Good day everyone!! I am john Harold Gamutan and Happy Camay!

And We are The reporters

for todays session.
J- So , how are you today class?
H- I hope you’re doing ok today class.
J- How about you partner?
H- I’m doing great, How about you partner?
J- All is well partner.
H- its good to hear that partner.
J- Katawa. So much for that, in the previous lesson, we tackled about “ ”
H- (continuation sa taas) thrill and intense
J- right class, the story brought us thrill and excitement.
H- now, this time, lets dwelve into another story from region 1 written Manuel E. Arguilla.
Partner, the honor is yours.

J- thank you for that partner. And now, before we proceed to the said story, lets have first our
short activity. (Motivation)
Class, can you see the picture on the screen? ( I’ve prepared a picture here-for f2f) could you tell
us what is in the picture?

Answer may vary (A life in a city)

Very Good.to be exact, it’s a life in a city. How about this one? May we call on ms mariel, Jenelyn
/jernerlyn?

Answer may vary (A life in the Barrio)

-Very Good. Now, what is the difference between the barrio and the city?
 Answer may vary

-Very good. Thank you for your participation.

J- partner, ok paka dira?

H- yesyes partner.

J- that’s good, now the flor is yours.

H- Now this time, we are going to tackle a short story entitled, “How my brother Leon Brought home a
Wife” written by Manuel E. Arguilla. But before that, lets explore first where the story originated.

H- Region 1, also known as the Ilocos Region, is located in the northwest of Luzon. It borders to the east
the regions of the Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley, and to the south of Central
Luzon. Located on its west is the South China Sea.)

H- The region is composed of four provinces, namely: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan.

H- Region 1- Ilocos Region

Composed of four provinces:
• Ilocos Norte - Laoag and Batac Cities
• Ilocos Sur - Vigan and Candon Cities
• La Union - San Fernando City
• Pangasinan - Alaminos, San Carlos, Urdaneta, and Dapugan Cities

H- The 9 cities:
Alaminos, Batac, Candon, Laoag, San Carlos, San Fernando, Urdaneta, Vigan, and Dagupan.

H- and According to DTI or Department of Trade and industry, the Economy in the region is anchored both
on agriculture and agro-industrial sectors. Its provinces are famous for agro-industrial businesses such as
milkfish (bangus) cultivation and processing, livestock raising, fish paste (bagoong) processing, among
others. Income in the Ilocos provinces also come from cultivating rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, and fruits;
and from raising livestock such as pigs, chicken, goats, and carabaos.
H- And on nxt part, lets know more about the province of La Union. partner?
J- Yes partner?

H- take it away.
(PIctures)

(As we can see, this is the Philippine map, and The orange part is the region 1, which is located in the north west of Luzon.)

(As mention Earlier, Region 1 is composed of 4 Provinces which are Ilocos norte, Ilocos sur, La Union and Pangasinan)

(And each Provinces has its own cities. In Ilocos Norte, it has Laoag and Batac Cities. In Ilocos sur, we have Vigan and Candon
Cities. In La Union, We have San Fernando City . And in Pangasinan, We Alaminos, San Carlos, Urdaneta, and Dapugan Cities)
J- sure partner and now Lets Focuse on the Province of La Union.

(Picture)

La Union

• Its name means “the union” or “ the united” in spanish.

• Its capital city is San Fernando.
• La Union is famous for surfing and botanical gardens. That is why it is Nicknamed as the surfing
capital of the Northern Philippines, and is also known as the “Garden Coast” due to its bountiful
botanical gardens.
• There is 1 island in La Union province, which is the Sungyot Island.
• The main sources of livelihood are farming and fishing.
• The principal products are rice, corn, tobacco, garlic, sugarcane and cassava. Grapes are also
grown extensively.
• Cottage industries include blanket-weaving, basketry, shellcraft, pottery and furniture-making.

H- wow, that’s great partner, they also have many unique features. And now, lets have the authors
background.

