DAHONG PALAY
ni Arturo Rotor
“As he thought of them he snorted scornfully. The snake is the most slender, the most timid creature of the field, and yet people are afraid of it. ”
“Somehow his courage always ran out before a noisy, bantering crowd.”
“The lovely night was full of the sounds and odors of life. The slender, swaying bamboos whispered to each other eternal secrets of the night, and from the distance came the dying croak of a frog caught in the jaws of a snake.”
“He saw the play of moonbeams on the matchless hair of Carmeling and wondered if its fragrance was more soul-satisfying than the champaka-scented breeze that ever and anon caressed the cheeks of Lourdes. And then he remembered the starlight that he saw in the dark eyes of Merci, and he wondered no more. ”
“"Nanay does not need any son-in-law. I am still strong enough to do work at home,” came the surprising retort from Merci.”
"Sebio would be a strong man and do mighty deeds if only he would eat more.”
“Like a drowning man who suddenly found a floating object to cling to, he eagerly followed Merci to the hay pile. Here was someone who understood him.”
Dahong palay refers to the venomous pitviper species, Trimeresurus lavomaculatus, found in the Philippines. It also refer to the tool or ‘sword’ used by farmers in Luzon whom during the revolution depend on it as primary weapon.
It is a story of Sebio who save his future fiancé by getting bitten by a ‘dahong palay’.
Arturo Rotor is a Filipino author and musician. He served during World War II as executive secretary under the government-in-exile of Manuel L. Quezon
I encountered this wonderful masterpiece, a work of art, an art I wanna behold, when I was writing my book analysis for my 21st Century Literature performance task. I really love this story, how the Arturo Rotor played with the poetic words beautifully💖💖💖 it's a masterpiece (●♡∀♡)(●♡∀♡)
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