Answer:
1. The narrator. (this was in 3rd person point of view)
2. The mango tree was strong and sturdy. It would not sway. It was too proud. It was too sure of itself. The bamboo tree knew it was not as robust as the mango tree but it was wiser. Every time the wind blew, it bent its head gracefully.
3. The bamboo tree is compared to Filipinos.
4. Filipinos know that he is not strong enough to withstand the onslaught of the superior forces. And so he yields, he bends his head gracefully with many loud protestations. Yet, he has survived like how the bamboo tree did.
5. I would choose the bamboo tree.
