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In a distant golden city, King Indarapatra begs his brother Sulayman to help save Mindanao from great destruction. People on earth build a large raft in anticipation of a large flood. When the giant crabs fall to earth, the waters overflow and flood the land. Indarapatra places a large sapling by the window and by this tree will know the success or death of Sulayman. Sulayman flies across mountains and battles the curses kurita (a many-limbed crocodile-like monster), the bird-like tarabusaw and pah, another monstrous avian creature whose giant wing is cut off in the ensuing battle and falls to accidentally crush Sulayman. The tree wilts and Indarapatra learns of his brother’s death. In great distress, he flies to the site to lament the death of Sulayman and continues the battle against the remaining monster, the seven-headed bird. In the ensuing battle, Indarapatra and the monster die fighting, and the people of Mindanao carry the remains of the brothers to the distant horizon.




twin billed with

a naughty parody of the sabong
inspired by the stories of Alejandro 'Nanding' Roces
National Artist for Literature

“...brilliant distillation of Literature...” Cecille Guidote-Alvarez, Executive Director, NCCA

In the cockpit, the mightiest rule. Power and brawn decide who survives. But even brawn is useless against cunning. Indeed, the world is a cockpit!