There was once a lizard. She was a friend of the deer.The lizard said,
Friend, take care of my child because I am going to catch fish. While I am away do not dance because you might step on my child.
Sure, no problem.
When she had been fishing for some time, she felt tired, for she did not catch any. Soon she heard a noise in the house. She returned home immediately because she became worried about her child. She found out later that her child was dead.
What caused the death of my child?!
Come with me and let us ask from ba.i’ why she yelled.
I stepped on it because I danced, for I heard the Mangawag bird yelling.
When they reached the home of Mangawag, the lizard asked,
Why did you yell?
Come and let us go to her.
I yelled because I heard the woodpecker drumming the tree. I was surprised why she was tapping the tree.
Then they left...
When they reached the place of woodpecker, the lizard asked,
Ba.i’, why did you tap the tree?
Come with me and let us go to the crocodile and ask her why she was drying up her limbutung
I tapped the tree because I was surprise that the crocodile was drying up her limbutung under the sun.
they started right away...
When they reached the river, the crocodile asked,
I dried up my limbutung because I was surprised that the shrimp was carrying his gun downstream.
Ba.i’, what news do you bring me?
We are asking you why you were drying up your limbutung.
They left at once and went to the shrimp...
Come with me and we shall ask the shrimp why he was carrying his gun.
When they reached there, the lizard asked,
The lizard was surprised too, she did not say any word because she saw the cause of the trouble. She was not able to say anything, so she lost her case.
Ba.i’, why did you carry your gun?
I carried my gun because I was afraid of the lizard who was running after me.