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Compilation of
Children’s
Literature
Submitted by;
Kayce Joy l. Saliendrez
BEEd III-Scorpio
Submitted to:
Mrs. Annie Rose S. Vitto
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Table of Contents
LEGENDS
The Legend of the Pineapple ..................................................................5
Legend of the Firefly..............................................................................7
Legend of the Dama de Noche................................................................9
The Legend of Mount Kanlaon .............................................................. 11
The Legend of Mangoes ....................................................................... 12
BIBLE STORIES
The Story of Adam and Eve .................................................................. 14
The Healing at the Pool........................................................................ 16
The Healing Of the Poisonous Food ...................................................... 16
David and Goliath ................................................................................ 17
The Parting of the Red Sea................................................................... 20
POEMS
Young and Old ..................................................................................... 22
Where Go the Boats? ~Robert Louis Stevenson .................................... 23
What Does the Bee Do?........................................................................ 24
What is Pink?....................................................................................... 24
Two Little Kittens ................................................................................ 25
NURSERY RHYMES
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star................................................................... 27
Wee Willie Winkie................................................................................ 28
Hush Little Baby .................................................................................. 29
Little Miss Muffet ................................................................................. 30
Do You Know The Muffin Man............................................................... 30
FABLES
The Lion & the Mouse........................................................................... 32
The Fox & the Grapes........................................................................... 33
The Two Goats..................................................................................... 34
The Heron............................................................................................ 35
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The Cock & the Fox .............................................................................. 36
MYTHS
How the World Was Made .................................................................... 39
Origin( Bagobo,Mindanao) ................................................................... 42
The Creation( Igorot) .......................................................................... 43
How the Moon and the Stars Came to Be .............................................. 43
Bukidnon (Mindanao) .......................................................................... 44
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The Legend of the Pineapple
Once upon a time, there was a woman who lived with her daughter Pina in a tiny
hut in the village. They were poor, and the mother worked day and night to make
both ends meet. No matter how hard she worked, though, she never got any help
from her daughter. Pina was a lazy, spoiled kid who liked to play in the backyard all
day. Whenever her mother asked for help around the house or tried to send her on
an errand, she would always find an excuse by saying she can’t find the object that
was needed to complete that task. If her mother asked her to sweep the house, for
example, she would say she cannot find the broom, even if it was right there in
front of her. Needless to say, her mother always ended up doing the work herself.
One day, her mother became very ill. She called out to Pina, who as usual was
playing in the backyard.
“Pina! Pina! Come over here, anak. I am very sick. Can you cook some porridge
for me please? I am too weak to get up.”
Pina ignored her mother and continued to play.
“Pina, come over here this very instant, or else!” Pina’s mother mustered all
her strength just to say this, but it worked. Pina grudgingly stopped playing and
went inside the house. She poked her head inside her mother’s room.
“What do you want, Nanay (mother)? You really expect me to cook for you?
That’s too hard,” protested Pina, pouting and stomping her feet.
“Pina, it is very simple. Just put some rice in a pot and add water. Once the
water boils, let it simmer for awhile. Stir it occasionally with a ladle. Everything you
need should be right there in the kitchen.”
Pina reluctantly left and went to the kitchen. Her mother could hear her
banging the drawers and cabinets. Then her mother heard her open the back door
and sneak out into the backyard. Her mother waited and waited. Finally, she called
out to Pina again.
“Pina, did you cook like I told you to?”
“No,” was the defiant response.
“And why not?” was her mom’s exasperated response.
“Because I could not find the ladle,” was her flippant reply.
“Oh, you lazy child! You probably did not even bother to look for it! What am I
going to do with you? Here I am, sick, and I cannot even count on you!”
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Her mother wept bitterly. In her anger, she shouted, “I wish you would grow a
thousand eyes all over your head! Then you can find what you’re looking for. Maybe
then you won’t have any more excuses.”
As soon as she said this, there was complete silence. Her mother thought, “She
is trying to be quiet so I will forget about asking her again.” She sighed.
She waited a little bit to see if Pina would come back. Realizing the wait was
futile, she wearily got up to do the cooking herself. When she looked out into the
backyard, Pina was nowhere to be found. She sighed again and said to herself,
“That lazy kid probably went to a friend’s house so she did not have to do any more
errands for me.”
Exhausted from the exertion, she soon went back to her room for a much-
needed rest. Weak as she was, she just tried to do everything by herself, having
given up on any help from Pina. Hours passed by, and then days. Still no sign of
her wayward daughter. With a heavy heart, she thought that Pina had ran away for
sure.
When she finally recovered from her illness, the first thing she did was look for
Pina. No one had seen or heard from her. It was like she disappeared into thin air.
Months passed and still no sign of her. The mother felt bad for her angry outburst,
and she feared that she might probably never see her daughter again.
One day, she was sweeping the backyard where Pina used to play. For months
now, she had noticed this strange plant growing on the very spot where she last
saw Pina. By this time, the leaves of the plant had fully opened. Inside, she saw
this strange yellow fruit that resembled a child’s head with a thousand eyes. A
thousand eyes…
She suddenly remembered the spiteful words she used that fateful day. With
horror, she realized that in the same way her mother’s love had spoiled her
daughter, so did her anger unwittingly curse her. Somehow, her daughter had
been turned into this plant.
To honor the memory of her beloved daughter, she named the fruit Pina.
She took such loving care of it like it was her own daughter. The fruit flourished so
well that it bore more and more fruits, and became popular among the village and
the entire country. Its name later evolved to pinya, or pineapple in English. That’s
how the pineapple came to be, according to folklore, named after a spoiled child
who was cursed with a thousand eyes
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Legend of the Firefly
Once, along time ago, in the valley of Pinak in Central Luzon, one of the
islands in the Philippines. There was a deep large lake rich with fish. There, the
people of Pinak fished for their food, and always, there was plenty for all. Then
suddenly, the big river dried up. In the shallow mud, there wasn't a fish to catch.
For months, there were no rains. Out in the fields, the land turned dry. The rice-
stalks slowly withered. Everywhere in Pinak, there was hunger. Night after night,
the people of Pinak prayed hard.
"Dear Bathala," they would recite together in their small and poorly-built chapel, "
send us rains, give us food to eat. For the people are starving, and there is want
among us!"
Then one black and starless night, the good Bathala answered the prayers of the
faithful people of Pinak. For suddenly up in the dark skies appeared a blaze of gold!
A beautiful chariot of gold was zooming thru the sky. The people started to panic
but a big booming voice came from the chariot soothing them with words.
" I am Bula-hari, and I have come with my wife, Bitu-in. We are sent to the
heavens to rule Pinak from now on. We have come to give you good life!" As Bulan-
hari spoke, the black skies burst open. The rain fell in torrents. Soon the dry fields
bloomed again. The large lake rose and once again was filled with fish. The people
were happy once more under the rulership of Bulan-hari.
Soon Bulan-hari and Bitu-in had a daughter. She grew up to be a beautiful maiden.
Such long dark hair! Such lovely eyes under long curling lashes! Her nose was
chiselled fine. Her lips like rosebuds. Her skin was soft and fair like cream. They
named her Alitaptap for on her forehead was a bright sparkling star.
All the young, brave handsome men of Pinak fell in love with Alitaptap. They
worshipped her beauty. They sang songs of love beneath her windows. They all
sought to win her heart.
But alas! the heart of Alitaptap wasn't human. She was the daughter of Bulan-hari
and Bitu-in, who burst from the sky and were not of the earth. She had a heart of
stone, as cold and as hard as the sparkling star on her forehead. Alitaptap would
never know love.
Then one day, an old woman arrived at the palace. Her hair long and dirty. her
clothing tattered and soiled. Before the king Bulan-hari, Balo-na, the old, wise
woman whined in her sharp voice... that she had come from her dwelling in the
mountains to bear the king sad news. The news being that she saw the future in a
dream and it betold of their fate... the warriors of La-ut are coming with their
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mighty swords to conquer the land, the only solution is to have a marriage between
Alitaptap and one of the young men, so as to have a heir to win the war.
At once Bulan-hari pleaded with his daughter to choose one of the young men in
their village. But how could the beautiful maiden understand? Alitaptap's heart of
stone merely stood in silence. Bulan-hari gripped his sword in despair... "
Alitapatap!" he bellowed in the quiet palace, "You will follow me, or you will lay
dead this very minute!"
But nothing could stir the lovely young woman's heart. Bulan-hari blind with anger
and fear of the dark future finally drew his sword. Clang! the steel of his sword's
blade rang in the silence of the big palace. It hit the star on Alitaptap's lovely
forehead!
The star burst! Darkness was everywhere! Until a thousand chips of glitter and light
flew around the hall. Only the shattered pieces of the star on Alitaptap's forehead
lighted the great hall, flickering as though they were stars with tiny wings.
Alitaptap, the lovely daughter from the heavens lay dead.
And soon, Balo-na's prediction had come true. Riding in stamping wild horses, the
warriors of La-ut came like the rumble and clashes of lightning and thunder. They
killed the people of Pinak, ruined crops, poisoned the lake. They spread sorrow and
destruction everywhere.
When it all ended, the beautiful, peaceful valley of Pinak had turned into an empty
and shallow swamp. At night, there was nothing but darkness. But soon, tiny
sparkles of light would flicker and lend glimmers of brightness in the starless night.
And so, the fireflies came about. Once, a long time ago, they were fragments from
the star on the forehead of Bulan-hari's daughter, the beautiful Alitaptap.
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Legend of the Dama de Noche
A thousand years ago, there was a rich maharlika, or nobleman, who spent his
early bachelor days recklessly, wining and dining in the company of nobility. He
drank the finest wines, ate the most delectable food and enjoyed the company of
the loveliest, perfumed and bejewelled women of the noble class.
After years of this kind of life, the maharlika finally felt it was time to settle down
and marry the woman of his choice. "But who is the woman to choose?" he asked
himself as he sat in the rich splendour of his home, "All the women I know are
beautiful and charming, but I am tired of the glitter of their jewels and the richness
of their clothes!" He wanted a woman different from all the women he saw day and
night, and found this in a simple village lass. She was charming in her own
unaffected ways, and her name was Dama.
They married and lived contentedly. She loved him and took care of him. She
pampered him with the most delicious dishes, and kept his home and his clothes in
order. But soon, the newness wore off for the maharlika. He started to long for the
company of his friends. He took a good look at his wife and thought, she is not
beautiful and she does not have the air of nobility abouther, she does not talk with
wisdom. And so the maharlika returned to his own world of glitter and splendor. He
spent his evenings sitting around with his friends in their noble homes , drank and
talked till the first rays of the sun peeped from the iron grills of their ornate
windows.
