Title w/ Author: Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella by Myrna J.

De La Paz

Characters: Abadeha is the main character in the story, Her wicked stepmother and stepsisters,
Bathala or the creator of god, ancestors and her dead mother, Spirit of the Forest (counterpart of
the fairy godmother), prince, Babaylan,or the priest-healer of the land, king and his people and
all the maidens who tried,

Settings: river that Abadeha cried on, enchanted tree by the grave of Abadeha’s mother, palace
Summary: Abadeha is a kind and hardworking young woman. Her wicked stepmother and
stepsisters abuse her and ask her to carry out
impossible tasks.
Abadeha asks for the help of Bathala (the creator God), her
ancestors and her dead mother. At the river, her cries for help
are heard by the Spirit of the Forest (counterpart of the fairy
godmother). With her guidance, Abadeha is able to
accomplish all that her step-family demands of her.

Abadeha asks for the help of Bathala (the creator God), her
ancestors and her dead mother. At the river, her cries for help
are heard by the Spirit of the Forest (counterpart of the fairy
godmother). With her guidance, Abadeha is able to
accomplish all that her step-family demands of her.

One day, a prince out hunting in the forest comes upon the
enchanted tree by the grave of Abadeha’s mother. He sees a
ring among the branches and puts it on. By the time he returns
to the palace, his finger has become swollen and painful. The
king calls for the Babaylan, the priest-healer of the land, but
even he cannot take the ring off.
 That night, the Prince learns in a dream that only a girl
can remove the ring from his finger. Upon hearing this, the king announces to his people that any
girl who can take the ring off his son’s finger will be offered marriage to the prince.

Of all the maidens who tried, only Abadeha was successful. And that’s how she became a
princess!

Moral lesson: “kindess towards all matter”

“learn to forgive others”

Reflection: I noticed that we should be proud on every blessing that God gave to us like abadeha
did and we should learn how to forgive people who did mistakes to us because we are just
humans, we are the same being and we must work together. We shouldn’t pull everybody down,
like the mentality that Filipino’s had, Crab mentality.