One summer my family went to Ilocos for our yearly vacation.

My daughter liked the

scenery at the backyard and enjoyed playing there with her cousins. At night, my daughter had
fever so I gave her medicine. In the morning, I saw rashes on her arms so I suspected of
measles. I had her occupy another room to prevent cross-infection.

After breakfast, my mother-in-law took my daughter to the backyard and started

scattering some rice grains while uttering indistinctive words. She took a handful of soil near the
tree where my daughter played and rubbed it on my daughter’s arms, face and feet. My
mother-in-law did that because she believed my daughter might have disturbed some spirits in
the backyard while playing yesterday.

What can you say about the story?

1. Do you agree with the belief of the mother-in-law? Why or why not?
2. If you were the mother-in-law, what should you do?
3. Have you heard of a similar story?
4. Share your answers to the class.