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Gunita: A Collection of Dagli (In Filipino and English)

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Summary

A collection of flash fiction stories from different authors and from the collection's author, translated in both English and Filipino. *All stories have all the rights and credits in going directly to its rightful owners. No copyright infringement intended.

Genre
Other
Author
NoteToSelf
Status
Complete
Chapters
14
Rating
5.0 (1 review)
Age Rating
13+

Introduction: What is a Dagli?

Hello! Welcome to Gunita, a collection of eleven different dagli written by different authors and the author of this collection, all translated in both English and Filipino!



For those who are already familiar what a dagli is, especially for the people who had read the first story of this collection’s author entitled “Do This in Memory of Me”, you may skip and go read the next page, but for those who are unfamiliar with such, let us answer the age-old question. What is a dagli?

Let us make this quick for you not to be bored out of your minds! Dagli in Tagalog—roughly translated as “sketches” or a “sketch”—refers to a brief story that is no longer than two-thousand words, meaning that is shorter than a short story. A dagli can also be called as “flash fiction”. A dagli doesn’t have a plot or any rising actions because they’re mostly focused on a descriptive prose narrative writing.

It made its way into the Philippines and had historically influenced Philippine literature, but its origin of its introduction to the country is still unknown.

To continue, there are many debates as to how long should a dagli be, but according to Eros Atalia—an author, professor, and journalist in the Philippines—he quoted “there are no rules as to how long should a dagli be”, but the usage of words should be considered and utilized wisely. More importantly, it should “show the story” and not “tell”, and should have a twist or a punchline in the end.

And we’re done! Pretty short, right? Now that you have some sort of knowledge about what a "dagli" is, I hope that this information will help you understand the culture and the art of writing a dagli with the following stories in the upcoming pages written by many lovely authors.

So, are you ready to take on and read a dagli? If so, you had come to the right place! Enjoy the ride, and welcome, once again... but if you skipped reading this and are lazy as I am, here is the introduction in a nutshell:

- Dagli, a Tagalog word translated as “sketches” or a “sketch” in English.

- A story that is shorter than a short story. Also called as “flash fiction”.

- Doesn’t have a plot and is a descriptive prose narrative writing.

- “Shows” the story and has a twist or punchline in the end.

Happy now?

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Mabuhay! Ikinagagalak ko kayo rito sa Gunita, isang koleksyon ng labing-isang dagling sinulat ng mga iba’t-ibang manunulat at ang manunulat ng koleksyong ito na isinalin lahat sa Ingles at Filipino!

Para sa mga may alam na kung ano ang dagli, lalo na sa mga taong nakabasa na ng kauna-unahang salaysay na isinulat ng manunulat ng koleksyong ito na pinamagatang “Do This in Memory of Me” o “Gawin Niyo Ito sa Pag-alala sa Akin”, ang Tagalog na uri ng salaysay, maaaring lagpasan ito at basahin ang susunod na pahina, ngunit para sa mga walang nakakaalam, sagutin natin ang nagbabagang tanong. Ano nga ba ang dagli?

Bibilisan lang natin ito para hindi kayo mabagot! Ang dagli sa Tagalog—maaaring maisalin na “sketches” o “sketch”—ay umuugnay sa kuwentong hindi hahaba sa dalawang libong salita, ibig sabihin, ito ay mas maikli pa kaysa sa maikling kuwento. Ang dagli ay maaari ding tawagin bilang “flash fiction”. Walang banghay o aksiyong umuunlad ang mga dagli bagkus, ang mga ito ay nakatuon sa paraang paglalarawan na pagkukuwento.

Dumating ito sa Pilipinas at ito ay kasaysayang hinikayat ang panitikang Pilipino, ngunit ang pinagmulan ng kaniyang pagdating sa bansa ay malabo pa hanggang ngayon.

Samakatuwid, maraming mga tunggalian kung gaano nga ba kahaba ang isang dagli, subalit ayon kay Eros Atalia—isang manunulat, dalubguro, at mamahayag sa Pilipinas—sinipi niya "Walang isang pamantayan kung gaano kahaba ang dagli", ngunit ang pamamahala ng mga salita ay dapat isaalang-alang at gamitin nang mahusay. Ang mahalaga pa, dapat "ipakita ang kuwento" at hindi "ikuwento", at dapat may kakaiba o may hindi inaasahang wakas.

Tapos! Maikli lang, hindi ba? Ngayong may alam ka na tungkol sa dagli kahit papaano, nawa'y ang mga kaalamang ito ay makatulong sa'yo sa pag-unawa tungkol sa kultura at sining sa pagsusulat ng dagli gamit ang mga susunod na salaysay sa mga susunod na pahinang sinulat ng mga mahuhusay na manunulat.

Kaya, handa ka na bang magbasa ng dagli? Kung ganoon, ikaw ay nasa tamang lunan! Sana ay mapasaya ang iyong sakay, at maligayang pagdating muli... ngunit kung linagpasan mo lang ang pagbabasa at ikaw ay tamad katulad ko, ito ang buod ng panimulang ito:

- Dagli, isang salitang Tagalog na maisasalin na "sketches" o "sketch" sa Ingles.

- Isang kuwentong mas maikli pa kaysa sa maikling kuwento. Maaari ding tawagin bilang "flash fiction."

- Walang banghay at isang pagkukuwentong paglalarawan.

- "Ipinapakita" ang salaysay at mayroong wakas na hindi inaasahan.

Saya ka na?

Reference (Sanggunian): Apurit, B. Montareal, C. Silvido, J. (2020). Filipino, Ikalawang Markahan—Modyul 2:Panitikang Pandaigdig. Ed. Oliva, N. (2020). Pp. 8. DepEd. Schools Division Office of Olongapo City. Olongapo City, Philippines.

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