One December morning, Steamship Tabo is sailing to Laguna, the passengers on deck are talking with each other
While Dona Victorina rants and blames the Indios. Ben Zayb argues with Padre Camorra and Padre Salvi joins the argument, they suggests different ways how to straighten out the river
Why is the ship so slow !!
Simoun join the conversation and open up a radical solution
Dig a canal from the entrance of the river to make a new channel, and close up old Pasig.
And people would rebel also.
We have to spend a lot of money with this idea, there is no money to pay for the laborers
Simoun and Don Custodio gets into an argument whether the Indios would rebel or not
Back then, the Egyptians and Jewish people did not rebel
The Indios are different and have rebelled before
Simoun leaves to go below the deck. Meanwhile, Don Custodio complains to Ben Zayb about what Simoun suggested
How shameless he is to open up his own suggestions !!!
Don Custodio suggests his project to clear the sandbars of Laguna and breed ducks. Ben Zayb agrees but Dona Victorina gets angry when he hear this suggestion.
If all people will breed ducks there will be more DISGUSTING BALUT EGGS !!!!