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Title: Philippine Folk-Tales

Author: Clara Kern Bayliss, Berton L. Maxfield, W. H. Millington,
        Fletcher Gardner, Laura Watson Benedict

Release Date: February 10, 2004 [EBook #11028]

Language: English

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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

    How to See the Buso
    Buso and the Woman
    The Buso's Basket
    The Buso-Child
    The Buso-Monkey
    How the Moon Tricks the Buso
    The Buso and the Cat
    How a Dog Scared the Buso
    Story of Duling and the Tagamaling
    The S'iring
    How Iro Met the S'iring

Animal Stories: Metamorphosis, Explanatory Tales, Etc.

    The Kingfisher and the Malaki
    The Woman and the Squirrel
    The Cat
    Why the Bagobo Likes the Cat
    How the Lizards got their Markings
    The Monkey and the Tortoise
    The Crow and the Golden Trees

An Ata Story

Alelu'k and Alebu'tud

PART I

Philippine Folk-Tales. [1]

By Clara Kern Bayliss.

CHAPTER 1

The Monkey and the Turtle. [2]

One day a Monkey met a Turtle on the road, and asked, "Where are you going?"

"I am going to find something to eat, for I have had no food for three whole days," said the Turtle.

"I too am hungry," said the Monkey; "and since we are both hungry, let us go together and hunt food for our stomachs' sake."

They soon became good friends and chatted along the way, so that the time passed quickly. Before they had gone far, the Monkey saw a large bunch of yellow bananas on a tree at a distance.

"Oh, what a good sight that is!" cried he. "Don't you see the bananas hanging on that banana-tree? [pointing with his first finger toward the tree]. They are fine! I can taste them already."

But the Turtle was short-sighted and could not see them. By and by they came near the tree, and then he saw them. The two friends were very glad. The mere sight of the ripe, yellow fruit seemed to assuage their hunger.

But the Turtle could not climb the tree, so he agreed that the Monkey should go up alone and should throw some of the fruit down to him. The Monkey was up in a flash; and, seating himself comfortably, he began to eat the finest of the fruit, and forgot to drop any down to the Turtle waiting below. The Turtle called for some, but the Monkey pretended not to hear. He ate even the peelings, and refused to drop a bit to his friend, who was patiently begging under the tree.

At last the Turtle became angry, very angry indeed: "so he thought he would revenge" (as my informant puts it). While the Monkey was having a good time, and filling his stomach, the Turtle gathered sharp, broken pieces of glass, and stuck them, one by one, all around the banana-tree. Then he hid himself under a cocoanut-shell not far away. This shell had a hole in the top to allow the air to enter. That was why the Turtle chose it for his hiding-place.

The Monkey