Chapter 4 - Indian Literature in the Philippines

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Realization dawns upon Wigan only after having gone
in search of possible other survivors whom he did not find,
in contrast to the immediate inference that there are no
other survivors in the Orissa deluge. The revulsion occurs
upon Bugan's realizing that she had been violated by her
brother, the result of which a new life lives in her. This
does not at all occur in the Indian oral tradition.
Thus, a marked difference between the Indian and
Philippine tales exists, but outstanding parallel elements
are singularly evident.
4.9.1. The Most Precious of Relatives. A perfect
parallel exists between a Phil. tale 90 and an Indian
story? 91 The tales are almost identical, and a brief synop-
sis of each is cited antecedent to a short discourse on the
aspects of the tales.
The Ucchanga Jetaka.
Three husbandmen were by mis-
take imprisoned by order of the king of Kosala for robbery
allegedly committed by them. The wife of one came to the
king and asked for her husband. The king asked what her
relation to the three was. She replied that one was her
Out of anger, she seizes the inert forms of her babies and
throws them to the ground in different directions. They
became the stars.
90 Fansler, Tale No. 31 "Who is the Nearest Relative?"
91Ucchanga Jätaka (No. 67, Camb. Ed., v).