The Woman Who Wove Mats

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Bilingual excerpt

Sa isang baryo sa Bohol, may naghahabi ng banig na si Aling Rosing.

In a village in Bohol, someone weaves a mat called Aling Rosing.

Isang buwan bago matapos ang isang malaking banig.

A month before a big mat finishes.

Ang mga kulay ay galing sa dahon at bunga ng puno.

Colors come from the leaves and fruit of the tree.

Wala siyang isinusulat na disenyo, nasa isip lamang niya.

He didn't write a plan, he just had it in his mind.

Isang guro ang dumalaw upang mag-aral sa kanya.

A teacher came to study with him.

Anim na buwan silang magkasama sa maliit na kubo.

They spent six months together in a small cabin.

Natutunan ng guro ang labing-apat na disenyo.

The teacher learned the fourteen designs.

Ngayon ay itinuturo ito sa paaralan ng baryo.

It is now taught in the village school.

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