"I want pig because very nice except the meat. My favorite color of the pig is a white and I want to care of it if it is small. I want to make a food for it so that it is not getting hungry. " This is part of a story, written by Reynalyn, that Mizzy read while visiting the Philippines from England, which inspired her family's (and our guest teacher, Sue James') generous donation of piglets for our three youngest students.
Hi, my name is Mizzy. I’m a visitor of the One Candle Schoolhouse because I’m on holiday at KooKoo's Nest. Nearly every night me and my parents and friends all sit in the sea and have a pineapple juice while watching the sunset. This is my favorite time of day. It is very funny watching Barnie, our friend’s dog trying to fish. He tries every day but has never caught anything!
The Time That We Get The Pig In Antulang
By: Richel, Ryan and Reynalyn Jandog
We are now in Kookoo’s Nest and seated on the bamboo chair. Ma’am Diane ordered us soft drinks. Then we drink it. It makes my thirst vanish away. We rest a few minutes then after that it is time to go. Nikki and Jamie go with us to get the piglet in Antulang.
We walked together until we arrived at our main destination, the house of Marie Fe. Then we saw her feeding the piglets in a bamboo cage. Ma’am Diane and Nikki were taking a picture of the piglets. “Are those four piglets the ones we are going to choose?” Roselyn asked. “I think so,” I answered her. Marie Fe asked Jayfer if he likes the Dalmatian one, but the rope that Allan brought was too big to tie the neck of the piglet, and he did not bring a sack. So that’s why Roselyn got the Dalmatian one, Reynalyn got the black one, and Jayfer got the color brown one that has a spots. Marie Fe put the piglet into the sacks for her. Allan borrowed another sack to Marie Fe. Every pig that Marie Fe put into the sack for us Ma’am Diane takes a picture of it.
The three of us are ready to go home happily, but first Ma’am Diane is going to pay the piglets. I help Reynalyn and Roselyn to carry their piglets to Kookoo’s Nest. When we arrived at Kookoo’s Nest we rested a few seconds on the beach, waiting for Nikki and Jamie. They will use their big dinghy to give us a ride to NE-AR-NE. We are very thankful to both of them for giving time to us to get the piglets and bring us home. Ma’am Diane tied the rope of her dinghy to Jamie's boat. And she gives us 100 pesos each for the feed of the piglets.
When we are going home she let me handle her camera to take pictures of Roselyn and Reynalyn’s piglet. Ma’am Diane cannot go with us because there were people waiting her in our school.
We are so lucky to have this opportunity to have a free piglet.
“THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO MIZZY WHO GAVE MONEY TO BUY TWO PIGLETS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MA’AM DIANE FOR HELPING US TO GET THE PIG! TO SUE WHO BUY ONE PIGLET FOR JAYFER IN THE NAME OF HER NEPHEWS, AND THANK YOU TO NIKKI AND JAMIE FOR HELPING US TO GET THE PIGLETS AND SEND US HOME SAFELY!”
The Story About Piglet February 20,2007 I went to Reynalyn and Richel’s house and to ride a motorbike with Jaid to Tambobo. We are going to One Candle Schoolhouse. Ma’am Diane and my company ride in a dinghy to Antulang to got the piglet in Mariefe’s house with Jayfer. Before going to Mariefe’s house we rest and drink cokes in restaurant of KooKoo’s Nest. Then we walk. When I see piglet I happy.
Now I feed booster every morning, noon and afternoon to my piglet, I pitch water to take a bath and also to clean the cage. My piglet name is Dayana. This piglet come from my classmate in One Candle Schoolhouse name Missy, she is a foreigner I’m very thankful to her. Missy, I am very happy the piglet you give me and the piglet you give, is so fast to eat, any kind of food I feed.
Jayfer’s New Pig
By: Allan Lajot
Last February 24, 2007, before the day he received the pig, Jayfer was feeling excited to have his own. He wasn’t interested before but now, when Sue’s nephews, Jim and Sam, gave him a pig, he likes to have one.
At night, he always asks me “Kuya, unsa ka dako nang baktin?” (“Brother, how big is the pig?”) Then I answered, “Wala ko kabalo.” (“I don’t know”). He went to the kitchen where my mother is and said “Naa na ko’y baktin” (“I have a pig”). “Naa bitaw, pero bantay ug dili ka molalog” (“You have, but I hope you will feed it”), my Mother replies. Later, Mother asked me if Sue’s nephews supported the feeds then I said, “I don’t know.” Then we go to sleep.
Sunday morning of February 25, Father and Jayfer repaired the pig’s house while my Mother asks me to go to Siaton to buy some feeds. But before I leave, Jayfer asked me, “Kuya, pagdali ug palit ug lalog kay hapit na ta mogikan.” (“Brother, hurry up in buying some feeds because we’re nearly to leave”).
When I return, I brought a 20-kilo of tahop, which I think will last up to 1 month. Jayfer is joyful, “Kuya, lantawa!” (“Brother, look!”), pointing to the small pig’s house. The pig’s house was very nice and no bigger holes that can let the pig out, which make me smile. Then I said, “Dia na ning lalog” (“Here are the feeds”) “Mao ni lalog sa akong baboy kuya?” (“Is this the feed for my pig, brother?”) He ask me then I said “O…Mao na” (“Yes, that is it”)
After our short conversation, because Jayfer walk slowly when we go together, I ask Jayfer to go ahead to wait at the
I follow him after 15 minutes or so and see him waiting impatiently while watching the dinghy of Ma’am Diane to reach the beach. He saw me coming so he shouted, “Kuya, naa na silang Ma’am Diane!” (“Brother, Ma’am Diane is here already”) when he saw the dinghy of Ma’am Diane reaching the bay. So, both of us walk towards Kookoos Nest. The tide is high so I let Jayfer ride in my back until we reach the beach. There, Renalyn, Roselyn and Ritchel sitting in a bamboo chair with Ma’am Diane, smiling when we arrived. We drink a soft drink while they are talking.
After a while, we started to move. We walk the dusty road until we reach the buying place (the house of Marife, employee in Kookoos Nest). Marife was feeding them when we arrived. Jayfer watch them and he pointed the ‘Dalmatian pig’ because he likes it and he wants it. But, unfortunately, he received the brown one. He feels sad because his pig is not the one that he likes best. So I try to comfort him so that he will not get angry. I said, “sagdai ra.” (“It’s ok”). After he receives his pig, which is the brown one, he felt ok.
We walk to our house first with our companies. Jayfer and I put the pig in a new house we repaired. The pig was running around in her new home and I think she was scared because its friends were far away.
Because it is so hot, our companies went home. Jayfer guided them to the road. When he returns, I ask Jayfer what will be the name for the pig because she’s a girl. He doesn’t have any idea, so I said to him, “Unsa kaha ug Mrs. Dotty?” (“What if Mrs. Dotty?”) So we both named her “Mrs. Dotty” because her color is brown with some black dots.
Until now, the pig is growing bigger and bigger. We both feed her every breakfast, lunch and supper. Not only Jayfer feels happy with his own ‘Mrs. Dotty’ but also the rest of the family.
1 comment:
Hi Kids, your computer skills are really shining through. The photos and blog are great. You can all be proud of yourselves.
Diane and the school have given you the tools and it's easy to tell you are all mastering them.
Keep up the brilliant work,
Karyn and Carol
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