Ang Tusong Si Juan Ang Tusong Si Juan (Naughty Juan)(Naughty Juan)

by: Lizbeth Vedeja- Dela Rosaby: Lizbeth Vedeja- Dela RosaMay 2009May 2009

IntroductionIntroduction

The story is about a teenage naughty boy The story is about a teenage naughty boy who make “Flea Killers” from her mother’s who make “Flea Killers” from her mother’s cooking pot. cooking pot.

There was once a teenage boy who There was once a teenage boy who lived in the outskirts of a small town in the lived in the outskirts of a small town in the Philippines..Philippines..

One day while he was playing One day while he was playing under a tree he saw a broken cooking pot of under a tree he saw a broken cooking pot of his mother. He thought of doing something his mother. He thought of doing something profitable with it.profitable with it.

He pounded the pot into very fine powder He pounded the pot into very fine powder with a stone. He placed the powder inside the with a stone. He placed the powder inside the small plastic pouches, seal it and labeled it small plastic pouches, seal it and labeled it with “Flea Killer”.with “Flea Killer”.

Flea Killer

Flea Killer

The town where he lived was The town where he lived was infested with fleas and the people were infested with fleas and the people were bothered. They have tried to control the fleas bothered. They have tried to control the fleas but to no avail.but to no avail.

Juan went to the center of the town to sell Juan went to the center of the town to sell the “Flea Killer”. He was able to sell the “Flea Killer”. He was able to sell everything and he went happy with all the everything and he went happy with all the money.money.

The next day Juan went again to the center The next day Juan went again to the center of town to buy some food and he was greeted of town to buy some food and he was greeted by angry people, They told him that the “Flea by angry people, They told him that the “Flea Killer” did not kill the fleas.Killer” did not kill the fleas.

He asked them what they did with He asked them what they did with it. The town people chorused, “ We placed it it. The town people chorused, “ We placed it in dogs’ bodies and in every surface where in dogs’ bodies and in every surface where there are fleas.there are fleas.

Then Juan said “Oh you did it the wrong Then Juan said “Oh you did it the wrong way. You have to catch the flea, open its eyes way. You have to catch the flea, open its eyes and place the powder directly inside its eyes”.and place the powder directly inside its eyes”.

The town people just scratched their The town people just scratched their heads and smile because they knew that heads and smile because they knew that “naughty Juan” just got their money for “naughty Juan” just got their money for nothing. For how can you open the eyes of the nothing. For how can you open the eyes of the flea because it is so tiny. flea because it is so tiny.

So when there is a person who does So when there is a person who does something naughty he is called “Naughty something naughty he is called “Naughty Juan”.Juan”.