Poor Dama felt that she was losing her husband. She wept in the silence of their
bedroom. "I cannot give my husband anything but the delights of my kitchen and
the warmth of my bed. He is tired of me." She looked to the heavens. "Oh, friendly
spirits! Help me. Give me a magic charm. Just one little magic charm to make my
husband come home again, that he will never want to leave my side, forever!"
It was midnight when the maharlika came home. He opened the door of their
bedroom and called for Dama to tell her to prepare his nightclothes. "Dama! Dama,
where are you?" he called. He shouted all around the bedroom. He sarched the
whole house. Still the nobleman could not find his simple wife. Finally the nobleman
returned to their bedroom, tired and cross. But, as he opened the door, he stopped.
A are scent, sweet and fragrant, drifted to him. It was a scent he had never smelled
before. He entered the room and crossed to the window where the scent seemed to
be floating from. A strange bush was growing outside the window. Some of its thin
branches had aleady reached the iron grills and were twisting around. And all over
the bush were thousands of tiny starlike, white flowers, from which burst forth a
heavenly, enchanting scent!
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He stood there, completely enraptured by the glorious smell. "Dama..." he
whispered softly, onderingly, could this be Dama? The rich maharlika sat by the
window, and waited for the return of his loving simple wife. But she did not come
back. She never returned to him again. Only the fragrance of the flowers stayed
with him, casting a spell over his whole being.
In the moonlight, Dama of the night, or Dama de Noche would be in full bloom,
capturing the rich maharlika, making him never want to leave her side, forever.
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The Legend of Mount Kanlaon
There once lived on the island of Negros a princess named Anina who lived a very
sheltered life.
One day, Anina overheard her father talking to the kingdom's chief priestess. The
priestess was frantic about a report that they could not find a single maiden who
was unblemished.
Later, Anina asked her father what it was all about, and the king finally broke down.
There had long been a seven-headed dragon threatening the kingdom, and the
monster could only be appeased if an unblemished maiden was sacrificed to it.
In fear, all the women in the kingdom had cut themselves to disqualify themselves
from the sacrifice. Parents cut their own baby girls so as to spare the infants from
the sacrifice. But the king and the queen couldn't bring themselves to mar their
daughter's beauty, and so Anina was the only remaining unscarred female in the
kingdom.
Anina did not weep. Instead, she willingly offered herself for the sacrifice.
Fortuitously, on the day she was to be brought to the mountain where the dragon
lived, a man calling himself Khan Laon appeared. (Khan in his language meant a
noble lord.) He said he came from a kingdom far away in order to slay the dragon
and spare Anina's life.
No one believed the dragon could be killed, but Khan Laon insisted that his ability
to talk to animals would help him. He asked the help of the ants, the bees and the
eagles.
The ants swarmed over the dragon's body and crept under its scales to bite its soft,
unprotected flesh, while the bees stung the fourteen eyes of the dragon till it was
blind. The largest eagle carried Khan Laon to the mountain where he was able to
easily chop off the seven heads of the writhing beast.
In gratitude, the king gave Khan Laon his daughter Anina to be his bride, and the
people named the mountain after the noble lord.
And that is how, according to the story, Mount Kanlaon got its name. That it is a
volcano is because of the spirt of the dead dragon.
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The Legend of Mangoes
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Ben who had a
wonderful heart. He is the son of Maria and Juan. Ben’s a kind and helpful
young lad who was nurtured well by his parents who have good hearts as
well.
One day, Ben saw a very old beggar and he took pity on him. So, Ben
decided to invite the old beggar into their humble home and he cooked food
and fed the old beggar until he could not eat anymore. Ben was not a rich
boy but that did not stop him from helping this old beggar by serving him
with the type of food that Ben’s family could only afford. After a sumptuous
meal, the beggar thanked the young lad and bade him farewell.
On another day, while Ben was looking for fire woods, he passed by an
old man who was also very hungry. Ben took pity on him once more and
without a doubt in his mind, he invited the old man back to their home and
gave him food and some clothes that his father does not use anymore. Ben’s
parents were happy that they have a son who has a heart of gold like Ben.
Unfortunately, the time came that Ben suddenly got very ill. His
parents were troubled and didn’t know what to do. But despite that, they
persisted to have their son treated but to no avail, Ben died. His parents
mourned over the loss of their only son. The next day, after Ben’s death,
a beautiful fairy came to Ben’s wake and talked to his parents. She asked
them to give her Ben’s heart. They agreed and gave it to her. The fairy
then flew away and in a mountain, she dug and buried Ben’s dead heart. It
then turned into a fruit-bearing tree whose fruits were in the shape of a
heart and whose taste was so sweet. People were amazed upon discovering
this new type of fruit and when they tasted it they were happy as it’s the
sweetest fruit they have ever tasted.
From then till now, people enjoy the benefits of this wonderful fruit.
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The Story of Adam and Eve
God took some clay from the ground and made the shape of a man. Then He
breathed gently into the shape. The man's eye's opened and he began to live. God
called him Adam.
The Lord made a beautiful garden for him to live in. The garden, called Eden, was
full of many wonderful things. Beautiful flowers grew everywhere. Birds sang in
the trees, streams flowed through the valley and animals roamed across the fields.
God had made the man in His image to keep Him company and look after the
world.
God brought all the animals to Adam one at a time to be given their names.
"Elephant", he would say, or "Tiger", or "Porcupine".
But God felt sorry for Adam. "None of these animals is really like him," thought
God, "he needs someone to share his life. Someone who cares for him and who he
can care for."
That night, God took a rib from Adam's side and made a woman. When Adam
awoke the following morning, he found a wife, Eve, lying asleep beside him. Adam
was so happy. He took her hand and she woke up. She looked up at him and
smiled.
God told the man and woman that it was their job to take care of their new home.
God blessed them, saying, "All this is for you. Help yourself to anything you like.
But never touch the tree in the middle of the Garden. That tree gives knowledge of
good and evil. The day you eat its fruit, you will die."
God did not mean that Adam and Eve would drop down dead the moment they ate
the fruit from the tree. He meant that in time they would die without His Spirit
dwelling in them.
One day, Adam and Eve were gathering berries for dinner when she heard a silky
voice behind her.
"Has God told you that you can eat the fruit from all the trees?" the voice asked
softly. Eve turned around to see a snake talking to her.
"God has told us we can eat all the fruit except for what grows on The Tree of the
Knowledge of Good and Evil," Eve told the serpent.
"Oh come now, that's silly! I hardly think such a lovely fruit would do you any
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harm," the serpent lied. "God knows that if you eat from The Tree of the Knowledge
of Good and Evil you'll become just like God, and will be able to decide for yourself
what is right and what is wrong."
The woman looked at the fruit and thought how tasty it looked. She thought how
wonderful it would be to be as wise and powerful as God. She believed the
serpent's lie and ate the fruit and also gave some to Adam, who was with her, and
he took a bite as well.
She felt a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach. She fidgeted and wondered
what was wrong with her. Suddenly she realized that she was feeling guilty -- she
had disobeyed God and knew she'd done something wrong.
As soon as they ate the fruit a change came over Adam and Eve. They became
unhappy and fearful of God.
Adam and Eve heard God calling them. Without thinking, they dived into the
bushes, but God knew where they were. When God asked them if they had eaten
from The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil that He had told them not to
touch, they blamed each other for their sins.
God was sad that Adam and Eve had disobeyed them. He told them that they had
to leave the Garden of Eden, "From now on you'll have to scratch a living from the
soil. You'll need to make clothes and grow food. Nothing will come easily -- not
even childbirth. And one day, you will die."
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The Healing at the Pool
Jesus went to Jerusalem for a religious festival. Near Sheep Gate in Jerusalem
there is a pool with five porches; in Hebrew it called Bethzatha.
A large crowd of sick people were lying on the porches--the blind, the lame, and
the paralyzed. A man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
Jesus saw him lying there, and he knew that the man had been sick for such a
long time; so he asked him, "Do you want to get well?"
The sick man answered, "Sir, I don't have anyone here to put me in the pool when
the water is stirred up; while I am trying to get in. somebody else gets there first."
Jesus said to him,
"Get up, pick up your mat, and walk."
Immediately the man got well;
he picked up his mat and started walking.
The Healing Of the Poisonous Food
Once, when there was a famine throughout the land, Elisha returned to
Gilgal While he was teaching a group of prophets, he told his servant to put a big
pot on the fire and make some stew for them. One of them went out in the fields
to get some herbs. He found a wild vine and picked as many gourds as he could
carry. He brought them back and sliced them up into the stew, not knowing what
they were. The stew was poured out for the mane to eat, but as soon as they
tasted it they exclaimed to Elisha, “It’s poisoned!”—and wouldn’t eat it. Elisha
asked for some meal, threw it into the pot, and said, “Pour out some more stew for
them.“ And then there was nothing wrong with it.
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David and Goliath
The Philistines gathered for battle in Socoh, a town in Judah; they camped at a
place called Ephnes Dammin, between Socoh and Azekah. Saul and the Israelites
assembled and camped in Elah, Valley, where they got ready to fight the Philistines.
The Philistines lined up on one hill and the Israelites on another, with a valley
between them.
A man named Goliath, from the city of Gath, came out from the Philistine camp to
challenge the Israelites. He was over nine feet tall and wore bronze armor that
weighed about 125 pounds and a bronze helmet. His legs were also protected by
bronze armor, and he carried a bronze javelin slung over his shoulder. His spear
was as thick as the bar on a weaver's loom, and its iron head weighed about fifteen
pounds. A soldier walked in front of him carrying his shield.
Goliath stood and shouted at the Israelites, "What are you doing there, lined up for
battle? I am a Philistine, you slaves of Saul! choose one of our men to fight me. If
he wins and kills me, we will be your slaves; but if I win and kill him, you will be
our slaves. Here and now I challenge the Israelite army, I dare you to pick
someone to fight me!"
When Saul and his men heard this, they were terrified.
David was the son of Jesse, who was an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah, Jesse
had eight sons, and at the time Saul was king, he was already a very old man. His
three oldest sons had gone with Saul to war. The oldest was Eliab, the next was
Abinadab, and the third was Shammah. David was the youngest son, and while the
three oldest brothers stayed with Saul, David would go back to Bethlehem from
time to time, to take care of his father's sheep.
Goliath challenged the Israelites every morning and evening for forty days.
One day, Jesse said to David, "Take a half-bushel of this roasted grain and these
ten loaves of bread, and hurry with them to your brothers in the camp. And take
the ten cheeses to the commanding officer. Find out how your brothers are getting
along and bring back something to show that you saw them and that they well.
King Saul, your brothers, and all the other Israelites are in Elah Valley fighting the
Philistines."
David got up early the next morning left someone else in charge of the sheep, took
the food, and went as Jesse had told him to.
He arrived at the camp just as the Israelites were going out to their battle line,
shouting the war cry. The Philistine and the Israelite armies took positions for
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battle, facing each other. David left the food with the officer in charge of the
supplies, ran to the battle line, went to his brothers, and asked how they were
getting along.
