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    Bayabas was a poor farmer's son who took care of their carabaos. One day while resting under a tree, he wished he could eat the poisonous fruits that hung from it. A diwata appeared and said she would make the fruits edible if he sacrificed his black puppy by sprinkling its blood on the tree. Bayabas loved his puppy but decided to sacrifice it to help others. When he arrived with his puppy, the diwata appeared again, pleased with Bayabas' selflessness, and made the fruits edible without needing the sacrifice. Bayabas brought the fruits home and shared them with the village, and the fruit was named after him.

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    Bayabas was a poor farmer's son who took care of their carabaos. One day while resting under a tree, he wished he could eat the poisonous fruits that hung from it. A diwata appeared and said she would make the fruits edible if he sacrificed his black puppy by sprinkling its blood on the tree. Bayabas loved his puppy but decided to sacrifice it to help others. When he arrived with his puppy, the diwata appeared again, pleased with Bayabas' selflessness, and made the fruits edible without needing the sacrifice. Bayabas brought the fruits home and shared them with the village, and the fruit was named after him.

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    Bayabas was a poor farmer's son who took care of their carabaos. One day while resting under a tree, he wished he could eat the poisonous fruits that hung from it. A diwata appeared and said she would make the fruits edible if he sacrificed his black puppy by sprinkling its blood on the tree. Bayabas loved his puppy but decided to sacrifice it to help others. When he arrived with his puppy, the diwata appeared again, pleased with Bayabas' selflessness, and made the fruits edible without needing the sacrifice. Bayabas brought the fruits home and shared them with the village, and the fruit was named after him.

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    THE FIRST

    BAYABAS
    -From “Tales and Legends of Long Ago”
    There once lived in a little village overlooking
    the sea, a poor farmer and his wife. The couple
    had a son named Bayabas whose main task was to
    take good care of their three fat carabaos. Each
    morning, he drove the carabaos to the meadow to
    graze. At noon, after they had drunk from the
    nearby brook, he brought them under the shade of
    big trees in the forest.
    While the carabaos were resting, Bayabas
    would climb the trees for edible fruits like wild
    lanzones, marang, and durian. But there was
    one fruit he dared not touch, much less eat,
    because nobody ever minded it and it was
    believed to be poisonous. The fruit looked
    delicious and tasty as they hung and swayed on
    low hanging branches.
    One noontime, as Bayabas lay resting under this tree,
    he suddenly exclaimed, “If only these fruits can be eaten.
    I shall be the happiest boy in the world.” As soon as he
    had spoken these words, there was a deafening clap of
    thunder and then a beautiful lady attired in a sky-blue
    gown with a tiara on her head and a wand in her hand,
    stood before him. She was surrounded by a dazzling
    light that made Bayabas cover his eyes.
    “The lady spoke and appeared to be very kind. “I
    am the Diwata of the forest,” said she. “I
    overheard your wish, and I am willing to grant it
    provided you sprinkle the trunk of this tree with the
    blood of a black dog. The fruit was once edible but
    due to a curse given to men for their wickedness,
    the fruit became poisonous.”
    Then the lady vanished.
    Bayabas went home that evening heavy-hearted, for no
    one, he thought, will ever give him a black dog for the
    sacrifice. He had a black puppy, but he loved it very
    much and to part with it would be very painful. After
    giving the matter a second thought, he decided to
    sacrifice his black puppy for the sake of thousands of
    other children and all the people in the world who
    would benefit from his unselfish gesture. He knew for
    sure they will welcome the fruit to stave off hunger.
    The next morning, Bayabas brought with
    him his black puppy and a newly
    sharpened bolo to obey the diwata’s
    command.
    He was all set to sacrifice his black puppy
    when, suddenly, the Diwata appeared
    before him and said, “Hold it, Bayabas! I
    am happy to find an unselfish and self-
    denying boy like you. You need not
    sacrifice your pet.”
    The diwata touched the fruit and then
    said, “From this time on, this fruit will
    be edible.” She picked a fruit and gave
    it to Bayabas for him to taste. It was
    truly delicious! Then she disappeared.
    That afternoon, Bayabas brought home
    some of the fruit. To convince others of the
    wholesomeness of the fruit, he ate one in
    front of them. Soon everyone was eating
    the fruit and finding it delicious.
    Since then, the fruit has come to be
    known as bayabas in honor of the
    unselfish boy who was willing to
    make a sacrifice for the benefit of
    others.

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