Ibong Adarna

• King Fernando


  King of Berbanya
• King Fernando's sons

  • Pedro
  • Diego
  • Juan
• Don Juan was King Fernando's favorite son
• King Fernando had a dream that his two children conspired against their youngest brother


  King Fernando became sick
• Physicians could not cure King Fernando's illness
• People advised King Fernando that the bird Adarna could restore his health
• King Fernando sent his sons to find the Adarna bird

  1. Pedro went first

  2. Diego went second

  3. Juan went third
• Pedro and Diego were turned to stone after encountering the Adarna bird
• Adarna bird


  • Treacherous
  • Cunning
• How Juan succeeded in capturing the Adarna bird


  1. Hermit gave Juan a knife and lemon to stay awake

  2. Hermit warned Juan to avoid the Adarna's defecation

  3. Juan took advantage of the Adarna's sleep to capture it
• Juan captured the Adarna bird


  Pedro and Diego conspired against him
• Pedro and Diego beat Juan and left him unconscious
• Pedro and Diego presented themselves as the ones who caught the Adarna
• The Adarna refused to sing for the king in Juan's absence
• The old hermit found and cured Juan
• The Adarna's song cured the king but angered him to learn of Pedro and Diego's treachery
• King Fernando decreed the death of Pedro and Diego, but Juan interceded for them
• Juan fell asleep while guarding the Adarna


  Pedro and Diego released the bird
• Juan went to search for the Adarna

  King Fernando ordered Pedro and Diego to pursue Juan and the bird
• The three brothers encountered each other near a deep well

  1. They decided to explore the well

  2. Pedro and Diego lowered Juan into the well
• Juan discovered two enchanted palaces in the well, with princesses held captive
• Juan rescued the princesses

  Pedro and Diego wanted to take the princesses from Juan
• Pedro and Diego cut the rope, causing Juan to fall to the bottom of the well
• Diego married Princess Juana, and Pedro was to marry Princess Leonora
• Juan escaped the well with the help of a wolf and Leonora's ring


  Juan could not find his way back home
• The Adarna told Juan to forget about Leonora and pursue Maria Blanca instead
• Juan encountered three hermits who could not tell him the way to Reyno de los Cristales

  An eagle offered to take Juan there
• Juan saw Donya Maria Blanca bathing in a crystal lake


  1. Juan hid the princess's dress

  2. The princess fell in love with Juan
• The king sent for Juan and tested him, then offered him his daughter's hand in marriage
• The princess helped Juan and herself escape the king


  They reached the Berbanian Kingdom
• Juan forgot about Maria Blanca and sought Leonora's hand in marriage


  Maria Blanca waited for Juan impatiently
• Maria Blanca presented herself at the palace in royal attire


  A dance was performed that reminded Juan of his past actions
• King Fernando consulted the archbishop, who decided in favor of Leonora
• Maria Blanca used her talisman to cause a flood


  This led Leonora to marry Pedro instead
• This brought tranquility and joy back to the Berbanian Kingdom