THE PRINCESS WHO WOULDNT SLEEP

Feny de los Angeles- Bautista English Translation by Paula Popple & Ramn C. Sunico p. 1 Have you heard the story about the princess who couldnt sleep? Lets see if we can find an answer to her problem p. 5 In a faraway kingdom, one is sure to hear Princess Aya complain at bedtime every night. I dont want to sleep! The King and Queen had already prepared Princess Ayas soft bed. They sang lullabies as they rocked her to sleep. They even used fans to keep her from feeling too hot. But the more they tried to help Princess Aya sleep, the more she would cry, and the more she wouldnt sleep. p. 6 I dont want to sleep. p. 8 The King and Queen asked for help throughout their whole kingdom. The first to arrive was a doctor. I will put her to sleep with some medicine. But the little princess wouldnt open her mouth. She wouldnt even taste the medicine. All she did was frown. Look royal princess, said the doctor. Your mother the queen will taste the medicine. p. 9 And the queen did tried the medicine. Ummm, yummy! And then she fell asleep. The next day, the dancers came. They were to make Princess Aya dance until she got tired. The, the princess would surely fall asleep. They danced the singkil, the tinikling, the pandanggo, the maglalatik and many other dances. It didnt take long, before the dancers got very, very tired. p. 10 But Princess Aya stayed wide awake. Lets dance some more! was the lovely request of the dancing princess.

(Continued on inside back cover) And so the dancers collapsed from sheer exhaustion. And they quickly fell asleep. p. 12 A magician also appeared. Vavajing! Fafazung!, he said. And ten pigeons were flying about. Ten hens clucked and squawked. Even the Ibong Adarna and the Sarimanok spread their wings! The palace was filled with all sorts of feathers, but Princess Aya stayed wide awake. p. 14 Every night, the King and Queen would try different ways to make Princess Aya sleep. But nothing worked until one evening, an old woman arrived. Are you going to sing? Or dance? asked the King. Have you a cure for our problem? the Queen asked. The old woman smiled. She asked Princess Aya to lie down. The princess did as she was told. The old woman sat down beside her, and took a book out from a bundle of things. She opened the book and began to read out loud. In a faraway kingdom, one is sure to hear Princess Aya complain at bedtime every night. Where are the pictures? I want to see the pictures! cries Princess Aya. p. 16 Close your eyes. You will see the pictures in your mind. said the old woman. Princess Aya closed her eyes. The old woman went on reading aloud. And it didnt take long before the princess was sleeping peacefully. Through the window, the moon and stars would peek at her. They are all happy because their little friend slept so deeply. From then on, the King and Queen knew exactly what to do to help Princess Aya fall asleep. (Continued from inside front cover)

Ang Prinsesang Ayaw Matulog

Nabasa na ba ninyo ang kuwento ng prinsesang hindi makatulog? Alamin natin kung ano ang lunas sa kanyang problema. Sa isang malayong kaharian, tiyak na maririnig ang reklamo ni Prinsesa Aya kapag oras na ng pagtulog. Ayaw kong matulog! Naihanda na ng Hari at Reyna ang malambot na higaan ni Prinsesa Aya. Kinantahan at ipinaghele pa siya. Pinaypayan din siya para huwag mainitan. Pero habang pinapatulog si Prinsesa Aya, lalo siyang tumututol at lumuluha. Ayokong matulog! Humingi ng tulong ang Hari at Reyna. Nanawagan sila sa buong kaharian. Unang dumating ang isang manggagamot. Patutulugin ko siya sa pamamagitan ng gamot. Pero ayaw ibuka ng munting prinsesa ang kanyang bibig. Ni ayaw niyang tikman ang gamot. At nanatili siyang nakaismid. Tingnan mo mahal na prinsesa, sabi ng manggagamot. Titikman ng iyong inang Reyna ang gamot. Tumikim nga ang reyna. Uhmmm, ang sarap! At ang reyna ay mabilis na nakatulog. Kinabukasan, mga mananayaw naman ang dumating. Pasasayawin daw nila si Prinsesa Aya hanggang sa mapagod. Pagkatapos, ang munting prinsesa ay tiyak daw na makakatulog. Nagsayaw sila ng singkil, tinikling, pandanggo, maglalatik, at kung anu-ano pa. Hindi nagtagal, pagod na pagod na ang mga mananayaw. Pero si Prinsesa Aya ay gising na gising pa. Sayaw pa tayo! ang masiglang anyaya ng umiindak na prinsesa. Kaya ang mga mananayaw ang bumagsak sa pagod. At mabilis silang nakatulog. Sige pa! Sayaw pa tayo!

May dumating ding isang salamangkero. Vavajing! Fafazung! sabi niya. Sampung kalapati ang lumipad-lipad! Sampung inahin ang pumutak-putak. Pati sina Ibong Adarna at Sarimanok ay nagbuka ng pakpak! Punong-puno na ng balahibo ang palasyo. Pero gising pa rin si Prinsesa Aya. Gabi-gabi, iba-ibang paraan ang sinubukan ng Hari at Reyna para patulugin si Prinsesa Aya. Pero walang kahit anong umubra. Hanggang isang gabi, may dumating na isang lola. Kakanta ba kayo? O sasayaw kaya? tanong ng hari. Anong lunas ang dala ninyo para sa aming problema? tanong ng Reyna. Ngumiti ang lola. Pinahiga niya si Prinsesa Aya. Sumunod naman ang prinsesa. Naupo ang lola sa tabi niya. Saka kumuha ng aklat mula sa kanyang balutan. Binuklat ng lola ang aklat at nagbasa. Sa isang malayong kaharian, tiyak na maririnig ang reklamo ni Prinsesa Aya kapag oras na ng pagtulog. Nasaan po ang larawan?Gusto ko pong makita ang larawan! sabi ni Prinsesa Aya. Nasaan po ang larawan?Gusto ko pong Makita ang larawan! Pumikit ka. Makikita mo ang larawan sa isip mo, sabi ng lola. Ipinikit nga ni Prinsesa Aya ang kanyang mga mata. Nagpatuloy sa pagbasa ang matanda. Di nagtagal, mahimbing nang natutulog si Prinsesa Aya. Mula sa bintana, sinisilip siya ng buwan at mga bituin. At lahat sila ay natuwa dahil mahimbing na mahimbing ang tulog ng kanilang munting kaibigan. Mula noon, alam na ng Hari at Reyna kung paano patutulugin si Prinsesa Aya.