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                                                                                                                                           Beethoven play in live, right?                said, “Good morning, Principal! Actually, I can speak
              Lesson 1 : Dr. José Rizal                           Lesson 3 : George Washington                                               I feel so sorry for you because I can’t make lots   all kinds of language.”
                                                                                                                                           of money to let you see Beethoven’s concert.       Mr. Wong laughed after he heard it and said, “Oh
                  In 1861, Teodora gave birth to a little boy in       Dad borrowed a book from the library, and the                 Sister: Brother, don’t say that, that is because I can’t   really? Philippines have over seventy native dialects,
              Calamba, Laguna. The whole family was happy about   content of this book contained many stories of great                     see, so you cannot go out and make money, but   how many do you know?”
              the birth of the boy, and they named the boy José Rizal.   people’s childhood.  One of the stories was the found-            stay home farming.  You treat me this nice, but I   My brother shyly said, “I only know Tagalog.”
                  José Rizal was able to write when he was three,   ing father of the United States, George Washington.                    still….                                       Principal said, “that is okay, I only know Tagalog,
              and he could compose poems when he was eight. The        When George Washington was young, he lived in                 Beethoven: (Stand outside the door, and listen) Ah!!   too.  It is because Tagalog is the most common using
              ideas in his poems were mainly about persuading peo-  a farm.  Not far from the farm, there was a river.  A boat             This is a girl with blind eyes! I feel so emotion-  language in the Philippines, so learning Tagalog is the
              ple to love their own countries.                    sailed on the river everyday and provided the service                    ally touched                                  most useful one.”
                  It was Spanish colonial era, and the Spanish were   for people who needed to cross the river.                            I  am  going  in  to  make  her  wish  come  true.    I asked Principle, “How many languages are there
              not friendly with the Filipinos and limited them to only   The boatman was a very nice old man who is                        (Walking into the farm)                       in the world?”
              little educational resources. When José Rizal grew up,   around sixty years old, so young Washington often went        Sister: (standing up) Brother, who is here?              Principal answered, “There are approximately
              he studied overseas. Because he was a quick learner,   to the river and chatted with the old boatman, and they         Brother: I don’t know him.  (Face toward Beethoven)   three thousands to four thousands kinds of languages
              he was awarded the Bachelor degree of Philosophy and   became good friends.                                                  Mr. how can I help you?                       in the world.  The top ten most used languages in the
              Medicine by the age of 24. During his overseas study,    One day, young Washington saw the old boatman                 Beethoven: (sitting down in front the piano) I want to   world are Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish, Hindi,
              he used to think of sufferings of the Filipinos, which   and he seemed to be very tired, so he asked the old                 borrow your piano to play one song.           Indonesian, Arabic, Bengali, Japanese, and Portuguese.
              later contributed to the appearance of two novels, Noli   boatman what is going on.  The old boatman replied,          Brother: why?                                       If everyone in the world all speak different kinds of
              Me Tangere (The Social Cancer) and El filibusterismo   “I am very old, I should have retired already, but I don’       Beethoven: (no respond, continuing to play)         language, then people cannot communicate with each
              (The Reign of Greed). He described the sufferings the   t know if there is anyone that would want to take over         Sister: (Joyful like) Ah!! This is the piece that I always   other.  Therefore, everyone not only has to learn their
              Filipinos had been put up with in the novels, and further   my job.”  Young Washington though over for a bit, and            can not get it right.                         own native dialogue, but also the world common using
              sparked an inspiration over what measures should be   said, “I can!”  The old boatman laughed when he heard                  Mr.,  who  are  you?    How  can  you  play   language.”
              taken by the Filipinos.                             and then said, “are you kidding, you are just a kid!”                    Beethoven’s music so beautifully?
                  After reading his novels, the Filipinos were deeply   Young Washington was not joking at all.  After he            Beethoven: I am Beethoven
              touched, and so they organized a revolution and defeat-  went home, he immediately told this idea to his mom,          Brother and sister: (together) What? You are Beethoven!  Lesson 6 : How to Answer
              ed the Spanish, bringing democracy and freedom to the   but mom didn’t agree.  Young Washington said, “Being           Beethoven: look, Tonight’s moonlight is very bright, so   Teacher told us the story “Alfred Nobel, Inventor
              Philippines. José Rizal was later honored as the national   a boatman, I can take people cross the river, give people        beautiful!!                                   of Dynamite” today. After the story, teacher asked, “Is
              hero of the Philippines.                            convenience, it is a very meaningful job, and beside, I            Sister: I…I can’t not see.                          the invention of dynamite good or bad?” We could not
                                                                  can be a boatman with my height already.”                          Beethoven: It is okay, I will play the brightening moon-  answer, so teacher asked us to go home and think and
              Lesson 2 : Dr. Sun, Yat-Sen                              After few days, mom finally understood his deci-                    light into the music for you.                 give answers tomorrow.
