Kadaklan and the Sun and Moon
Traditions of the Tinguian: A Study in Philippine Folk-Lore, Fay-Cooper Cole (1915) · Source
Fay-Cooper Cole collected these tales among the Tinguian of Abra in 1907 to 1908 and worked from texts told to him. He says some tales are only the gist, so details may be thin. It is a short account of how the Tinguian say the earth and sky were made.
The earth, which is very flat, was made by the great spirit Kadaklan. He also made the sun and moon, which chase each other over and under the earth. Sometimes the moon almost catches the sun, but it always gets tired and gives up before it succeeds. The sun and moon are the lights of Kadaklan and so are the stones which are stars. The dog of Kadaklan is the lightning.
Public domain. Fay-Cooper Cole, Traditions of the Tinguian: A Study in Philippine Folk-Lore, 1915.
Folklore is retold; versions differ.