Folktales from a Kalinga Village is a collection of 20 stories that have been handed down in the oral tradition over many generations as instruction in proper ways of living in Kalinga society for the youth. With the arrival of TV and the internet, the storytelling style and experience is falling into disuse, and these tales were compiled from memory by asking the older folks and by filling in the gaps. Apart from their use as instruction in Kalinga experience and culture with an emphasis on respect, good manners, mutual self-help and reciprocity, they also served to entertain young and old alike, even though some themes are dark and evoke an ogre, ghosts of the mountains and forests, as well as danger from violence. These themes reflect envy, greed, foolishness, cruelty as the opposite of honour, courage and leadership.

1. Tales ? Philippines ? Kalinga. 2. Folk Literature, Philippine (English).