Paoay Lake (Paoay)

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  sconcepcion200

  The Legend of Paoay Lake Long ago, in this once-dry land where Paoay lake now stands, there was a village whose people were kind, generous and God-fearing. Prosperity was evident in their beautiful houses, their expensive clothes and glittering jewelries. As years passed, rivalry among the people set in, that they worked hard to acquire material things more than the others. God-worship was forgotten. Among them, Juan and his wife Maria, remained simple folks and never forgot to worship God.One night, in a dream, they were told that the village will be destroyed by a flood, if the people will not reform. They related their dream to their neigbors, but they only laughed at them. One morning, the people heard a voice saying, "Leave this place tonight. When you hear the roar of thunder, do not look back, lest you suffer the same fate as the sinners." When dusk came, they left their little belongings towards the hill. Then they heard the clap of thunder and felt the earth beneath then sway and tremble. The villagers were roused, but their cries died down as they were submerged under the rampaging water. The woman instinctively turned back to look back at the village. She swooned and her husband tried to hold her. This tugging gave the name "Nangguyudan". They turned into rocks which can still be seen today at Bantay Pugaro. Atop one rock grew a "bangar" tree which rises to the sky like an open umbrella. As years went by at the place where the village sank, a beautiful lake emerged, and is now the famous PAOAY LAKE. Today, they said if one looks into the depths of the lake, one could see the shadows of the buildings and houses of the once prosperous village. Fisherman reported catching fishes adorned with jewels. It is believed that these were the early inhabitants of the ill-fated village. SOURCE: The people of Paoay

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  nerj

  Nice Folk Tales, looks like it was adapted at the biblical story about "Lot" (nephew of Abraham) and his wife (who turned into a pillar of salts)in the land of sinners, Soddom and Gomorrah. About Lot:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_%28Bible%29 Sodom and Gomorrah:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_and_Gomorrah

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  carol (guest)

  who's the writer of this story?

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  angie (guest)

  The writer of the story would be the people of paoay

  8 years ago | reply | hide comment