1. Group I: [Tinguian]
    1. [Aponibolinayen and the Sun] 6
    2. [Aponibolinayen] 17
    3. [Gawigawen of Adasen] 25
    4. [The Story of Gaygayoma Who Lives up Above] 37
    5. [The Story of Dumalawi] 44
    6. [The Story of Kanag] 50
    7. [The Story of Tikgi] 56
    8. [The Story of Sayen] 60
    9. [The Sun and the Moon] 65
    10. [How the Tinguian Learned to Plant] 66
    11. [Magsawi] 68
    12. [The Tree with the Agate Beads] 71
    13. [The Striped Blanket] 73
    14. [The Alan and the Hunters] 74
    15. [The Man and the Alan] 77
    16. [Sogsogot] 79
    17. [The Mistaken Gifts] 82
    18. [The Boy Who Became a Stone] 84
    19. [The Turtle and the Lizard] 86
    20. [The Man with the Cocoanuts] 88
    21. [The Carabao and the Shell] 89
    22. [The Alligator’s Fruit] 90
    23. [Dogedog] 91
  2. Group II: [Igorot]
    1. [The Creation] 99
    2. [The Flood Story] 102
    3. [Lumawig on Earth] 105
    4. [How the First Head Was Taken] 111
    5. [The Serpent Eagle] 113
    6. [The Tattooed Men] 115
    7. [Tilin, the Rice Bird] 117
  3. Group III: [The Wild Tribes of Mindanao]
    1. Bukidnon
      1. [How the Moon and Stars Came to Be] 124
      2. [The Flood Story] 125
      3. [Magbangal] 127
      4. [How Children Became Monkeys] 130
      5. [Bulanawan and Aguio] 131
    2. Bagobo
      1. [Origin] 133
      2. [Lumabet] 135
    3. Bilaan
      1. [The Story of the Creation] 139
      2. [In the Beginning] 141
    4. Mandaya
      1. [The Children of the Limokon] 143
      2. [The Sun and the Moon] 145
    5. Subanun
      1. [The Widow’s Son] 147
    1. [Mythology of Mindanao] 157
    2. [The Story of Bantugan] 163
  5. Group IV: [Moro]
    1. Ilocano
      1. [The Monkey and the Turtle] 176
      2. [The Poor Fisherman and His Wife] 179
      3. [The Presidente Who Had Horns] 181
      4. [The Story of a Monkey] 183
      5. [The White Squash] 185
    2. Tagalog
      1. [The Creation Story] 187
      2. [The Story of Benito] 189
      3. [The Adventures of Juan] 196
      4. [Juan Gathers Guavas] 200
    3. Visayan
      1. [The Sun and the Moon] 201
      2. [The First Monkey] 202
      3. [The Virtue of the Cocoanut] 204
      4. [Mansumandig] 206
      5. [Why Dogs Wag Their Tails] 210
      6. [The Hawk and the Hen] 212
      7. [The Spider and the Fly] 214
      8. [The Battle of the Crabs] 215
  6. Group V: [The Christianized Tribes]
  7. [Pronunciation of Philippine Names] 217

Illustrations

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  2. A Tinguian gentleman frontispiece
  3. [Tinguian hunters] 26
  4. [Returning from the hunt] 26
  5. [Hunting with the blowgun] 27
  6. [Sugar cane press] 40
  7. [Vats for boiling sugar cane juice] 40
  8. [Grinding corn] 41
  9. [Making a harrow] 41
  10. [Elevated living rooms reached by ladders] 56
  11. [Cocoanut trees tower above the homes] 56
  12. [Section of a Tinguian village] 57
  13. [A settlement in the mountains] 57
  14. [The talking jars] 68
  15. [Playing the nose flute] 68
  16. [Tinguian potters at work] 69
  17. [Seeding and combing cotton] 69
  18. [Bamboo rafts] 90
  19. [Hauling bamboo] 90
  20. [Rice terraces in the mountains] 91
  21. [A rice field] 91
  22. [Type of Mandaya tree house] 124
  23. [Swinging bridge over Padada river] 125
  24. [A net maker] 160
  25. [Bringing water from the stream] 160
  26. [Bagobos, Davao, Mindanao] 161
  27. [A rice granary] 196
  28. [Methods of transportation] 197
  29. [A store in a Christianized village] 197

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 again into the inky darkness of a tropical jungle.