Aghoy – Tagalog Translation
*Note this story is in Tagalog Dapat kang magtiwala at maniwala sa mga tao, dahil kung hindi, mahihirapan kang mabuhay. Anton yata ang pangalan ng taong nagsabi n’on. Kung sino…
Appeasing the Moon Serpents
Every night the bakunawas come. It started a month ago. Our village was no stranger to the moon serpents, and we readied our gongs and our chants to safeguard the…
Muwa
Pt 2 of Appeasing the Moon Serpents The wind whistles through the bamboo forest and I am still. Here is where I find them, the monsters that hold the answers.…
Engkantada (Waray)
“Stop! The child can’t handle the cold!” the woman shouted across the river. It was a strange sight to her, a deviation from her daily routine. Earlier this morning she…
Dayamdam – Cebuano Translation
*Note this story is in Cebuano “Busa suginli ko kabahin sa imong kahoy,” miingon ang buyog sa Dayamdam. “Buyno, kini ang labing maayo nga kahoy sa kalibutan alangan!” Magarbohon nga…
Tambaloslos
Leyana picked up her schoolbag and ran to catch up with her friends. They were going to the beach next weekend and that was all they could talk about. The…
Engkantada
Maria clutched her rosary tight. She said her prayers in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary with an almost manic fervor. She prayed for the soul of Juan,…
Idlivun
“I still look for her In the forests In empty fields Through the sky Beside the horizon On barren rocks And falling stars I wonder where She could be now…
Banwaanon – Cebuano Translation
*Note this story is in Cebuano “Wala pa man ‘ko gikapoy!” “Shhh, kinahanglan na ka magpahulay kay ting-katulog na.” “pero wala pa man ‘ko gikapoy! Mama, sulti-i ko ug istorya?…
The King of the Fireflies
One night by the anislag tree the fireflies began their nightly ritual. For as long as any of them could remember they would light up the sky with dances that…