Filipino children's favorite stories / retold by Liana Romulo ; illustrated by Joanne De León

By: Romulo, Liana [author]
Contributor(s): De Leon, Joanne [illustrator]
Language: English Publisher: Hongkong: Periplus, c2000Description: 94 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 962593765xSubject(s): Legends -- Philippines | Tales -- Philippines | Mythology, Philippine | Folk literature, Philippine | Folklore -- PhilippinesDDC classification: 398.2
Contents:
Why mosquitoes buzz around our ears -- The terrible giant -- The hermit and the two worms -- The battle of the wind and the rain -- Alunsina -- A feast of gold -- The runaways -- The magic lake -- The deer and the snail -- A bridge of flowers -- Why the cock crows -- The battle of the sea and sky -- The Prince's bride.
Summary: "A collection of well-loved myths and tales from the Philippines. Many of the tales have been told by mothers to children over the centuries and cover classic childhood themes, such as the forces of good versus evil, children versus adults, the weak versus the strong, and others. While some of the stories have been retold and printed in many variations, others have never been published before"--Jacket.
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Filipiniana 		398.2 R666 2000 (Browse shelf) Available CITU-EL-3003
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Why mosquitoes buzz around our ears --
The terrible giant --
The hermit and the two worms --
The battle of the wind and the rain --
Alunsina --
A feast of gold --
The runaways --
The magic lake --
The deer and the snail --
A bridge of flowers --
Why the cock crows --
The battle of the sea and sky --
The Prince's bride.


"A collection of well-loved myths and tales from the Philippines. Many of the tales have been told by mothers to children over the centuries and cover classic childhood themes, such as the forces of good versus evil, children versus adults, the weak versus the strong, and others. While some of the stories have been retold and printed in many variations, others have never been published before"--Jacket.

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