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EP 145: Philippines- Creation, Benito, Juan, and Guavas from Tagalog Stories (Mabel Cook Cole 1916) remastered · Sandman Stories Presents

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Welcome back, listeners to Sandman stories, presents.
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A folklore podcast where I read you to sleep or until the next
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story, I'm your host Dustin. Today, we are back in the
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Philippines, drawing some Tagalog stories.
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This will be a two parter as the stories are a little bit longer,
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but I wanted the group them together.
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In the first story, the world is created.
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And in the second Benito, is a good song.
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Who never forgets his parents. Okay, let's begin.
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The creation story. When the world first began,
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there was no land but only see in the sky between them was a
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kite, one day, the bird which had nowhere to land, grew tired
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of lying about. So she stirred up the sea until
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it through its Waters against the sky.
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The sky in order to restrain the sea showered, upon in many
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islands until he could no longer rise, but ran back and forth.
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Then the sky ordered the kite to land on one of the islands to
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build her nest and to leave the sea and sky and peace. now, at
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this time, the land breeze in the sea breeze were married and
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they had a child, which was a bamboo one day when this bamboo
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was floating about in the water instruct the feet of the kite,
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it was on the beach. The bird Angry to anything that
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we should strike it packed up the bamboo not of one section.
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Came a man and from another, a woman, Then the earthquake
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called upon all the birds and fish to see what could be done
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with these two. And it was decided that they
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should marry. Many children were born of the
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couple and from them came all the different races of people.
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after a while, the parents grew very tired of having so many
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idling useless children around and they wish to be rid of them,
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but they knew of no place to send them to Time went on in the
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children, became so numerous that the parents enjoyed no
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peace. One day in desperation, the
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father seized a stick and began beating on them on all sides.
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This so frighten the children that they fled in different
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directions seeking hidden rooms in the house.
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Some concealed themselves in the walls, some ran outside While
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others hid in the fireplace and several fled to the see.
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Now it happened that those who went into the hidden rooms of
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the house later became the chiefs of the islands and those
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who conceal themselves in the walls became slaves.
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Those who ran outside were free men, and those who hid in the
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fireplace became dark. While those who fled to the Sea
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and we're gone for many, many years.
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When their children came back, they were liked the end.
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Okay, in the story of Benito. Benito was an only son who lived
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with his father and mother, the little village.
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They were very poor and as the boy Grew Older and saw how hard
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his parents struggled for their scanty living?
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He often dreamed of a time when he might be of help to them.
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One evening while they sat eating their Frugal meal of
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rice. The father told about a young
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king who lived in a beautiful palace some distance from their
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Village and the boy became very much interested.
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That night when the house was dark and quiet Benito.
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Lay on his mat, trying to sleep. Thoughts of the young king
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repeatedly came to his mind and he wished.
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He were a king so that he and his parents might spend the rest
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of their lives in a beautiful palace, the next morning, he
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awoke with a new idea. He would go to the king and
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asked for work so that he might in that way.
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Be able to help his father and mother, he spent a long time
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persuading his parents to allow him to go.
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However for it was a long journey and they feared that the
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king might not be gracious. But at last I gave their consent
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and the boy started out the journey proved tiresome after he
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reached the palace. He was not at first permitted to
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see the king but the boy being very Earnest at last secured a
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place as a But it was a new and Strange World to Bonito would
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only known the life of the little village.
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The work was hard but he was happy and thinking that now he
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could help his mother and father, one day the king sent
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for him and said I want you to bring me a beautiful princess
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who lives in a land across the sea, Go at once and if you fail,
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you shall be punished severely. The boy's heart sank with him
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for, he did not know what to do, but he answered as bravely as
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possible. I will my Lord, he left the
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king's chamber. he at once set out preparing things for the
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long journey for he was determined to try at least to
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fulfill the command When all was ready, Benito started, he had
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not gone far before he came to a thick forest where he saw a
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large bird bound tightly with strings.
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Oh my friend pleaded, the bird, please free me from these bonds
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and I will help you wherever you call on me.
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Benito quickly release the bird and it flew away calling back to
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him. That it's name was sparrowhawk.
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Benito continued, his journey till he came to the Sea.
