Philippine Folk-Tales

Name: Philippine Folk-Tales
Author: Clara Kern Bayliss

By Clara Kern Bayliss

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This collection assembles folk and myth narratives from Visayan and Tagalog oral traditions alongside Bagobo myth cycles. It presents animal trickster tales, wonder stories with enchanted objects and human transformations, origin myths explaining the sun, moon, stars, eclipses and other natural phenomena, and short moral anecdotes and riddles. Several narratives portray domestic life, social tests, and clever servants or children; appended notes describe children's games and ritual practices, together offering a compact survey of recurring storytelling motifs, cosmological ideas, and communal customs from the region.

About the Author

Clara Kern Bayliss

Clara Kern Bayliss was an American author and folklorist known for her contributions to the preservation of indigenous narratives. She is particularly recognized for her works "A Treasury of Eskimo Tales" and "Philippine Folk-Tales," which showcase her dedication to collecting and sharing the rich oral traditions of various cultures. Through her storytelling, Bayliss aimed to bridge cultural gaps and provide readers with insights into the lives and beliefs of the peoples she wrote about. Her work remains an important part of the literary heritage surrounding folklore and cultural storytelling.