The Legend of the Pineapple tells a Filipino folk tale about a lazy daughter named Pina who refuses to help her sick mother. In anger, the mother curses Pina to grow a thousand eyes. Later, the mother discovers a strange fruit growing where Pina disappeared, resembling a head with many eyes. She realizes this fruit was Pina transformed. To honor her daughter, she names the fruit "pineapple." This explains how the pineapple got its name in Philippine folklore.