Subject Area: World Literature

Grade level: 11/12

Topic: Regional Literature

Definition

Local color or regional literature is fiction and poetry that focuses on the characters,
dialect, customs, topography, and other features particular to a specific region (Regionalism and
Local Color Bibliography).
In addition, regional literature is meant the literary traditions, written or oral, of the
various ethno-linguistic groups in the country, communities that, despite much internal
migration, can still be said to have distinct geographical settings or identities (Resil B. Mojares,
On Native Grounds: The Significance of Regional Literature, 2020).

Literature in Mindanao especially the folk literature in cultural communities as in other

Filipino groups follow the oral tradition in that:
Folktales
Myths
Legends Handed down by word of mouth from generation to
generation.
Epics
Poems
Riddles
Proverbs

Some famous folktales in Mindanao:

 Agamaniyog Folktales from Maranao
 Manuk-manuk Bulawan from Indanan (also known as Agta and Datu Dakula)
 Posong or Pusung from Tausog

Famous Epics:
 Bantugan – Maranao epic
  Indarapatra and Sulayman – Maguindanao epic
 Parang Sabil hi Abdulla iban hi Isara – Tausog epic/ballad

Some of his famous works were The White Horse of Alih and The Devil Flower.

(provide the story/video story) The White Horse of Alih

Application
- Identify the elements of the story (characters, settings, theme, plot)
- Reflection paper
- Moral lesson