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Unable to find a way of Crossing, he stopped and gazed
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sadly out, over the waters thinking of the Kings thread.
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If you failed, suddenly he saw swimming towards him.
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The king of the fishes who asked, why are you so sad?
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I wish to cross the sea to find the beautiful.
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Princess answered the boy. Well, get on my backs of the
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fish and I will carry you across.
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So Benito stepped on his back and was carried to the other
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Shore. Sunni met a strange woman, who
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inquired, what? It was?
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He saw it. And when he had told her, she
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said, the princess is being kept in a castle guarded by Giants
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take this magic sword. For it, will kill instantly,
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whatever it touches and she handed him the weapon.
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Benita was more than grateful for her kindness and went on
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full of Hope. As he approached the castle, he
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could see that it was surrounded by the many Giants.
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And as soon as they saw him, they ran out to seize him but
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they were unarmed for they saw that.
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He was a mere boy. As they approached, he touched
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those in the front with his sword and one by one, they fell
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dead, then the others ran away in a panic left.
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The castle on Garden. Benito entered.
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And when he had told the princess of his errand, she was
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only too glad to escape from her captivity and she set out at
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once for him for the Palace of the king.
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At the seashore of the king of the fishes was waiting for them,
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and they had no difficulty in crossing the sea.
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And then in journeying through the thick forest to the Palace
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where they were received with great rejoicing.
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After a Time, the king asked the princess to become his wife and
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she replied I will O King if you get the ring I lost in the sea
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as I was crossing it. The king immediately thought of
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Benito and sending for him. He commanded him to find the
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ring, which had lost on The Journey from the Land of the
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Giants. It seemed like a hopeless task
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to the boy but anxious to obey his master.
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He started out at the seaside he stopped and gazed over the
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waters until to his great Delight.
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He Saw His Friend the King of the fishes swimming towards him.
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When he had been told of the boys troubles, the great fish
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said I will see if I can help you and he summoned all of his
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subjects to him. When they came he found that one
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was missing and he sent the others in search of it.
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They found it under a stone so full that it could not swim in.
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The large ones took it by the tail and dragged before the
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king. Why did you not come?
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When you were called inquired? The kingfish I've eaten so much
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that I cannot swim. Apply the poor fish.
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Then the kingfish suspecting, the truth, ordered it cut open,
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and inside, they found the Lost ring.
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Bonita was overjoyed at this and expressing his great.
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Thanks. Hasten with the precious ring to
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his master. The king greatly pleased
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carried, the ring to the princess and said, now that I
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have your ring, will you become my wife?
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I will be your wife replied, the princess, if you will find my
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earring that I lost in the forest while I was journeying
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with Benito. Again the king sent for Benito
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and this time he was commanded to find the earring but the boy
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was very weary from his long Journeys.
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But with no complaint, he started out once more Along the
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roads through the thick forest, he searched carefully, but with
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no reward. At last tired and discouraged.
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He sat down under a tree to rest.
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Suddenly there appeared before him, a mouse of great size and
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he was surprised to find out that it was the king of the
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mice. Why are you so sad as the king
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Mouse? Because answered the boy, I
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cannot find an earring which the princess lost as we were going
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through the forest together. I will help you said the mouse
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and he summoned all of his subjects.
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When they assembled, it was found that one little mouse was
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missing and the King sent the others to look for him in a
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small hole among the bamboo trees, they found him and he
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begged to be left alone for he said he was so full that he
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could not walk. Nevertheless, they pulled him
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along to their master who upon finding out that there was
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something hard inside the mouse ordered him cut open and inside
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they found the missing earring. Benito at once forgot his
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weariness. And after expressing his great,
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thanks to the king Mouse, he hastened to the palace with the
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prize. The king, eagerly seized the
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earring and presented it to the princess.
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Again, asking her to be his wife.
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All my king replied. The princess.
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I have one more request to make, only granted and I will be your
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wife forever. The king believing that.
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Now with the aid of Bonito he could Grant anything inquired.
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What it was she wished and she replied get me some water from
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heaven and some from the lower world and I shall ask for
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nothing more. Once more the king called Benito
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and sent him on the hardest are in of all.
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The boy went out without knowing which way to turn and while he
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was deep in study, his weary feet led him to the forest.
