1. THE DINNER PARTY THE evening before he killed himself, Virgilio Serrano gave a dinner party. He invited five guests—friends and classmates in university— myself included. Since we lived on campus in barracks built by the U.S. Army, he sent his Packard to fetch us. Virgilio lived alone in a pre-war chalet that belonged to [...]
There came a day when the kingfisher (kobug [124]) had nothing to drink, and was thirsty for water. Then she walked along the bed of the brook, searching for a drink; but the waters of the brook were all dried up. Now, on that very day, the Maganud went up the mountain to get some [...]
The guavas were ripe, and Juan’s father sent him to gather enough for the family and for the neighbors who came to visit them. Juan went to the guava bushes and ate all that he could hold. Then he began to look around for mischief. photo from http://sayangtist.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/ He soon found a wasp nest and [...]
The liver of the crow is “medicine” for many pains and for sickness. On this account the Bagobo kills the crow so that he may get his liver for “medicine.” The liver is good to eat, either cooked or raw. If you see a crow dead, you can get its liver and eat some of [...]
A long time ago there was a young man whose name was Jackyo. He was very poor, and by his daily labor could earn barely enough for his food and nothing at all for his clothes. He had a little farm at some distance from the village in which he lived, and on it raised [...]
This is a legend of Dumaguete, the capital of the province of Negros Occidental. From this town can be seen five islands, viz., Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Mindanao, and Siquijor. There is no one on the great island of Negros who does not love the name of Catalina. Even the wild mountain men speak it with [...]
Barom-Mai was an old and ugly king who lived in a kingdom called Calinan in the Visayas hundreds of years ago. Although he was powerful, he was helpless when it came to winning the love of his young bride, Madayaw-Bayho (daughter of Tageb, king of the pirates).
(Bahagi ng The Beautiful Bungangsakit) Salin ni Reynaldo S. Reyes Mula sa”The Legend” by Damiana L. Eugenio, UP Press Dahil sa ipinakitang kalupitan ng mga tulisang-dagat, ang mga naninirahan sa Balud, sa pangunguna ng mga misyonerong Heswita ay nagtungo sa Binongtoan, isa sa kalapit na nayon. Doon ay nagsimula silang bumuo ng panibagong nayon at [...]
Retold by Clara Kern Bayliss. One day a Monkey met a Turtle on the road, and asked, “Where are you going?” “I am going to find something to eat, for I have had no food for three whole days,” said the Turtle. “I too am hungry,” said the Monkey; “and since we are both hungry, [...]
By Nick Joaquin The old people had ordered that the dancing should stop at ten o’clock but it was almost midnight before the carriages came filing up the departing guests, while the girls who were staying were promptly herded upstairs to the bedrooms, the young men gathering around to wish them a good night and [...]
