lbong Adarna

(Thc Adarna BIrd)

King Ioinando of oilania had lhioo sons, Iodio, Diogo and }uan of vhon
lho Iasl vas lho favoiilo. Ho so Iovod }uan lhal vhon ono nighl ho dioanod
lhal his lvo chiIdion conspiiod againsl lhoii youngosl liolhoi, lho king
locano so fiighlonod lhal ho foII sick vilh a naIady, vhich non of lho
physicians of lho kingdon voio alIo lo cuio. Ioisons voio nol Iacking,
hovovoi, vho vouId adviso hin lhal liid Adaina vas lho ono Iiving loing
in lho voiId vhich couId iosloio lo hin his Iosl hoaIlh and lianquiIily.
Acling on lhis advico, ho sonl oul his oIdosl son Iodio lo Iook foi lhis
covolod aninaI. Afloi days of vandoiing lhiough lho donso foiosls ad
oxlonsivo lhickols, ho cano lo a lioo of dianond, al lho fool of vhich ho foII
dovn liiod and lhiisly. Ho novoi suspoclod lhal il vas lhis lioo lho voiy
ono in vhich lho fanous liid vas accuslonod lo pass lho nighl, and vhon
lho nighl vas solling and lho Adaina fIung inlo lho aii lho fiisl of ils sovon
songs, his noIody vas so soflIy svool lhal Iodio vas IuIIod inlo a piofound
sIoop. Afloi onilling ils sovonlh noIody foi lho nighl, lho liid dofocalod on
lho sIooping piinco vho vas lhoioly convoilod inlo a slono.
Whon Iodio had nol ioluinod afloi lho Iapso of ono yoai, lho inpalionl king
connandod his socond son Diogo aIso lo Iaunch oul in soaich of lho sano
liid. Diogo undoivonl lho sano vicissiludos and haidships and cano lo
oxaclIy lho sano falo as Iodio - convoilod inlo a slono al lho fool of lho
onchanlod lioo. Al Iasl }uan, lho youngosl and nosl favoiod son vas sonl
foilh, afloi his oIdoi liolhois in soaich of lho lioachoious liid. }uan,
hovovoi, had lho foiluno lo nool on his vay an oId hoinil vho inpiossod
ly lho viiluous and good nannois of lho young piinco on knoving lho
nission on vhich ho onlaikod, pul hin on guaid againsl lho lioachoiios,
inliiguos and cunning of lho fanous liid. Iiisl, ho piovidod hin vilh a
knifo and a fiuil of Ionon, vaining hin lhal if ho vanlod lo fioo hinsoIf
fion lho iiiosislilIo diovsinoss inlo vhich ono vouId lo lo inducod ly lho
sovon noIodios of lho Adaina, ho had lo opon on his lody sovon vounds
and disliI inlo lhon lho juico of lho Ionon lhal lho pain lhoioly causod
nighl piosonl hin fion sIooping. Noxl, lho hoinil vainod hin lo avoid
any dofocalion lhal nighl faII fion lho liid afloi il had sung ils sovon
songs, so lhal ho vouId nol suffoi lho falo of his liolhois. LaslIy, ho loId
hin lhal afloi finishing his sovonlh song lho fanous liid vouId faII sIoop
and lhal lho piinco shouId lako advanlago of lhis occasion lo lako hin
piisonoi. Tho hoinil gavo hin a goIdon coid lo lio lho liid vhon caughl
and lvo paiIs of valoi lo poui ovoi his lvo poliifiod liolhois and lhoioly
liing lhon lack lo Iifo. }uan did as vas liddon and soon found hinsoIf in
possossion of lho dosiiod liid and on his vay lack lo his hono counliy
vilh his lvo liolhois, Iodio and Diogo.
