DAVID AND HIS NEW CLASSMATE | CHILDREN'S BOOK IN TAGALOG WITH ENGLISH/TAGALOG SUBTITLES (1) DAVID|AT|KANYANG|BAGO|KAKLASE|MGA BATA|AKLAT|SA|TAGALOG|NA|INGLES|TAGALOG|MGA SUBTITULO DAVID UND SEIN NEUER KLASSENKAMMER | KINDERBUCH IN TAGALOG MIT ENGLISCHEN/TAGALOG-UNTERTITELN (1) DAVID Y SU NUEVO COMPAÑERO | LIBRO INFANTIL EN TAGALO CON SUBTÍTULOS EN INGLÉS/TAGALO (1) DAVID AND HIS NEW CLASSMATE | CHILDREN'S BOOK IN TAGALOG WITH ENGLISH/TAGALOG SUBTITLES (1)

Si David at ang bago niyang Kaklase The|David|and|the|new|his|Classmate David and his new classmate

Kuwento ni Jojie Wong Story|of|Jojie|Wong Story by Jojie Wong

Iginuhit ni Kora Dandan-Albano Drawn|by|Kora|| Illustrated by Kora Dandan-Albano

(MUSIC) MUSIC (MUSIC)

"David! David "David!

Hoy, David!!!" Hey|David Hey, David!!!"},{

Lumingon si David at nakita ang kaibigang si Jun-Jun na kumakaway sa kanya. David looked back|the|David|and|saw|the|friend|the|||who|was waving|to|him David swung around to see his friend Jun Jun waving at him.

Kumaway siya pabalik at sumingit-singit He waved|he|back|and|| David waved back and made his way through

sa mga silya at mga kaklase upangmakaupo sa tabi ni Jun-Jun. on|plural marker|chairs|and|plural marker|classmates||next to|side|of|| clumps of chairs and classmates to sit beside Jun-Jun.

Unang araw ng iskul ngayon, at masaya si David First|day|of|school|today|and|happy|(subject marker)|David It's the first day of school today, and David is happy

na makita muli ang mga kaibigan at kaklase pagkaraan ng mahabang summer. to|see|again|the|plural marker|friends|and|classmates|after|of|long|summer to see his friends and classmates again after a long summer.

Sumakit ang tiyan nila sa kakatawa habang ang isang kaklase ay tumatagilid at kinakampay-kampay ang mga braso, hurt|the|stomach|their|from|laughing|while|the|one|classmate|was|rolling over|and|||the|plural marker|arms They laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt while one classmate rolled over and flailed his arms,

minumuwestra ang pagkahulog ng tatay niya shows|the|fall|of|father|his demonstrating how his dad fell

mula sa bangka noong bakasyon nila sa Palawan. from|the|boat|during|vacation|their|in|Palawan from the boat during their vacation in Palawan.

Tumingin sa paligid si David para hanapin ang iba pang mga kaibigan, He looked|around|the surroundings|(subject marker)|David|to|find|the|other|additional|plural marker|friends David looked around to find the other friends,

ngunit marami roon sa kuwarto ang hindi niya kilala. but|many|there|in|room|the|not|he|knows but many there in the room were unfamiliar to him.

Bumakas sa mukha niya ang pag-aalala. showed|on|face|his|the|| Concern was etched on his face.

Naku, mga bagong kaklase. Oh no|plural marker|new|classmates Oh no, new classmates.

Sana walang mga bully sa kanila. I hope|there are no|plural marker|bullies|to|them I hope there are no bullies among them.

Pumasok na ang titser at agad nagsiupon ang mga bata sa kahit saang bakanteng upuan. The teacher entered|already|the|teacher|and|immediately|sat down|the|plural marker|children|in|any|any|vacant|seat The teacher entered and the children immediately sat down in any available seat.

Nakipaggitgitan si David upang makaupo sa tabi ni Jun-Jun. David pushed his way through|(subject marker)|David|to|sit|next to|side|(possessive marker)|| David pushed his way to sit next to Jun-Jun.

Nang nakaupo na ang lahat, nag-umpisa na ang titser na sabihin kung saan uupo ang bawat bata. When|seated|already|the|everyone|||already|the|teacher|to|tell|where|each|will sit|the|every|child Once everyone was seated, the teacher began to tell each child where to sit.

Lalong nag-alala si David habang isa-isang tinatawag ng titser Even more|||(subject marker)|David|while|||called|(genitive marker)|teacher David became increasingly worried as the teacher called out each name

ang kani-kanilang pangalan at tinuturo kung saan sila dapat uupo. the|||names|and|teaches|where|where|they|should|sit and pointed out where they should sit.

Hindi pa natatawag ang mga pangalan nila ni Jun-Jun, Not|yet|called|the|plural marker|names|their|of|| Their names, including Jun-Jun, have not been called yet,

kaya tahimik na nagdasal si David na sana magkatabi pa rin sila . . . so|quietly|that|prayed|(subject marker)|David||hopefully|still side by side|again|also|they so David quietly prayed that they would still sit together . . .

