caoayan

Under the _bacnang's_ house it cannot be clean.
Bambu leaves

255.

Nab-barnasi sin accab-bing-nga udde sicuana.
(Gad.,--also Iloc., Pang., Bis.) Ufud.

When newly-born, well dressed, but when he gets old he is naked.
Bambu shoot

The bud is covered with a down, which disappears.

256.

Nang munte ay may tapis, nang lumaki ay bulisles.
(Tag.) Caoayan

When young she wore a tapis; when grown she is unclad
Bambu shoot

The _tapis_ is the most characteristic part of the woman's
dress. It is a wide band of dark cloth (black or brown) worn over
the other clothing, around the whole middle part of the body.

257.

Nanganak ang virgen itinapon ang lampen.
(Tag.) Sagueng

The virgin gave birth to a child and threw away the blanket.
Banana

258.

Nanganak ang asuang sa tuktok nagdaan.
(Tag.) Sagueng

An asuang gave birth to a child from the top.
Banana

259.

Naguit-log ni cannaoay inocopan ni teg-gaac idi cuan guiaoen ni oac ti nagtaraquen. (Iloc.) Saba

A stork laid an egg; the crane hatched a lark from it; the crow took care of the young. Banana

260.

Sancadaoa sangalabba.
(Iloc.) Sangcabulig a saba

A seed-bearing stem; one fills a basket.
Bunch of bananas

261.

Macagto sa simbahan si Mary, pito o ualo ang iya saya.
(Tag.) Puso

Mary is going to church having seven or eight shirts.
Banana bud

The bud is wrapped or folded within a number of bracts.

262.

Adda puso a maysa dagat nag apuanna alupasit naglasatanna.
(Iloc.) Puso ti saba

There is a heart that came from the earth and pushed up through _alupasit._ The heart of the banana

_Alupasit_ is banana fibre.

263.

Caballo moreno umosoc idiay ngato.
(Iloc.) Sabonganay ti saba

The red horse comes out upward.
Banana flowers

264.

Isda co sa Sapa-sapa sapin-sapin ang taba.
(Tag.) Saha nang saguing

My fish in Sapa-sapa has manifold layers of fat.
Stem of banana

The stem of a banana cut through shows in wrapping layers, not
unlike fat.

265.

Dasug ca kaka, libutad ya y inda.
(Pamp.) Saging ampo ding sui na

Move on my brother, let mother be in the middle.
A banana plant and its suckers

The new ones displace the older ones, pushing them outward.

268.

Ang puno lubi; ang dahon espada; ang bunga bala.
(Bis.) Cahoy ngaburi

The trunk cocoanut; the leaves swords; the fruit bullets.
Buri palm

267.

Angibitinac na liquen tangtanga yey mamasiquen.
(Pang.) Camantilis

I was hung by a potring; the old men looked up at me.
Camachili

The pendent fruit suggests the riddle.

268.

Nano nga sapat nga ang iya palod hayang pero ang iya tudlo culub?
(Bis.) Packing sang lubi

What animal is it which has its palm upside up but its fingers upside down? Cocoanut leaves

269.

Payung y Santa Maria amena mabata.
(Gad.) Tafal

Saint Mary's umbrella cannot be wetted.
Gabi

This is the cultivated plant commonly known as _taro_. Its great
leaf sheds water perfectly.

270.

No malipatam maca-alaca; quet no malaguipmo dica maca-ala.
(Iloc.) Poriquet=amorsico

If you do not remember, you get; but if you do remember, you do not get. Grass-burs

271.

Agsabong dina met bonga agsanga isut bongana.
(Iloc.) Mais

It produces a flower but it is not its fruit; it produces branches which are its fruit. Maize

272.

Nag tapis nang nag tapis nacalitao ang bulbolis.
(Tag.) Mais

She wore and wore her _tapis_ yet her pubic hair was displayed.
Maize

The green husks are considered the _tapis_, or wrap about the
mid-body; the silk appearing from the husk wrapping is the
pubic hair.

273.

Alo-divino de gracia malayo ang bulaklak sa bunga.
(Tag.) Mais

Of all divine gifts it is the only plant whose flower is far from the fruit. Maize

274.

Tite nang Ingles, puno nang gales.
(Tag.) Mais

The Englishman's ---- is full of pustules.
Maize; ear

275.

Siasino iti pinarsua ni Apo Dios nga umuna nga matay santo agbonga?
(Iloc.--also Pang.) Sarguelas

What thing our Lord God made dies first and then fruits?
Plum tree

276.

