A Promise is a Promise/Transcript

(we see Inggo reading something)

Chito: Inggo! Inggo! Look what I got!

Inggo: Nagulat naman ako. What are you so excited about, anyway? Oh, ano 'yan?

Chito: This is a model boat.

Inggo: Boat? Boat? Huh? Oh...aha. Wala na man to, e. Sira-sira naman, e.

Chito: Those are the parts of the model boat. I'd have to put them together, in order to make the boat, but I really don't know how to do it, e.

Inggo: Mmm, I have an idea. I will help you. We can do it together.

Chito: Really, Inggo? This is going to be fun! But I have to finish my homework first.

Inggo: Of course! i will wait for you.

Chito: You promise?

Inggo: Yes, I promise.

Chito: Okay, I will leave this here. Do not start without me. Bye.

Inggo: Alright! Huh. Ano kaya gagawin ito? No, no, no, I-I promised Chito. I will just take a look. Yeah, where does this go? This belongs here, and um...

Karen: Inggo? Um, have you seen my book?

Inggo: Um...

Karen: I have been looking for my book. Have you seen it?

Inggo: Hmm...

Karen: Where?

Inggo: The box. The box! Look!

Karen: I am looking. Which box? (growls) In the box? On the box? Inside the box? Outside the box? Beside the box? Where?

(the prepositions appear below in yellow)

Inggo: Inside, outside, under, beside, behind, on, it, what about it? The box! Open it!

Karen: Ay! Inside!

Inggo: Ah.

Ah! The book is inside the box.

(the word 'inside' appears below in yellow

Karen: If you had used the preposition, this misunderstanding would have been avoided.

(the word 'Prepositions' appears in yellow)

Inggo: Preposition?

Karen: Yes, words like 'in', 'on', 'inside', 'outside', 'beside', 'behind', 'around'.

(all prepositions Karen mentioned except 'around' appear below 'Prepositions' in white)

Inggo: Ah, prepositions.  'Yun lang pala. I know all about prepositions.

Karen: Really?

Inggo: I use it all the time!

Karen: Oh, okay.

Inggo: In. The book is...in the box.

(the word 'in' appears in yellow)

Inggo: On. The book is...on top of the box.

(the word 'on' appears in yellow)

Inggo: Inside. The book is...inside the box.

(the word 'inside' appears in yellow)

Inggo: Outside. The book is...outside the box.

(the word 'outside' appears in yellow)

Inggo: Beside. The book is...beside the box.

(the word 'beside' appears in yellow)

Karen: Correct.

Inggo: Behind. The book is...behind the box.

(the word 'behind' appears in yellow)

Inggo: Under. The book is...under the box.

(the word 'under' appears in yellow)

Karen: Very good, Inggo!

Inggo: Do you like it a lot?

Karen: Now, (clears throat) can you tell me...how they were used?

Inggo: Hmm, do I have to do this?

Karen: Mhmm.

Inggo: I used them to show where the book is.

Karen: Correct. Prepositions are used to indicate the place of a person or thing, but did you know...that they also indicate time,

(the sentence 'Prepositions are used to indicate the place of a person or thing, indicate time, show direction and indicate comparision.' appears, with 'Prepositions' in yellow)

Karen: like the preposition 'before'.

(the words 'before (indicates time)' appear, with 'before' in yellow)

Karen: They also show direction, like the preposition 'across'.

(the words 'across (shows direction)' appear, with 'across' in yellow)

Karen: And, they indicate comparison as well, for example, the preposition 'like'.

(the words 'like (indicates comparison)' appear, with 'like' in yellow)

Inggo: Good! They have many uses!

Karen: Yes, exactly! They are...linking words used to show the relationship of nouns or pronouns to some other words in the sentence.

(the same definition appears below)

Karen: The nouns or pronouns always follow the prepositions.

Inggo: Hmm, 'before'! I will see you before dinner. The noun 'dinner' comes after the preposition, 'before'. Ha?

(Inggo's aforementioned sentence appears below, with 'Preposition' in yellow above 'before', and 'Noun' in blue above 'dinner')

Karen: Correct.

Inggo: Across! My friend pointed to her house across the street, ha? The noun 'street' follows the preposition 'across'.

(Inggo's aforementioned sentence appears below, with 'Preposition' in yellow above 'across', and 'Noun' in blue above 'street')

Karen: Go ahead.

Inggo: All right, Karen, now can I go back to what I was doing?

Karen: Mhmm. Well, what are you doing?

Inggo: Ah, nothing! Wala ito! It is not important! Oy, uh, what is that? The bird is perched onto a branch. Oh, another bird is flying toward the nest. One more bird sat near it.

(the words 'onto', 'toward', and 'near' appear in yellow)

Karen: Very observant! Hey, look, you are building something? Is it for me?

(the word 'for' appears in yellow)

Inggo: N-No. I am assembling this for Chito. He asked me to do it.

