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✨️ Lingling: The Fragrance of Nature 🌿

Dumagat Negritos in the northeast coast of Luzon describe the Balendik as a tree-dwelling white spirit with thin legs and a horse’s head. Negritos who have a successful hunt in the forest chop off a part of their kill and throw it up a tree as offering to the creature saying: “This is for thee.” The Balendik is possibly related to the tikbalang.

Lingling’s tree is also home to the Waling-waling flowers, which are her namesake.

References: 🌐 Balendik | 🎨 UnknownSpy’s OC Creator