From the oral account of Rodelo Dangcalan of Northern Mindanao.
My grandmother who came from Maranao tribe ancestry told me this story; that was told to her coming from the account of her ancestors transferred from one generation to another.
She said, Lake Lanao was a center of supernatural occurrence in the area in ancient time. The lake harbored many sightings that could not be explained. Some sightings indicate that there were unidentified flying object landed on the lake that resembled to a large flying boat the size of a caracao. Others saw some flying boat the size of a baroto. All of these flying objects they observed, rose from the depth of the lake and returned at dawn to submerge again.
According to the legend, the famous occurrence of these things happened on the celebration of the royal family. The princess celebrated her birthday and on that occasion, while they were in the merry, making a giant bird appeared in the air.
The bird resembled to a rooster with large comb and has long tail dangling as it flew. It was dazzling with different colors. Then it landed at the center of the dancing celebration in open ground. After that, the bird transformed into a handsome man. Everyone was enchanted by him and freeze. And easily, the visitor went directly to the princess that was captivated by his charm.
The whole tribe was enchanted and could not move. So without any hindrance, the stranger took the princess to the open ground and then transformed again into a bird and flew; bringing with him the princess.
The king after, gaining his senses, followed the flight of the bird and they saw it landed on the lake and vanished.
Later he built the replica of the bird in all his royal houses to remind him the image of the abductor of her daughter.
And they called the bird Sarimanok.
* Baroto - a dug out canoe that can ride three person.
* Caracao - a big sail boat capable of accommodating 200 people.
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