Karen: Do you need help?

Inggo: Nope. I mean, no, no, no, thank you. Um...

Karen: Okay, well. I'm going to go now and...read my book.

Inggo: Yehey. I mean, yes!

Karen: Bye!

Inggo: Ah, ay! Uh, Karen, can you show me how to do this?

Karen: Okay, let me see. Let me see. Okay instructions. (clears throat) 'Put some glue-' You have, you?

Inggo: Yes, it's inside.

Karen: Okay. '-along the dotted line on part no. 16 A, and then position it against part no. 16 A.'

(the words 'along', 'on', and 'against' appear in yellow)

Karen: Do you have 16 E? O-Okay. 'Hold down firmly for a while until the glues dries up.'

(the word 'until' appears in yellow)

Karen: Ah, did you get it?

Inggo: Yes, it's inside. I...think I can do this by myself.

Karen: Oh.

Inggo: Thank you very much.

Karen: Well...it will be easy if you read and follow the instructions properly.

Inggo: Yes, uh, I will keep that in mind.

Karen: Oh, you-I'm gonna go now.

(the transition this time is a drawing of the completed boat)

Karen: Hello.

Inggo: Oh, huh? Does it look like a boat?

(the word 'like' appears in yellow)

Inggo: Please say it looks like one.

Karen: Inggo...no. What happened? Did you follow the instructions?

Inggo: I did! I did! Um, I just got so confused with all the complicated steps, and..all the prepositons.

Karen: Prepositions? What prepositions?

Inggo: Um, wait, um, where is it? San na lagay? Ah, um, here. 'Place parts no. 24 A and B alongside part no. 9 to form the Keel.'

Karen: Hmm...'Alongside' is a preposition that means 'at the side of'.

(the words 'alongside = at the side of' appear, with 'alongside' in yellow)

Inggo: Ah...so, I have to put the three parts side by side to make the...bottom of the boat. Ah, kaya pala. Ah, here is another part I did not understand, Karen. Um, 'Attach part no. 8 in between parts no. 16 A and B. Then...affix the mast across from the captain's deck.'

Karen: Mhmm, I think I know why you were confused. It is because there are some words you are not familiar with. Also, there are some prepositions used which are compound prepositions,

(the words 'compound prepositions' appear in yellow)

Karen: like 'in between' and 'across from'.

Inggo: Compound prepositions?

Karen: Yes.

Inggo: Ah, aha! You mean..two prepositions used as one.

Karen: Yes, in the case of 'in between', it means 'you place...part no. 8 in the middle of parts no. 16 A and B.' Meanwhile, 'across from' means 'opposite of',

(the words 'across from = opposite of' appears, with 'across from' in yellow)

Karen: so you put the mast or the pole opposite the captain's deck.

Inggo: Ah, Karen? Here is another compound preposition.

Chito: Inggo! I'm done with my homework!

Karen: Hi, Chito!

Inggo: I cannot leave my boat! Thanks for waiting for me.

Karen: Chito, um...

Chito: You did not wait for me? But you promised.

Inggo: I did not mean to.

Chito: I don't care! You broke your promise, and you even ruined my boat!

Inggo: Ah, I am sorry. I did not mean to destroy it. Um, I was just too-too excited to get started!

Karen: Huh. Still, you promised Chito that youw ould work on ti together! You even lied to me about it! Chito had a right to be mad because the model boat is his.

Inggo: E, anung gagawin ko?

Karen: I do not know.

Inggo: You don't know?

Karen: Think about it.

Inggo: ''Tulungan mo ako. Pati pa naman ikaw.''

Karen: Ah! You lied to me. I am going now.

(transition)

Inggo: Um, Chito, I am very sorry about what happened. I did not mean to build it alone and ruin your boat. Uh, um, I was too excited...to start assembling. I know. I should have kept my promise and waited for you. Dapat kasi 'di ko muna pakialaman.

(the word 'for' appears in yellow)

Chito: It is okay, Inggo. I'm sorry for getting mad and shouting at you.

Inggo: No, no, no, you have every right to get mad at me. I-I broke my promise and ruined your boat. Ah! Ginawa po para sa 'yo. Alam ko hindi naman mapapalitan 'yun nasira kung, pero...hmm.

Chito: Wow, you made this for me? It looks really good. Thanks, Inggo.

Inggo: Ah, I have an idea. What if we all try and fix the model boat together?

Chito: I have a better idea. Why don't we do it now.

Inggo: Alright! ''Sige. Sige.''

Karen: Oh. Oh!

Inggo: Wow, wow, wow! Wow, wow, wow, wow! Our model boat is finally finished! ''Lagay natin ang pangalan. Ay, kaya palan akin to.''

Chito: Go ahead! Do the others.

Inggo: Sigurado ka? Alright. (clears throat) "Chito".

(he writes the name in a stylized fashion)