On lho vay, hovovoi, loing onvious on accounl of lho facl lhal }uan had
ollainod vhal lhoy voio nol alIo lo do so, lho lvo oIdoi liolhois conspiiod
lolvoon lhonsoIvos lo do avay vilh hin. Iodio suggoslod lhal lhoy
shouId kiII hin lul Diogo vho vas Ioss liulaI convincod Iodio lhal il vas
sufficionl lo loal hin, vhich lhoy did. Afloi loaling }uan lo vhon lhoy
ovod lhoii Iivos, lhoy Iofl hin unconscious in lho niddIo of lho ioad and
lho lvo liolhois conlinuod lhoii vay lo lho paIaco vhoio lhoy piosonlod
lhonsoIvos lo lhoii falhois as lho onos vho acluaIIy caughl lho liid
Adaina. To lhoii suipiiso, lho liid iofusod lo sing foi lho king in lho
alsonco of Iiinco }uan and lho nonaich did nol gol voII. Il vas aIso
foilunalo lhal lho oId hoinil vho guidod }uan lo lho Adaina found hin
sliolchod oul hoIpIoss on lho ioad, afloi cuiing hin of his vounds lho
piinco couId ioluin safo and sound lo his falhoi's kingdon. Il as lhon lho
liid, oul of shooi conlonlnonl, luisl inlo nosl hainonious song iocounling
il ils piopoi lino lo lho king afloi ho vas cuiod lho liulh aloul lho alsonco
of }uan. Tho nonaich, lIindod ly his iio, dociood lho doalh of his lvo oIdoi
sons, lul }uan vilh a nolIo hoail inloicodod foi lhon as aIvays and onco
again ioignod in lho kingdon poaco and noiiinonl.
ul on a coilain nighl vhon }uan foII asIoop vhiIo guaiding lho Adaina liid
in ils goIdon cago, his lvo oIdoi liolhois again onloiod inlo conspiiacy vilh
ono anolhoi lo pul hin in lad vilh lhoii falhoi ly Iolling oul lho liid fion
lho cago. }uan, ashanod of vhal ho lhoughl vas his fauIl, sIippod oul of lho
paIaco and slailod lo go in soaich of lho fanous liid. King Ioinando
huiiiodIy oidoiod Iodio and Diogo lo slail puisuil of lho liid and }uan.
Duiing lho soaich lho liid couId nol lo found anyvhoio, lul lho lhioo
liolhois happonod lo nool al a pIaco cIoso lo a voII vhich lhoy docidod lo
oxpIoio insload of ioluining lo lho paIaco foi lho foai of lho iio of lhoii
falhoi. Iodio, lho oIdosl, vas lho fiisl lo doscond ly noans of a coid
Iovoiod ly lho lvo liolhois vho ionainod alovo, lul ho had scaicoIy gono
a lhiid of lho vay vhon ho foIl afiaid and gavo sign foi his lvo liolhois lo
puII hin oul of lho voII. IiosonlIy, Diogo vas Iol dovn lul ho loo couId
nol go failhoi dovn lhan haIf of lho vay. Whon il vas }uan's luin lo go ho
aIIovod hinsoIf lo lo Iol dovn lo lho Iovosl doplhs of lho cisloin.
Thoio lho piinco discovoiod lvo onchanlod paIacos, lho fiisl loing occupiod
ly Iiincoss }uana vho infoinod hin sho vas loing hoId piisonoi ly a
gianl, and lho socond ly Iiincoss Loonoia, aIso lho piisonoi of a lig sovon-
hoadod soiponl. Afloi kiIIing lho gianl and lho soiponl, lho piinco laggod
on lho coid and soon cano up lo lho suifaco of lho oailh vilh lho lvo
caplivo piincossos, vhon his lvo liolhois soon vanlod lo lako avay fion
hin. Iodio dosiiod Iiincoss }uana foi hinsoIf and Diogo vanlod Iiincoss
Loonoia. ofoio lho pailing, hovovoi, Loonoia discovoiod lhal sho Iofl hoi
iing in lho innoinosl iocossos of lho voII. }uan voIunlaiiIy offoiod lo lako il
foi hoi lul vhon ho vas haIf vay dovn, lho lvo liolhois ciininaIIy Iol hin
faII lo lho lollon and alandonod hin lo his faco.
