Philippine Literature

Gezelle C. Jamolod T-16 Mrs. Mojica

MORNING IN NAGREBCAN
BY: MANUEL ARGUILLA I. CHARACTERS Baldo- ten year old boy Ambo- seven year old brother of Baldo Tang Ciaco- father of Baldo and Ambo Nana Elang- mother of Baldo and Ambo SETTING In the early morning at Nana Elang and Tang Ciacos house in Nagrebcan which is in Badoc, Ilocos Norte PLOT a. Introduction It was early morning in Nagrebcan. Before long the sun would top the Katayaghan hills, but as yet no people were around. Nana Elang was preparing her familys breakfast. Her oldest son saw the puppies and started to play with them when his younger brother, Ambo, woke up. b. Conflict Baldo was playing with the only black-spotted puppy and Ambo wanted to play with that puppy too but Baldo did not let him to touch it. Ambo was too young that he eats a banana without peeling it so Baldo was afraid that Ambo would not take good care of the puppy. Ambo tried to snatch away the puppy so Baldo became mad. Baldo pushed Ambo and there started the fight. c. Climax The brothers wriggled and struggled against each other. When Ambo finally gets his hand of the dog, he holds its tail tightly making it mad and bites him in his palm. Their father, Tang Ciaco heard their noise and immediately went there with an angry voice. They both feared their father because Tang Ciaco drunk great quantities of liquor and every time he went home, he keeps on blaming his wife and children for their hard life. He beat the puppy with a piece of firewood until the puppy stay still. Baldo begged him to stop but he also beat Baldo until the boy fell down in the ground. He was back to the puppy and gave it another

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blow and kicked it to see if its dead and the puppy did not move. Baldo cried and Ambo ran to her mother. d. Resolution/Conclusion The neighbors who have seen the incident went back to work and also Tang Ciaco. Nana Elang wash the dishes while Ambo and Baldo keep searching where Tang Ciaco throw the dead puppy. Beside the tall corn plant, they found the puppy. They dug a hole and buried it, then put a stone on top of the grave. Then they went back to house. For them, it was a typical morning in Nagrebcan. IV. THEME The theme of the story is morning is time of renewal. Renewal because every day we encountered different problems and at the end of the day, we see ourselves passed all the struggles. Every morning, we feel renewed and we hoped to see a brighter morning ahead us.