Story Analysis I. Title: Sandosenang Sapatos (A Dozen Pair of Shoes) II. Name of Author: Luis P. Gatmaitan, M.D. III. Characters: Father – shoe maker Mother – Susie – younger sister of the narrator Narrator – older sister of Susie IV. Introduction: The story talks about how a Father’s love for his children encompasses all boundaries of love. Many say that parents’ love towards their children are selfless. The story evolves how a child of a shoemaker describes how she see her parents accept the trials of their life as a family. The way how her parents resiliently assent the condition of her younger sister. Being known in their village as the best shoemaker in town, the Father, dreams to make her two children shoes in every occasion. But regrettably, the younger sister was born without legs due to sickness during pregnancy of her Mother. The Father’s dream to make beautiful shoes and make Susie, the youngest child, a ballet dancer crushed as easy as that. Selfless and unconditional enough love that her parents and her sister gave and showed her, Susie didn’t mind what other people say about her condition.