Epic- is a long narrative poem telling

the acts or exploits of a legendary

hero to save his country, race, or
community from a savage creature.
The hero of an epic is imbued with
idealism, courage, wisdom, beauty,
endurance, chivalry, and justice. His
legendary adventures are full of
fearful obstacles put up by
supernatural forces or by people with
supernatural powers. To overcome
these supernatural obstacles, the
hero’s prowess has to be aided by
friendly supernatural beings.
Listen to a story that is being red
by reporters. Please listen
carefully because have questions
for you to answer.

Story title:

Indarapatra and Sulayman

(a Maranao Epic)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
Hero detective case(process questions)
1.Who are the four monsters who terrorized
Mindanao?
2.How will you describe this monsters?
3. How did King Indarapatra and Sulayman
defeat these monsters?
4. How did Sulayman die in the story?
5. If you were King Indaraptra, would you
follow your brother and avenge him? Why?
Why not?
6. Was it right for King Indarapatra to trust
the old woman? Why? Why not?
 Story Board of Heroes

Start

Finish
Battle break:
5. Who do you think is
this old woman? Is she a
friend or an enemy? Why do
you think so?
Battle break:
4. Do you think king
Indarapatra’s decision is
right? Why? Why not?
Battle Break:
3. Why do you think
Sulayman easily defeated
the first two monsters?
Battle break:
2. What do you think will
happen to Sulayman? why?
Battle break:
1. Which among the
four monsters do you
think is the most
difficult to defeat
why?