As he was talking with them Goliath came forward and challenged the Israelites as
he had done before. And David heard him. When the Israelites saw Goliath, they
ran away in terror. "Listen to his challenge! King Saul has promised to give a big
reward to the man who kills him; the king will also give him his daughter to marry
and will not require his father's family to pay taxes."
David asked the men who were near him, "What will the man get who kills this
Philistine and frees Israel from this disgrace? After all, who is this heathen
Philistine to defy the army of the living God?" They told him what would be done
for the man who killed Goliath.
Eliab, David's oldest brother, heard David talking to the men, He became angry
with David and said, "What are you doing here? Who is taking care of those sheep
of yours out there in the wilderness? You smart aleck, you! You just came to
watch the fighting!" "Now what have I done?"
David asked. "Can't I even ask a question?" he turned to another man and asked
him the same question, and every time he asked, he got the same answer.
Some men heard what David had said, and they told Saul, who sent for him. David
said to Saul, "Your Majesty, no one should be afraid of this Philistine! I will go and
fight him." "No," answered Saul. "How could you fight him? You're just a boy, and
he has been a soldier all his life!" "Your Majesty," David said, "I take care of my
father's sheep. Any time a lion or a bear carries off a lab, I go after it, attack it, and
rescue the lamb. And if the lion or bear turns on me, I grab it by the throat and
beat it to death. I have killed lions and bears, and I will do the same to this
heathen Philistine, who had defied the army of the living God. The LORD has saved
me form lions and bears; he will save me form this Philistine.
"All right," Saul answered. "Go, and the LORD be with you." he gave his own armor
to David for him to wear: a bronze helmet, which he put on David's head, and a
coat of armor. David strapped Saul's sword over the armor and tried to walk, but
he couldn't, because he wasn't used to wearing them. "I can't fight with all this." He
said to Saul. " I'm not used to it." So he took it all off. He took his shepherd's stick
and then picked up five smooth stones form the stream and put them in his bag.
With his sling ready, he went out to meet Goliath. the Philistine started walking
toward David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him. He kept coming
closer, and when he got a good look at David, he was filed with scorn for him
because he was just nice, good-looking boy. He said to David, "What's that stick
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for? Do you think I'm a dog?" And he called down curses from his god on David.
"Come on," he challenged David, "and I will give your body to the birds and
animals to eat."
David answered, "You are coming against me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I
come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the Israelite
armies, which you have defied. This very day the LORD will put you in my power; I
will defeat you and cut off your head. And I will give the bodies of the Philistine
soldiers to the birds and animals to eat. The whole world will know that Israel has
a God, and everyone here will see that the LORD does not need swords or spears to
save his people. He is victorious in battle, and he will put all of you in our power."
Goliath started walking toward David again, and David ran quickly toward the
Philistine battle line to fight them He reached into his bag and took out a stone,
which he slung at Goliath. It hit him on the forehead and broke his skull, and
Goliath fell face downward on the ground. And so, without a sword, David defeated
and killed Goliath with a sling and a stone! He ran to him, stood over him, took
Goliath's sword out of its sheath, and cut off his head and killed him.
When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they ran away. The men of
Israel and Judah shouted and ran after them, pursuing them all the way to Gath
and to the gates of Ekron. The Philistines fell wounded all along the road that leads
to Shaaram, as far as Gath and Ekron. When the Israelites came back form
pursuing the Philistines, they looted their camp. David got Goliath's head and took
it to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath's weapons in his own tent.
When Saul saw David going out to fight Goliath, he asked Abner, the commander of
his army, "Abner, whose son is he?" "I have no idea, Your Majesty," Abner
answered. "Then go and find out," Saul ordered.
So when David returned to camp after killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul.
David was still carrying Goliath's head. Saul asked him, "Young man, whose son
are you?" "I am the son of your servant Jesse from Bethlehem," David answered.
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The Parting of the Red Sea
Moses held out his hand over the sea, and the LORD drove the sea back with a
strong east wind. It blew all night and turned the sea into dry land. The water was
divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water
on both sides.
The Egyptians pursed them and went after them into the sea with all their
horses, chariots, and drivers. Just before dawn the LORD looked down from the
pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw them into a panic. He made
the wheels of their chariots get stuck, so that they moved with great difficulty.
The Egyptians said, “The LORD if fighting for the Israelites against us. Let’s
get out of here!”
The LORD said to Moses, “Hold out your hand over the sea, and the water
will come back over the Egyptians and their chariots and drivers.”
So Moses held out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the water
returned to its normal level. The Egyptians tried to escape from the water, but the
LORD threw them into the sea. The water retuned and covered the chariots, the
drivers, and all the Egyptian army that had followed the Israelites into the sea; not
one of them was left.
But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water
on both sides.
On that day the LORD saved the people of Israel from the Egyptians, and
the Israelites saw them lying dead on the seashore.
When the Israelites saw the great power with which the LORD had defeated
the Egyptians, they stood in awe of the LORD; and they had faith in the LORD and
in his servant Moses.
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Young and Old
~Charles Kingsley
When all the world is young lad,
And all the trees are green;
And every goose a swan, lad,
And every lass a queen;
Then hey for boot and horse, lad,
And round the world away;
Young blood must have its course, lad,
And every dog his day.
When all the world is old, lad,
And all the trees are brown;
When all the sport is stale, lad,
And all the wheels run down;
Creep home, and take your place there,
The spent and maimed among:
God grant you find one face there,
You loved when all was young.
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Where Go the Boats?
~Robert Louis Stevenson
Dark brown is the river,
Golden is the sand.
It flows along for ever,
With trees on either hand.
Green leaves a-floating,
Castles of the foam,
Boats of mine a-boating-
Where will all come home?
On goes the river,
And out past the mill,
Away down the valley,
Away down the hill.
Away down the river,
A hundred miles or more,
Other little children
Shall bring my boats ashore.
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What Does the Bee Do?
~Christina Rossetti
What does the bee do?
Bring home honey.
And what does Father do?
Bring home money.
And what does Mother do?
Lay out the money.
And what does baby do?
Eat up the honey.
What is Pink?
~Christina Rossetti
What is pink? A rose is pink
By the fountain's brink.
What is red? A poppy's red
In its barley bed.
What is blue? The sky is blue
Where the clouds float through.
What is white? A swan is white
Sailing in the light.
What is yellow? Pears are yellow,
Rich and ripe and mellow.
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Two Little Kittens
~Anonymous (circa 1880)
Two little kittens, one stormy night,
Began to quarrel, and then to fight;
One had a mouse, the other had none,
And that's the way the quarrel begun.
"I'll have that mouse," said the biggest cat;
"You'll have that mouse? We'll see about that!"
"I will have that mouse," said the eldest son;
"You shan't have the mouse," said the little one.
I told you before 'twas a stormy night
When these two little kittens began to fight;
The old woman seized her sweeping broom,
And swept the two kittens right out of the room.
The ground was covered with frost and snow,
And the two little kittens had nowhere to go;
So they laid them down on the mat at the door,
While the old woman finished sweeping the floor.
Then they crept in, as quiet as mice,
All wet with the snow, and cold as ice,
For they found it was better, that stormy night,
To lie down and sleep than to quarrel and fight.
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When the blazing sun is gone,
When the nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Then the traveller in the dark,
Thanks you for your tiny spark,
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.
As your bright and tiny spark,
Lights the traveller in the dark.
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
How I wonder what you are.
How I wonder what you are.
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Wee Willie Winkie
Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,
Upstairs and down stairs in his night-gown,
Tapping at the window, crying at the lock,
“Are the children in their bed, for its past ten o’clock?”
“Hey, Willie Winkie, are you coming in?
The cat is singing purring sounds to the sleeping hen,
The dog’s spread out on the floor, and doesn’t give a cheap,
But here’s a wakeful little boy who will not fall asleep!”
Anything but sleep, you rogue! glowering like the moon,
Rattling in an iron jug with an iron spoon,
Rumbling, tumbling round about, crowing like a cock,
Shrieking like I don’t know what, waking sleeping folk.
“Hey, Willie Winkie—the child’s in a creel!
Wriggling from everyone’s knee like an eel,
Tugging at the cat’s ear, and confusing all her thrums—
Hey, Willie Winkie—see, there he comes!”
Weary is the mother who has a dusty child,
A small short little child, who can’t run on his own,
Who always has a battle with sleep before he’ll close an eye
But a kiss from his rosy lips gives strength anew to me.
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Hush Little Baby
Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Mama's going to buy you
a mockingbird.
And if that mockingbird won't sing,
Mama's going to buy you
a diamond ring.
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's going to buy you
a looking glass.
And if that looking glass gets broke,
Mama's going to buy you a billy goat.
And if that billy goat won't pull,
Mama's going to buy you
a cart and bull.
And if that cart and bull turn over,
Mama's going to buy you
a dog named Rover.
And if that dog named Rover
won't bark,
Mama's going to buy you
a horse and cart.
And if that horse and cart fall down,
You'll still be the sweetest
little baby in town.
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Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
Do You Know The Muffin Man
Do you know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man?
Do you know the Muffin Man
Who lives in Drury Lane?
Yes, I know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man.
Yes, I know the Muffin Man
Who lives in Drury Lane.
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The Lion & the Mouse
A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head
resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon
him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get
away, ran across the Lion's nose. Roused from his
nap, the Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny
creature to kill her.
"Spare me!" begged the poor Mouse. "Please let
me go and someday I will surely repay you."
The Lion was much amused to think that a
Mouse could ever help him. But he was generous and
finally let the Mouse go.
Some days later, while stalking his prey in the
forest, the Lion was caught in the toils of a hunter's
net. Unable to free himself, he filled the forest with
his angry roaring. The Mouse knew the voice and
quickly found the Lion struggling in the net. Running
to one of the great ropes that bound him, she
gnawed it until it parted, and soon the Lion was free.
"You laughed when I said I would repay you,"
said the Mouse. "Now you see that even a Mouse can
help a Lion."
A kindness is never wasted.
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The Fox & the Grapes
A Fox one day spied a beautiful bunch of ripe
grapes hanging from a vine trained along the
branches of a tree. The grapes seemed ready to burst
with juice, and the Fox's mouth watered as he gazed
longingly at them.
The bunch hung from a high branch, and the Fox
had to jump for it. The first time he jumped he
missed it by a long way. So he walked off a short
distance and took a running leap at it, only to fall
short once more. Again and again he tried, but in
vain.
Now he sat down and looked at the grapes in
disgust.
"What a fool I am," he said. "Here I am wearing
myself out to get a bun ch of sour grapes that are not
worth gaping for."
And off he walked very, very scornfully.
There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that
which is beyond their reach.