Uala sa langit, uala sa lupa, ang dahon ay sariwa?
(Tag.) Quiapo

It is not in heaven, it is not on earth, its leaves are fresh.
Quiapo

The water-lettuce; it covers the surface of quiet spots in rivers.

277.

Cung hindi lamang si tagabundok si tagalati ay mahuhulog.
(Tag.) Iyantok at parvid

But for the one living in the mountain the one living in the swamp would fall. Nipa and rattan

The rattan (growing in the mountain) is used to lash on the nipa
(growing in the swamp) to the house framework.

278.

No colditenca matayea quet no adayoanca mabiagea.
(Iloc.) Bainbain

If I touch you you will die; but if I get away from you you will live.
Sensitive plant

279.

Adda maysa a cayo idiay toctoc adda bobonco.
(Iloc.) Silag

There is a tree up there and I have a well on it.
Silag

A sort of palm, the bud is cut out and a sweet sap secured.

280.

Tagbatec ta sacam: inomec ta daram.
(Iloc.) Unas

I chop your feet; I drink your blood.
Sugarcane

281.

Lalabas cu, tindus dacn.
(Pamp.) Sulput

I was going out into the field, they pierced me.
A grass with slender and sharp seeds.

282.

Pinagsakitan kong aking matuklasan ang bagay na isang ninais makamtan at nang sa pagkita ay hindi mapalaran tinaglay-taglay ko hangang kamatayan. (Tag.) Tinik

I sought a thing I wished to get, and as I could not find it I kept it until my death. Spine

283.

Adda tal-lo a Princesas sag-gaysa ti coartoda ngem saan da nga agquiquita. (Iloc.) Tagunbao

There are three princesses; each has a separate room and they cannot see each other. _Tagunboa_

A shrub used for hedges, with a tripartite pod or capsule.

284.

Ania iti mula a uray bolding mailasinna?
(Iloc.) Siit

What thing is blind but can select?
Thorn

Qualities.

285.

Aniat cala-adan ti bomaro atao?
(Iloc.) Ti quinasuquer

What is the worst disfigurement for a young man?
Disobedience

Relationship.

286.

Ano ang itatawag mo sa biyenang babayi nang asawa nang kapatid mo?
(Tag.) Ina

What will you call the mother-in-law of your sister's husband?
Mother

287.

Ang amain kong buo ay may isang kapatid na babayi, ngunit siyai hindi ko naman ali. Sino siya? (Tag.) Aking ina

My uncle has a sister but she is not my aunt. Who is she?
My mother

288.

Ang mga babaying A at B ay nakasalubong sa daan ng dalawang lalaki; at nagwika si A; naito na ang ating mga ama, mga ama nang ating mga anak; at mga tunay nating. (Tag.) Ang ama ni A ay napakasal kay B at ang ama ni B ay napakasal kay A at nagkaroon sila nang tigisang anak.

Ladies A and B met two men and said, "There come our fathers, fathers
of our sons and our own husbands."
A's father married with B and B's father with A, and each of
them had a child.

289.

Nang malapos nang madalao nang isang lalaki ang isang bilango ay tinanong nang bantay; ano mo ba ang tawong iyon? Kapatid mo ba o ano? Ang sagot nang bilango ay ito; akoy ualang kapatid, ni pamangkin ni amain, ni nuno, ni apo, ni kahit kaibigan; ngungit ang ama nang tawong iyan, ay anak nang anak nang aking ama. Ano nang bilango ang tawong iyon. (Tag.) Anak

After a man visited a prisoner, the guard asked him--"is that man your brother, or what?" The prisoner's answer was, "I have no brother, no uncle, no nephew, no grandfather, neither grandson nor friend; but that man's father is my father's son. "Who was that man? Son

Religious.

290.

Oalayan pinalsay Dios ya amayamay iran sanaagui et sacsaquey so pait da. (Pang.--also Bis.) Colintas

Many of them, brothers--but they have only one bodytube.
Beads

291.

Adda tal-lo gasut a bacac maymaysat nanglidingac.
(Iloc.) Cuentas

I have three hundred cattle, with a single nose cord.
Beads

292.

Nacno agapaldua.
(Pang.) Simbaan

Only half full.
Church

293.

Napuno pero ua-ay mag tunga.
(Bis.) Simbahan

They said it was full but it was half-full. Church

294.

