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A very long time ago when there were very few people yet on the face of the earth, many queer things were wont to happen. It was because the people were yet very ignorant. Mayon Volcano was only then a mountain and as such had no fire or smoke. She was not as beautiful as …

Long time ago, in a very remote place, there was a church which the people loved very much. They never failed to attend mass and all religious activities in that church. This church was known for its golden bell of which the people took utmost care. One day the people were shocked by the news …

The rattan is a source of food for woodsmen who run out of food. The swollen basal part contains a considerable amount of starch. It is roasted and eaten. Also edible are the buds which in some species are too bitter to be palatable. The following legend from the Monteses of Panay tries to explain why these are bitter, and …

In the days of old, there lived a very selfish king. He lived in a splendid place surrounded by a big garden planted to different fruit-bearing trees. But because he was selfish, he did not want anybody to pick and eat any of the fruits in his garden. He’d rather see them rot on the …

In the days of old, the trees, the birds, the insects and the fishes could talk and so did all living things. One day, a shoot came out of the side of a mother banana tree. It was husky, dark-covered, and thick-leafed. The mother banana tree noticed the difference between the newcomer and her other …

Rosa and Artemio were two happy lovers who had exchanged vows of eternal love. They were in the first flush of youth and happiness and were therefore fully confident of the future. Artemio’s faith in Rosa was not to be shaken by the stories circulated by gossips concerning any possible change in the love of …

In the old, old days when the world was young, the days were always sunny and bright. The people were just as impeccable. They knew no vice nor sin. But as the people grew in number, they came to gamble, cheat, rob, fight, and even murder each other. And with all these degradations, there also …

Once upon a time a woman took her small boy and went to one of her rice fields to perform the apoi ceremony so that the anitos would not harm her rice. She then got busy weeding and told her son not to bother her. By and by the small boy came asking for food. …

Fiction says that once upon a time there lived a beautiful lass with dark wavy hair and soulful eyes, who fell in love with a youth, a strong-armed, long-limbed, handsome fellow who, however, did not find favor in her father’s eyes. Instead, parental authority ordered that she marry a rich widower, old and ugly. Obstinately …

During the ancient times, there lived an old woman on the shore of a lake. She had a fine flower garden. Near her home was a small village of fishermen. The villagers usually visited the old woman’s house and brought with them fish to exchange for flowers. The people believed that the old woman was …