In two or more short paragraphs, write about a topic using the infor- mation obtained from your interview. The Good Prince Bantugan The following selection tells of some of the adventures of Bantugan, whose name means “one who makes history.” He is the foremost hero of the Maranao pic Darangen, which is the longest recorded epic in the Philippines. Through these heroic tales, the epic shows that early forms of government, culture, art, music, metalwork, and warrior arts existed in the country before the arrival of colonizers. An old king ruled over the Kingdom of Bumbaran. | Who were the two char- His kingdom was prosperous, his people were good, | acters introduced? and he should have been very happy. But the king was | Describe the relation- not contented. He was envious of his young brother, | ship of the two. Prince Bantugan. Every time anyone praised Prince Bantugan, the king frowned and looked angry. “Prince Bantugan is so handsome,” he often heard | Why was the king jeal- the women, and he would look in a mirror and see with | ous? sorrow that he was not good looking. Wher made Piece “Prince Bantugan is so good,” other people said, | Bemeugan so likeable? and the king grew angrier because he knew that he was | Whar appens when not as good as his brother either. jealousy interferes in a ri ‘ = A relationship, like be- “Prince Bantugan is so brave,” everybody said. The | OversMy king few tired of people saying so many good things about his brother while they said nothing nice about him. ‘The young ladies smiled at Prince Bantugan. They allowed him to hold their hands, and they gave him, their love, But they did not like the older brother, the king, One day, enemies attacked the Kingdom of Buma- | What did she kings an- baran, and Prince Bantugan led his men to defend | ger drive him to do? the country. While he was gone, the evil king ploteed | way ghis proclamation inst the good prince. He issued a proclamation that | fair? Brplain one should speak to Prince Bantugan. He added’ whoever dared to speak with Bantugan would be Lesson 4 * The Good Prince Bantugan |= Soon, Prince Bantugan returned victorious ae buatle. To his astonishment, no one met hiims no OFF praised him, and no one ever wanted to speak Wt him. This saddened the good prince. He knew that brother hated him, so he decided to leave Bum es He preferred to live in other countries and to trav‘ far lands and forget about his unkind brother. In his travels, he heard about the beautiful land of the Kingdom-Between-Two-Seas. It was ruled by @ ‘good, kind king and his sister, the beautiful Princess Datimbang. Prince Bantugan decided to go there. He travelled through forests and across rivers and moun- tains and at last reached the Kingdom-Between-Two- Seas. Prince Bantugan was very weary from his travels. As he stood outside the gates of the great palace, he suddenly fele very weak. His legs could not carry his body, and the prince fell to the ground and died. When the king of the Kingdom-Between-Two- ‘Seas heard of the stranger who died at his palace gates, he and his sister, Princess Datimbang, went to see the body. Even in death, Prince Bantugan was very hand- some. The heart of Princess Datimbang went out to him in love and sorrow. “What a handsome young man,” she said, weeping softly “I wish I could have spoken ¢o him before he died. Iam sure he was as ood as h handsome.” rd _ “How unfortunate that he sho king said. “Does anyone know wh, Pearance, he must be a king or a prince.” No one knew who the ser The king ordered his body to be brought So, ace. The king was afraid that the 1 ught into the pal- What happened ya ‘is arrival in the King dom-Between-Twy. Seas? Why mace i a What do you think ¢ the kings actions? De Wribe the hing.the body lay. She also decorated it with colored jewelry. Around the bed was an abundance of fragrant flowers in jars and vases. The king then ordered the great brass gong to be sounded. He made a proclamation that all his people and the people of neighboring kingdoms must come to look at the prince or king so that he would know who he was and where he came from. People from far and neat came to see the body, but no one knew who the man was, The beautiful Princess Datimbang watched nearby. She had fallen deeply in love with the handsome stranger. In another part of the