A story about girl name pina who lives in small village. Who magically turned in into a pinya.

1. THE LEGEND
OF
PINEAPPLE

2. Once upon a time, there was a woman who lived with her daughter Pina
in a tiny hut in the village. They were poor and the mother worked day
and night to make both ends meet. She never got any help from her
daughter.

3. Pina was a lazy , spoilt kid who liked to play all day. Whenever her
mother asked for help, she would always find excuses by saying
she couldn’t find the object needed to complete the task . If her
mother ask her to sweep the floor, she would say that she could not
find the broom, even if it was in front of her. Her mother always ended
up doing all work by herself.

4. One day, her mother become ill. She called Pina but Pina ignore
her mother and continue playing.
“Pina, come here, I am
very sick. Can you cook
some porridge for me? I’m
so weak that I cannot get
up!”

5. She called Pina again. Pina’s mother mustered all her strength just to call
her. Pina grudging stopped playing.She poked her head into her
mother’s room.
Daughter, come
over here this
instant
“What do you
want, Mama?
You really
expect me to
cook for you?
That’s too hard!”
Pina protested pouting and stomped her feet. Her mother told her the recipe
to cook porridge and she told her that whatever she would need was there
in the kitchen. Pina reluctantly left and went to the kitchen. Her mother could
her the banging of drawers and cabinet.

6. After sometime, her mother heard her opening the back door and sneaking
out into the backyard. Her mom waited and waited. Finally, she called out to
Pina again.
“Pina, did you
cook like I told
you to?”
NO!

7. “Why not?”
“Oh, you lazy child,you
probably didn’t even look for
it. What am I going to do
with you, Pina. I’m so sick
but I cannot even count on
you”
“Because couldn’t
find the laddle”
Her poor mother cried. The mother wept
bitterly .

8. In her rage, she shouted. As soon as she said this , there was complete
silence. Her mother thought, “She’s trying to be quiet so I can forget about
asking her again,” she sighed.
“I wish you would grow a
thousand eyes all over your
head. Then, you can find
what you’re looking for.
Maybe then, Pina wont have
so many such excuses!”

9. She was hoping that Pina would come back. Realizing the wait was futile,
she slowly got up to do cooking by herself. When she looked out into
backyard, Pina was nowhere to be found.

10. She sighed again and said, “That lazy girl must have gone to her friend’s
house. She didn’t want to do any errands for me!” Exhausted, she went
back to her room for much needed rest. Weaker she was, she tried to do
everything she could.

11. Hours passed by and then days. Still there was no sign of her wayward
daughter. With a heavy heart, she thought Pina had ran away. When she
recovered from illness, the first thing she did was look for Pina. No one had
seen or heard from her. It was as if she was disappeared into thin air.

12. Months passed and still, there was no sign of her. The mother felt very
bad for her angry outburst. She feared that she might never ever see her
daughter again.

13. One day, while sweeping the backyard, where Pina used to play, she
noticed a very strange plant had fully opened. Inside, she saw this very
strange yellow fruit. It resembled a child’s head with a thousand eyes.

14. She suddenly remembered the spiteful words she had said that day. With
horror, she realized in the same way, her mother’s love have spoiled her
daughter. Her anger unwittingly cursed her. Somehow, her daughter had
turned into this plant.

15. To honor the memory of her beloved daughter, she named the fruit “Pina”.
She took such loving care of it like it was her own daughter. The fruit
flourished so well that it bore more and more fruits. It become very popular
among the villagers and the entire country. It name later evolved to “Pimia” or
“Pineapple”.