Ibong Adarna 6-9

• Encounter with the Piedras Platas tree


  Don Juan encounters the magnificent Piedras Platas tree, becomes enchanted by its splendour, reminded of the leper's words, encounters a hermit in deep meditation, shares a meal, realises a divine connection, shares his purpose to find the Adarna bird, receives wisdom from the hermit
• Don Pedro and Don Diego's betrayal


  They conspire to end Don Juan's life, choke him, deceive their father, take the Adarna bird to the palace
• Resolution of the deceitful actions


  Don Juan trapped in the forest, turns to prayer, elderly figure appears and heals him, begins journey back to the kingdom
• Adarna bird enchantment

  • The bird will sing by the Piedras Platas tree, sings seven times and transforms into its radiant form, Don Juan must use seven limes and a knife to stay awake, must avoid the bird's droppings as they turn the touched into stone, provided with a golden thread by the hermit
• Prince Don Juan's encounter with the Adarna bird

  Don Juan eagerly awaits the bird on Mount Tabor, cuts his hand with a knife and squeezes lime juice to stay awake, avoids the bird's droppings, captures the bird with a golden thread, entrusts the bird to the hermit, receives a jar of miraculous water, revives his brothers with the water, receives healing ointment
• Revelation and forgiveness


  Don Juan returns to the palace, Adarna bird sings, sheds feathers revealing truth, exposes brothers' plot, king's pain transforms into clarity and good health, council decides exile for Don Pedro and Don Diego, Don Juan pleads for mercy, king pardons brothers
• The Adarna bird didn’t want to sing, since its capturerer, Don Juan, wasn’t there. And so, the king didn’t get cured and they set to find Don Juan in order for the Adarna bird to sing.