The students who wrote down Tagalog riddles
1909 · Philippines · A riddle; the answer is rain.
Adam's hair cannot be counted.
Buhoc ni Adan, hindi mabilang.
Frederick Starr, A Little Book of Filipino Riddles (1909), no. 340
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The students who wrote down Tagalog riddles
1909 · Philippines · A riddle; the answer is the stars. Schoolboys wrote these down in their own language, and Starr collected and published them in 1909.
I sowed grains of maize; when morning came they had all been swept away.
Ako ay naghasik nang mais, pagka umaga ay palis.
Frederick Starr, A Little Book of Filipino Riddles (1909), no. 156
The students who wrote down Tagalog riddles
1909 · Philippines · A riddle; the answer is a lamp.
One grain of rice fills the whole house.
Isang butel na palay punong puno ang bahay.
Frederick Starr, A Little Book of Filipino Riddles (1909), no. 85
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