The story describes two brothers, Anpu the elder and Bata the younger, who live together after their parents pass away. Anpu's jealous wife schemes to turn Anpu against Bata by falsely accusing Bata of beating her. When Anpu finds his wife washing dye from her skin that was used to fake bruises, he kills his wife for lying, but the brothers' relationship is damaged.

1. Egyptian Tale

2. Filipinos and Egyptians are said to have shared
almost the same cultures and traditions.
This similarity can be seen despite the fact that
both have different religion. Nevertheless, the
following are some of the similar traditions
between Egyptians and Filipinos:
1. Love for democracy:
2. Innate resiliency: able to become strong
after something bad happens
3. Respect for civilian authority:

3. Once there were two brothers. Anpu was
the elder, and Bata was the younger. When
their parents died, Anpu was already married
and had a house of his own, so he took his
little brother with him and treated him like his
son. When the little brother grew to be a young
man, he became an excellent worker. He did
the plowing. He harvested the corn, and there
was no one his equal in the whole land. Behold,
the spirit of the god was within him.

4. Every morning, the younger
brother followed his oxen and worked
all day in the fields, and every evening,
he returned to the house with
vegetables, milk, and wood. He laid all
these before his elder brother, and he
took with him his bread, and he drove
the cattle into the field.
Because Anpu loved his
younger brother very much, his wife
became very jealous and she wanted to
destroy Bata. One day, when Anpu and
Bata were in the fields, they needed
some corn, so Anpu sent Bata home to
get some. The younger brother found
the wife combing her hair and said to
her, “Get up and give me some corn
that I may run to the field for my elder
brother is in a hurry. Do not delay.”

5. At eventide, Anpu returned home
earlier than his brother because Bata had
much work to do in the fields. Anpu was met
by his wife, who was crying bitterly. She
showed him her arms and legs which he had
painted black and blue and accused Bata of
having beaten her up. She pretended to be in
great pain. She did not give him water to wash
his hands with. She did not light the fire for
him. She pretended that she was very sick.
Anpu became very angry. He
sharpened his knife and waited for Bata in the
stable. When the sun went down, Bata came
home as usual, loaded with herbs, milk and
wood. As he entered the door, he saw the feet
of his brother and the sharp knife hanging by
his side. The brother sprang from him and
Bata fled praying to the god Ra. “My good
Lord! Save me from death, thou who divines
the evil from the good.” Ra heard his cry. He
made a river flow between one brother and
the other and filled it with crocodiles.

6. Bata asked his elder brother, “Why do you
seek to kill me? Am I not your brother and have
you not always treated me as if you were my
father? Has not your wife been as mother to me?
Now since you want to kill me, I shall go to the
Valley of the Acacia.”
Anpu answered, “Why did you beat up my wife and
almost kill her.”
Bata answered, “I did not do such thing. Have I told
you that I have always looked upon her as my
mother?”

7.  So, Anpu went home. He found
his wife near the river washing off
the black and blue dye with which
she had painted herself. Filled with
great anger, Anpu killed his wife and
cast her to the dogs. Then, he sat
down, poured ashes on his head and
mourned for his younger brother.
Bata reached the Valley of
Acacia. Since there was no one with
him, he slew wild beasts for food, built
himself a house and met the Nine Gods
who knew of his innocence and
goodness. Ra said to the god Khunumu,
“Behold, frame a woman for Bata that he
may not remain alone.” So Khunumu
made for Bata a wife to dwell with him.
She was indeed more beautiful than any
other woman in the whole land. She was
like a goddess, and Bata loved her very
much.


10. EXPOSITION:
Once there were two brothers. Anpu was the
name of the elder and Bata was the of the
younger.
RISSING ACTION:
When Anpu's wife became jealous and want to
destroy bata, becuse Anpu loves his brother
very much.

11. CLIMAX:
When anpu see his wife in great pain and
pretended to be sick but the truth is Anpu's wife
painted black and blue to pretend the she beaten
by Bata .Anpu's wife said that Bata beaten her up.
FALLING ACTION:
When anpu found his wife near the river washing
off the blue and black dye with which she painted
herself.
is the resolution is the denoument of the story?

13. If you were Anpu, would you believe your wife?
What problems are faced by the two brothers?
Are these problems happening in today’s
world?
Where did Bata go?

14. 1.) Describe the Two Brothers in the story ?
2.) Why did the wife get jealous of Bata?
3.) What are the traits of Bata that
endeared/admired him more to Anpu?
4.) What did the wife do to get the attention of
Anpu? Do you agree with what she had done? Why?
5.) What happened to the two Brothers when they
had a confrontation?