A Filipino Story F armer ’ s The W
by Joseph De Guzman
illustrated by Sarah Demonteverde
F armer ’ s The W A Filipino Story
illustrated by Sarah Demonteverde
by Joseph De Guzman
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It’s a hot summer morning on the farm. Birds chirp and insects buzz. Marc and his Gramps look at the sky. The sun is shining brightly so they don’t expect any rain. It has been dry for a long time.
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Gramps is a farmer. Marc is his helper. They work hard, picking, sorting, and selling lemons. But without rain, the lemons go bad. Soon there will not be any lemons to sell.
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Yet, Marc and Gramps are happy. Gramps looks down at the dirt. “Look, Marc! I spy little lemon seeds!” Gramps starts digging in the dirt.
“Is it silly to plant them?” whispers Marc.
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Gramps smiles. “It’s not silly. I like that plan! Let’s give it a try! Make a wish first, Marc!” “My wish is for rain and lots of lemons to sell,” Marc whispers.
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The next day, on the spot where Marc planted the seeds, he sees a tree with big, ripe lemons on it. It did not rain. But Marc’s wish for lemons came true!
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Marc and Gramps are happy the lemons are growing. They pick them and make lemon ice pops to sell!
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The next morning, the lemons are bigger still! Now the tree trunk is bigger, stronger, and thicker.
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Some people see the huge lemons from far away. They quickly rush to the farm. They come by car and by bike. Miss Lim’s class rides a bus. A herd of cows drops by, too! A confused girl exclaims, “It has not rained for so long. Yet, this tree is so big and the lemons are huge and ripe! It’s a dream come true!”
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After weeks of no rain, people are happy to see the huge lemon tree. No matter what job they do, people see ways to use the lemons. An artist sketches them. His art will turn him into a star! A clerk tries the lemons and likes them! She will be happy to sell them and come back for more!
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Gramps sells lemons to a baker. The baker fills his arms with them. Then he uses the lemons to make cakes and tarts. Yum!
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The next morning, the tree is bigger still and the lemons are plumper! Surfers, soccer players, and sports stars come to play.
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Yes, Marc and Gramps are doing well. But they know that the farmers in town still need rain for their crops to grow. And they need goods to sell.
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A new visitor shows up at the farm. It’s a singer with a sweet, soft song. As she sings, Marc thinks of his wish for rain.
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The song goes on. The singer hits a high note. And then, a clap of thunder! A storm stirs. The sky gets darker and darker.
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And then it starts to rain. The farms will be saved. And the trees will grow!
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Extra! Extra!
An Island Country The title of this story is The Farmer’s Wish: A Filipino Story . A Filipino (fil-uh- pee -noh) is a person who lives in the Philippines . The Philippines is a group of islands off the continent of Asia. The country is known for its beautiful rain forests, rivers, and mountains. Why does the story take place in the Philippines?
The author, Joseph De Guzman, chose to write a fantasy about the Philippines because that’s where his family is originally from. De Guzman created the fantasy about a giant tree that changed not only Marc and Gramps’ farm but also helped the people of the town. The illustrator of the story, Sara Demonteverde, lives in the Philippines and used her experience to bring the story to life with her beautiful art. Did You Know? In the Philippines and Southeast Asia, calamansi (ka-luh- man -see) is a key ingredient in many Filipino dishes. Calamansi is often called a Filipino lemon or lime. Filipinos who move to other parts of the world that don’t have calamansi often use lemons as a substitute. Think About It Think about Marc’s wish for rain to help the farm and the people in his town. If you could make a wish, what would you wish for you and the people of your community? Why?
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Shared Content-Area Vocabulary goods people work Shared High-Frequency Words any come give know some
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after arms art artist baker birds car chirp clerk darker dirt far farm farmer
farmers farms first for girl hard herd Marc matter more morning soccer sorting sports
star stars starts stirs storm summer tarts thunder turn visitor whispers
brightly darker farmer farmers helper players
plumper quickly singer stronger surfers thicker
bigger digging
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