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The Two Goats
Two Goats, frisking gayly on the rocky steeps of
a mountain valley, chanced to meet, one on each side
of a deep chasm through which poured a mighty
mountain torrent. The trunk of a fallen tree formed
the only means of crossing the chasm, and on this
not even two squirrels could ha ve passed each other
in safety. The narrow path would have made the
bravest tremble. Not so our Goats. Their pride would
not permit either to stand aside for the other.
One set her foot on the log. The other did
likewise. In the middle they met horn to hor n.
Neither would give way, and so they both fell, to be
swept away by the roaring torrent below.
It is better to yield than to come to misfortune through
stubbornness.
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The Heron
A Heron was walking sedately along the bank of
a stream, his eyes on the clear water, and his long
neck and pointed bill ready to snap up a likely morsel
for his breakfast. The clear water swarmed with fish,
but Master Heron was hard to please that morning.
"No small fry for me," he said. "Such scanty fare
is not fit for a Heron."
Now a fine young Perch swam near.
"No indeed," said the Heron. "I wouldn't even
trouble to open my beak for anything like that!"
As the sun rose, the fish left the shallow water
near the shore and swam below into the cool depths
toward the middle. The Heron saw no more fish, and
very glad was he at last to breakfast on a tiny Snail.
Do not be too hard to suit or you may have to be content
with the worst or with nothing at all.
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The Cock & the Fox
One bright evening as the sun was sinking on a
glorious world a wise old Cock flew into a tree to
roost. Before he composed himself to rest, he flapped
his wings three times and crowed loudly. But just as
he was about to put his head under his wing, his
beady eyes caught a flash of red and a glimpse of a
long pointed nose, and there just below him stood
Master Fox.
"Have you heard the wonderful news?" cried the
Fox in a very joyful and excited manner.
"What news?" asked the Cock very calmly. But
he had a queer, fluttery feeling inside him, for, you
know, he was very much afraid of the Fox.
"Your family and mine and all other animals
have agreed to forget their differences and live in
peace and friendship from now on forever. Just think
of it! I simply cannot wait to embrace you! Do come
down, dear friend, and let us celebrate the joyful
event."
"How grand!" said the Cock. "I certainly a m
delighted at the news." But he spoke in an absent
Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 37
way, and stretching up on tiptoes, seemed to be
looking at something afar off.
"What is it you see?" asked the Fox a little
anxiously.
"Why, it looks to me like a couple of Dogs
coming this way. They must have heard the good
news and—"
But the Fox did not wait to hear more. Off he
started on a run.
"Wait," cried the Cock. "Why do you run? The
Dogs are friends of yours now!"
"Yes," answered the Fox. "But they might not
have heard the news. Besides, I have a very
important errand that I had almost forgotten about."
The Cock smiled as he buried his head in his
feathers and went to sleep, for he had succeeded in
outwitting a very crafty enemy.
The trickster is easily tricked.
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How the World Was Made
This is the ancient Filipino account of the creation.
Thousands of years ago there was no land nor sun nor moon nor stars, and the
world was only a great sea of water, above which stretched the sky. The water was
the kingdom of the god Maguayan, and the sky was ruled by the great god Captan.
Maguayan had a daughter called Lidagat, the sea, and Captan had a son known as
Lihangin, the wind. The gods agreed to the marriage of their children, so the sea
became the bride of the wind.
Three sons and a daughter were born to them. The sons were called Licalibutan,
Liadlao, and Libulan; and the daughter received the name of Lisuga.
Licalibutan had a body of rock and was strong and brave; Liadlao was formed of
gold and was always happy; Libulan was made of copper and was weak and timid;
and the beautiful Lisuga had a body of pure silver and was sweet and gentle. Their
parents were very fond of them, and nothing was wanting to make them happy.
After a time Lihangin died and left the control of the winds to his eldest son
Licalibutan. The faithful wife Lidagat soon followed her husband, and the children,
now grown up, were left without father or mother. However, their grandfathers,
Captan and Maguayan, took care of them and guarded them from all evil.
After a time, Licalibutan, proud of his power over the winds, resolved to gain more
power, and asked his brothers to join him in an attack on Captan in the sky above.
At first they refused; but when Licalibutan became angry with them, the amiable
Liadlao, not wishing to offend his brother, agreed to help. Then together they
induced the timid Libulan to join in the plan.
When all was ready the three brothers rushed at the sky, but they could not beat
down the gates of steel that guarded the entrance. Then Licalibutan let loose the
strongest winds and blew the bars in every direction. The brothers rushed into the
opening, but were met by the angry god Captan. So terrible did he look that they
turned and ran in terror; but Captan, furious at the destruction of his gates, sent
three bolts of lightning after them.
The first struck the copper Libulan and melted him into a ball. The second struck
the golden Liadlao, and he too was melted. The third bolt struck Licalibutan, and his
rocky body broke into many pieces and fell into the sea. So huge was he that parts
of his body stuck out above the water and became what is known as land.
In the meantime the gentle Lisuga had missed her brothers and started to look for
them. She went toward the sky, but as she approached the broken gates, Captan,
blind with anger, struck her too with lightning, and her silver body broke into
thousands of pieces.
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Captan then came down from the sky and tore the sea apart, calling on Maguayan
to come to him and accusing him of ordering the attack on the sky. Soon Maguayan
appeared and answered that he knew nothing of the plot as he had been asleep far
down in the sea.
After a time he succeeded in calming the angry Captan. Together they wept at the
loss of their grandchildren, especially the gentle and beautiful Lisuga; but with all
their power they could not restore the dead to life. However, they gave to each
body a beautiful light that will shine forever.
And so it was that golden Liadlao became the sun, and copper Libulan the moon,
while the thousands of pieces of silver Lisuga shine as the stars of heaven. To
wicked Licalibutan the gods gave no light, but resolved to make his body support a
new race of people. So Captan gave Maguayan a seed, and he planted it on the
land, which, as you will remember, was part of Licalibutan's huge body.
Soon a bamboo tree grew up, and from the hollow of one of its branches a man and
a woman came out. The man's name was Sicalac, and the woman was called
Sicabay. They were the parents of the human race. Their first child was a son
whom they called Libo; afterwards they had a daughter who was known as Saman.
Pandaguan was a younger son and he had a son called Arion.
Pandaguan was very clever and invented a trap to catch fish. The very first thing he
caught was a huge shark. When he brought it to land, it looked so great and fierce
that he thought it was surely a god, and he at once ordered his people to worship
it. Soon all gathered around and began to sing and pray to the shark. Suddenly the
sky and sea opened, and the gods came out and ordered Pandaguan to throw the
shark back into the sea and to worship none but them.
All were afraid except Pandaguan. He grew very bold and answered that the shark
was as big as the gods, and that since he had been able to overpower it he would
also be able to conquer the gods. Then Captan, hearing this, struck Pandaguan with
a small thunderbolt, for he did not wish to kill him but merely to teach him a
lesson. Then he and Maguayan decided to punish these people by scattering them
over the earth, so they carried some to one land and some to another. Many
children were afterwards born, and thus the earth became inhabited in all parts.
Pandaguan did not die. After lying on the ground for thirty days he regained his
strength, but his body was blackened from the lightning, and all his descendants
ever since that day have been black.
His first son, Arion, was taken north, but as he had been born before his father's
punishment he did not lose his color, and all his people therefore are white.
Libo and Saman were carried south, where the hot sun scorched their bodies and
caused all their descendants to be of a brown color.
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A son of Saman and a daughter of Sicalac were carried east, where the land at first
was so lacking in food that they were compelled to eat clay. On this account their
children and their children's children have always been yellow in color.
And so the world came to be made and peopled. The sun and moon shine in the
sky, and the beautiful stars light up the night. All over the land, on the body of the
envious Licalibutan, the children of' Sicalac and Sicabay have grown great in
numbers. May they live forever in peace and brotherly love!
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Origin
Bagobo (Mindanao)
In the beginning there lived one man and one woman, Toglai and Toglibon. Their
first children were a boy and a girl. When they were old enough, the boy and the
girl went far away across the waters seeking a good place to live in. Nothing more
was heard of them until their children, the Spaniards and Americans, came back.
After the first boy and girl left, other children were born to the couple; but they all
remained at Cibolan on Mount Apo with their parents, until Toglai and Toglibon died
and became spirits. Soon after that there came a great drought which lasted for
three years. All the waters dried up, so that there were no rivers, and no plants
could live.
"Surely," said the people, "Manama is punishing us, and we must go elsewhere to
find food and a place to dwell in."
So they started out. Two went in the direction of the sunset, carrying with them
stones from Cibolan River. After a long journey they reached a place where were
broad fields of cogon grass and an abundance of water, and there they made their
home. Their children still live in that place and are called Magindanau, because of
the stones which the couple carried when they left Cibolan.
Two children of Toglai and Toglibon went to the south, seeking a home, and they
carried with them women's baskets (baraan). When they found a good spot, they
settled down. Their descendants, still dwelling at that place, are called Baraan or
Bilaan, because of the women's baskets.
So two by two the children of the first couple left the land of their birth. In the place
where each settled a new people developed, and thus it came about that all the
tribes in the world received their names from things that the people carried out of
Cibolan, or from the places where they settled.
All the children left Mount Apo save two (a boy and a girl), whom hunger and thirst
had made too weak to travel. One day when they were about to die the boy
crawled out to the field to see if there was one living thing, and to his surprise he
found a stalk of sugarcane growing lustily. He eagerly cut it, and enough water
came out to refresh him and his sister until the rains came. Because of this, their
children are called Bagobo.
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The Creation
Igorot
In the beginning there were no people on the earth.
Lumawig, the Great Spirit, came down from the sky and cut many reeds. He
divided these into pairs which he placed in different parts of the world, and then he
said to them, "You must speak."
Immediately the reeds became people, and in each place was a man and a woman
who could talk, but the language of each couple differed from that of the others.
Then Lumawig commanded each man and woman to marry, which they did. By and
by there were many children, all speaking the same language as their parents.
These, in turn, married and had many children. In this way there came to be many
people on the earth.
Now Lumawig saw that there were several things which the people on the earth
needed to use, so he set to work to supply them. He created salt, and told the
inhabitants of one place to boil it down and sell it to their neighbors. But these
people could not understand the directions of the Great Spirit, and the next time he
visited them, they had not touched the salt.
Then he took it away from them and gave it to the people of a place called Mayinit.
These did as he directed, and because of this he told them that they should always
be owners of the salt, and that the other peoples must buy of them.
Then Lumawig went to the people of Bontoc and told them to get clay and make
pots. They got the clay, but they did not understand the molding, and the jars were
not well shaped. Because of their failure, Lumawig told them that they would
always have to buy their jars, and he removed the pottery to Samoki. When he told
the people there what to do, they did just as he said, and their jars were well
shaped and beautiful. Then the Great Spirit saw that they were fit owners of the
pottery, and he told them that they should always make many jars to sell.
