("Common squirrel monkey" via Wikimedia Commons)
-Rich king in a beautiful city near a forest
-Bad witches lived in the forest
-The king had a son named Ucay
-Ucay fell in love with the king's enemy's daughter
-Ucay needed to pick a wife, but he refused to do so and didn't tell the king about the young witch he loved
-The king brought a ton of beautiful young women to meet the prince
-He wasn't happy with any of his options
-The king chose a girl for him and the young witch became very angry
-The witch changed the city into a forest of beautiful trees and made the prince a monkey for the next 500 years
-Made the king's people into animals as well
-The city was basically wiped off the map
-People began to build in the forest-city
-A church was built at the bottom of the monkey-prince's tree
-A girl was there upset after mass because she was heartbroken
-She fell in love with the monkey-prince
-The monkey turned back into a human prince
-She became queen and happiness was restored
Bibliography: "The Enchanted Prince" from Dean S. Fansler's Filipino Popular Tales; link to the reading online
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