Bago natin talakayin ang buong kwento, unawain muna natin ang terminong "verified." Sa konteksto ng Ibong Adarna, ang isang "verified PDF" ay nangangahulugang:
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Samantala, nauna nang nakarating sa Berbanya sina Don Pedro at Don Diego dala ang Ibong Adarna. Sinabi nila sa hari na si Don Juan ay namatay sa Bundok Tabor. Naniwala ang hari, at gumaling siya dahil sa awit ng ibon.
Ngunit nagtaka ang hari kung bakit ang Ibong Adarna ay malungkot at hindi kumakanta nang masaya. Sinabi ng ibon: "Ang iyong anak na si Don Juan ay buhay pa, ngunit pinagkaitan ng mga kapatid."
The most powerful symbol in the buong kwento is petrification. When the bird sings, men turn to stone. But in the context of the story, the men were already stone-hearted. King Fernando was stone-headed in his rage. Pedro was stone-fisted. Diego was stone-still in his inaction. The Adarna merely makes the internal external. Only Don Juan, who weeps, who shows mercy to the bird, and who asks for help from the Hermit, remains flexible enough to survive.