Moro. Mythology Of Mindanao : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], MYTHOLOGY OF MINDANAO 141 "Moro" A long, long time ago Mindanao was covered with water, and the sea extended over all the lowlands so that nothing could be seen but mountains. Then there were many people living in the country, and all...
Pronunciation Of Philippine Names : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], PRONUNCIATION OF PHILIPPINE NAMES The vowel sounds in the following pronunciations are those used in Webster's dictionary. "Adasen", a-dsen "Aguio", age-o "Alan", ln "Alokotan", -lo-ko-tn "Aponibalagen", apo-ne-b-l-gen "Aponibolinayen"...
Christianized Tribes. The Presidente Who Had Horns : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE PRESIDENTE WHO HAD HORNS "Ilocano" Once there was a presidente 151 who was very unjust to his people, and one day he became so angry that he wished he had horns so that he might frighten them. No sooner had he made this rash wish...
Igorot. Tilin, The Rice Bird : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], TILIN, THE RICE BIRD 112 "Igorot" One day when a mother was pounding out rice to cook for supper, her little girl ran up to her and cried: "Oh, Mother, give me some of the raw rice to eat." "No," said the mother, "it is not good for you...
Tinguian. The Boy Who Became A Stone : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE BOY WHO BECAME A STONE "Tinguian" One day a little boy named Elonen sat out in the yard making a bird snare, and as he worked, a little bird called to him: "Tik-tik-lo-den" (come and catch me). "I am making a snare for you," said...
Igorot. Introduction : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], IGOROT INTRODUCTION Three or four days journey to the south and east of the Tinguian live the Igorot; but so difficult are the trails over the mountains and through the swift rivers that there is little intercourse between the two tribes...
Igorot. How The First Head Was Taken : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], HOW THE FIRST HEAD WAS TAKEN 105 "Igorot" One day the Moon, who was a woman named Kabigat, sat out in the yard making a large copper pot. The copper was still soft and pliable like clay, and the woman squatted on the ground with...
Notes : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], NOTES FOOTNOTES 1 This incident is strikingly similar to the story in North American folk-lore of the maiden captured and carried upward by a vine. Several other points of likeness appear in the lore of Malaysia, Polynesia, and Americ...
Tinguian. The Story Of Dumalawi : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE STORY OF DUMALAWI "Tinguian" Aponitolau and Aponibolinayen had a son whose name was Dumalawi. 47 When the son had become a young man, his father one day was very angry with him, and tried to think of some way in which to destroy him...
Christianized Tribes. The Story Of Benito : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE STORY OF BENITO "Tagalog" Benito was an only son who lived with his father and mother in a little village. They were very poor, and as the boy grew older and saw how hard his parents struggled for their scanty living he often dreamed...
Tinguian. The Sun And The Moon : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE SUN AND THE MOON "Tinguian" Once the Sun and the Moon quarreled with each other, and the Sun said: "You are only the Moon and are not much good. If I did not give you light, you would be no good at all." But the Moon answered: "You...
Christianized Tribes. The Story Of A Monkey : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE STORY OF A MONKEY "Ilocano" One day when a monkey was climbing a tree in the forest in which he lived, he ran a thorn into his tail. Try as he would, he could not get it out, so he went to a barber in the town and said: "Friend...
Christianized Tribes. The Virtue Of The Cocoanut : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE VIRTUE OF THE COCOANUT "Visayan" One day a man took his blow-gun 163and his dog and went to the forest to hunt. As he was making his way through the thick woods he chanced upon a young cocoanut tree growing in the ground. It w...
Mindanao. The Children Of The Limokon : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE CHILDREN OF THE LIMOKON 133 "Mandaya" ("Mindanao") In the very early days before there were any people on the earth, the limokon (a kind of dove) 134 were very powerful and could talk like men though they looked like birds. One...
Untitled : Title Page Preface Contents TINGUIAN Introduction Aponibolinayen and the Sun Aponibolinayen Gawigawen of Adasen The Story of Gaygayoma who Lives up Above The Story of Dumalawi The Story of Kanag The Story of the Tikgi The Story of Sayen The Sun and the Moon How the Tinguian Learned to Plant Magsawi...
Tinguian. How The Tinguian Learned To Plant : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], HOW THE TINGUIAN LEARNED TO PLANT "Tinguian" 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. Neither did they...
Christianized Tribes. The White Squash : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE WHITE SQUASH "Ilocano" In a queer little bamboo house in front of a big garden lived a man and his wife all alone. They had always been kind and good to everyone, but still they were not happy, because the child for which they longed...
