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Isang araw habang naliligo si Magayon sa ilog, siya ay nadulas at nahulog sa malalim na parte nito. Hindi marunong lumangoy ang dalaga. Mabuti na lamang at nakita siya ni Panganoron at iniligtas ang dalaga. Si Panganoron ay ang matapang na anak ni Rajah Karilaya. Nangangaso siya noong araw na iyon nang marinig niya ang iyak ni Magayon. Mabilis na tumalon ang matapang na mandirigma upang iligtas ang dalaga.
Nabighani si Panganoron sa ganda ni Magayon kung kaya’t niligawan niya ang dalaga. Gayundin si Magayon ay napa-ibig sa matapang na lalakeng nagligtas sa kanya. Di kalaunan ay ipinahayag ang pag-iisang dibdib ng dalawa sa buong kaharian.
Subalit, si Pagtuga, isang masugid na manliligaw ni Magayon, ay naka-isip ng paraan upang hindi matuloy ang kasal. Binihag niya ang ama ni Magayon na si Rajah Makusog at hindi raw niya ito pakakawalan kundi papayag si Magayon na pakasal sa kanya. Dahil mahal ni Magayon ang kanyang ama, wala siyang magawa kundi pumayag sa kondisyon ni Pagtuga.
Nagpunta ang dalaga sa lugar ni Pagtuga upang ibigay ang sarili upang pakawalan nito ang kanyang ama. Napag-alaman ni Panganoron ang ginawa ni Magayon. Tinipon nito ang kanyang mga matatapang na mandirigma upang iligtas ang mag-ama laban kay Pagtuga.
Isang malaking digmaan ang naganap sa pagitan ng dalawang kampo. Nanaig si Panganoron laban kay Pagtuga at napatay niya ito. Noong makita ni Magayon na napatay ng kanyang kasintahan ang kalaban ay dali-dali itong tumakbo patungo kay Panganoron. Ngunit bago pa man magkalapit ang dalawa ay isang ligaw nasibat ang tumusok sa likod ni Magayon. Habang bumagsak si Magayon ay tinaga naman sa likod si Panganoron ng mandirigma ni Pagtuga. Nakita ni Rajah Makusog ang nangyari. Sinundan nito ang taong pumatay kay Panganoron at pinaslang ito.
Nang matapos ang digmaan, iniuwi ng rajah ang walang buhay na katawan nila Magayon and Panganoron. Humukay ito at inilibing na magkasama ang magkasintahan.
Ilang araw ang lumipas ng mapansin ng mga taong bayan na ang libingan ay tumaas. Lumaki ang libingan at ang lupa ay naghugis apa. Tinawag ito ng mga taong bayan ng Mayon mula sa kanilang magandang prinsesang si Magayon. Kung minsan maririnig ang Mayon na dumadagundong at lumilindol, ayon sa mga tao ito ang patunay ng pagmamahalan nila Magayon at Panganoron.
The Legend of Mayon Volcano
A long time ago, there lived a young woman named Daragang Magayon. She had many suitors because of her beautiful face and fair skin. Her father, Rajah Makusog had consented to Magayon marrying someone. Afterall his daughter was already of right age, he says. But Magayon was quite picky as she said she would only marry someone whom she surely loved.
One day, while Magayon was bathing in the river, she suddenly slipped and fell into the deep part. She didn’t know how to swim and would have drowned if not for Panganoron who saw her fell. Panganoron, the brave son of Rajah Karilaya, was hunting that day when he heard the cries of Magayon. He hurriedly jumped into the water to save her.
Panganoron was smitten by Magayon’s beauty that he courted her and the woman also fell for the brave man who rescued her from drowning. Soon, the engagement of Magayon and Panganoron was announced all over the kingdom and the date for marriage was set.
However, Pagtuga, a suitor of Magayon heard the news and devised of a plan to stop the wedding. He kidnapped Magayon’s father, Rajah Makusog, and refused to let him go unless she agrees to marry him. Magayon loved her father very much and could do nothing but agree to Pagtuga’s conditions.
She went to Pagtuga’s place to give herself in exchange for her father. Panganoron heard of what Magayon did. He gathered all of his brave warriors and went after Pagtuga.
A great battle happened between the two camps. Pagtuga was no match for Panganoron; he was killed by the great warrior. When Magayon saw that her sweetheart had killed her captor, she rushed to Panganoron. But before they could even get close to each other, a stray spear struck Magayon’s back. As Magayon fell down lifeless, Panganoron was also struck down with a machete by Pagtuga’s trusted warrior. Rajah Makusog saw what happened. The Rajah ensued the person who struck Panganoron and killed him.
After the battle, the rajah took home Magayon and Panganoron’s lifeless bodies. He buried the lovers together in a grave he himself had dug.
A few days after, the people noticed that the grave of the lovers had risen up. It grew high and turned into a huge land form with a shape of a cone. The people named the beautiful new land form Mayon after their beautiful princess Magayon. At times when the Mayon roared and shook, the people says it shows the love that Magayon ang Panganoron had for each other.
Researched and Rewritten by Lovedy on Google+
