King Midas and the Golden Touch
Once upon a time in ancient Greece, there lived a king named Midas. He had…
WITH ONE CENTAVO JUAN MARRIES A PRINCESS.
Narrated by Gregorio Frondoso, a Bicol, who heard the story from another Bicol student. The…
WHY THE ANT IS NOT SO VENOMOUS AS THE SNAKE.
Narrated by Francisco M. Africa of Lipa, Batangas. This is a Tagalog story. God first…
WHY MOSQUITOES HUM AND TRY TO GET INTO THE HOLES OF OUR EARS.
Narrated by Fermin Torralba, a Visayan from Tagbilaran, Bohol. He heard the story from an…
WHY DOGS WAG THEIR TAILS
A rich man in a certain town once owned a dog and a cat, both…
WHY COCKS FIGHT ONE ANOTHER.
Narrated by Francisco M. Africa. Once upon a time in an unknown country there lived…
WHO IS THE NEAREST RELATIVE?
Narrated by Leopoldo Uichanco, a Tagalog of Calamba, Laguna. “On my life!” exclaimed old Julian…
TOMARIND AND THE WICKED DATU.
Narrated by Eutiquiano Garcia of Mexico. Pampanga. He says that this is an old Pampangan…
THREE BROTHERS OF FORTUNE.
Narrated by Eugenio Estayo, a Pangasinan, who heard the story from Toribio Serafica, a native…
THE WIDOW’S SON
In a little house at the edge of a village lived a widow with her…