Christianized Tribes. The Adventures Of Juan : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE ADVENTURES OF JUAN "Tagalog" Juan was always getting into trouble. He was a lazy boy, and more than that, he did not have good sense. When he tried to do things, he made such dreadful mistakes that he might better not have tried. His...
Mindanao. In The Beginning : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], IN THE BEGINNING "Bilaan" ("Mindanao") In the beginning there were four beings, 131 and they lived on an island no larger than a hat. On this island there were no trees or grass or any other living thing besides these four people and one...
Tinguian. The Turtle And The Lizard : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE TURTLE AND THE LIZARD "Tinguian" A turtle and a big lizard once went to the field of Gotgotapa to steal ginger, 88 When they reached the place the turtle said to the lizard: "We must be very still or the man will hear us and come out...
Tinguian. The Striped Blanket : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE STRIPED BLANKET "Tinguian" Three Tinguian once went to the mountains to hunt deer. They took their blankets with them, for they expected to be gone several days, and the nights in the mountains are cold. The blankets of two...
Preface : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], PREFACE From time to time since the American occupation of the Islands, Philippine folk-tales have appeared in scientific publications, but never, so far as the writer is aware, has there been an attempt to offer to the general public...
Mindanao. The Flood Story : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE FLOOD STORY "Bukidnon" ("Mindanao") A long time ago there was a very big crab 115 which crawled into the sea. And when he went in he crowded the water out so that it ran all over the earth and covered all the land. Now about one mo...
Tinguian. The Man With The Cocoanuts : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE MAN WITH THE COCOANUTS "Tinguian" One day a man who had been to gather his cocoanuts loaded his horse heavily with the fruit. On the way home he "met" a boy whom he asked how long it would take to reach the house. "If you go slowly,"...
Mindanao. How Children Became Monkeys : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], HOW CHILDREN BECAME MONKEYS "Bukidnon" ("Mindanao") One day a mother took her two children with her when she went to color cloth. Not far from her home was a mud hole 119 where the carabao liked to wallow, and to this hole she carried...
Mindanao. The Sun And The Moon : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE SUN AND THE MOON "Mandaya" ("Mindanao") The Sun and the Moon were married, but the Sun was very ugly and quarrelsome. One day he became angry at the Moon and started to chase her. She ran very fast until she was some distance ahead...
Mindanao. Magbangal : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], MAGBANGAL 117 "Bukidnon" ("Mindanao") Magbangal was a good hunter, and he often went to a certain hill where he killed wild pigs for food. One night as it was nearing the planting season, he sat in his house thinking, and after a long...
Igorot. The Tattooed Men : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE TATTOOED MEN 109 "Igorot" Once there were two young men, very good friends, who were unhappy because neither of them had been tattooed. 110 They felt that they were not as beautiful as their friends. One day they agreed to tattoo...
Tinguian. The Tree With The Agate Beads : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE TREE WITH THE AGATE BEADS "Tinguian" More than a hundred seasons ago, a Tinguian went one day to the mountains to hunt. Accompanied by his faithful dog, he made his way steadily up the mountain side, only halting where it w...
Igorot. The Creation : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE CREATION "Igorot" In the beginning there were no people on the earth. Lumawig, 93 the Great Spirit, came down from the sky and cut many reeds. 94 He divided these into pairs which he placed in different parts of the world, and then...
Igorot. Lumawig On Earth : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], LUMAWIG ON EARTH "Igorot" One day when Lumawig, 100 the Great Spirit, looked down from his place in the sky he saw two sisters gathering beans. And he decided to go down to visit them. When he arrived at the place he asked them what they...
Tinguian. The Alan And The Hunters : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE ALAN AND THE HUNTERS "Tinguian" Two men once went to hunt wild pig in the mountains, and after some time they speared and killed one, but they had no fire over which to singe it. One man climbed a tree to see if there was a fire near...
Tinguian. Aponibolinayen And The Sun : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], APONIBOLINAYEN AND THE SUN "Tinguian" One day Aponibolinayen and her sister-in-law went out to gather greens. They walked to the woods to the place where the siksiklat grew, for the tender leaves of this vine are very good to e...
Tinguian. The Story Of Sayen : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE STORY OF SAYEN 69 "Tinguian" In the depths of a dark forest where people seldom went, lived a wizened old Alan. 70 The skin on her wrinkled face was as tough as a carabao hide, and her long arms with fingers pointing back...
