Fables...

When we were told to create a fable but with a modern twist, it really brought back memories of my childhood. I remember reading Mother Goose stories and it really did give great pleasure. Fables are a form of traditional literature which was passed down through the word of mouths. I still remembered holding “Aesop Fables” book. Since I did not have it at home, I would go to my school’ library and borrow it to relief boredom. Those were the days and remind me how time flies really fast.

Each group consists of three people. Winnie and Oon Oon are my group mates. We did a fable using “the peacock and the crane” as the base but replace with human characters instead. The fable we did was a conversation between two former school mates. One has become a star while the other is just a regular person. The star was boasting about her beauty, fame and wealth and looked down on her friend. Even though the second character was not as famous as the first, she definitely had more freedom that the star when paparazzi tried to chase her down to get good photos. So the moral of the story is “Fine feathers don't make fine birds.” It means that you may be pretty on the outside but that doesn’t mean you are pretty at heart.

I think this is an activity that can be used for the lower forms students. Fables can teach students about moral values and also by creating their own dialogues; it improves their English as well. Again, this is a good idea in gaining the students’ interest in learning English.