"David Romero!" tawag ng titser. David|Romero|call|of|teacher "David Romero!" called the teacher.

Marahang itinaas ni David ang kanyang kamay. Gently|raised|(marker for the doer of the action)|David|the|his|hand David gently raised his hand.

Tumango ang titser at itinuro ang bakanteng upuan sa tabi ng isang batang lalaking di kilala ni David. The teacher nodded|the|teacher|and|pointed|the|vacant|seat|to|beside|of|a|boy|male|not|known|by|David The teacher nodded and pointed to the empty seat next to a boy David did not know.

"Dito ka uupo sa tabi ni Rey de los Santos." Here|you|will sit|at|beside|of|Rey|de|the|Santos "You will sit here next to Rey de los Santos."

Mahinang umungol pareho si David at Jun-Jun. Softly|groaned|both|(subject marker)|David|and|| David and Jun-Jun both let out a soft groan.

Tumayo si David at kinalad-kad ang knapsack niya papunta sa bagong upuan. David stood|the|David|and|||the|knapsack|his|towards|the|new|chair David stood up and dragged his knapsack to the new seat.

Pabulagsak siyang naupo sa tabi ni Rey sabay buntong-hininga. Sinulyapang patalilis ang katabi. Heavily|he|sat|beside|side|of|Rey|simultaneously|||He glanced|sideways|the|one beside him He plopped down next to Rey with a sigh, glancing sideways at his companion.

Nakayuko si Rey, nakatitig sa mga nakasulat sa desk, payat at maitim ang mga kamay. Bowed|(subject marker)|Rey|staring|at|(plural marker)|written|on|desk|thin|and|dark|the|(plural marker)|hands Rey was hunched over, staring at the writing on the desk, his hands thin and dark.

Muling umungol si David. Again|growled|(subject marker) David| David groaned again.

Lumingon siya at nakitang si Jun-Jun ay bumuntong-hininga rin at papunta sa sariling upuan. He looked back|he|and|saw|Jun-Jun|||(linking verb)|||also|and|heading|to|own|seat He looked back and saw that Jun-Jun also sighed and was heading to his own seat.

Araw-araw, walang pagkakaiba si Rey. Tila dagang walang imik. ||no|difference|Mr|Rey|Seems|rat|no|sound Every day, Rey was no different. He seemed like a silent mouse.

Dadalawang beses lamang siyang nag-usap ni David sa loob ng unang buwan ng iskul. Two|times|only|he|||with|David|in|within|of|first|month|of|school He only spoke to David twice in the first month of school.

Una ay noong nahulog niya ang kanyang bolpen at gumulong ito papunta sa tabi ni David; First|was|when|he dropped|his|the|his|pen|and|rolled|it|towards|at|side|of|David The first time was when he dropped his pen and it rolled over to David's side;

pangalawa, noong nagka-partner sila sa isang gawain sa klase. second|when|||they|in|one|task|in|class second, when they partnered for a class project.

At araw-araw, tuwing recess, mag-isang nakaupo si Rey sa kantin, at may baong pandesal at isang boteng tubig. And|||every|recess||one||||||||||||bottle|water And every day, during recess, Rey would sit alone in the canteen, with a packed pandesal and a bottle of water.

sa kantin, at may baong pandesal at isang boteng tubig. in|the canteen|and|has|packed|bread roll|and|one|bottle|water in the canteen, with a packed pandesal and a bottle of water.

Nilalampas-lampasan lamang siya ng ibang mga kaklaseng papunta sa playground; ||only|him|by|other|plural marker|classmates|going|to|playground Other classmates would just pass by him on their way to the playground;

kung minsan nga, nabubunggo pa nila ito. if||indeed|they bump into|still|they|this sometimes, they would even bump into him.

Ngunit hindi man lamang nila iniimbitang sumama ito sa kanilang mga laro. But|not|even|only|they|invited|to join|him|in|their|plural marker|games But they didn't even invite him to join their games.

Minsan, nang makita nilang kulang pala sila ng manlalaro, Sometimes|when|they saw|they|lacking|indeed|they|of|player Sometimes, when they realized they were short on players,

napatingin sila kay Rey na nasa kantin, tahimik na kinakain ang baon niya. glanced|they|at|Rey|who|in the|cafeteria|quietly|that|eating|the|packed meal|his they glanced at Rey who was in the canteen, quietly eating his lunch.

Pagkatapos ay nagtinginan sila sa isa't isa. . After|(linking verb)|looked at each other|they|at|one|another Then they looked at each other.

Nagsalita ang isa sa mga mas malaki sa kanila, "Huwag na 'yon! spoke|the|one|among|plural marker|more|bigger|than|them|Don't|anymore|that One of the bigger ones spoke, "Forget that!"

