All rights reserved.

No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

Si Islaw Kalabaw ay isang masipag

na kalabaw. Maaga pa lamang ay
nasa bukid na siya para magtrabaho.

4
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

Si Pugak Tagak naman

ay ang kaibigang tagak
ni Islaw Kalabaw.
5
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

Isang umaga habang si Islaw

Kalabaw ay namamahinga sa putikan,
biglang dumating si Pugak Tagak.
“Kumusta ka na Islaw ?’’ tanong ni
Pugak Tagak.
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

“Heto ako kaibigang Pugak

nagpapahinga dahil pagod na pagod
sa kaaararo mula pa kaninang madaling-
araw. Ngayon lang ako natapos,” sagot
ni Islaw
Kalabaw.

Hindi naawa
si Pugak Tagak
sa kaibigang
kalabaw bagkus ay
tinawanan pa ito
nang malakas.
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

“Hahahaha! Kawawa ka naman

kaibigang Islaw. Tingnan mo ako,
walang kapagod-pagod sa buhay.
Malaya akong nakalilipad, nakakakain
at nagagawa ang anumang gusto ko,”
pagmamalaki ni Pugak Tagak.

10
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

Tahimik lamang na nakikinig si

Islaw Kalabaw kay Pugak Tagak na
tumatawa habang lumilipad.

11
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

PAK! Dahil
sa katatawa,
nabangga si Pugak
Tagak sa puno!

12
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

Hindi na makalipad si Pugak Tagak

dahil nabali ang kaniyang pakpak.
“Tsk! Tsk! Tsk ! Kawawang Pugak,”
sabi ni Islaw Kalabaw.

13
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

Naawa si Islaw Kalabaw kay Pugak

Tagak kaya mabilis siyang umahon sa
putikan upang tulungan ito.
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -

“Salamat Islaw. Sa kabila ng

electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

ginawa ko sa iyo ay tinulungan mo

pa ako. Patawarin mo ako kaibigan,”
sambit ni Pugak Tagak.
“Walang anuman Pugak,
pinapatawad na kita,” sagot ni Islaw
Kalabaw.
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

“Islawwww! Islawww! Halika na

may dala ako sa iyong matataba
at sariwang damo,” malambing na
tawag ng amo ni Islaw Kalabaw.
Lumapit si Islaw bitbit si Pugak Tagak.

16
16
16
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

Nakita ng amo ni Islaw Kalabaw

si Pugak Tagak. Kinuha niya ito para
gamutin.

17
17
17
17
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

Magmula noon, naging mabuti na

ang pakikitungo ni Pugak Tagak kay
Islaw Kalabaw.
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.

Tungkol sa May-akda

Si Pugak Tagak at si Islaw Kalabaw ay kuwento na isinulat ni Eva

Rhodora A. Sales. Siya ay kasalukuyang nagtuturo sa Ikalawang
Baitang sa Morales Elementary School, Koronadal City Division, Rehiyon
12.
Si Eva Rhodora ay nakapagsulat na ng mga aklat sa Kindergarten at
Elementarya na inilatha ng MECS Publishing House, General Santos City.
 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means -
electronic or mechanical including photocopying – without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2020.