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Tales from the 7,000 isles : Filipino folk stories

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited,


Title Details
  • Tales from the 7,000 isles :
Publishers
  • Santa Barbara, Calif. :Libraries Unlimited,c2011.
Descriptions
  • xxviii, 165 p. :ill. (some col.) ;27 cm.
Isbn
    9781598846980 (hardcopy : alk. paper)
Subjects
  • Tales -- Philippines.
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Location MAIN
Item Call Number GR 325 .D4 2011
Copynumber 1
Status Available
Barcode 16588
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - 9781598846980 (hardcopy : alk. paper)
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - GR 325
  • Item number - .D4 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification Number
  • Classification number - 398.209599
  • Edition number - 23
Main Entry
  • Personal name - de Las Casas, Dianne.
Title Statement
  • Title - Tales from the 7,000 isles :
  • Remainder of title - Filipino folk stories /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc - Dianne de Las Casas and Zarah C. Gagatiga.
Varying Form Of Title
  • Title proper/short title - Tales from the seven thousand isles
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc - Santa Barbara, Calif. :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc - Libraries Unlimited,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc - c2011.
Physical Description
  • Extent - xxviii, 165 p. :
  • Other physical details - ill. (some col.) ;
  • Dimensions - 27 cm.
Series Statement
  • Series statement - World folklore series
General Note
  • General note - An imprint of ABC-CLIO
Bibliography, Etc. Note
  • Bibliography, etc - Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
  • Formatted contents note - Part 1: Animal stories: The monkey and the turtle: the banana thieves -- The crow and the gecko -- The chicken and the crow -- The tale of cow and carabao -- Monkey and turtle's bananas -- The spider and the fly -- Father rat finds a midwife -- Tamaraw and kohol -- The monkey and the heron--Amomowai and Tatalaonga -- The butterfly who wished to be a God -- The sparrow and the shrimp
  • Formatted contents note - Part 2: Tales of Enchantment: The old tailor -- Makaya and Magboloto: a Visayan tale of the celestial maiden -- Mariang isda: a Visayan Cinderrella -- Mariang Makiling and the golden ginger root -- Minggan and Mariang Sinukuan -- Manggao and Maria Cacao -- The mayor who had two horns -- Buton the magic frog -- Ang Ibong Adarna (The Adarna bird) -- The fisherman and the mermaid -- The legend of the durian fruit
  • Formatted contents note - Part 3: Pour Quoi Tales (How and Why Tales): The legend of the banana -- The legend of the cashew nut -- The legend of the mango fruit -- The legend of Marinduque -- The legend of lanzones -- The first rainfall -- The first bullfrog -- The gift of Kabunyian -- How crab got its eyes -- Guintudan's greed: the first stars, sun, and moon -- How the Banaue rice terraces came to be -- Why bats fly at night -- The legend of the Chocolate Hills -- The legend of Mount Mayon -- The legend of Cainta -- The legend of Lake Lanao -- The legend of Santa Martha -- The legend of the Santo Nino de Cebu -- Melu and Tau Tana: creation story from the B'laans -- Limokon's children: creation story from the Mandayas -- The Igorot story of creation
  • Formatted contents note - Part 4: Trickster Tales: Juan Tama and the rice pot -- Inug-ay and the Dayap fruit -- Pilandok goes to market -- The deer, the witch, and Alimaung -- The adventures of Juan Posong --
  • Formatted contents note - Part 5: Scary stories: The passenger -- Nardong agimat -- The three lovely maidens -- The witch's Batbatcuao
  • Formatted contents note - Part 6: Games, crafts, and recipes: Sungka -- Pabitin (Hanged goodies) -- Pupok palayok (Hit the pot) -- Luksong tinik (A Filipino variant of leapfrog) -- Langit at lupa (Heaven and earth: a game of tag) -- Parol, a Filipino Christmas lantern -- Sinanglay ni Mamu Dhel (Fish cooked in coconut) -- Kinilaw na tanigue (Filipino ceviche) -- Pansit bihon (Noodle dish) -- Fresh lumpia (Filipino egg roll) -- Squash soup
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Tales
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines.
Personal Name
  • Personal name - Gagatiga, Zarah.
Series Uniform Title
  • Uniform title - World folklore series.