1. Summary of Ibalon Epic? This is a forum post to the question, What is the summary of the Ibalon? ans: Some words aren't the best word to describe some characters and
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Ibalon was about the adventure of Baltog (the hero of the epic).
Baltog was the son of King Handiong. He was the first man who arrived in
Bicol after the huge flood. He arrived in Bicol in the cause of finding
a place to live that he and his people may live. King Handiong was the
king of Samar.
In Bicol Baltog encounter a Flying Crocodile and a Giant Boar. He
killed the two and continues his journey. He then encounters a snake
with a head of a lady who lived in the mountain of Asok. He can't
convince the snake to surrender so his father helped him. They just
didn't convince the snake to surrender but it also helped them to defeat
their enemies.
When the Bicol was ready, Baltog sent his people there. His father
and its people immigrate there also. Baltog and King Handiong teach
their people on how to live there properly and industries. Everybody
lived happily and properly because of the teachings of King Handiong and
Balto, and the good relationship between the rulers and its people.
The Epic of Ibalog was sung by an adventurer named Kadugnong. He was
praised because of his skill in storytelling. He has gone in different
places in Bicol and he told them the mysterious beginning of Bicol and
the adventure of King Handiong and Baltog.
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it is about the king who protect his kingdom to monsters
IBALON
EPIC FROM BICOL
A long time ago, there was a rich land called Ibalong. The hero Baltog,
who came from Botavora of the brave clan of Lipod, came to this land
when many monsters were still roaming in its very dark forests. He
decided to stay and was the first to cultivate its field and to plant
them with gabi.
Then one night, a monstrous, wild boar known as
Tandayag saw these field and destroyed the crops. Upon knowing this,
Baltog decided to look for this boar with all his courage and patiend.
At last, as soon as he saw it, he fearlessly wrestled with it, with all
his might. Baltog was unafraid. He was strong and brave. Though the
Tandayag had very long fangs, he was able to pin down the monstrous,
wild boar and break apart its very big jawbones. With this, Tandayag
fell and died.
After this fight, Baltog went to his house in
Tondol, carrying the Tandaya'g broken bones. Then he hung it on a
talisay tree in front of his house. Upon learning of the victory of
their Chief Baltog, the people prepared a feast and celebrated. The very
big jawbones of the dead boar became an attraction for everyone. Thus,
came the tribes of Panikwason and Asog to marvel it.
The second
hero who came to the land of Ibalong was Handyong. Together with his
men, he had to fight thousands of battles, and face many dangers to
defeat the monster. As warriors, they first fought the one-eyed monster
with the tree necks in the land of Ponong. For ten months, they fought
without rest. And they never stopped fighting until all these monsters
were killed.
Handyong and his men made their next attack against
the giant flying sharks called Triburon which had hardly flesh and
sawlike teeth that could crush rocks. They continued fighting until the
defeat of the last Triburon.
They tamed the wild carabaos. They
even drove away the giant and very fierce Sarimao which had very sharp
fingernails. And using their spears and arrows, they killed all the
crocodiles which were as big as boats. With all these killings, the
rivers and swamps of Ibalong turned red with blood. It was at this time
that the savage monkeys became frightened and hid themselves.
Among
the enemies of Handyong and his men, the serpent Oryol was the hardes
to kill. Having a beautiful voice, Oryaol could change its image to
deceive its enemies. To capture it, Handyong tried different ways. But
Oryol escaped every one of it and disappeared.
So alone and
unafraid, Handyong decide to look for Oryol in the heart of the forest.
He followed the beautiful voice and was almost enchanted by it in his
pursuit. Days and nights passed until Oryol came to admire Handyong's
bravery and gallantry. Then the serpent helped the hero to conquer
monsters, thus restoring peace to the entire Ibalong.
In one the
areas of Ibalong called Ligmanan, Handyong built a town. Under his
leadership and his laws, slaves and masters were treated equally. The
people planted rice and because of their high regard of him they named
this rice after him. He built the first boat to ride the waves of
Ibalong's seas. Through his good example, his people became inspired and
came up with their own inventions. There was Kimantong who made the
plow, harrow and other farming tools. Hablom who invented the first loom
for weaving abaca clothes, Dinahongm an Agta, who created the stove,
cooking pot, earthen jar and other kitchen utensils, and Sural who
brilliantly thought of syllabary and started to write on a marble rock.
This was a golden period in Ibalong.
Then suddenly, there cmae a
big flood caused by Unos, with terrifying earthquakes. The volcanoes of
Hantik, Kulasi and Isarog erupted. Rivers changed their direction and
the seas waves rolled high. Destruction was everywhere. Soon, the earth
parted, mountains sank, a lake was formed, and many towns in Ibalong
were ruined.
Then appeared the giant Rabot, half-man and half-beast, with awesome and terrifying powers.
People were asking who will fight against Rabot. So Bantong, the third
hero was called. He was a good
friend of Handyong. He was ordered to
kill the new monster on Ibalong. To do this, he took with him a thousand
warriors to attack Rabot's den. But using his wisdom against Rabot, he
did not attack the giant right away. He first observed Rabot's ways.
Looking around the giant's den, he discovered that there were many rocks
surrounding it, and these were the people who were turned into rocks by
Rabot.
Bantong also learned that Rabot loved to sleep during the
day and stayed awake at night. So, he waited. When Rabot was already
sleeping very soundly, Bantong came hear him. He cut the giant into two
with his very sharp bolo and without any struggle, Rabot died. So
Ibalong was at peace once more.
3. An interesting short telling of the Ibalon Epic done in Children's story format. Includes illustrations, link: http://www.slideshare.net/johnvincentjose75/ibalon
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