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Si Langgam at si Tipaklong
Inubos ni Tipaklong ang maghapon sa paglalaro at pagkain habang si Langgam ay naghahanap at nag-iimbak ng pagkain. Naunawaan naman ni Tipaklong ang kaniyang pagkakamali nang dumating ang tag-ulan at siya'y nalagay sa alanganin.
Grasshopper enjoys his lazy life and doesn't understand why Ant has to look for food all day. When the rains come, Grasshopper realizes the wisdom in Ant's industry and foresight.
Grasshopper enjoys his lazy life and doesn't understand why Ant has to look for food all day. When the rains come, Grasshopper realizes the wisdom in Ant's industry and foresight.
- GenresChildrens
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1981
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Virgilio S. Almario
140 books289 followersVirgilio S. Almario, better known by his pen name, Rio Alma, is a Filipino artist, poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, and cultural manager. He is a National Artist of the Philippines.
Growing up in Bulacan among peasants, Almario sought his education in Manila and completed his degree in A.B. Political Science at the University of the Philippines. A prolific writer, he spearheaded the second successful modernist movement in Filipino poetry together with Rogelio G. Mangahas and Lamberto E. Antonio. His earliest pieces of literary criticism were collected in Ang Makata sa Panahon ng Makina (1972), now considered the first book of literary criticism in Filipino. Later, in the years of martial law, he set aside modernism and formalism and took interest in nationalism, politics and activist movement. As critic, his critical works deal with the issue of national language.
Aside from being a critic, Almario engaged in translating and editing. He has translated the best contemporary poets of the world. He has also translated for theater production the plays of Nick Joaquin, Bertolt Brecht, Euripedes and Maxim Gorki. Other important translations include the famous works of the Philippines' national hero, José Rizal, namely Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. It was deemed as the best translation by the Manila Critics Circle.
Almario has been a recipient of numerous awards such as several Palanca Awards, two grand prizes from the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Makata ng Taon of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, the TOYM for literature, and the Southeast Asia Write Award of Bangkok.
He was an instructor at the Ateneo de Manila University from 1969-1972. He only took his M.A. in Filipino in 1974 in the University of the Philippines. In 2003, he was appointed Dean of the College of Arts and Letters in the said university. In June 25 of the same year, he was proclaimed National Artist for Literature.
Almario is also the founder and workshop director of the Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA), an organization of poets who write in Filipino. Award-winning writers and poets such as Roberto and Rebecca Añonuevo, Romulo Baquiran Jr., Michael Coroza, Jerry Gracio, and Vim Nadera are but some of the products of the LIRA workshop.
Growing up in Bulacan among peasants, Almario sought his education in Manila and completed his degree in A.B. Political Science at the University of the Philippines. A prolific writer, he spearheaded the second successful modernist movement in Filipino poetry together with Rogelio G. Mangahas and Lamberto E. Antonio. His earliest pieces of literary criticism were collected in Ang Makata sa Panahon ng Makina (1972), now considered the first book of literary criticism in Filipino. Later, in the years of martial law, he set aside modernism and formalism and took interest in nationalism, politics and activist movement. As critic, his critical works deal with the issue of national language.
Aside from being a critic, Almario engaged in translating and editing. He has translated the best contemporary poets of the world. He has also translated for theater production the plays of Nick Joaquin, Bertolt Brecht, Euripedes and Maxim Gorki. Other important translations include the famous works of the Philippines' national hero, José Rizal, namely Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. It was deemed as the best translation by the Manila Critics Circle.
Almario has been a recipient of numerous awards such as several Palanca Awards, two grand prizes from the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Makata ng Taon of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, the TOYM for literature, and the Southeast Asia Write Award of Bangkok.
He was an instructor at the Ateneo de Manila University from 1969-1972. He only took his M.A. in Filipino in 1974 in the University of the Philippines. In 2003, he was appointed Dean of the College of Arts and Letters in the said university. In June 25 of the same year, he was proclaimed National Artist for Literature.
Almario is also the founder and workshop director of the Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA), an organization of poets who write in Filipino. Award-winning writers and poets such as Roberto and Rebecca Añonuevo, Romulo Baquiran Jr., Michael Coroza, Jerry Gracio, and Vim Nadera are but some of the products of the LIRA workshop.
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December 2, 2012
Libro ito ng aking kabataan. ^^
Si Tipaklong ay puro laro lamang ang inaatupag habang si Langgam ay puro inat ng buto sa pagtatrabaho.
Inuudyok ni Tipaklong si Langgam para maglaro at itigil ang pagtatrabaho, pero hindi tumigil si Langgam sa pag-iimbak.
Pag dating ng tag-ulan, walang makain si Tipaklong at nilapitan niya si Langgam. Ipinamahagian naman siya ni Langgam ng pagkain. Noon naunawaan ni Tipaklong ang kahalagahan ng ginagawa ni Langgam kaya nang mawala na ang bagyo, kasama na siya sa pagtatrabaho.
Ipinakita lang dito ang magkaibang ugali ng isang tamad at isang masipag. Ngunit naiisip kong hindi ba masama kapag sobra? Sobra sa pagliliwaliw si Tipaklong kaya't natuto na siya ng kanyang leksyon pero si Langgam dapat matuto ring magpahinga naman kahit minsan.
Si Tipaklong ay puro laro lamang ang inaatupag habang si Langgam ay puro inat ng buto sa pagtatrabaho.
Inuudyok ni Tipaklong si Langgam para maglaro at itigil ang pagtatrabaho, pero hindi tumigil si Langgam sa pag-iimbak.
Pag dating ng tag-ulan, walang makain si Tipaklong at nilapitan niya si Langgam. Ipinamahagian naman siya ni Langgam ng pagkain. Noon naunawaan ni Tipaklong ang kahalagahan ng ginagawa ni Langgam kaya nang mawala na ang bagyo, kasama na siya sa pagtatrabaho.
Ipinakita lang dito ang magkaibang ugali ng isang tamad at isang masipag. Ngunit naiisip kong hindi ba masama kapag sobra? Sobra sa pagliliwaliw si Tipaklong kaya't natuto na siya ng kanyang leksyon pero si Langgam dapat matuto ring magpahinga naman kahit minsan.
December 12, 2015
Good day sir how can i get the copy of the books for my children kasi gusto ko silang matotong bumasa iba kasi ang nasa tv lang
March 12, 2019
i really like this story
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April 28, 2013
I think I was probably seven years old when I first encounter this story, and ever since then, this story has been my inspiration.
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March 7, 2014good
January 22, 2015
Isa sa mga kwentong humubog sa aking kabataan :D
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February 14, 2016NICE
November 28, 2015
this is the test
October 22, 2016
It’s about the hard worker ant and the lazy grasshopper. I find it really entertaining and enjoyable!
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December 27, 2016nice story
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