Nol Iong afloi vodding loIIs voio iung in lho paIaco. Iodio naiiiod
Iiincoss }uana lul Iiincoss Loonoia lofoio casling hoi Iol vilh Iiinco Diogo
ioquoslod hoi naiiiago lo hin doIayod foi a loin of sovon yoais locauso
sho nighl sliII havo a chanco lo unilo hoisoIf vilh Don }uan. Don }uan,
lhanks lo Loonoia's onchanlod iing found in lho voII, couId avaiI hinsoIf of
lho hoIp of a voIf vhich cuiod hin of his vounds, fix his disIocalions,
liinging hin lho nodicinaI valois of lho }oidan, and look hin oul fion lho
piofundilios of lho voII. AIioady shoin of aII hopo of ovoi finding lho
Adaina, Don }uan iosoIvod lo ioluin lo lho Kingdon. ul lo his confusion,
ho vas unalIo lo find his vay. No ono couId loII hin piocisoIy vhich vas
lho vay lhal vouId Ioad hin lo lho kingdon of his falhoi. Ho cano acioss
lvo oi lhioo hoinils noilhoi of vhon couId givo hin lho nocossaiy
infoinalion. Tho Iasl of lhoso caIIod inlo confoionco aII lho liids lig and
snaII naiauding aiound in lhoso pails, lul nono of lhon couId loII lho
piinco lho diioclion lovaids lho oilanian Kingdon. ul lho king of aII lho
ciovd, a sviflIy soaiing oagIo, having conpassion foi his lioulIos, offoiod
lo lako lho piinco lo vhoiovoi ho dosiiod. In Iong conlinuod fIighl lho
piinco and lho oagIo liavoisod lhiough infinilo spacos unliI lhoy cano lo a
dislanl ciyslaI Iako on vhoso shoios lhoy Iandod lo iosl fion lhoii Iong and
liiosono fIighl. Thon lho oagIo ioIalo lo his conpanion lho sociols of lho
ciyslaI Iako. This vas lho lalhing pIaco vhoio in coilain houis of lho day
lho lhioo daughlois of lho nosl povoifuI and nosl foaiod king fo lho
suiiounding iogions usod lo pIungo and divo inlo lho valoi and svin, and
foi lhis ioason il vas nol piopoi foi lho piinco lo connil any indisciolion if
ho dosiiod lo ionain and so lho spoclacIo of lho lalh. Don }uan ionainod
and vhon lho houi of lho lalhing aiiivod ho sav pIunging inlo lho puio
ciyslaI valoi lho figuios of lho lhioo nosl loaulifuI piincossos vhon his
sinfuI oyos had ovoi soon in aII his Iifo, and lhon ho sociolIy hid and kopl
ono of lho diossos. Whon ono of lho piincossos nolicod lho ouliago, hoi lvo
sislois had aIioady gono avay and lho piinco huiiiodIy ian lo hoi and on
his knoo loggod hoi paidon pIacing al hoi fool hoi sloIon diossos and al lho
sano lino pouiod foilh lho nosl aidonl and londoi piofossions of Iovo.
IIoasod ly his gonlIonoss and gaIIanl phiasos, lho piincoss aIso foII in Iovo
vilh hin, lul sho advisod hin lhal il vouId lo lolloi foi hin lo go avay
lofoio hoi falhoi vouId cono lo knov of his inliusion locauso if ho did nol
do so sho vouId lo convoilod inlo anolhoi pioco of slono foi lho vaIIs of lho
onchanlod paIaco in vhich lhoy Iivo, in lho sano vay lhal aII lho olhoi
suilois vho aspiiod foi lhoii hands had loon convoilod inlo.
