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August 14, 2025 12 mins

#philippines #rice #folktale

In the first story, we see the moon get mad, and the heads begin to roll.

In the second, two brothers have trouble getting enough firewood.

In the third story, we learn why crows and lizards hate each other.

in the final story, we learn about the origins of the rice bird.


Source: Philippine Folk Tales by Mabel Cook Cole

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Ifugao Hudhud (Chants) - Performed by Lagawe Chanters 2021

Sound Effects: Morning Surf at Boracay, Philippines.wav by nervousneal -- https://freesound.org/s/341854/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Podcast Shoutout: Rewatch Recap Hosted by Dustin Holden

Listener Shoutout: Shanghai, China

Picture Credit: "Hortulanus Caroliniensis / The Rice-bird" by Biblioteca Rector Machado y Nuñez is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.

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