Contents.

  1. I. [HERO TALES AND DROLLS.]
    1. 1. (a) [Suan’s Good Luck] 1
    2. (b) [Suan Eket] 2
    3. 2. [The Charcoal-Maker who became King] 10
    4. 3. [The Story of Carancal] 17
    5. 4. (a) [Suac and his Adventures] 29
    6. (b) [The Three Friends,—the Monkey, the Dog, and the Carabao] 31
    7. 5. (a) [How Suan became Rich] 35
    8. (b) [The King’s Decisions] 37
    9. 6. (a) [The Four Blind Brothers] 42
    10. (b) [Juan the Blind Man] 43
    11. (c) [Teofilo the Hunchback, and the Giant] 46
    12. (d) [Juan and the Buringcantada] 47
    13. (e) [The Manglalabas] 49
    14. 7. (a) [Sagacious Marcela] 53
    15. (b) [King Tasio] 55
    16. 8. (a) [The Story of Zaragoza] 64
    17. (b) [Juan the Peerless Robber] 69
    18. 9. [The Seven Crazy Fellows] 75
    19. 10. (a) [Juan Manalaksan] 79
    20. (b) [Juan the Poor, who became Juan the King] 81
    21. 11. (a) [Lucas the Strong] 89
    22. (b) [Juan and his Six Companions] 92
    23. (c) [The Story of King Palmarin] 98
    24. 12. (a) [The Three Brothers] 116
    25. (b) [Three Brothers of Fortune] 118
    26. (c) [Pablo and the Princess] 120
    27. (d) [Legend of Prince Oswaldo] 122
    28. 13. (a) [The Rich and the Poor] 137
    29. (b) [Lucas the Rope-Maker] 140
    30. 14. (a) [The King and the Dervish] 144
    31. (b) [The Mysterious Book] 145
    32. 15. [The Miraculous Cow] 150
    33. 16. [The Clever Husband and Wife] 152
    34. 17. [The Three Brothers] 155
    35. 18. [Juan and his Adventures] 171
    36. 19. [Juan wearing a Monkey’s Skin] 178
    37. 20. (a) [How Salaksak became Rich] 183
    38. (b) [Clever Juan and Envious Diego] 186
    39. (c) [Ruined because of Invidiousness] 188
    40. (d) [The Two Friends] 190
    41. (e) [Juan the Orphan] 192
    42. 21. [Is he the Crafty Ulysses?] 197
    43. 22. [The Reward of Kindness] 207
    44. 23. [Pedro and Satan] 211
    45. 24. [The Devil and the Guachinango] 214
    46. 25. [Juan Sadut] 223
    47. 26. [An Act of Kindness] 227
    48. 27. [The Indolent Husband] 231
    49. 28. [Cecilio, the Servant of Emilio] 237
    50. 29. [Chonguita] 244
    51. 30. [The Golden Lock] 248
    52. 31. [Who is the Nearest Relative?] 257
    53. 32. [With One Centavo Juan marries a Princess] 262
    54. 33. (a) [The Three Humpbacks] 265
    55. (b) [The Seven Humpbacks] 267
    56. 34. (a) [Respect Old Age] 271
    57. (b) [The Golden Rule] 271
    58. 35. [Cochinango] 276
    59. 36. [Pedro and the Witch] 279
    60. 37. [The Woman and her Coles Plant] 285
    61. 38. [A Negrito Slave] 287
    62. 39. [Alberto and the Monsters] 291
    63. 40. [Juan and Maria] 295
    64. 41. [The Enchanted Prince] 301
    65. 42. [The Prince’s Dream] 304
    66. 43. [The Wicked Woman’s Reward] 309
    67. 44. [The Magic Ring] 310
    68. 45. (a) [Maria and the Golden Slipper] 314
    69. (b) [Abadeja] 316
    70. 46. [Juan the Poor] 319
    71. 47. [The Fate of an Envious Woman] 323
    72. 48. (a) [The Monkey and Juan Pusong Tambi-Tambi] 326
    73. (b) [Andres the Trapper] 332
    74. 49. [Juan the Fool] 338
    75. 50. [Juan and his Painted Hat] 353
    76. 51. [Juan and Clotilde] 355
    77. 52. [The Poor Man and his Three Sons] 359
    78. 53. [The Denied Mother] 361
    79. 54. [Tomarind and the Wicked Datu] 363
  2. II. [FABLES AND ANIMAL STORIES.]
    1. 55. [The Monkey and the Turtle] (three versions) 366
    2. 56. [The Monkey and the Crocodile] (two versions) 374
    3. 57. [The Monkeys and the Dragon-Flies] 379
    4. 58. [The Monkey, the Turtle, and the Crocodile] 382
    5. 59. [The Iguana and the Turtle] 383
    6. 60. (a) [The Trial among the Animals] 385
    7. (b) [The Pugu’s Case] 386
    8. (c) [Why Mosquitoes hum and try to get into the Holes of our Ears] 387
    9. (d) [A Tyrant] 388
    10. 61. [The Greedy Crow] 391
    11. 62. [The Humming-Bird and the Carabao] 393
    12. 63. [The Camanchile and the Passion] 394
    13. 64. [Auac and Lamiran] 395
  3. III. [“JUST-SO” STORIES.]
    1. 65. [Why the Ant is not so Venomous as the Snake] 398
    2. 66. [Why Locusts are Harmful] 399
    3. 67. [How Lansones became Edible] 401
    4. 68. [Why Cocks fight One Another] 403
    5. 69. [Why Bats fly at Night] 404
    6. 70. [Why the Sun shines more brightly than the Moon] 404
    7. 71. (a) [Why the Culing has a Tonsure] 407
    8. (b) [The Culeto and the Crow] 407
    9. (c) [The Hawk and the Coling] 408
    10. 72. (a) [Why the Cow’s Skin is Loose on the Neck] 410
    11. (b) [The First Loose-Skinned Cow and the First Tight-Skinned Carabao] 411
    12. 73. [Why the Monkey is Wise] 412
    13. 74. (a) [The Lost Necklace] 414
    14. (b) [The Cock and the Sparrow-Hawk] 415
    15. 75. [The Story of our Fingers] 416
    16. 76. [Why Snails climb up Grass] 417
    17. 77. [Why the Cuttlefish and Squids produce a Black Liquid] 419
    18. 78. [Why Cocks have Combs on their Heads] 420
    19. 79. (a) [How the Crow became Black] 420
    20. (b) [Why the Crow is Black] 421
    21. (c) [The Dove and the Crow] 422
    22. 80. [Why the Ocean is Salty] 425
    23. 81. (a) [Why the Sky is Curved] 426
    24. (b) [Why the Sky is High] 426
    25. 82. [An Unequal Match; or, Why the Carabao’s Hoof is split] 428