Long ago in Mount Makiling, there lived a beautiful goddess, a protector and benefactor of the townspeople who depend on the mountain's resources, named Mariang Makiling. She is beautiful, kindhearted, and loving. She often shows herself to people living at the foot of the mountain as a human.
One morning, A hunter saw a wild pig roaming around the mountains foot. The hunter hurriedly tried catching the wild pig but the wild pig quickly ran away. The hunter followed the running animal around the forest.
"This pig is going to be my supper" He said while having a short break from running.
They run into the woods and into the dark areas of the mountain, the hunters got a lot of scratches and wounds from the areas they passed.
Until then, the wild pig went into a foggy area where the sunlight is barely seen.
"Where did the wild pig go?" The hunter sighed.
A few moment, a beautiful maiden appeared.
"What do you think you're doing human?" A voice came behind him.
"I-I was trying to catch the wild pig"
"That wild pig belongs to me, you shouldn't catch it"
"I'm sorry, I was thinking of having a pig to feed my family for supper"
"mmm.. you look exhausted trying to catch my pig.. come with me"
The maiden and the hunter went through the fog. The hunter found a beautiful paradise upon entering the other side of the dark foggy path.
"Oh my, this place is beautiful"
The maiden offered the man a food as he sits in the dining table.
"Here, eat this so you'll feel better and your wounds will heal after you leave"
The hunter ate up all the food in the table and he felt a strange feeling after eating.
"The food here is incredible, and I feel so much better Thank you."
Maria Makiling gave the hunter a whole sack of ginger as a gift to his family. Then the hunter went straight home after healing up all the wounds.
On his way home, The sack of ginger became heavier. The hunter took out some of the ginger and throw it away.
"Now it feels lighter"
Upon arriving, the hunter told his family about the things that happened to him in the mountain and how generous and kind the beautiful goddess he met.
On the next morning, the hunter opened the sack of ginger and found out that the ginger that Maria Makiling gave him turned into gold.
The story of the hunter then spread in the entire village.
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MARIA MAKILING STORY
Historical FictionMaria Makiling Legend. This is just a summary but with dialogue for our philippine literature play :) Please give credits if you want to copy it.
