Filipino folk tale. shorter version. Taken from this page: https://www.bedtimeshortstories.com/the-legend-of-pineapple

2. The Legend of the Pineapple
A Filipino Folk Tale

3. What is a legend?
• Is a story that is
popularly considered
historical but is not
actually authenticated.

4. Do you ever wonder why pineapples
seem to have many eyes?

6. • Once upon a time there
was a woman who lived
with her daughter Pina
in a tiny hut village.
They were very poor
and the mother worked
very hard day and night.

7. • Pina was a lazy girl who
wanted to just play all the
time. She didn’t want to
do her school
homeworks. She didn’t
want to help her mother
at home. She just wanted
to play.
• Whenever the mother
asked for help, Pina
would always make
excuses.

8. • One day, the mother
got sick. She called out
Pina,
• “Pina, come here. I am
very sick. Can you cook
some rice and soup for
me, please?”

9. • Very angry that her
playing was interrupted,
Pina went to her
mother’s bedroom and
said,
• “What do you want,
Nanay? You really
expect me to cook? I
can’t even find the
rice!”

10. • The mother felt very
sad and asked instead if
Pina could bring her a
glass of water.

11. • Once again, Pina
became very annoyed
at her mother and said,
• “Nanay, I can’t find
where the glasses are!”

12. • The mother was
disappointed. And to
her sadness she said,
• “I wish you would grow
a thousand eyes! Then
you can find what
you’re looking for. And
maybe then you won’t
have many excuses!”

13. • The next day, the
mother could not find
Pina. She went all over
the house and the
backyard, but there was
no sign of Pina.
• She feared that her
daughter might never
come back.

14. • She noticed that there
is a plant growing in the
garden. With horror,
she remembered the
angry words she said to
Pina. She realized that
her anger cursed her
daughter.
• Pina had turned into a
plant with many eyes.

15. • To honor the memory
of her beloved
daughter, she named
the fruit “pinya”.
• She took care of the
plant and the fruit
flourished all over the
town.
• It became popular in
the village and then in
the entire country.

16. A legend is...
• A true story.
• A popular story that is not exactly true.
• A funny story.

17. What kind of kid is Pina?
• Kind and respectful
• Hardworking
• Lazy

18. When the mother got sick, what did
she ask of Pina?
• Rice, soup and water
• Bread, tomato and olive oil
• Sweet corn and mushrooms

19. What do you think is the moral of the
story?
• Obey your parents.
• Look with your eyes,
not with your mouth.