Francisco the Filipino
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- Hello my name is Francisco and this is my family. I have one older sister named Maria and two older brothers named Pablo and Jose.
- Chapter I Francisco's Home
- My house mainly consists of bamboo aside from the roof which is made of leaves of nipa palm.
- Chapter II Francisco's Work
- We also use carabao or water buffalos which are very slow and like to bath under water but they help transportate things in the Philippines.
- This water serves some major purposes for the household like washing clothes and a water source to drink out of.
- In order for my family and I to get water is by going to this creek near by and using bamboo poles to hold the water to bring it back home.
- Chapter III Rice
- To grow rice you need sown in a seedbed where the seeds are left alone for five to six weeks.
- When harvesting we usually replant new rice seeds which is very tiring since we have to thrust each seed into the soft mud by hand and our backs bent low moving slowly across the field.
- In order to harvest the rice you will have to work through water and mud because rice has to be flooded in order to grow.
- In Chapter 1 it talks Francisco's family and about his home. Francisco lived in the southern part of Luzon which is one of the many islands part of the Philippines. Filipinos like Francisco's family at the time had to deal with mosquitos, the humid climate, having to make their food from scratch, and not being able to have irrigated water. The stores in the Philippines also work differently since they open up at 2 o'clock in the afternoon since most people take naps at noon time.
- Chapter IV Abaca
- My mother made money by weaving Abaca. She weaved me a dress and our dresses have flowing sleeves and very large collars but these dresses are able to be decorated.
- When harvesting Abaca we use knives and cut the plant near the ground where we find inner white strands which are dried up and bleached later on then shipped to the market.
- They way owners harvest their coconuts is by spreading their legs as far as the diameter of the tree then begin climbing.
- In Chapter 2 it talks about what Francisco does to help around the house. Francisco's chores are to get water from the creek, go to the market to buy some food, or sweep around the house. Filipinos use broom made of stiff rattan about two feet long all tied together on a end of the broom. The Filipino market has many sights and sounds like the dogs in the area stealing food without permission from the merchants but also conversations being held in many different languages.
- Chapter V Coconuts
- In Chapter 3 it talks about how his family and relatives plant rice. Francisco and his father goes to his uncle's plantation of rice and Francisco is usually the one in charge of watching the carabao. When Francisco's mother wanted to cook rice they had to get rid of chaff by using a tray and throwing the seed in the air but there are other ways of cooking rice. But us Filipinos are in love with rice to a point where we have it for every meal of the day and we mainly eat white rice.
- Chapter VI Francisco's Pleasures
- I remember once my grandfather told me the story of the "The Three Sisters" and was my favorite story of them all.
- In Chapter 4 it talks about the different uses of Abaca which is one of the most valuable crop in the Philippines. Abaca grows very well in southern Luzon where Francisco lived and Abaca was the crop where they made their money from. But the downside is that it takes three years for the plant to fully grow so the planter need to have the ability to be patient before harvesting their crops. Abaca is used for any string or rope but also lots of clothing.
- But during the shipping season it is very busy around the warehouses in seaport cities since many farmers are shipping their harvested Abaca out to the market.
- In Chapter 5 it talks about the importance and the role of coconuts to the Philippines. Coconut trees and coconuts provide a lot for us like the timber to build, thatch for the walls and roof, essentials like a fan, oil, food, and drinks. But the fact that these coconut trees are so valuable means that thieves would want the trees have to offer so owners would need to use broken pieces of glass or thorny leaves around their coconut trees that they own and remove the obstacles for harvest.
- A single coconut provides many purposes for use like the water inside, the meat inside, and being boiled later on can be used for lamps or hair oil.
- Once he reaches the leafy crown they begin to cut as many coconuts as they want for that trip and after they finished harvesting the just slide down the tree
- In Chapter 6 it talks about the games Filipinos and Francisco played in their freetime. Filipino have games with marbles and their own version of baseball but their most dangerous but most enjoyable games is cockfighting where chickens fight in a small arena made for them. But also Filipinos have a festival that celebrates all the saints and the church holds the celebration mainly but it is a time of gathering where delicious food is made and games are played.
- The story is about how a man kidnaps two sisters and a man tricking them to open a room where a dead body is or the man is but the third sister wasn't fooled and was able to set her sisters and the man free. The kidnapper on the other hand had to face a punishment of carrying her sister and gold back to her house.
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