Sobrang payatot! Parang di masarap kalaro!" very|skinny|seems|not|fun|playmate "So skinny! He doesn't look like a fun playmate!"

"Isa pa, baka pawisan siya nang husto at mangamoy!" biro naman ng isa. One|more|maybe|sweat|he|very|much|and|smell bad|joke|also|of|one "Also, he might sweat a lot and smell!" joked one.

At nagtawanan silang lahat. And|laughed|they|all And they all laughed.

Ngumiti lamang si David. smiled|only|Mr|David David just smiled.

Kahit pa nakakatawa, alam niyang maling pagtawanan si Rey. Even|though|funny|knows|he|wrong|to laugh at|(marker for a person)|Rey Even though it was funny, he knew it was wrong to laugh at Rey.

Napagsabihan na siya minsan ng Mommy niya na huwag pagtatawanan ang iba dahil lamang naiiba ang itsura o kilos nila. He was told|already|he|once|by|his Mommy|her|that|should not|laugh at|the|others|because|only|different|the|appearance|or|behavior|they His mom had once told him not to laugh at others just because they look or act differently.

"Masakit 'yon, David," sabi nito sa kanya. hurts|that|David|said|this|to|him "That hurts, David," she said to him.

"Ikaw ba, gusto mo ring pintasan ka ng iba?" You|question particle|want|you|also|criticize|you|by|others "Do you want others to criticize you too?"

Umiling si David noon, natatandaan niya. He shook his head|the|David|then|remembers|he David shook his head then, he remembers.

Ngunit tumahimik lamang si David habang nakikipaglaro sa mga kaibigan niya. But|remained silent|only|(subject marker)|David|while|playing|with|(plural marker)|friends|his But David just stayed quiet while playing with his friends.

Kontento na siyang hindi napapag-tawanan na tulad ni Rey. content|that|he|not|||like|like|by|Rey He is content that he is not being laughed at like Rey.

Isang araw, nahuli ang Mommy ni David sa pagsundo sa kanya sa iskul. One|day|was caught|the|Mommy|of|David|in|picking up|at|him|in|school One day, David's mom was caught picking him up from school.

Nagsimula nang mag-alala si David. At nagugutom na siya. started|to|||(subject marker)|David|And|hungry|already|he David started to worry. And he was getting hungry.

Alas-sais na ng gabi at nagdidilim na ang langit. ||already|of|evening|and|is getting dark|already|the|sky It was six in the evening and the sky was getting dark.

Si Rey na lamang ang naroroon na hindi pa sinusundo. The|Rey|only|only|the|there|that|not|yet|picked up Only Rey was there who had not yet been picked up.

Nagdo-drowing ito sa kanyang maliit na notebook at humuhuni-huni ng isang awit. ||it|in|his|small|(linker)|notebook|and|||(linker)|a|song He is drawing in his small notebook and humming a song.

Parang hindi man lang siya nag-aalala na gumagabi na. It seems|not|even|at all|he|||that|it was getting late|already It seems like he is not even worried that it is getting late.

Naiinip na si David. is getting bored|already|(subject marker)|David David is getting impatient.

Lumapit siya kay Rey at nagtanong, He approached|he|to|Rey|and|asked He approached Rey and asked,

"Anong dino-drawing mo?" What|||you "What are you drawing?"

"Eroplano," sagot ni Rey, na hindi man lamang tumingin sa kanya. Airplane|answer|by|Rey|that|not|even|just|looked|at|him "Airplane," Rey replied, not even looking at him.

"Ah," sagot na lamang ni David. Ah|answer|just|only|of|David "Ah," David simply replied.

Wala na siyang ibang masabi pa. No|already|he|other|to say|anymore He had nothing else to say.

Biglang gumurukgok nang napakalakas ang tiyan ni David! Suddenly|growled|very|loud|the|stomach|of|David Suddenly, David's stomach growled very loudly!

Nagulat at biglang tumingala si Rey sa kanya, at nagtawanan silang dalawa. Surprised|and|suddenly|looked up|the|Rey|at|him|and|laughed|they|two Rey was startled and suddenly looked up at him, and they both laughed.

"Uhm . . . May natitira pa akong isang pandesal, gusto mo?" Uhm|There is|remaining|still|I have|one|bread roll|want|you "Uhm . . . I still have one pandesal left, do you want it?"

alok ni Rey na medyo nahihiya. offer|by|Rey|who|somewhat|shy Rey offered, a bit shy.

Ngumiti ito. Hina-lungkat niya ang kanyang knapsack at iniabot kay David ang isang maliit at lukot-lukot na supot na papel. He/She smiled|this|||he/she|the|his/her|knapsack|and|handed|to|David|the|a|small|and|||that|bag|that|paper He smiled. He rummaged through his knapsack and handed David a small crumpled paper bag.

