The hunchback bell ringer Tingarong is yearning for something—but he has to pay a price. This contemporary legend reveals the events why Tingarong has to decide who is more worthy than the other—the woman he loves or his own mother—which explains the origin of the house lizard and why it kisses the ground at twilight.
Story by: Rene O. Villanueva
Illustrations by: Joel Chua
In Filipino and English. Ages 8 and up.
Tags: legend, house lizard, butiki, mother, love, son, repentance, supernatural, forbidden love