On loing infoinod of lho advonluio of lho loId piinco lho king sonl foi
hin. Don }uan vouId daio ovoiylhing foi lho piiviIogo of sooing his
loIovod, piosonlod hinsoIf lo lho king in spilo of lho piincoss' vaining, and
lho king gioalIy inpiossod vilh lho youlh's lacl and soIf-possossion choso lo
givo hin lo soiios of losls lolh giganlic and inpossilIo of acconpIishnonl
ly oidinaiy noilaIs. Tho fiisl vas lo pIanl lvo laskols fuII of vhoal givon
lo hin ly lho king on lho lop of lho nounlain afloi convoiling sano inlo a
IovoI Iand, and lo piopaio on lho foIIoving day vilh lho giain lhoy pioduco
lho lioad foi lho lioakfasl of lho king and aII his couiliois. Tho socond vas
lo ionovo lho nounlain found in fionl of lho king's paIaco lo a pIaco lohind
il, lo nako vay foi lho cooI lioozos vhich ho vouId Iiko lo onloi his paIaco.
Tho lhiid vas lo galhoi in a singIo day a nunloi of nogioos and nogiossos
lhiovn inlo lho soa, and lo doposil lhon logolhoi in a lig lollIo. Tho fouilh
vas foi hin lo consliucl a foudaI caslIo in lho soa logolhoi vilh ils
conpIononls of lioops and annunilions, ovoiylhing lo lo ioady foi lho
king's inspoclion on lho foIIoving day. Ioi lho fiflh and Iasl losl lho king
lhiov his iing inlo lho ocoan and nado lho piinco iocovoi il fion ils
lollonIoss doplhs. To aII lhoso losls Do }uan sulnillod hinsoIf and in aII
ho cano oul liiunphanl, lhanks lo lho laIisnan vhich vas givon hin ly his
loIovod Dona (Iiincoss) Maiia vho shaiod vilh hoi falhoi king his povoi
of onchanlnonl. Tho Iasl piovod lo lo nosl difficuIl, as in oidoi lo Iook foi
lho ioyaI iing in lho lollonIoss doplhs of lho ocoan, lho piincoss had lo
aIIov hoi lody lo cul up inlo piocos and lhon lhiovn inlo lho soa as lhis
vas lho onIy vay vhoioly lho Iosl jovoI couId lo iocovoiod ly hoi foi lho
sako of hoi loIovod piinco.
Il happonod hovovoi lhal vhon hoi lody vas loing cul inlo piocos lho ond
of ono of hoi fingois vas dioppod fion lho aggiogalo of hoi fIosh and on
lho accounl il nol iocovoiod. ul lho king, vho as nay lo soon vas noio
olslinalo lhan lho Iogilinalo piovoiliaI iilon, vanlod hin finaIIy lo
chooso fion lho lhioo piincossos vilhoul sooing lhoii poisons oxcopl on
lhoii fingoi vhich vouId lo pIacos lhiough a snaII hoIo in oach of lhoii
iospoclivo ioons. Tho piincoss Dona Maiia insoilod hoi cul fingoi and il
vas nol haid foi Do }uan lo pick hoi oul fion anong lho lhioo. Al lhis
juncluio, lho ioyaI nonaich docIaiod hinsoIf salisfiod, lul lho piincoss
foaiing lhal hoi falhoi nighl iosoil lo a nov liick lo foiI lhoii happinoss
oidoiod lho piinco lo diiocl hinsoIf lo lho ioyaI slalIos in oidoi lo lako lhoio
fion lho losl hoiso, vhich vas lho sovonlh counling fion lho Iofl, and lo
saddIo hin and havo hin ioady foi lhon lo fIoo on lhal sano nighl.
UnfoilunaloIy, lho piinco nado a nislako laking in his huiiy lho oighl
insload of lho sovonlh chaigoi vhich vas lho faslosl in lho vhoIo slalIo, and
vhon lho king cano lo knov of lhoii fIighl ho hinsoIf nounlod lho sovonlh
and innodialoIy vonl in puisuil of lho fugilivos vhon ho soon vas aloul
lo ovoilako. In lhis conlingoncy, lho piincoss in oidoi lo savo lhonsoIvos,
unfaslonod and dioppod hoi haii pins vhich, on louching lho giound, voio
convoilod inlo an oxlonsivo piIo of lhoins lhal olIigod lhoii lonacious
poisoculoi lo aIong vay aiound. Whon lho noxl lino ho cano in sighl cIoso
lohind lhon, lho piincoss shook off lho svoal diops on hoi faco and lhoy
voio convoilod inlo a vido nass of inpassalIo cIasp vhich causod lho
king lo lo dolainod Iong a socond lino. Ioi lho Iasl lino lho piincoss
pouiod oul ovoi lho giound a lollIo of onchanlod valoi, vhich vas
convoilod inlo a lig iapidIy fIoving slioan vhich piovod lo lo an
insuinounlalIo laiiioi lolvoon lhon and lhoii puisuoi.
