Selected Philippine Folktales, Legends, Epics, Myths, and Fables | Workbook and Study Guide

Selected Philippine Folktales, Legends, Epics, Myths, and Fables is a printable material designed to supplement the learning of students in Grades 4 to 6, especially those using the Learn and Love the Philippines (LLP) Unit Study. This material promotes Philippine Literature as evidence of our country’s beautiful culture, which is up in the Philippine National Motto: “Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan, at Makabansa.”

Learning our country’s literature will add to our children’s cultural knowledge. Philippine literature has been formed and enriched through time by different ethnic groups who landed on the islands now part of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, and by the influence of nations from Europe and North America who eventually colonized many parts of these islands and its people. The beliefs, traditions, and practices of our culturally diverse land is seen in our folktales, legends, epics, myths, and fables. We are blessed because a lot of our Philippine folk literature are already documented in Filipino language and are available online. For non-Filipino speakers, the English versions of Philippine literature are also available through websites like Project Gutenberg and the Aswang Project.

Because we promote homeschool learning from a Christian perspective, we did our best to select literature that fits our target age groups (Grades 4 to 6). We rewrote and rephrased portions of these Philippine folktales and other selected literature to euphemize or soften what may still be difficult for young readers to read. But we made sure the outcome is faithful to the original form and content or the legend. We also used CRITICAL ANALYSIS to help students analyze and interpret folk literature and find similarities between beliefs and practices of early societies and modern-day ideas in the Philippines. We also added discussion questions and activities to help students reflect on issues touched in the literature and, possibly, jumpstart conversations about life, morality, and faith. Here are the list of Philippine literature included in this workbook/study guide.

PHILIPPINE Legends
Doña Maria
Maria Makiling
Dina and Gat
Daragang Magayon
Legend of Lake Danao

PHILIPPINE EPICS
Epic of Ibalong
Mythology of Mindanao
The Life of Lam-ang (Biag ni Lamang)

PHILIPPINE Folktales
Aponibolinayen and the Sun
The Story of Kanag
The Alligator’s Fruit
The Story of Dogedog
The Story of Benito
The Widow’s Son

PHILIPPINE Myths
The Creation
The Flood Story (Igorot)
Lumawig on Earth
The Flood Story (Bukidnon)
The Story of Creation
The First Monkey

PHILIPPINE Fables
Why Dogs Wag their Tails
The Serpent Eagle
The Iguana and the Turtle
A Tyrant

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