Parang hindi no masarap kainin ang pandesal sa loob ng supot, dahil napipi na ito ng mga libro ni Rey sa knapsack. It seems|not|anymore|delicious|to eat|the|bread roll|in|inside|of|bag|because|squished|already|this|of|plural marker|books|of|Rey|in|knapsack It seemed not very appetizing to eat the pandesal from the bag, as it had been squished by Rey's books in the knapsack.

Pero gutom na gutom na talaga si David, kaya kinuha niya ang pandesal at inubos sa loob ng tatlumpung segundo! But|hungry|already|hungry|already|really|(subject marker)|David|so|took|he|the|bread roll|and|finished|in|within|of|thirty|seconds But David was really very hungry, so he took the pandesal and finished it in thirty seconds!

"Rey, salamat ha," sabi ni David pagkatapos punasan ng panyo ang mga labi. Rey|thank you|okay|said|by|David|after|wiped|with|handkerchief|the|plural marker|lips "Rey, thank you," David said after wiping his lips with a handkerchief.

"Nahuli rin ba ang nanay mo sa pagsundo sa 'yo?" late|also|question particle|the|mother|your|in|picking up|from|you "Did your mom also get caught up in picking you up?"

Namula si Rey at nautal, "Ah, ano. . .." blushed|(subject marker)|Rey|and|stammered|Ah|what Rey blushed and stammered, "Ah, um..."

"David!" David "David!"

Pareho silang napalingon at nakita ang Mommy ni David na humahangos papunta sa kanila. Both|they|turned around|and|saw|the|Mommy|of|David|that|rushing|towards|to|them They both turned and saw David's mom rushing towards them.

"Sorry, natagalan ako. Sorry|took long|I "Sorry, I took a long time.

May aksidente kasing nangyari sa daan. There is|accident|just|happened|on|road There was an accident on the road.

Gutom ka na ba?" hungry|you|already|question particle Are you hungry?"

"Hi, Mommy." Hi|Mommy "Hi, Mommy."

Humalik si David sa Mommy niya. kissed|the|David|on|Mommy|his David kissed his Mommy.

"Okey lang po. Binigyan ako ni Rey ng pandesal, kaya di na ako masyadong gutom." Okay|just|polite particle|He gave|me|by|Rey|of|bread roll|so|not|anymore|I|too|hungry "It's okay. Rey gave me a pandesal, so I'm not too hungry anymore."

Bumaling ang Mommy ni David kay Rey. Turned|the|Mommy|of|David|to|Rey David's mom turned to Rey.

"Ang bait mo naman, Rey. The|kindness|your|indeed|Rey "You're so kind, Rey.

Hinihintay mo rin ba ang nanay mo?" waiting|your|also|question particle|the|mother|your Are you also waiting for your mom?"

"Ah, uh ...opo," sagot ni Rey na namumula na naman. Ah|uh|yes|answered|(possessive particle)|Rey|already|blushing|again|again "Ah, uh ... yes," Rey replied, blushing again.

"Darating na rin po 'yon." It will arrive|already|too|polite particle|that "It will come soon."

"Ah okey. Kung gusto mo, pwede ka naming samahang maghintay sa kanya rito," sabi ng Mommy ni David, at naupo siya sa kanilang tabi. Ah|okay|If|want|you|can|you|we|accompany|wait|for|him|here|said|of|Mommy|of|David|and|sat|he|at|their|side "Ah okay. If you want, we can accompany you to wait for him here," said David's mom, and she sat down beside them.

"Naku, huwag na po!" bulalas ni Rey. "Salamat po. Oh no|don't|anymore|polite particle|exclaimed|by|Rey|Thank you|polite particle "Oh no, please don't!" Rey exclaimed. "Thank you."

Okey lang po ako. Sanay na po akong maghintay nang mag-isa." Okay|just|polite particle|I|used|already|polite particle|I|to wait|for|| I'm fine. I'm used to waiting alone."

"O sige, kung sigurado ka," sagot ng Mommy ni David. Oh|okay|if|sure|you|answered|the|Mommy|of|David "Alright, if you're sure," David's mom replied.

"David, magpaalam ka na muna kay Rey, at magpasalamat ka sa kanya para sa pandesal." David|say goodbye|you|already|first|to|Rey|and|thank|you|to|him|for|the|bread roll "David, say goodbye to Rey first, and thank him for the pandesal."

"Babay, Rey! Salamat sa pandesal. Kita tayo bukas!" Bye|Rey|Thank you|for|bread roll|We'll see|each other|tomorrow "Goodbye, Rey! Thank you for the pandesal. See you tomorrow!"

Kumaway si David habang papunta sa kanilang kotse. Ngumiti si Rey. waved|the|David|while|going|to|their|car|smiled|the|Rey David waved as he walked towards their car. Rey smiled.

