Suans Good Luck.

Narrated by Macaria Garcia. The story is popular among

the Pampangans.
There was once an old woman who had an only son named
Suan.1 Suan was a clever, sharp-witted boy. His mother
sent him to school. Instead of going to school, however,
Suan climbed up the tree that stood by the roadside. As
soon as his mother had passed by from the market, Suan
hurried home ahead of her. When she reached home, he
cried, Mother, I know what you bought in the market today. He then told her, article by article. This same thing
happened so repeatedly, that his mother began to believe in
his skill as a diviner.
One day the ring of the datus2 daughter disappeared. All
the people in the locality searched for it, but in vain. The
datu called for volunteers to find the lost ring, and he
offered his daughters hand as a prize to the one who
should succeed. Suans mother heard of the proclamation.
So she went to the palace and presented Suan to the datu.
Well, Suan, to-morrow tell me where the ring is, said the
datu.
Yes, my lord, I will tell you, if you will give your soldiers
over to me for to-night, Suan replied.
You shall have everything you need, said the datu.

That evening Suan ordered the soldiers to stand around

him in a semicircle. When all were ready, Suan pointed at
each one of them, and said, The ring is here, and nowhere
else. It so happened that Suan fixed his eyes on the guilty
soldier, who trembled and became pale. I know who has
it, said Suan. Then he ordered them to retire.
Late in the night this soldier came to Suan, and said, I will
get the ring you are in search of, and will give it to you if
you will promise me my safety.
Give it to me, and you shall be safe, said Suan.
[2]Very early the next morning Suan came to the palace
with a turkey in his arms. Where is the ring? the datu
demanded. Why, sir, it is in this turkeys intestines, Suan
replied. The turkey was then killed, and the ring was found
inside it.
You have done very well, Suan. Now you shall have my
daughters hand, said the datu. So Suan became the
princesss husband.
One day the datu proposed a bet with any one who wished
to prove Suans skill. Accordingly another datu came. He
offered to bet seven cascos3 of treasure that Suan could
not tell the number of seeds that were in his orange. Suan
did not know what to do. At midnight he went secretly to
the cascos. Here he heard their conversation, and from it
he learned the number of seeds in the orange.

In the morning Suan said boastfully, I tell you, your

orange has nine seeds. Thus Suan won the whole
treasure.
Hoping to recover his loss, the datu came again. This time
he had with him fourteen cascos full of gold. He asked
Suan to tell him what was inside his golden ball. Suan did
not know what to say. So in the dead of night he went out
to the cascos, but he could learn nothing there. The next
morning Suan was summoned into the presence of the two
datus. He had no idea whatever as to what was in the ball;
so he said scornfully, Nonsense!
That is right, that is right! shouted a man. The ball
contains nine cents. Consequently Suan won the fourteen
cascos full of gold. From now on, nobody doubted Suans
merit.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8299/8299-h/8299-h.htm

Hudhud hi
Aliguyon
( Ifugao )

In the mountainous regions of Northern Luzon, a hudhud is

a long tale sung during special occasions. This particular
long tale is sung during harvest. A favorite topic of the
hudhud is a folk hero named Aliguyon, a brave warrior.

Once upon a time, in a village called Hannanga, a boy was

born to the couple named Amtalao and Dumulao. He was
called Aliguyon. He was an intelligent, eager young man who
wanted to learn many things, and indeed, he learned many
useful things, from the stories and teachings of his father. He
learned how to fight well and chant a few magic spells. Even
as a child, he was a leader, for the other children of his
village looked up to him with awe.

Upon leaving childhood, Aliguyon betook himself to gather

forces to fight against his fathers enemy, who was Pangaiwan
of the village of Daligdigan. But his challenge was not
answered personally by Pangaiwan. Instead, he faced
Pangaiwans fierce son, Pumbakhayon. Pumbakhayon was
just as skilled in the arts of war and magic as Aliguyon. The
two of them battled each other for three years, and neither of
them showed signs of defeat.

