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1. Lampin
By Filipina T. Villapando Retold in English by Dali
Soriano
“Fa...ll in!
Attennn... tion!
Readyyyy... March!”
shouted Antonio,
the boy soldier
every time he
played with his
fellow boy
soldiers.
Antonio’s favorite
game when
he was a boy was
playing the role of
a
soldier. He wanted
to
become a
general when he grewup. Every day after school, and
on weekendstoo, he would assemble his troops at the
park near their barangayto play
the soldier. They used gunsand swords made of bamboo. They
used aluminumpots as helmets. “What flag can we use?” asked
Antonio. “That’s easy. I know where to get one,”
replied Jose. He ran home and pulled one nice,
rectangular white sheet fromhis mother’s clothes line.
“Where did you get this? It’s perfect for a flag,”