Tambulislis
Trnaslated and Published by Tatay Jobo Elizes,
Independent Self-Publisher in May 2022
The Author of the book is
Bobby V. Villagracia - He has authorized and permitted me to publish this book.
KDP ISBN: 9798812482961
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(escerpts - Synopsos)
The story of theTAMBULISLIS creation comes from those created from the world of phenomenon believed in Camarines Norte and neighboring provinces to Ina or Lola Pilo, my grandmother on the mother's side. Based on the story, the tambulislis is a small man with a long chin and ear who lives in lush bamboo, big trees and an abandoned house that can be compared to a tiyanak because he is also a baby who was not born due to bad circumstances. The difference between the tambulislis and the tiyanak, this creature is not considered a slave of darkness, rather like the fairy and elf who become human friends. According to the story, the unborn baby stays on the earth and becomes a tambulislis to spend infancy considered the happiest stage in a person's life even if he is not born before going to the place appointed by God. And because it is the truth of the human life cycle, theyspend so
much time playing that they don't realize that a long year has
passed.
This novel revolves around a group of tambulislis living in barangay Bayan-bayan whose vast part of land is owned by DON ANDRES. MALUT leads babies like him who were not born into the human world due to the death of his mother LOURDES in violence that had no solution so his father MANG EDGARDO is still waiting for justice until now. Mang Edgardo lives in a hut on land owned by his best friend MANG DANIEL who lives in Metro Manila with his family to work abroad. Since the tambulislis know nothing of their origin, he often jokes with Mang Edgardo by tickling him which gives great happiness to those like him.
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