Ibong Adarna Summary in English

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 birdOwlcation home WELCOME TO
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summary of the famous epic from the Philippine literature, Ibong Adarna. About Ibong Adarna. Ibong
Adarna is a mythical story, formed in narrative song and poetry called corrido and considered a big part
of the Philippine literature, usually studied as part of the secondary curriculum in the country. The
author of this fantastic story still remains unknown and uncertain. Some said that the author was
Spanish because it has been written when the Spaniards ruled the Philippines. During those times, Ibong
Adarna was known as Corrido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan nang Tatlong Principeng Magcacapatid na Anac
nang Haring Fernando at nang Reina Valeriana sa Cahariang Berbania. Other critiques said that it has
been written by Jose dela Cruz, a great poet here also known as Huseng Sisiw. This amazing folklore is
about love, sacrifice and fantasy. Ibong Adarna literally means Adarna Bird. The story centers about
catching the mythical bird that possesses magical powers. The Adarna bird is so beautiful and could
change in a lot of stunning forms. It is very much hard to catch. It knows a total of seven songs which
could either enchant anyone to sleep, turn into stone or heal a deadly sickness. Which is why the almost
dying King Fernando of Berbania tasked his three sons to catch the magical bird. That’s where the story
begins… Ibong Adarna Characters King Fernando Queen Valeriana Don Pedro Don Diego Don Juan
Donya Juana Donya Leonora Donya Maria Blanca King Salermo Ibong Adarna Summary in English 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 asked the three princes to guard the Adarna bird.
Because of Don Pedro, the bird flew away and escaped. Don Juan went away from the kingdom so the
king won’t punish his brother.