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 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.
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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.
