![]() ![]() Alamat ng Gubat is notable for it's allegorical references to Philippine society. While he begins his journey he finds he and his friends also fight the evil animals in the forest. The story is about a little crab named "Tong" searching for a banana heart to cure his father from sickness. Bob Ong later came up with another book written as a straightforward narrative, MacArthur, but it is a very different work because it does not have Bob Ong's signature humorous tone. ![]() Among Bob Ong's works, it is notable for being the first one to be a self-contained straightforward narrative rather than a collection of anecdotes. Excerpt: The Alamat ng Gubat (Legend of the Forest) is a 2004 novel which was the fourth book published by Bob Ong, a Filipino contemporary author noted for using conversational Filipino to create humorous and reflective depictions of life as a Filipino. Chapters: Alamat Ng Gubat, Macarthur, Abnkkbsnplako?, Kapitan Sino, Bakit Baligtad Magbasa Ng Libro Ang Mga Pilipino?. ![]() Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. ![]()
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