Alamat ng Araw, Buwan, at mga Bituin – [F4A] [SFW] [Bilingual] [Soft] [Bedtime Story]

Transcript

Hey. Hmm. Can't sleep again, huh? That's okay.

Come here. Yeah, lay your head on my chest. I'm okay.

I took a nap this afternoon, so it's hard for me to fall asleep at night. But I'll be good. It's you we gotta take care of, though.

Besides, I was trying to look at the stars through the window. There's not a lot of them, but it's still plenty compared to what I saw back home. So many buildings, it's so hard to see the moon or the stars at night.

I like it here. I like that you're here. You okay? I'm sorry you're always having trouble sleeping.

I wish I could do more than just talk your ear off until you fall asleep. You want me to keep talking? Well, if it helps you get some rest, then of course, sweetie.

Hmm. What do I talk about? You wanna hear a story? Yeah, I can tell it in Tagalog.

Alright. Okay. Ang alamat ng araw, ng buwan, at mga bituin.

Yeah. The legend of the sun, the moon, and the stars. Hmm.

Noong unang panahon, malapit ang langit sa lupa. Iisang lalaki at iisang babae ang nakatira noon sa mundo. Ang pagtatanim ng palay ang kanilang ikinabubuhay.

Noon, binabayo pa nila ang palay bago sila magsaing. Kung ano ang hirap ng pagtanim, ay ganoon din ang hirap ng pagbabayo ng palay. Minsan, maagang umalis ng bahay ang lalaki upang magtanim ng palay, na iwang nag-iisa ang babae sa bahay.

Upang hindi tanghaliin ang pagsasaing, naghanda naman ang babae ng pagbabayo ng palay. Inalis niya ang kanyang kwintas at pati ang kanyang suklay. Isinabit niya ang mga ito sa kalapit na punong kahoy.

Nakita rin ng babae na wala ng gatong ang apoy sa tabi ng punong kahoy. Upang hindi mamatay, nanguha siya ng kahoy at kanya itong ginatungan. Matapos ito ay sakapa lamang siya nakapagsimulang magbayo ng palay.

Nagbabayo pa ang babae nang dumating ang lalaki. Upang maging madali ang pagbabayo, tinulungan ng lalaki ang babae. Napansin ng lalaki na maliit ang halong ginagamit niya kaya mahina itong ibayo.

Pinalitan niya ito ng higit na malaking halo. Sa tuwing itataas ng lalaki ang halo, tumatama ito sa langit. Tumawag at nanalangin ang lalaki kay Bathala.

Bathala, sana naman ay tumaas ang langit para maging maayos ang aming pagbabayo. Sa isang iglap, umugong ng malakas. Tumaas ang langit.

Nadala sa pagtaas ng langit ang suklay at kwintas ng babae. Nadala rin ang palayok at ang apoy na nasa tabi ng puno. Ang suklay ay naging bihak na buwan.

Ang mga butil ng kwintas ay naging bituin. Ang palayok ay naging bilog na buwan at naging araw naman ang nagliliyab na apoy. Kaya ngayon, ang mga ito ay makikita na natin sa langit.

Kapag madilim ang gabi, kumikislap ang mga bituin at maaalala natin ang butil ng kwintas ng babae. Sa pagsikat ng araw tuwing umaga ay maaalala naman natin ang nagliliyab na apoy na nakasama sa pagtaas ng langit. Sa pagsikat ng araw tuwing umaga ay maaalala naman natin ang nagliliyab na apoy na nakasama sa pagtaas ng langit.

It's pretty silly, but then again, I mean, most Filipino legends are. I think it's kind of creative, considering it's an age-old story that's passed down through so many generations. I mean, there's so many versions of this legend.

There's one where the sun and moon got into an argument because the sun was a bad husband. And then when they wanted to go their own separate ways, they kind of fought over their kids, like who gets to keep them. And so they were pulling the kids so hard that they shot up into the sky or something like that.

And then the moon flew up after them immediately and she ran away from the sun so that he can't get to them. Yeah, I mean, that version is nuts. They say that the sun and the moon is always chasing each other and they're never gonna catch up to each other, which is good.

And then when it eclipses, that's why people from long ago associated eclipses with bad stuff. They say it's the sun catching up to his wife and kids. And that's why, I mean, they do it in most cultures, but in my culture, Filipino culture, they would take pots and pans and make so much loud noises so as to scare the sun away and leave the moon alone, something like that.

Yeah, it's crazy. I mean, I like this version of the story better. I think the person who invented it just wanted children to understand the story without so much complications.

It's pretty simple. It's a wild story. Yeah, it's crazy.