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Title: Philippine Folk-Tales
Note: Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Summary: "Philippine Folk-Tales" by Clara Kern Bayliss, Berton L. Maxfield, Fletcher Gardner, Laura Watson Benedict, and W. H. Millington is a collection of traditional stories compiled in the early 20th century. The book features a rich tapestry of folklore from the Philippines, including tales from various regions such as Visayan and Tagalog lore, celebrating themes of morality, wit, and the human experience intertwined with nature and mythical creatures. The opening of the collection introduces readers to several light-hearted tales beginning with "The Monkey and the Turtle," which presents a fable about friendship, betrayal, and retribution between two animals. The Monkey, who becomes greedy after finding bananas, neglects his friend the Turtle, leading to a series of retaliatory tricks that culminate in the Monkey's downfall. Following this, there’s a story about a farmer who, after losing his crops, gains a magical stone that provides him the power to become invisible, allowing him to steal riches to save his family. These initial stories set the tone for the collection, merging humor with valuable moral lessons reflective of Filipino culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bayliss, Clara Kern, 1848-1948
Author: Benedict, Laura Estelle Watson, 1861-1932
Author: Gardner, Fletcher, 1869-1952
Author: Maxfield, Berton L. (Berton Lewis), 1873-1937
Author: Millington, W. H.
EBook No.: 11028
Published: Feb 1, 2004
Downloads: 154
Language: English
Subject: Folklore -- Philippines
Subject: Folk literature, Philippine
Subject: Tales -- Philippines
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Philippine Folk-Tales
Note: Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Summary: "Philippine Folk-Tales" by Clara Kern Bayliss, Berton L. Maxfield, Fletcher Gardner, Laura Watson Benedict, and W. H. Millington is a collection of traditional stories compiled in the early 20th century. The book features a rich tapestry of folklore from the Philippines, including tales from various regions such as Visayan and Tagalog lore, celebrating themes of morality, wit, and the human experience intertwined with nature and mythical creatures. The opening of the collection introduces readers to several light-hearted tales beginning with "The Monkey and the Turtle," which presents a fable about friendship, betrayal, and retribution between two animals. The Monkey, who becomes greedy after finding bananas, neglects his friend the Turtle, leading to a series of retaliatory tricks that culminate in the Monkey's downfall. Following this, there’s a story about a farmer who, after losing his crops, gains a magical stone that provides him the power to become invisible, allowing him to steal riches to save his family. These initial stories set the tone for the collection, merging humor with valuable moral lessons reflective of Filipino culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bayliss, Clara Kern, 1848-1948
Author: Benedict, Laura Estelle Watson, 1861-1932
Author: Gardner, Fletcher, 1869-1952
Author: Maxfield, Berton L. (Berton Lewis), 1873-1937
Author: Millington, W. H.
EBook No.: 11028
Published: Feb 1, 2004
Downloads: 154
Language: English
Subject: Folklore -- Philippines
Subject: Folk literature, Philippine
Subject: Tales -- Philippines
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.