stor of the bats. The light of day so
dazzled his eyes, that he could not fly very far, so he decided to
fly only at night. And ever since, his descendants, too, have hidden
themselves in the day-time, and come out only when it is dark.

Note.

This somewhat unsatisfactory pourquoi story appears to represent at
bottom a very ancient tradition. I know of no parallels; but tales
explaining why the bat flies at night are found among many peoples
(e.g., Daehnhardt, 3 : 94, 267, 270; Dayrell, Nos. VII, XII).

TALE 70

WHY THE SUN SHINES MORE BRIGHTLY THAN THE MOON.

A Tagalog story narrated by Francisco M. Africa.

Long, long ago there lived a fairy with two very beautiful
daughters. Araw, the elder daughter, was very amiable, and had a
kindly disposition; but Buwan, unlike her sister, was disobedient,
cruel, and harsh. She was always finding fault with Araw. One night,
when the fairy came home from her nocturnal rambles and saw Buwan
badly mistreating her elder sister, she asked God for help against
her unruly daughter.

Before this time God had prepared very valuable gifts for the two
sisters. These gifts were two enormous diamonds that could light the
whole universe. When God heard the prayer of the fairy, he descended to
earth disguised as a beggar. On learning for himself how bad-tempered
Buwan was, and how sweet and kind-hearted Araw, God gave the older
sister her diamond as a reward. Buwan was greatly angered by this
favoritism on the part of the Almighty, so she went to the heavenly
kingdom and stole one of God's diamonds. Then she returned to earth
with the precious stone, but there she found that her jewel was not
so brilliant as Araw's.

When God went back to heaven and learned what Buwan had done, he sent
two angels to punish her. But the angels abused their commission:
they seized both sisters and hurled them into the sea. Then they threw
the two stones upward into the sky, and there they stuck. But Araw's
diamond was bigger and brighter than the one Buwan stole. Thereafter
the bigger jewel was called Araw ("day" or "sun"); and the smaller one,
Buwan ("moon").

Notes.

A Pangasinan myth, narrated by Emilio Bulatao of San Carlos,
Pangasinan, tells how the light from the sun and the moon proceeds
from two fiery palaces. The story follows:--

The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars.

There was once a powerful god called Ama ["father"], the father and
ruler of all others, and the creator of m