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Who wrote Si Pagong at Si Matsing?

Who wrote Si Pagong at Si Matsing?

José RizalThe Turtle and the Monkey / AuthorJosé Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national hero of the Philippines. Wikipedia

What kind of literary form is Si pagong at Si Matsing?

Philippine fable
The Turtle and the Monkey (Tagalog: Ang Pagong at ang Matsing or Si Pagong at si Matsing) also known as The Monkey and the Turtle is a Philippine fable.

What is the genre of the monkey and the turtle?

The Monkey and the Turtle is considered the first children’s folktale in the Philippines. Its author is unknown but its story has been passed around the Philippines for centuries, according to Rizal. He even illustrated a cover for the story.

What is the theme of the fable the monkey the turtle and the crocodile?

MORAL: Never trust a new friend or an old enemy.

What is the summary of The Monkey and the Turtle?

Described as “a Philippine tale,” this story of a turtle who finds a banana tree in the river and a monkey who cheats her out of its fruit begins with a catchy folklore situation but ultimately trails off in bits and pieces.

What is the problem in the story of The Monkey and the Turtle?

The problem is that the turtle cannot go up the tree to harvest the banana. What follows is how the turtle takes revenge of the monkey’s selfishness and deceit. Like Ambeth Ocampo who wrote the beautiful introduction to this book, many Filipino children are told first the foreign folktales before reading our own.

What is the climax of the story of The Monkey and the Turtle?

“Yeeowch!” This is the climax of the story and the most violent moment in my version of the story. The turtle has for the first time retaliated against the monkey after being tricked a third time. The depiction of pain is kept at a distance, with the monkey out of sight and the turtle hiding in the foreground.

What is the summary of the story The Monkey and the Turtle?

What is the moral of the story of the turtle?

When the hare reached the point where the race ended, all the animals were laughing at him for losing the race to the tortoise. That day, he learnt a lesson that bragging about something doesn’t win you accolades, hence you should never mock others for their own pace.

What is the moral lesson of the turtle and the monkey story?

MORAL: Do not be selfish. The Monkey and the Turtle as Narrated by Jose M.

What is the moral of the Turtle and the Monkey?

What is the ending of The Monkey and the Turtle story?

The turtle was left with the trunk, but the wise turtle knew it would soon grow into a beautiful tree and bear any fruits. So, the turtle worked hard, and the tree bore the result of the turtle’s hard work. On the other hand, the Monkey’s tree withered and wilted, and dies.

What is the settings of the story of The Monkey and the Turtle?

The story of these two opponents, the monkey and the turtle, is widespread in the Philippines. The story of the monkey and the turtle starts out with the monkey and the turtle both being hungry, and the monkey suggests that they go and find food together.

What lesson do we learn from this story the rabbit and the turtle?

What is the moral of the story? The rabbit and the turtle, by this time, had become pretty good friends and they did some thinking together. Both realized that the last race could have been run much better. So they decided to run the race again, but this time as a team.

What is the theme of the story the monkey?

ANSWER: The theme of this story is “Giving in to your greed only leads to destruction.” In the story, the monkey becomes rich by selling the golden eggs he stole from a goose.

Why did the turtle deceive the monkeys?

As punishment he gives the tortoise two choices: to be pounded with a mortar or be thrown into the water. The clever tortoise chooses the mortar and deceives the monkey into thinking that he is afraid of drowning.

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