Their battle was a tedious one, and it has been said that they
both used only one spear! Aliguyon had thrown a spear to his

opponent at the start of their match, but the fair

Pumbakhayon had caught it deftly with one hand. And then
Pumbakhayon threw the spear back to Aliguyon, who picked
it just as neatly from the air.

At length Aliguyon and Pumbakhayon came to respect each

other, and then eventually they came to admire each others
talents. Their fighting stopped suddenly. Between the two of
them they drafted a peace treaty between Hannanga and
Daligdigan, which their peoples readily agreed to. It was fine
to behold two majestic warriors finally side by side.

Aliguyon and Pumbakhayon became good friends, as peace

between their villages flourished. When the time came for
Aliguyon to choose a mate, he chose Pumbakhayons
youngest sister, Bugan, who was little more than a baby. He
took Bugan into his household and cared for her until she
grew to be most beautiful. Pumbakhayon, in his turn, took
for his wife Aliguyons younger sister, Aginaya. The two
couples became wealthy and respected in all of Ifugao.

http://www.philsites.net/folklore/stories/heroism1.html

Aladdin

Once there lived a poor widow and her son, Aladdin. One
day, Aladdins uncle, Mustafa, came to visit them. He said,
Sister, why dont you let Aladdin come and work for me?
They agreed and Mustafa took Aladdin along with him.
They walked in the desert and came to a cave. The cave was
full of riches and treasures but Mustafa was afraid to go
inside. He wanted Aladdin to go in and get him the
treasures instead. Go inside, commanded Mustafa, and
find me the jewels. You will also find a lamp. Bring it to
me.
Aladdin went inside and found more riches than he could
ever imagine. He found a beautiful ring and wore it on his
finger. He also collected as many gems as he could, but
before he could come out of the cave, Mustafa said, Quick!
Just hand me all, the jewels and the lamp! Aladdin
refused. Angry at the refusal, his cruel uncle blocked the
entrance of the cave and left.
Aladdin sat in the dark and cried. Then he saw the old
lamp and decided to light it. While cleaning it, he rubbed

the lamp and out came a genie! Master, I shall grant you
three wishes, he said. Aladdin said, Take me home! In
seconds, Aladdin was with his mother, counting the gems
he had brought from the cave. Aladdin also brought the
ring along with him and when he rubbed it, out came
another genie! Master, I shall grant you three wishes! said
the genie. Make us rich and happy! said Aladdin. And
Aladdin and his mother lived happily.
One day, Aladdin saw the sultans daughter and fell in love
with her. He went to the palace with gems and asked for
her hand in marriage. The king agreed to this. After
marriage, Aladdin showered the princess with all the riches
and gave her a huge palace to live in. When the sultan died,
Aladdin ruled the kingdom. He was just and kind hearted
and everybody was happy under his rule.
Meanwhile, Mustafa came to know how Aladdin found the
magic lamp and became rich. He wanted to take the lamp
back. So, one day, when Aladdin was away, Mustafa came
to the palace dressed as a trader. He cried out, Get new
lamps for old ones! New lamps for old! Hearing this, the
princess took out the magic lamp and gave it to him. She
did not know that the old lamp was indeed magical. She
bought a shiny new lamp instead. Mustafa gladly took the
lamp and went away. He then commanded the genie, Send
Aladdins entire palace into the deserts in Africa! And
saying this, Mustafa, along with the princess in the palace,
were sent to Africa. Aladdin, on coming back, found his

wife and house missing. He searched for the palace for

three long days. Finally, he rubbed his magic ring and
asked the genie, Please take me to my princess! The genie
agreed. When he met his wife, Aladdin and the princess
decided to trick Mustafa.
One night, the princess said to Mustafa, I dont think
Aladdin will ever find me here! I might as well live as your
slave for I am certain he is dead now! Mustafa was very
happy and ordered for a feast. During the feast, the
princess got Mustafa drunk and he fell into a deep sleep.
In the meantime, the princess took the magic lamp to
Aladdin. Together, they asked the genie of the lamp to take
the entire palace back to Aladdins kingdom. The genie then
killed Mustafa and Aladdin and the princess lived happily
ever after.

http://shortstoriesshort.com/story/aladdin/