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Tonight we'll read a folk tale called A Pony Bolinaian and the Sun from the book Philippine

Folk Tales published in 1916 compiled by Anthropologist Mabel Cook Cole.

This story comes from the Tignan or Itneg people

who live in a mountainous region in the Philippines.

The Itnegs believe in the existence of numerous

supernatural powerful beings. They believe in spirits and deities, the

greatest of which they believe to be Cadaclan, who lives up in the sky, and who

created the Earth, the Moon, the Stars, and the Sun., we'll read about the sun in particular

and how he came to be married to a special mortal woman with magical powers.

Let's get cozy.

Close your eyes. eyes.

Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths.

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