Tinguian. Aponibolinayen : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], APONIBOLINAYEN "Tinguian" The most beautiful girl in all the world was Aponibolinayen of Nalpangan. Many young men had come to her brother, Aponibalagen, to ask for her hand in marriage, but he had refused them all, for he awaited one...
Christianized Tribes. The Battle Of The Crabs : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE BATTLE OF THE CRABS "Visayan" One day the land crabs had a meeting and one of them said: "What shall we do with the waves? They sing so loudly all the time that we cannot possibly sleep." "Well," answered one of the oldest...
Tinguian. The Mistaken Gifts : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE MISTAKEN GIFTS "Tinguian" When Siagon was about eight years old his parents began looking for a girl who would make a suitable wife. At last when they had decided on a beautiful maiden, who lived some distance from them, they sent...
Tinguian. Man And The Alan : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], MAN AND THE ALAN "Tinguian" A Tinguian was once walking along a trail in the wood when he heard a strange sound in a large tree near him, and looking up he was startled to see that it was the home of the Alan--spirits who live...
Christianized Tribes. Introduction : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], CHRISTIANIZED TRIBES INTRODUCTION When the Spaniards discovered the Philippines in the sixteenth century, they found the tribes along the coasts of the different islands already somewhat influenced by trade with China, Siam...
Christianized Tribes. The Monkey And The Turtle : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE MONKEY AND THE TURTLE "Ilocano" A monkey, looking very sad and dejected, was walking along the bank of the river one day when he met a turtle. "How are you?" asked the turtle, noticing that he looked sad. The monkey replied, "Oh, my...
Christianized Tribes. The Spider And The Fly : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE SPIDER AND THE FLY "Visayan" Mr. Spider wanted to marry Miss Fly. Many times he told her of his love and begged her to become his wife, but she always refused for she did not like him. One day when she saw Mr. Spider coming ag...
Mindanao. The Story Of The Creation : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE STORY OF THE CREATION 128 "Bilaan" ("Mindanao") In the very beginning there lived a being so large that he can not be compared with any known thing. His name was Melu, 129 and when he sat on the clouds, which were his home, he...
Tinguian. The Carabao And The Shell : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE CARABAO AND THE SHELL "Tinguian" One very hot day, when a carabao went into the river to bathe, he met a shell and they began talking together. "You are very slow," said the carabao to the shell. "Oh, no," replied the shell. "I c...
Mindanao. The Widow's Son : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE WIDOW'S SON 137 "Subanun" ("Mindanao") In a little house at the edge of a village lived a widow with her only son, and they were very happy together. The son was kind to his mother, and they made their living by growing rice...
Moro. The Story Of Bantugan : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE STORY OF BANTUGAN "Moro" Before the Spaniards occupied the island of Mindanao, there lived in the valley of the Rio Grande a very strong man, Bantugan, whose father was the brother of the earthquake and thunder. 146 Now the Sult...
Mindanao. Lumabet : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], LUMABET "Bagobo" ("Mindanao") Soon after people were created on the earth, there was born a child named Lumabet, who lived to be a very, very old man. He could talk when he was but one day old, and all his life he did wonderful things...
Tinguian. The Alligator's Fruit : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE ALLIGATOR'S FRUIT "Tinguian" Two women went to gather some wild fruit from a vine which belonged to the alligator. "You must be careful not to throw the rind with your teeth marks on it where the alligator can see it," said one...
Tinguian. The Story Of Gaygayoma Who Lives : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE STORY OF GAYGAYOMA WHO LIVES UP ABOVE "Tinguian" One day, while Aponitolau sat weaving a basket under his house, he began to feel very hungry and longed for something sweet to chew. Then he remembered that his field was still...
Moro. Introduction : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], MORO INTRODUCTION About the year 1400 something happened which changed the beliefs and customs of many of the tribes of the southern Philippines and made of them a powerful and dreaded people. It was about this time that Arabian traders...
Christianized Tribes. The Sun And The Moon : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE SUN AND THE MOON 160 "Visayan" Once upon a time the Sun and the Moon were married, and they had many children who were the stars. The Sun was very fond of his children, but whenever he tried to embrace any of them, he was so hot th...
Christianized Tribes. The First Monkey : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE FIRST MONKEY "Visayan" Many years ago at the foot of a forest-covered hill was a small town, and just above the town on the hillside was a little house in which lived an old woman and her grandson. The old woman, who was very...
