THE GOLD HARVEST

Objectives:
 At the end of the lesson the students are
expected to:
 Recall and connect past lesson with the
new lesson;
 Establish background of the story
through motive questions;
 Show active participation in the unlocking
of unfamiliar words;
 Pronounce the new words correctly and
distinctly;
 Present a creative group work of literary
appreciation.
Motivation:
 What can you say about these
people?
 How about you, do you want to be
rich?
 Why do you want to be rich?
 What are the things that you plan
to do in order to accomplish your
goal—to be rich?
Speech Improvement and
Unlocking of Unfamiliar Words
Raising of Motive Questions:

 What do you want to learn about

our story The Gold Harvest?

 What do you expect to know

about the story?
Standard for Guided Reading:

 What are the things to be

observed when having a guided
reading?
Guided Reading:
Long ago, in old Ayudhya, there lived a couple
named Nai Hah Tong and his wife Nang Song Sai.
Though they support each other, they differ in their
quest for success, Nai Hah Tong dreamed of
turning copper to gold so he would be rich but Nang
Song Sai had a little faith in magic for she believed
in the wealth of nature and richness of the earth.
She listened patiently to her husband’s great
expectation to the richest in Ayudhya. She said to
her husband “you have tried and experimented all
source of copper and monkey’s paw to gold, but the
copper did not turn to gold.” Why don’t you give up
his dream and go back to work like other man? Her
husband said “My wife that is not right, with each
experiment, my magic has grown stronger”
Guided Reading

 Who are the characters in the

story?
Guided Reading
The next day, Nang Song Sai went to see his father and ask
him what to do about her husband’s unreasonable search
for gold. Her wise old father did not seem disturbed. Her
told his daughter to go home and say nothing of their
meeting for he has already a plan to help her husband.
The following day, Nai Hah Tong received an invitation
from his father-in-law at mealtime. The old man started by
saying “My son, since you desire power and long life, you
sit facing the east.” I seek honor and dignity so I shall sit
facing west but Nai Hah Tong said, “My father, I always
follow the old belief, I never sit facing north when I eat, for
I fear the bad luck such an action would cause.” The old
man smiled and nodded in agreement. A servant
interrupted the conversation by placing a large tray
bearing bowls of white rice, hot chicken curry, roasted
turtle egg, vegetable and namprick. When meal time is
over, Nai Hah Tong felt as content as a baby gibbon
sitting upon his mother’s lap.
Guided Reading

 What happened in the second

paragraph?
Guided Reading
The old man said, “My son, I have asked you to come
and see me because I need your help. Like you, my
son, I have been looking for a way to turn copper
into gold. And now, I know how to do it. I have all
the things I need for the miracle except one
additional ingredients. Because I am an old man, I
don’t think I can work hard enough and long enough
to get it.” Nai Hah Tong hurriedly replied “Never
mind father, I will get whatever you need. His father-
in-law said, I must have two kilos of soft fuzz
gathered from the underside of the banana leaf and
the fuzz must be plucked carefully with our very own
banana tree.” Furthermore, I know the fuzz will not
perform the miracle, when it comes from a tree
planted when the magical words were spoken
Guided Reading

 What happened to Nai

HahTong and his father-in-law
when they meet?
Guided Reading
I can say the magic words, and I can raise the banana
trees, I will collect two kilos of fuzz for you. The old
man smiled and said, I know you can do this my
son because I have faith in you, I will loan you the
money to buy the land you will need to raise banana
trees. The young man bowed low to the older. In the
hearts of each of them, there was a feeling of faith
and trust. Nai Hah Tong was determined to
accomplish his works, he even asked the help and
guidance of the priest in the village. He said that
since Nai Hah Tong was born in the year of the ox,
you must begin to plow on Wednesday, the tenth
day of fourth lunar month. The priest continued,
“Before this auspicious hour, you must build a
shrine to the guardian spirit of the field, Phra Phum.
Give him an offering the best rice. Lay it flat on a
green banana leaf. ”
Guided Reading

 What did Nai Hah Tong do

after their conversation?
Guided Reading
The gecko had predicted goodluck and Nai Hah Tong was
not surprised when his banana plants grew tall, sturdy and
heavy with blossoms, firm yellow fruits and shinny leaves
with a soft layer of fluffy fuzz in the underside. After three
lunar years had passed, Nai Hah Tong had a half kilos of
banana fuzz, his wife has three pottery jars full of ticals.
He paid no attention to his wife profitable labor so he
borrowed more money to buy more land to be planted
with more banana trees so he could collect more banana
fuzz soon. He asked his wife to call for his father-in-law
when the old man arrived, Nai Hah Tong bowed very low
before his father-in-law and presented with the treasure
banana fuzz, the old man said “Arise, my son, today you
will be a reach man.” Nai Hah Tong trembled nervously
the old man was not in a hurry. He turned to his daughter
calmly and asked, “Have you made money from the sales
of bananas?”
Guided Reading

 After how many years of long

wait what happen with the
couple?
Guided Reading
Nai Hah Tong thought his father-in-law must be out of
his mind. His father-in-law said “Now Nai Hah Tong
just look at all these money and that has been
made by following my directions.” my son I cannot
turn copper into gold, Nai Hah Tong did not answer
because he felt like a fool. His clever wife knelt
before him to show her love and respect. Right
there and there, Nai Hah Tong mixed the banana
fuzz with a little water and carefully molded a statue
tof the old man and said, “I hope that our son and
our son’s sons will treasure it as a heirloom. Each
time they look at it, they will be reminded by my
foolishness nad your father’s wisdom.”
Guided Reading

 What was the reaction of Nai

Hah Tong after hearing what his
father-in-law says about the
copper?
 If you were Nai Hah Tong, how
would you react upon hearing
your father-in-law’s real
intention?
 What is the most important
lesson which you got from the
story?
Evaluation
 Group the students into 5. Each group
will choose a leader, who can facilitate
the discussion.
 The leader will have a lottery.
 The task is to come up with a creative
presentation showing literary
appreciation.

 Story Grammar
 Story Frame
 Inferring Character Traits
 Flow Chart
 Venn Diagram