Idi nagcasar ni Ina quen ni Ama avanac pay a dara ngem idi nagbuniag ni Apo siac ti namadrino. (Iloc.) Cristo

When my father and mother were married I was not yet in the womb, but when my grandfather was baptized I was his godfather. Christ

296.

Dua ti taquiagna, maysat sacana, adda olo aoan matana.
(Iloc.) Cruz

Two arms, one leg and a head, but no eyes.
Cross

297.

Tatlo ang botones, apat ang ohales.
(Tag.,--also Bis.) Cristo

Three buttons, four holes.
Crucifix

298.

May isang batang lalaque, umakyat sa camachile nang hindi ma ca puede, likod ang idinale. (Tag.) Si Cristo

There is a boy climbed up a _camachili_ tree; when he could not stand it he climbed on his back. Crucifix

299.

Maysa a cayo nagango idiay poona nabasa idiay tingana, nagango met ti ngodona. (Iloc.) Sto Cristo

A tree dry at the foot, wet in the middle, dry also above.
Christ, i.e, crucifix

300.

Aramid ti masirib canen ti nalaing. amin a macaquita pasig amin a logpi. (Iloc.) Ostia

Work of a wise man, eaten by a wise man; all who see are lame.
The host

301.

Akoi nag tanim nang sicolo sa gitna nang convento, ibinunga ay si Cristo. (Tag.) Hostia

I planted a _sicolo_ in the midst of the convent; it bore Christ for fruit. The host

A _sicolo_ is a small piece of money; it here relates to the
contribution made at communion service.

302.

Isang tubong sinanduyon, abut sa langit ang dahon.
(Tag.) Panalangin

A sugarcane without joints, whose leaves reach heaven.
Prayer

303.

Nang maitayo na yaong hangang baywang nagbitiu ng pawang kalunkut lunkutan. (Tag.) Ang pitong wikang iniaaral nang pari sa Viernes Santo.

After he hid from his feet to his waist he gave very sad things.
The preaching in the pulpit by a priest about the seven
utterances of Christ on Good Friday.

304.

Aquinngatot cadsaaran, aquinbabat bobengan.
(Iloc.) Polpito

The floor is higher, the roof lower.
Pulpit

i.e. than that of the building in which it stands.

305.

Sag magkakapatid na pitong sin liyag ako ang naunang nagkitang liwanag. At ako rin naman yaong nagkapalad na tawaging bunso sa kanilang lahat. (Tag.) Ang pitong linggo nang Cuaresma.

Seven brothers are we; the firstborn was I but I am the youngest of all. The seven weeks of Quaresma.

306.

Asin ti yanti espiritu iti bagui?
(Iloc.) Aquincatiquid nga abaga.

Where is the spirit in the body?
In the left shoulder

In making the sign of the cross the word spirit comes when the
left shoulder is pointed to.

307.

Adda pitu a botonisco; maymaysat pinat pategco.
(Iloc.) Domingo

I have seven buttons; I like one best.
Sunday

308.

Pitu casiglot maymaysat nairut.
(Iloc.) Domingo

Seven twined ("twisted"), only one tight.
Sunday

309.

Contirad contibong; bandera ti lobong.
(Iloc.) Torre

Sharp and long; flag of the world.
Tower

310.

Caoayan bayog ag nayogayog.
(Pang.) Torre

_Caoayan bayog_ [1] you cannot shake it.
Tower

311.

Mayroon akong pitong bunga nang kohol ibinigay co sa iyo ang anim at ang isang natira sa akin ay ibig mo pang kunin. (Tag.) Ang pitong arao nang isang linggo.

I have seven oranges. I gave you six and you want to take the remaining one. The seven days of the week

312.

Minagaling pa ang basag cay sa baong ualang lamat.
(Tag.) Ang sabi sa evangelio ni Cristo ay ganito. Hindi rao
sia naparito o nanoag dito sa lupa para sacupin ang mga banal
cung di ang macasalanan.

Better the broken piece than the whole without crack.
In the gospel Christ said that he did not come upon earth
for the righteous but for the sinner.

313.

Cung uala cay magbigay ca at cung meroon ay huagna.
(Tag.) Nung ang nga fariseo ay nacahuli nang mangangaluniang
babae ay i ni habla cay Cristo, at ang canilang sabi, Hindi
po ba maestro na sabi sa ley ni Moises na sino mang mahuli sa
pangangalunia ay pupuculin nang bato hangan sa mamatay. Ang
isinagot ni Cristo; sino mang ualang sala ay cumuha nang bato
at puclin na.

Give if you have none; if you have don't give.
When the Pharisees caught a woman in adultery, they took her
before Christ. They said, "what sentence do you give to those
taken in adultery, since in the law of Moses it is commanded
that the woman taken in adultery shall be stoned until she
die." Christ answered, "Let him which is without sin among
you cast the first stone."

314.

Humiling ang hari sa canyang alagad nang uala sa kanyat di pa natatangap, ang hiningan naman ay dagling nag-gaoad nang sa boong yatu'y di pa natutuklas. (Tag.) Ang pagbibinyag ni San Juan Bautista cay Cristo.

The King asked from his soldier what he had _not_, and the soldier gave him what was not in the world. The Baptism by St. John Baptist of Christ.

315.

Nang mabasag ang bote lalong na paka buti.
(Tag.) Mahal na Virgen

The bottle became better when broken.
The Virgin Mary

"When Mary was yet unmarried and Christ had not yet been born
she was not considered very sacred; we say the bottle was not
yet broken. When she was married to Joseph and Christ was born
she became very sacred; so we say that when the bottle was broken
the better it became."

316.

Nang pitasin ang hinog hilas ang siang nahulog.
(Tag.) Noong magpapugot si Herodes nang mga bata dahilan sa
gusto niang mapatay si Cristo. Napatay ang meroon 1000 bata
data puat si Cristo hinde napatay. Sa macatuid napitas nia
ang hilao at ang hinog ay hindi. Si Cristo sapagcat puno nang
carunungan ay ipinalagay na hinog at ang mga bata ay hilao
sapagcat sila ualapang carunungan.

When he plucked the ripe, the unripe fell.
When King Herod wanted to kill Christ, he ordered to kill
all children; he thought that if all the children in his
country were killed, Christ could not escape. But he did
not know how powerful Christ was. So the children who knew
nothing (were unripe) fell and Christ (ripe) because he knows
everything escaped.

317.

Ipinalit ang guinto sa bibinga.
(Tag.) Ito i nauucol sa pagsacop ni Cristo sa ating casalanan
na hindi cailangan sia mamatay masacop lamang ang ating
casalanan na siang catulad ng bibinga at ang caniang pagca
Dios na catulad ang guinto.

Sand is changed to gold.
This applies to Christ, when he redeemed our sins. He did
not value his life but gave it that we might be saved from
our sins. His life is gold because he was full of knowledge;
he died on account of our sins which are like sand.

Reptiles, etc.

318.

Nang munti ay may buntot nang lumakiy napugot.
(Tag.) Palaca

When he was little he had a tail but when he was grown he had none.
Frog

319.

Adda maysa nga ubing nga adda idiay danum ngem di met uminom.
(Iloc.) Tocak

There is a boy living in the water who does not drink.
Frog

320.

Baston ti bacnang saan mo nga maiganan.
(Iloc.,--also Pang.) Uleg

The _bacnang's_ cane, you cannot hold it.
Snake

_Bacnang_, a man of wealth.

321.

No nacariing nacamulagat; no nacaturog nacamuldagat.
(Iloc.) Uleg

If awake, his eyes wide open; if asleep, his eyes wide open.
Snake

322.

Anano nga sapat nga con maglacat, dala nia ang iya balay?
(Bis.,--also Pang.) Ba-o

What animal carries his house wherever he goes?
Turtle

323.

Tata a tolay icacangcalinna na balena.
(Gad.) Dagga

A man who always carries his house along with him.
Turtle

324.

Magmagna itugtogotnat balayna.
(Iloc.) Pag-ong

Walking and walking and carrying his own house.
Turtle

325.

Eto na si caca may sunong na dampa.
(Tag.) Pagong

Here comes brother with a house over his head.
Turtle

326.

Magma nagcal-logong no maibagam pag-ong.
(Iloc.) Pag-ong

Walking, wearing his hat.
Turtle

Road.

327.

Bulong ti saba umac-acaba; bulong ti niog umat-atid-dog.
(Iloc.) Calzada

Leaf of a banana become wider; leaf of a cocoanut become longer.
Road

328.

Nagmolaac iti carabosa iti santac na macada non idiay Manila.
(Iloc.) Calzada

I planted a calabash; its branches can reach to Manila.
Road

Also has for answer, telegraph line.

329.

Nan ta ne mac na laver ed Dagupan angad diay lanioto.
(Pang.) Calzada

I have planted a betel-tree in Dagupan but its roots reach to here.
Road

Shade, Shadow, etc.

