NARRATIVES OF FICTITIOUS EVENTS

Myths

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The World's Creation and the Birth of WainamoinenFrom the Kalevala [14]
Students' Themes
Origin of the MoonEmanuel Baja[16]
The First Cocoanut TreeManuel Reyes [18]
The LotusIda Treat[21]

Legends

Kenach's Little WomanWilliam Canton [28]
Students' Themes
A Legend of GapanTeofilo Corpus [36]
Manca: a Legend of the IncasDorothea Knoblock[38]
The Place of the Red GrassSixto Guico[42]

Fairy Tales

The BoggartFrom the English[55]
Students' Themes
Cafre and the Fisherman's Wife Benito Ebuen[57]
The Friendship of an Asuang and a DuendeEmanuel Baja[58]
A Tianac Frightens JuanSantiago Ochoa[61]
The Black Cloth of the CalumpangEusebio Ramos [63]

Nursery Tales

Princess Helena the FairFrom the Russian[69]
Students' Themes
Juan the GuesserBienvenido Gonzalez[73]
The Shepherd who became KingVicente Hilario[78]

Fables

Jupiter and the CountrymanFrom the Spectator[90]
The Drop of Water (Persian) From the Spectator[91]
The Grandee at the Judgment SeatKriloff[91]
The Lion and the Old HareFrom the Hitopadesa[92]
The Fox and the CrabFrom the Turkish[93]
The Fool who Sells WisdomFrom the Turkish[94]
The Archer and the TrumpeterFrom the Turkish[95]
Students' Themes
The Courtship of Sir ButterflyMaximo M. Kalaw[96]
The Hat and the ShoesJosé R. Perez[98]
The Crocodile and the PeahenElisa Esguerra[99]
The Old Man, his Son, and his GrandsonEutiquiano Garcia[100]

Parables

The Three Questions Tolstoy [104]
Students' Themes
A Master and his ServantEusebio Ramos[110]
The Parable of the Beggar and the GiversDorothea Knoblock[111]

Allegories

The ArtistOscar Wilde[120]
The House of JudgmentOscar Wilde[120]
Students' Themes
The Chain that BindsElizabeth Sudborough[123]
The Love which Surpassed All Other LovesFlorence Gifford[125]

Tales of Mere Wonder

The Story of the City of BrassFrom the Arabian Nights[132]
Student's Theme
The Magic Ring, the Bird, and the BasketFacundo Esquivel[147]

Imaginary Voyages

Mellonta TautaEdgar Allan Poe[155]
Student's Theme
Busyong's Trip to JupiterManuel Candido[173]

Tale of Scientific Discovery and Mechanical Invention

A Curious VehicleAlexander Wilson Drake[200]
Students' Themes
The Spyglass of the PastHazel Orcutt[218]
Up a Water SpoutEdna Collister[221]

Detective Story and Tale of Mere Plot

Thou Art the ManEdgar Allan Poe[228]
Student's Theme
The Picture of LhasaHazel Orcutt[248]

Tales of More-or-Less Probable Adventure

Fight with a BearCharles Reade[257]
Student's Theme
Secret of the Jade TlalocDorothea Knoblock[267]

Society Stories

The Fur CoatLudwig Fulda[277]
Student's Theme
The Lady in Pink Wilma I. Ball[289]

Humorous Stories

The Expatriation of Jonathan TaintorCharles Battell Loomis[302]
Students' Themes
Kileto and the PhysicianLorenzo Licup[307]
The Lame Man and the Deaf FamilySantiago Rotea[311]

Occasional Stories

The Lost ChildFrançois Coppée[315]
Students' Themes
The Peace of YesterdaysKatherine Kurz[334]
A Christmas LegendIda F. Treat[342]

Moral Story

Jeannot and ColinVoltaire[348]

Pedagogical Narratives

Gertrude's Method of InstructionPestalozzi[365]
Student's Theme
Lawin-lawinan (a Filipino game)Leopoldo Uichanco[368]

Stories of Present-Day Realism

The Piece of String Maupassant [374]
Students' Themes
A Social ErrorIda Treat[382]
The Lot of the PoorAgnes Palmer[388]
Filipino FearWalfrido de Leon[390]

Psychological Weird Tales

The Signal-ManCharles Dickens[403]
Student's Theme
Like a Thief in the NightDorothea Knoblock[420]

Stories That Emphasize Character and Environment

Muhammad DinRudyard Kipling[432]
Students' Themes
The FettersKatherine Kurz[436]
When Terry QuitDorothea Knoblock[446]
Nora Titay and ChiquitoJoaquina E. Tirona[453]

Stories That Emphasize Character and Events

The NecklaceMaupassant[460]
Student's Theme
AndongJusto Avila[470]