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Grade 9 Pre Colonial Philippine Literature
Grade 9 Pre Colonial Philippine Literature
LITERATURE
PHILIPPINE LITERATURE PART 1- GRADE 9
FOURTH GRADING PERIOD
STCJA
PRE-COLONIAL SPANISH LITERATURE
• Epigrams/maxims/proverbs
• Short poems that have been customarily EXAMPLE: SALAWIKAIN
been used and served as laws or rules on
good behavior by our ancestors • Ang matapat na kaibigan, tunay na
maaasahan. - - -You will know a true
• Allegories or parables that impart lessons
friend in time of need.
for the young
• Often expressing a single idea, that is
usually satirical and had a witty ending
• Maxims- rhyming couplets (5,6,8 syllables)
SALAWIKAIN: EXAMPLES
Used in witchcraft or
enchantments
Example: Tabi, tabi po,
Ingkong Makikiraan po
lamang.
MYTHS
• A few years later the third god, Galang Kaluluwa, wandered into Bathala's
home. He welcomed the winged god with much kindness and even invited
him to live in his kingdom. They became true friends and were very happy
for many years.
• Galang Kaluluwa became very ill. Before he died he instructed Bathala to
bury him in the spot where Ulilang Kaluluwa’s body was burned. Bathala
did exactly as he was told. Out of the grave of the two dead gods grew a
tall tree with a big round nut, which is the coconut tree.
• Bathala took the nut and husked it. He noticed that the inner skin was
hard. The nut itself reminded him of Galang Kaluluwa’s head. It had two
eyes, a nose, and a round mouth. Its leaves looked so much like the wings
of his dear winged friend. But the trunk was hard and ugly, like the body
of his enemy, the snake Ulilang Kaluluwa.
• Bathala realized that he was ready to create the creatures he wanted with
him on earth. He created vegetation, animals, and the first man and
woman. Bathala built a house for them out of the trunk and leaves of the
coconut trees. For food, they drank the coconut juice and ate its delicious
white meat. Its leaves, they discovered, were great for making mats, hats,
and brooms. Its fiber could be used for rope and many other things.
THE LEGEND OF MARIA MAKILING