Ang kinagigiliwang Juan ng katagalugan ay may katumbas sa mga Maranaw - si Pilandok.Si Pilandok ay nahatulang ikulong sa isang kulungang bakal at itapon sa dagat dahil sa isang pagkakasalang kanyang ginawa.
Pagklipas ng ilang araw, ang sultan ay nanggilalas nang makita si Pilandok sa kanyang harap na nakasuot ng magarang kasuotan ng sultan. Nakasukbit sa kanyang baywang ang isang kumikislap na ginituang tabak.
"Hindi ba't itinapon ka na sa dagat?" nagtatakang tanong ng sultan kay Pilandok. "Siya pong tunay, mahal na Sultan," ang magalang na tugon ni Pilandok. "Paanong nangyaring ikaw ay nasa harap ko at nakadamit nang magara? Dapat ay patay ka na ngayon," ang wika ng sultan.
"Hindi po ako namatay, mahal na sultan sapgkat nakita ko po ang aking mga ninuno sa ilalim ng dagat nang ako'y sumapit doon. Sila po ang nagbigay sa akin ng kayamanan. Sino po ang magnanais na mamatay sa isang kahariang masagana sa lahat ng bagay?" ang paliwanag ni Pilandok. "Marahil ay nasisiraan ka ng bait," ang sabi ng ayaw maniwalang sultan. "Nalalaman ng lahat na walang kaharian sa ilalim ng dagat."
"Kasinungalingan po iyan! Bakit po naririto ako ngayon? Ako na ipinatapon ninyo sa gitna ng dagat. Ako na ikinulong pa ninyo sa hawla ay naririto ngayon at kausap ninyo," ang paliwanag ni Pilandok. "May kaharian po sa ilalim ng dagat at ang tanging paraan sa pagtungo roon ay ang pagkulong sa hawla at itapon sa gitna ng dagat. Ako po'y aalis na at marahil ay hinihintay na ako ng aking mga kamag-anak." Umakmang aalis na si Pilandok.
"Hintay," sansala ng sultan kay Pilandok. "Isama mo ako at nais kong makita ang aking mga ninuno, ang sultan ng mga sultan at ang iba ko pang kamag-anak."
Tatawagin na sana ng sultan ang mga kawal ngunit pinigil siya ni Pilandok at pinagsabihangwalang dapat makaalam ng bagay na iyon. Dapat daw ay mag-isang pupunta roon ang ultan sa loob ng isang hawla.
"Kung gayon ay ilagay mo ko sa loob ng hawla at itapon mo ako sa gitna ng dagat," ang sabi ng sultan. "Sino po angmamumuno sa kaharian sa inyong pag-alis?" ang tanong ni Pilandok. "Kapag nalaman po ng iba ang tingkol sa sinabi ko sa inyong kaharian sa ilalim ng dagat ay magnanais silang magtungo rin doon."
Sandaling nag-isip ang sultan at nakangiting nagwika, "Gagawin kitang pansamantalang sultan, Pilandok. Mag-iiwan ako ngayon din ng isang kautusang ikaw ang pansamantalang hahalili sa akin." "Hintay, mahal na Sultan," ang pigil ni Pilandok. "Hindi po ito dapat mlaman ng inyong mga ministro."
"Ano ang nararapat kong gawin?" ang usisa ng sultan. "Ililihim po natin ang bagay na ito. Basta't ipagkaloob ninyo sa akin ang inyong korona, singsing at espada. Pag nakita ang mga ito ng inyong kabig ay susundin nila ako," ang tugon ni Pilandok.
Pumayag naman ang sultan. Ibinigay na lahat kay Pilandok ang hinihingi at isinakay sa isang bangka. Pagdating sa gitna ng dagat ay inihagis ang hawlang kinalululanan ng sultan. Kaagad lumubog ang hawla at namatay ang sultan. Mula noon si Pilandok na ang naging sultan.
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Monday, 30 November 2009
Pilandok in the Kingdom of Maranaw Sea
There was once a kingdom, where a selfish, cruel, and greedy king ruled. His name was Datu Usman. In that kingdom also live a young man named Pilandok, of whose great cleverness thought and made ways of fooling and getting even with the terrible Datu. Because of this, the Datu’s anger grew more and more.
When the Datu spotted Pilandok in the kingdom, he ordered the guards to capture Pilandok, then the Datu placed a punishment upon him. Pilandok was to be tied, placed inside a cage, then thrown into the sea. The palace guards were doing so, but the weather was hot and the sea was far away. The guards then, went to the coconut trees and rested. Until, they fell asleep. At that lucky instant, a merchant was passing by so Pilandok thought quickly of a clever idea. He cried and cried saying he doesn’t want to be married to the Datu’s daughter. The merchant heard him, and he thought Pilandok was being foolish. Who doesn’t want to be married into a wealthy royal family? And the merchant got greedy.
