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Niegas, Francis John R. Mr. Alegre

III-Medtech Lit 1

Wedding DanceBy Amador Daguio

Synopsis:

In the culture of tribes in the mountains, it was mandatory for a couple to have a child tofollow after the husband/fathers name. Awiyao and Lumnay were married for seven years, but

unfortunately they are not able to conceive a child. Because of their customs about having

children to carry on their family name, they must be separated for they cannot conceive a child.

And Awiyao must marry another woman, Madulimay.

The wedding day came. That night after the wedding Awiyao goes to his and Lumnays

house to invite her to their traditional wedding dance. But then, Lumnay refuses to go to theirwedding dance. In the middle of their conversation, they just found out that they are still in lve

with each other.

Awiyao goes back to the wedding, to the wedding dance. Lumnay wants to go there too butshe wants to put an end to their custom about separating if a couple cant beara child. But

unfortunately, she cant do it.

Characters:

Awiyao: The husband who has to marry another woman

Lumnay: The wife of Awiyao who wants to end their tradition but cannotMadulimay: Awiyaos new wife

Setting:

-Mountains in the Philippines

-Awiyao and Lumnays house-Place where the wedding and wedding dance took place

Conflict:-Man VS Society

-Man VS Himself(applicable on Lumnays part)

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III-Medtech Lit 1

Of Cocks and HendsBy Alejandro Roces

Synopsis:

Kiko had a very weird chicken. It is so peculiar that it looks like a hen and at the sametime looks like a rooster.

They argued so much to the point that they almost got whipped by their parents. Their

argument even reached lunch time. While they were are arguing during lunch their motherbarged in saying that their chicken looks like a binabae, a rooster that looks like a hen. It

should have ended the argument but their father suddenly said that its not a rooster. Kiko and his

brother eventually realized that even their parents are now arguing.

After that, they both went to the chief of the barrio to seek wise counseling.

Unfortunately, the chief didnt know if the chicken was a hen or a rooster. They then went to Mr.

Eduardo Cruz, a man who studied poultry raising in the University of The Philippines. Theythought that he could answer their question, but unfortunately, he didnt. The chicken that they

had has both the characteristics of a hen and a rooster, according to Mr. Cruz.

Eventually they decided to put the peculiar chicken in a cock fight. They made a deal that

if it won, its a rooster, but a hen if its the other way around. And so their chicken fought and

won, but eventually laid an egg.

Characters:

Narrator

KikoMother

Father

Teniente del barrio/chief of the villageMr. Eduardo Cruz

Setting:-Cornfield

-Their house

-The chiefs quarters

-Katubusan(where Mr. Eduardo Cruz is)

Conflict:

-Man VS Man

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III-Medtech Lit 1

Divide By Two

By Francisco Arcellana

Synopsis:

Belle and his husband finds themselves into a tight situation. Their neighbor put a

division between their house and Belles and her husbands. The problem here is that the

partition is not equal, not equally divided by two. So Belle starts to nag his husband about this.

Then came the time when they decided to write their neighbors a letter, a concise but a

not so friendly one. After the letter has been sent to the neighbor, the inevitable then comes. The

two men decided to talk and face each other to settle the score.

In the middle of the heat of situation, Belle then rises and declares war.

In reality, it is really Belle who her husband needs to deal with, not their neighbors. It isBelle and her husband who are divided by two.

Characters:

Belle

Belles husband

Their male neighbor/the mathematicianTheir male neighbors wife

Setting:

-Belle and her husbands house

-Their neighbors house-Street

Conflict:-Man VS Man

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The World Is an AppleBy Alberto Florentino

Synopsis:

Mario is an old man who got fired from work from stealing an apple. He said that he stolean apple for his sick daughter. He had to steal to feed his family for he used all his salary to

satisfy his own selfish desires.

One day he came home from work, Gloria saw Mario and she was asking for money fortheir daughter. Mario said that he has no money and that he was fired from work. Gloria then

wondered how he lost her husband lost his job by just stealing an apple. Then Pablo, his crime

buddy showed up and barged in their conversation.

Pablo tells Gloria that Mario has a new job with him. Gloria then tells Mario that what he

is doing is dangerous and risky, but unfortunately, those words fell on deaf ears. Mario tells

Gloria not to wait for him for hell come home very late.

Mario then leaves with Pablo, leaving Gloria crying.

Characters:

Mario: The poor man who got fired from work for stealing an apple

Gloria: Marios wifeDaughter: The sick child of Mario and Gloria

Pablo: The man who influences Mario to succumb to selfish desires

Setting:-House(behind Intramuros Walls)

-Marios work

Conflict:

-Man VS Himself

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III-Medtech Lit 1

Children of the Ash-Covered LoamBy Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez

Synopsis:

The story is about a seven-year-old boy named Tarang and his family living in Mindoro,as they take on kaingin system to prepare the earth for the coming planting season. This tradition

is well known specially by farmers not only here in the Philippines but other nations in past

civilizations.

It is Tarangs first time to go with his parents to the ash-covered field where they will

soon plant seeds. His father brought with him a chicken. His father bartered his

mothers camisa in exchange of the chicken to be offered to the spirits. As the other farmersgather around the clearing, Tarang watches with awe and wonder as his fatherlaid the pullets

neck upon the flat of the tree stump, and without a word cut the head off. He watches closely as

his father held the headless pullet up with one hand, to let the blood spurt well and make a long

leap.

The following day, everyone gathered on the same spot where Tarangs father killed the

chicken. The ritual is practiced by farmers in Mindoro before planting because it is believed thatby offering the blood of an animal and other objects to the spirits of the earth will yield them rich

crops and abundant harvest.

Characters:

Tarang: the main character

Tatay: Tarangs fatherNanay: Tarangs mother

Cris: Tarangs baby sister

Paula: the one who gave Tarang the pigTio: Longinos: Tarangs uncle

Tia Pulin: Tarangs aunt

Tia Adang: Tarangs aunt

Setting:

-Malig, Mindoro

Conflict:

-Man VS Society

-Man VS Nature