Collections of Folklore

Myths and Legends Of China Japanese Fairy Tales Philippine Folk Tales Filipino Popular Tales and American Indian Stories are the Collections of Folklore.Chinese mythology about gods stars water and fire as well as tales about the goddess of mercy the guardian of the entrance of heaven and numerous other traditions are all included in this extremely readable and beautifully illustrated book. contains 32 beautiful illustrations.Ghouls goblins and ogres; sea serpents and sea kings; gentle animals and magic birds; demons and dragons; princes and princesses are among the 22 tales translated into English. The Son of a Peach The Jellyfish and the Monkey The Mirror of Matsuyama The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child and The Stones of Five Colors and the Empress Jokwa are a few examples.Philipino Folk Stories an excerpt The stories in Collected and Annotated Tales seventeen through twenty-three are considered fables and are typically recounted to youngsters or to pass the time during the middle of the day when people are looking for shade to recline in or stopping on the trail to rest. The majority of them are well-known to the Christianized tribes throughout the Islands and exhibit striking similarities to the myths from the southern islands and occasionally from Europe.Filipino Popular Tales: Collected and Edited With Comparative Remarks excerpt About the nature of the stories a word might be included. Only heroic tales serious and lighthearted tales about beasts fables about them and pourquoi- or just-so tales have been included. I purposefully avoided including myths legends and fairy tales (including all varieties of ghost and demon stories) in order to keep the volumes size within realistic bounds. But I have occasionally used my collection of manuscripts of these kinds to demonstrate a local superstition or custom. l