The merchant approached Pilandok and offered to trade places with him. Pilandok agreed urgently. So the merchant freed Pilandok, exchanged clothes with him, and went inside the cage. Pilandok even adviced the merchant to shout, “I agree now to marry the princess!”
The guards only laughed at the merchant and they threw him into the deep blue sea.
After a few days, Pilandok returned to the kingdom, and the Datu was shocked. “Why are you still alive?!” he said angrily. Pilandok explained that when the Datu ordered for him to be thrown into the sea, Pilandok rather landed in a kingdom under the sea! He also found out that the ruler of the Kingdom of Maranaw Sea was his long lost cousin, and who gave him lots and lots of riches. Datu Usman believed Pilandok because Pilandok indeed was very alive and didn’t drown when thrown into the sea. He believed Pilandok even more when Pilandok said that his cousin, who ruled the Kingdom of Maranaw Sea, was inviting the Datu. And the Datu was greedy.
Datu Usman immediately ordered his guards to prepare a cage for him, inside of which he will be thrown into the kingdom at the bottom of the sea. But when they reached the seashore, the Datu was scared. What Pilandok did was he dove into the water, and when he surfaced, he was now carrying a beautiful giant pearl. And the Datu was greedy.
The Datu went inside his cage and ordered his guards to throw him into the sea. He just reminded his guards to pull the cage’s rope when it moved. But they didn’t. Pilandok was stopping them, saying the Datu and his cousin were just having fun that’s why the rope was moving.
When the roped suddenly stopped moving, the guards panicked. They pulled the rope and were shocked upon seeing that the Datu was almost dead. His stomach got so huge from drinking lots of water.
When the Datu awoke, he was mad and searched for Pilandok. But Pilandok was now nowhere in sight.
The clever Pilandok escaped once again, and had tricked once more the greedy Datu.
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Source: Pilandok in the Kingdom of Maranaw Sea
by AeDechavez in Folklore, August 9, 2009
When the Datu spotted Pilandok in the kingdom, he ordered the guards to capture Pilandok, then the Datu placed a punishment upon him. Pilandok was to be tied, placed inside a cage, then thrown into the sea. The palace guards were doing so, but the weather was hot and the sea was far away. The guards then, went to the coconut trees and rested. Until, they fell asleep. At that lucky instant, a merchant was passing by so Pilandok thought quickly of a clever idea. He cried and cried saying he doesn’t want to be married to the Datu’s daughter. The merchant heard him, and he thought Pilandok was being foolish. Who doesn’t want to be married into a wealthy royal family? And the merchant got greedy.
The merchant approached Pilandok and offered to trade places with him. Pilandok agreed urgently. So the merchant freed Pilandok, exchanged clothes with him, and went inside the cage. Pilandok even adviced the merchant to shout, “I agree now to marry the princess!”
The guards only laughed at the merchant and they threw him into the deep blue sea.
After a few days, Pilandok returned to the kingdom, and the Datu was shocked. “Why are you still alive?!” he said angrily. Pilandok explained that when the Datu ordered for him to be thrown into the sea, Pilandok rather landed in a kingdom under the sea! He also found out that the ruler of the Kingdom of Maranaw Sea was his long lost cousin, and who gave him lots and lots of riches. Datu Usman believed Pilandok because Pilandok indeed was very alive and didn’t drown when thrown into the sea. He believed Pilandok even more when Pilandok said that his cousin, who ruled the Kingdom of Maranaw Sea, was inviting the Datu. And the Datu was greedy.
Datu Usman immediately ordered his guards to prepare a cage for him, inside of which he will be thrown into the kingdom at the bottom of the sea. But when they reached the seashore, the Datu was scared. What Pilandok did was he dove into the water, and when he surfaced, he was now carrying a beautiful giant pearl. And the Datu was greedy.
The Datu went inside his cage and ordered his guards to throw him into the sea. He just reminded his guards to pull the cage’s rope when it moved. But they didn’t. Pilandok was stopping them, saying the Datu and his cousin were just having fun that’s why the rope was moving.
When the roped suddenly stopped moving, the guards panicked. They pulled the rope and were shocked upon seeing that the Datu was almost dead. His stomach got so huge from drinking lots of water.
When the Datu awoke, he was mad and searched for Pilandok. But Pilandok was now nowhere in sight.
The clever Pilandok escaped once again, and had tricked once more the greedy Datu.
___________
Source: Pilandok in the Kingdom of Maranaw Sea
by AeDechavez in Folklore, August 9, 2009
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