Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 428 Bayliss, Clara Kern 1848 1948 Benedict, Laura Estelle Watson 1861 1932 Gardner, Fletcher 1869 1952 Maxfield, Berton L. (Berton Lewis) 1873 1937 Maxfield, Berton Lewis Millington, W. H. Philippine Folk-Tales "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.) Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Folklore -- Philippines Folk literature, Philippine Tales -- Philippines GR Text Folklore Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 392872 2025-08-05T06:14:02.682933 text/html 392718 392674 2024-11-05T07:42:59.945241 2023-10-05T08:00:49.229180 text/html text/html 207770 2025-08-05T06:14:09.057430 application/epub+zip 212043 2025-08-05T06:14:04.496970 application/epub+zip 212043 2025-08-05T06:14:03.377968 application/epub+zip 351359 2025-08-05T06:14:12.425387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331986 2025-08-05T06:14:08.324447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311819 2022-09-05T11:19:45.041785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352283 2025-08-05T06:14:02.214945 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332629 2024-10-28T18:22:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18375 2025-08-05T06:14:12.578390 application/rdf+xml 10094 2025-08-05T06:14:03.871954 image/jpeg 2689 2025-08-05T06:14:03.624954 image/jpeg 203776 2025-08-05T06:14:02.714940 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia