Origin of Lanzones

Originally Written by: ANDRE MAY C. MACARAYAN

(credits to the rightful owner of the photo)

Long time ago, in the village of Hambukhawi, there was an old

woman telling story about this poisonous fruit, that whoever eats it will die
easily.
Because there was a thief from another village, named Kumaha, who were
chased by the residents, decided to hide in Hambukhawi. Kumaha was
starving and had nothing to eat but this fruit. He then ate it and several
days, they found the theif died under the tree of this fruit. The story of the
old woman spread throughout the village and the villagers feared this fruit.
As described by the old woman, this fruit is yellow, oblong in shape and it
clusters hanging invitingly on a tree. The fruits were located somewhere in
the mountain or in the surrounding of the village.

One day, the only son of the chieftain named Hasula was asked by
his father for a mission. For the reason that there were scarcities of food to
eat to their village and the villagers were already starving, he asked his son
to go to another village to deliver the message of help to another chieftain.
The way to another village was a long journey. This mission was tasked
only for Hasula so that his father will test how strong his son would be to be
a next chieftain. It’s kind of survival and Hasula was to bring nothing but
himself and the message he was about to deliver.
 (credits to the rightful owner of the photo)

on his way to another village, at first two days, hasula found it easy.
but at his third day, he found it tough because he was lost in the
forest with no food to eat. He was surrounded by this poisonous
fruit, and because he knew that it will kill him, he didn’t attempt to
eat one. He was really starving to death with no food around him
but suddenly a beautiful woman appeared in the forest. She told
him, “you may eat this fruit, but in a right manner. Pick it and pinch
it until a small amount of the white sticky sap lets out from the fruit.
Open it and eat it. This may save you from the hunger of death”. To
his surprise, he passed out and went to sleep.

While sleeping, he had a dream about this beautiful woman

who tends to be a fairy. The fairy on his dream told him to spread
what she told him lately because it will give them good lucks. When
he woke up, the fairy already disappeared. He found his dream
strange and the appearance of the fairy but since he was so
hungry, he didn’t hesitate what the fairy told him. He obeyed the
fairy and ate the fruit. He then gained his strength. Instead of
continuing his mission, he went back to hambukhawi for the
villagers to have immediate food and to stop death.
 (credits to the rightful owner of the photo)

When he arrived, he abruptly spread what the fairy told

him. They searched for the fruit and ate them as directed by
Hasula on the process of eating it. To their surprise, nothing
happened to them. The fruit was edible and has subtle
sweetness that tantalizes the taste buds which was so
delicious. The villagers came back to life. The fairy brusquely
appeared and acknowledged Hasula for his obedience. She
asked the villagers to plant for more and by that there was
never been scarcity again. Hasula thanked the fairy for saving
him and the entire village. Upon hearing it, the chieftain, father
of Hasula felt so proud of his son. By that they learnt that the
poisonous fruit they knew would kill them easily which they’d
coined Lasones can be eaten by many. Since then, the villagers
started planting more Lasones trees and it became their
lucrative sources of income and were never experienced hunger
again. They termed it Lasones because it contains
poison(lason). Lasones, by the time passed by is now called
Lanzones.
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