The mound of dirt called Punso
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
March 10, 2020 4:12pm CST
In our folklore, a mound of dirt called Punso is the home of the dwarf, elf, troll or whatever you call the little old guy. The Punso is always to be blamed when someone gets sick or figures in an accident. That is why people do not disturb the Punso for they might feel the wrath of the resident.
Science also tells me not to disturb the mound for the residents there might move to our home and eat our house.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Mar 20
Yes, I will follow your advice... that is not in our property, waheehee.
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@LadyDuck (472426)
• Switzerland
11 Mar 20
@Alexandoy I have seen huge termite mounds in the USA.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Mar 20
@LadyDuck since I had discovered the termites when we moved in our home in 2001, we were always aware. There were foiled attacks but sometime in 2012 or 2013, the ceiling of our garage was hit. We replaced one plywood panel but we had to cleanse the house for there might be some stragglers.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Mar 20
Yes, I am used to seeing the termite mound. There's a lot in our village.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Mar 20
The roots are coming from the branches, they hang and plant themselves on the ground.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Mar 20
@DianneN it is the local Ficus that we call Balete. It can grow to a good height with so many hanging roots.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
10 Mar 20
@Alexandoy Wow! That is amazing!
What kind of tree is it?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Mar 20
@JudyEv few? That's not few, that's a million gnomes, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Mar 20
I like to see gnomes, waheehee.
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@JudyEv (344938)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Mar 20
@Alexandoy Here is a few for you.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
11 Mar 20
Omg...it is so scary in itself.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Mar 20
Think if there is a dwarf living inside, that is more scary, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Mar 20
@amitkokiladitya oh, I don't want the small old man to peep, waheehee.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
11 Mar 20
@Alexandoy yes .true and of he peeps out to say hello
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@lgm92881719 (1082)
• United Kingdom
10 Mar 20
Yeah I wouldn't touch that either :-)
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Mar 20
In our culture, we just leave that alone. But scientifically, they should be removed.
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@lgm92881719 (1082)
• United Kingdom
10 Mar 20
@Alexandoy oh really hmm that's a tough one
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Mar 20
@lgm92881719 sometimes people need to hire workers to remove that. They pay higher.
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@snowy22315 (184412)
• United States
11 Mar 20
Punso should be left to do his thing.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Mar 20
Maybe the house owner did just that because it was small when I first saw it.
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@averygirl72 (38301)
• Philippines
11 Mar 20
I'm scared to see one. We have it before when I was just a kid but now it is gone
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Mar 20
That in the picture is the tree on the sidewalk 3 houses away from our home.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
10 Mar 20
What if the resident would get angry at me and they chase me with a torch? I need super powers to run fast, waheehee.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
7 Apr 20
Yes, the termites can bite and it is painful.
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