Mindanao. How The Moon And The Stars Came To Be : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], HOW THE MOON AND THE STARS CAME TO BE "Bukidnon" ("Mindanao") One day in the times when the sky was close to the ground a spinster went out to pound rice. 113 Before she began her work, she took off the beads from around her neck...
Tinguian. The Story Of Kanag : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE STORY OF KANAG "Tinguian" When the rice 60 had grown tall and it was near the time for it to ripen, Aponitolau and Aponibolinayen grew fearful lest the wild pigs should break in and destroy all their crop, so they sent their s...
Igorot. The Flood Story : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE FLOOD STORY "Igorot" Once upon a time, when the world was flat and there were no mountains, there lived two brothers, sons of Lumawig, the Great Spirit. The brothers were fond of hunting, and since no mountains had formed there w...
Christianized Tribes. Why Dogs Wag Their Tails : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], WHY DOGS WAG THEIR TAILS "Visayan" 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 w...
Igorot. The Serpent Eagle : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE SERPENT EAGLE 107 "Igorot" Once there lived two boys whose mother sent them every day to the forest to get wood 108 for her fires. Each morning, as they started out, she gave them some food for their trip, but it was always po...
Christianized Tribes. The Hawk And The Hen : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE HAWK AND THE HEN "Visayan" A hawk flying about in the sky one day decided that he would like to marry a hen whom he often saw on earth. He flew down and searched until he found her, and then asked her to become his wife. She at once...
Tinguian. The Story Of The Tikgi : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE STORY OF THE TIKGI "Tinguian" "Tikgi, tikgi, tikgi, we will come to work for you. Let us cut your rice." Ligi 65 had gone to the field to look at his growing rice, but when he heard this sound he looked up and was surprised to see...
Christianized Tribes. Juan Gathers Guavas : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], JUAN GATHERS GUAVAS "Tagalog" One day Juan's father sent him to get some ripe guavas, for a number of the neighbors had come in and he wanted to give them something to eat. Juan went to the guava bushes and ate all the fruit he could...
Christianized Tribes. The Creation Story : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE CREATION STORY "Tagalog" When the world first began there was no land, but only the stea and the sky, and between them was a kite. 154 One day the bird which had nowhere to light grew tired of flying about, so she stirred up the se...
Tinguian. Sogsogot : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], SOGSOGOT "Tinguian" One day, a long time ago, some men went to the mountains to hunt deer and wild pig, and among them was one named Sogsogot. They all went into the thick forest to look for game, but after a while Sogsogot called his...
Tinguian. Introduction : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], TINGUIAN INTRODUCTION The dim light of stars filtered through the leafy canopy above us, and the shadowy form of our guide once more appeared at my horse's head. It was only for an instant, however, and then we were plunged aga...
Christianized Tribes. The Poor Fisherm : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], THE POOR FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE "Ilocano" Many, many years ago a poor fisherman and his wife lived with their three sons in a village by the sea. One day the old man set his snare in the water not far from his house, and at night when he...
Tinguian. Gawigawen Of Adasen : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], GAWIGAWEN OF ADASEN "Tinguian" Aponibolinayen was sick with a headache, and she lay on a mat alone in her house. Suddenly she remembered some fruit that she had heard of but had never seen, and she said to herself, "Oh, I wish I had some...
Title Page : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], PHILIPPINE FOLK TALES Compiled And Annotated By MABEL COOK COLE Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co. [1916] This text is in the public domain in the US because it was published prior to January 1st, 1923. These files may be used for any purpose.
Mindanao. Origin : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], ORIGIN "Bagobo" ("Mindanao") In the beginning there lived one man and one woman, Toglai and Toglibon. Their first children were a boy and a girl. When they were old enough, the boy and the girl went far away across the waters seeking...
Christianized Tribes. Mansumandig : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], MANSUMANDIG "Visayan" One day a man said to his wife: "My wife, we are getting very poor and I must go into business to earn some money." "That is a good idea," replied his wife. "How much capital have you?" "I have twenty-five centavos...
Tinguian. Magsawi : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], MAGSAWI "Tinguian" A great many years ago some Tinguian left their little village in the valley early one morning and made their way toward the mountains. They were off on a deer hunt, 77 and each carried his spear and head-ax, while one...
Mindanao. Bulanawan And Aguio : * "Philippine Folklore Stories", by Mabel Cook Cole, [1916], BULANAWAN AND AGUIO "Bukidnon" ("Mindanao") Langgona and his wife had twin boys named Bulanawan and Aguio. One day, when they were about two years old, the mother took Bulanawan to the field with her when she went to pick cotton. She...
