Bakunawa 6 – Bantayanon Translation
*Note this story is in Bantayanon Ang mga puya, naghinagawhaway samtang nag-istoryahay bahin sa bakunawa. Gikalisangan nila ang pagsawp sa adlaw, kay amo ini ang takna nga mogawas sya para…
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*Note this story is in Bantayanon Ang mga puya, naghinagawhaway samtang nag-istoryahay bahin sa bakunawa. Gikalisangan nila ang pagsawp sa adlaw, kay amo ini ang takna nga mogawas sya para…
*Note The Bakunawa myth states that a giant serpent swallows up the moon, causing a lunar eclipse. This comic a mish-mash of different versions of the Bakunawa myth. Some…
*Annotation Translation: The translation hews as close as possible to the original English text, while considering the language and stylistics appropriate to the genre. It uses literary Filipino/Tagalog,…
There are 41 possible different species of venomous snakes in the Philippines. Of that number 26 are sea snakes and the other 15 are terrestrial snakes that live in diverse…
The children speak in hushed tones when they talk of the dragon. They fear the setting sun for it is then it comes out to play. And all those children…
Every night the bakunawas come. It started a month ago. Our village was no stranger to the moon serpents, and we readied our gongs and our chants to…
Part 1 of Appeasing the Moon Serpents Every night the bakunawas come. It started a month ago. Our village was no stranger to the moon serpents, and we…
The moon came into the cloudless night In her garb of flowing silver. The small boy stares at her Through the still air The moon waves her gentle arms…
“Stop me if you’ve heard this before. It’s a locked room, there’s one victim. All signs point to suicide. There’s a note left for family and friends. It all…
*Note this story is in Bisaya-Iligan Dihay pito ka Bulan, ug ka-pito sab ka higayon nahigugma ang bakunawa. Puno sa pagdayeg ug kaibog nga ginalantaw ang kada usa sa…