A Little Book of Filipino Riddles - Part 8
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Part 8

You are the man who has the minute-beater.

Heart

_Minuterum_ the pendulum beating.

63.

No agtacderac ania ngata ti omona a ipagnae?

(Iloc.) Mocod

If I stand, what will be the first that steps?

Heel

64.

Daluang bangiasan nag hahagaran.

(Tag.) Binte

Two fence stakes chasing each other.

Legs

65.

Atian na ing gulut; ing gulut na ya ing atian.

(Pamp.) Bitis

Its front is the back, and its back is the front.

The lower leg (below the knee)

66.

Adda oaig a ba.s.sit napnut bucbucaig.

(Iloc.) Ngioat

There is a small brook filled with sh.e.l.ls.

Mouth

67.

Isang balong malalem, punong puno nang patalem.

(Tag.) Bibig

A deep well is filled with chisels.

Mouth

68.

Isa ca cahon-cahon nga punu sang tiguib.

(Bis.) Baba

A box full of chisels.

Mouth

69.

Dua nga bobon napnot allid quen dagum.

(Iloc.) Agung

Two wells filled with wax and needles.

Nose

70.

Baston ti Ygorot dica maparot (Iloc.) Bato

The cane of the Igorot, you cannot pull up.

p.e.n.i.s

71.

Mapatar ya dalin tin.o.boay garing.

(Pang.) Ngipuen

Plain earth has grown ivory.

Teeth

72.

Umona nga aglaguis sa agdareedec.

(Iloc.) Ngipen

First place the bars and then the posts.

The teeth

The comparison is with fence-building. Here the posts are first set, and then the cross-pieces. The babe has first smooth, horizontal gums; then the upright teeth appear.

73.