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.”
- 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.”
