Arrange the events about “The Legend of the Pineapple” in order. Use the letters A-J and write your answer on the space provided. _____1. One day, her mother got sick and asked her to cook for her. But Pina still had excuses and kept playing in the backyard. Her mother called her again. By then, she went inside angrily. Her mother asked her again to cook porridge. _____2. Her mother cried out and didn’t know what to do with Pina’s laziness anymore. She wept bitterly and wished that Pina would grow a thousand eyes so she wouldnot give excuses anymore. _____3. Suddenly, it became so quiet. After a while, her mother decided to get up to check Pina and to cook porridge herself but she couldn’t find her. She just thought she went to her friends. _____4. Once upon a time, in a tiny village, there was a woman who lived with her daughter, Pina. They were so poor. _____5. Hours and days went by but her mother still cannot find Pina. She was so worried but there is nothing else she could do. _____6. Her mother worked hard day and night while Pina was very lazy. Whenever her mother asked for help, she would always find an excuse so that she would not be forced to look for certain objects. _____7. After a while, her mother asked her if she was done. Pina said she did not make porridge because she couldn’t find the ladle. _____8. To honor her memory, she named the plant Pina. She took care of it like her daughter until it bore many fruits that became famous in the neighborhood. From Pina, its name evolved until it became what we now call pinya or pineapple. _____9. One afternoon, while she was sweeping in the backyard, she noticed an unusual plant that grew exactly where she last saw Pina. She noticed that the plant resembled a head with many eyes. _____10. To her horror, she realized that she must’ve cursed her own child!
