And Tortoise laughs to tell Matsing

that I want you too matsing because

I love to swim at the beach. Matsing
went home sadly. He thought it was
very painful to be singled out by a
friend. He felt how it feels to be hurt
when a friend cheats him.
Since then, Matsing has changed.
He and Turtle never met again.
Matsing was overjoyed at the thought of
getting revenge on Turtle. He threw it on
the beach with all his might. He was
surprised to see that Turtle can swim. The
speed of action of Turtle in the water. If it
is slow on land, it is like the lightness of its
body in water.
The next day, even though Matsing's
wounds still hurt, he looked for
Pagong. He saw her walking in the
woods. Matsing took the terrified
Tortoise. Tortoise asked what he would
do to him, and Matsing said that he
would chop him up. Tortoise thought of
a way to please the cunning Matsing.
So he told Matsing that if he chopped
him up, he would multiply and they
would attack him and eat him. Matsing
thought deeply and thought of burning
Turtle, but Turtle again argued that his
thick and strong house was not
fireproof. So Matsing thought again,
until he thought of going to the beach
and throwing Tortoise there. Turtle was
secretly happy. It feigned fear on the
beach.
But Turtle refused to help and just left
Matsing there. After a while it started to
rain heavily. Matsing did nothing but
get down from the banana tree. It was
hurt by the thorns that pierced the
banana tree on its way down. So he
promised himself that he would get
revenge on Tortoise.
But when Matsing reached the top
of the tree he ate all the fruits of the
tree. Matsing stayed at the top of
the tree and fell asleep because he
was so full. Turtle is very angry with
Matsing for what he did to him.
That's why while he was sleeping
with so much satiety, Tortoise
placed thorns under the tree. When
Matsing woke up he saw the thorn
so he asked Turtle for help.
Matsing was jealous when he saw the
banana fruit on Pagong's plant.
Soon Matsing invited to eat the banana
that grew on Pagong's tree and he
agreed. But Turtle could not climb so
Matsing promised that he would climb
the tree alone and he would just drop a
banana on Turtle, Turtle agreed to
Matsing's offer.
 Due to the nature of Tortoise being kind
and patient, he never argued with his friend.
During their tour in the forest, Tortoise saw a
banana tree and they divided the banana tree
but Matsing took the top part because he said
he didn't want to grow leaves, so the bottom part
went to the turtle, it was mine. roots and they
went home to plant and grow the banana tree.
Tortoise went home sadly with his half of a
banana with roots. Meanwhile Matsing went
home happily with the leafy part of the tree.
Turtle took care of his plant. Every day he
watered it and applied fertilizer to the soil.
Matsing did the same. But a week later,
Matsing's banana plant withered. Turtle, on
the other hand, was happy to see the budding
leaves on the banana tree. He took extra care
of the plant until it bore fruit in abundance.
 Turtle and Matsing are best friends. Turtle
is kind and helpful, but Matsing is cunning and
funny. One day, Aunt Muning gave them a
bag of noodles and soon Turtle asked to eat
the noodles but Matsing said that the noodles
already smelled of rice so he would be the first
to taste it until it was all gone. Matsing had
noodles and there was nothing left for Turtle.
Matsing apologized because the noodles ran
out and Tutle couldn't eat them.
 The Turtle
And
The Monkey

SUBMITTED TO: Ela Marie Hilado

Parrocho

SUBMITTED BY: Vyne Zyrene T.

Palomo