Whon al Iasl lhoy found lhonsoIvos safo and fioo, il did nol lako lhon Iong
lofoio lhoy couId ioach lho poilaIs of lho oilanian Kingdon. ul lho
piinco, aIIoging lhal ho shouId havo such piopaialions duIy nado foi onliy
inlo lho ioyaI paIaco as aio appiopiialo hoi calogoiy and dignily, Iofl Dona
Maiia on lho vay pionising lo ioluin foi hoi onco ho had infoinod lho
connilloo lhal vas lo iocoivo hoi. ul Oh! lho unfailhfuInoss of hunan
hoail! Onco in lho nidsl of lho gay Iifo of lho paIaco afloi his liiunphanl
iocoplion ly his poopIo, Don }uan soon foigol his piofossions of Iovo lo
Dona Maiia. Tho voisl lhing aloul il hovovoi vas lhal ho locano dazzIod
ly lho loauly of Iiincoss Loonoia vho had loon vailing foi hin duiing aII
lho days of his alsonco lhal ho soughl hoi hand in naiiiago, vhiIo Dona
Maiia vas inpalionlIy vailing foi his ioluin. Whon sho cano lo knov of
lho infidoIily of Don }uan, lho piIgiin piincoss nado uso of lho laIisnan
vhich sho aIvays caiiiod vilh hoi and adoinod vilh lho nosl loaulifuI
ioyaI gainonls and caiiiod in a Iaigo coach diavn ly oighl soiioI-coIoiod
hoisos vilh foui paIfioys, sho piosonlod hoisoIf al lho dooi of lho paIaco
piaclicaIIy inviling hoisoIf lo lho ioyaI vodding of lho Iiinco Don }uan and
lho Iiincoss Dona Loonoia.
Oul of iospocl foi so loaulifuI a guosl fion fai avay foioign Iands and on
lho occasion of lho vodding ilsoIf, lhoio voio coIolialod louinanonls, in
ono of vhich Dona Maiia succoodod in insoiling as ono of lho nunloi
danco of a nogiilo and a nogiila cioalod fion nolhing lhiough hoi
naivoIous laIisnan. In lho danco lho nogiila caiiiod a vhip in hoi hand
and vilh il sho piliIossIy Iashod hoi nogiilo pailnoi, caIIing hin Don }uan
vhiIo sho piocoodod lo ionind of aII lho vicissiludos of foiluno undoigono
ly hin al lho sido on Dona Maiia, lho pail vhich vas pIayod ly lho
vhipping nogiila: lho scono of lho lalh, lho diffoionl losls lo vhich ho had
loon suljoclod ly hoi falhoi, lho fIighl of lolh lhal vas fuII of accidonls,
and his ciuoI alandonnonl of hoi on lho vay. Lvoiy ciack of lho vhip
vhich foII on lho shouIdois of lho nogiilo soonod al lho lino lo lho liuo Don
}uan as il is vas Iashing his ovn lody and fIosh. Al lho ond of lho scono,
lho piinco ioponlanl of his giavo offonso cano dovn fion his lhiono lo
inpIoio paidon fion lho piincoss Dona Maiia and lo offoi hoi his hand,
pionising lo lako hoi foi his vifo in lho piosonco of aII lho poopIo of his
Kingdon.
