A Night in the Hills
source Title: A Night in The Hills Author: Paz Marquez Benitez Author's Background: Born in 1894 in Lucena, Tayabas (now Quezon). Marquez – Benítez authored the first Filipino modern English language short story, Dead Stars, published in the Philippine Herald in 1925. she was among the first generation of Filipino people trained in the American education system which used English as the medium of instruction. source Vocabulary: azotea - a flat roof or platform on the top of a house or other building. widowerhood - the fact or state of being a widower. kaingin - employing a technique of clearing land by slashing and burning underbrush and trees and plowing the ashes under for fertilizer. clambered - climb or move in an awkward and laborious way. stalwart - loyal, reliable, and hard-working. Characters: Gerardo Luna - main protagonist of the story, a jewelry store salesman who is middle-aged, and always aspired to go to the forest. His wife - a woman whose m