The summary of dahong palay by arturo rotor essays and term papers

But in Doctor Arturo B. Rotor’s short story entitled, “Dahong Palay,” it referred to the venomous snake that almost killed Sebio, the main character of the story. “The big ax sang its way through the large arc and then came down on the block of wood with a mighty crash.

He had that “Sebiong Pasmado” (Sebio the weakling) identity because of his slight figure – his chest was flat, his neck was long and his legs were thin. He always failed to win these “foolish games of strength and skill” in front of an earsplitting crowd. Because of these failures, he lacked self-confidence.

It neatly cleaved in two formidable mass, the pieces flying for a long distance in opposite directions. Surveying his feat with glowing pride, Sebio felt a ripple run down the muscles of his arms, forearms, shoulders.

Surveying his feat with glowing pride, Sebio felt a ripple run down the muscles of his arms, forearms, shoulders. He dropped the heavy ax and wiped the perspiration from his brows, from his bare brown arms, letting his fingers rest caressingly on each muscle.