EP 318: Philippines- The Sun and the Moon; The First Monkey; The virtue of the Cocoanut; Mansumandig; Why Dogs; The Hawk; The Spider; The Battle (Cole) cover art

EP 318: Philippines- The Sun and the Moon; The First Monkey; The virtue of the Cocoanut; Mansumandig; Why Dogs; The Hawk; The Spider; The Battle (Cole)

EP 318: Philippines- The Sun and the Moon; The First Monkey; The virtue of the Cocoanut; Mansumandig; Why Dogs; The Hawk; The Spider; The Battle (Cole)

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Today we are back in the book of folklore written down by Mabel Cook Cole. We have eight stories.

Story one: Why the sun and moon look like they do.

Story two: How monkeys came to be.

Story three: How coconuts can make you sing.

Story four: A guy who is bad at capitalism.

Story five: Why dogs wag their tails.

Story six: Why chickens peck at the ground.

Story seven: Why spiders and flies hate each other.

Story eight: Waves vs Crabs.


Source: Philippine Folk Tales by Mabel Cook Cole

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: 430am G Hua Hin

Music: MYPA Guesting Mini Variety Show - Cariñosa Dance

Podcast Shoutout: Ratchet Book Club

Listener Shoutout: Oslo, Norway

"Phil1944s1centobv" by John Alan Elson is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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