TUNGKUNG LANGIT & ALUNSINA Adapted By F. Landa Jocano Visayan Creation story

1. 21ST
CENTURY
By Ms. Jasmine L.By Ms. Jasmine L.
S.Y. 2019-2020S.Y. 2019-2020
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2. TUNGKUNG LANGIT
&
ALUNSINA
Adapted By F. Landa
JocanoTeacher Jasmine 2

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4. In the beginning, everythingIn the beginning, everything
was shapeless & formless.was shapeless & formless.
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5. The earth, the sky, the sea, andThe earth, the sky, the sea, and
the air were almost mixed up.the air were almost mixed up.
In a word, there was onlyIn a word, there was only
confusion.confusion.
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6. Then, from theThen, from the
depth of thisdepth of this
formless voidformless void
there appearedthere appeared
the Godthe God
TungkungTungkung
LangitLangit Teacher Jasmine 6

7. and theand the
GoddessGoddess
Alunsina.Alunsina.
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8. It was not known just whereIt was not known just where
these two deities came fromthese two deities came from
but it is related by oldbut it is related by old
Bisayan folk that TungkungBisayan folk that Tungkung
Langit fell in love withLangit fell in love with
Alunsina.Alunsina. Teacher Jasmine 8

9. After he hadAfter he had
courted her forcourted her for
many years, theymany years, they
married & mademarried & made
their home in thetheir home in the
highest part ofhighest part of
heaven.heaven.
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10. There the waterThere the water
was alwayswas always
warm & thewarm & the
breeze wasbreeze was
forever cool. Inforever cool. In
this place order &this place order &
regularity began.regularity began.
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11. Tungkung LangitTungkung Langit
was a loving,was a loving,
hard-workinghard-working
God.God.
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12. He wanted toHe wanted to
impose orderimpose order
over theover the
confused world.confused world.
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13. He decided toHe decided to
arrange thearrange the
world so thatworld so that
the heavenlythe heavenly
bodies wouldbodies would
move regularly.move regularly.
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14. On the otherOn the other
hand, Alunsinahand, Alunsina
was a lazy,was a lazy,
jealous, selfishjealous, selfish
goodness.goodness.
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15. She sat atShe sat at
the windowthe window
all dayall day
doingdoing
nothing.nothing.Teacher Jasmine 15

16. SometimesSometimes
she wouldshe would
leave herleave her
home, sithome, sit
down by adown by aTeacher Jasmine 16

17. pool near thepool near the
door, anddoor, and
comb hercomb her
long, jet-long, jet-
black hair allblack hair all
day long.day long.Teacher Jasmine 17

18. One dayOne day
TungkungTungkung
Langit told hisLangit told his
wife that hewife that he
would be awaywould be away
for some time.for some time.
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19. He said he mustHe said he must
make time gomake time go
on smoothlyon smoothly
and arrangeand arrange
everything ineverything in
the world.the world.
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20. When he wasWhen he was
gone, Alunsinagone, Alunsina
set the breezeset the breeze
to spy onto spy on
TungkungTungkung
Langit.Langit.
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21. TungkungTungkung
Langit foundLangit found
this out andthis out and
became verybecame very
angry.angry.
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22. After he returned home, he
told her that it was ungodly
of her to be jealous since
there were no other gods in
the world except the two of
them. Teacher Jasmine 22

23. AlunsinaAlunsina
resented thisresented this
reproach, andreproach, and
theythey
quarreled.quarreled.
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24. In his anger,In his anger,
TungkungTungkung
Langit drove hisLangit drove his
wife away.wife away.
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26. No one knewNo one knew
where she went.where she went.
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27. Several daysSeveral days
later, Tungkunglater, Tungkung
Langit felt veryLangit felt very
lonely.lonely. Teacher Jasmine 27

28. He realizedHe realized
that he shouldthat he should
not have lostnot have lost
his temper. Buthis temper. But
it was too late.it was too late.
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29. Once vibrantOnce vibrant
with Alunsina’twith Alunsina’t
sweet voice,sweet voice,
his homehis home
became cold &became cold &
desolate.desolate. Teacher Jasmine 29

