Department of Education

Region V – (Bicol)
LEGAZPI CITY DIVISION
Pag-asa National High School
Rawis, Legazpi City

OUTPUT
IN
ENGLISH
SUBMITTED BY:
Michael Angelo O. Lucena
7 - STEC
SUBMITTED TO:
Cherry Lou Abaroa
TEACHER
COMPILATION
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PHILIPPINE
MYTHS
AND
LEGENDS
 Malakas at Maganda

Si Malakas at si Maganda. Legend has it that the first Filipino

man and woman were born from a bamboo stalk. They both had
brown skin and supple bodies. The man was named Malakas, or
"Strong One"; the woman, Maganda, or the "Beautiful One."

Theme: It is always good to help other

people that in there in need.
Reflection: You can help people when
they are ill or in trouble.
 Maria Makiling

THE LEGEND OF MARIANG MAKILING starts innocently with this

beautiful goddess maiden that lives in the mountain. She is known to
everyone as Maria Makiling. She was a very caring and loving individual,
and regularly helped people by giving fruits to the poor. It is said that these
fruits turned into gold once they were taken home, thereby helping the
people financially.

One day some hunters went up the forest and accidentally found Maria’s
home. While they were there, they ransacked the place, stealing her gems
and killing many animals in the process.

This, of course, angered her, which caused her to distrust people from
then on. She saw this violation as an affront to everything she held dear
and, soon after she placed a curse upon those who would disrespect the
forest again.
Theme: Follow you Parents because they will
protect you from harm.
Reflection: I will trust my parents to protect
myself from any troubles.
 Ibong Adarna

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom named, Berbania. It was ruled by King Fernando and
Queen Valeriana who had three sons – Don Pedro (first born), Don Diego (second) and Don Juan
(the youngest).
One night, King Fernando had a bad dream. He saw that his youngest Prince and his favorite, Don
Juan was thrown away in a creepy deep well. The King started to get weak for some unknown
reasons. It seemed that nothing could bring back his healthy condition. His medical advisors told him
that the only cure to his unexplained sickness is a lullaby sung by the Adarna bird.

So King Fernando tasked his three sons to hunt the magical bird. Don Pedro went first but he wasn’t
successful. He may have reached Mount Tabor and the tree of Piedras Platas where the Adarna bird
nested but the prince fell asleep after hearing the bird’s song. Worse he turned into a stone when the
lovely bird pooped on him. The second prince, Don Diego went to hunt next. Unfortunately, he had
the same bitter chance like his older brother. The kingdom was counting on Don Juan, so he went
next.
The youngest prince has climbed through Mount Tabor. He met a very old sick man who gave him
tips about the magical tree of Piedras Platas and catching the Adarna bird. Don Juan successfully
caught the bird and helped his two brothers to be human again. Because of envy and greed of
power, the two joined forces to beat Don Juan to death and throw him in a deep well. The two then
returned home with the Adarna. However, the king’s illness went worse because the bird never sang
a single song.
Luckily, Don Juan’s strength returned. He has been healed by the poor old man he helped in the
mountain. He came back to the Kingdom of Berbania. King Fernando has known the truth when the
bird started singing after seeing Don Juan. The King went well and stronger than ever. He wanted to
punish his two sons but Don Juan asked his father to just forgive them. The King granted his request
and asked the three princes to guard the Adarna bird. Because of Don Pedro, the bird flew away and
escaped. Don Juan went away from the kingdom so the king won’t punish his brother.
King Fernando asked the two princes to look for Don Juan. They found him in the kingdom of
Armenia. They decided to live there. One day they found an interesting well. Only Don Juan went
down inside successfully. He found two lovely princesses, Donya Juana and Donya Leonora captive
by a giant serpent. Because of his skills in fighting, the mighty prince has killed the serpent and
saved the two princesses. Don Pedro envied the young prince. He cut the rope when the prince
went down inside the well to get the ring Donya Leonora has forgotten. Anyway, it was easy for Don
Diego to make Donya Juana to fall in love with him. So when they came back to Berbania, they
married. On the other hand, Don Pedro did everything to pursue Donya Leonora but he failed.
An enchanted fox helped Don Juan and he was quickly healed. The Adarna bird appeared suddenly
and told him about the princess of Reyno delos Cristales, his love destiny. He immediately searched
for the princess and found out about the cruel King Salermo. In spite of the obstacles the cruel king
has given him, he faced them all and succeeded with the help of Maria Blanca, daughter of King
Salermo. Because of the selfish king, the two tried to escape. Maria Blanca was cursed to be
crawling like a snail and be forgotten by the prince Don Juan.