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Suddenly thought of the bird who promised to help him and he
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called out sparrowhawk, there was a rustle of wings and the
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bird swooped down, he told her of his troubles in it said I'll
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get the water for you. then Benito made to like cups of
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bamboo, which he fastened to the birds legs and it flew away all
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day, the boy, waited in the forest and just as night was
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coming on the bird return, with both cups, full The one on his
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right foot, he told Benito was from heaven and that on his left
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was the one from the lower world.
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The boy, unfasten the cups and then as he was thinking the
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bird, he noticed that the journey had been too much for it
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and that it was dying. Filled with sorrow for his
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winged friend, he waited, and carefully buried it, and then he
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hastened to the palace with the precious water.
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When the princess saw that her wish had been fulfilled, she
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asked the king to cut her into and pour over her water from
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heaven. The King was not able to do
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this, so she cut herself. And then is he poured the water
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over her? He beheld, her grow into the
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most beautiful woman. He had ever seen.
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He had to become more handsome himself.
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The king them, begged her to pour the water over him, from
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the other cup. He cut himself.
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And she did as he requested, but immediately there arose.
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A creature. Most ugly and horrible to look
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upon which soon vanished from out of sight.
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And the princess called Bonito and told him that because he had
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been so faithful to his master and so kind to her.
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She chose him for her husband. They were married to make great
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festivities and became king and queen of that Broad and fertile
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land. During all that great rejoicing.
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However, Bonito never forgot his parents, one of the finest
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portions of his kingdom, he gave to them.
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And from that time, they all lived in great happiness.
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The end. This is the second part of the
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Tagalog folklore Series. Today, we are covering the third
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and fourth story. From this section, all about
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Juan food, just keeps getting into trouble and everyone thinks
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he's a liar. Some Tagalog words, bolo is a
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large knife and tuba is an alcohol made from coconuts.
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Okay, let's begin. The Adventures of Juan.
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One was always getting into trouble.
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He was a lazy boy and more than that, he did not have good
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sense. When he tried to do things, you
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made such Dreadful mistakes that he might better.
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Not have tried. His family grew very impatient
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with him, scolding him and beating him whenever he did
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anything wrong. One day, his mother who was
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almost discouraged with him. Gave him a bolo and sent him to
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the forest. Push.
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He thought he could at least cut firewood.
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Juan walked leisurely along, contemplating some means of
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escape. And at last, he came to a tree
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that seemed easy to cut and then he drew his long knife and
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prepared to work. Now, it happened that this was a
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magic tree and it said to Juan, if you do not cut me, I will
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give you a goat that shakes silver from its whiskers.
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This please one wonderfully both because he was curious to see
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the goat and because he would not have to chop the wood.
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He agreed. It wants to spare the tree,
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whereupon the bark separated and a goat stepped out.
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Juan commanded it to shake its whiskers.
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And when the money began to drop, he was so delighted that
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he took the animal and started home to show his treasure to his
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mother. On the way he met a friend who
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was more cunning than Juan and when he heard of the boys Rich
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goat, he decided to Rob him. Knowing one's fondness for tuba.
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He persuaded him to drink and while he was drunk, the friend
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substituted. Another goat for the magic wand.
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As soon as he was sober, again, one hastened home with the goat
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and told his people of the wonderful tree, but when he
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commanded the animals shake its whiskers.
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No money fell out. The family, believing it to be
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another one of once tricks, beaten, scolded, the poor boy.
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He went back to the tree and threatened to cut it down for
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lying to him, but the tree said, no, do not cut me down and I
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will give you a net, which you may cast on dry ground or even
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in the Treetops and it will return full of fish. so one
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spared the tree and started home with his Precious net, but on
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the way he met the same friend who again, persuaded him to
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drink tuba, While he was drunk, the front, replace the magic,
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net with a common one. So that when one reach home and
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tried to show his power, who's again the subject of ridicule.
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Once more one went to his tree this time determined to cut it
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down but the offer of a Magic Pot always full of rice and
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spoons, which provided him, whatever, he wished to eat with
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his rice, dissuaded him. And he started home happier than
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ever. Before reaching home.
