Noong unang panahon, may isang masayang mag-anak.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Pawang mga lalaki ang mga anak at hindi sila kailanman nag-aaway. Tinutulungan nila ang kanilang magulang sa bukid at sa gawaing-bahay.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Malaya nilang nagagawa ang anuman, maliban sa isang bagay. Hindi sila maaaring lumapit sa apoy.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Sa gabi lamang sila nagtatrabaho dahil sila ay mga sera!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Ngunit pinangarap ng isa na makita ang araw.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Isang umaga, hindi niya nalabanan ang matinding pag-aasam. Pinigilan siya ng kanyang mga kapatid…
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Subalit huli na ang lahat! Siya ay nalusaw na ng mainit na araw.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Labis na nalungkot ang mga batang sera sa nakitang dinanas ng kapatid.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Kaya gumawa sila ng paraan upang matupad ang kanyang pangarap. Sama sama nilang hinubog ang serang labi ng kapatid at ginawa itong ibon.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Dinala nila ang ibon sa tuktok ng bundok.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
At sabay ng pagsikat ng araw, lumipad ang ibon tungo sa liwanag ng araw, na may awit na taglay.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
