Introduction The story Maguindanao Pearls is a Filipino story and it is written by Isidro L. Retizos. It is all about the three main characters. Sinag-tala, Lakambini and Magiting. This blog will talk about on how this story relates to the reality and to the culture, traditions, and practices. Body The story mentioned basket weaver. In a community where the livelihood of most families is basket weaving. They wove baskets from native grasses and plants out of necessity. Before the baskets became art, they were tools. The designs used in crafting such as products have been handed down from generation to generation by the tribal elders. They had a festival and they named it as the “Basket weaving festival”. It is also part of us, Filipinos. This is also the part when Sinag-tala dipped her hands into the boiling pot and said that if her hands remain unburnt, then it is a sign that finds guiltless and pronounced her as innocent. Trial by ordeal was an ancient judi...
