The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-07
THE STORY OF CA
MATsIN AND CA BOO-UG

From the ZambOanguenO Folk Lore.
This story was told to an American
boy by native of Zamboango in Min
uIsleW 60 'spuslsI eu!ddHIqd 'oeuBp
is the native name for Mr.. Monkey, and
Ca Boo-ug means Mr.. Turtle.l
One day a turtle, whose name was
Ca Boo-ug. and a monkey, Ca Matsin,
were playing together on the bank of
a pond. Finally they grew tired and
sat down to rest, and while they were
sitting there they noticed small ba-
mana plant floating in the water.
Jump in and get it," said Ca Mat
sin, who could not swim, "and we will
plant it, and some day we will have
some nice bananas of our own
So Ca Boo-ug swan out and got the
plant and brought it to the shore.
Let's cut it in two" said g Mat
sin. You can have one-half and I'll
take the other, and then we will have
two trees instead of one"
"All right said Ca Boo-ug. Which
half do you want?"
OF course the roots did not look
very attractive so Ca Matsin said he
WOulQ take the upper nail.
Ca Boo-ug was satisfied. and so each
took his half and planted it.
Ca Matsins half looked very fine for
a while, for the leaves were big and
green, and ii looked as If he would
soon have some bananas. Ca Matsin
laughed to himself as he thought of
the way he had gotten the better of
Ca Boo-ug but in a little while he
saw, much to his dismay, that the
leaves had begun to wilt and die. And
soon he found that he would never
have any bananas on his tree.
With Ca Boo-us, II was different.
OF course the roots did not look very
fine at first, but before long the little
leaves began to spring up from them,
and soon there was a beautiful tree
with a beautiful bunch of bananas
on ii.
But Ca Boo-ug could not climb up to
get them, so he said to Ca Matsin.
You climb up and get some bananas
and bring them down, and we VIII eat
them"
Ca Matsin climbed up. When he got
to the top of the tree he pulled off a
banana and ate it. and then threw
the skin down to Ca Boo-ug. Then he
ate another, and did the same thing.
Finally, when he had eaten all he want
ed. he Jumped down out of the tree.
laughed at ca Boo-ug, and ran away
into the woods TO play-leaving Ca
Boo-ug hungry.
But Ca Boo-ug didn't say anything.
He just sat down and though about
how he could get even with Ca Matsin.
Finally he gathered together lot IF
sharp bamboo sticks and planted them
all around the banana tree. Then he COW
cred them up with leaves so that they
could not be seen. and sat down and
waited for Ca Matsin.
OF course, as soon as Ca Matsin got
hungry again. he went around to see
Ca Boo-ug. to ask him for some more
bananas.
"All right" said Ca Boo-ug. you
can have all you want on one condition.
md that is that when YOU jump out OF
the tree you will not touch those leaves
You must jump over them on to the
ground"
AS soon as ca Matsin heard that he
ought not TO jump on the leaves. that
was just the thing he wanted to do. So.
after he had eaten all the bananas he
wanted. he sprang down out Of the tree
and onto the leaves as hard as he could
jump. and was stabbed 10 death by one
OF the sharp sticks.
Then ca Boo-ug took him away and
skinned him and cut him up into small
pieces. and packed him away IN a jar
He took the Jar and hid II down in the
mud bank OF the pond.
Then there came a time when there
were no bananas and no cocoanutR IN
that part 81 the country, and one day
"A troop Of monkeys came along and
asked ca BoO-ug II he would give them
something 10 eat
yes. ] have some very nice meat IN
a 5arf said be. but II I give "a 10 you.
you must promise thar you Wiii eat u