Bribir

People were telling about this folktale to never point at any tree, especially the big ones. Because if you ever do, you will have to face consequences. Duwendes, who are also known for watching over the trees, will cut your finger at night while your deep asleep.  I heard the story from Guadalupe in Cebu, Where people kept pointing at a Giant tree and wakes up with 1 finger cut off. At first they did not know why it happens. They think it's a curse or the giant tree is a curse. Not only until more people started pointing at other trees which led them to the same consequence. Then they realized the cause why people loses 1 of their finger. So they spread awareness.  After people heard about the awareness, they thought of biting their finger really hard they'd almost bleed. I will never know why they thought of that idea, and I still wonder how the idea worked.. but I guess it did... So people began following the idea to avoid consequences.  Some people say biting their fingers