Myth Entries

Explore the collected tales from the Aklatan.

The Three Friends: the Monkey, the Dog, and the Carabao

Narrated by José M. Hilario, a Tagalog from Batangas, Batangas. Once there lived three friends — a monkey, a dog, and a carabao. They were getti...

The Wicked Woman’s Reward

Narrated by Gregorio Frondoso, a Bicol from Camarines. The story was told by a father to one of his sons. Once there lived a certain king. He had c...

The Story of our Fingers

Narrated by Leopoldo Uichanco, a Tagalog from Calamba, La Laguna. “Why,” said Antonio to his grandfather one day, “does our thumb stand separ...

Why the Ocean is Salty

Narrated by José M. Paredes of Bangued, Ilocos Sur. He heard the story from a farmer. A few years after the creation of the world there lived a ta...

The Clever Husband and Wife

Narrated by Elisa Cordero, a Tagalog from Pagsanjan, La Laguna. She heard the story from her servant. Pedro had been living as a servant in a docto...

Three Brothers of Fortune

Narrated by Eugenio Estayo, a Pangasinan, who heard the story from Toribio Serafica, a native of Rosales, Pangasinan. In former times there lived i...

The Three Friends: the Monkey, the Dog, and the Carabao

Narrated by José M. Hilario, a Tagalog from Batangas, Batangas. Once there lived three friends — a monkey, a dog, and a carabao. They were getti...