LEGEND OF THE FIRST MONKEY

There was a boy named Juan who was very lazy. He found it difficult to do
even the simplest things, and he especially hated getting up in the morning.
His mother did not know what to do with such an insensitive child. She
knew she was spoiling him, but she did not know what else to do with him,
ashe was her beloved only child.
Juan’s mother did not know the limits of her own tolerance. One day, Juan was
playing outside the house, and she called him in for a very simple task.
"Juan!" she called out. "Come in here and find the ladle for me!"
"I’m coming, Mother!" Juan cried, but he did not bestir himself to even walk two paces
toward the house.
After a while Juan’s mother grew suspicious, and when she saw that the
boy was not obeying her, she dragged him into the house. "You find that
ladle! I want you to hand it over to me by the time I get back from the
marketplace!" Then she stormed off, leaving the lazy little boy to make or
break his fate. Juan did not try to find the ladle. He found instead a large
wooden spoon that was too shallow for anyone to use as a good ladle. He
said to himself, "This will have to do." He played again until his mother came
home, and then he gave her the spoon, saying "I can’t find the ladle, Mother. I’m too
lazy. This spoon will have to do! ""Ooh, you tardy brat!" his mother cried,
and she proceeded to beat Juan with his "makeshift ladle". Juan became so
frightened that he ran out of the house. Ah, but Juan’s mother would not let him go
scot-free! She threw the spoon at him, and it stuck to the base of his spine like a tail,
to his mother’s surprise. Then, instead of running any further, Juan swiftly
climbed a tree to escape his mother’s fury. Juan’s mother strode to the tree and cried
out to her naughty child:
"Come down from there! I still have to punish you! "But Juan did not
make any more complaints, or excuses. Only harsh chirping sounds came
from his throat. Hair had grown all over his little body and he could no
longer speak a word. Juan had become the very first monkey! Apparently, Juan’s
mother did not have to punish him. He had already
brought the greatest punishment upon himself.
Frog Adobo
Ingredients

 2 lbs farm frog legs

 1 head garlic; crushed
 1 small onion; sliced
 1 small ginger root; sliced
 1/2 cup soy sauce
 1/4 cup vinegar
 3 bay leaves
 1/2 tablespoon peppercorns
 Cooking oil

Cooking Instructions

1. Sauté the garlic, onion, and ginger in a cooking pan.

2. Add the frog legs and stir fry for few minutes.
3. Add the peppercorns and bay leaves.
4. Stir fry in a while and then add the vinegar and soy sauce.
5. Bring to a boil and simmer.
6. Stir occasionally and cook until done.
Kinilaw na Tamilok (Woodworm)
Ingredients:

10-20 pieces tamilok

4 tablespooons finely chopped onions
1/2 tablespoon chopped siling labuyo (chili pepper)
4 tablespoons freshly squeezed calamansi juice
1/4 cup vinegar

Kinilaw na Tamilok (Woodworm) Procedures:

1. Wash the tamilok and remove the hard portion in the head.
2. Put the cleaned tamilok in a bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Mix
well.

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Adobong Dagang Bukid
Ingredients:
1 kilo dalagang bukid (field mice)
2 tablespoons oil
4 tablespoons chopped garlic
6 tablespoons chopped onions
1 bay leaf
1 cup water
5 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon whole peppercorns
1/2 tablespoon chopped siling labuyo (chili pepper)

Adobong Dagang Bukid Procedures:

1. Clean the mice well by removing all the internal organs, feet, head, skin and tail.
2. Heat oil in a pan then saute garlic and onions.
3. Add Cleaned mice and bay leaf. Saute until meat is cooked.
4. pour in water with soy sauce, vinegar, peppercorns, and siling labuyo. Simmer until
tender. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
Adobong Sawa
Ingredients:
1. Karne ng Sawa(python meat): can be 4. 3 tbls. brown sugar
bought to a snake hunter anywhere in the 5. 2 tbls.ground pepper
Philippines but it is illegal keep it a secret.... 6. half cup of soy sauce
hehehehe 7. water
2. 1 garlic 8. 5 onion clover
3. one cup vinegar 9. 2 tbls. olive oil

Procedure:
1. before anything else, clean the snake meat with a clean running water
2. after cleaning, boil the snake meat until the meat softens(this will help eliminate the organism
living inside the snake)
3. strain the meat to take out the meat
4. on the other hand, saute the garlic and the onion until it turns to golden brown
5. add-in the python meat and wait until the meat turns to brown (use medium flame so that the
meat will not be over cooked)
6. after frying add in the soy sauce, vinegar, ground pepper and sugar and let it simmer
7. after 20 minutes the delicious adobong sawa(pythoon meat) is finish