Tagalog Stories for Language Learners : Folktales and Stories in Filipino and English (Free Online Audio)

The most enjoyable way to learn about an unfamiliar culture is through its stories--especially when they're told in two languages! This book introduces 40 stories from the Philippines through bilingual Tagalog and English texts presented on facing pages. Paired with cultural notes, vocabulary lists, exercises, comprehension questions and free online audio recordings, Tagalog Stories for Language Learners is an excellent resource for intermediate language learners. This compilation includes a mix of traditional folktales retold for a modern audience, as well as several well-known works of contemporary Philippine literature. Along the way, you will meet fabulous mythological characters like the Bagobo goddess Mebuyan and the shape-shifting Aswang. Other characters cope with day-to-day issues, such as the domestic worker who cannot find her keys and a beauty queen who leaves behind her comfortable city life in order to help peasants in the countryside. Four of the stories are by well-known Filipino writers and are presented in complete or partially condensed form. These include: Estrangheritis by Inigo Ed. Regalado (1907)--The writer is critical of Filipinos who exalt all things foreign while, in fact, benefitting from their own land but unappreciative of their national culture. Desire by Paz Latorena (1928)--The story of a Filipino woman who has to deal with the narrow-mindedness of a foreigner who is far more interested in her body than in her personality. Greta Garbo by Deogracia Rosaro (1930)--Monina, who looks like Greta Garbo, plans a weekend getaway with her beau, only to be left at the station waiting, and later discovers he has gone on a honeymoon! Maria Elena Paterno's Sampaguita (1991)--Two popular legends about the Sampaguita (Philippine jasmine flower) which touch on the themes of courage and forbidden love. Stories from different periods are presented so learners get a feel for authentic Filipino texts. Cover Title Page Contents Introduction Beginning Level Stories The Keys — Ang mga Susi Why the Bat Has No Friends — Kung Bakit Walang Kaibigan ang Paniki Father — Tatay The Legend of the Guava — Alamat ng Bayabas Snake — Ahas Why the Sky Is High — Kung Bakit Mataas ang Langit The Woman Who Feeds Birds — Ang Babaeng Nagpapakain sa mga Ibon Juan Tamad and the Rice Cakes — Si Juan Tamad at ang mga Bibingka My Friend the Cat — Ang Kaibigan Kong Pusa Journey — Biyahe The Adarna Bird — Ang Ibong Adarna Going to Sagada — Papuntang Sagada Suspicion — Suspetsa Maria of Makiling — Si Maria ng Makiling Stepmother — Madrasta Intermediate Level Stories Mebuyan, the Goddess with Many Breasts — Si Mebuyan, ang Diyosang Maraming Suso Why There Are Many Tamarind Trees — Kung Bakit Maraming Puno ng Sampalok The Web in Her Eyes — Ang Sapot sa Kanyang mga Mata I Am So Stupid!—The Story of the Peasant and the Landlord — Napakatungak ko!—Ang Kuwento ng Magbubukid at ang Panginoong-Maylupa Why the Cashew’s Nut Is Outside Its Fruit — Kung Bakit Nasa Labas ang Buto ng Kasoy The Woman in Barrio San Andres — Ang Babae sa Baryo San Andres The President Who Had Horns — Ang Presidenteng Nagkasungay The Virtue of the Coconut — Ang Katangian ng Puno ng Niyog The Legends of the Ylang-ylang — Mga Alamat ng Ilang-ilang Mistress — Kerida The Story of Mambucal Falls — Ang Kuwento ng Talon ng Mambukal The Woman Who Was Always Widowed — Ang Babaeng Palaging Nabibiyuda The Wak-wak Queen of Mt. Diwata — Ang Wak-wak Queen ng Bundok Diwata The Changing Story of the Strong and the Beautiful — Ang Nagbabagong Kuwento nina Malakas at Maganda Advanced Level Stories The White Lady at Balete Drive — Ang Babaeng Nakaputi sa Balete Drive Felipe’s Cat — Ang Pusa ni Felipe Desire — Pagnanasa Why the Crow Is Dark — Kung Bakit Maitim ang Uwak Juan Pusong and the Chief — Si Juan Pusong at ang Pinuno Queen of the Sea — Reyna ng Dagat Greta Garbo — Greta Garbo Two Stories: The Disease of Estrangement, 1907, and the Disease of Estrangement in the New Millennium — Dalawang Kuwento: Estrangheritis 1907, at Estrangheritis sa Bagong Milenyo Two Sampaguita Legends — Dalawang Alamat ng Sampaguita Sampaguita — Sampaguita Glossary Tagalog-English Dictionary Bibliography Back Cover The most enjoyable way to learn about an unfamiliar culture is through its stories--especially when they're told in two languages!

This book introduces 40 stories from the Philippines through bilingual Tagalog and English texts presented on facing pages. Paired with cultural notes, vocabulary lists, exercises, comprehension questions and free online audio recordings, Tagalog Stories for Language Learners is an excellent resource for intermediate language learners.

This compilation includes a mix of traditional folktales retold for a modern audience, as well as several well-known works of contemporary Philippine literature. Along the way, you will meet fabulous mythological characters like the Bagobo goddess Mebuyan and the shape-shifting Aswang. Other characters cope with day-to-day issues, such as the domestic worker who cannot find her keys and a beauty queen who leaves behind her comfortable city life in order to help peasants in the countryside.

Four of the stories are by well-known Filipino writers and are presented in complete or partially condensed form. These include:

• Estrangheritis by Inigo Ed. Regalado (1907)--The writer is critical of Filipinos who exalt all things foreign while, in fact, benefitting from their own land but unappreciative of their national culture.
• Desire by Paz Latorena (1928)--The story of a Filipino woman who has to deal with the narrow-mindedness of a foreigner who is far more interested in her body than in her personality.
• Greta Garbo by Deogracia Rosaro (1930)--Monina, who looks like Greta Garbo, plans a weekend getaway with her beau, only to be left at the station waiting, and later discovers he has gone on a honeymoon!
• Maria Elena Paterno's Sampaguita (1991)--Two popular legends about the Sampaguita (Philippine jasmine flower) which touch on the themes of courage and forbidden love.

Stories from different periods are presented so learners get a feel for authentic Filipino texts.