Talk:Maria Makiling

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you dont need to read this. . . . . this is just a joke. . . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wahahhahahahhahahhaha

Needs Work

Guys, this one needs a lot of work. Do post here any ideas you have on:

- Improving the article's structure/organization
- Improving the article lead so that it concisely describes the commonnalities of the varied Makiling Legends
- A compilation of the variations of the Makiling legends (there are several)
- A discussion of Makiling's present day mythical significance
- A discussion of Makiling in popular media
- More Citations!

Makiling is one of the most prominent Filipino mythical beings. She deserves a much improved article.

Alternativity 09:16, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. IMHO, the passages in the text might actually be copyright infringement. We need to properly wikiformat and wikiize this article. Shrumster 18:20, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

You know, I just wish we knew where the original wiki's version of this story came from. I'm reformatting the entire article within a few hours/days, so I'm moving that version of the story here for reference. Alternativity 15:01, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Oh My! I went to the tagalog translation of the page, which, it turns out, has the citation for the original source. And, to my surprise, this particular retelling of the story is by Michelle Lanuza, who was a good acquaintance of mine back when she was making this writeup. That must have been 1997 or 1998. Unfortunately Michelle moved to a different school and we've lost touch. It's a strange coincidence, though. Funny how going to school Los Baños can trigger a mild obsession with Maria.Alternativity 17:02, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Old (original article's telling) of the story

The legend of Maria Makiling

Though there are numerous versions of Maria Makiling legends, which can be explained by the fact that the stories are passed on by word of mouth, there are many similarities among them.

The following is one example:

Once upon a time, a diwata lived in a mountain of Laguna, called Maria Makiling. She has light olive skin, long shining black hair and twinkling eyes. She was breathtakingly beautiful. Maria was always about helping other people. In one incident, one of the farmer's children got sick. When he went to Maria to seek help, he was given a bilao (a flat, woven container) full of ginger. The farmer sadly went home carrying the bilao of ginger. When he reached his hut, he was greatly surprised: the ginger had turned to gold! Because of Maria's kindness, the townsfolk had grown to love her.

Maria was a great beauty. She was sought for and wooed by many suitors. Three of them were very much determined to have her. One is Captain Lara, a Spanish soldier who always brought her gifts from Europe. The other is Joselito, a Spanish mestizo who was studying in Manila . Every time Joselito visits Maria, he had many stories to tell her about foreign countries and the things that he had read in books. He dreamed of going to Spain. He didn't like living in the Philippines. Of the three, it was Juan who is the most industrious. He is a common farmer. Despite of his lowly status, he is very hard working and his fruits and vegetables grew fat and juicy. He also had many pet animals and birds. It was Juan who Maria secretly admired. As time passed, her suitors became more and more impatient and demanded that Maria tell them who she loves. So the diwata was forced to promise: "By the night of the full moon, I will tell you my answer."

When the time of the full moon arrived, all of her suitors climbed up the mountain to know her decision. All were startled when Maria told them that it was Juan whom she loved. The suitors went away feeling dejected. On the other hand, Joselito and Captain Lara were very much angry with Juan. They thought of a plan against him.

One day, all were surprised when a huge fire devoured the cuartel of the Spanish. Because of the fire, Captain Lara ordered many Filipinos to be captured. Secretly, Joselito helped him. Juan was among those who they imprisoned and tortured.

Many prisoners did not last long from the tortures the Spanish had inflicted upon them. One night, Captain Lara and Joselito secretly spoke with the prisoners. The next day, Juan was blamed for the burning of the Spanish cuartel. "I did not do it!" cried Juan. But the prisoners pointed at him because Captain Lara and Joselito threatened them.

The soldiers brought Juan to the plaza. In front of hundreds of people, Juan was shot as the enemy of the Spaniards. Although he did not do anything wrong, he was shot dead. Before he died, he cried out loud Maria's name. It was heard by the diwata so she quickly went down from her mountain.

But Juan was already dead when Maria arrived. Tears falling down her face, she embraced tightly his lifeless body. Afterwards, she faced the crowd. "Why did you not take care of him?" she shouted. Meanwhile, Captain Lara and Joselito fled to Manila because they were afraid of Maria. When she learned of this, she cursed the two. She also cursed those men who cannot accept failure in love. Soon, the curse took effect. Joselito suddenly became ill. There was no cure for his illness.

Captain Lara, on the other hand, was called back to Laguna when the Filipinos revolted against the abuse that the Spaniards had inflicted upon them. The revolution quickly spread to many parts of the Philippines. The revolutionary Filipinos killed Captain Lara.

From then on, Maria never let herself be seen by the people again. Every time somebody gets lost on the mountain, they remember the curse of the diwata. Yet they also remember the great love of Maria Makiling.

More Legends

There are even more legends of Makiling out there! There are one those that tackle her family relations (Dayang Makiling and Gat Panahon as parents, Gat Suku as her lover from Arayat, Maria Sinukuan as a daughter, etc) I'll get to work on integrating those ASAP.Alternativity 17:59, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

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