330.

No aoan sapolsapolen ngem no adda saan mo met nga alaen.
(Iloc.) Linong

Tf there is none you are seeking it; if there is some you do not take it. Shade

331.

Ania ti umona nga aramiden diay vaca no lumgac ti in it?
(Iloc.) Quitaenna diay anninioanna

What is the first thing the cow does when the sun rises?
Looks at its shadow

332.

No magnaac iti nasipnget aoan caduac quet no magnaac iti nalaoag adda caduac. (Iloc.) Anninioan

If I walk in the dark I have no companion; if I walk in the light I have one. Shadow

333.

No tilioec tilioennac; no itarayac camatennac.
(Iloc.) Aninioan

If I catch, it catches; if I run away it chases me.
Shadow

334.

Diad ogtoy agueo oalay mapalit con anapuen no na anap co agco alaen.
(Pang.) Serom

At noon I must depart to find; if I can find it, I will not take.
Shadow

335.

Milub yang alang liban, linual yang alang liualan.
(Pamp.) Anina tamu a mayayaquit quing salamin.

He came in through no door and went out through no door.
Reflection in a mirror

Smoking.

336.

San Fernando at Bakulod sabay na nasunog.
(Tag.) Cigarillo

San Fernando and Bacolor were burned at the same time.
Cigarette

The paper and the tobacco are consumed together.

Storm, Sky, etc.

337.

Daluang dahon nang pinda-pinda, sing lalapad sing gaganda.
(Tag.) Langit at lupa

Two leaves of pinda-pinda equal in width and beauty.
Sky and earth

338.

Quinosicus a barraas; no maib-agam cucuanac.
(Iloc.) Quimat

Twisted like a _barraas_; tell it and I am yours.
Lightning

The word _barraas_ is local. Perhaps the name of some vine.

339.

Baston ni San Josep indi ma isip.
(Bis.) Ulan

Saint Joseph's canes cannot be counted.
Rain

Drops of rain in a tropical storm may well suggest rods or staves.

340.

Buhoc ni Adan, hindi mabilang.
(Tag.) Ulan

Adam's hair cannot be counted.
Rain

341.

Isbu ti guelang-guelang di mabilang.
(Iloc.) Todo

Guelang-guelang's piss, you cannot count.
Rain

342.

Vaca co sa Maynila, hangang ditoi, dinig ang unga.
(Tag.) Culog

My cow in Manila, whose mooing is heard here.
Thunder

343.

Aniat magna a saan a maquita?
(Iloc.) Angin

What walks that cannot be seen?
Wind

344.

Etuna-etuna hindi mo pa naqui-quita.
(Tag.) Hangin

Here it comes, yet you do not see it.
Wind

345.

Picabaluan de ding malda alang maca ibic uaga.
(Pamp.) Angin

He is known everywhere but no one can explain what he is.
Wind

Stove.

346.

Tal-lo a pugot natured ti pudut.
(Iloc.) Dalican

Three ghosts endure much heat.
Stove

The three supports for the pot are meant. It seems that the _pugot_
(ghost) is black.

347.

Tatlong magkakapatid nagtitiis sa init.
(Tag.) Tungko nang calang

Three brothers suffering from the heat.
Pot rests

348.

Tatlong mag kakapitid sing pupute nang dibdib.
(Tag.) Calan

Three sisters with equally white breasts.
Stove

They are equally white--i.e. they are all three black from
the fire.

349.

Nagcal-logong nag pica nagcaballo tallot sacana.
(Iloc.) Dalican

It has a hat and a spear, a horse and three feet.
Stove

350.

Malaki ang namahay cay sa bahay.
(Tag.) Calang at ang bahay nang Calang.

The inhabitant is larger than the house.
Stove and its lower part (called its house.)

351.

Na upo si ca Item, sinulot nica Pula.
(Tag.) Pallot at apoy

Compadre "Item" (black) sat down, Compadre "Pula" (red) poked him.
Pot and flame

352.

Ing caballero cung negro makasake yang attung cabayu dapat kikiak yang anting loco. (Pamp.) Balanga ampong nasi.

My black horseman rides three horses but he is crying like a fool.
A pot of cooking rice

The three horses are the firestones or the three supports of the
pot in the pottery stove; the bubbling is the crying.

Time.

353.

Ania nga aldao ti caatid-dagan?
(Iloc.) Ti aldao a saan a panangan.

What day is the longest?
The day on which you do not eat

354.

