The Origin of Rice (Bohol)

In the olden days, famine gripped the land. The desperate people implored their goddess to
save them. The goddess name is Sappia. Moved by pity, the goddess descended to the
earth. Weeks passed and the weeds grew and became heavy with grain. But when she
pressed her bosom again, only blood came out when she was done, she then bent low over
the plants and pleaded with them to flourish and feed her again. When the people harvested
the stalks and pounded these open, some grains were as white as the goddess milk while
some were are red as her blood. The people cooked these and found these nourishing.
Rejoicing, for at last they have sustenance, they gave thanks to the goddess. As they replanted and harvested this weed which is what is now known as rice.