Land of Bondage, Land of the Free
Land of Bondage, Land of the Free by Raul S. Manglapus Compiled by : Jessemar J.Wao ( I do not own this piece; this is written originally by Raul Manglapus. This is just for educational purposes. I performed this piece when I was in Grade Five) Once upon a time, the tao owned a piece of land. It was all he owned. But he cherished it, for it gave him three things, having which, he was content: life, first of all; and liberty, and happiness. Then one day the Spaniard came and commanded him to pay tribute to the crown of Spain. The tao paid tribute. And he was silent - he was certain that he was still the master of his land. The Spaniard became rich. But with riches, evil entered into him and he came to the tao a second time. He read to the tao a formidable saying, “According to this decreto real, which unfortunately you cannot read, this that you have been paying me is not tribute but rent, for the land is not yours but mine.” The tao p...