Lets have a

game!!!!!

Directions: Arrange the
jumbled lines of the song
Si Pilemon, Si Pilemon
according to its order and after
arranging it sing the song.

1. Have you ever experienced living
in other place or country?
2. What did you feel when you were
in other place?
3. If you would be given the chance
to move to another place or
country, what would it be? Why?

By: Bienvenido Santos
Author: Bienvenido N. Santos

Was born on March 22, 1911 in Tondo,
Manila.
A Filipino- American novelist, short story
writer, and poet.
Wrote the story of Scent of Apples During
the World War II (1979).
Santos works of short fiction, among which
are well-known stories.
that depict the Filipino condition in America.
He passed away in 1996.
Author: Bienvenido N. Santos

Kalamazoo, America
Bienvenido Santos- the Filipino
young man, the narrative voice in the
story, writer himself
Celestino Fabia- Filipino farmer lived
in America, married an American
woman
Ruth- an American woman, wife of
Celestino Fabia
Roger- son of Celestino and Ruth

The Filipino young man went
to Kalamazoo on a speaking
engagement. On that place, he
met Celestino Fabia, a Filipino
farmer. He was happy to know
that he travelled very long just
to hear his talk.

After the lecture, Mr. Fabia invited Mr.
Santos over to his house because he
wanted to introduce him to his wife, Ruth.
The next day Mr. Fabia picked up Mr.
Santos, during their travel Mr. Fabia told
his life in the Philippines. He told that he
was a hard headed boy in his family
before. He decided to live in Kalamazoo,
America and built his own family.

He told to Mr. Santos that his
family experienced poverty
because of his low paying job
which planting and selling apples.
He even suffered from an acute
appendicitis. Because Mr. Fabia
lived long in Kalamazoo, he is
longing to his own county
Because of his perseverance, he
and his family survived the
hardships they were
experiencing. About Mr. Fabias
longing to his own country
diminished because Mr. Santos
gave an update about his country.


After their talk, Mr. Santos
went back to the hotel. He
asked Mr. Fabia if he wanted
to send news to his family but
he refused. They shook each
other hand and said goodbye.


Directions: Identify each
statement as true or false.
Write true if the
statement is correct and
false if the statement is
wrong.
Assignment
1. Cut out an article
related to the story.
2. Read the story of
Si Anabella