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The fairy-goddess Maria Sinukuan was originally not female but male: Aring Sinukûan, god of war and death. But during the Spanish colonization, he was rebranded as female so people wouldn't worship him. Still, they did.

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In the mountains of southern Philippines is the markupo: a gigantic serpent with two tusks, a forked tail, and a red crest. It's said it sings on cloudless days. Its poisonous breath kills animals and plants; and its shadow is just as fatal.

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In Philippine tales, Nagmalitung Yawa, a binukot (isolated beautiful woman), shapeshifted to save her husband. By herself, she defeated a whole army of thousands. She received powers and became a goddess. But the Spaniards turned her into a demon.

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"I can't see anything. This is terrible! Am I a fool? Am I unfit to be the Emperor? What a thing to happen to me of all people!"
- The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen (translation by Jean Hersholt)

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Filipinos know the dreaded trickster, the tikbalang: a tall humanoid with the head and feet resembling a horse. It prefers woodlands, were it could hide and shapeshift, in efforts to deceive humans who wander lost.

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