Sinundan lamang niya ng tingin ang kotse nina David habang papalayo ito. He followed|just|him|by|glance|the|car|of|David|while|driving away|it He just followed David's car with his eyes as it drove away.

Kinabukasan sa iskul, kahit tahimik pa rin si Rey tulad ng dati, mas madalas na siyang ngumingiti kay David. The next day|in|school|even though|quiet|still|also|(marker for proper nouns)|Rey|like|(linker)|before|more|often|already|he|smiles|to David|David The next day at school, even though Rey was still quiet like usual, he smiled at David more often.

Pagdating ng recess, inabutan siya ni David ng tsokolate habang papunta sa kantin. Upon arrival|of|recess|was approached|him|by|David|of|chocolate|while|going|to|cafeteria When recess came, David handed him chocolate while they were heading to the canteen.

"Bigay 'to ng Tita ko, galing sa U.S. gift|this|from|aunt|my|came|from|| "This is from my aunt, from the U.S.

Sana magustuhan mo." Ngumiti si David. I hope|you like|it|David smiled|the|David I hope you like it." David smiled.

"Wow . . ." Tinitigan ni Rey ang makintab na kulay-gintong balat ng tsokolate. Wow|Rey stared|(possessive marker)|Rey|the|shiny|(linking particle)|||skin|of|chocolate "Wow . . ." Rey stared at the shiny golden wrapper of the chocolate.

"Kahit kelan, hindi pa ako nabibigyan ng ganito. Grabe, salamat!" ever|since|not|yet|I|have been given|(marker for direct object)|like this|Wow|thank you "I've never been given something like this before. Wow, thank you!"

"Walang anuman, "sagot ni David. "Oo nga pala, naisip ko . . ." Nothing|to be thankful for|answer|by|David|Yes|indeed|oh|thought|I "You're welcome," David replied. "Oh right, I just thought..."

"David!" David "David!"

Lumapit si Jun-Jun sa kanila mula sa likod, nakasimangot. approached|(subject marker)|||to|them|from|at|back|frowning Jun-Jun approached them from behind, frowning.

"Bakit mo kasama 'yan? Why|you|with|that "Why are you with him?

Di ba maglalaro tayo ng bola ngayon kasama nina Andy? not|question particle|will play|we|(linker)|ball|today|with|including|Andy Aren't we going to play ball today with Andy and the others?

Halika na!" Kay David lamang siya nakatingin, at binabalewala si Rey. Come|now|To|David|only|he|was looking|at|ignoring|Rey|Rey "Come on!" She was only looking at David, ignoring Rey.

"Ay, oo nga, oo nga! Sige, tara!" Oh|yes|indeed|||Alright|let's go "Oh, right, right! Okay, let's go!"

Mabilis na kinawayan ni David si Rey at tumakbo kasama ni Jun-Jun. Quickly|(linker)|waved|(marker for the doer)|David|(marker for the doer)|Rey|and|ran|with|(marker for the doer)|| David quickly waved at Rey and ran off with Jun-Jun.

Naiwan si Rey doon, hawak-hawak ang tsokolate. Left|(subject marker)|Rey|there|||the|chocolate Rey was left there, holding the chocolate.

Nagkibit na lamang ito ng balikat at mag-isang tumuloy sa kantin. shrugged|just|only|he|(linker)|shoulder|and|||proceeded|to|cafeteria He just shrugged and continued to the canteen alone.

Lalong naging tahimik at mailap si Rey pagkatapos ng araw na 'yon. Even more|became|quiet|and|elusive|(referring to)|Rey|after|of|day|that|one Rey became even quieter and more elusive after that day.

Isang Sabado, sumama si David sa Mommy niya upang One|Saturday|accompanied|(subject marker)|David|to|Mommy|his|in order to One Saturday, David went with his Mommy to

bisitahin ang kanilang katulong na si Aling Miding na may sakit. visit|the|their|helper|who|Ms|Ms|Miding|who|has|illness visit their helper, Aling Miding, who was sick.

Unang beses pa lamang ni David na bisitahin si Aling Miding. First|time|only|just|of|David|to|visit|Mrs|Aling|Miding It was David's first time visiting Aling Miding.

Ipinarada ng Mommy niya ang kotse sa isang kalye at naglakad sila sa isang madilim na eskinita. Parked|(possessive particle)|Mommy|her|the|car|in/on|a|street|and|walked|they|in/on|a|dark|(linking particle)|alley His Mommy parked the car on a street and they walked through a dark alley.

Maraming beses na tumagilid sila sa tabi ng daan Many|times|already|overturned|they|on|side|of|road Many times they would lean to the side of the road

para makaraan ang mga taong nakakasalubong nila. to|pass|the|plural marker|people|they encounter|their to let the people they meet pass.

Kahit mga aso ay nakikiraan din! Even|plural marker|dogs|(linking verb)|get along|also Even the dogs would make way!

