Filipino Popular Tales

About this eBook

Editor

Fansler, Dean Spruill, 1885-1945

Credits

Produced by Jeroen Hellingman

Language

English

LoC Class

GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

Subject

Tales -- Philippines

Category

Text

eBook-No.

8299

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8299

Release Date

June 1, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Filipino Popular Tales — Collected and Edited with Comparative Notes
2. 2.Lancaster, PA., and New York: Published by the American Folk-Lore Society. G. E. Stechert & Co., New York, Agents. 1921
3. 3.Preface.
4. 4.Contents. — Filipino Stories given in the Notes.
5. 5.Bibliography.
6. 6.Hero Tales and Drolls. — Suan’s Good Luck. — Suan Eket. — Notes. — The Charcoal-maker Who Became King. — Notes. — The Story of Carancal. — Notes. — Suac and His Adventures. — The Three Friends,—The Monkey, the Dog, and the Carabao. — Notes. — How Suan Became Rich. — The King’s Decisions. — Notes. — The Four Blind Brothers. — Juan the Blind Man. — Teofilo the Hunchback, and the Giant. — Juan and the Buringcantada. — The Manglalabas. — Notes. — Sagacious Marcela. — King Tasio. — Notes.
7. 7.“Cay Calabasa: The Life of a Shepherdess born in a town, who became the Wife of a King because of a Pumpkin.”
8. 8.The Story of Rodolfo. — The Story of Zaragoza. — Juan the Peerless Robber. — Notes. — The Seven Crazy Fellows. — Notes. — Juan Manalaksan. — Juan the Poor, Who became Juan the King. — Notes.
9. 9.“Edmundo.” — Lucas The Strong. — Juan and His Six Companions. — The Story of King Palmarin. — Notes. — The Three Brothers. — Three Brothers of Fortune. — Pablo and the Princess. — Legend of Prince Oswaldo. — Notes.
10. 10.Story of the Four Brahman Brothers who Resuscitated the Lion.
11. 11.The Goldsmith, the Carpenter, the Tailor, and the Hermit who Quarrelled about a Wooden Woman.
12. 12.Who Invented Woman?
13. 13.Story of the Three Young Brahmans who Restored a Dead Lady to Life. — The Rich and the Poor. — Lucas the Rope-maker. — Notes. — The King and the Dervish. — The Mysterious Book. — Notes. — The Miraculous Cow. — Notes. — The Clever Husband and Wife. — Notes. — The Three Brothers. — Notes. — Juan and His Adventures. — Notes. — Juan Wearing a Monkey’s Skin. — Notes. — How Salaksak Became Rich. — Clever Juan and Envious Diego. — Ruined because of Invidiousness. — The Two Friends. — Juan the Orphan. — Notes. — Is He the Crafty Ulysses? — Notes. — The Reward of Kindness. — Notes. — Pedro and Satan. — Notes. — The Devil and the Guachinango. — Notes.
14. 14.Mabait and the Duende. — Juan Sadut. — Notes. — An Act of Kindness. — Notes. — The Indolent Husband. — Notes. — Cecilio, the Servant of Emilio. — Notes. — Chonguita. — Notes. — The Golden Lock. — Notes. — Who is the Nearest Relative? — Notes. — With One Centavo Juan Marries a Princess. — Notes. — The Three Humpbacks. — The Seven Humpbacks. — Notes. — Respect Old Age. — The Golden Rule. — Notes. — Cochinango. — Notes. — Pedro and the Witch. — Notes. — The Woman and her Coles Plant. — Notes. — A Negrito Slave. — Notes. — Alberto and the Monsters. — Notes. — Juan and Maria. — Notes.
15. 15.Juan and Maria.
16. 16.Pitong. — The Enchanted Prince. — Notes. — The Prince’s Dream. — Note. — The Wicked Woman’s Reward. — Note. — The Magic Ring (“Ang Singsing Nga Tantanan”). — Note. — Maria and the Golden Slipper. — Abadeja. — Notes. — Juan the Poor. — Notes. — The Fate of an Envious Woman. — Notes. — The Monkey and Juan Pusong Tambi-tambi. — Andres the Trapper. — Notes. — Juan the Fool. — Notes.
17. 17.Ricardo and his Adventures.
18. 18.Juan and the Robbers.
19. 19.The Adventure of two Robbers.
20. 20.Juan Sadut.
21. 21.Juan Loco. — Juan and his Painted Hat. — Notes. — Juan and Clotilde. — Notes. — The Poor Man and his Three Sons. — Notes. — The Denied Mother. — Notes. — Tomarind and the Wicked Datu. — Note.
22. 22.Fables and Animal Stories. — The Turtle and the Monkey. — The Monkey and the Turtle. — The Monkey and the Turtle. — Notes.
23. 23.The Monkey and the Crocodile. — Tagalog Version. — Zambal Version. — Notes. — The Monkeys and the Dragon-Flies. — Notes.
24. 24.The Battle between the Birds and the Beasts. — The Monkey, the Turtle, and the Crocodile. — Notes. — The Iguana and the Turtle. — Notes. — The Trial among the Animals. — The Pugu’s Case. — Why Mosquitoes Hum and Try to get into the Holes of our Ears. — A Tyrant. — Notes. — The Greedy Crow. — Notes. — The Humming-bird and the Carabao. — Notes. — The Camanchile and the Passion. — Note. — Auac and Lamiran. — Notes.
25. 25.“Just-So” Stories. — Why the Ant is not so Venomous as the Snake. — Notes. — Why Locusts Are Harmful. — Notes.
26. 26.The Origin of Locusts.
27. 27.The Origin of Locusts. — How Lansones Became Edible. — Notes. — Why Cocks Fight One Another. — Note. — Why Bats Fly at Night. — Note. — Why the Sun Shines more Brightly than the Moon. — Notes.
28. 28.The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars. — Why the Culing has a Tonsure. — The Culeto and the Crow. — The Hawk and the Coling. — Notes. — Why the Cow’s Skin is Loose on the Neck. — The First Loose-Skinned Cow and the First Tight-Skinned Carabao. — Note. — Why the Monkey is Wise. — Notes.
29. 29.Origin of the Monkey.
30. 30.The First Monkey. — The Lost Necklace. — The Cock and the Sparrow-Hawk. — Note. — The Story of our Fingers. — Note. — Why Snails Climb up Grass. — Why the Cuttle-Fish and Squids Produce a Black Liquid. — Why Cocks have Combs on their Heads. — Note. — How the Crow became Black. — Why the Crow is Black. — The Dove and the Crow. — Notes. — Why the Ocean is Salty. — Note. — Why the Sky is Curved. — Why the Sky is High. — Notes. — An Unequal Match; Or, Why the Carabao’s Hoof is Split. — Notes.
31. 31.The Deer and the Snail.
32. 32.Appendix.
33. 33.Supplementary Bibliography.
34. 34.Supplementary Notes.
35. 35.Colophon — Availability — Encoding — Revision History — External References — Corrections

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