I'm back with the Legend of the Ilang Ilang. This story describes the origin of the ilang ilang flower. A rajah falls in love with a girl who serves the supreme god, Bathala. This is inspired by the story from Philippine Folklore vol. 2, this version was (re)written and performed by me, Nathalie De Los Santos.

I'm back! I nerd out about Philippine Folklore vol 2. I'm still looking for the creators, so please help me find them if you know something about them!

I also read the first story "The Legend of the Sampaguita Flower" from the volume, rewritten and performed by yours truly.

Hi all! Last episode. I really enjoyed doing this mini-series. For this episode, in the fairy tale, the datu is originally referred to as "queen" or "princess". I find reading these old fairy tales, depending on where they're from, they either have a Christian or Muslim version. I decided to go with "datu" as it is a cool term to learn. (Our history is really rich from many cultures, so I wanted you all to know how I modified it!)

Wanted to do something light hearted this week, and I like the story the Coleto and the Crow for its healthy dose of competition! Who doesn't like a good race fairy tale?!

The Legend of Mount Kanlaon is a fairy tale that has everything - a dragon, a hero, and animals!

I've been thinking about animism and our connection with the earth and animals. In my telling of this story, I wrote more into the hero Laon abilities to ground himself and tune into nature.

There are actually many tellings of this story. I read this story the first time from Maximo D. Ramos, but if you use good ol' Google, you can find variations of the myth online pretty easily.

Also - sorry all, I was sick this week, so I sounded like a croaky frog -ribbit-

Happy Filipino American History Month! Today I will read the fairy tale, "Why Dogs Wag their Tails". This show is meant for children and families to listen together. I dedicate this entire podcast to my three-year-old nephew, Winston. My family all loves Ton-Ton and my dad wants him to learn about our culture. Rewritten and performed by: Nathalie De Los Santos

This story appears in Mabel Cook Cole's Philippine Folk Tales. Another version exists as "Why Dogs Bare Their Teeth" by Maximo D. Ramos in his book Philippine Myths, Legends, and Folktales.