The story of Magkang Bridge (local story)
I have heard a lot of creepy stories about bridges from my friends. But I have here a love story. A legend from our folks about a bridge that was located in our locality. I have no phone that the time I arrived here in my hometown when it's still made of sturdy wood so I guess i can't help to show you the old one. I will just manage to show you this drawing as it was connected with the story.I drew it when an elementary teacher asked me to do it so she can have a compilation of native stories with my illustrations. It doesn't look good but i hope it served it's purpose. 😅
Magkang was a giant, believed to be a fearful one but has a good heart. He was once inloved to a very beautiful maiden in the barangay of Talubin.
One day, he tried his luck to sought for his happiness and courted the maiden. But the young lady doesn't like him so. She gave Magkang different difficult tasks but all of it, in the end, the giant accomplished it successfully.The maiden was so worried.
In the end, the maiden thought of something very tough mission to give to the giant to fulfill. She gave him the task to make a bridge in order to connect the village that was separated by a large stream. Magkang was to finish it before dawn or else there won't be courting anymore so this will be his last chance. Magkang accepted the challenge. Why not? He loved the young lady so much that he will do everything to win her heart.
On the other hand, the maiden sought for help to Lumawig, the god of heaven and earth to let the sun shine when she saw that Magkang was about to finish his task before the dawn. Fear surged into her heart as she doesn't want to marry a giant. Lumawig granted her wish and let the sun rise in the heavens.
Magkang felt sad. As he watched the sun rose in the sky, while he was almost done with the bridge, he felt defeat.He stopped doing his task and slumped in the foot of the mountain mourning for his loss.
However, Lumawig felt compassion towards the giant. He then decided to transform Magkang into a normal human being, that way, he can live normally with the one he loves.
By becoming a normal being Magkang courted the maiden again and served her with every task in their house by collecting firewood, pounding rice, hunting game from the forest and many more that the maiden can't ask for anything else.
Before the year ended, Magkang and the maiden got married and they lived happily ever after. The wooden bridge remained and it lasted for how many years. The bridge then was named after the giant's name "Magkang Bridge" .
While I was on my way to the field and was walking alongside the mainroad, I had a glimpse of our bridge named "Magkang". This was the modern one. But few years ago it was made of sturdy woods that can stay even many typhoons had passed. Not long when it was changed into an iron bridge to be able to hold heavy equipments to pass through for constructions of main roads and widening of highways from our village to the other part of the province. But the name still remain. 😊
>Xzeon<
The story has become much better. I have learned a lot about the story. I have realized that those stories must be good. I will give you more beautiful stories.