Cultural Experiences

The Foolish Rabbit - the rabbit who heard a sound of the earth falling apart told others the first thing that came to his mind without investigating the reasoning behind it or what actually happened. - the lion went to take a look and found out that it was just a coconut that had fell and nothing else. The Two Turtles - the plot of this jataka was to show that the turtles had said exactly what and where they wanted to go to the people who captured them and was let out into the river. Turtles and the Geese - the turtle had one job and couldn't keep his mouth shut which is why he was dropped from the geese's mouth and fell dead onto the floor. Cunning Crane and the Crab - this story reminds me of the saying "treat others the way you want to be treated" and to be nice to people and you will get nice things in return. If you do not treat people nicely, then you will face the consequences. this is what happened to the crane - he ate up all the fish after luring...

Choose from  CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units  for Weeks 3 and 4. Week 3: Egyptian Myth Week 4:Holy's Land Folklore Choose from  MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units  for Weeks 5 and 6. Week 5: Ramayana Week 6: Sindhabad Choose from  ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units  for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.] Week 7: West Africa  Week 9: South Africa Choose from  NATIVE AMERICAN units  for Weeks 10 and 11. Week 10: Sioux Legends Week 11: Gospel of Mark Choose from  BRITISH and/or CELTIC units  for Weeks 12 and 13. Week 12: English Fairy Tales 1 Week 13: Celtic Fairy Tales 1 Choose from  EUROPEAN units  for Weeks 14 and 15. Week 14: Europe 1 Week 15: Europa's Fairy Book Story Teller from blog This picture depicts the amount of stories we will be reading in this class and how we will understand and take it into perspectives. It also shows that e...