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Yet the young man, gazing here and there, saw around him only tall trees, and could not catch a glimpse of the girl who mocked him. Immediately, Duling, as he stood there, was turned into a rock. But the little brother married the Tagamaling-girl.
There is a place high up in the mountains of Mindanao, about eight hours' ride west of Santa Cruz, where you may see the rock, and you will know at once that it is a human figure. There is Duling, with the trap and the decoy cock on his shoulder. You may see the cock's feathers too. The S'iring The S'iring is the ugly man that has long nails and curly hair. He lives in the forest trees.
Yet you can smell the good things to eat in the house. Once a young man named Duling, and his younger brother, went out into the woods to trap wild chickens. Duling had on his back a basket holding a decoy cock, together with the snares of running-nooses and all the parts of the trap.
She was a little soured at losing by his marriage so profitable a tenant as the surgeon had proved to be duling his residence under her roof; and the more so in there being hardly the remotest chance of her getting such another settler in the Hintock solitudes. "'Tis what I don't wish to repeat, sir; least of all to you," she mumbled. "Never mind me, Mrs. Cox; go ahead."
In a moment, Duling realized that the girl was gone, and that he was holding in his arms a nanga-bush, full of thorns. He had thought to catch the girl, but, instead, sharp thorns had pricked him full of sores. Then from above he heard the woman's voice, tauntingly sweet, "Don't feel bad, Duling; for right here is your younger brother."
All the other Tigbanua' were afraid of the big dog, and ran away. So the man slept well all night, because the Buso could not hurt him now. Story of Duling and the Tagamaling Before the world was made, there were Tagamaling. The Tagamaling is the best Buso, because he does not want to hurt man all of the time.
In response to the call, Duling's younger brother went up quickly into the house; but Duling waited on the ground below. Then one girl ran down to urge Duling to come up into the tree. And as soon as she came close to him, he caught her to his breast, and hugged her and caressed her.
While they were looking for a good spot to drive in the stakes for the snare, they heard the voice of Tagamaling in the trees, saying, "Duling, Duling, come in! My mother is making a little fiesta here." The boys looked up, and could see the house gleaming there in the branches, and there were two Tagamaling-women calling to them.
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