Nag daan si Cabo negro, namatay na lahat ang tao.
(Tag.) Gabi

The black Corporal passed, all the people died.
Night

Died, here, is slept.

Tools.

355.

Nung eminuna ing malati, ing maragul emituqui.
(Pamp.) Barrenang espiral

If not preceded by the smaller the larger one will not go.
Auger

356.

Adda pinarsua iti Dios natanquen ti pammaguina madi a mangan no di matoen ti olona. (Iloc.) Paet

There is a creature of God whose body is hard; it does not wish to eat unless you strike its head. Chisel

357.

Adda babay a labang di mangan no diai paculan.
(Iloc.) Paet

There is a woman who does not eat unless you strike her.
Chisel

358.

Ing damulag cung dapa, quing gulut ya ta tacla.
(Pamp.) Catam

My crawling carabao excretes its feces upward.
Plane

359.

Taot ngato, taot baba, cayot tingana.
(Iloc.) Ragadi

Man above, man below, wood in middle.
Saw

Below the horizontally placed timber to be sawed a pit is dug;
one sawyer is below in the pit, the other above, each holds a
handle of the great saw, which works up and down.

Toy.

360.

Enbontayog coy ecnol quinmocaoc ya tampol.
(Pang.) Bibintarol

I throw the eggs; they crow immediately.
Firecracker

361.

Adda abalbalayco a sinam granada rineppetco a binastabasta imbarsacco diay daga nasay sayaat ti cancionna, (Iloc.) Sunay

I have a toy like a granada; I tied it around and around and threw it on the ground and it sang sweetly. Top

Trunk.

362.

Pusipusec ta pusegmo ta iruarco ta quinnanmo.
(Iloc.) Lacaza

I turn your navel to take out what you have eaten.
Trunk

363.

Adda pay maysa nga quita diay balay a naaramid iti cayo quet adda met uppat nga sacana nga babasit quet adda met innem nga acaba quencuana rupano quet agngiao saan nga magna. (Iloc.) Baol

I have something in my house made of wood; it has four short legs and six flat faces; it squeaks, but cannot walk. Trunk

Umbrella.

364.

No umulog ti señora augucrad ti sampaga.
(Iloc.) Payong

When the lady comes down the _sampaga_ [2] opens.
Umbrella

365.

Con butongon pasoc; con induso payog.
(Bis.) Payong

When pulled it is a cane; when pushed a tent.
Umbrella

Utensils, etc.

366.

Hindi tayop, hindi tao, apat ang suso.
(Tag.,--also Pang.) Buslo

Not animal, not man. She has four breasts.
Basket

367.

Hindi hare, hinde pare, nag dadamet nang sari-sari.
(Tag.) Sampayan

Not king, not _padre_, it wears many kinds of clothes.
Clothes-line

368.

Adda maysa nga ubing a natured ti lammin.
(Iloc.) Sudo

There is a boy, who does not shiver with the cold.
Dipper

This dipper is made from the half of a polished cocoanut shell.

369.

Nang isoot coi, tuyo, nang bunuten coi natulo.
(Tag.) Tabo

When I plunged it in it was dry; when I drew it out it was dripping.
Dipper

370.

Sacay sino balay ina nga puno sang ventana?
(Bis.) Puluguan

Whose house is that, which is full of windows?
The hen house

371.

No adda ti lenong agcalcal logong.
(Iloc.) Caramba

If it is in the shade it wears its hat.
A jar full of water

372.

Aniat aramid a nagbaticuling ti sabut.
(Iloc.) Pagbagasan

What work has a gizzard like a _sabut_?
Storage jar for rice

The _sabut_ is the cocoanut cup or bowl: in the _pagbagasan_,
there is always a _ganta_ for measuring rice. This _ganta_ is
the gizzard here meant.

373.

Pusepusec ti bato tumbog carayan Veto.
(Iloc.) Gilingan

I turn the stone and there flows out like the Veto river.
Mill

374.

Hiniguit co ang yantok, nag bibiling ang bundoc.
(Tag.) Guilingan

I pulled the rope and the mountain turned.
Mill

375.

Hiniguit co ang Caguin, nag kakara ang maching.
(Tag.) Guilingan

I pulled the rope and the monkey began to howl.
Mill

Refers to the creaking of the mill, when grinding.

376.

Isang malaking babai, sa likuran tumatae.
(Tag.) Guilingan

A big woman, who excretes at the back.
Mill

The meal is here considered as excreted.

377.