In this way Lumawig taught the people and brought to them all the things which
they now have.
How the Moon and the Stars Came to Be
Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 44
Bukidnon (Mindanao)
One day in the times when the sky was close to the ground a spinster
went out to pound rice. Before she began her work, she took off the beads
from around her neck and the comb from her hair, and hung them on the
sky, which at that time looked like coral rock.
Then she began working, and each time that she raised her pestle into
the air it struck the sky. For some time she pounded the rice, and then she
raised the pestle so high that it struck the sky very hard.
Immediately the sky began to rise, and it went up so far that she lost
her ornaments. Never did they come down, for the comb became the moon
and the beads are the stars that are scattered about.

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Children's Literature_finalKaye

  • 1. Compilation of Children’s Literature Submitted by; Kayce Joy l. Saliendrez BEEd III-Scorpio Submitted to: Mrs. Annie Rose S. Vitto
  • 2. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 2 Table of Contents LEGENDS The Legend of the Pineapple ..................................................................5 Legend of the Firefly..............................................................................7 Legend of the Dama de Noche................................................................9 The Legend of Mount Kanlaon .............................................................. 11 The Legend of Mangoes ....................................................................... 12 BIBLE STORIES The Story of Adam and Eve .................................................................. 14 The Healing at the Pool........................................................................ 16 The Healing Of the Poisonous Food ...................................................... 16 David and Goliath ................................................................................ 17 The Parting of the Red Sea................................................................... 20 POEMS Young and Old ..................................................................................... 22 Where Go the Boats? ~Robert Louis Stevenson .................................... 23 What Does the Bee Do?........................................................................ 24 What is Pink?....................................................................................... 24 Two Little Kittens ................................................................................ 25 NURSERY RHYMES Twinkle Twinkle Little Star................................................................... 27 Wee Willie Winkie................................................................................ 28 Hush Little Baby .................................................................................. 29 Little Miss Muffet ................................................................................. 30 Do You Know The Muffin Man............................................................... 30 FABLES The Lion & the Mouse........................................................................... 32 The Fox & the Grapes........................................................................... 33 The Two Goats..................................................................................... 34 The Heron............................................................................................ 35
  • 3. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 3 The Cock & the Fox .............................................................................. 36 MYTHS How the World Was Made .................................................................... 39 Origin( Bagobo,Mindanao) ................................................................... 42 The Creation( Igorot) .......................................................................... 43 How the Moon and the Stars Came to Be .............................................. 43 Bukidnon (Mindanao) .......................................................................... 44
  • 4. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 4
  • 5. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 5 The Legend of the Pineapple Once upon a time, there was a woman who lived with her daughter Pina in a tiny hut in the village. They were poor, and the mother worked day and night to make both ends meet. No matter how hard she worked, though, she never got any help from her daughter. Pina was a lazy, spoiled kid who liked to play in the backyard all day. Whenever her mother asked for help around the house or tried to send her on an errand, she would always find an excuse by saying she can’t find the object that was needed to complete that task. If her mother asked her to sweep the house, for example, she would say she cannot find the broom, even if it was right there in front of her. Needless to say, her mother always ended up doing the work herself. One day, her mother became very ill. She called out to Pina, who as usual was playing in the backyard. “Pina! Pina! Come over here, anak. I am very sick. Can you cook some porridge for me please? I am too weak to get up.” Pina ignored her mother and continued to play. “Pina, come over here this very instant, or else!” Pina’s mother mustered all her strength just to say this, but it worked. Pina grudgingly stopped playing and went inside the house. She poked her head inside her mother’s room. “What do you want, Nanay (mother)? You really expect me to cook for you? That’s too hard,” protested Pina, pouting and stomping her feet. “Pina, it is very simple. Just put some rice in a pot and add water. Once the water boils, let it simmer for awhile. Stir it occasionally with a ladle. Everything you need should be right there in the kitchen.” Pina reluctantly left and went to the kitchen. Her mother could hear her banging the drawers and cabinets. Then her mother heard her open the back door and sneak out into the backyard. Her mother waited and waited. Finally, she called out to Pina again. “Pina, did you cook like I told you to?” “No,” was the defiant response. “And why not?” was her mom’s exasperated response. “Because I could not find the ladle,” was her flippant reply. “Oh, you lazy child! You probably did not even bother to look for it! What am I going to do with you? Here I am, sick, and I cannot even count on you!”
  • 6. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 6 Her mother wept bitterly. In her anger, she shouted, “I wish you would grow a thousand eyes all over your head! Then you can find what you’re looking for. Maybe then you won’t have any more excuses.” As soon as she said this, there was complete silence. Her mother thought, “She is trying to be quiet so I will forget about asking her again.” She sighed. She waited a little bit to see if Pina would come back. Realizing the wait was futile, she wearily got up to do the cooking herself. When she looked out into the backyard, Pina was nowhere to be found. She sighed again and said to herself, “That lazy kid probably went to a friend’s house so she did not have to do any more errands for me.” Exhausted from the exertion, she soon went back to her room for a much- needed rest. Weak as she was, she just tried to do everything by herself, having given up on any help from Pina. Hours passed by, and then days. Still no sign of her wayward daughter. With a heavy heart, she thought that Pina had ran away for sure. When she finally recovered from her illness, the first thing she did was look for Pina. No one had seen or heard from her. It was like she disappeared into thin air. Months passed and still no sign of her. The mother felt bad for her angry outburst, and she feared that she might probably never see her daughter again. One day, she was sweeping the backyard where Pina used to play. For months now, she had noticed this strange plant growing on the very spot where she last saw Pina. By this time, the leaves of the plant had fully opened. Inside, she saw this strange yellow fruit that resembled a child’s head with a thousand eyes. A thousand eyes… She suddenly remembered the spiteful words she used that fateful day. With horror, she realized that in the same way her mother’s love had spoiled her daughter, so did her anger unwittingly curse her. Somehow, her daughter had been turned into this plant. To honor the memory of her beloved daughter, she named the fruit Pina. She took such loving care of it like it was her own daughter. The fruit flourished so well that it bore more and more fruits, and became popular among the village and the entire country. Its name later evolved to pinya, or pineapple in English. That’s how the pineapple came to be, according to folklore, named after a spoiled child who was cursed with a thousand eyes
  • 7. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 7 Legend of the Firefly Once, along time ago, in the valley of Pinak in Central Luzon, one of the islands in the Philippines. There was a deep large lake rich with fish. There, the people of Pinak fished for their food, and always, there was plenty for all. Then suddenly, the big river dried up. In the shallow mud, there wasn't a fish to catch. For months, there were no rains. Out in the fields, the land turned dry. The rice- stalks slowly withered. Everywhere in Pinak, there was hunger. Night after night, the people of Pinak prayed hard. "Dear Bathala," they would recite together in their small and poorly-built chapel, " send us rains, give us food to eat. For the people are starving, and there is want among us!" Then one black and starless night, the good Bathala answered the prayers of the faithful people of Pinak. For suddenly up in the dark skies appeared a blaze of gold! A beautiful chariot of gold was zooming thru the sky. The people started to panic but a big booming voice came from the chariot soothing them with words. " I am Bula-hari, and I have come with my wife, Bitu-in. We are sent to the heavens to rule Pinak from now on. We have come to give you good life!" As Bulan- hari spoke, the black skies burst open. The rain fell in torrents. Soon the dry fields bloomed again. The large lake rose and once again was filled with fish. The people were happy once more under the rulership of Bulan-hari. Soon Bulan-hari and Bitu-in had a daughter. She grew up to be a beautiful maiden. Such long dark hair! Such lovely eyes under long curling lashes! Her nose was chiselled fine. Her lips like rosebuds. Her skin was soft and fair like cream. They named her Alitaptap for on her forehead was a bright sparkling star. All the young, brave handsome men of Pinak fell in love with Alitaptap. They worshipped her beauty. They sang songs of love beneath her windows. They all sought to win her heart. But alas! the heart of Alitaptap wasn't human. She was the daughter of Bulan-hari and Bitu-in, who burst from the sky and were not of the earth. She had a heart of stone, as cold and as hard as the sparkling star on her forehead. Alitaptap would never know love. Then one day, an old woman arrived at the palace. Her hair long and dirty. her clothing tattered and soiled. Before the king Bulan-hari, Balo-na, the old, wise woman whined in her sharp voice... that she had come from her dwelling in the mountains to bear the king sad news. The news being that she saw the future in a dream and it betold of their fate... the warriors of La-ut are coming with their
  • 8. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 8 mighty swords to conquer the land, the only solution is to have a marriage between Alitaptap and one of the young men, so as to have a heir to win the war. At once Bulan-hari pleaded with his daughter to choose one of the young men in their village. But how could the beautiful maiden understand? Alitaptap's heart of stone merely stood in silence. Bulan-hari gripped his sword in despair... " Alitapatap!" he bellowed in the quiet palace, "You will follow me, or you will lay dead this very minute!" But nothing could stir the lovely young woman's heart. Bulan-hari blind with anger and fear of the dark future finally drew his sword. Clang! the steel of his sword's blade rang in the silence of the big palace. It hit the star on Alitaptap's lovely forehead! The star burst! Darkness was everywhere! Until a thousand chips of glitter and light flew around the hall. Only the shattered pieces of the star on Alitaptap's forehead lighted the great hall, flickering as though they were stars with tiny wings. Alitaptap, the lovely daughter from the heavens lay dead. And soon, Balo-na's prediction had come true. Riding in stamping wild horses, the warriors of La-ut came like the rumble and clashes of lightning and thunder. They killed the people of Pinak, ruined crops, poisoned the lake. They spread sorrow and destruction everywhere. When it all ended, the beautiful, peaceful valley of Pinak had turned into an empty and shallow swamp. At night, there was nothing but darkness. But soon, tiny sparkles of light would flicker and lend glimmers of brightness in the starless night. And so, the fireflies came about. Once, a long time ago, they were fragments from the star on the forehead of Bulan-hari's daughter, the beautiful Alitaptap.