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However, he met with the same fate as before and his folks or
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becoming tired of his pranks, beat him harder than ever
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thoroughly angered wants up the tree for a fourth time and was
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on the point of cutting it down. When once more at arrested his
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attention, After some discussion, he can send it to
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accept a stick to which he only had to say, boomba boomba and it
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would beat and kill anything you wished.
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When he met his friend on the trip, he asked what he had.
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And he replied, oh, there's only a stick, but if I say, boom, ba
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boom, ba it will beat you to death.
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At the sound of the magic words. The stick leap from his hands
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and began beating his friend until he cried.
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Oh! Stop it.
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And I will give you back everything I stole from you.
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One ordered the stick to stop and then he compelled the man to
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lead the goat to carry the net, in the jar and the spoons to his
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home. They're one commanded, the goat
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and it shook his whiskers until his mothers and brothers had all
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the silver, they could carry. Then the eight from the magic
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jar and spoons and totally were filled.
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And this time Juan was not scolded.
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After they had finished one said, you have beaten me in
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scolded me all my life and now you are glad to accept my good
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things. I'm going to show you something
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else. Boomba.
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Boomba immediately the stick leaped out and beat them all
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until they beg for mercy and promise that one route Ever
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After be the head of the house. From that time.
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One was a rich and powerful, man, but he never went anywhere
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without his stick. One night when some thieves came
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to his house. He would have been robbed and
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killed. Had it not been for the magic
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words. Boom.
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Ba boom ba. Which caused the death of all
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the robbers. Sometime after this, he married
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a beautiful princess. And because of the kindness of
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the Magic Tree, it always lived happily.
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The end and the next Story.
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One gathers guavas. One day wants father, sent him
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to get some ripe guavas for a number of the neighbors had come
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in and he wanted to give them something to eat.
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One went to the guava, Bush, and they all the fruit.
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He could hold. And then he decided to play a
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joke on his father's guests instead of giving them a feast
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of guavas. A wasp's nest hung nearby with
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some difficulty. He succeeded in taking it down
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and putting it into a tight basket that he had brought home
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for the fruit. He hastened home, and gave the
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basket to his father, and then he left the room where the
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guests were seated. He closed the door and fastened
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it. As soon as wants father opened
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the basket, the Wasps flew over the room.
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When the people found the doors locked, they fought to get out
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of the windows. After a while, One open the
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door. When he saw the swollen faces of
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the people he cried what? Fine, Rich guavas, you must have
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had they have made you all so fat.
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The end. I really like the story Benito.
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The way that he was faithful and kind, and I like that and he
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gets the reward in the end and she chooses him.
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I love seeing that in the book. And the first one, I was just
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kind of an interesting way of explaining why people have
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different colors. I like that, there was bamboo
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and there's a kite and there was no land, but then the kite is
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splashing up the water like, okay, okay, you can have some
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land, that was all just kind of fun.
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But I like the magic stick story with the Magic Tree, it reminds
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me of a couple other stories where I was one from the Azores
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where the magic sifter and the magic.
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This is the magic that and, you know, the guy gets promised
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these magic things in comes home, and eventually has to go
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back and get all of them because he's lost them someplace, but
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it's good to see them fulfilling those needs.
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Like, I'm hungry. That's, that's our big concern
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is, I'm hungry. Oh, I'm worried about Being
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safe. That's my other worry about
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having enough money. Okay, that's the other word, not
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having a food in those of the big worries.
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And then one with the guavas, man, he is just a jerk getting
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everybody's faces all stabbed up and then oh oh yeah.
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That's uh, they've made you fat. I hope he gets it.
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I hope he gets his comeuppance and the podcast.
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were listening to this and The Listener.
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Shout-out is to Cairo Egypt. A city that is home to 20 1.3
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million people and is one of the largest cities on the continent.
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It started out as Foose taught and had neighboring cities of
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Memphis and heliopolis and the Roman Fort of Babylon.
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Currently there's some very cool history being researched in the
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Cairo genizah project, which is sifting through the old paper
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trash of the old synagogue of Cairo.
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I have friends who have lived in Egypt or are from Egypt, like
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nor and Nasheed. Also I fell in love with the
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city through the writings of Nuggie mahfouz and I hope to
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visit there someday so to my friends and al-masri, thank you
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and good night.