Compahinay , Eva Marie Hidalgo 12 HUMSS EMERALD

1. In the town of Daraga, in the Province of Albay in Bicol
Region lays the most beautiful volcano in the Philippines-
Mayon Volcano

2. Long ago, the
streams of Yawa
river lays the
Kingdom named
Rawis. It is reigned
by a very generous
and intelligent king
named King
Makusog.

3. His only daughter
called Daragang
Magayon ( beautiful
maiden ) because of
the exceptional
beauty that she
possesses, because
of this beauty all
the men in their
Kingdom , as well
as in the
neighboring
Kingdoms dreams
to have her heart.

4. It has been
hobby of
Daragang
Magayon to
secretly take
a bath in a
Yawa River
every
morning at
the break of
dawn.

5. It was one morning
when a Traveller
from the far away
Kingdom of Laguna
accidentally saw her
secret ritual. He was
a young laid man
named Ulap. Upon
seeing the beautiful
maiden, Ulap was
instantly hypnotized
by her beauty. In
many journey of
Ulap, it was the only
that the maiden has
successfully
captured his heart.

6. He was not
contented in
being a
secret
admirer, so he
eventually
decided to
come out of
his hiding
place and
introduce
himself to the
maiden.

7. Not for long,
the two
became
inseperable
lovers and
their
relationship
was happily
blessed by
King
Makusog.

8. Meanwhile, the
news of the soon to
be wedding spread
like fire in the
nearby kingdoms
including the
Kingdom of Iraya
which is reigned by
Patugo. The news
enraged him and
brought back the
pain that incurred
by Daragang
Magayon's refusal
of his love proposal.

9. He convinced his people to set a battle against the
Kingdom Rawis by telling them that Daragang
Magayon's married to a foreign man is an insult to
their maleness. They agree to capture King Makusog
and ask for Daragang Magayon as ransom.

10. Daragang
Magayon
offered
herself as a
ransom for
his father
freedom even
if this was
against her
will.

11. If you are a real men, fight with men,
don't waste your power in terrorizing
ladies and old men
Ulap and his
clan from
Laguna arrived
and help in
fighting
enemies. " If
you are a real
men, fight with
men, don't
waste your
power
terrorizing
ladies and old
men" Ulap
exclaimed.

12. With that, the
battle heated up
and there was
blood shed.
Under the heat
of the sun,
behind the dusty
wind, swords
and belos
revagely
swished against
each other.

13. A maiden's
heart beats
outravigously
because of
suspense
brought by the
battle.

14. She ran closer to
her lover. As the
two passionately
embraced each
other, a deadly
arrow came flying
from one of the
enemies and
struck their
interwined bodies.
The skies was
covered with the
gloom as the two
lovers slowly fell
on the ground.

15. The whole Kingdom grieved upon their loss.
King Makusog proclaimed that the two shall be
burried together since it is not right to separate
what death as United as one.

16. • As they say True
Love is hard to
bury like a strong
current, it will
eventually
struggle and
resurface.

17. Daragang Magayon's love is such. It is said
that because of the strong love of Daragang
Magayon for Ulap, her grave mounted into a
towering mass of volcano as if an emblem of
her undying love.

18. Raging lava
even came
out of it as
a symbol of
her
overflowing
affection to
Ulap.

19. This volcano
which surfaced
from the grave
of Daragang
Magayon is now
known as Mayon
Volcano.
Daragang
Magayon as
what they claim
as MAYON.

20. MAYON VOLCANO