Un clou chasse l'autre.

i was looking at the table of contents of a book about philippine mythology when something caught my eye. out of curiosity, i checked it out. here's the story. hope you enjoy. i definitely did.

Origin of Homosexuality

There was a time when there were no homosexuals in the world. One day Christ and St. Peter were traveling from town to town teaching the people. At noon they came to a village. The sun being very hot, they stayed in a cottage to take a nap. They were roused by the noise made by people in the next house. Peter went to ask the neighbors not to make so much noise for they wanted to rest. Jesus and Peter then resumed their siesta.

After a few minutes they were again disturbed by the shouts of the neighbors. Peter once more went to the place of the carousal, drew his sword and and cut the heads of all the people he found. He then sheathed his sword and went back to the Master saying nothing about his deed. But everything was known to Jesus, who said, "Peter, creature of your impulses, what crime have you committed? When shall you fully learn to follow my precepts and example? Go, place the heads on the bodies again." Peter without a word, obeyed and hurriedly did what he had been told. In his haste, he stuck some female heads to male bodies and male heads to female bodies. This mistake of St. Peter explains the existence of homosexuals.

*The Myths. Philippine Folk Literature Series: Vol. II Compiled and Edited by Damiana L. Eugenio. The University of the Philippines Press.



laughed my socks off.