Dinalas nang dinalas mapute ang lumabas.
(Tag.) Guilingan

Somebody got busy and something white appeared.
Mill

The ground rice pours out from the mill as a white meal.

378.

Aldo at bengi macanganga ya, manena ya yang parusa.
(Pamp.) Asung

It gapes day and night awaiting punishment.
Mortar

379.

Isa lamang ang sapin, duha ang batiis apat ang pa-a, isa ang lauas, isa ang baba apang uala sing olo. (Bis.) Luzong

He has but one shoe, two shins, four legs, one body, one mouth, but no head. Mortar

380.

No igamac ta siquet mo lagtoca a lagto.
(Iloc.) Al-o

If I hold your waist you jump and jump.
Pestle

In pounding rice, the great wooden pestle is taken by the middle,
which is more slender than the pounding ends.

381.

No magna ni arodoc agparintomeng amin a root.
(Iloc.) Arado

When the creeper passes all the grass kneels.
Plow

382.

Cobbo ni amam quiad ni inam sica nga anacda daramodum ca.
(Iloc.) Arado

The father is bent over, the mother is bent back and the son is bent forward. Plow

This has reference to the different sticks, or pieces, of which
the plow is composed.

383.

Sa palacol nabuhay at sa untog namatay. (Tag.) Palayoc

Produced by hammering but destroyed by a jar.
Pot

Clay for pottery is prepared by pounding it with a light hammer;
it is also beaten into shape in the process of giving it form.

384.

Pegarenco abot pegarenco abot.
(Pang.) Liquen

I turn over completely, I turn over completely.
Pot ring support

385.

Adda abal-balayco a pusipusac a pusipus mabalbal-cut.
(Iloc.) Pudonan

I have a thing, which I twine and twine and it is covered.
Weaving spool

386.

Nano nga sapat nga baba ang naga caon, mata ang nga pamus-on?
(Bis.) Ayagan

What animal is it, which takes its food through its mouth and excretes it through its eyes? Sieve

387.

Bahay ni Guiring-guiring butas-butas ang sinding.
(Tag.) Bithay

"Guiring-guiring's" house is full of holes.
Sieve

388.

Adda maysa a caballo; tal-lot sacana; no dica sacayan di magna.
(Iloc.) Egad

There is a horse; he has three legs; if you do not ride on him, he never walks. Copra shredder

389.

Limma ac ed Dagupan dugduaray bacatco.
(Pang.) Sali

I went to Dagupan but I left only two footprints.
Sled

390.

Aniat aramid a duduat tugaona inganat panacaparsuana?
(Iloc.) Pasagad

What work has two seats since its creation?
Sled

391.

Ania ti uppat ti sacana dudua ti tugotna?
(Iloc.) Pasagad

What has four feet but only two foot-prints?
Rice-sled

The sled for hauling rice has four supports or legs, which end
in two runners.

392.

Pusepusec ti pengan tum-bog carayan Vigan.
(Iloc.) Dadapilan

I turn the plate and water flows out like the Vigan River.
Sugarmill

393.

Oalay baboy con baleg son laben nga libngaleb.
(Pang.) Darapitan

I have a large pig; during the night he grunts.
Sugarmill

Vegetables.

394.

Tite nang ama mo, isinubsob co sa abo.
(Tag.) Camote

Your father's ---- I place in the ashes.
Camote

The _camote_ is a sort of sweet potato; it may be baked in
the ashes.

395.

Nagsabong ti sinan malucong nagbunga uneg ti daga.
(Iloc.) Camote

It produces a flower like a cup; fruit underground.
Camote

396.

Sirad _mirabilis_ oalad dalem so sicsic.
(Pang.) Cete

The _mirabilis_ (fish) has his scales inside.
_Cete_

The _cete_ ("_piquante_") is the pepper.

397.

Otin nen laquic Duardo batil ya anga ed ngoro.
(Pang.) Palia

My grandfather Eduardo's ---- is covered with pimples.
Cucumber

398.

Oquis nan bagasnan.
(Iloc.) Lasona

Its bark is its seed.
Onion

399.

Binili ang isang minithi kong bagay at ang hinahangad ay pakina-bangan, pagdating sa amin ang pinangyarihan, nang gagamitin luha koy bumakal. (Tag.) Sibuyas

I bought a thing I wished to use; when I tried to use it my tears fell.
Onion

400.

Isda co sa Mariveles sapin-sapin ang caliskis.
(Tag.) Sile

My fish in Mariveles has manifold scales.
Pepper

Scales laid upon one another; the seeds of the pepper are flat
and stacked against one another.

