Noong unang panahon, may isang haring may kakaibang ugali. Bukod sa pagiging mayabang, si Haring Lang-ao ay ubod ng selan pagdating sa pagkain. Siya ay matakaw, mapili, maaksaya, at ayaw na ayaw niyang nag-uulit ng putahe. Dahil dito, nagalit ang kanyang matapat na kusinera at isinumpa siya.
Agad kumilos si Bathala at ang iba pang diyos at diyosa, at ang sumpa ay mabilis na nagkabisa.
Si Haring Lang-ao ay naging isang...

In the old days, there was a king who had a rather bad habit. Aside from being arrogant, King Lang-ao was very hard to please when it came to food. He was gluttonous, choosy, wasteful, and he never wanted any dish served twice. Because of this, his loyal cook got angry and cursed him.
Bathala and the other gods and goddesses quickly responded and the the curse immediately took effect.
King Lang-ao became a...