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The goddess' necklace became the stars, her Comb the mood, and her crown the sun. However, despite all these, Alunsina did not come back.
up to this time, the old folk say Tungkung Langit lives alone in his palace in the skies. Sometimes, he would cry out his pent-up emotion and his tears would fan down upon the earth. The people in Panay today say that rain is Tungkung Langit's tears. Incidentally,
when it thunders hard, the Old folk also say that it is Tungkung Langit sobbing, calling for his beloved Alunsina to come back — entreating her so hard that his voice reverberates across the fields and country sides.