u have come
just in time. The food is ready, and I hope you'll compliment me by
accepting it."

The Bungisngis gladly accepted the offer, and, after sitting down in
a chair, began to devour the food. The monkey took hold of a leg of
the chair, gave a jerk, and sent his guest tumbling into the pit. He
then filled the pit with earth, so that the Bungisngis was buried
with no solemnity.

When the monkey's companions arrived, they asked about the
Bungisngis. At first the monkey was not inclined to tell them what had
happened; but, on being urged and urged by them, he finally said that
the Bungisngis was buried "there in front of the stove." His foolish
companions, curious, began to dig up the grave. Unfortunately the
Bungisngis was still alive. He jumped out, and killed the dog and
lamed the carabao; but the monkey climbed up a tree, and so escaped.

One day while the monkey was wandering in the forest, he saw a beehive
on top of a vine.

"Now I'll certainly kill you," said some one coming towards the monkey.

Turning around, the monkey saw the Bungisngis. "Spare me," he said,
"and I will give up my place to you. The king has appointed me to
ring each hour of the day that bell up there," pointing to the top
of the vine.

"All right! I accept the position," said the Bungisngis. "Stay
here while I find out what time it is," said the monkey. The monkey
had been gone a long time, and the Bungisngis, becoming impatient,
pulled the vine. The bees immediately buzzed about him, and punished
him for his curiosity.

Maddened with pain, the Bungisngis went in search of the monkey,
and found him playing with a boa-constrictor. "You villain! I'll not
hear any excuses from you. You shall certainly die," he said.

"Don't kill me, and I will give you this belt which the king has
given me," pleaded the monkey.

Now, the Bungisngis was pleased with the beautiful colors of the belt,
and wanted to possess it: so he said to the monkey, "Put the belt
around me, then, and we shall be friends."

The monkey placed the boa-constrictor around the body of the
Bungisngis. Then he pinched the boa, which soon made an end of
his enemy.

Notes.

The pugut, among the Ilocanos and Pampangos, is a nocturnal spirit,
usually in the form of a gigantic Negro, terrifying, but not
particularly harmful. It corresponds to the Tagalog cafre. [20]
Its power of rapid transformation, however, makes it a more or less
formidable opponent. Sometimes it t