in every respect."

[8] Petate (Sp.-Mexican), a sleeping-mat made of woven straw.

[9] Cavan, a dry measure used in the Philippines, equal to about
75 quarts.

[10] Bolo, a cutlass-like knife used by the natives either for
agricultural or war purposes.

[11] The usual Filipino salute of respect for parents or grandparents.

[12] This name literally means, "only one palasan [a large plant of
llana]." The hero was so called because he was the strongest man in
his town.

[13] So called because he used as a cane (Tag. tungkod) the large
cylindrical piece of iron used for crushing sugarcane (Tag. bola).

[14] Literally, "one who can overturn a mountain."

[15] For the "Fee-fi-fo-fum" phrase in folk-tales, see Bolte-Polivka,
1 : 289-292.

[16] Literally, "without fear, fearless."

[17] Paridis may possibly be identified with Paderes, the strong man
whom Rodrigo de Villas (the Cid) meets in the woods, who uproots
a huge tree with which to fight the hero, but who is finally
overcome. Paderes and Rodrigo become fast friends. This character
occupies a prominent place in the metrical romance entitled "Rodrigo
de Villas," which has been printed in the Pampango, Ilocano, Tagalog,
and Bicol dialects. Aolo may be a corruption of Afigalo, represented
in Ilocano saga as a great fisherman. Many legends told to-day by
the Ilocanos in connection with the Abra River, in northern Luzon,
centre about the heroic Afigalo.

[18] Aba! a very common exclamation of surprise. It sometimes
expresses disgust.

[19] We seem here to have a myth element explaining why the Negrito's
hair is kinky. See notes for definition of pugut.

[20] The root pugut is found in many of the dialects, and has
two distinct meanings: (1) "a Negro or Negrito of the mountains;"
(2) "decapitated, or with the hands or feet cut off." Among the
Tagalogs, Bicols, and Visayans, the word is not used to designate a
night-appearing demon or monster. Tag. cafre, which is equivalent to
Iloc. pugut, is Spanish for Kaffir. Blumentritt defines cafre thus:
"Nombre arabe (kafir), importado por los Espanoles o Portugueses;
lo dan los campesinos Tagalos de la provincia de Tayabas a un duende
antropofago, al que no gusta la sal. En las provincias Ilocanas
denominan asi los Espanoles al Pugot."

Speaking of the demons and spirits of northern India, W. Crooke writes
(1 : 138) that "some of the Bhut [= pugut ?], like the Kafari
[= cafre ?], the ghost of a murdered Negro, are b