The Wallet ( Ang Kalupi) short story of Benjamin P.Pascual

CHARACTERS:

Aling Marta-who owned the wallet

Husband and daughter of Aling Marta

Andres Reyes-the poor child who was accused stealed the wallet of Aling Marta

Police

Aling Gondang-vendor in the market

People-who watchover during Aling Marta got angry to the boy

THEME:

 Social Discrimination/ Frightening

PLOT:

                Aling Marta went to the market to buy meat of pig,chicken, fresh vegetable that will mix to the pancit and also the garbanzos. Her daughter will graduate in secondary education so she decided to buy some for the treat for her daughter graduation. When she went to Aling Godangsstore or position in the market she found out that her wallet is lost. She remember the poor guy a while ago that bumped on her.The poor boy wore a shirt and it has a 20 pesos milkfish holding in his hand. So she decided to look for the guy to sue him to give the wallet to he.When she has nothing to get to the boy, she thinks to turn over his to the police and the police will be the one to sue the boy. Where did you brought the money? said, the policeman. But the boy did not admitted about the said crime. RISING ACTION-Aling Marta got irritated so she is the one who sue the boy.Aling Marta hold the hand of the boy and it is almost equal on his back, the boy shouted as he feels the pained and the people who watched are against on what they seen. When the guy see a chance to run away he bite Aling Marta’s hand and run to the highway when he suddenly  bumped the vehicle when he was to cross over and the boy are bloody and no more live but the boy said it again that he is not the one who steal the wallet until his last breath he not admitted. FALLING ACTION- Aling Marta went home and she found out that the wallet was in their house she left it told her by his husband so Aling Marta felt pale and her sweat was cold and his knees are trembling until she got no malay.

CONFLICT:

Man vs. Society

Man vs. Circumstances

Ending:

Aling Marta has no idea that he left her wallet in their house.

  

SETTING: In the market of Tondo /house of Aling Marta /Sunday morning

MOOD:

Anger and Discrimination