kingdom, some parrots were talking about the young man and how he had died in the Kingdom-Between-Two-Seas. Suddenly, they no- tived that the parrot from the Kingdom of Bumbaran was silent and sad. “Why are you sad, my brother?” one of the parrots asked. “Tlost my master, the Prince Bantugan,” the parrot | Describe Prince Ban- from Bumbaran answered. “He left Bumbaran never to | "sen! parrot. return. I have looked for him everywhere but have not found him.” 4 “Ah, your master is lost, indeed,” another parrot ' said, “He is dead. But you can see his body in the pal- ace where is lying in royal state.” Without another word, Prince Bantugan’s par- | How would you fel rot flew to the palace. He saw his master’s body and | if you had lon your shrieked in grief. poe dd eed Princess Datimbang heard him and asked him what the matter was. : “My master is dead!” the parrot ctied in grief. “My | Why did she part master, Prince Bantugan of Bumbaran, is dead, he who | mis Benrugan? How was so good to his people. He defended them in war, he | ia! was Banou- gave chem wise advice when they were in trouble, and cured the people when they were sick.” ‘When the king heard what the parrot had said, he determined to put the body ona vinta and take ithim- |’ j self, with all honors, to the Kingdom of Bumbaran, Lesson 4 * The Good PlincePrincess Datimbang went with him, Before the royal party left the Kingdom-Berween-Two-Seas, the prin- * cess asked the parrot to go ahead of them and notify ‘the king of Bumbaran of their coming, ‘The parrot flew ahead to the Kingdom of Bumba- ran, When he told the king about the death of Prince Bantugan, the ladies shrieked and tore their hair and fainted. Everyone grieved for the good Prince Bantu- gan, Even the king, his brother, was stricken with re- morse and pain. He was full of repentance. He blamed himself for the death of his brother. He did not know what to do. Prince Madali, a-brother of Prince Bantugan and, who loved him dearly, volunteered to go to the region of the dead and bring Bantugan’s soul back to his body. “The king decided to go with him. Ie was a very danger- ous journey, but the two were not afraid. They rode on their magic shields and rose up to the sky. For five days they lew. They reached the place of lightning, thunder, and endless rain. Five mote days, they travelled. They reached the-land of burning heat. Their magic shields almost melted under them. So great was the distance that they went on for five more days. At last, they reached the highest portals of the sky. The keeper of the gate asked them, “Why are you here? What do you want?” ““We have come to ask the Angel of Death when we shall die and when the end of the world will come,” the young men answered. “Go to the next door,” the gatekeeper told them: “You will find the angel who guards the souls of the dead there.” : ‘So the two flew to the second teand: by the guard there. arate “Why are you here?” asked the guard. “You have no |” business here. You are not dead.” “We have come to ask the Angel of Death wh shall die,” Prince Madali answered, ae did the people y Beoren fn rf sag? ! Who was Prince Me- dali and what did be volunteer to do? Why did Prince Madali want to do it? Explain Describe their jour ney to the region of the dead.“Come in but only for a minute,” the guard said, opening the door. “Then, you must return to earth right away.” The two entered and found themselves in a beauti- fal garden full of fragrant flowers and delicious fruits, On a large table were bottles of different colors that contained the souls of the dead, The two tricked the Angel of Death to go out for | Why did they need 1 a minute. As soon as the angel was out of the room, | ‘ick she angel? Prince Madali whispered softly, “Bantugan, my broth- ex, where are you?” From a large blue bottle near them, the voice of Prince Bantugan answered, “I am here.” Prince Madali seized the bottle and away the young | How was Prince Ban- ‘men flew back to earth, When they reached the palace, | span brought back to the king and the princess of the Kingdom-Between- | ‘i#” ‘Two-Seas were just arriving with the body of Prince Bantugan. Prince Madali transferred the soul of Prince Bantugan from the bottle to his body. The body stirred. Then, Prince Bantugan sat up and stretched as if just awakening from