Don Juan has returned to Berbania where he was welcomed by his mother, Queen Valeriana and
Princess Leonora. He has forgotten about Maria Blanca because of Princess Leonora. Don Juan
and Princess Leonora were scheduled to wed. At the day of the wedding, Maria Blanca visited
wearing the emperatris. She tried to bring back all the memories and remind Don Juan about their
love. Finally, Don Juan and Princess Maria Blanca got married while Princess Leonora married Don
Pedro. In the end, Don Pedro became the new king of Berbania while Don Juan became the king of
Reyno delos Cristales.

Theme: Forgive yourself and others and

resist temptation to avoid being bad.
Reflection: I should reject harm because
I will be a wicked person.
 The Good Prince Bantugan

The Kingdom of Bumbaran were ruled by the old king. But the old king was full envy toward his younger brother,
Prince Bantugan. Prince Bantugan was so handsome, good and brave. Every time someone praised him. The old
king looked angry with him. One day enemies attacked the kingdom of Bumbaran and Prince Bantugan led his men
to defend the kingdom, the evil king plotted against the good prince. Soon Prince Bantugan returned victorious from
the battle. He knew that his brother hated him, so he decided to left the kingdom of Bumbaran. In his journey he
heard about the beautiful land of the Kingdom-Between-Two-Seas. It was ruled by a good king and the beautiful
princess Datimbang, his sister. He decided to go to that kingdom. But when he stood outside the gates. He suddenly
felt very weak. Prince Bantugan fell to the ground and died. The king and the princess of the kingdom were shocked
when they saw the stranger lying. Princess Datimbang fallen in love to the stranger. No one knew who the stranger.
The king made proclamation that all of his people must come to look at the prince so that he would know who was
that man came from. But no one knew who's that man. The two parrot talking each other about Prince Bantugan. The
parrot of Prince Bantugan said, I lost my master, he left Bumbaran never to return. Another parrot said. He is dead.
But you can see his body in the palace where he is lying in royal state. The parrot flew to the palace. He saw his
master's body, and said, he was so good to his people. He defended them in war. He cured the people when they
were sick. When the king heard what the parrot said. He brought the body of Prince Bantugan into the kingdom of
Bumbaran. Everyone quiered for the good Prince Bantugan. His brother was full of repentance. Blaming himself for
the death of his brother. Prince Madali his brother loved him so much. He got the soul of Prince Bantugan from the
angel of death.When he reached the palace of Bumbaran then he transferred the soul of Prince Bantugan to his
body. The body stirred Prince Bantugan alive as if just awakened from a deep sleep. They celebrated the return of
their Prince. Later Prince Bantugan married Princess Datimbang.

Theme: Don’t Be Jealous and Weak is he

who took advantage during a man’s suffering
Reflection: I should not be jealous because I
will wait until I get what I want
 A tale of Marinduque

I a small island kingdom there once lived a very beautiful princess. She was
nicknamed Maring. Her favorite haunt was the top of a very tall mountain.
Mount Malindig.
She was very fond of hunting wild animals, a diversion which was much
against her father's wish.

One day she espied a pretty white deer. It ran so swiftly that it took her
a long time to catch up with it. She had the game already at bay when the
owner came along looking for it. The stranger was a man of princely bearing
and fine manners. He introduced himself as Duque and offered the deer to
her as a token of their first meeting. Maring could not resist his gallant
gesture. She could not help admiring the stranger, who fell in love with her
at first sight. Since that day they often met in the forest.

The beauty of Maring was known far and wide. Innumerable suitors
came to woo her, but she turned a deaf ear to them all, for she had set her
heart on the modest Duque. Not knowing about her secret love affair, her
royal father announced that her hand would be given to the one who would
win a ship race. So the most persistent suitors, three wealthy kings, fitted
out vessels for the contest. Duque could not participate, He was not rich
enough to equip a vessel.

Meanwhile, Maring was very unhappy. She prayed to the Gods for help.
Bathala heard her prayers, On the appointed day, the sky grew suddenly
dark. The sea seethed turbulently and winds blew furiously, but the contest
could not be put off for another day. The three kings set forth bravely on
 their ships. Before they were half way on the goal, one of them hit a rock
and soon vanished from sight with his ship. The second vessel was able to
move on a little farther and then it was also devoured by the angry sea. The
last ship met the same fate.

The king and the spectators grieved over the fate of the three royal
suitors. Only Maring did not feel grieved at the outcome of the race. When
the sea calmed down, everyone was surprised to see three Islands at the
places where the ships had sunk. they were named Tres Reyes, or Three
Kings, after the unlucky trio.

The father of Maring did not wish to sacrifice more lives after that
disaster. He gave his daughter freedom to choose her husband. So she
confessed to him her secret love. The king consented to the marriage. Seven
days of festing and marry making followed, To mark the happy union of the
two young people, the island kingdom was named Marinduque, after Maring
and Duque.

Theme: Love God and keep your

Faith to God.
Reflection: I should pray in my
heart to give me more blessings
everyday.