The World is an APPLE

The World Is An Apple' is a play in one act, written by Alberto S. Florentino and directed by Nick Agudo.It was first presented on television by the Caltex Star Caravan on 24 July 1959 under the direction of Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero. It was published in the The Sunday Times Magazine on 26 Sept 1954; in Jean Edades (ed) More Short Plays of the Philippines , Manila, 1957; and Alberto S. Florentino's The World Is An Apple and Other Prize Plays , Manila: Cultural Publishers, 1959. It won the first prize in the one-act play category of the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature in 1953 and 1954.

This play depicts social realities, particularly of the problems of the urban poor. It tells the story of a couple who has no money to buy food for their children. His husband spent their money for his vices and he lost his job for stealing. Falsely figuring out the situation as misfortune he left his wife and daughter, went back to his partner in crime and did crimes again to have money.

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            When Mario got home. Gloria saw Mario and she was asking for some money to feed there children to Mario. Mario said that he have no money because he did something. Gloria didn't believe on what Mario said and said to tell the truth. When Mario answered it, Gloria was shocked on what she heard because Mario lost his job. Gloria asked Mario if how he lost his job and Mario answered it and Gloria was shocked again because Mario said that he lost his job because of an apple. Gloria said that how can he loose his job by just taking one not a dozen not a crate but one apple and Mario answered that he just saw it rolling and he found himself putting it in his bag because Tita would love to have it, and Mario told Gloria that there's no need to worry because he found a new job. Suddenly Pablo was there ruining the whole conversation and asked them if how is there daughter doing and he'll loan a few pesos to help there daughter and Gloria said that no thank you because Mario stopped depending on Pablo. Pablo said that Mario's new job was with Pablo and when Gloria heard it he told Mario that it's a bad doing and risky. But Mario didn't listen and walks away with Pablo and told Gloria not to worry because he will come back early morning and don't wait for him. Gloria cries and shouting Mario, while Tita was crying also because he heard the conversation.

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