Nakakapasok lamang ang sinag ng araw sa mga siwang sa pagitan ng mga bahay, can enter|only|the|ray|of|sun|in|the|gaps|in|between|of|the|houses Only the rays of sunlight can enter through the cracks between the houses,

na sobrang liliit at dikit-dikit. that|very|small|and|| which are very small and closely packed.

Sa wakas, tumigil ang Mommy niya sa harap ng isang makitid na pintuan At|last|stopped|the|Mommy|her|in|front|of|a|narrow|that|door Finally, his Mommy stopped in front of a narrow door.

kung saan may nakasabit nang medyo baluktot na "God Bless Our House." where|there|there is|hanging|somewhat|slightly|crooked|(linking particle)|God|Bless|Our|House where a slightly crooked "God Bless Our House" was hanging.

Kumatok siya at pumasok. "Aling Miding! He knocked|he|and|entered|Mrs|Miding She knocked and entered. "Aunt Miding!"

Magandang umaga! Si Cita ito! Binibisita ka namin!" Good|morning|This is|Cita|this|We are visiting|you|us Good morning! This is Cita! We're here to visit you!"

Sumilip si David sa pinto pagpasok ng kanyang Mommy. David peeked|the|David|at|door|upon entering|of|his|Mommy David peeked through the door as his Mommy entered.

Nakita niyang nakaratay si Aling Miding sa isang mababang kama na yari sa kahoy. He saw|her|lying down|Mrs|Aling|Miding|on|a|low|bed|that|made|of|wood She saw Aling Miding lying on a low wooden bed.

Sa tabi ng kanyang unan ay isang bote na plastik na may kalahating laman na tubig. At|beside|of|his|pillow|is|a|bottle|that|plastic|that|with|half|filled|of|water Next to her pillow was a plastic bottle with half a content of water.

May sinag ng araw na pumapasok sa isang maliit na bintana, There is|ray|of|sun|that|enters|in|a|small|that|window A ray of sunlight was coming through a small window,

at nababasa ni David ang isang bulaklaking poster sa dingding na nagsasabi: "Love One Another." and|reads|by|David|the|a|flowery|poster|on|wall|that|says|Love|One|Another and David could read a floral poster on the wall that said: "Love One Another."

"Ma'am Cita!" sagot ni Aling Miding na umuubo habang pinipilit bumangon. Ma'am|Cita|answered|by|Mrs|Miding|who|was coughing|while|trying|to get up "Ma'am Cita!" replied Aling Miding, coughing as she tried to get up.

"Sori po, Ma'am Cita, di ko kayo masilbihan ng meryenda, di ako makabangon." Sorry|polite particle|Ma'am|Cita|not|I|you|serve|(marker for direct object)|snack|not|I|can get up "I'm sorry, Ma'am Cita, I can't serve you snacks, I can't get up."

Kahit maliit at payat si Aling Miding, mukha pa rin siyang malaki sa loob ng maliit niyang bahay. Even though|small|and|thin|(marker for proper nouns)|Auntie|Miding|looks|still|also|she|big|in|inside|of|small|her|house Even though Aling Miding is small and thin, she still looks big inside her small house.

"Hay naku, huwag ka nang mag-abala, Aling Miding." Lumapit ang Mommy ni David sa kama. Oh|no|don't|you|anymore|||Auntie|Miding|Approached|the|Mommy|of|David|to|bed "Oh dear, don't bother, Aling Miding." David's mom approached the bed.

"Gusto ka lamang naming kumustahin. We want|you|just|to check on|how you are "We just wanted to check on you.

Isinama ko si David para mabisita ka rin niya." I brought|me|David||so that|he can visit|you|also|he I brought David so he could visit you too."

"Magandang umaga, Aling Miding." Umupo si David sa tabi ni Aling Miding, Good|morning|Auntie|Miding|David sat|(subject marker)|David|at|beside|(possessive marker)|Auntie|Miding "Good morning, Aling Miding." David sat next to Aling Miding,

tulad ng nakagawian na niyang gawin sa bahay nila tuwing nagluluto ng pagkain si Aling Miding. like|of|accustomed|already|his|to do|at|house|their|whenever|cooks|of|food|Ms|Aling|Miding just like he usually did at their house whenever Aling Miding was cooking.

"Ay naku, huwag kang lumapit, David!" Umuubo si Aling Miding sabay sinasaway si David. Oh|no|don't|you|come near|David|Coughing|the|Ms|Miding|at the same time|scolding|the|David "Oh no, don't come near, David!" Aling Miding coughed while scolding David.

"Baka ka mahawa sa 'kin!" Maybe|you|get infected|from|me "You might catch what I have!"

"Mahiga ka nga muna ulit, Aling Miding," sabi ng Mommy ni David. lie down|you|please|first|again|Miss|Miding|said|of|Mommy|of|David "Lie down again for a while, Aling Miding," said David's Mommy.

