Mystic Colors

In the small bario of Pinagmungajan a town called Campo, there lived a Corn farmer, 

 Mang Timo. Mang Timo has been raising his beautiful daughter, Marcelina. Ever since his wife died after giving birth, Mang Timo has been raising Marcelina on his own. This story will talk about the local color and identifying it. 

"Tabi! Tabi!" or "Tabi-Tabi po" Mang Timo said. In this case, it talks about Mannerism.

"Tabi-Tabi po" is a saying or a way to excuse yourself when entering or passing by an unknown place. Usually, the saying goes as there might be "Engkantos" or spirits living there. This could also be a Social-Custom as it has been passed and taught through generations. 

Putat is referred to as the home of the Engkantos. The Carabao in which Mang Timo

was working with to plow the fields to plant corn. Both of these sentences are in the form of Dialect, as Putat and Carabao are a dialect in the Philippines. Tatay which Marcelina calls his father, and a way to call your father in the Philippines, is also a dialect.

A Kubo , in which Marcelina and Mang Timo lived at. A Kubo 

is usually a home to many farmers in the Philippines. And resolving it as an Object of Local Color. The Bahay Kubo has been an icon to the Philippine culture and has been around since old times. The materials used in a Bahay Kubo are of bamboo, wood, or even coconut trees, making it a cheap way to build a house in the countryside. 

In conclusion, the story "Mystique of Campo: Timo, Guardian of that Putat" has a lot of 

references, in which many can identify the different kinds of Local Colors. Throughout the story, the many mystical and unbelievable parts are a way to let the reader know and discover such things that are a usual thing to use or to say in the Philippines and is also a way to fascinate them.