                                                                  sion and agreed to his request, so young Washington                      (Beethoven is watching the moon while playing      I asked Dad when returned home. Dad said, “Of
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                  During 19  century, the prevalence of democracy   had really became a boatman, and at the time, he was                   another piece of music. after the music is fin-  course it is good. We use dynamite to bore through
              around the world had brought great advancement on   only eleven.  After I saw this story, I told my dad,                     ished, he then stands and leaves the farm house   mountain for tunnels and make canals. Without it, the
              our livings, while the emperor of China was refusal to   “George Washington is right, if he can help people, and             without saying a word)                        construction could not be completed in short time.”
              adopt modernization had limited them to no improve-  give people convenience, it is a very meaningful job.”            Sister: Bravo, I feel so touched, I …I “hear” the moon-  I then asked Mom. Mom shook her head and said,
              ments. Instead of making reforms, the emperors in Qing   Dad replied, “If you can think this way, maybe, one                 light.                                        “Of course it is bad. Because dynamite has been made
              Dynasty spent money constructing palaces and building   day, you can become one of the great people.”                        Brother, I really hear the moonlight.         into bombs or missiles to kill a lot of people.”
              gardens, enjoying the private privileges and neglecting                                                                Brother: Ah!  Mr.  Beethoven  has  left  already!  Mr.   When I went back to the room, I pondered which
              the public welfare. As a result, the country was in chaos   Lesson 4 : Beethoven’s Story                                     Beethoven…, Mr. Beethoven…..                  is right. Teacher said Alfred Nobel was intended to ben-
              with unfairness. Many foreign powers took the chance                                                                   Narrator: Beethoven played this special piece under the   efit people by inventing dynamite, while his invention
              to occupy the land of China and bully Chinese people.  Time: Mid-night with the shining moon light                           moonlight, and he then rushed home, and wrote   was used to kill instead. Is Alfred Nobel to blame or
                  Dr. Sun, Yat-Sen was born in 1866. When he grew   Place: a farm family                                                   it down, and it became the well know Moonlight   those who misused dynamite? I then also thought of our
              up and saw the corruption of his own country, he felt   Roles: Beethoven, the musician                                       Sonata.                                       hands. Hands were to perform a work, but still others
              sad. Because he had observed the advancement of the   Brother and sister of the farm                                                                                       used hands to attack. Despite this, do we conclude our
              West benefited from reforming, he was resolved to   (In the opening scene, sister plays piano in the house,                                                                hands a bad tool just because a minority uses them to
              overthrow Qing Dynasty and free China. As a result,   and her brother stands right next to her and listens to          Lesson 5: Different Varieties of Language           attack?
              he led many ambitious and brave youths to start revo-  her play)                                                           Today, my brother and I went to school together,     I felt happy, because I knew how to answer tomor-
              lutionary activities. One failure came after another, but   Sister: (Stop playing piano) Brother, this melody piece    and on the way, we met our teacher, Mr. Wong.  I said   row.
              they never got discouraged.                               by Beethoven sounds so beautiful, but I always               to Mr. Wong, “MAGANDANGUMAGA!”, and my
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                  On October 10 , 1911, the 11  revolution, the         can’t play it right.                                         brother said to Mr. Wong, “早!” (Good morning in
              Qing Dynasty was finally overthrown and the imperi-  Brother: How come? I feel like you play it very well.             Chinese). Mr. Wong nodded and said, “GOOD MORN-     Lesson 7 : Orange and Saw
              alism was abolished. The Republic of China was then   Sister: My eyes can’t see. How can I play well by only           ING!” The school principal was coincidently walking      Bob is my father’s foreign friend. He had learned
              born.                                                     touching the piano?  Brother, do you know what               right behind us, and he said to us, “You guys are inter-  few Chinese conversations from books that he thought
                                                                        the great wish of my life is?                                esting, each one of you speak a different language.”    to be enough, and so he went on his trip to Taiwan.
                                                                  Brother: How do I not know?  You always want to hear                   My brother heard it and turned his head over, then   Bob visited us yesterday. Dad asked, “How was

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