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Apolinario Mabini was chatting with his classmates when his mother, tired and shabby arrived. She had
walked miles from Tanauan, Batangas to Manila. That’s why she looked like a beggar upon reaching the
city. Without hesitation, Mabini lovingly embraced his mother, and kissed her sweating forehead. Then
proudly, he introduced her to the people around. How delighted the teary-eyed mother was!
Apolinario Mabini was chatting with his friends when his tired and shabby mother arrived.
His mother looked like a beggar because she walked miles from home.
Jack and his mother needed to buy food so they sold milk from their cow everyday. One day, jack sold
the cow for five beans. The mother got angry and threw all the beans into the garden. A beanstalk grew
from the beans. Jack climbed it and found a giant’s house. Jack always climbed the beanstalk. The last
time, he was chased by the giant. The beanstalk broke and jack could not go up again.
• Jack and his mother badly need money for their food.
• The last time, he was chased by the giant and the beanstalk broke.