Philippines · Folktales and oral traditions
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Philippines
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 3
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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Monkey and Turtle tales from the Philippines are documented in sources associated with different communities. In the Tinguian text, what each animal does with its banana plant determines who can reach the fruit later. The Atlas records let readers compare that detail with another Philippine telling.
Tales in the Atlas
The Monkey and the Turtle
1915 · Fay-Cooper Cole · Traditions of the Tinguian, 77
1916 · Mabel Cook Cole · Philippine Folk Tales · Ilocano
The Story of Bantugan
1916 · Mabel Cook Cole · Philippine Folk Tales
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.