"Baka lumala pa 'yan. Maybe|worsens|further|that "That might get worse.

Heto, may dala kaming mga prutas at gamot para sa 'yo." Here|has|brought|we|plural marker|fruits|and|medicine|for|to|you Here, we brought you some fruits and medicine."

Inilagay ng Mommy ni David ang plastik na supot ng Put|(marker for possessive)|Mommy|(marker for possessive)|David|the|plastic|(linker)|bag|(marker for possessive) David's mom placed the plastic bag of

mga prutas at mga gamot sa maliit na mesa sa tabi ng kama. plural marker|fruits|and|plural marker|medicine|on|small|linking particle|table|on|beside|genitive marker|bed fruits and medicine on the small table next to the bed.

"Ay, papakiusapan ko na lang ang pamangkin kong bumili ng sopdrink. Oh|I will ask|me|just|only|the|nephew|my|to buy|a|soft drink "Oh, I'll just ask my niece to buy some soda.

Nakatira sila ng kapatid kong babae diyan lang sa kabila." They live|there|with|sibling|my|sister|just|only|on|the other side My sister and I live just across there.

Naupo si Aling Miding at tumawag sa kanyang mahinang tinig, "Rey! Rey! May mga bisita ako! sat|(marker for singular pronoun)|Ms|Miding|and|called|in|her|soft|voice|Rey||There are|(plural marker)|visitors|I Aling Miding sat down and called out in her soft voice, "Rey! Rey! I have visitors!

Pwede bang pakibili mo sila ng sopdrink?" Can|question particle|buy for|you|them|a|soft drink Can you buy them some soft drinks?"

Napatingin si David sa may pintuan—at nakita si Rey, ang kaklaseng katabi niya sa iskul! David glanced|the|David|at|near|door|and|saw|the|Rey|the|classmate|next to|him|in|school David looked at the door—and saw Rey, his classmate sitting next to him in school!

Pareho silang napanganga at di maka-paniwala na nakikita roon ang isa't isa! Both|they|were astonished|and|not|||that|seeing|there|the|each|other They both gaped and couldn't believe they were seeing each other there!

"Rey! Di ko alam na dito ka pala nakatira!" nakangiting bati ni David. Rey|not|I|knew|that|here|you|indeed|live|smiling|greeting|by|David "Rey! I didn't know you lived here!" David greeted with a smile.

"Anak, hindi ba siya 'yong batang nagbigay sa iyo ng pandesal noon?" Child|not|question particle|he|that|child|gave|to|you|of|bread|before "Child, isn't he the one who gave you pandesal before?"

Ngumiti ang Mommy ni David sa kay Rey. smiled|the|Mommy|of|David|at|to|Rey David's mom smiled at Rey.

"Natutuwa akong nagkita tayo uli, Rey." I'm happy|that|we met|we|again|Rey "I'm glad we met again, Rey."

"Uhm, magandang umaga po, Ma'am," Uhm|good|morning|polite particle|Ma'am "Uhm, good morning, Ma'am,"

mahinang sagot ni Rey. Yumuko na siya habang namumula na naman ang kanyang mukha. weak|answer|of|Rey|He bowed|already|he|while|turning red|again|again|the|his|face Rey's weak answer. He bowed his head while his face turned red again.

"A . . . Tiyang, gusto ninyong ibili ko kayo ng sopdrinks?" Aunt|Aunt|want|you (plural)|buy|I|you (plural)|(particle)|soft drinks "A . . . Aunt, do you want me to buy you some soft drinks?"

"Ay, oo nga pala!" biglang bulalas ni Aling Miding. Oh|yes|indeed|reminder|suddenly|exclaimed|by|Mrs|Miding "Oh, right!" Aling Miding suddenly exclaimed.

"Malamang magkaklase kayo! Probably|classmates|you (plural/formal) "You must be classmates!"

Nakalimutan ko palang sabihin sa inyo, Ma'am Cita, I forgot|I|just|to tell|to|you|Ma'am|Cita I forgot to tell you, Ma'am Cita,

na nabigyan ng iskolarship si Rey sa iskul ni David kaya doon din siya nag-aaral. that|was given|of|scholarship|(subject marker)|Rey|in|school|(possessive marker)|David|so|there|also|he|| Rey was given a scholarship at David's school, so he is studying there as well.

Naku, ba't ko nga ba nakalimutang sabihin 'yon!" Oh no|why|I|indeed|question particle|forgot|to say|that Oh no, why did I forget to mention that!

"Wow, ang galing naman!" sagot ng Mommy ni David. Wow|the|skill|indeed|answer|of|Mommy|of|David "Wow, that's great!" replied David's mom.

"At alam mo, magkatabi pa sila sa klase. And|know|you|sit next to each other|still|they|in|class "And you know, they sit next to each other in class.

