EP 145: Philippines- Creation, Benito, Juan, and Guavas from Tagalog Stories (Mabel Cook Cole 1916) remastered

In the first story, we learn about how the different peoples came to be.

In the second story, we learn all about the adventures of Benito. He has an epic adventure just looking for work for the king. But through his kindness, he gets everything he wants and enough to take care of his parents as well.

In the third story, Juan is sent out to get firewood. Instead of getting any, he meets a magical tree and gets lots of gifts only to lose them on his way home. This story feels a lot like The Sifter story from the Azores. Can he make it up to his family? Boombaya Boombaye!

In the fourth story, Juan is told to gather some guavas. But because he is a jerk, he gets wasps for the guests instead. 

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Source: Philippine Folk Tales by Mabel Cook Cole1916

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound FX: Critters in Palawan » Frogs_InHeavyRain.WAV on Freesound.org

Music: Buwan - Kundiman version recorded by Tonsy16

Podcast Shoutout: Sleepy Time Tales Podcast

Listener Shoutout: Cairo, Egypt Cairo Arabic: القاهرة, romanized: al-Qāhirah, is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world. 

"Goiaba, Guaiaba, Guava" by VIc Lic is licensed under CC BY 2.0.