THE STORY OF OLAYRA

The underground creatures have kingdom of their own. They have power that no ordinary people
posses. Their ways of living are very much advanced than ours. They can mingle with ordinary human
beings but they couldn’t be seen by our naked eyes. There are times when they show themselves to
ordinary people and befriend them. Their difference from us is they do not have souls. When they die,
they do not have second life. Some of those underground creatures want to marry ordinary people
because they believe that if they do so, their children will have souls like us.

In a certain village here in Antique called Carit-an, their lived a couple named Akoy and his wife
Mengay. Near their home, stands a very sturdy tree called Bubog. It was a very big Bubog tree and it was
believed that underneath that tree was the kingdom of these underground creatures.

In Carit-an, their lived a man named Mente. It was believed that Mente had a fairy friend who gave
him power to heal sick people. His fairy friend told him that if he treats people, he would not receive
payment for his services. But Mente did not heed to the advice of his friend. One day, Mente was found
dead. It was believed that his friend brought him to their kingdom.

This underground kingdom was reigned by a King and a Queen. The Queen became pregnant and
the King and Queen planned that if the baby is born, they will send the baby to the other world, so that
when he or she grows up, he or she will get used as a mortal-therefore, if they will bare children, their
children would have souls like human beings.

On the other hand Akoy wanted his wife Mengay, to become pregnant so that they will have a
baby. Mengay, became pregnant and delivered a baby girl. The couple were very that they have a baby,
and they named her Natalie.

In the underground kingdom, the queen who was also pregnant gave birth to a baby girl. The King
and Queen wanted to give a nice name for their baby. One day the King and Queen decided to call all
royal families in the different kingdoms for a meeting.

They want members of the royal families to come and suggest what beautiful name they would
give the baby. Among thr guests who came was a couple with their four-year-old girl named Celina. All
guest who came tried to give the best name to the baby but the Queen did not choose any from the
names that were given. Celina, who was sitting near the baby was asked by the Queen what name she
would give to her baby girl. Celina answered ‘’Olayra’’. The Queen was pleased with the answer. She
liked the name ‘’Olayra’’ ‘’Yes, yes it’s a very beautiful name’’, the queen said. Then she asked Celina
what prize she would asked for giving a name to her baby. Celina said that she would like Olayra as her
gift. The Queen told Celina that she would ask other things as a gift, but not Olayra. Celina did not insist.
The Queen thatnk her for giving a beautiful name to her baby.

One morning, Mengay with her baby Natalie in her arms, went for a stroll on beach. While she was
walking a very big wave rose and Mengay was so frightened when the wave struck her and because of
the strong impact, Mengay lost hold of her baby and she was carried by the wave. Mengay grieved so
much because she lost her baby girl. Natalie was fortunate because on the beach that was from
Mengay’s home, a woman found baby Natalie on the beach, wrapped in her diaper with her name on it.
The woman was so glad because the baby was heaven-sent. She reared the child the child as her own.

Fitzgerald, a young man of aan Italian parentage, was very fond of going to other places for an
adventure. He has a very luxurious yatch that takes him on a cruise with some of his friends. One day,
while he was having a cruise, a storm came and broke his yatch to pieces. All of them were thrown into
the raging water. Most of his friends got drowned. Fitzgerald was the only survivor. Some residents
living near the Bubog tree found him. A couple took him to their house and nursed him until he got well.
He couldn’t go back to his homeland because his yatch was already destroyed. Means of transportatioon
that time was very diffiult.

One day, while he was waiiiting near the beaach, he met Olayra. Other meetings followed their first
meeting. Fitzgerald knew where Olayra residess and he became very fond of her until finally he fell in
love with the young lady.

On the other hand, rumors spread that Natalie was the daughter of Mengay and Akoy who was
found on the beach while still a baby she was known from the diaper that was wrapped around her.
People kept on wondering of Natalie was Mengay’s daughter, then who is Olayra?

Because Olayra also liked Fitzgerald very much, they set a date for their wedding. Their wedding
took place in Patnongon. After the wedding, Fitzgerald found out that Olayra was not the daughter of
Akoy and Mengay. Fitzgerald asked Olayra repeatedly who were her parents but Olayra ignores his
questions, until Fitzgerald becaame impatient. Because Olayra did not tell Fitzgerald who her parents
were, Fitzgerald slapped her. When Olayra’s parents, the queen and the king learned about the incident,
they became angry. They decided to get rid of Fitzgerald. One day, Fitzgerald could no longer be found.
There was a long search for him but no one could tell where he was. Olayra knew what happened to
Fitzgerald. Finally, she made a revelation to her foster parents that she is a fairy and that her real
parents wanted her to live with them in their kingdom. Mengay and Akoy knew that their daughter
Natalie is alive so they took her from the people who adopted her.