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The legend of Magat River Photo By : The Great Magat River Philippine Evolution

 

Characters:

  • Magat – Husband of the Maiden, The strong ,handsome, tall, great hunter
  • Maiden- wife of Magat, The beautiful girl, the crocodile

 

Setting: Bayombong, Forest, Cagayan Valley

Theme: “Don’t make promises you don’t intend to keep”

Plot:

-He was a great hunter and loved outdoor activities, He went to the forest and he discovered a large stream he had ever seen.

-He saw a beautiful maiden bathing on the stream, He saved the maiden from the snake

-Magat fell in love to the girl and asked her to be his wife, the girl agreed for a one condition.

-Magat won’t able to meet the girl at noon, magat had a promised

– Magat broke his promised and found out the secret of the girl

– He saw a crocodile on the maiden’s bed believing that the crocodile ate his wife

– He killed the crocodile and found out that the crocodile was his wife.

– Magat drowned himself at the stream where he had first met his wife

Summary

Once upon a time there was a strong, handsome, and tall man lived in bayombong. He was loved and respected with his co villages and envied him about his prowess. He is magat the great hunter. One day, magat went for adventure and there he found out the largest stream he had ever seen. He beheld on the grass and saw a beautiful maiden bathing on the stream. While staring at the maiden he saw a snake goes to the girl so he killed and saved her from the stream. Magat fell in love with the lovely maiden so he asked her to be his wife. The maiden agreed but for a one condition. Magat should not meet her at noon. Magat had a promised and they lived together. He built a cozy house for his wife to rest. After living for many days, Magat mounted more and confused about the activity of his wife at noon so he tried to discover. Magat saw a crocodile on the bed of his wife believing that the crocodile ate her .He got his spear and killed the crocodile andwhen he looked down he saw his wife whispering that why magat broke his promise that she will no longer be happy and no longer to live. Magat drowned himself at the stream where he had met and saved his wife.

 

Reflection

“Don’t lie and don’t make promises you know you can’t keep” this is the lesson I learned about the legend of Magat River. Many people are pretty casual about making promises. As a result, promises are frequently made at the drop of hat with no real intention of keeping it. When you break a promise no matter how small it may seem to you. Alarm bells aren’t going to go off, but it can damage relationship or your reputation. Just like what happened on the story. Think about it, when someone else breaks a promise to you or gets caught in a lie doesn’t make you feel violated or cheated? You can’t help wondering whether you were wrong to ever trust that person. So never make promises you know you can’t keep.