Capistrano, John Allan F.
BSED-EN-1-2D
December 30, 2013

Synopsis about the Life of Lam-ang* Lam-ang is a man of marvels. In his birth he already spoke and asks her mother, Namongan, to name himself and chose a godfather. He then asks her to where his father, Don Juan Panganiban is. Learning that his father fought the Igorot, he armed himself and head of at the age of less than a day. In his sleep he encountered a dream that his father was killed by his adversaries. After a long journey he saw the Igorot in a “sagang”, a celebration about the success of their headhunting expedition. His father’s head was displayed on the feast. With a display of arrogance, He slew all of his enemies with magic, relics and sheer strength. After the successful revenge of his father’s death, Lam-ang went back home to his village. He bath with ninethy-nine maiden washing his hair. He uses a special shampoo made up of burning rice straws. With his incredible prayer, he burned a lot of rice straw, enough to alarm the whole village. With another prayer he distinguished the fire. The dirt of his hair killed all the fishes in the river. He then captured the biggest crocodile and carried it on his shoulder. Lam-ang hears of a beautiful maiden named Ines Cannoyon, daughter of the richest man of the town of Kalanutian. He tells his mother of his desire to court the maiden. Although his mother discourages him, he goes anyway, dressed in gold and accompanied by his pet rooster and white dog. The giant sumarang blocks his path and belittles him. Lam-ang easily humbled Sumarang with his strength and hurls him nine hills away. Later, Sarindandan tries to seduce him, but Lam-ang refuses and rejects her advances. Reaching Kalanutiuan, he impresses Ines with his magic. His rooster crows and topples a small outhouse. His dog then barks and the outhouse is rebuilt. Ines invited him to the house where