30. In the morningIn the morning
when he wokewhen he woke
up, he wouldup, he would
find himselffind himself
alone.alone.
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31. In theIn the
afternoonafternoon
when he camewhen he came
home,home,
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32. he would feelhe would feel
the samethe same
lonelinessloneliness
creeping deepcreeping deep
in his heartin his heart
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33. because therebecause there
was no one towas no one to
meet him atmeet him at
the doorstepthe doorstep
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34. or soothe theor soothe the
aching musclesaching muscles
of his arms.of his arms.
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35. For months, TungkungFor months, Tungkung
Langit was in utterLangit was in utter
desolation. He could notdesolation. He could not
find Alunsina, try hard asfind Alunsina, try hard as
he would.he would.
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36. And so, in desperation, heAnd so, in desperation, he
decided to do somethingdecided to do something
in order to forget hisin order to forget his
sorrows. For months andsorrows. For months and
months he thought,months he thought,
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37. but his mind seemedbut his mind seemed
pointless; his heart wearypointless; his heart weary
and sick. He neededand sick. He needed
something to ease hissomething to ease his
lonely world.lonely world.
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38. One day, whileOne day, while
he was sailinghe was sailing
across theacross the
regions of theregions of the
clouds, aclouds, a
thought came tothought came to
him.him. Teacher Jasmine 38

39. He would makeHe would make
the sea and thethe sea and the
earth, and theearth, and the
earth and theearth and the
sea suddenlysea suddenly
appeared.appeared.
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40. However, theHowever, the
sombre sight ofsombre sight of
the lonely seathe lonely sea
and the barrenand the barren
land irritatedland irritated
him.him.
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41. So, he cameSo, he came
down to earthdown to earth
and planted theand planted the
ground withground with
tree andtree and
flowers.flowers.
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42. Then, he tookThen, he took
his wife’shis wife’s
treasured jewelstreasured jewels
and scatteredand scattered
them in the sky,them in the sky,
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43. hoping thathoping that
when Alunsinawhen Alunsina
would see themwould see them
she might beshe might be
induced toinduced to
return home.return home.
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44. The goddess’sThe goddess’s
necklacenecklace
became thebecame the
stars, her combstars, her comb
the moon andthe moon and
her crown theher crown the
sun.sun. Teacher Jasmine 44

45. However,However,
despitedespite
TungkungTungkung
Langit’s effort,Langit’s effort,
Alunsina did notAlunsina did not
come back.come back.
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46. Until now, some elders ofUntil now, some elders of
Panay say Tungkung LangitPanay say Tungkung Langit
lives alone in his palace in thelives alone in his palace in the
skies. Sometimes, he would cryskies. Sometimes, he would cry
out his pen-up emotion and hisout his pen-up emotion and his
tears would fall down upon thetears would fall down upon the
earth.earth. Teacher Jasmine 46

47. When it thunders hard, it isWhen it thunders hard, it is
Tungkung Langit sobbing,Tungkung Langit sobbing,
calling for his beloved Alunsinacalling for his beloved Alunsina
to come back, entreating her soto come back, entreating her so
hard that his voicehard that his voice
reverberates across the fieldsreverberates across the fields
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48. INTERACT WITH A
LITERARY TEXT
ThemeTheme
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49. 1 whole sheet of pad
paper
• message of life (5 points)message of life (5 points)
• 2 reason for your response2 reason for your response
(10 points)(10 points)
• Overall content (5 points)Overall content (5 points)
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50. 1 whole sheet pad of
paper
•State the theme, or theState the theme, or the
message about life, that ismessage about life, that is
revealed in “Tungkung Langitrevealed in “Tungkung Langit
and Alunsina” adapted by F.and Alunsina” adapted by F.
Landa JocanoLanda Jocano
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51. 1 whole sheet pad of
paper
•Give 2 reasons forGive 2 reasons for
your response.your response.
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52. God Bless you all!God Bless you all!
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