On-line Task 1.

Folktale

List some of the well-known folktales from Malaysia. 

List some of the well-known folktales from Malaysia. 

1. The Adventures of Mousedeer

2. Mouse deer and The Farme

3. Mouse deer and the tiger

4. The Owl Misses The Moon

5. The Stingy Rich Man

6. The Monkey and the Crocodile

7. The Curse of Batu Gajah 

8. Outwitting a Crocodile

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

The possible issues that I found in this story are:

1. the inportance of family ties.

2. do not underestimate someone and don't judge a book by its cover. (in this story the son of the turtle has a special power to dive in the the deep sea whereby no one else can do so)

3. the insensitivity of some people towards the unusual/different existance. (the girl did not realize that the turtle transformed into a man)

4. the tragedy of circumstances cheating or lying to fulfill own desire.

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

Not really. These issues are universal in nature. Like Chinese, Indian have the legends that the world is supported by four elephant standing on a giant turtle is considered to be the second incarnation of god Vishnu in the Hindu religion. after the great flood, which occurs every four billon  years and dissolves the earth, Vishnu transforms himself into a great turtle. On his back, he carries a vessel in which the gods and the demons mix the elements necessary to re- create the globe. After a thousand years, when the earth has been reborn, the turtle remains in place and on his back stands a large elephant, which support the planet. 



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

1. Fable - The Farmer and the Fox

    Moral - Your act of revenge may destroy what you care for.

2. Fable - Dog and his shadow

    Moral - greed and envy lose all and conserve what you have whether its big or small!

3. Fable - The Boy Who Cried Wolf

    Moral - Nobody believes a liar, even when he tells the truth.

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?

He is William Shakespeare and his famous play that resembles the story of Pyramus and Thisbe is Romeo and Juliet. 



Legends


List some of the popular legends we have in Malaysia

1. Legend of Mahsuri

2. Ulik Mayang

3. Hang Tuah the Legend

4. Legend of Malik Kundang

5. Batu Belah Batu bertangkup

6. The legend of Princess Sa'adong

7. The dragon of lake Chini

8. The legend of Gunung Raya and Gunung Mat Cincang

9. The Seven Magical Wells 

10. Kedah's Legendary Fanged King

Who is Thomas Malory?

Thomas Malory was an English writer and the author of Le Mort d'Arthur.

2. When was Le Mort d’Arthur written?
     Le Mort d ' Arthur was written from 1450s to 1470 and first published on 1485.

3. How many books/ parts are there in LMDA?
    All together are 8 books in the LMDA. 

4. What is book 8 about?
     The book 8 is about  'The Death of Arthur'.

5. Who were the two people who had an affair?
     Lancelot 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?
    Merlin:Lancelot and Guinevere

7. State three well-known facts about King Arthur/ his time as a King
     i) Arthur was ignorant of his birthright as he grew up.
     ii) Arthur had three half-sisters, the daughter of Igraine and Gorlois: Morgause, Elaine and     Morgan Fey.
     iii) Arthur was betrayed by his greatest knight, Sir Lancelot.

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

1.      After the teacher tells the folktales/fables/myths or legends, students in groups select a scene from the book to dramatize the roles in the scene.

2.      Discuss the purpose of oral tradition and define myth, legend, fable, and folktale.