an. He had a wonderful aerial
abode, from which he could see everything. Of all his sons, Agueo
["sun, day"] and Bulan ["moon"] were his two favorites, and to these
he gave each a fiery palace. In accordance with the wish of their
father, Agueo and Bulan daily passed across the earth side by side,
and together they furnished light to mankind. Now, Agueo was of a
morose and taciturn disposition, but he was always very obedient to
his father; Bulan, on the other hand, was merry and full of mischief.

Once, when they were near the end of their day's labor, they saw
thieves on the earth below, wishing that it were night so that they
might proceed with their unlawful business. Bulan, who was one of their
kind, urged Agueo to be quick, so that the earth might soon be left in
darkness. As Agueo obstinately refused to be hurried, a quarrel ensued
between the two brothers. Their father, who had been watching the two
boys and had heard all that passed between them, became very angry
with the mischievous Bulan; and, in his wrath, he seized an enormous
rock and hurled it whistling through the air. The rock struck the
palace of Bulan, and was broken into thousands of pieces, which got
perpetual light from contact with the fiery palace. These may still
be seen in the heavens, and they are called Bituen ["stars"]. Bulan
was forbidden to travel with Agueo any more, but was commanded to
light the ways of thieves henceforth with his much-dimmed fiery palace.

A somewhat similar Pampango myth may also be given here, as it has
never before been printed. It was narrated by Leopoldo Layug of Guagua,
Pampanga, and is entitled "The Sun and the Moon."

Long ago the earth was created and ruled by Bathala. He had two
children, Apolaqui and Mayari. From the eyes of these two children
the earth received its first light. The people, the birds of the air,
the animals of the mountains, and even the fishes of the sea, were
glad because they had light, and so they were great friends of the
two children.

Bathala loved his children tenderly, and never wanted them to be
separated from him. So, no matter how tired he was, he always followed
them in their daily walks. But as time went on, and Bathala became
old and feeble and could no longer keep up with his active son and
daughter, he asked them to stay with him at all times; but they were so
absorbed in their pleasures, that they paid no heed to their father's
wish. One day he became sick, and died