alelu'k's

Updated: June 15, 2025

But, just as she turned to climb up the river-bank, an enormous fish jumped out of the river, seized her, dragged her down, and devoured her. At home, Alelu'k was watching for his wife to come back bringing the water. Day after day he waited for her, and all day long he was crying from sorrow. The fish is another man who carried off Alelu'k's wife. New York.

Clara Kern Bayliss - Philippine Folk-Tales