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Themes 1.

Selfish and greedy a) The King is selfish as he forces Lisa to spin the straw into gold and if she does not succeed, she would be sentenced to death. (King: It doesnt seem very likely but never mind, we can soon find out. My kingdoms not very rich and I could do with some more gold. You can come back to the palace and if you really can turn straw into gold youll be well rewarded. But if not, I shall cut off your head.) b)The King is greedy as he would ask Lisa to turn every last wisp of straw into gold for the third time.

2. Boasting for own benefits

a) Lisas father boasts about his daughters cleverness that she could bake the best pies in the world and turn straw into gold.
b)In order to get noticed by the King, the miller lies to the King about his daughter who could turn straw into gold.

3.Regret to ones mistake

a) The miller and his wife regret their own mistakes as they have put Lisa into such troubles.

1. Do not be greedy We should appreciate and be thankful to what we have 2. Honesty We should not lie to others just to get their attention because honesty is the best policy.

3. Do not boast We should not talk about our abilities with excessive pride.

4. Selfish We should not concern excessively with oneself without regard for others. 5. Regretful We should think about our own mistakes and ask for forgiveness.

Prepared

for: Puan Ismylyana Prepared by: Saidatulnisa Azmira bt Suhaimi Sofia Hanies bt sofiuddin Fathin Salsabiela bt Hasani Mujahidah bt Mestar Nur Azila bt Kamarudin ( 2 Talhah)

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