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Manuel Estabillo Arguilla
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M anuel Estabillo
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- He was born on June 17, - The best Short Writer

1911 in Nagrebcan, the Philippines has ever
Bauang, La Union. produced.

- He married Lydia - One of Paz Marquez

Villanueva, another Benitez’s famous
talented writer in students.
English.

M anuel Estabillo
Esta billo Arguilla
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- His collection of short

stories, won first prize in the
Commonwealth Literary
Contest in 1940.
- In October 1944 at the age
of 33, he was captured,
tortured and executed by
the Japanese army at Fort
Santiago.

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summary
Baldo and his older brother Leon were
both waiting for their visitor riding on a
carratela. When Baldo saw his older
brother's wife, who is Maria, he was
amused by her beauty as he narrates their
journey to their home in Nagrebcan.

Maria felt a bit anxious for it was her first

time meeting Leon and Baldo's parents,
but along their way home, she discovered
a lot of differences on how people are
living there compare to that of the city
where she met and fell in love with Leon.
In the end, as they arrived at their home
Leon and Maria finally made enough
strength to face Leon’s father.

baldo Leon
leon
- He is also called Noel.
- The one who narrated - The older brother of
the story and younger Baldo who brought
brother of Leon. home a wife.
- He is obedient, - He was responsible,
innocent and naive boy gentle and a loving
husband.

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Maria
maria FATHER
- The one who instructed
- She was born and grew Baldo on what he will do
up in a Big City. while he is on the road
- She was beautiful, with Leon and Maria.
supportive, creative and - The mildest and
a loving wife. gentlest men.

LABANG
- The bull who brought
Maria and Leon to the
home.

Nagrebcan
nagrebcan province
- The setting of the story was in
Nagrebcan, Leon’s hometown.
- This story takes place in a farm where
people usually ride in a carabao.

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Leon was worried

about what others
would say about
Maria. Mostly if
the people of
Nagrebcan,
especially his
father, could
VS. accept Maria as
his wife.

cl i m ax

c o m p l i ca t i o n d e n o u ement

e x p o s i tio n r e s o l u ti on

Exposition
exposition complication
- Maria was introduced by the narrator - When Maria took the dry bed Waig as
of the story a substitute of passing the Camino Real
- Maria was described by her physical since it was a wish of Leon’s father to
appearance wear a waig.

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Climax
climax
- Maria told Leon that she was afraid
with his father because she thought that
Leon’s father doesn’t like her.
denouement
- Leon was searching for their father and
her mother told that his leg is bothering
him again.

resolution
Resolution
- Baldo cross the threshold of his father
and ask him about Maria afterwards the
door opened Leon and Maria came in.
Baldo looked at Maria so lovely and
went out to watered Labang which his
father told him,

1ST P OINT OF V IEW

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1 CORINTHIANS 13 : 4-8
Someone status in life is Love is patient and kind; love does not
not a hindrance if you envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It
does not insist on its own way; it is not
truly love someone. irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at
wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
Love bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.

1 CORINTHIANS 13 : 4-8
Love never ends. As for prophecies, they
will pass away; as for tongues, they will
cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. for

listening