PHILIPPINE FOLKLORE STORIES - 14 children's stories from the Philippines E-Book

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• Herausgeber: Abela Publishing
• Kategorie: Fantasy und Science-Fiction
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

It is said that Filipinos have always been awed by the fairy tales and epics from other lands. This is to be expected as the Philippines has been a cross-roads on the fabled Spice Route for hundreds of years. It is also to be expected that traders brought wonderful tales of far-off lands. From the west tales of Egypt, Arabia and India and from the North and East, tales of Siam, Sind and Nippon.  It is not surprising, therefore, that most Filipinos considered their local folklore and tales to be somewhat inferior when compared to these exotic stories. But, there is no reason for this. The myths and folk-lore of the Philippines are as beautiful and rich as those of other lands, coloured by the many people and cultures who have influenced the country. In this volume you will find the tale of Harisaboqued, King of a Mountain. A legend of the volcano of Canlaon on the island of Negros. The volcano is still active, and the smoke and steam which are still emitted from its crater gave rise to the story. There is also the poetic story of the Pericos bird and of Quicoy and the Ongloc (the Ongoloc is known in the West as the Bogy-man). Of particular interest is their Creation Story. How the progeny from the marriage of the children of Gods populated the earth and how their offspring came to have different coloured skins. So join with us and journey back to a time when these stories were told around campfires, to the delight of young and old alike.  The tales gathered here share the charm, depth and variety of what it means to be Filipino. 10% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to the Phaung Daw Oo Monastic Education High School in Mandalay, Myanmar. John Maurice Miller (1863 – 1944) is the collator and compiler of Philippine Folklore Stories first published in 1904. Little is known of the author. However Miller compiled, edited this collection of Philippine folk tales, bringing stories to print that had previously only been shared around campfires. Miller is also credited as the author of The Workingman’s Paradise, an Australian labour novel.  

Leseprobe

PHILIPPINE

FOLKLORE STORIES

Translated By

John Maurice Miller

Mt. Mayon

Originally Published by

Ginn & Company, Boston

[1904]

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Resurrected by

Abela Publishing, London

[2010]

Philippine Folklore Stories

Typographical arrangement of this edition

© Abela Publishing 2010

This book may not be reproduced in its current format in any manner in any media, or transmitted by any means whatsoever, electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, or mechanical ( including photocopy, file or video recording, internet web sites, blogs, wikis, or any other information storage and retrieval system) except as permitted by law without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Abela Publishing,

London

United Kingdom

2010

ISBN-13: 978-1-907256-44-8

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Website

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Publisher acknowledges the work that

John Maurice Miller

did in compiling this unique collection of

Philippine Folklore Stories

in a time well before any electronic media was in use.

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10% of the net profit from the sale from this book

will be donated to charities for educational purposes.

PREFACE

As these stories are only legends that have been handed down from remote times, the teacher must impress upon the minds of the children that they are myths and are not to be given credence; otherwise the imaginative minds of the native children would accept them as truth, and trouble would be caused that might be hard to remedy. Explain then the fiction and show the children the folly of belief in such fanciful tales.

CONTENTS

THE TOBACCOOFHARISABOQUED

THE PERICOS

QUICOY AND THE ONGLOC

THE PASSING OF LOKU

THE LIGHT OF THE FLY

MANGITA AND LARINA

HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE

THE SILVER SHOWER

THE FAITHLESSNESSOF SINOGO

CATALINA OF DUMAGUETE

THE FALL OF POLOBULAC

THE ESCAPE OF JUANITA

THE ANTING-ANTINGOF MANUELITO

WHEN THE LILIES RETURN

GLOSSARY