Plot and summary of Pilandok crosses a river

2. Pilandok wanted to cross a wide and
deep river but he could not do it because
there were so many crocodiles in it. So
he thought of an idea. He used the datu’s
name by saying to the crocodiles that the
datu wanted to count them so that could
feed them.

3. And the crocodiles believed on it. He
asked the crocodiles to align themselves
without knowing that it was just a trap so
he could go to the other side of the river.
He jumped from the crocodile’s back
then what he had planned happened. As
he reached the other side he told to the
crocodiles that what he said was not
true. Then he ran home as fast as he
could.

4. In a wide and deep
river, full of
crocodiles.

5. – a man who wanted to
cross a wide and a deep river
– the reason why
Pilandok could not cross the river
– Pilandok used him in order to
manipulate the crocodiles

6. One day Pilandok wanted to cross
a wide and deep river. However,
there was no banca available. He
wanted to swim to the other side but
he was afraid of the crocodiles.

7. For a while, Pilandok did not know
what to do. So he sat down near the
bank of the river then he started to think
and an idea struck him. He shouted to
the crocodiles that the Datu wished to
find out how many crocodiles were there
in the river in order to feed them all.

8. When the crocodiles heard this, they got
out of their hiding places. Pilandok asked
them to form several lines extending from
where he stood to the other bank of the
river. Then when the crocodiles had aligned
themselves, Pilandok started counting them.
As he counted he jumped from crocodile’s
back to the other. Then as soon as he had
reached the other side of the river, he
jumped out.

9. Then as soon as he had
reached the other side of the
river, he jumped out. He said that
the Datu did not want to do
anything with them.

10. As he said those words,
he ran home as fast as he
could.

11. Man vs. Circumstances
Third Person
Point of View
Gullibility, Slyness and
Intelligence/Wiseness

12. It is our knowledge that
saves us during difficult
times.