BOHOL INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

City of Tagbilaran

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

LEARNING MODULE IN LITERATURE 3

TOPIC : The White Horse of Allih

Date : November 06, 2022
Week : Week 10
Module: : Module 10
Time : Saturday, 10:00 a.m-1:00 pm
Test Virtual Venue : Google Classroom
References : https://ischoolsericsonalieto.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/the-white-
horse-of-alih/
Objectives : demonstrate critical thinking skills in understanding the breadth and depth
of Philippine literature;
recognize the development of the literary genres of the Philippines

THE WHITE HORSE OF ALIH

By: Alvarez Enriquez

The story happened on July 4th in a city with a parade of people. It was a happy
day for everybody because they are celebrating the big American Holiday. Among the
crowd was Alih, a Moro who was then looking for his brother, Omar. That day was
intended for them to fulfill their plan. Their plan is to kill these people.

So Alih waited for his brother, he went out of the crown and sat under the Balete
tree. While he was sitting and looking at the parade, he remembered his past, his
childhood and his growing years where he met the women whom he wished and longed
for and he remembered his mission. That is—to kill the people. But people can’t notice
them as Moros because they were in disguise.

When he saw a man riding a horse and controlling the crowd, he remembered how
much he longed for a horse for himself. He recalled when his brother punished him
because he spent his earnings just to ride in a merry – go- round. He wanted to ride on a
wooden horse because he saw the girl whom he liked most and her name was Lucy.
Lucy was the girl who lived in the reservation area where the Americans live. Moros were
not allowed to enter that vicinity. But because he needs to go to school, he cross the river
and reached the reservation area. There he saw the first girl he liked. Though, they were
not given the chance to see and talk to each other since then.

When he grew up, Omar told him about how the American soldiers killed their
father without any reason. Their father was known and respected in their village. With
these, Omar taught him to be brave and be able to fight against these people because he
believes that only by killing could they wash away their shame. He taught him words to
live by and beliefs to be respected and attained.

As he grew into a mature individual, he met another woman named Fermina.

Fermina was a beautiful bar maid with a mole near her mouth. He likes her so much but
 the woman doesn’t like him because of his impertinent manner towards her. He was put
to jail for six months because of what he did.

Remembering all of these from his past, he thought of what Omar said about the
promise of their prophet to those who are faithful to him. That is to have a white horse
ride to heaven and as many hours as the number of infidel heads he could lay before
Allah. But when he thought of what their Imam said that white horse, as a reward for
killing is an reference conjured by fanatics in their attempt to give reason to their
behavior. The prophet never taught them about that because he was man of peace.

So back to reality, he continued searching for Omar into the crowd. Soon he saw a
float with a girl whom he thought of as Fermina. He went near the float and assisted the
girl to go down to the ground. As he was about to hold her completely, Omar came but to
his surprise, he was drunk and tipsy! All along, he realized that Omar had been drinking
tuba. He knew that Omar was afraid to kill that is why he drink tuba first before he go to
the town.

Omar shouted and leap to the street, and then he gets his fatal blade from his
pants.

The crowd screamed. Fear and panic seized everyone. Everyone is running and
escaping from Omar, even fermina jumped into the ground and run away but she got
stocked from a bamboo frame of the float because of her long flowing robe that hooked
on the edge of the bamboo frame. She tried to set her free but she saw Omar coming to
her swinging his blade. Fermina screamed and screamed because of fear.

The screams struck Alih because he saw that Fermina the girl he was love is in
danger and get his blade from his leg immediately and then he leaped to his brother
Omar and hit its back by his sharp blade repeatedly. Omar died.

The town spoke out about the strange tragedy for many days after. But nobody had
known Alih, and nobody could figure out why he turned against his brother

Exercise: Discuss how this masterpiece relate to the historical origin of the people
where this literature was written.

CRITERIA (5) (4) (3) (2) (1) Instructor’s

Points
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the Stand an organized organized organized organized not presented
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stand. that are inconsistent with that are almost all
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with the the stand. with the inconsistent
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stand.
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Main Arguments arguments are arguments are the arguments half of the the arguments
consistent with the consistent with are consistent arguments are are
position of the the position of with the position consistent with inconsistent
writer on the issue the writer on the of the writer on the position of with the
presented. issue the issue the writer on the position of the
presented. presented. issue writer on the
presented. issue
presented.
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Content details, and ideas, details, the ideas, details, half of the the ideas,
arguments and arguments and arguments ideas, details, details, and
present a strong present a strong present a strong and arguments arguments do
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distract readers.