; ; Plot, Listening to Appreciate the Plot, Characterization, and Theme “The story patter of folktales, fables, legends, and myths i as follows: the situation —> problem —» attempted solution —> result i first part of the fable Find a partner among your classmates. Read the of the fa to your partner then let him/her read the next part to you. Continue taking turns until you finish, while observing how the story unfolds. Then, work together to answer the questions that follow. The Monkey and the Turtle The story of two opponents, the monkey and the turtle, is widespread in the Philippines. There are varying versions throughout the country, though the basic theme of the story stays the same. What appears below is the one of the Kapampangan versions. Once there lived fiends, a monkey and a turtle. One day they saw a banana tree float on the water. The turtle swam out and brought it to land. Since they were friends, they decided to divide it, cutting it in half across the middle. “Lwill have the part with the leaves on,” said the monkey, thinking that the top was best. The turtle did not have any choice but ee could not do anything aguinst che monkey. The monkey planted his top of the tee, and the tude planted the stump. Of course the monkey’ plant jst died. Bue che erde's plant grew and eventually brought alot of frure ‘Since the monkeys original expectations turned out to be what do you think he would do?" The he s ae he mony howd of the eae good fortune, so one day, he passed “Can you go up the tree and get the bananas?” the turtle ey monkey. “I will give you half of the fruit i exchange,” she added, eg could not climb the tee herself - au PEP” Unie 1 Philippine Oral Lore. ., FEO RN ec pnWhat do you think the monkey will do? The monkey gleefully accepted, but when he got to the fruits, he start- ed munching, refusing to give the turtle any. Soon after, the bananas were all gone. The turtle only got some banana peel that the monkey once in a while tossed down to her. What do you think the surtes reaction was? Furious, the turde collected sharp sticks and surrounded the trunk of the tree with them. Then, she went away. When the monkey clambered down to the ground, he gor badly injured with the sharp sticks, so he set off to find the turtle to avenge himself. Was it fir for the turtle to do thas? What do you think the monkey will do next? ‘The monkey looked for along time and finally found the turtle under a siling labuyo plant. The monkey was about to punch her, but she whis- pered, “Keep quiet! I am guarding the king's fruits.” The monkey, ever greedy, demanded that he be given some. : “L will give you some,” agreed the turtle, “on condition that you prom- ise not to eat chem until I am far away. The king might see you and then he would punish me.” The monkey agreed. When the turtle was a long way off, he began to chew the peppers. They were very hot, and he burned his mouth badly. i Upon experiencing this, what could the monkey have fel? * What will he do next? He was now extremely angry and resolved to make the turtle pay for his misfortunes. He searched all over the woods and fields for her. At last, he found her near a huge snake pit. The monkey threatened to kill the turtle, But she apologized to him profusely and told him,” Dear monkey, I know you are mad at me. Will you forgive me? I got a king’s belt for you!” “Why, surely! Where is i” said the monkey very eagerly. “Here it is; I'll get it for you.” What kind of belt could the turtle be refering to? In his desire to get the king’ belt, the monkey grabbed at the ob to which the curtle was pointing. Ie was actually a snake thar na a coiled itself around the monkey, almost squeezing him to death Tre key managed to fre himself from the snake's hold an a teva il che ule as soon ate found fond 284 Wore thar his ime Lesson 5 * The Monkey and the Turtle a ae Bie ~‘The ture hid under a coconut shel. The monkey had been searching for a long time and was by this time very tired. He happened co sit on e coconut shell to rest. As he sat there, he called loudly, “Turtle, where are | Whas do jou think the surtle will do? “Here I am!” a low voice answered. The monkey looked all sl but saw nobody. He shouted again and again, and the ee him. The sound seemed to come from below and deep inside him, thought that some part of his body was making fun of him. ‘Thinking it was his abdomen, the monkey threatened, “Stomach, if you answer again when I am not talking to you, “I'll punish you.” Once ‘more he called out; and once more, “I am here,” came the answer from below. This was too much for the monkey. He grabbed a big stone and began to hit his belly with it. He pounded so hard he badly injured himself that he eventually died. Chem]: ‘Learning from Fables . : Listen as your teacher reads about fables. Repeat after your teacher. Remember to follow the correct sentence stress. |. Our early literature contained fables. . A fable isa short story, ‘The characters are animals. ‘The animals act like humans. . Some characters are good but some are bad. ‘The fable contains a moral. Soleo ‘The moral may be shown through the choices the cers make. ‘The moral is stated at the end. ’ .. This is the punch line of the fable. 10, Elders taught lessons through fables, yrPN away Unit 1 Philippine Oral Lore