The Origin of Man

By: Giovanni J.R.C.

In the beginning, there was the great god Apo. As he surveyed his dominion, he found the animals and its surroundings to be acceptable. However, he became lonely and decided to create a new form of being. A being that he can talk to and can keep him occupied when was bored.

Hence, he began forming man through clay and proceeded to create him. After fashioning him, he placed him in the oven to finish the process. Because of all the excitement and toil, he fell asleep without anyone minding the oven. So, upon waking up, he remembered his creation and tried hurriedly to take it out of the oven. Because of his extended baking, the clay man was too dark. Nonetheless, Apo liked his creation and placed him in his dominion.

Undaunted, he once again tried to make another figure. Going through the entire process once more, he then placed the second figure in the oven. Because of the excitement he could not contain, he removed the clay form from the oven too early. As a result, the second man was too light and he called it raw. Nonetheless, he liked his creation and placed the form in his dominion.

Learning from his first two difficulties, Apo then created a third figure but this time he intended to be more careful when it came to the oven. Through this, he meticulously watched the firing of the third figure and only removed it when it was well cooked. As he took it out of the oven, he saw that the pallor was not too dark and was not too light. He was glad for his creation and placed him in his dominion, along with the other two, and called him Kayumanggi (the brown race).

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