Author's Background
Manuel Arguilla
• He was born on June 17, 1911, in Nagrebcan, Bauang, La Union.
• He was an Ilocano writer in English, patriot, and martyr.
• He is widely known for his short story “How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife”. This
story was published on 1940 and also the time when he won the first prize in the
Commonwealth Literary Contest.
• He studied at University of the Philippines where he finished BS Education in 1933.
• He married Lydia Villanueva, another talented writer in English.

Manuel Arguilla became a creative writing teacher at the University of Manila and later worked at
the Bureau of Public Welfare as Managing Editor in the publication in 1943.

However, in 1941, when the country was invaded by the Japanese, he joined freedom forces and
led Marking’s Guerillas. ( The Marking Guerrillas were a Filipino guerrilla army that took part
in the anti-Japanese resistance during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World
War II.)

• Arguilla secretly organized a guerrilla intelligence unit against the Japanese.

(And because of that, in 1944, he was captured. The Japanese imprisoned him in Fort Santiago
along with his family. After some time, his family was freed while he was sentenced to death.)
• In october 1944 at the age of 33, he was captured, tortured and executed by the japanese
army at Fort Santiago.

Manuel Arguilla, an Ilocano pride. His shown love to the country as a teacher, a writer, and a
freedom fighter was a virtue of a patriot who offered his talents and life for the country.
J- wow, what a great person he is. How about you partner, are you willing to use your intelligence
just to protect your countrymen?
H- Sorry partner, I would not. How you partner?
J- NO!
H- why?
J- Its not worth it.
H- ok no comment.
J- hahahaha. So much for that partner, let proceed to the story.

LITERARY SUMMARY (Handouts)

The story started when Leon and his younger brother were both waiting for the arrival of Leon's
wife, Maria, riding in a carretela. As Baldo saw his older brother's wife, he described her as lovely,
tall, and beautiful. He narrated their journey to Nagrebcan, their hometown. Leon wondered why
Baldo drove them to the Waig instead on the Camino Real. Baldo answered that he drove them
to the Waig because their father told him to follow the Waig. The Waig route served as a test for
the wife to see if she could really live in a province which was very different in a life in a city where
she lived. While travelling, Maria described the place of Leon as clean, and free of dust and
smoke. Maria admitted of having some fears if the father of Leon would not accept her as to be
his daughter-in-law because she may not able to survive the life in the province. When they got
home, Leon's family talked to Maria. Baldo and his father had a conversation about what had
happened while they were travelling. The father asked Baldo if Maria was afraid in their place.
Baldo answered that Maria was not afraid and instead she enjoyed the journey.

J- if you want to read the full version of the story, you can click the link provided in the chat box.
“provide link to the main story”

H- Ang main story ky nag narrate si baldo, which is the younger brother of leon, about sa ilang
journey sapag sugat kang maria which is the wife of his brother leon. Didto gi narrate ni baldo sa
pinaka una niya Nakita ni maria and how beautiful and lovely si maria.

J- Since si maria is a city girl, she describe the place of Leon as clean, and free of dust and smoke.
Infact, maria came from a wealthy family.

H- And nakabalo man ang papa ni baldo and leon na si maria is a city girl. So, their father wanted
to test maria if she can live and adjust the life in the barrio.

J- that is why, during their way home. Baldo drove to the waig instead of the camino real. Ang
camino real is the better route to their house and he waig route is the bati route ky daghan kaayog
libaong and layo2x sad again.

H- During sa ilang ride sa cartela, si baldo ky sigig hunahuna ni maria. How lovely she is, and
how beautiful her voice was. Did2 nag start iyang develop iyang feelings kang maria.

J- pag abut sa ilanhg balay,ni ask iyang papa about how is maria. Then ni reply si baldo na si
maria is good, beautiful and lovely and she loved the live in the barrio.

H- Also we found another version of the story. It is on youtube. They acted the story and added
some scene that can help us further understand the story.
“Provide the link” If you want to watch the video, just click the link on the chat box.
And according sa video, mi confess si baldo sa iyang feelings ka maria through letter. Then
nahibaw an ni leon about the letter and ofcourse, wala nalipay si leon.
J- So iyang gi confront si baldo about the letter .then baldo explained that he is not planning to
betray his brother, covet his wife. He only wanted to express only his feelings and move on.

