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The Origin of The Banana
The Origin of The Banana
Long ago, a pretty girl lived with her parents in a small nipa hut. Many
young men offered to marry her but she did not like any of them.
One day, a stranger came to the girl’s barrio. It rained so hard that he
had to run to the nearest house. It was the prette girl’s house. The stranger
and the girl fell in love with each other. The rain grew stronger every minute
Finally, the rain stopped. Before leaving, the stranger asked the girl to
marry him. Thr girl refused because she did not want to leave her parents.
They shook hands and said goodbye. The girl held the stranger’s hand so
tightly that they were left behind. She didn’t know that the stranger was
enchanted.
backyard. After several month, a plant grew where the hands were buried.
Its fruits were shaped like a person’s fingers. These were the forst bananas.
NOAH
Noah and his three sons built the ark. When it was
finished, he called some animals and birds into it. Then he
and his family went in, too.