Reading Diary B: Filipino Popular Tales

Filipino Popular Tales


The Iguana and the Turtle
-The beginning of the story says the two are friends
-Like most these stories, the characters don't seem very friendly
-Friends should not trick one another

The Greedy Crow

-The crow already had meat

-The crow did not need the rat too

-The crows meat was taken when he went for the rat

-Typical story about being greedy

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Reading Diary A: Filipino Popular Tales

Filipino Popular Tales

The Three Friends: the Monkey, the Dog, and the Carabao
-I like that the story points out that there is strength in numbers
-The monkey was very clever


The Clever Husband and Wife

-It was almost certain reading through that they would get caught

-I thought the doctor would be mad

-He found humor in the faking of deaths

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