Philippine Folk-Tales

John Stuart Mill · en
This etext contains four articles that appeared in the "Journal of
American Folk-Lore" (JAFL), all related to folklore in the Philippines.

1. "Philippine Folk-Tales," Clara Kern Bayliss, JAFL 15 : 46-53.

2. "Visayan Folk-Tales," Berton L. Maxfield and W. H. Millington,
   JAFL 19 : 97-112; JAFL 20 : 89-103; JAFL 20 : 311-318.

3. "Tagalog Folk-Tales," Fletcher Gardner, JAFL 20 : 104-120;
   20 : 300-310.

   (including two shorter articles, 4. "A Filipino (Tagalog) Version
   of Aladdin" and 5. "Some Games of Filipino Children" by the same
   author.)

6. "Bagobo Myths," Laura Watson Benedict, JAFL 26 : 13-63.

All are in the public domain.

The multipart articles are joined together.

This etext has been produced by Jeroen Hellingman





Contents


Philippine Folk-Tales.

 The Monkey and the Turtle.
 How the Farmer Deceived the Demon.
 Benito, the Faithful Servant.


Visayan Folk-Tales.

 Introduction.
 How Jackyo Became Rich.
 Truth and Falsehood.
 Camanla and Parotpot.
 Juan, the Student.
 The Two Wives and the Witch.
 The Living Head.
 Juan Pusong.
 The Enchanted Ring.
 The Enchanted Shell.
 The Three Brothers.
 The Datto Somacuel.
 Magbolotó.
 Why Dogs Wag Their Tails.
 The Eagle and the Hen.
 The Spider and the Fly.
 The Battle of the Crabs.
 The Meeting of the Plants.
 Who Brings the Cholera?
 Masoy and the Ape.
 Arnomongo and Iput-Iput.
 The Snail and the Deer.
 Story of Ca Matsin and Ca Boo-Ug.


Tagalog Folk-Tales.

 Juan Gathers Guavas.
 Juan Makes Gulay of his own Child.
 Juan Wins a Wager for the Governor.
 Juan Hides the Salt.
 The Man in the Shroud.
 The Adventures of Juan.
 The Aderna Bird.
 The Story of Juan and the Monkey.
 Juan the Drunkard who Visited Heaven.
 The Juan who Visited Heaven.
 The Sad Story of Juan and Maria.
 The Fifty-one Thieves.
 The Covetous King and the Three Children.
 The Silent Lover.
 The Priest, the Servant Boy, and the Child Jesus.
 The Story of Juan del Mundo de Austria and the Princess Maria.
 The Artificial Earthquake.
 The Queen and the Aeta Woman.
 The Child Saint.
 Tagalog Babes in the Woods.
 The King, the Princess, and the Poor Boy.
 Hidden Treasure.
 The Battle of the Enchanters.


A Filipino (Tagalog) Version of Aladdin.


Some Games of Filipino Children.


Bagobo Myths

  Myths Associated with Natural Phenomena

    Cosmogony
    In the Days of the Mona
    Why the Sky Went Up
    Why the Sky Went Up
    The Sun and the Moon
    Origin of the Stars
    The Fate of the Moon's Baby
    The Black Men at the Door of the Sun
    Story of the Eclipse

  The "Ulit:" Adventures of Mythical Bagobo at the Dawn of Tradition

    Lumabat and Mebu'yan
    Story of Lumabat and Wari
    How Man Turned into a Monkey
    The Tuglibung and the Tuglay
    Adventures of the Tuglay
    The Tuglay and the Bia
    The Malaki's Sister and the Basolo
    The Mona

  Folk-Lore of the Buso