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Malaysian folktales

   
Other stories which written in Bahasa Melayu are:

1.       Hikayat Sang Kancil

2.       Bawang putih  bawang merah

3.       Si Luncai dengan Labunya

4.       Si Badang

5.       Si Tanggang

6.       Mat Jenin

7.       Pak Kaduk

8.       Pak Pandir

9.       Ceritera Awang Miskin

List some of the possible issues found in The Son of the Turtle Spirit

1. Cultures and beliefs- regarding the Chinese belief

2. Strong relationship in a family is very important

3. Being courageous to reach the peak of  success

In truth a family is what you make it. It is made strong, not by number of heads counted at the dinner table, but by the rituals you help family members create, by the memories you share, by the commitment of time, caring, and love you show to one another, and by the hopes for the future you have as individuals and as a unit.   Marge Kennedy quotes

Are those issues universal in nature or are they only relevant in the Chinese culture?

It is the culture and belief which relevant to Chinese’s  culture while the moral values that grasped in this story are universal in nature.

Fables
What are the other morals that can be gotten from the other fables by Aesop? List at least two

Jay and the Peacocok

 Story: A jay who wants to be looked like a  eacock.

                Moral Values

1 .It is not only the feather that make a bird, a beautiful  one.

2.Respect who you are in a way to be respected by others.

The Shepherd's Boy

Story: A boy who pretends to be in trouble by shouting  

            For  a help as an intention  to have some  fun.

Moral values:

1.        You will not get people's trust forever once you were caught lie.

2.        Count the consequences in the future of things you are doing.

Here is an online link about Aesop’s fables and their moral values.

http://www.aesopfables.com/aesopsel.html

Myths

One well-known literary figure from the Elizabethan age used Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe as a model to one of his famous plays. Who is he and what is the play?

William Shakespere is the famous figure in the Elizabethan. His play entitled Romeo and Juliet manages to hold the audiences’ attention. It was first published in 1957.

Legends in Malaysia

List some of the popular legends we have in Malaysia

1.       Lagenda Mahsuri

2.      Lagenda Hang Tuah

3.      Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa

4.      Sejarah Melayu

5.       Sulalatus sulatin

6.      Puteri Santubong

Thomas Malory

   Thomas Malory (1405 – 14 March 1471) is an English writer. He is the compiler or writer of  the  Le Morte d'Arthur. Some assume that he is a welsh because of the spelling of his  name.

2. When was Le Mort d’Arthur written?

      probably started work on Le Morte d'Arthur  while he was in prison in the early 1450s and

      completed it by 1470.

3. How many books/ parts are there in LMDA?

     There are 8 books in the Le Morte d'Arthur .

·          Book I: "From the Marriage of King Uther unto King Arthur that Reigned After Him and Did Many Battles" (Caxton I–IV)

·          Book II: "The Noble Tale Between King Arthur and Lucius the Emperor of Rome" (Caxton V)

·          Book III: "The Noble Tale of Sir Launcelot Du Lac" (Caxton VI)

·          Book IV: "The Tale of Sir Gareth of Orkney" (Caxton VII)

·          Book V: "The First and the Second Book of Sir Tristrams de Lione" (Caxton VIII–XII)

·          Book VI: “The Noble Tale of the Sangreal” (Caxton XIII–XVII)

·          Book VII: "Sir Lancelot and Queen Gwenyvere" (Caxton XVIII–XIX)

·          Book VIII: "The Death of Arthur" (Caxton XX–XXI)

4. What is book 8 about?

      Book VIII(8): "The Death of Arthur" (Caxton XX–XXI)

5. Who were the two people who had an affair?

    Launcelot and Guinevere .

6. Book 6 has a strong connection to a popular modern fiction which is now a movie. What is the    

     title of the popular modern fiction?

      The Quest For The Holy Grail

7. State three well-known facts about King Arthur/ his time as a King

          i.            Arthur was the son of Gracisee and Uther

        ii.            Arthur married Guinevere and got the round table as a wedding present from her father

      iii.            Arthur’s sword was called statuies

Think of 2 ways in which you can use folktales/fables/myths or legends in the classroom. Explain briefly.

1.      To teach moral values

             Folktales/fables/myths  or legends  are passed orally by individual or group

             of people to teach, to warn and to remind us what should and shouldn’t be done

             in a way to lead a good and save life. In other words, these type 

            of stories content  very  apparently  moral values. With its nature as

             mentioned, it is good to use these type of stories to teach our students moral values.

2.      To teach speaking skills and writing skills

             For the nature of folktales/fables/myths or legends are means to 

            teach moral values, traits or characteristics of characters in the stories

            are very easily to comprehend. The protagonists in these stories are 

            usually  good in attitude or repentant persons while the antagonists  are 

            usually in the opposite ways. Therefore, Students can easily go deep  into 

            the characteristics of the characters. Knowing this fact,  a teacher may grab 

            this as opportunity to have them activity where they are required to do 

           script writing based on the fables stories so they can play drama in class. 

           This activity could be able to enhance their skills in speaking as well as writing skills.