Whon lho king, his falhoi Don Ioinando, cano lo knov of lho iivaIiy of lho
lvo piincossos, Dona Maiia and Dona Loonoia, lolh aspiiing lo lho hand of
Don }uan, ho consuIlod vilh lho aichlishop of lho kingdon on lho caso, lho
chuich dignilaiy dociding in favoi of Dona Loonoia invoking foi hoi lho
piioiily of lho iighl. ul Dona Maiia vas doloininod lo fighl lo lho Iasl foi
lho piinco of hoi Iovo and, laking advanlago of lho povoi of hoi laIisnan,
sonl aII ovoi ailanina Kingdon a lig inundalion vhich lhioalonod lo
caiiy avay lho vhoIo nalion logolhoi vilh aII ils inhalilanls. King
Ioinando and his suljocls lionlIod in lho faco of lho inninonl dangoi and
aII suppIicalod Iiincoss Dona Loonoia lo lo conlonl vilh naiiying Don
Diogo, lho liolhoi of Don }uan, vhich sho did foi lho good of aII,
occasioning foi lhis ioason a doulIo naiiiago - an occasion vhich lioughl
aloul onco noio lianquiIily and joy lo lho oilanian Kingdon.













Luurni, u reum
-eIIeenIeyvu3rIends

My besL IrIend uurnI Is Iome Ior LIe oLI WeddIng AnnIversury oI Ier
purenLs. or LIe IIrsL LIme In probubIy Lwo decudes, LIe MerLo IumIIy wIII be
LogeLIer uguIn. TIuL Is, oI course, mInus Rebeccu or Buby, LIe LIIrd cIIId,
wIo succumbed Lo cIrrIosIs oI LIe IIver In `o. No doubL LIougI sIe wIII be
presenL In spIrIL. As Ior me, um IumbIed Lo be InvILed Lo LIIs goIden
ceIebruLIon.
uurnI Iud been my buddy durIng LIe cruggy Leen-uge yeurs. We were
members oI LIe junIor egIon oI Mury. On SuLurduy mornIngs, uurnI und
wouId jog LIe vIIIuge round. uLer on uurnI Iured me InLo swImmIng,
bowIIng, und LruveIIng. MenLuIIy muLIemuLIcuI, uurnI pursued AccounLIng
und LIuL brougIL Ier Lo vurIous ussIgnmenLs uII over LIe PIIIIppInes.
WIenever cun joIn Ier wouId und LIuL exposed me Lo LIe muny IIesLus -
Irom LIe Kiping Festival of Que:on to the Sinulog of Cebu. WILIouL uurnI`s
proddIng wouIdn`L Iuve been InLeresLed In pIoLogrupIy. n muny wuys
uurnI mude me open my eyes und vIew LIe worId.
reuIIy um noL LIe senLImenLuI sorL und reuIIy never beIIeved In IuvIng u
besL IrIend. n IucL wondered II LIere couId reuIIy be sucI u IrIendsIIp.
BuL uurnI cuIIed me Ier besL IrIend, even II my personuIILy wus dIIIIcuIL Lo
deuI wILI. crILIcIzed LIe cuLLIng oI roses Ior bouqueLs, so sIe guve me u
rose poL Lo Luke cure. used Lo IIke dogs, so sIe guve me u puppy. n oLIer
words, uurnI buIIL LIe IrIendsIIp wIIcI never even reuIIzed LIen us
someLIIng ImporLunL. ProbubIy sIe sensed LIuL um noL very InLeIIIgenL nor
unuIyLIcuI, so sIe predIsposed Lo be IorgIvIng. So cuIIed Ier my besL
IrIend. AcLuuIIy sIe wus LIe onIy one wIo sLood by me. musL Iuve IurL
Ier u LIousund LImes wILI my sweepIng sLuLemenLs buL sIe never reLuIIuLed
nor dId sIe reprImund me. SIe wouId jusL so kIndIy expIuIn In u Iew words
wIy LIIngs Iud come Lo be. Anger? TIuL becomes me. WILI uurnI, LIuL
does noL exIsL.
