BACKGROUND Origin: Found in Tropical Countries like the Philippines Scientific name: Cocos nuifera Known as “The Tree of Life” Considered by some as the second national tree, the coconut tree is as versatile and useful as the Narra tree. Pterocarpus indicus (commonly known as Amboyna wood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood, Philippine mahogany, Andaman redwood, Burmese rosewood, narra and asana in the Philippines, angsana, or Pashu padauk) is a species of Pterocarpus native to southeastern Asia, northern Australasia, and the western Pacific Ocean … The Polynesians always tell a legend about its creation… The coconut tree legend… A long time ago, a young girl called Hina was of real beauty … AbeBooks.com: Alamat ng Puno ng Nara : The Legend of the Narra Tree (9789715185844) by Segundo D. Matias , Jr. and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Alamat ng puno ng nara = The legend of the narra tree, kuwento ni/story by Segundo D. Matias, Jr. ; guhit ni/illustrations by Ghani Madueño. The datu believed Nar was given to them by Bathala. The coconut tree is one of the most common trees in The Islands Of Tahiti. THE LEGEND OF THE COCONUT 3 stories - Tumana, Wenlie Jean 2.

PHILIPPINE LEGEND OF THE NARA TREE BILINGUAL -- Tagalog & English Children's Book In the old days, there was a brave and heroic leader of warriors named "Nar." … The legend of the kapre lingers on and still very much alive and infused in the consciousness of Filipinos. Some bandits from a different town heard about this mysterious gong and plotted to steal it away from the townspeople and hide it in their own town because they themselves don’t want to go … Scores of people from the countryside have reported sightings of a mysterious creature atop a big tree, usually an acacia Once upon a time, there was a town that never goes hungry because of a mysterious gong that provides them with the food they wish.