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Filipino Popular Tales

by Dean S. Fansler

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Bibliography
  3. 3Hero Tales and Drolls
  4. 4Suan Eket
  5. 5The Charcoal-maker Who Became King
  6. 6The Story of Carancal
  7. 7Suac and His Adventures
  8. 8The Three Friends — The Monkey, the Dog, and the Carabao
  9. 9How Suan Became Rich
  10. 10The King’s Decisions
  11. 11The Four Blind Brothers
  12. 12Juan the Blind Man
  13. 13Teofilo the Hunchback, and the Giant
  14. 14Juan and the Buringcantada
  15. 15The Manglalabas
  16. 16Sagacious Marcela
  17. 17King Tasio
  18. 18The Story of Zaragoza
  19. 19Juan the Peerless Robber
  20. 20The Seven Crazy Fellows
  21. 21Juan Manalaksan
  22. 22Juan the Poor, Who Became Juan the King
  23. 23Lucas the Strong
  24. 24Juan and His Six Companions
  25. 25The Story of King Palmarin
  26. 26The Three Brothers
  27. 27Three Brothers of Fortune
  28. 28Pablo and the Princess
  29. 29Legend of Prince Oswaldo
  30. 30The Rich and the Poor
  31. 31Lucas the Rope-maker
  32. 32The King and the Dervish
  33. 33The Mysterious Book
  34. 34The Miraculous Cow
  35. 35The Clever Husband and Wife
  36. 36The Three Brothers
  37. 37Juan and His Adventures
  38. 38Juan Wearing a Monkey’s Skin
  39. 39How Salaksak Became Rich
  40. 40Clever Juan and Envious Diego
  41. 41Ruined Because of Invidiousness
  42. 42The Two Friends
  43. 43Juan the Orphan
  44. 44Is He the Crafty Ulysses?
  45. 45The Reward of Kindness
  46. 46Pedro and Satan
  47. 47The Devil and the Guachinango
  48. 48Juan Sadut
  49. 49An Act of Kindness
  50. 50The Indolent Husband
  51. 51Cecilio, the Servant of Emilio
  52. 52Chonguita
  53. 53The Golden Lock
  54. 54Who Is the Nearest Relative?
  55. 55With One Centavo Juan Marries a Princess
  56. 56The Three Humpbacks
  57. 57The Seven Humpbacks
  58. 58Respect Old Age
  59. 59The Golden Rule
  60. 60Cochinango
  61. 61Pedro and the Witch
  62. 62The Woman and Her Coles Plant
  63. 63A Negrito Slave
  64. 64Alberto and the Monsters
  65. 65Juan and Maria
  66. 66The Enchanted Prince
  67. 67The Prince’s Dream
  68. 68The Wicked Woman’s Reward
  69. 69The Magic Ring (“Ang Singsing Nga Tantanan”)
  70. 70Maria and the Golden Slipper
  71. 71Abadeja
  72. 72Juan the Poor
  73. 73The Fate of an Envious Woman
  74. 74The Monkey and Juan Pusong Tambi-tambi
  75. 75Andres the Trapper
  76. 76Juan the Fool
  77. 77Juan and His Painted Hat
  78. 78Juan and Clotilde
  79. 79The Poor Man and His Three Sons
  80. 80The Denied Mother
  81. 81Tomarind and the Wicked Datu
  82. 82Fables and Animal Stories
  83. 83The Monkey and the Turtle
  84. 84The Monkey and the Turtle
  85. 85The Monkey and the Crocodile
  86. 86Zambal Version
  87. 87The Monkeys and the Dragon-Flies
  88. 88The Monkey, the Turtle, and the Crocodile
  89. 89The Iguana and the Turtle
  90. 90The Trial Among the Animals
  91. 91The Pugu’s Case
  92. 92Why Mosquitoes Hum and Try to Get Into the Holes of Our Ears
  93. 93A Tyrant
  94. 94The Greedy Crow
  95. 95The Humming-bird and the Carabao
  96. 96The Camanchile and the Passion
  97. 97Auac and Lamiran
  98. 98“Just-So” Stories — Why the Ant Is Not So Venomous as the Snake
  99. 99Why Locusts Are Harmful
  100. 100How Lansones Became Edible
  101. 101Why Cocks Fight One Another
  102. 102Why Bats Fly at Night
  103. 103Why the Sun Shines More Brightly Than the Moon
  104. 104Why the Culing Has a Tonsure
  105. 105The Culeto and the Crow
  106. 106The Hawk and the Coling
  107. 107Why the Cow’s Skin Is Loose on the Neck
  108. 108The First Loose-Skinned Cow and the First Tight-Skinned Carabao
  109. 109Why the Monkey Is Wise
  110. 110The Lost Necklace
  111. 111The Cock and the Sparrow-Hawk
  112. 112The Story of Our Fingers
  113. 113Why Snails Climb Up Grass
  114. 114Why the Cuttle-Fish and Squids Produce a Black Liquid
  115. 115Why Cocks Have Combs on Their Heads
  116. 116How the Crow Became Black
  117. 117Why the Crow Is Black
  118. 118The Dove and the Crow
  119. 119Why the Ocean Is Salty
  120. 120Why the Sky Is Curved
  121. 121Why the Sky Is High
  122. 122An Unequal Match; or, Why the Carabao’s Hoof Is Split
  123. 123Appendix — Supplementary Bibliography
  124. 124Supplementary Notes

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