Pugut

Pugut-Negru went back to his old life as shepherd.

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But the king was ashamed at the way he had treated Pugut-Negru, so he denied all knowledge of him.

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The king's country was invaded, and the Christians were about to be disastrously defeated, when a strange knight with a magic whip (Pugut-Negru) appeared on the field and put the Saracens to flight.

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Pugut knocked the hunter down, and before he had time to recover had eaten up all the food.

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When the hog was roasted a nice brown, Pugut came down the tree.

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He stopped and resolutely waited for Pugut, whom he gave a blow and pushed into the mouth of the crocodile.

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The boy covered the pit with stones and earth, thinking that Pugut would perish there; but he was mistaken.

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Suac had not gone far when he saw Pugut following him; but just then he saw, too, a crocodile.

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"Well, let us see who shall have it, then," said Pugut as he came down the tree.

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The story of "Don Octavio" -- or "Pugut Negro," as it is popularly known among the Pampangans -- runs as follows: --

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