a deep sleep. The people shouted with joy. For many days, they celebrated the return of their beloved prince. Later, Prince Bantugan married the beautiful Prin- cess Datimbang. Comprehension Response 3 ‘Arrange and number the following statements in the right sequence. Write 1 t0 10 on the lines. : Prince Madali tricked the Angel of Death. Princess Datimbang fell in love with the handsome prince.. \The king of Bumbaran was jealous of his brother Prince Bantugan. |. Prince Madali and the king brought back Bantugan’s soul from the land of the dead. : | The parrot told Princess Datimbang that eh dead: man was Bantugan. ee x » Lesson 4 * The Good Prince Bantugan sil6, Allthe people were happy when Prince Bantugan camera life again. Prince Bantugan travelled to the Kis Seas and died at the palace gates. The king took Prince Bancugar's body fo Bum The king ordered that no one should speak to Prince Bann. a " : 10. Prince Bantugan married the ‘beautiful Princess Datimbang, ngdom-Between-Two. Bumbaran, Singling Out Events That Form the Plot of the Filipino Epic ‘The Filipino epic has a plot that contains most, if not all, of the fol- lowing events: + 1, The heto tends to leave home. , 2. He acquires the use of something magical or he had magical pow- es, 5 . He is transferred to the whereabouts of the object of his search. 4, He starts a battle. |. He fights for along time and would be stopped from fighting by female or male god. : 6. He realizes that the enemy is an unsuspecting blood relation. 7. He dies. 8. 9. » . He comes back to life. ). He returns home. 10. He gets married. Vocabulary Building ‘Synonyms and Antonyms ‘Synonyms are words with similar meanings, f beautifesreadabeis sonymous wit legible’ "7 * Se smonr™ Antonyms are two words with opposite meanings, Niehe of dey: darks the antonym of bright, gn Nights the anconym WES uni 1+ Philippine Oral Lore.‘A. Givea synonym for each word, Use iti ir wo the sry of Bantugan, Ise it in a meaningful sentence related 1. praise 9. speak 2. lay 10.. forgotten’ 3. hateful 11. stop 4: horrible . io: han 5. interesting 13. anger 6. cold 14, doube 7. quick 15. happy 8. observe B. Fill in the blank with a word opposite in meaning to the italicized word. : 1, The Kingdom-Between-Two-Seas was a very wealthy kingdom. Another kingdom was 2.. Prince Bantugan’s heart was full of sorow. The king shouted with 3. The king frowned, but his brother 4, Prince Bantugan was so bave. The other princes were. and ran from the enemy. 5. ‘The prince defended his country from enemies who were former ——— 6. He returned victorious from battle. His enemies were 7. Princess Datimbang Joved Prince Bantugan. His brother, who was king, him. 8. Ie was avery davigerous journey to the region of the dead, bur Prince ‘Madali had a turn to Bumbaran. 9, This story about Prince Bantugan was interesting. The other story 3 i ; Lesson 4/ The Good Prince Bantugan ip vies ey ilIdentitying Techniques of Character Portrayal Since the folk epic was transmitted orally, it did not have an individual author. Anyone in the community was a potential poet, Singer OF story- teller for as long as he or she knew the language and the conventions: of the forms. ‘The following are methods of portraying a character: 1, direct description stated in the text ‘Aliguyon was precocious. 2. by what the character says ' “L no longer wish to kill you, O Pumbakayon,” Aliguyon replied. 3. by what the character thinks and feels “To his (Bantugan’s) astonishment, no one met him and no one ‘wanted to speak to him. This saddened the good prince. 4. by what the character does He (Bantugan) knew that his brother hated him, so he decided to leave. 7 |. by what others say or think about him/her- “My master is dead,” the parrot from Bumbaran cried in grief, *... he who was so good to his people.” Using the techniques of character portrayal, identify how the character * has been portrayed in the following passages. 1, *Prince Bantugan is so handsome,” often the women said. 2. The heart of Princess Datimbang went out to him in love and sorrow. 3, Prince Madali was a brother of Prince Ban- tugan who loved him dearly, . 4. A the age of thre, Aliguyon speared his first fish. oem 5. “Father,” ‘said Aliguyon, “you-can die in Peace for we have conquered our enemy. But Bugan, his daughte, conquered my ae: 4