  • 9. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 9 Legend of the Dama de Noche A thousand years ago, there was a rich maharlika, or nobleman, who spent his early bachelor days recklessly, wining and dining in the company of nobility. He drank the finest wines, ate the most delectable food and enjoyed the company of the loveliest, perfumed and bejewelled women of the noble class. After years of this kind of life, the maharlika finally felt it was time to settle down and marry the woman of his choice. "But who is the woman to choose?" he asked himself as he sat in the rich splendour of his home, "All the women I know are beautiful and charming, but I am tired of the glitter of their jewels and the richness of their clothes!" He wanted a woman different from all the women he saw day and night, and found this in a simple village lass. She was charming in her own unaffected ways, and her name was Dama. They married and lived contentedly. She loved him and took care of him. She pampered him with the most delicious dishes, and kept his home and his clothes in order. But soon, the newness wore off for the maharlika. He started to long for the company of his friends. He took a good look at his wife and thought, she is not beautiful and she does not have the air of nobility abouther, she does not talk with wisdom. And so the maharlika returned to his own world of glitter and splendor. He spent his evenings sitting around with his friends in their noble homes , drank and talked till the first rays of the sun peeped from the iron grills of their ornate windows. Poor Dama felt that she was losing her husband. She wept in the silence of their bedroom. "I cannot give my husband anything but the delights of my kitchen and the warmth of my bed. He is tired of me." She looked to the heavens. "Oh, friendly spirits! Help me. Give me a magic charm. Just one little magic charm to make my husband come home again, that he will never want to leave my side, forever!" It was midnight when the maharlika came home. He opened the door of their bedroom and called for Dama to tell her to prepare his nightclothes. "Dama! Dama, where are you?" he called. He shouted all around the bedroom. He sarched the whole house. Still the nobleman could not find his simple wife. Finally the nobleman returned to their bedroom, tired and cross. But, as he opened the door, he stopped. A are scent, sweet and fragrant, drifted to him. It was a scent he had never smelled before. He entered the room and crossed to the window where the scent seemed to be floating from. A strange bush was growing outside the window. Some of its thin branches had aleady reached the iron grills and were twisting around. And all over the bush were thousands of tiny starlike, white flowers, from which burst forth a heavenly, enchanting scent!
  • 10. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 10 He stood there, completely enraptured by the glorious smell. "Dama..." he whispered softly, onderingly, could this be Dama? The rich maharlika sat by the window, and waited for the return of his loving simple wife. But she did not come back. She never returned to him again. Only the fragrance of the flowers stayed with him, casting a spell over his whole being. In the moonlight, Dama of the night, or Dama de Noche would be in full bloom, capturing the rich maharlika, making him never want to leave her side, forever.
  • 11. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 11 The Legend of Mount Kanlaon There once lived on the island of Negros a princess named Anina who lived a very sheltered life. One day, Anina overheard her father talking to the kingdom's chief priestess. The priestess was frantic about a report that they could not find a single maiden who was unblemished. Later, Anina asked her father what it was all about, and the king finally broke down. There had long been a seven-headed dragon threatening the kingdom, and the monster could only be appeased if an unblemished maiden was sacrificed to it. In fear, all the women in the kingdom had cut themselves to disqualify themselves from the sacrifice. Parents cut their own baby girls so as to spare the infants from the sacrifice. But the king and the queen couldn't bring themselves to mar their daughter's beauty, and so Anina was the only remaining unscarred female in the kingdom. Anina did not weep. Instead, she willingly offered herself for the sacrifice. Fortuitously, on the day she was to be brought to the mountain where the dragon lived, a man calling himself Khan Laon appeared. (Khan in his language meant a noble lord.) He said he came from a kingdom far away in order to slay the dragon and spare Anina's life. No one believed the dragon could be killed, but Khan Laon insisted that his ability to talk to animals would help him. He asked the help of the ants, the bees and the eagles. The ants swarmed over the dragon's body and crept under its scales to bite its soft, unprotected flesh, while the bees stung the fourteen eyes of the dragon till it was blind. The largest eagle carried Khan Laon to the mountain where he was able to easily chop off the seven heads of the writhing beast. In gratitude, the king gave Khan Laon his daughter Anina to be his bride, and the people named the mountain after the noble lord. And that is how, according to the story, Mount Kanlaon got its name. That it is a volcano is because of the spirt of the dead dragon.
  • 12. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 12 The Legend of Mangoes Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Ben who had a wonderful heart. He is the son of Maria and Juan. Ben’s a kind and helpful young lad who was nurtured well by his parents who have good hearts as well. One day, Ben saw a very old beggar and he took pity on him. So, Ben decided to invite the old beggar into their humble home and he cooked food and fed the old beggar until he could not eat anymore. Ben was not a rich boy but that did not stop him from helping this old beggar by serving him with the type of food that Ben’s family could only afford. After a sumptuous meal, the beggar thanked the young lad and bade him farewell. On another day, while Ben was looking for fire woods, he passed by an old man who was also very hungry. Ben took pity on him once more and without a doubt in his mind, he invited the old man back to their home and gave him food and some clothes that his father does not use anymore. Ben’s parents were happy that they have a son who has a heart of gold like Ben. Unfortunately, the time came that Ben suddenly got very ill. His parents were troubled and didn’t know what to do. But despite that, they persisted to have their son treated but to no avail, Ben died. His parents mourned over the loss of their only son. The next day, after Ben’s death, a beautiful fairy came to Ben’s wake and talked to his parents. She asked them to give her Ben’s heart. They agreed and gave it to her. The fairy then flew away and in a mountain, she dug and buried Ben’s dead heart. It then turned into a fruit-bearing tree whose fruits were in the shape of a heart and whose taste was so sweet. People were amazed upon discovering this new type of fruit and when they tasted it they were happy as it’s the sweetest fruit they have ever tasted. From then till now, people enjoy the benefits of this wonderful fruit.
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  • 14. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 14 The Story of Adam and Eve God took some clay from the ground and made the shape of a man. Then He breathed gently into the shape. The man's eye's opened and he began to live. God called him Adam. The Lord made a beautiful garden for him to live in. The garden, called Eden, was full of many wonderful things. Beautiful flowers grew everywhere. Birds sang in the trees, streams flowed through the valley and animals roamed across the fields. God had made the man in His image to keep Him company and look after the world. God brought all the animals to Adam one at a time to be given their names. "Elephant", he would say, or "Tiger", or "Porcupine". But God felt sorry for Adam. "None of these animals is really like him," thought God, "he needs someone to share his life. Someone who cares for him and who he can care for." That night, God took a rib from Adam's side and made a woman. When Adam awoke the following morning, he found a wife, Eve, lying asleep beside him. Adam was so happy. He took her hand and she woke up. She looked up at him and smiled. God told the man and woman that it was their job to take care of their new home. God blessed them, saying, "All this is for you. Help yourself to anything you like. But never touch the tree in the middle of the Garden. That tree gives knowledge of good and evil. The day you eat its fruit, you will die." God did not mean that Adam and Eve would drop down dead the moment they ate the fruit from the tree. He meant that in time they would die without His Spirit dwelling in them. One day, Adam and Eve were gathering berries for dinner when she heard a silky voice behind her. "Has God told you that you can eat the fruit from all the trees?" the voice asked softly. Eve turned around to see a snake talking to her. "God has told us we can eat all the fruit except for what grows on The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil," Eve told the serpent. "Oh come now, that's silly! I hardly think such a lovely fruit would do you any
  • 15. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 15 harm," the serpent lied. "God knows that if you eat from The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil you'll become just like God, and will be able to decide for yourself what is right and what is wrong." The woman looked at the fruit and thought how tasty it looked. She thought how wonderful it would be to be as wise and powerful as God. She believed the serpent's lie and ate the fruit and also gave some to Adam, who was with her, and he took a bite as well. She felt a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach. She fidgeted and wondered what was wrong with her. Suddenly she realized that she was feeling guilty -- she had disobeyed God and knew she'd done something wrong. As soon as they ate the fruit a change came over Adam and Eve. They became unhappy and fearful of God. Adam and Eve heard God calling them. Without thinking, they dived into the bushes, but God knew where they were. When God asked them if they had eaten from The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil that He had told them not to touch, they blamed each other for their sins. God was sad that Adam and Eve had disobeyed them. He told them that they had to leave the Garden of Eden, "From now on you'll have to scratch a living from the soil. You'll need to make clothes and grow food. Nothing will come easily -- not even childbirth. And one day, you will die."
  • 16. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 16 The Healing at the Pool Jesus went to Jerusalem for a religious festival. Near Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool with five porches; in Hebrew it called Bethzatha. A large crowd of sick people were lying on the porches--the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed. A man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years. Jesus saw him lying there, and he knew that the man had been sick for such a long time; so he asked him, "Do you want to get well?" The sick man answered, "Sir, I don't have anyone here to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am trying to get in. somebody else gets there first." Jesus said to him, "Get up, pick up your mat, and walk." Immediately the man got well; he picked up his mat and started walking. The Healing Of the Poisonous Food Once, when there was a famine throughout the land, Elisha returned to Gilgal While he was teaching a group of prophets, he told his servant to put a big pot on the fire and make some stew for them. One of them went out in the fields to get some herbs. He found a wild vine and picked as many gourds as he could carry. He brought them back and sliced them up into the stew, not knowing what they were. The stew was poured out for the mane to eat, but as soon as they tasted it they exclaimed to Elisha, “It’s poisoned!”—and wouldn’t eat it. Elisha asked for some meal, threw it into the pot, and said, “Pour out some more stew for them.“ And then there was nothing wrong with it.
