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    The story describes a family experiencing "tight times" financially. The father loses his job but finds work fixing things for neighbors. Though they can no longer afford luxuries like eating out, the family finds ways to support each other at home through acts of service, creativity, and gratitude. For the mother's birthday, the children make gifts instead of buying them. A neighbor brings the family food and supplies to thank the father for his help, reminding them that even in hardship, community support and blessing others can ease difficulties. Eventually, the father's work is successful enough to open his own shop, showing that with perseverance and helping attitude, tight times can pass.

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    The story describes a family experiencing "tight times" financially. The father loses his job but finds work fixing things for neighbors. Though they can no longer afford luxuries like eating out, the family finds ways to support each other at home through acts of service, creativity, and gratitude. For the mother's birthday, the children make gifts instead of buying them. A neighbor brings the family food and supplies to thank the father for his help, reminding them that even in hardship, community support and blessing others can ease difficulties. Eventually, the father's work is successful enough to open his own shop, showing that with perseverance and helping attitude, tight times can pass.

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    The story describes a family experiencing "tight times" financially. The father loses his job but finds work fixing things for neighbors. Though they can no longer afford luxuries like eating out, the family finds ways to support each other at home through acts of service, creativity, and gratitude. For the mother's birthday, the children make gifts instead of buying them. A neighbor brings the family food and supplies to thank the father for his help, reminding them that even in hardship, community support and blessing others can ease difficulties. Eventually, the father's work is successful enough to open his own shop, showing that with perseverance and helping attitude, tight times can pass.

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    Tight Times

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    Tight Times

    Story by : Jeanette C. Patindol


    Illustrated by: Sergio T. Bumatay lll

    Mamang says, these are tight times, so we’ve got to be


    tough.There’s no use complaining, only good sense in
    being thankful what we still can have. I used to have two
    eggs for breakfast. Now, I can have only one, and not
    everyday at that. But I’m glad I still have eggs to eat. I
    used to make my chocholatey, with three heaping
    spoonsfuls of chocolate powder. Now, I can have only
    one spoonful a drink. And not everyday at that, too. But
    I’m glad I still have chocolate to drink. I eat my eggs
    slowly now and drink my chocolate even more slowly. It
    is strange how my chocolate and eggs taste yummier
    these days!.

    Papang says these are tight times, so we’ve got to be


    smart. Gold is not out there, we’ve got find it in here. He
    lost is job. So he works inside the house instead fixing
    things, cleaning things and helping our neighbors fix their
    things too. When Mamang comes home from work,
    Papang puts her feet up on the couch. While he kneads
    her feet, we bring her ice cold water to drink and some
    rice cake to eat. We used to go to the mall every
    Saturday or Sunday. Now, we stay at home instead and
    draw pitcures or play the guitar or dance with Mamang,
    or garden with Papang.
    Today is Mamang’s birthday. Because we couldn’t
    buy her gifts, we made our own gifts instead. I drew a
    pitcure of her in a long golden yellow gown with
    sampaguitas for crown and a big red heart all around.
    Manong strummed and sang her a song while Papang
    danced with her. Papang twirled her around, then
    brought her up close and held her gently as Mamang
    clasped in her hand the bunch of sampanguitas Papang
    gave her from his little plot of land. Tiyay Garcia, our
    neighbor, knocked to thank Papang for fixing her grocery
    store locks. She brought us some thigngs too a birthday
    cake for Mamang, a big pack of chocolate drink powder
    and would you believe two dozens eggs.

    Tiyay Garcia, our neighbor, knocked to thank Papang


    for fixing her grocery store locks. She brought us some
    things too a birthday cake for Mamang, a big pack of
    chocolate drink powder and would you believe two dozen
    eggs!. Day after it went on like that, neighbors asking for
    help with fixing their things and neighbors coming back
    us things we lacked. Day after day, we went on like that,
    finding the good in what we had, being grateful for our
    blessing and sharing the good with others. Soon enough,
    the tight times were over. Papang found a better paying
    job. This time, he fixes people’s things right from our very
    own shop.

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