DR. ANTONIO A.

LIZARES MEMORIAL HIGH

SCHOOL
FESTIVAL OF LANGUAGES
ANG IBONG ADARNA

SETTING:
BERBANIA KINGDOM
PIEDRAS PLATAS
MT. TABOR

CHARACTERS:
King Fernando
Queen Valeriana
Don Pedro
Don Diego
Don Juan
Ermitanyo / Poor Old Man

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom named, Berbania. It was

ruled by King Fernando and Queen Valeriana who had three
sons – Don Pedro (first born), Don Diego (second) and Don
Juan (the youngest).
One night, King Fernando had a bad dream. He saw that his
youngest Prince and his favorite, Don Juan was thrown away in
a creepy deep well. The King started to get weak for some
unknown reasons. It seemed that nothing could bring back his
healthy condition. His medical advisors told him that the only
cure to his unexplained sickness is a lullaby sung by the Adarna
bird.
So King Fernando tasked his three sons to hunt the magical bird.
Don Pedro went first but he wasn’t successful. He may have
reached Mount Tabor and the tree of Piedras Platas where the
Adarna bird nested but the prince fell asleep after hearing the
bird’s song. Worse he turned into a stone when the lovely bird
pooped on him. The second prince, Don Diego went to hunt
next. Unfortunately, he had the same bitter chance like his older
brother. The kingdom was counting on Don Juan, so he went
next.
The youngest prince has climbed through Mount Tabor. He met
a very old sick man who gave him tips about the magical tree of
Piedras Platas and catching the Adarna bird. Don Juan
successfully caught the bird and helped his two brothers to be
human again. Because of envy and greed of power, the two
joined forces to beat Don Juan to death and throw him in a deep
well. The two then returned home with the Adarna. However,
the king’s illness went worse because the bird never sang a
single song.
Luckily, Don Juan’s strength returned. He has been healed by
the poor old man he helped in the mountain. He came back to
the Kingdom of Berbania. King Fernando has known the truth
when the bird started singing after seeing Don Juan. The King
went well and stronger than ever. He wanted to punish his two
sons but Don Juan asked his father to just forgive them. The
King granted his request and the Kingdom cleberated for a
stronger family bond and for a more prosperous reign of King
Fernando.

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