Myths |
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| The World's Creation and the Birth of Wainamoinen | From the Kalevala | [14] |
| Students' Themes— |
| Origin of the Moon | Emanuel Baja | [16] |
| The First Cocoanut Tree | Manuel Reyes | [18] |
| The Lotus | Ida Treat | [21] |
Legends |
| Kenach's Little Woman | William Canton | [28] |
| Students' Themes— |
| A Legend of Gapan | Teofilo Corpus | [36] |
| Manca: a Legend of the Incas | Dorothea Knoblock | [38] |
| The Place of the Red Grass | Sixto Guico | [42] |
Fairy Tales |
| The Boggart | From the English | [55] |
| Students' Themes— |
| Cafre and the Fisherman's Wife | Benito Ebuen | [57] |
| The Friendship of an Asuang and a Duende | Emanuel Baja | [58] |
| A Tianac Frightens Juan | Santiago Ochoa | [61] |
| The Black Cloth of the Calumpang | Eusebio Ramos | [63] |
Nursery Tales |
| Princess Helena the Fair | From the Russian | [69] |
| Students' Themes— |
| Juan the Guesser | Bienvenido Gonzalez | [73] |
| The Shepherd who became King | Vicente Hilario | [78] |
Fables |
| Jupiter and the Countryman | From the Spectator | [90] |
| The Drop of Water (Persian) | From the Spectator | [91] |
| The Grandee at the Judgment Seat | Kriloff | [91] |
| The Lion and the Old Hare | From the Hitopadesa | [92] |
| The Fox and the Crab | From the Turkish | [93] |
| The Fool who Sells Wisdom | From the Turkish | [94] |
| The Archer and the Trumpeter | From the Turkish | [95] |
| Students' Themes— |
| The Courtship of Sir Butterfly | Maximo M. Kalaw | [96] |
| The Hat and the Shoes | José R. Perez | [98] |
| The Crocodile and the Peahen | Elisa Esguerra | [99] |
| The Old Man, his Son, and his Grandson | Eutiquiano Garcia | [100] |
Parables |
| The Three Questions | Tolstoy | [104] |
| Students' Themes— |
| A Master and his Servant | Eusebio Ramos | [110] |
| The Parable of the Beggar and the Givers | Dorothea Knoblock | [111] |
Allegories |
| The Artist | Oscar Wilde | [120] |
| The House of Judgment | Oscar Wilde | [120] |
| Students' Themes— |
| The Chain that Binds | Elizabeth Sudborough | [123] |
| The Love which Surpassed All Other Loves | Florence Gifford | [125] |
Tales of Mere Wonder |
| The Story of the City of Brass | From the Arabian Nights | [132] |
| Student's Theme— |
| The Magic Ring, the Bird, and the Basket | Facundo Esquivel | [147] |
Imaginary Voyages |
| Mellonta Tauta | Edgar Allan Poe | [155] |
| Student's Theme— |
| Busyong's Trip to Jupiter | Manuel Candido | [173] |
Tale of Scientific Discovery and Mechanical Invention |
| A Curious Vehicle | Alexander Wilson Drake | [200] |
| Students' Themes— |
| The Spyglass of the Past | Hazel Orcutt | [218] |
| Up a Water Spout | Edna Collister | [221] |
Detective Story and Tale of Mere Plot |
| Thou Art the Man | Edgar Allan Poe | [228] |
| Student's Theme— |
| The Picture of Lhasa | Hazel Orcutt | [248] |
Tales of More-or-Less Probable Adventure |
| Fight with a Bear | Charles Reade | [257] |
| Student's Theme— |
| Secret of the Jade Tlaloc | Dorothea Knoblock | [267] |
Society Stories |
| The Fur Coat | Ludwig Fulda | [277] |
| Student's Theme— |
| The Lady in Pink | Wilma I. Ball | [289] |
Humorous Stories |
| The Expatriation of Jonathan Taintor | Charles Battell Loomis | [302] |
| Students' Themes— |
| Kileto and the Physician | Lorenzo Licup | [307] |
| The Lame Man and the Deaf Family | Santiago Rotea | [311] |
Occasional Stories |
| The Lost Child | François Coppée | [315] |
| Students' Themes— |
| The Peace of Yesterdays | Katherine Kurz | [334] |
| A Christmas Legend | Ida F. Treat | [342] |
Moral Story |
| Jeannot and Colin | Voltaire | [348] |
Pedagogical Narratives |
| Gertrude's Method of Instruction | Pestalozzi | [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 Error | Ida Treat | [382] |
| The Lot of the Poor | Agnes Palmer | [388] |
| Filipino Fear | Walfrido de Leon | [390] |
Psychological Weird Tales |
| The Signal-Man | Charles Dickens | [403] |
| Student's Theme— |
| Like a Thief in the Night | Dorothea Knoblock | [420] |
Stories That Emphasize Character and Environment |
| Muhammad Din | Rudyard Kipling | [432] |
| Students' Themes— |
| The Fetters | Katherine Kurz | [436] |
| When Terry Quit | Dorothea Knoblock | [446] |
| Nora Titay and Chiquito | Joaquina E. Tirona | [453] |
Stories That Emphasize Character and Events |
| The Necklace | Maupassant | [460] |
| Student's Theme— |
| Andong | Justo Avila | [470] |