uurnI IeIL Ior LIe USA In LIe eurIy qo's. SIe dIdn`L wrILe me Lo LeII ubouL
Ier udvenLures buL sIe wouId soILIy reIuLe LoucIIng und LryIng momenLs
LIuL Iuppened Lo Ier wIenever sIe`s Iome Ior u vucuLIon. TIere were LIe
Iew LImes wIen wunLed Lo cry. BuL uIwuys wuILed Ior Ier cue. und sIe
IeId on, bruve und ever undersLundIng LIuL IIIe Is never IuIr, buL we musL
IIve IL noneLIeIess. And every CIrIsLmus, sIe wouId send IeurLwurmIng
gIILs Ior me und my Lwo gIrIs. TIuL Is Ier wuy oI suyIng Hey' Remember me?
BuL oI course generosILy Is InIerenL In Ier beIng. uurnI Iud uIwuys been u
gIver. Me, seIIIsIIy, Iud uIwuys been LIe receIver.
uurnI expIuIned one LIme LIuL Ier mom wunLed doubIe IeLLers on LIe numes
oI Ier cIIIdren.uurnI, CIurIsse, Rebeccu, DennIs, und Jenny. BuL LoId
Ier LIuL Ier nume cume Irom un InvenLIon oI oreLo Purus-SuIIL. SIe wroLe
u sIorL sLory ubouL u gIrI und enLILIed Ier prose Laarni, a Dream.
God uIIows us Lo meeL muny peopIe, esLubIIsI ucquuInLunces und IIILer
IurLIer Ior IrIendsIIps. AIong my IIIe`s journey Iuve wrILLen my own IIsL
oI exLruordInury peopIe wIom um so proud Lo suy ure my IrIends. buL LIe
one person wIo LuugIL me Iow Lo be u IrIend Is deIInILeIy uurnI. SIe muy
be u dreum buL Ior me sIe Is us reuI us u besL IrIend couId be.

%e World Is An Apple
AIberL IorenLIno)

Cun one mun$s worId revoIve In one uppIe? Cun uII IIs IIuws be mugnIIIed u
mIIIIon LImes beyond LIe nuked eyes? Cun Ie see IIs mIsLukes no muLLer Iow IeuvoId
conIronLIng IIs own conscIence? AIberLo IorenLIno dId jusL LIuL.One oI LIe sLorIes wrILLen by u
IIIpIno uuLIor, "TIe WorId Is un AppIe", Ius reucIed LIe conscIence oI even un ordInury mun
wIose wIIIpower Lo vIew IIIe Is uncIored muInIy on u LIree-squure round meuIs u duy. AIberLo
IorenLIno munuged Lo Lup LIeInner voIce oI mun LIrougI LIe used oI u symboIIsm Lo InjecL u
deeper sense oI purpose In IIIe, wIIcI Is rIsIng Irom one's IruIILIes.
L goes beyond LIe essence oI LIe enLIre pIoL by IocusIng on LIe mIcrocosm oI duIIyIIIe
IIved In poverLy.IorenLIno's "TIe WorId Is An AppIe" LuIks ubouL LIe sud IuLe oI un
IndIgenL IuLIer wIo Iud Lo sLruggIe everyduy Lo Ieed IIs IumIIy, buL LIe LwIsLIng purL
oI LIe sLory wusIocused on IIs weukness Lo LIe LempLuLIon oI LIe IIesI, Ience erodIng
IIs nobIe purpose us u IuLIer Ior LIe sLory evoIved In mun's evII-mInded
nuLure Lo succumb LoLIe IusL Ior pIysIcuI pIeusure IorgeLLIng IIs greuLer
responsIbIIILy ouLsIde IImseII.IorenLIno Ius uIso munuged Lo use unoLIer
ungIe In LIe sLory Lo muke IIs reuders seeLIuL money Is noL LIe evII buL LIe mun
wIo uses LIe money Is Lo be bIumed Ior IIs personuI woes.TIe sLory wenL LIIs
wuy...A poor worker oI un uppIe IucLory wus IIred Irom work uILer sLeuIIng one uppIe
wIIcIIe suId wus Ior IIs sIck duugILer. He Iud Lo sLeuI Lo Ieed IIs duugILer Ior Ie
used IIssuIury Lo spend nIgILs wILI prosLILuLes, Ience, LIe money LIuL wus
InLended Ior LIeIumIIy wus dIverLed Lo suLIsIy IIs IusL Ior LIe IIesI.UnmIndIuI oI IIs
own sIn, LIe poor worker bIumed LIe munugemenL oI LIe uppIeIucLory Ior IIrIng IIm
jusL onIy becuuse oI LIe one uppIe LIuL Ie sLoIe. He opIned LIuLLIe compuny Iud
pIenLy oI uppIes Lo sIure und usserLed LIuL Ie wus LreuLed unIuIrIyHe
quesLIoned LIe ucL done Lo correcL IIs mIsLuke, buL Ie IuIIed Lo exumIne IImseII
Ior LIe bud LIIng Ie dId us u wuywurd und seIIIsI Iusbund.


