How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife

     Title: How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife

     Author: Manuel Arguilla

     Author's Background: Manuel E. Arguilla was born on June 17, 1911 in Nagrebcan, Bauang, La Union to parents Crisanto Arguilla, a farmer, and Margarita Estabillo, a potter.Their mediocre living was not a hindrance for Manuel to attain his dreams especially in literature.He finished his elementary school in his hometown and his high school in San Fernando where he became the editor-in-chief of his school's newsletter, the La Union Tab. He was also an athlete where he became champion in swimming events he joined.He entered the University of the Philippines where he joined the UP Writers Club and later became the president and the editor of the UP Literary Apprentce. He finished Education in 1933. He married Lydia Villanueva, a fellow artist and writer and lived in Ermita, Manila.

    Source: http://ilocanopride.blogspot.com/2008/02/manuel-e.html

     Vocabulary: cud - partly digested food returned from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth for further chewing.

                     Surmise - suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

                     Yonder - at some distance in the direction indicated; over there.

                     Yoke - a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull.

     Characters: Baldo - The younger brother of leon and the narrator.

                          Leon/Noel- Older brother of Baldo.

                          Maria - Wife of Leon.

                          Labang - The bull who brought Leon and his wife home.

     Settings: Their home in Nagrebcan.

     Exposition: At the beginning of the story where they described Leon/Noel and his Wife Maria and describing the bull called Labang. And it described the areas that they went to on their way back home in Nagrebcan.

     Rising Action: This was when Maria was worried that Leon's father would not accept her.

     Climax: After they've arrived at home baldo's father calls him and had a conversation about their trip and about Maria and Labang.

     Falling Action: The father gave a task to Baldo to take care of Labang while he would talk to Leon and maria.

     Ending: Baldo leaves his father's room to take care of Labang while his father talks to Leon and Maria.

     Symbolism: Their journey symbolizes the hardships that a married couple have to go through when a parent might not accept him/her.

     Theme: We have to endure the journey and make sacrifices in order to be successful in life be patient don't rush things always take your time.

     Lesson:  Once you start something you should be committed to see it through until the end. And you should surpass the obstacles that come your way.