00:00She always said,
00:01I can't find it!
00:02Even when everything was right in front of her, until one day, she disappeared.
00:06This is the story about...
00:09The Legend of the Pineapple
00:14A long time ago, in a quiet little village, there lived a hard-working mother and her only daughter, Pina.
00:22Their hut was small and simple.
00:25But the mother did everything she could to keep it clean and warm.
00:30Every day, the mother worked from sunrise to sunset.
00:34She swept the yard,
00:37fetched water,
00:42cooked food,
00:44then mended clothes.
00:47But sadly, her daughter Pina never lifted a finger to help.
00:51Pina was beautiful, but she was also very lazy.
00:55Instead of helping her mother, she would spend her days playing in the backyard.
01:00Making excuses whenever she was asked to do chores.
01:03Pina, please sweep the floor.
01:06Her mother would say.
01:08But Nanai, I can't find the broom.
01:10Pina would reply.
01:12Even if the broom was right in front of her.
01:14Pina, fetch me some water from the jar.
01:17But Nanai, I can't find the dipper.
01:20She would complain, though it was hanging near the door.
01:27Every time her mother asked, Pina would answer the same.
01:30I can't find it.
01:33And so, the poor mother always ended up doing all the work herself.
01:39One day, after many years of working so hard,
01:42Pina's mother became very ill.
01:46She lay weak on her mat, too tired to even stand.
01:50Pina, she called softly.
01:54Please cook me some porridge.
01:56I'm too weak to get up.
01:59But Pina pouted and said,
02:01Nanai, I don't know how.
02:03That's too hard.
02:07It is not hard, Anak.
02:10Just put rice and water in a pot.
02:13When it boils,
02:15stir it with the ladle.
02:18Everything you need is in the kitchen.
02:21Reluctantly, Pina stomped to the kitchen.
02:24Her mother could hear her banging the pots in drawers.
02:29After a while, the kitchen grew quiet.
02:34Then she heard the back door, pre-coking.
02:38Pina, she called.
02:40Yes, Nanai?
02:42Did you cook the porridge?
02:44No, said Pina stubbornly.
02:47And why not?
02:49I couldn't find the ladle.
02:51The ladle, of course, was right there beside the pot.
02:56Hearing this, her mother's patience finally broke.
03:00In her anger and weakness, she cried out,
03:05Oh, Pina, you are so lazy.
03:08You never help me.
03:10You always say you can't find anything.
03:12I wish you would grow a thousand eyes,
03:15so you will always find what you're looking for.
03:20Her words filled the air like thunder.
03:24Then everything fell silent.
03:29The mother thought Pina was sulking outside,
03:32trying to avoid more chores.
03:34She sighed heavily.
03:36Despite her sickness,
03:38forced herself to cook the porridge alone.
03:42Days passed.
03:43Pina never came back.
03:46The mother asked the neighbors,
03:48but no one had seen her.
03:49Weeks turned into months,
03:51and still there was no sign of the girl.
03:56One morning, while sweeping the yard,
03:59the mother noticed something strange.
04:03On the very spot where Pina used to play,
04:07a plant had grown.
04:09Its leaves were long and spiky,
04:11stretching out in all directions.
04:14At the center of the plant grew a golden fruit.
04:18When the mother looked closely,
04:20she gasped.
04:22The fruit's skin was covered in little eyes,
04:25as though it was always watching.
04:28My anak,
04:30my angry words turned you into this plant.
04:35From then on,
04:36the mother cared for the plant
04:38as if it were her daughter.
04:41The fruit grew sweet and bright under her care.
04:46When she shared it with her neighbors,
04:48they were amazed by its taste.
04:53It began to call the fruit Pina,
04:55after the girl who had disappeared.
04:58Over time,
04:59the word changed to Pina,
05:01which is what we now call the pineapple.
05:04What is the lesson of the pineapple?
05:07The villagers never forgot the story of Pina.
05:10They taught their children.
05:12Always listen to your parents.
05:14Be helpful, not lazy.
05:16And remember,
05:17words spoken in anger can last forever.
05:20And so,
05:21the pineapple became a symbol of love,
05:24patience,
05:24and the importance of helping one another.
05:27And that is the legend of the pineapple,
05:30the story of a child who would not help,
05:32and a mother's wish that changed her forever.
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