The story of the origin of the pine tree by IV Mallari?

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there once live a girl by the name of Bangan. She was good,and honest,gentle and charming.She liked the company of people,and she enjoyed doing things for them.Despite all these,no one liked bangan's company for her skin was rough,being covered with pimplesand ringworms.She even had to work alone by herself.And course no man would court her.This made bangan's discontented and unhappy.She was particularly worried about her future.What would happen in her old age.if she had to live alone all her liFE? FINALLY ONE DAY,BANGAN WENT TO A FARAWAY MOUNTAIN TO SEEK COMFORT IN THE COMPANY OF TREES AND FLOWERS,BIRDS AND ANIMALS.THE SIGHT OF THE TREES GAVE BANGAN AN IDEA.WHY SHOULD SHE NOT ALSO BECOME A TREE AND BE USEFUL TO PEOPLE? THEN PERHAPS,THEY WOULD LIKE HER BETTER.AND SO, RAISING HER EYES TO HEAVEN,BANGAN PRAYED,"OH KABUNIAN,MY GOD,GRANT THAT I BECOME A TREE.I WANT TO BE USEFUL TO PEOPLE.I WANT THEM TO LIKE ME.FOR THUS CAN I BE HAPPY." BANGAN LAY DOWN IN THE WARM SUN.SOON SHE WAS FAST ASLEEP.BY THE NEXT MORNING,BANGAN HAD DISAPPEARD.IN HER PLACE GREW A BEAUTIFUL PINE TREE.IT'S BARK WAS ROUGH BUT IT'S LEAVES WERE FRAGRANT,AND THEY WHISPERED AND MURMURED IN THE WIND ALL DAY.FOR SHE WAS AT LAST FOUND HAPPINESS IN THE SERVICE OF THE PEOPLE.(ANSWERED BY:FLORA MAE AARON ALMARIO GRADE 7-EARTH MR.DEJOS.............