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What is the plot of the story Dahong Palay?
Answer: Dahong Palay tells the story of Sebio, a young man who works in the rice fields but is perpetually teased for his lack of strength before a crowd. When a poisonous green snake called “the deadly dahong palay” attacked Merci, the girl Sebio is attracted to, he lunges himself (quite clumsily) to defend her.
What is Filipino palay?
Definition of palay : rice at any stage prior to husking —used especially in the Philippines.
What is Bahaw rice?
stale food, no longer fresh in referrence to food especially to cooked rice.
What’s the story of dahong palay by Arturo B Rotor?
The story of Dahong Palay by Arturo Rotor is about a snake that transformed into a man. Dahong Palay is a kind of snake that is known to be venomous and is very deadly. Wiki User
Who is the main character in dahong palay?
But in Doctor Arturo B. Rotor’s short story entitled, “Dahong Palay,” it referred to the venomous snake that almost killed Sebio, the main character of the story. “The big ax sang its way through the large arc and then came down on the block of wood with a mighty crash.
Why was dahong palay known as Sebio the weakling?
He had that “Sebiong Pasmado” (Sebio the weakling) identity because of his slight figure – his chest was flat, his neck was long and his legs were thin. He always failed to win these “foolish games of strength and skill” in front of an earsplitting crowd. Because of these failures, he lacked self-confidence.
What kind of books does Arturo B Rotor write?
Some of Rotor’s books are The Wound and The Scar and Men Who Play God , about doctors. Rotor was himself a medical doctor, with the gift of vividly unforgettable writing. Arturo B. Rotor was a winner in the Commonwealth Literary Contests, the young nation’s most prestigious honor for writers before the war