  • 17. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 17 David and Goliath The Philistines gathered for battle in Socoh, a town in Judah; they camped at a place called Ephnes Dammin, between Socoh and Azekah. Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in Elah, Valley, where they got ready to fight the Philistines. The Philistines lined up on one hill and the Israelites on another, with a valley between them. A man named Goliath, from the city of Gath, came out from the Philistine camp to challenge the Israelites. He was over nine feet tall and wore bronze armor that weighed about 125 pounds and a bronze helmet. His legs were also protected by bronze armor, and he carried a bronze javelin slung over his shoulder. His spear was as thick as the bar on a weaver's loom, and its iron head weighed about fifteen pounds. A soldier walked in front of him carrying his shield. Goliath stood and shouted at the Israelites, "What are you doing there, lined up for battle? I am a Philistine, you slaves of Saul! choose one of our men to fight me. If he wins and kills me, we will be your slaves; but if I win and kill him, you will be our slaves. Here and now I challenge the Israelite army, I dare you to pick someone to fight me!" When Saul and his men heard this, they were terrified. David was the son of Jesse, who was an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah, Jesse had eight sons, and at the time Saul was king, he was already a very old man. His three oldest sons had gone with Saul to war. The oldest was Eliab, the next was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah. David was the youngest son, and while the three oldest brothers stayed with Saul, David would go back to Bethlehem from time to time, to take care of his father's sheep. Goliath challenged the Israelites every morning and evening for forty days. One day, Jesse said to David, "Take a half-bushel of this roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and hurry with them to your brothers in the camp. And take the ten cheeses to the commanding officer. Find out how your brothers are getting along and bring back something to show that you saw them and that they well. King Saul, your brothers, and all the other Israelites are in Elah Valley fighting the Philistines." David got up early the next morning left someone else in charge of the sheep, took the food, and went as Jesse had told him to. He arrived at the camp just as the Israelites were going out to their battle line, shouting the war cry. The Philistine and the Israelite armies took positions for
  • 18. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 18 battle, facing each other. David left the food with the officer in charge of the supplies, ran to the battle line, went to his brothers, and asked how they were getting along. As he was talking with them Goliath came forward and challenged the Israelites as he had done before. And David heard him. When the Israelites saw Goliath, they ran away in terror. "Listen to his challenge! King Saul has promised to give a big reward to the man who kills him; the king will also give him his daughter to marry and will not require his father's family to pay taxes." David asked the men who were near him, "What will the man get who kills this Philistine and frees Israel from this disgrace? After all, who is this heathen Philistine to defy the army of the living God?" They told him what would be done for the man who killed Goliath. Eliab, David's oldest brother, heard David talking to the men, He became angry with David and said, "What are you doing here? Who is taking care of those sheep of yours out there in the wilderness? You smart aleck, you! You just came to watch the fighting!" "Now what have I done?" David asked. "Can't I even ask a question?" he turned to another man and asked him the same question, and every time he asked, he got the same answer. Some men heard what David had said, and they told Saul, who sent for him. David said to Saul, "Your Majesty, no one should be afraid of this Philistine! I will go and fight him." "No," answered Saul. "How could you fight him? You're just a boy, and he has been a soldier all his life!" "Your Majesty," David said, "I take care of my father's sheep. Any time a lion or a bear carries off a lab, I go after it, attack it, and rescue the lamb. And if the lion or bear turns on me, I grab it by the throat and beat it to death. I have killed lions and bears, and I will do the same to this heathen Philistine, who had defied the army of the living God. The LORD has saved me form lions and bears; he will save me form this Philistine. "All right," Saul answered. "Go, and the LORD be with you." he gave his own armor to David for him to wear: a bronze helmet, which he put on David's head, and a coat of armor. David strapped Saul's sword over the armor and tried to walk, but he couldn't, because he wasn't used to wearing them. "I can't fight with all this." He said to Saul. " I'm not used to it." So he took it all off. He took his shepherd's stick and then picked up five smooth stones form the stream and put them in his bag. With his sling ready, he went out to meet Goliath. the Philistine started walking toward David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him. He kept coming closer, and when he got a good look at David, he was filed with scorn for him because he was just nice, good-looking boy. He said to David, "What's that stick
  • 19. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 19 for? Do you think I'm a dog?" And he called down curses from his god on David. "Come on," he challenged David, "and I will give your body to the birds and animals to eat." David answered, "You are coming against me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the Israelite armies, which you have defied. This very day the LORD will put you in my power; I will defeat you and cut off your head. And I will give the bodies of the Philistine soldiers to the birds and animals to eat. The whole world will know that Israel has a God, and everyone here will see that the LORD does not need swords or spears to save his people. He is victorious in battle, and he will put all of you in our power." Goliath started walking toward David again, and David ran quickly toward the Philistine battle line to fight them He reached into his bag and took out a stone, which he slung at Goliath. It hit him on the forehead and broke his skull, and Goliath fell face downward on the ground. And so, without a sword, David defeated and killed Goliath with a sling and a stone! He ran to him, stood over him, took Goliath's sword out of its sheath, and cut off his head and killed him. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they ran away. The men of Israel and Judah shouted and ran after them, pursuing them all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron. The Philistines fell wounded all along the road that leads to Shaaram, as far as Gath and Ekron. When the Israelites came back form pursuing the Philistines, they looted their camp. David got Goliath's head and took it to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath's weapons in his own tent. When Saul saw David going out to fight Goliath, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, "Abner, whose son is he?" "I have no idea, Your Majesty," Abner answered. "Then go and find out," Saul ordered. So when David returned to camp after killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was still carrying Goliath's head. Saul asked him, "Young man, whose son are you?" "I am the son of your servant Jesse from Bethlehem," David answered.
  • 20. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 20 The Parting of the Red Sea Moses held out his hand over the sea, and the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind. It blew all night and turned the sea into dry land. The water was divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on both sides. The Egyptians pursed them and went after them into the sea with all their horses, chariots, and drivers. Just before dawn the LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw them into a panic. He made the wheels of their chariots get stuck, so that they moved with great difficulty. The Egyptians said, “The LORD if fighting for the Israelites against us. Let’s get out of here!” The LORD said to Moses, “Hold out your hand over the sea, and the water will come back over the Egyptians and their chariots and drivers.” So Moses held out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the water returned to its normal level. The Egyptians tried to escape from the water, but the LORD threw them into the sea. The water retuned and covered the chariots, the drivers, and all the Egyptian army that had followed the Israelites into the sea; not one of them was left. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on both sides. On that day the LORD saved the people of Israel from the Egyptians, and the Israelites saw them lying dead on the seashore. When the Israelites saw the great power with which the LORD had defeated the Egyptians, they stood in awe of the LORD; and they had faith in the LORD and in his servant Moses.
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  • 22. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 22 Young and Old ~Charles Kingsley When all the world is young lad, And all the trees are green; And every goose a swan, lad, And every lass a queen; Then hey for boot and horse, lad, And round the world away; Young blood must have its course, lad, And every dog his day. When all the world is old, lad, And all the trees are brown; When all the sport is stale, lad, And all the wheels run down; Creep home, and take your place there, The spent and maimed among: God grant you find one face there, You loved when all was young.
  • 23. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 23 Where Go the Boats? ~Robert Louis Stevenson Dark brown is the river, Golden is the sand. It flows along for ever, With trees on either hand. Green leaves a-floating, Castles of the foam, Boats of mine a-boating- Where will all come home? On goes the river, And out past the mill, Away down the valley, Away down the hill. Away down the river, A hundred miles or more, Other little children Shall bring my boats ashore.
  • 24. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 24 What Does the Bee Do? ~Christina Rossetti What does the bee do? Bring home honey. And what does Father do? Bring home money. And what does Mother do? Lay out the money. And what does baby do? Eat up the honey. What is Pink? ~Christina Rossetti What is pink? A rose is pink By the fountain's brink. What is red? A poppy's red In its barley bed. What is blue? The sky is blue Where the clouds float through. What is white? A swan is white Sailing in the light. What is yellow? Pears are yellow, Rich and ripe and mellow.
  • 25. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 25 Two Little Kittens ~Anonymous (circa 1880) Two little kittens, one stormy night, Began to quarrel, and then to fight; One had a mouse, the other had none, And that's the way the quarrel begun. "I'll have that mouse," said the biggest cat; "You'll have that mouse? We'll see about that!" "I will have that mouse," said the eldest son; "You shan't have the mouse," said the little one. I told you before 'twas a stormy night When these two little kittens began to fight; The old woman seized her sweeping broom, And swept the two kittens right out of the room. The ground was covered with frost and snow, And the two little kittens had nowhere to go; So they laid them down on the mat at the door, While the old woman finished sweeping the floor. Then they crept in, as quiet as mice, All wet with the snow, and cold as ice, For they found it was better, that stormy night, To lie down and sleep than to quarrel and fight.
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  • 27. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 27 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When the nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Then the traveller in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark, He could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so. In the dark blue sky you keep, And often through my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye, Till the sun is in the sky. As your bright and tiny spark, Lights the traveller in the dark. Though I know not what you are, Twinkle, twinkle, little star. Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are. How I wonder what you are.
  • 28. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 28 Wee Willie Winkie Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, Upstairs and down stairs in his night-gown, Tapping at the window, crying at the lock, “Are the children in their bed, for its past ten o’clock?” “Hey, Willie Winkie, are you coming in? The cat is singing purring sounds to the sleeping hen, The dog’s spread out on the floor, and doesn’t give a cheap, But here’s a wakeful little boy who will not fall asleep!” Anything but sleep, you rogue! glowering like the moon, Rattling in an iron jug with an iron spoon, Rumbling, tumbling round about, crowing like a cock, Shrieking like I don’t know what, waking sleeping folk. “Hey, Willie Winkie—the child’s in a creel! Wriggling from everyone’s knee like an eel, Tugging at the cat’s ear, and confusing all her thrums— Hey, Willie Winkie—see, there he comes!” Weary is the mother who has a dusty child, A small short little child, who can’t run on his own, Who always has a battle with sleep before he’ll close an eye But a kiss from his rosy lips gives strength anew to me.
  • 29. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 29 Hush Little Baby Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird. And if that mockingbird won't sing, Mama's going to buy you a diamond ring. And if that diamond ring turns brass, Mama's going to buy you a looking glass. And if that looking glass gets broke, Mama's going to buy you a billy goat. And if that billy goat won't pull, Mama's going to buy you a cart and bull. And if that cart and bull turn over, Mama's going to buy you a dog named Rover. And if that dog named Rover won't bark, Mama's going to buy you a horse and cart. And if that horse and cart fall down, You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.
  • 30. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 30 Little Miss Muffet Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey; Along came a spider, Who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away. Do You Know The Muffin Man Do you know the Muffin Man, The Muffin Man, The Muffin Man? Do you know the Muffin Man Who lives in Drury Lane? Yes, I know the Muffin Man, The Muffin Man, The Muffin Man. Yes, I know the Muffin Man Who lives in Drury Lane.
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  • 32. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 32 The Lion & the Mouse A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion's nose. Roused from his nap, the Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her. "Spare me!" begged the poor Mouse. "Please let me go and someday I will surely repay you." The Lion was much amused to think that a Mouse could ever help him. But he was generous and finally let the Mouse go. Some days later, while stalking his prey in the forest, the Lion was caught in the toils of a hunter's net. Unable to free himself, he filled the forest with his angry roaring. The Mouse knew the voice and quickly found the Lion struggling in the net. Running to one of the great ropes that bound him, she gnawed it until it parted, and soon the Lion was free. "You laughed when I said I would repay you," said the Mouse. "Now you see that even a Mouse can help a Lion." A kindness is never wasted.
  • 33. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 33 The Fox & the Grapes A Fox one day spied a beautiful bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a vine trained along the branches of a tree. The grapes seemed ready to burst with juice, and the Fox's mouth watered as he gazed longingly at them. The bunch hung from a high branch, and the Fox had to jump for it. The first time he jumped he missed it by a long way. So he walked off a short distance and took a running leap at it, only to fall short once more. Again and again he tried, but in vain. Now he sat down and looked at the grapes in disgust. "What a fool I am," he said. "Here I am wearing myself out to get a bun ch of sour grapes that are not worth gaping for." And off he walked very, very scornfully. There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach.
  • 34. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 34 The Two Goats Two Goats, frisking gayly on the rocky steeps of a mountain valley, chanced to meet, one on each side of a deep chasm through which poured a mighty mountain torrent. The trunk of a fallen tree formed the only means of crossing the chasm, and on this not even two squirrels could ha ve passed each other in safety. The narrow path would have made the bravest tremble. Not so our Goats. Their pride would not permit either to stand aside for the other. One set her foot on the log. The other did likewise. In the middle they met horn to hor n. Neither would give way, and so they both fell, to be swept away by the roaring torrent below. It is better to yield than to come to misfortune through stubbornness.
