The frog and the rat are best friends, they call each other Manayu or Mayumi. In their good company, the rat thought that they would compete in the jump to find out which of them would jump the highest. So the rat said to the frog, "Manyu, let's compete over who can jump the highest." "Sure. It would be good if we had a contest. Where to hold?" the frog replied. "There at Walu's house. We'll go up and jump. Manyu, come on," said the rat.


They climbed to the top of the house. The first to jump was the rat and the frog followed. But when the frog landed, his foot broke. The rat panicked and said, "You're so pathetic. Your foot is broken. Come, I'll load you up behind me and we'll find a doctor who can heal your broken foot."

They soon arrived at a place where an old woman was mowing the grass. "Ale, can you fix this Manayu flipped foot?" the rat asked. "Yes. "Wait until I'm done," the old woman replied. "I'll leave him here first and I'll be back tomorrow morning to pick him up." The rat left the frog and left.

As soon as the rat left, the old lady got an onion. The frog asked him if he would take the onion. The old man answered. "So I can treat you." They went up to the house. He took the frog and wrapped it in the leaf with the onion. He roasted it and ate it.

The next morning, the rat came back and asked the elder if he had healed his dear friend. The old man replied, "I couldn't fix his foot because I ate him yesterday." And he chased the earth to roast but it ran away immediately.

The rat invited various animals such as bees, bees, ants, lapinigs, linta, squirrels and snakes and said they would gather at the old man's house at night. When the insects arrived, they attacked the old man. He hid in the bush but was bitten by the locusts, ants and the mob. He ran up the stairs and here, the snake bit him. Finally, the old man died.


ang palaka at ang daga

Manayu, the frog, smiling and ready to jump with a grassy field in the background

Si Manayu, ang palaka, at si Mayumi, ang daga, ay matalik na magkaibigan. Isang araw, naisip ni Mayumi na magpaligsahan sila sa pagtalon. Sinabi ni Mayumi, 'Manayu, magpaligsahan tayo kung sino ang makakatalon ng pinakamataas.' Sumagot si Manayu, 'Sige, magandang ideya iyan. Saan tayo magpapaligsahan?'

Ang Palaka at ang Daga

Mayumi, the mouse, standing on top of a small house, looking determined

Sinabi ni Mayumi, 'Doon sa bahay ni Walu. Aakyat tayo at magtatalon. Halika na, Manayu.' Umakyat sila sa tuktok ng bahay. Unang tumalon si Mayumi at sumunod naman si Manayu. Ngunit nang lumapag si Manayu, nabali ang kanyang paa.

Ang Paligsahan

An old lady cutting grass with a scythe in a meadow

Nataranta si Mayumi at sinabi, 'Kawawa ka naman, nabali ang paa mo. Halika, kargahin kita at hahanap tayo ng doktor na makakapagpagaling sa iyo.' Agad silang naglakbay at nakarating sa isang lugar kung saan may matandang babae na nagpuputol ng damo. 'Ale, pwede niyo po bang gamutin ang nabaling paa ni Manayu?' tanong ni Mayumi. Sumagot ang matanda, 'Oo, hintayin niyo lang matapos ako.'

Paghanap ng Tulong

Mayumi, the mouse, standing in a forest, looking shocked and determined

Iniwan ni Mayumi si Manayu at bumalik kinabukasan. Nang bumalik si Mayumi, tinanong niya ang matanda kung napagaling na ang kanyang kaibigan. Sumagot ang matanda, 'Hindi ko napagaling ang kanyang paa dahil kinain ko siya kahapon.' Nagulat si Mayumi at nagpunta sa kagubatan para mag-imbita ng mga kaibigang hayop. Nang magtipon ang mga hayop, sinalakay nila ang matanda at siya ay namatay.