The Legend of the Pineapple (Ang Alamat ng Pinya)
A popular Filipino folktale explaining the origin of the pineapple. It tells of a lazy young girl named Pina who refused to help her mother with household chores. Her mother, frustrated by Pina's laziness, wished that her daughter would grow a hundred eyes so she could find things without asking. The next morning, Pina had vanished, and in her place grew a strange fruit covered in many eyes — the pineapple. This moral tale teaches children the importance of diligence, responsibility, and helping their parents, while also providing a cultural explanation for the pineapple's distinctive appearan