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Sandra S. Espartero Mrs. Lilibeth CarbonMarch 10, 2011 Lit 121 Instructor

My Favorite Literature of the Philippines

1. Title: Morning in Nabrencan

2. Characters:

Name Strengths Weakness

Baldo

ten-year old boy, the

older brother of Ambo and

first son of Tang Ciako and

Nana Elang

yObedient

He carries out her

mothers request

yCourageous

He tried to stop his

father from killing the

dog.

ySelfish

He wants the black-

spotted puppy solely for

himself.

yChildish He was older

yet he acted like that of a

child.

Ambo

seven-year old boy,

younger brother of Baldo

and the youngest son of

Tang Ciako and Nana

Elang

yCurious

He wants to know what

is the flavor of banana if

he will not remove its

skin.

yHelpful He help his

brother in finding the

dogs corpse and giving it

a decent burial.

yThick-headed

When Baldo told him to

remove the skin of

banana, he didnt do it.

He even show how relish

eating banana with its

skin

yVengeful

He always fights back.

Nana Elang yLoving and caring she yHelpless she cannot

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wife of Tang Ciako,

mother of Baldo and Ambo

takes care of her family. stop his husband from

abusing their children.

yWeak She dont have

the strength to stop her

husband.

Tang Ciako

a carpenter, husband of

Nana Elang and father of

Baldo and Ambo

yAbusive He thinks he

can do anything to his

children because he feed

them.

3. Theme: Childhood joys and fears

4. Synopsis:

The story started in the early morning when Nana Elang started to prepare their

familys breakfast with Baldo as her helper. As soon as Baldo finished his work, he

played with his favorite dog, the black-spotted puppy. By and by Ambo, the younger

brother wakes up. He eats the banana with its skin. His brother told him to remove

its skin but Ambo did not follow him. Later on, both brothers were busy playing with

the puppies; Baldo played with the black-spotted one and Ambo with the rest. Soon,

Ambo got tired of them and he wanted the black-spotted puppy. He tried to touch it

but Baldo would not let him and it resulted to fight. Baldo won and got his puppy but

Ambo grab its tail and jerked it hard. Baldo have to let go of the dog for it was

howling. It gave opportunity for the dog to get its revenge; he bit Ambos palm. The

boy cried and his cries awakened their father. He said that the dog has gone mad

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so he was going to kill him and he succeeded. Then he beat his children. Nana

Elang could not do something to help her children. Afterwards, she has taken care

the wounds and bruises of the sons. Then, the boys went out to find the corpse of

the dog and to burry in.

5. Lessons

a. Dont be selfish. Learn to share things you have, especially to your

siblings. It will make you feel good.

b. Choose your partners in life wisely. Know his/her character, values,

and views in life.

c. Be kind to animals. If you treat them good, they will return your

goodness and if you treat them bad, they will return your badness.

6. I like Morning in Nabrencan

I like the story Morning in Nabrencan because it reminds me that I am still lucky

in spite of having a drunkard father. Firstly, he does not abuse his family. None

of us have to be his punching bag whenever he gets drunk because he just

sleeps peacefully. Secondly, he respects his family. I rarely hear him speak bad

words and I never hear him call my mom a whore or his children son of a whore.

Thirdly, he dont treat his wife and children a property. Tang Ciako thinks that he

could beat his children because they were his and he can do anything he likes to

them. Unlike him, dad treats us as his children. He only whips in case we need

discipline. And that is why I like it. And it made me appreciate my father more.