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Philippine's Mariang Almango is the story that i chose, This story originated from the Philippines. The story was written and published by Tomas Lacson in 1992! However there are many different authors, in one version we have Mariano Alvarez as the author, she was a Filipino general and a member of the secret group, Katipunan.

The Philippine story Mariango Almango is a fictional story that reflects the beliefs on indigenous people in the Philippines before the arrival of the Spanish.

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in our story Our protagonist is Maria, We start off by finding out that Maria's mother had died a few years prior.Soon later, her father fell in love with a widow named Juana. She had two daughters from a previous marriage.The eldest daughter was Rosa and the younger daughter was Damania.Maria was grown and older than them, however they still treated her like a slave.The stepmother and the stepsisters all took advantage of Maria and didn't allow her to go to the Prince's ball when they were all invited. Maria comes across a talking crab and he says once you eat me and plant my shell in your garden, a big tree will grow and whatever you wish will come true.She does as teh crab said, and a big tree grows the next day and allows her to make wishes. She wished to go to the ball, so her dirty raggedy clothes were turned into a beautiful gown with golden slippers and a beautiful carriage escorted her to the ball. While at the ball, the Prince was in love with her and danced with her almost the whole night. However, the catch of having the magic tree was that she had to be home before 12 or her clothes were turned dirty and old again.She leaves before a curfew and nothing happens. The next day the Prince decides to host another ball and she decides to go again. However this time she stayed a little bit past her curfew and her gown turned dirty, meaning she had a rush out of the Kingdom and run home before he the Prince saw her. While running, she accidentally left her slipper behind and the Prince said whoever this slipper fits will be my wife.he goes around the entire kingdom trying to figure out whose slipper this belonged to once it comes to maria she puts it on and it was a perfect fit they get married and live happily ever after

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The Contarst between cinderella and Philippines Mariang Almango 

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The Contarst between cinderella and Philippines Mariang Almango 

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We can see many parallels between the classic story of Cinderella and our story Mariang Almango, both protagonists experience a hard loss, of their mothers at a very young age, this shaped their entire lives, the path they took, and the obstacles they'd faced. due to this, they were unfortunately unable to have that mother-daughter bond that they deserved to have. instead, they had to be at the mercy of their 2 evil stepsisters and Aswell as there wicked stepmother. their evil family really tested their resilience, despite all these obstacles they both persevered and made a life for themselves. they both found there own different and unique versions of Prince Charming! This shows that even during hardships and no matter how you grew up there's always hope that things will get better!

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The Contrast between Cinderella and Philippines Mariango Almango

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The Contrast between Cinderella and Philippines Mariango Almango

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Between Cinderella the 1857 Grimm brother version and Mariango Almango there are several differences. For example in Cinderella she was greeted by talking birds and mice however for our protagonist Maria, she was greeted by a rather interesting and unique character. a talking crab. While comparing our narratives we can see in Cinderella there is a large amount of repetition throughout the fairytale. while on the other hand in Mariango Almango it keeps a more straightforward approach while having much repetition. Both stories get their point across while using different narratives to convey there similar message

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In our fairytales, we are introduced to 2 similar yet different. Cinderella is a young girl who comes from a European descent while, Maria is an older woman from the Philippines. There names alone show there different descents, with Maria having Latin American roots indicating she comes from a rich culture. In the 2 stories, they highlight different family dynamics and treatment, in Cinderellas story her family shows there cruel and unjust behavior, she if forced into conditions where if she doesn't finish her daily chores she may not be fed. this shows the amount of control they have on her, showing how cruel and wicked one an be. On the the hand Maria experiences something different yet similar, although her family is evil and cruel she as aleast provides her with her basic necessities, regardless of her chore status. These experiences show the different family dynamics

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To me i believe the moral of the story is that no matter

how challenging your life may be, regardless of your environment or the obstacles you may face with there is always hope. this theme serves as a reminder that you should persevere and be resilient no matter what

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Heres some fun facts about the Philippines!

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Heres some fun facts about the Philippines!

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the Philippines are full of life and culture!

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For the Philippines music and dance are a huge part of Philippines. Music composed in the Philippines is influenced by a handful of different cultures! Traditional folk songs are mostly inspired by indigenous people! Something that makes the Philippines so unique and diverse is the food, some staples are rice, clams, catfish, and squid! something most notable is that most food have some sort of seafood element

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Selected Filipino Folk Songs -  Philippines Classic Folk