How my Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife

By: Manuel Estabillo Arguilla

Maria was a wife of Leon. She was lovely and beautiful. Her fragrant like a morning
when papayas are in bloom. Leon was lived in far place of Nagrebcan. Leon brought
Maria to Nagrebcan to introduce to his father. The couple enjoys talking while in traveled
riding in the cart hitch to Labang. Baldo who is quiet and observing his brother and
spouse. When they arrived home, Baldo went to the room of his father. The room is quiet
and dark. His father was smoking while sat in the big armchair by the western window.
And they talk about Maria. Afterwards the door opened, and Leon and Maria came in.
Baldo looked to Maria and went out to watered Labang which his father told to him.

The Wedding Dance

By: Amador Daguio

Awiyao and Lumnay were husband and wife for seven years, but the husband has to
marry another woman, Madulimay, because Lumnay was not able to give him a child.
Awiyao went back home to see Lumnay because he didn't find her among the dancers at
his wedding. He wanted Lumnay to dance at his wedding for the last time but she cannot.
On the night of the wedding, they talk about how Lumnay did her best to have a child.
Lumnay wanted to protest against the written rule that a man can marry another woman,
so Lumnay went to the wedding dance. But while seeing her husband married to another
woman, she could not take it anymore and just went to the mountain to clear away the
beans she had thought about. Theme:

Exploring Filipino Tradition I can relate this story with my friend and her wife. Theyve
got married last 2 years ago. My friend told me that they have not a child. He didnt tell
me that he is not happy because of that situation. They love each other, so my friend
doesnt think too much if they will have a child or not. He also told me that his parent
doesnt want his wife and have no child. They live in a far place away from his parents
wherein they cant find. They have a beautiful life and both of them have a work, but one
day, my friend went to a bar, he saw a girl and his brain is washed. He didnt know what
he is doing on that day because he is drunk. After two months, my friend told to his wife
that he want a divorce because he had a child with a girl that he saw in bar. They have
promised to each other to stay stronger with their relationship, but my friend didn't
follow. I recommend to other readers to read the story of Wedding Dance by Amador
Daguio, because the story tells what the traditions of our culture are and how to have a
true love. Other said true love never dies, on that sentence or word, there will be a long
relationship between wife and husband when they have a problem because it will see how
the relationship is strong.

" Dead Stars "

By: Paz Marquez Benitez

Dead Star is a love story about a man named Alfredo Salazar,who has his fiance in the
person of Esperanza and they have been engaged for quite some time. Society views
them as an ideal couple. Their wedding is about to take place in the near future. Prior to
the wedding however, he sees another girl, when he goes with his father to a judge's
house. He tries to seek love in her, but she kind of declines. in that way, Alfredo became a
little bit confused in his upcoming wedding where he is about to chose between two
options; to do what he should do by marrying Esperanza as prescribed by his parents or to
do what he wants to do by having Julia Salas

"May day Eve"

By: Nick Joaquin

The story started with a flashback. Dona Agueda was facing the mirror on Monday eve
because her sister told her to do so. Dona Agueda really believed in her sister. That's
when she faced the mirror, her future lover would appear in the mirror.

As soon as Don Badoy appeared in the mirror, they decide to marry each other because
they believed in Anastasia. When they got their married life began to be miserable.
Because of the fact that they don't love each other and nothing special happened to them.

" God Stealer "

By: F. Sionil Jose'

The god stealer, F. Sionil Jose is a story of a friendship. An American and a Filipino go to
the Cordilleras to look at the rice terraces which were built by the Filipino's ancestors.
There they find the meaning of their friendship, how it defines the relationship between
the colonizer and the colonized.

The story begins with two officemates Philip Latak (an Ifugao from the Mountain
Province now working in Manila) and Sam Cristie, an American on the bus to
Baguio.Philip (Ip-pig) now lives in Manila against the wishes of his immediate family,
particularly his grandfather who intended to bequeth to Philip his share of the famous rice
terraces. They are on their way to Baguio for one purpose: Sam wants to buy a genuine
Ifugao god as souvenir and Philip was to help him find an authentic one through his local
connections.

Philip is a Christian who no longer has any respect or affection for the Ifugao customs
and religion.He considers himself a city boy and has no inclination to return to mountain
life. Despite this attitude, his grandfather is pleased to see him and decides to throw a big
party in his honor. On the day of the party, Sam and Philip discover that no Ifugao is
willing to sell his god. And as a last resort, Philip offers to steal the god of his grandfather
because he feels it would be his way of showing his gratitude to Sam for giving him a rise
at work. The consequences of this act are severe.The next day, his grandfather died
because he discovered that his god was stolen. He also informs Sam that Philip will no
longer be going back to Manila. Curious, Sam looks for Philip and find him working in
his grandfather's house. Philip poignantly explains his reasons for choosing to stay in the
mountains:

"I could forgive myself for having stolen it. But the old man- he had always been wise,
Sam. He knew that it was I who did it from the very start. He wanted so much to believe
that it wasn't I. But he couldn't pretend - and neither can I. I killed him, Sam. I killed him
because I wanted to be free from these. These cursed terraces. Because I wanted to be
grateful. I killed him who loved me most.." a faltering and stifled sob.In the dark hut,
Sam noticed that Philip is now attired in G-string, the traditional costume of the Ifugao.
Furthermore, Philip is busy carving another idol, a new god to replace the old one which
Sam will take to America as a souvenir.

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