blinks his eyes. He lives in a hole in the bottom of the ocean and is responsible for high and low tides. How the Moon and the Stars Came to Be (Bukidnon) This was a time the sky was close to the ground. A spinster who was pounding rice struck the sky so hard it began to rise. Her comb and beads that she hung on the sky to dry also raised with it. That became the moon and stars. The Flood Story (Bukidnon) A big crab that crawled into the sea created the flood in which drowned all the people except those who made a raft and stayed upon it. Origin (Bagobo) A boy and a girl were the only ones left on Mount Apo. They were so weak because of the drought. However, the boy found a sugarcane and was able to cut it. Water from the sugar cane refreshed him and his sister until rain came. This is why they are called Bagobo. Epic ‘Tudbulul’ (T’Boli) Tudbulu was a hero that organized a concert. He gathered music and this attracted many people. Some of these people stayed and lived together. This is how the T’boli tribe was formed Creation Story – D’wata (T’Boli) The Betoti found soil and brought it back to D’wata. They spread out the soil and created dry land. The animals on earth then told Betoti that they need someone to look after them. Betoti told D’wata and thus man and woman were created out of statues. Creation Story – Melu (B’laan) Melu created the Earth with his dead skin that came off as he cleaned himself. The remaining dead skin was used to make 2 men. However, Melu could not make their noses. Tau Tana appeared below the earth and helped him make the noses. When they were done, they whipped the men until they started to move. Melu then told the two men to save their dead skin and hair so that he would be able to make them companions. In the Beginning (B’laan) Four beings that created the earth, and people. They tried using wax, then dirt. However, their noses were the most difficult to make. Melu was in a hurry and pressed his finger at the root of their noses. This is the reason why the B’laan peoples’ noses are the way it is. Cosmogony or creation myths Cosmogony or