Ang Prinsipeng Unggoy = The Monkey Prince

Ang Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang ni Severino Reyes

by Severino Reyes, Christine S. Bellen-Ang, Hubert B. Fucio (Illustrator)

Philippine Children's Book. A Dual Language Book (Filipino/English). A story of a rich kind monkey looking man who met and fell in love with an imprisoned princess through a bird and a whale. With the advice of his mother's spirit, he bathed at Jordan River and transformed. Would he be able to get married with the princess?

29 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Severino Reyes (1861–1942) was a Filipino writer, playwright, and director known as the "Father of Tagalog Plays" and the creator of the classic short story series, Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. He was also one of the founders and served as editor-in-chief for Liwayway, a popular Tagalog magazine. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines placed a historical marker at his house, and a street in Manila was renamed in his honor. In 2022, Google honored him with a Doodle on his 161st birthday.

Reviews

[K.D. Absolutely · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of the individual illustrated books that Anvil Publishing, Inc. released to make the reading of Reyes' masterpiece more appealing to children.

All these books have a standard prologue entitled "For Teachers and Parents" and this is what it says about these stories: "The themes (of the stories) are relevant to their (children) needs and from these can be drawn lessons, delight and pleasure, and other ways of appreciation of Philippine literature."

Let me see how this book fares (in my humble opinion):

Theme: To overcome ugliness, try praying.

Lessons:
1) Be careful what you wish for
2) Never underestimate the power of words to win the heart of the person you love.

Delight and Pleasure:
Animals can be used your friends to help you in the time of need. The bird becomes a letter courier. The whale is used by the monkey to transport himself across the sea. Not really surprising because the main protagonist is a monkey man. This seems to be the most animal-centered book in the series.

Other Ways of Appreciation of Philippine Literature:
Filipinos are prayerful and generally believe in miracles.

Overall: I liked how religiosity of the Filipinos was incorporated in the story.

[Layderosmonbertyahoo.Com]

magandang kwento para matuto ng magandang aral

[Aldwin Delos]

Please...

[Mx. Andy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Grabi nuh ganito yung mga kwentong pambata nung araw. Ang helpless palagi ng mga babae at sumpa ang pagiging pangit. Sana sa susunod na panahon magkaroon ng reimagined version ang Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyong, iyong may agency ang mga babae at hindi lang sila palamuti.

[Angelique]

hala

[Drex Dina · Rating 5 out of 5]

aw

[Victoria Mejorada · Rating 5 out of 5]

i think its a good story

[Eva · Rating 5 out of 5]

wala akong makuha noh