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´THE BEGINNINGµ STORY(MINDANAO VERSION MYTH)

Maria Lileth C. Abejuela

Literature 1Language Department, CAS, NDDU

July 28, 2011

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OBJECTIVES:

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� describe the groups culture such clothing, food,

transportation, and language.

� list some regional rituatuls, religious beliefs, andcustoms.

� Understand the ancestor·s way of life help shape and

influence the present way of living.



The Blaan are one of the indigenous peoples of Southern Mindanao in The Philippines. Their

name could have derived from "bla" meaning "opponent" and the suffix "an" meaning

"people". Other terms used to refer to this group are Blaan, Bira-an, Baraan, Vilanes, and

Bilanes.*

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%27laan_people

The Blaan, are neighbors of the T'boli, and live in in Lake Sebu and T'boli municipalities of

South Cotabato, Sarangani, General Santos City, the southeastern part of Davao and around

Buluan Lake in North Cotabato. They are famous for their brassworks, beadwork and t'nalak

weave. The people of these tribes wear colorful embroidered native costumes and beadwork

accessories. The women of these tribes, particularly, wear heavy brass belts with brass

'tassels' ending in tiny brass bells that herald their approach even when they are a long way

off.

Background



MINDANAO VERSION : IN THE BEGINNING [BILAAN]


In the beginning there were four beings (Melu,

Fiuweigh, Diwata, and Saweigh), and they lived

on an island no larger than a hat. On this islandthere were no trees or grass or any other living

thing besides these four people and one bird

(Buswit). One day they sent this bird out across

the waters to see what he could find, and whenhe returned he brought some earth, a piece of

rattan, and some fruit.



Melu, the greatest of the four, took the soil

and shaped it and beat it with a paddle in the

same manner in which a woman shapes pots

of clay, and when he finished he had made

the earth. Then he planted the seeds from the

fruit, and they grew until there was much

rattan and many trees bearing fruit.

MINDANAO VERSION : IN THE BEGINNING [BILAAN]«





The four beings watched the growth for a long time andwere well pleased with the work, but finally Melu said,

"Of what use is this earth and all the rattan and fruit if

there are no people?"

And the others replied, "Let us make some people out of

wax."

So they took some wax and worked long, fashioning itinto forms, but when they brought them to the fire the

wax melted, and they saw that men could not be made

in that way.





Next they decided to try to use dirt in making people,

and Melu and one of his companions began working

on that. All went well till they were ready to make thenoses. The companion, who was working on that part,

put them on upside down. Melu told him that the

people would drown if he left them that way, but he

refused to change them.





When his back was turned, however, Melu seized the

noses, one by one, and turned them as they now are.

But he was in such a hurry that he pressed his finger

at the root, and it left a mark in the soft clay which youcan still see on the faces of people.




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EVALUATION:

Progressive story-telling:

But he was in such a hurry that he pressed

his finger at the root, and it left a mark inthe soft clay which you can still see on thefaces of people«

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