An Rosas ngan an Busag na Ribbon “Pasensiya na nalate ak” sugad ni Juvielyn.

“Diri ak

nakakuha busag na bukad para isul’ot yana. Kinahanglan ko

sira kaso sa karat’an.” “Para kunay mo susul’uton an busag na

Kaadlawan san mga kag-anak, tanan na studyante sa
bukad?” Pangutana ni Miss Segoria. “Para saak mama, Miss
eskwelahan nagsurol’ot bukad. Si Miss Segoria tikang
Segoria”. Sugad ni Juvielyn. “Namatay siya sito una na tuig
pagtutdo san bugtong.
kaya wara ak nakuha, nagamit nala ak busag na laso.”

“Mga kabataan, nanu iton na diri nakaka lata pero

“War aka agi kanra Mr. Oyao’s banti”. Pangutana
nakakasugad san isturya?” gintikangan ni Miss Segoria. “Iton
niJack. “damo siton ngadto bukad sa kanya banti.
nagsusugad kong im kag-anak buhi pa o patay na.”
“Nangutana naak”. Sugad ni Juvielyn. Pero wara man
“An bukad! Sugad san kabataan” “Tama iton” sugad ni
tawo sa kanra balay.”
Segoria “An baga o pink na bukad nagpapakita na an iyo kag-
“Nanu kay war aka nala kuha bisan sayo na bukad?”
anak buhi pa. an busag nagsusugad na niyo, kag-anak patay
Sugad ni Jack. “Diri man niya makikila kun sino nagkuha sa
na.”
kanya bukad.”
Juveilyn, sayo sa mga studyante na inabot. Nagkayaon
“Tadi nagkuha ka busag na rosas na wara manla sant
siya baga nga bukad ngan busag na laso.
kay Mr. Oyao?” Pangutana ni Miss Segoria.
 “Oo, nagkuha ak, Miss Segoria.” Sugad ni Jack.

“Nagkuha ak kay wara man bisan sayo na tawo sa balay.”

“Kaya nga wara ak kuha bisan nanu.” Sugan ni

Juvielyn. “Diri ak nagkukuha bukad na diri nasarit sa tagyaon.”

The Rose and the White Ribbon

It was Parent's Day. Most of the school children were

wearing flowers. Miss Segovia thought of starting the lesson

with a riddle.

"Class, what is it that can't talk but can't tell a story?" began

Miss Segovia. "It can tell if your parents are living or dead."

"A flower!" answered the children.

 "That's right," said Miss Segovia. "A red or pink flower "Why didn't you just pick a few flowers," said Jack.

shows that your parents are still living. A white one tells that "Anyway, Mr. Oyao has a lot of them. He wouldn't notice even

your parents are dead." if you took some of his flowers."

Just then Juveilyn, obe of the pupils, came. She had a red "So you picked the white rose without asking Mr. Oyao for

flower and a white ribbon. it? asked Miss Segovia.

"I'm sorry I'm late," said Juveilyn. "I can't get white flowers

to wear today. And I need them so badly."

"Yers, I did, Miss Segovia," answered Jack. "I did it because

"For my mother, Miss Segovia," said Juveily. "She died last nobody was in the house."

year. Because I can't get any, I'm using my white

"That's why I didn't get any," said Juveilyn. "I won't pick a
ribbon."Didn't you pass by Mr. Oyao's garden?" asked Jack.
flower without first asking the owner for it."
"There are lots of garden."
"That's a good lesson for all of us, Juveilyn," said Miss
"I wanted to ask for some," said Juveilyn. "But there
Segovia. "I have another story which will give you the same
seemed to be nobody in the house."
good lesson."

"Please tell us your story, Miss Segovia," said Gigi.

 This was the story Miss Segovia told. The naughty boy climbed down the fence and ran away. He

didn't get any papaya at all. But what he almost got was a big
Once upon a time, there lived a farmer who kept a garden
dog's bite.
near his little house. He grew vegetables in his garden. There

were some papaya trees along the bamboo fence. From that time on, the naughty boy learned a lesson. He

wouldn't get anything without asking the owner first.

One day a naughty boy passed by. He stopped and looked

at the farmer's garden. Just then he saw the papaya trees "That's a good story," said the children.

along the fence.

"I hope Jack wouldn't forget the lesson in that story," said

"Ripe papayas!" cried the boy. "I wish I could get one." Miss Segovia.

The boy looked around. Nobody seemed to be in the "Next time, be sure to ask the owner first before getting

house. So without asking anyone, the naughty boy climbed anything from his yard."

over the fence. He tried to pick just one big papaya. He had
"I'll remember that Miss Segovia," said Jack. "Then naughty
hardly picked one when the farmer'sfarmer's dog noticed him.
boy learned a lesson from his mistake as I did."
The angry dog barked so loudly that it frightened the boy.
"But before we end our lesson this moring, let's sing a song

for today's celebration." said Miss Segovia.

 "May I go out for a while? I'll be back right away," said Jack. sorry I took a white rose from his garden this morning. Now, I

got this white rose for Juveilyn."

"Of course, but come back right soon," said Miss Segovia.

"You got it for me?" cried Juveilyn.

"Let's sing Parent'sParent's Day Song." The teacher started

the song and the class joined her. "Yes, I did, Juveilyn," smiled Jack. "But this time I asked for it."

After a little a while Jack was back. Miss Segovia noticed at And he was proud and happy for what he did.

once the white rose he was holding.

"Again?" The teacher thought Jack made the same mistake

of picking flowers without asking for them.

"No, Miss Segovia, " smiled Jack.

"Don't you think one white rose is enough for you?" asked

Miss Segovia.

"But this is not for me," said Jack. "This is for Juveilyn. I told

Mr. Oyao about her white ribbon. I also told him that I was