My Father who gets Firewood
Written by: Bernadeta Calago
Pigupianan ni: Datu Isis Guilingan
Ronel Emblan
Drawing by: Aljon Emblan
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One day my father left to get firewood.
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When he was in the work field, suddenly it rained.
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Father was in a hurry of getting firewood. When he got firewood, he went home right away.
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But when arrived in the creek, he saw that the flood
was already very deep.
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When he saw that the water was already shallow, he went home.
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Father was happy that he did not drown in the flood.
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Translators Association of the Philippines, Inc.
2009
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