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The mats full story.
Nana emilias house b.
The mats is set somewhere before world war ii.
It was in the time when people did not sleep in beds but slept on mats.
The story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana one of the meritorious literary filipino artists.
As the story opens mr angeles head of a large family has just returned from one of his periodic inspection tours on the families farm lands in the marivales in the province of bataan.
The story depicts a typical filipino family culture.
The time setting for the action is in the afternoon.
The letter was read aloud during the noon meal.
I like the smell of new mats oh but these mats are different interposed susanna the fifth child.
Created using powtoon.
They have our names woven into them and in our ascribed colors too.
There is no specific season for the said story but the story evolves in the evening.
This story happened somewhat between 1950s up to the present time.
It reminded me of my beloved father who passed away a year ago from a lung cancer.
The mats francisco arcellana i.
Talk about the mats flared up again like wildfire.
Marcelina s father comes home from a trip to manila with beautiful hand mad.