H- and because of what happened, baldo went to manila to find himself and move on.

J- 10 years later, nagpada ug sulat si baldo to his family. He wrote that he found himself and
found “the one” and got married. And he added that he moved on from the past and learned that
love is not always about happiness, it is also giving up and sacrifice to find yourself, like moving
out from your confort zone.

H- that’s all for the summary of the literary text.

J- And now,lets go to the literary elements. The literary elements is composed of Characters,
settings, point of view, plot of the story, and theme of the story.
Lets go to the characters of the story. May we call jeramie to read the characters?
(read by jeramie)
J- Thank you jeramie. Now, may I ask jenalyn ,who is baldo?
Thank you jenalyn.

LITERARY ELEMENTS

Characters (Who were the persons involved in the story?

Baldo – Role – He’s obedient, innocent, and naïve boy.
Leon – Role – he was a gentle and a loving husband.
Maria – Role – She was beautiful, supportive, creative, and a loving wife.
Father – Role – The mildest-tempered and gentlest man. He made an ingenious way to find out
if Maria is really worthy to live in a rural place.
Labang – Role – A hardworking pet.

H- Settings (Where did the story take place?)

The story took place in the small barrio called Nagrebcan, somewhere in Bauang, La Union.
No buildings, no Noisy vehicles, no busy roads. Just the fresh breeze of wind and the mesmerizing
view of rice fields as you ride through the rocky road with a bull.

H- The Story’s point of view was told in First person point of view since baldo was the one
narrating.

J- plot of the story. The plot of the story contains exposition, conflict, rising action, climax,
falling action and denoument.

Plot (How Did the story happen from beginning to the end?)
• Exposition (Baldo accompanies his brother Leon into fetching his wife Maria from the
terminal of carratela in their barrio. Upon seeing his sister-in-law, he was astounded by
 her great beauty and delicateness. For Baldo, everything about Maria is just beautiful
from head to toe; her very existence was magically perfect.)
J- wow haba ng hair
• Conflict (Man vs Society because maria was afraid that she will be rejected by the father
because she can’t cope of their way of living. And because Maria was born in a city who
is used to living a convenient life. It would be hard for her to adjust into the
environment she will have to live with for the rest of her life as her husband Leon is a
man who lives in the province. Maria could experience a culture shock as she will have
to adjust to survive.)
J- next is rising action. Can Aika read the content on the rising action?

• Rising Action
(read by aika) thank you aika, bda city girl kaayog dating ky ihas kaayog kabaw.
Nxt is climax, may we call james to read the content of climax?

• Climax
(read by james)
H- hali ra jud kung city girl ta noh ky tagsa rata maka kitag mga stars.
Nxt is falling action. May we call chosen to read the falling action?

• Falling Action

J-(read by chosen) sana all nindot tingog. Makainlove.

And lastly, denoument, may we call Zerah to read the denoument?

• Denouement
H- (read by zerah) sana all madawat.
J- so much for that , lets move to the theme of the story.
J- Theme of the story (What morals did you get upon reflecting on the story?)

J- to love someone

H- to endure

J- Onto to the literary analysis.

It talks about overcoming hardships and fears and ultimately in finding peace and happiness in each
other’s betterment and well-being.
Another message of the story is not judging people based on appearances and giving them space to
express themselves and accept them for their differences. It also celebrates a conservative and simple
lifestyle over luxurious and ostentatious ways

H- The story highlights the value of togetherness and family. It speaks about loving and caring for each
other. This entails and necessitates the ability and willingness to sacrifice selfish desires or even
comforts to make your loved ones happy.

The central moral of the story is the ability to sacrifice things for people you love.

J- before we end our presentation, we would like leave a short saying from the bible.

J- First Corinthians 12:4-8

Love is patient and kind

H- love does not envy or boast

J- it is not arrogant or rude.

H- It does not insist on its own way

J- it is not irritable or resentful

H- it does not rejoice at wrongdoing,

J- but rejoices with the truth.

H- Love bears all things,

J- believes all things

H- hopes all things,

J&H- and endures all things