 In 1925, Reyes wrote a series of short stories under the series title "Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang" for "Liwayway", the Tagalog-language magazine.Reyes, also known as ""Don Binoy"", adopted the persona of Lola Basyang, an elderly woman fond of telling stories to her grandchildren, a character similar in form and function to Mother Goose.The name "Basyang" is a localized provincial name for the Spanish name "Basilia".