MAGUINDANAO PEARLS Isidro L. Reztizos Characters: Sinag-tala- a 16 year old basket weaver and the daughter of Pirang Kawayan.

She fell in love with Magiting/ Walang Gulat. Was called Lily by the River Magiting/ Walang Gulat son of the Chief of Pasigan. Was already engaged to Lakambini but fell in love with Sinagtala. Lakambini- antagonist of the story. Became jealous of Sinag-tala and accused her taking pearls. Pirang Kawayan- father of Sinag-tala. Chief of Maynila Summary When Sinagtala was 2 and a half, her grandma came and placed a fresh lily in one of her hands and a small, pale pearl on the other. She said the Sinag-tala was to grow as soft and delicate as a lily and she will own priceless pearls taken form oysters from the blue seas of Maguindanao. After 14 years, she was called by Lakambini to make baskets for the mother of Walang Gulat. So she went to the riverside to get some bamban reeds and young bamboo joints. While doing this, she met Magiting. They talked for a while but they didnt know that some people were watching them. These people said what they saw to Lakambini and she became furious. She then told Sinag-tala that she did not need the baskets anymore and ended up hiding the pearls in one of the baskets. So Sinag-tala was accused of stealing the pearls. Sinag-tala was then put into trials. Magiting, because he loved her, tried to make her free by donating some jewels to the village in place of the pearls. The Judges did not accept this. Sinag-tala was then placed into the boiling water ordeal wherein she had to dip her hands in boiling water and get one stone at the bottom and if her hands showed no signs of being burned, she was innocent. Sinag-tala was about to this when Pirang Kawayan stood. Lakambini knew that he was going to do something bad but as she screamed, Pirang Kawayan stabbed his own daughter. Lakambini then admitted that she was the one who hid the pearls and that Sinag-tala was innocent. But it was too late for Sinag-tala was already dying.

Conclusion The story How _My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife, _is the common story of some people when they get living and find their independency to living. Somehow, the story can tell that it is from the true story or a non-fiction. It tells the differences of two places, the Barrio Nagrebcan of Bauang La Union and Manila, the province and the city. In City there s people noises, polluted surrounding, many houses and cars while in the province you ve only seen some houses and wide fields. The differences also on the traditional names and modern ones like Maria can be Mayang or Maring . In characters, Baldo was amazed to the beauty of Maria, and felt some envy to his brother to have her. He describes Maria like as the most beautiful woman he met. But he s think also if what his father feels when he see Maria. Leon, feels like comfortable and confidence on what will be the reaction of his father. He told to maria the gis father is an OGRE. The word ogre is a symbolism. It symbolizes what Maria s thoughts to...