Filipino folktale-How the Tinguian Learned to Plant

   This is an interesting Folk tales from Philippines. The Philippines is in the south-east country in Asia, situated in the western Pacific Ocean. The culture and the heritage of Philippines are so much rich and wealthy. This folk tale is collected from the book “Philippine Folk Tales”. The author of this folk tales story book was “Mabel Cook Cole” and it was published from “A.C. McClurg & Co., Chicago” in 1916. 

How the Tinguian Learned to Plant

                    - A Filipino Folktale

   In the very old times the Tinguian did not know how to plant and harvest as they now do. For food they had only the things that grew in the forests and fish from the streams. They did not know how to cure people who became ill or were injured by the evil spirits neither and many people died who might otherwise have lived.

   Then Kadaklan, the Great Spirit who lives in the sky, saw that the people often were hungry and sick. Then Kadaklan sent one of his servants, Kaboniyan, to the earth to teach them many things. And it happened this way.

Why Dogs Wag their Tails - Filipino folktale

   This Filipino folktale is collected from the book named "Philippine Folk Tales", written by- Mabel Cook Cole. This book was published in 1916. There are total 61 Filipino folktales in this story book. We gave a of those stories for you.
  

 Why Dogs Wag their Tails

  - A Filipino Folktale

   A rich man in a certain town once owned a dog and a cat, both of which were very useful to him. The dog had served his master for many years and had become so old that he had lost his teeth and was unable to fight any more, but he was a good guide and companion to the cat who was strong and cunning.

   The master had a daughter who was attending school at a convent some distance from home, and very often he sent the dog and the cat with presents to the girl.

   One day he called the faithful animals and told them to carry a magic ring to his daughter. “You are strong and brave,” he said to the cat “You may carry the ring, but you must be careful not to drop it”

   And to the dog he said: “You must accompany the cat to guide her and keep her from harm.”

Filipino Folktale - The Poor Fisherman and His Wife

   This Filipino folktale is collected from the book named "Philippine Folk Tales", written by- Mabel Cook Cole. This book was published in 1916. There are total 61 Filipino folktales in this story book. We gave a of those stories for you.

The poor old fisherman

The Poor Fisherman and His Wife
  - Filipino folktale

   Many, many years ago there was a poor fisherman and his wife lived with their three sons in a village by the sea. One day the old fisherman set his snare (trap or web) in the water not far from his house.At night when the poor fisherman went to look at it, he found that he had caught a great white fish. This startled the old fisherman very much, for he had never seen a fish like this before, and it occurred to him that it was the priest of the town. 

   The poor fisherman man to his wife as fast as he could and cried, “My wife, I have caught the priest.” 

“What?” said the old woman, terrified at the sight of her frightened husband. 

“I have caught the priest,” said the old fisherman again. 

   They hurried together to the river where the snare was set, and when the old woman saw the fish, she cried: “Oh, it is not the priest but the governor.” 

“No, it is the priest,” insisted the old fisherman, and they went home trembling with fear.