  • 35. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 35 The Heron A Heron was walking sedately along the bank of a stream, his eyes on the clear water, and his long neck and pointed bill ready to snap up a likely morsel for his breakfast. The clear water swarmed with fish, but Master Heron was hard to please that morning. "No small fry for me," he said. "Such scanty fare is not fit for a Heron." Now a fine young Perch swam near. "No indeed," said the Heron. "I wouldn't even trouble to open my beak for anything like that!" As the sun rose, the fish left the shallow water near the shore and swam below into the cool depths toward the middle. The Heron saw no more fish, and very glad was he at last to breakfast on a tiny Snail. Do not be too hard to suit or you may have to be content with the worst or with nothing at all.
  • 36. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 36 The Cock & the Fox One bright evening as the sun was sinking on a glorious world a wise old Cock flew into a tree to roost. Before he composed himself to rest, he flapped his wings three times and crowed loudly. But just as he was about to put his head under his wing, his beady eyes caught a flash of red and a glimpse of a long pointed nose, and there just below him stood Master Fox. "Have you heard the wonderful news?" cried the Fox in a very joyful and excited manner. "What news?" asked the Cock very calmly. But he had a queer, fluttery feeling inside him, for, you know, he was very much afraid of the Fox. "Your family and mine and all other animals have agreed to forget their differences and live in peace and friendship from now on forever. Just think of it! I simply cannot wait to embrace you! Do come down, dear friend, and let us celebrate the joyful event." "How grand!" said the Cock. "I certainly a m delighted at the news." But he spoke in an absent
  • 37. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 37 way, and stretching up on tiptoes, seemed to be looking at something afar off. "What is it you see?" asked the Fox a little anxiously. "Why, it looks to me like a couple of Dogs coming this way. They must have heard the good news and—" But the Fox did not wait to hear more. Off he started on a run. "Wait," cried the Cock. "Why do you run? The Dogs are friends of yours now!" "Yes," answered the Fox. "But they might not have heard the news. Besides, I have a very important errand that I had almost forgotten about." The Cock smiled as he buried his head in his feathers and went to sleep, for he had succeeded in outwitting a very crafty enemy. The trickster is easily tricked.
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  • 39. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 39 How the World Was Made This is the ancient Filipino account of the creation. Thousands of years ago there was no land nor sun nor moon nor stars, and the world was only a great sea of water, above which stretched the sky. The water was the kingdom of the god Maguayan, and the sky was ruled by the great god Captan. Maguayan had a daughter called Lidagat, the sea, and Captan had a son known as Lihangin, the wind. The gods agreed to the marriage of their children, so the sea became the bride of the wind. Three sons and a daughter were born to them. The sons were called Licalibutan, Liadlao, and Libulan; and the daughter received the name of Lisuga. Licalibutan had a body of rock and was strong and brave; Liadlao was formed of gold and was always happy; Libulan was made of copper and was weak and timid; and the beautiful Lisuga had a body of pure silver and was sweet and gentle. Their parents were very fond of them, and nothing was wanting to make them happy. After a time Lihangin died and left the control of the winds to his eldest son Licalibutan. The faithful wife Lidagat soon followed her husband, and the children, now grown up, were left without father or mother. However, their grandfathers, Captan and Maguayan, took care of them and guarded them from all evil. After a time, Licalibutan, proud of his power over the winds, resolved to gain more power, and asked his brothers to join him in an attack on Captan in the sky above. At first they refused; but when Licalibutan became angry with them, the amiable Liadlao, not wishing to offend his brother, agreed to help. Then together they induced the timid Libulan to join in the plan. When all was ready the three brothers rushed at the sky, but they could not beat down the gates of steel that guarded the entrance. Then Licalibutan let loose the strongest winds and blew the bars in every direction. The brothers rushed into the opening, but were met by the angry god Captan. So terrible did he look that they turned and ran in terror; but Captan, furious at the destruction of his gates, sent three bolts of lightning after them. The first struck the copper Libulan and melted him into a ball. The second struck the golden Liadlao, and he too was melted. The third bolt struck Licalibutan, and his rocky body broke into many pieces and fell into the sea. So huge was he that parts of his body stuck out above the water and became what is known as land. In the meantime the gentle Lisuga had missed her brothers and started to look for them. She went toward the sky, but as she approached the broken gates, Captan, blind with anger, struck her too with lightning, and her silver body broke into thousands of pieces.
  • 40. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 40 Captan then came down from the sky and tore the sea apart, calling on Maguayan to come to him and accusing him of ordering the attack on the sky. Soon Maguayan appeared and answered that he knew nothing of the plot as he had been asleep far down in the sea. After a time he succeeded in calming the angry Captan. Together they wept at the loss of their grandchildren, especially the gentle and beautiful Lisuga; but with all their power they could not restore the dead to life. However, they gave to each body a beautiful light that will shine forever. And so it was that golden Liadlao became the sun, and copper Libulan the moon, while the thousands of pieces of silver Lisuga shine as the stars of heaven. To wicked Licalibutan the gods gave no light, but resolved to make his body support a new race of people. So Captan gave Maguayan a seed, and he planted it on the land, which, as you will remember, was part of Licalibutan's huge body. Soon a bamboo tree grew up, and from the hollow of one of its branches a man and a woman came out. The man's name was Sicalac, and the woman was called Sicabay. They were the parents of the human race. Their first child was a son whom they called Libo; afterwards they had a daughter who was known as Saman. Pandaguan was a younger son and he had a son called Arion. Pandaguan was very clever and invented a trap to catch fish. The very first thing he caught was a huge shark. When he brought it to land, it looked so great and fierce that he thought it was surely a god, and he at once ordered his people to worship it. Soon all gathered around and began to sing and pray to the shark. Suddenly the sky and sea opened, and the gods came out and ordered Pandaguan to throw the shark back into the sea and to worship none but them. All were afraid except Pandaguan. He grew very bold and answered that the shark was as big as the gods, and that since he had been able to overpower it he would also be able to conquer the gods. Then Captan, hearing this, struck Pandaguan with a small thunderbolt, for he did not wish to kill him but merely to teach him a lesson. Then he and Maguayan decided to punish these people by scattering them over the earth, so they carried some to one land and some to another. Many children were afterwards born, and thus the earth became inhabited in all parts. Pandaguan did not die. After lying on the ground for thirty days he regained his strength, but his body was blackened from the lightning, and all his descendants ever since that day have been black. His first son, Arion, was taken north, but as he had been born before his father's punishment he did not lose his color, and all his people therefore are white. Libo and Saman were carried south, where the hot sun scorched their bodies and caused all their descendants to be of a brown color.
  • 41. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 41 A son of Saman and a daughter of Sicalac were carried east, where the land at first was so lacking in food that they were compelled to eat clay. On this account their children and their children's children have always been yellow in color. And so the world came to be made and peopled. The sun and moon shine in the sky, and the beautiful stars light up the night. All over the land, on the body of the envious Licalibutan, the children of' Sicalac and Sicabay have grown great in numbers. May they live forever in peace and brotherly love!
  • 42. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 42 Origin Bagobo (Mindanao) In the beginning there lived one man and one woman, Toglai and Toglibon. Their first children were a boy and a girl. When they were old enough, the boy and the girl went far away across the waters seeking a good place to live in. Nothing more was heard of them until their children, the Spaniards and Americans, came back. After the first boy and girl left, other children were born to the couple; but they all remained at Cibolan on Mount Apo with their parents, until Toglai and Toglibon died and became spirits. Soon after that there came a great drought which lasted for three years. All the waters dried up, so that there were no rivers, and no plants could live. "Surely," said the people, "Manama is punishing us, and we must go elsewhere to find food and a place to dwell in." So they started out. Two went in the direction of the sunset, carrying with them stones from Cibolan River. After a long journey they reached a place where were broad fields of cogon grass and an abundance of water, and there they made their home. Their children still live in that place and are called Magindanau, because of the stones which the couple carried when they left Cibolan. Two children of Toglai and Toglibon went to the south, seeking a home, and they carried with them women's baskets (baraan). When they found a good spot, they settled down. Their descendants, still dwelling at that place, are called Baraan or Bilaan, because of the women's baskets. So two by two the children of the first couple left the land of their birth. In the place where each settled a new people developed, and thus it came about that all the tribes in the world received their names from things that the people carried out of Cibolan, or from the places where they settled. All the children left Mount Apo save two (a boy and a girl), whom hunger and thirst had made too weak to travel. One day when they were about to die the boy crawled out to the field to see if there was one living thing, and to his surprise he found a stalk of sugarcane growing lustily. He eagerly cut it, and enough water came out to refresh him and his sister until the rains came. Because of this, their children are called Bagobo.
  • 43. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 43 The Creation Igorot In the beginning there were no people on the earth. Lumawig, the Great Spirit, came down from the sky and cut many reeds. He divided these into pairs which he placed in different parts of the world, and then he said to them, "You must speak." Immediately the reeds became people, and in each place was a man and a woman who could talk, but the language of each couple differed from that of the others. Then Lumawig commanded each man and woman to marry, which they did. By and by there were many children, all speaking the same language as their parents. These, in turn, married and had many children. In this way there came to be many people on the earth. Now Lumawig saw that there were several things which the people on the earth needed to use, so he set to work to supply them. He created salt, and told the inhabitants of one place to boil it down and sell it to their neighbors. But these people could not understand the directions of the Great Spirit, and the next time he visited them, they had not touched the salt. Then he took it away from them and gave it to the people of a place called Mayinit. These did as he directed, and because of this he told them that they should always be owners of the salt, and that the other peoples must buy of them. Then Lumawig went to the people of Bontoc and told them to get clay and make pots. They got the clay, but they did not understand the molding, and the jars were not well shaped. Because of their failure, Lumawig told them that they would always have to buy their jars, and he removed the pottery to Samoki. When he told the people there what to do, they did just as he said, and their jars were well shaped and beautiful. Then the Great Spirit saw that they were fit owners of the pottery, and he told them that they should always make many jars to sell. In this way Lumawig taught the people and brought to them all the things which they now have. How the Moon and the Stars Came to Be
  • 44. Kayce Joy L. Saliendrez Page 44 Bukidnon (Mindanao) One day in the times when the sky was close to the ground a spinster went out to pound rice. Before she began her work, she took off the beads from around her neck and the comb from her hair, and hung them on the sky, which at that time looked like coral rock. Then she began working, and each time that she raised her pestle into the air it struck the sky. For some time she pounded the rice, and then she raised the pestle so high that it struck the sky very hard. Immediately the sky began to rise, and it went up so far that she lost her ornaments. Never did they come down, for the comb became the moon and the beads are the stars that are scattered about.