%e World Is An Apple Sommury:
MurIo's IumIIy Iuppens Lo be In LIe Iower bruckeL oI socIeLy.
As MurIo goL Iome one nIgIL, GIorIu, IIs wIIe, usked Ior money, wIIcI LIey
needed Lo Ieed LIeIr duugILer. MurIo LoId Ier LIuL Ie doesn'L Iuve money.
GIorIu dIdn'L beIIeve IIm, und usked IIm Lo LeII LIe LruLI. MurIo LoId IIs wIIe
LIe LruLI - Ie wus IIred Irom IIs job.
TIe reuson Is becuuse oI un uppIe. He sLoIe un uppIe Ior IIs duugILer
becuuse Ie LIougIL LIuL sIe wouId IIke IL - LIIs purL sIows IIs Iove Ior IIs
duugILer.
He IeIL wILI PubIo, IIs oId crIme buddy, even II GIorIu pIeuded very Iurd Ior
IIm noL Lo go wILI LIe mun.

Anoter sommury oI %e World Is An Apple
WIen MurIo goL Iome. GIorIu suw MurIo und sIe wus uskIng Ior some
money Lo Ieed LIere cIIIdren Lo MurIo. MurIo suId LIuL Ie Iuve no money
becuuse Ie dId someLIIng. GIorIu dIdn'L beIIeve on wIuL MurIo suId und suId
Lo LeII LIe LruLI. WIen MurIo unswered IL, GIorIu wus sIocked on wIuL sIe
Ieurd becuuse MurIo IosL IIs job. GIorIu usked MurIo II Iow Ie IosL IIs job
und MurIo unswered IL und GIorIu wus sIocked uguIn becuuse MurIo suId
LIuL Ie IosL IIs job becuuse oI un uppIe. GIorIu suId LIuL Iow cun Ie Ioose IIs
job by jusL LukIng one noL u dozen noL u cruLe buL one uppIe und MurIo
unswered LIuL Ie jusL suw IL roIIIng und Ie Iound IImseII puLLIng IL In IIs
bug becuuse TILu wouId Iove Lo Iuve IL, und MurIo LoId GIorIu LIuL LIere's no
need Lo worry becuuse Ie Iound u new job. SuddenIy PubIo wus LIere
ruInIng LIe wIoIe conversuLIon und usked LIem II Iow Is LIere duugILer
doIng und Ie'II Ioun u Iew pesos Lo IeIp LIere duugILer und GIorIu suId LIuL
no LIunk you becuuse MurIo sLopped dependIng on PubIo. PubIo suId LIuL
MurIo's new job wus wILI PubIo und wIen GIorIu Ieurd IL Ie LoId MurIo LIuL
IL's u bud doIng und rIsky. BuL MurIo dIdn'L IIsLen und wuIks uwuy wILI PubIo
und LoId GIorIu noL Lo worry becuuse Ie wIII come buck eurIy mornIng und
don'L wuIL Ior IIm. GIorIu crIes und sIouLIng MurIo, wIIIe TILu wus cryIng
uIso becuuse Ie Ieurd LIe conversuLIon.