401.

Mahanghang hindi naman paminta; maputi hindi naman papel; verde hindi naman suha; turang mong bigla. (Tag.) Rabanos

It is sharp but not pepper; white but not paper; green but not shaddock; guess what that is. Radish

402.

Ang iloy naga camang ang bata naga pungco.
(Bis.) Calabaza

The mother creeps, and the son sits.
Squash

The mother is the vine; the child is the fruit. The riddle gains
point, by suggesting a reversal of the natural conditions.

403.

Ania iti parsua ni Apo Dios nga aoan ti matana aoan ti ngioatna quen aoan ti obetna quet mangan ti ladoc-ladoc? (Iloc.) Tabungao

What creature of Lord God has no eyes, no mouth, no anus--and eats _ladoc-ladoc_? A white squash

_Ladoc-ladoc_ is rice flattened in the mortar by the blows of
the pounder. The seeds of the _tabungao_ resemble it.

404.

Berdi ya balat, malutu ya laman anti mo ing pacuan.
(Pamp.) Pacuan

Its skin is green and its flesh is like a watermelon.
Watermelon

The riddle is poor, in that it introduces the answer as a term
of comparison, in a way to mislead. Similar cases occur in
other lands.

405.

Verde ang balat pula ang laman espectorante cung turan.
(Tag.) Pacuan

Green skin, red meat, _espectorante_ they call it.
Watermelon

Vision.

406.

Limocsoac alabasco agco asabi.
(Pang.) Pacanengneng

I jumped further but I did not reach.
To see

Waves.

407.

Naga dalagan nga ua-ay sing ti-il cog naga ngurub nga ua-ay sing baba.
(Bis.) Balod

It runs having no feet and it roars having no mouth.
Waves

Word plays.

408.

Ania iti mainaganan ari ditoy bagui?
(Iloc.) Aripoyot

What king (_ari_) do you name in your body?
_Ari_poyot

This is the great inner muscle of the upper leg.

409.

Cung hindi lamang ang tatlong letra t, o, at s ay kinakain sana siya.
(Tag.) Asintos

But for the letters t o s we would be eating it.
(String)

The word _asintos_ means string; dropping the letters _tos_
we have _asin_ left, meaning salt.

410. Bugtong pasmiasa, puno at duloi may bunga.
(Tag.) Calamias

Bugtong pas"mias"a, whose trunk and branches have fruit.
Calamias

Bugtong is a riddle: the word pas"mias"a has no meaning. There
is here a mere play on the sound of words. "Pas"mias"a suggests
the answer.

411.

Casano iti panangtiliu iti ugsa a di masapul iti silo, aso, gayang, oen no a aniaman a paniliu? (Iloc.) Urayec a maloto

How do you take a deer without net, dogs, spear, or other things for catching? Cooked

412.

Laguiung tao, laguiung manuc, delana ning me tung a yayup.
(Pamp.) Culassisi

The name of a man, the name of a chicken, were carried by a bird.

_Culas_ is a man's name; _sisi_ the name of a chicken. Combined
they make a bird's name.

413.

Indi sapat indi man tano apang, ang ngalan nia si "esco."
(Bis.,--also Tag.) Escopidor, Escopeta.

Neither animal nor man but its name is "esco."
Escopidor, Escopeta

A mere play on the words. _Esco_ is a nickname for Francisco. The
_escupidor_ is a cuspidor, the _escopeta_ a broom. The meaning of
the words goes for nothing. The words are both of Spanish origin.

414.

Macatu ti poonna, rugac iti ngo-duna.
(Iloc.) Macaturugac

Macatu = cloth
Rugac = old, rotten clothing

Cloth is the beginning; tatters the ending.
i.e. _Macatu_ is the beginning, _rugac_ the ending. The whole
word means I am sleeping.

415.

Salapi iti poona; ngao ti ngodona.
(Iloc.) Salapingao

(Fifty cents) _Salapi_ is the beginning; ( ) _ngao_
the end.

The _Salapingao_ is a bird "like a swallow."

416.

Sinampal co bago inaloc.
(Tag.) Sampaloc

I slapped before I offered.
Sampaloc

There is simple word play here; the beginning and end of the
riddle give the word S(in)ampal-oc. The Sampaloc is a fruit tree.

NOTES

[1] A species of bambu; firm, slender and high.

[2] a flower.

End of Project Gutenberg's A Little Book of Filipino Riddles, by Various