Folktales of Itbayat by Celerina M. Navarro

Excerpt from the Introduction by Celerina M. Navarro: The following collection of folktales was taken from the book 'Itchbaya Folktales' by Professor Yukihiro Yamada who compiled these stories in the course of his more than 30 years of research in Itbayat. In the year 2000, he expressed his desire to translate these stories in such a way that children and the general public can easily understand and hopefully keep them in their hearts... It is hopes that in reading these stories for the classroom or private reading, readers will capture the essence of each folktale which is the respresentation of the Itbayat heart and soul and reconnect with our ancestors. Their time-proven wisdom and values will then assure us a taste of what beautiful and true, simple and good. Then we will somehow be firmly rooted in our culture that will serve as our guide and mentor in life.