Napakabait na bata itong si Rey. very kind|that|child|this|the|Rey Rey is such a nice kid.

Binigyan niya si David ng pandesal minsan nang nagutom ito habang hinihintay ako." He gave|him|to|David|a|bread roll|once|when|got hungry|he|while|waiting|me She gave David a bread roll once when he was hungry while waiting for me.

Hindi umimik si Rey, nakatitig lamang sa sahig. did not|speak|(subject marker)|Rey|staring|only|at|floor Rey didn't say a word, just staring at the floor.

"Huwag ka na ngang mahiya, Rey." Inabutan ni Aling Miding ng ilang barya ito. Don't|you|already|really|be shy|Rey|Handed|by|Miss|Miding|with|some|coins|him "Don't be shy, Rey." Aling Miding handed him some coins.

"Heto, bumili ka ng sopdrink diyan sa kanto. Here|buy|you|a|soft drink|there|at|corner "Here, buy a soft drink over there at the corner.

David, gusto mo bang samahan si Rey?" David|want|you|question particle|accompany|marker for proper nouns|Rey David, do you want to accompany Rey?"

"Okey." Ngumiti si David at sinundan si Rey palabas. Okay|Smiled|the|David|and|followed|the|Rey|outside "Okay." David smiled and followed Rey outside.

Hindi nagsasalita si Rey habang nagla-lakad sila. does not|speak|(subject marker)|Rey|while|||they Rey did not speak while they were walking.

Medyo naiilang na si David kaya somewhat|uncomfortable|already|(subject marker)|David|that's why David was feeling a bit awkward so

nang papalapit na sila sa tindahan, nagtanong siya, when|approaching|already|they|to|store|asked|he as they were approaching the store, he asked,

"May lugar ba kayong mapaglalaruan dito?" Is there|place|question particle||to play|here "Is there a place where you can play here?"

May bahid ng inis ang boses ni Rey nang sumagot ito, There is|hint|of|irritation|the|voice|of|Rey|when|answered|he There was a hint of annoyance in Rey's voice when he replied,

"Wala kaming play-ground dito tulad nang sa bahay ninyo o sa iskul. There is no|we|||here|like|in|at|house||or|at|school "We don't have a playground here like you do at your house or at school.

Kahit saan lang kami nagla-laro rito. Even|anywhere|just|we|||here We just play anywhere here.

Wala kaming pera para sa playground!" No|we|money|for|the|playground We don't have money for a playground!"

"Ah . . . urm . . . okey . . . sorry." Ah|urm|okay|sorry "Ah . . . um . . . okay . . . sorry."

Nang makabayad na si Rey at nag-hihintay para sa sukli, tumingin-tingin si David sa paligid. When|paid|already|(subject marker)|Rey|and|||for|the|change|||(subject marker)|David|at|the surroundings When Rey had paid and was waiting for the change, David looked around.

Andaming bata roon. There are many|children|there There were many children there.

May naglalaro ng kotse-kotsehang gawa mula sa mga lumang karton. There is|playing|with|||made|from|in|plural marker|old|cardboard Some were playing with toy cars made from old cardboard.

May mga nagtitinda ng gulay sa bangketa. There are|plural marker|selling|of|vegetables|on|sidewalk There were vendors selling vegetables on the sidewalk.

Ang iba naman ay nag-uumpukan sa labas sa bintana ng isang bahay, nakikipanood ng TV. The|others|as for|(linking verb)|||at|outside|at|window|of|a|house|watching together|(particle)|TV Others were gathered outside by the window of a house, watching TV.

Ang mga suot nilang damit, kung hindi sobrang The|plural marker|wearing|their|clothes|if|not|too much The clothes they wear, if not too loose,

maluwang, ay gula-gulanit o butas-butas—pero tila bale-wala lamang ito sa kanila. spacious|is|||or|||but|seems|||only|this|to|them are tattered or full of holes—but it seems they don't mind.

Kahit saan, nakakarinig si David ng tawanan at hagikhikan. Anywhere|there|David hears|(subject marker)|David|(particle indicating direct object)|laughter|and|giggling Anywhere, David hears laughter and giggles.

Masaya sila kahit wala silang totoong playground. They are happy|they|even though|there is no|they have|real|playground They are happy even without a real playground.

Pagkabalik nila sa bahay, nakita nilang tahimik na nag-uusap ang Mommy ni David at si Aling Miding. Upon returning|they|to|house|saw|they|quietly|already|||the|Mommy|of|David|and|Mrs|Aling|Miding When they returned home, they saw David's mom and Aling Miding talking quietly.

"Anak, laro muna kayo ni Rey sa labas, ha?" sabi ng Mommy ni David. Child|play|first|you|of|Rey|in|outside|okay|said|of|Mommy|of|David "Child, go play outside with Rey for a while, okay?" said David's Mommy.