Valdeleon, Maris P. Empowerment Week 8 Legend of Pineapple

1. LEGEND OF THE PINEAPPLE

2. Once upon a time
there was a woman
who lived with her
daughter Pina in a
tiny village. They
were very poor and
the mother worked
very hard day and
night.

3. Pina was a lazy girl who
wanted to just play all the
time. She didn't want to
do her school homeworks.
She didn't to help her
mother at home. She just
wanted to play.
Whenever the mother
asked for help, Pina would
always make excuses.

4. One day, the mother got sick. She called out Pina,
"Pina, come here. I
am very sick. Can
you cook some rice
ang soup for me,
please?"

5. Very angry, because her playing was interrupted, Pina went
to her bedroom and said,
" What do you want, Nanay? You really
expect me to cook? I can't even find the
ricel!"

6. The mother felt
very sad and
asked instead if
Pina could bring
her a glass of
water.

7. Once again, Pina became very annoyed at her
mother and said,
"Nanay, I can't find where the
glasses are!"

8. The mother was disappointed. And to her sadness
she said,
"I wish you would grow a
thousand eyes! Then you can
find what you're looking for.
And maybe then you won't
have many excuses!"

9. The next day, the
mother could not find
her daughter, Pina. She
went all over the house
and the backyard, but
there was no sign of
Pina.
She feared that her
daughter might never
come back.

10. Pina had turned into a
plant with many eyes.
She noticed that
there is a plant
growing in the garden.
With horror, she
rememberedthe angry
words she said to Pina.
She realized that her
anger cursed her
daughter.

11. She took care of the
plant and the fruit
flourished all over
the town.
To honor the memory
of her beloved
daughter, she named
the fruit "PINYA".
It became popular in
the village and then
in the entire country.

12. THE END